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 | The Carnation by Thomas Wilmer Dewing 1893. Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Dewing, Thomas Wilmer | |
 | After Sunset by Thomas Wilmer Dewing 1892. Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Dewing, Thomas Wilmer | |
 | Portrait of a Girl by Thomas Wilmer Dewing 1905 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Dewing, Thomas Wilmer | |
 | Salmon Portland Chase by Francis B. Carpenter 1861. Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Carpenter, Francis B. | |
 | Lewis Morris by John Wollaston ca. 1750 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Wollaston, John |  Description: Portrait of Lewis Morris standing with his body turned to the right and his head turned to face the viewer. He wears a dark jacket and a light vest with a white shirt. |
 | Niagara Falls by Frederic Edwin Church March 1856. Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Church, Frederic Edwin | |
 | Thunder Clouds, Jamaica by Frederic Edwin Church c.1865 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Church, Frederic Edwin | |
 | Ruins of the Temple of Buccus, Baalbek, Syria by Frederic Edwin Church 1868. Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Church, Frederic Edwin | |
 | Landscape with Classical Ruins by Frederic Edwin Church 1869 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Church, Frederic Edwin | |
 | Fives Studies of Autumn Landscapes by Frederic Edwin Church Oct. 1865. Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Church, Frederic Edwin | |
 | Fallen Tree in the Forest, Jamaica by Frederic Edwin Church 1865. Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Church, Frederic Edwin | |
 | Standing Bedouin by Frederic Edwin Church 1868. Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Church, Frederic Edwin | |
 | A Virgin by Abbott Handerson Thayer 1892-1893 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Thayer, Abbott Handerson | |
 | Thomas B. Clarke by Charles Frederick Ulrich 1884 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Ulrich, Charles Frederick | Thomas B. Clarke, a lace and linen manufacturer in New York, began buying works of art in 1872. Within a decade he became this country's foremost collector of contemporary American art. Clarke was influential in myriad aspects of the New York art world, for he was treasurer of the National Society of Arts, chair of the Union League Club's art... |
 | Harriet Beecher Stowe by Alanson Fisher 1853 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Fisher, Alanson | Description: Portrait of Harriet Beecher Stowe seated with her body facing front, her head tilted slightly, and her gaze directed off to the right. Her hands are crossed and rest in her lap. She wears a dark dress adorned with lace cuffs and a lace collar with a pin at the neck. |
 | John Wesley Jarvis by Bass Otis 1816 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Otis, Bass | Description: Portrait of John Wesley Jarvis, his body turned to the left, his gaze directed down, He wears a dark jacket with a white stock. |
 | William Wirt by Cephas Thompson c. 1809-1810 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Thompson, Cephas | Description: Portrait of William Wirt wearing a classical drapery, his body facing almost forward, his head turned slightly to the right, and his gaze directed off to the right. |
 | Elizabeth Washington Gamble Wirt by Cephas Thompson c. 1809-1810 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Thompson, Cephas | Description: Portrait of Elizabeth Washington Gamble Wirt seated with her body turned to the left, her head slightly tilted, and her gaze directed down. She wears a white Empire-waist dress with short sleeves. Her dark hair is swept back from her face with ringlets falling across her forehead. |
 | Charles Lee by Cephas Thompson c. 1810-1811 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Thompson, Cephas | |
 | Washington Allston by David Claypoole Johnston 1843 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Johnston, David Claypoole | Washington Allston (November 5, 1779 – July 9, 1843) was an American painter and poet, born in Waccamaw Parish, South Carolina. |
 | John Bard by David Claypoole Johnston 1828 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Johnston, David Claypoole | |
 | David Claypoole Johnston Self-portrait by David Claypoole Johnston c. 1830 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Johnston, David Claypoole | |
 | Henry Clay by Edward D. Marchant c. 1838 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Marchant, Edward D. | |
 | Andrew Jackson by Edward D. Marchant 1840 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Marchant, Edward D. | |
 | Isaac Merrit Singer by Edward Harrison May 1869 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | May, Edward Harrison | |
 | Edith Wharton by Edward Harrison May 1870 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | May, Edward Harrison | Description: Portrait of a Edith Wharton as a young girl, her body turned to the right, her head turned to face the viewer, and her hand holding a vase of flower in front of her. |
 | Jefferson Davis by George Lethbridge Saunders 1849 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Saunders, George Lethbridge | |
 | James Cochran Dobbin by John Cranch c. 1845 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Cranch, John | |
 | Joshua Reed Giddings by John Cranch 1855 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Cranch, John | Description: Portrait of Joshua Reed Giddings with his body turned to the left and his head turned to face the viewer. He wears a dark jacket, vest, and tie with a white shirt. |
 | Abraham Lincoln by John Henry Brown 1860 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Brown, John Henry | Lincoln was becoming a national celebrity during the summer of 1860, but some worried that his looks might cost him votes. Philadelphia supporter John M. Read hired John Henry Brown to make a good, small portrait that would serve as the basis for a printed campaign image. Brown had five sittings with the candidate but also based the image on several... |
 | Lucretia Coffin Mott by Joseph Kyle 1842 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Kyle, Joseph | Description: Portrait of Lucretia Mott seated with her body turned to the left, her gaze directed off to the left, and her arms folded across her chest. She wears a lace cap and around her shoulders she wears a shaw over her dark dress. |
 | George Brinton Mcclellan by Julian Scott 1888 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Scott, Julian | |
 | Varina Howell Davis by John Wood Dodge 1849 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Dodge, John Wood | Varina Howell was a young woman of lively intellect and polished social graces who married Jefferson Davis when she was at the age of eighteen. As the wife of the president of the Confederacy, she lived in Richmond during the Civil War and admirably fulfilled her three primary roles as an affectionate spouse to a proud and sensitive husband, an... |
 | William Winston Seaton by Joseph Wood 1822 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Wood, Joseph | Description: Portrait of William Winston Seaton standing with his body turned to the right, his head turned to face the viewer, his right hand resting in the pocket of his pants, and his left hand inserted into the front of his jacket. He wears a dark jacket with a white vest and shirt. |
 | George Washington by Robert Edge Pine 1785 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Pine, Robert Edge | Description: Portrait of George Washington wearing his military uniform and standing in a landscape, his body turned to the left, his head turned to the left, and his gaze directed off to the left. In his raised right hand he holds a walking stick. |
 | Robert Morris by Robert Edge Pine c. 1785 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Pine, Robert Edge | As the Second Continental Congress moved toward a vote for independence, Robert Morris, one of America's leading merchants, thought that the country was not ready for it. In the interest of colonial unity, Morris absented himself from the Pennsylvania delegation when the vote was taken on July 2, but added his signature to the embossed copy of the... |
 | George Read by Robert Edge Pine 1784 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Pine, Robert Edge | |
 | Margaret Brown Stone by Robert Edge Pine c. 1785 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Pine, Robert Edge | |
 | Thomas Stone by Robert Edge Pine c. 1827 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Pine, Robert Edge | Thomas Stone (1743 – October 5, 1787) was an American planter who signed the United States Declaration of Independence as a delegate for Maryland. He later worked on the committee that formed the Articles of Confederation in 1777. He acted as President of Congress for a short time in 1784. |
 | Thomas Stone (1) by Robert Edge Pine c. 1785 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Pine, Robert Edge | |
 | Patience Lovell Wright by Robert Edge Pine oil on canvas Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Pine, Robert Edge | Patience Wright, a Quaker widow from Bordentown New Jersey, looked to support her children by modeling in wax to produce lifelike figures of celebrities, exhibiting them with success in Philadelphia and New York. After a fire destroyed much of her collection, she went to England in 1772, where her artistic skill and engaging bluntness won her a... |
 | William Starke Rosecrans by Samuel Woodson Price 1868 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Price, Samuel Woodson | Description: Portrait of William Starke Rosecrans wearing his military uniform, his body facing front, his head turned to the left, and his gaze directed off to the left. He has a beard and moustache. |
 | Henry Laurens by William G. Armstrong c. 1835 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Armstrong, William G. | |
 | Thomas Sumter by William G. Armstrong c. 1835 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Armstrong, William G. | Thomas Sumter (August 14, 1734 – June 1, 1832) nicknamed the Carolina Gamecock, was a hero of the American Revolution and went on to become a longtime member of the Congress of the United States. Sumter was born in Virginia in 1734. His father was an emigrant from Wales. |
 | John Quincy Adams by William Hudson Jr. 1844 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Hudson Jr., William | Description: Portrait of John Quincy Adams seated in a red upholstered chair, his body turned to the left, his gaze directed toward the viewer, and a telescope held in his left hand. |
 | William Closson Self-Portrait by William Baxter Palmer Closson 1900 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Closson, William Baxter Palmer | |
 | George Fuller by William Baxter Palmer Closson oil on canvas Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Closson, William Baxter Palmer | |
 | John Merven Carrere by William DeLeftwich Dodge c. 1905 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Dodge, William DeLeftwich | Portrait of John Merven Carrere seated in a chair, his body turned to the right, his head turned to fact the viewer, his right arm resting on the arm of his chair, his hands folded in his lap. |
 | John Ericsson by Arvid Frederick Nyholm 1912 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Nyholm, Arvid Frederick | Before he came to the United States in 1839, the Swedish-born engineer and inventor John Ericsson revolutionized navigation with his development of the screw propeller. He achieved fame during the Civil War when he designed the ironclad warship Monitor, the federal response to the threat of the Confederate ironclad Virginia (the refitted USS... |
 | Arvid Frederick Nyholm Self-Portrait by Arvid Frederick Nyholm 1924 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Nyholm, Arvid Frederick | |
 | The Silver Goblet (Lucy May Stanton Self-Portrait) by Lucy May Stanton 1912 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Stanton, Lucy May | Lucy May Stanton was best known for her impressionistic watercolor-on-ivory portrait miniatures. She lived mostly in Georgia, but studied art in Paris around the turn of the century. An advocate for womans suffrage, Stanton was also well known in the art centers of New York, Philadelphia, and Boston. She presents herself in this large-scale portrait,... |
 | Joel Chandler Harris by Lucy May Stanton c. 1914 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Stanton, Lucy May | Joel Chandler Harris, a journalist, humorist, and author of the Uncle Remus stories, lived across the street in Atlanta, Georgia, from Lucy May Stanton when she was a child. She often sat on his knee, listening to his animal stories. When she first asked to paint him in 1906, he queried her desire to paint an old buzzard like me. This is a second,... |
 | Self-portrait, 1894 by Cecilia Beaux 1894 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Beaux, Cecilia | |
 | Abraham Lincoln by William Willard 1864 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Willard, William |
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