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  | Artist | Notes |
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 | Whiteface Mountain from Lake Placid by Sanford Robinson Gifford 1866 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Gifford, Sanford Robinson | |
 | Whaler off the Vineyard--Outward Bound by William Bradford 1859 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Bradford, William |  he smallest details in this sweeping seascape, from the ripples in the sails to the suspenders on the sailors. |
 | Western Landscape by John Frederick Kensett 1870 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Kensett, John Frederick | |
 | We Both Must Fade (Mrs. Fithian) by Lilly Martin Spencer 1869 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Spencer, Lilly Martin | Mrs. Fithian stands before a mirror, admiring the tokens that others have given in praise of her beauty. She wears lace and pearls, and a blue gown that has just been taken from its box. But like the rose in her hand with its falling petals, her beauty will fade, and with it, all the pleasures the world can provide. The extinguished lamps, which... |
 | Waterfall on Mont-Morency by Robert Scott Duncanson 1864 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Duncanson, Robert Scott | |
 | Water Lily in Sunlight by John La Farge ca. 1883 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | La Farge, John | |
 | Water Lilies by Walter Shirlaw before 1889 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Shirlaw, Walter | |
 | Water Carriers, Venice by Frank Duveneck 1884 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Duveneck, Frank | |
 | Washington Sea Eagle by John James Audubon ca. 1836-1839. Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Audubon, John James | |
 | Washington And His Family by Christian Schussele 1865 Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. | Schussele, Christian |
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