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  • Janet Halleck Drake

    Janet Halleck Drake

    Henry Inman (American, Utica, New York 1801–1846 New York)

    Date: 1825
    Accession Number: 1996.348

  • Leete Farm, West Claremont, New Hampshire

    Leete Farm, West Claremont, New Hampshire

    Attributed to Francis Alexander (1800–1880)

    Date: ca. 1822
    Accession Number: 1972.263.5

  • In the Laboratory

    In the Laboratory

    Henry Alexander (1860–1894)

    Date: ca. 1885–87
    Accession Number: 39.46

  • Repose

    Repose

    John White Alexander (1856–1915)

    Date: 1895
    Accession Number: 1980.224

  • Pasture at Evening

    Pasture at Evening

    Formerly attributed to Albert Pinkham Ryder (American, New Bedford, Massachusetts 1847–1917 Elmhurst, New York)

    Date: 1912–32
    Accession Number: 67.187.138

  • The Ring

    The Ring

    John White Alexander (1856–1915)

    Date: 1911
    Accession Number: 12.90

  • Study in Black and Green

    Study in Black and Green

    John White Alexander (1856–1915)

    Date: by 1906
    Accession Number: 08.139.1

  • Walt Whitman

    Walt Whitman

    John White Alexander (1856–1915)

    Date: 1889
    Accession Number: 91.18

  • "King Lear," Act I, Scene I

    "King Lear," Act I, Scene I

    Edwin Austin Abbey (American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1852–1911 London)

    Date: 1898
    Accession Number: 13.140

  • The Way They Live

    The Way They Live

    Thomas Anshutz (American, Newport, Kentucky 1851–1912 Fort Washington, Pennsylvania)

    Date: 1879
    Accession Number: 40.40

  • Hudson's Bay Lemming

    Hudson's Bay Lemming

    John Woodhouse Audubon (1812–1862)

    Date: 1846
    Accession Number: 63.200.5

  • The Spanish Girl in Reverie

    The Spanish Girl in Reverie

    Washington Allston (American, Georgetown, South Carolina 1779–1843 Cambridgeport, Massachusetts)

    Date: 1831
    Accession Number: 01.7.2

  • Benjamin Franklin

    Benjamin Franklin

    William P. Babcock (1826–1899)

    Date: ca. 1876
    Accession Number: 83.2.468

  • James Badger

    James Badger

    Joseph Badger (1708–1765)

    Date: 1760
    Accession Number: 29.85

  • New York Harbor with Brooklyn Bridge

    New York Harbor with Brooklyn Bridge

    G. Baker (active ca. 1870–1900)

    Date: after 1869
    Accession Number: 1977.258.2

  • A Study from Life [and] Study for Angel Releasing Saint Peter from Prison

    A Study from Life [and] Study for Angel Releasing Saint Peter from Prison

    Washington Allston (American, Georgetown, South Carolina 1779–1843 Cambridgeport, Massachusetts)

    Date: ca. 1815
    Accession Number: 56.53

  • The Children of Nathan Starr

    The Children of Nathan Starr

    Ambrose Andrews (American, Stockbridge, Massachusetts 1801–1877 Palmyra, New York)

    Date: 1835
    Accession Number: 1987.404

  • Philip Van Cortlandt

    Philip Van Cortlandt

    Ezra Ames (1768–1836)

    Date: ca. 1810
    Accession Number: 40.94

  • Geraldine Russell

    Geraldine Russell

    John White Alexander (1856–1915)

    Date: 1902 or 1903
    Accession Number: 64.117

  • James Topham Brady

    James Topham Brady

    Joseph Alexander Ames (1816–1872)

    Date: 1869
    Accession Number: 10.106

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  • Janet Halleck Drake
    Janet Halleck Drake

    Henry Inman (American, Utica, New York 1801–1846 New York)

    Date: 1825
    Accession Number: 1996.348

  • Leete Farm, West Claremont, New Hampshire
    Leete Farm, West Claremont, New Hampshire

    Attributed to Francis Alexander (1800–1880)

    Date: ca. 1822
    Accession Number: 1972.263.5

  • In the Laboratory
    In the Laboratory

    Henry Alexander (1860–1894)

    Date: ca. 1885–87
    Accession Number: 39.46

  • Repose
    Repose

    John White Alexander (1856–1915)

    Date: 1895
    Accession Number: 1980.224

  • Pasture at Evening
    Pasture at Evening

    Formerly attributed to Albert Pinkham Ryder (American, New Bedford, Massachusetts 1847–1917 Elmhurst, New York)

    Date: 1912–32
    Accession Number: 67.187.138

  • The Ring
    The Ring

    John White Alexander (1856–1915)

    Date: 1911
    Accession Number: 12.90

  • Study in Black and Green
    Study in Black and Green

    John White Alexander (1856–1915)

    Date: by 1906
    Accession Number: 08.139.1

  • Walt Whitman
    Walt Whitman

    John White Alexander (1856–1915)

    Date: 1889
    Accession Number: 91.18

  • "King Lear," Act I, Scene I
    "King Lear," Act I, Scene I

    Edwin Austin Abbey (American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1852–1911 London)

    Date: 1898
    Accession Number: 13.140

  • The Way They Live
    The Way They Live

    Thomas Anshutz (American, Newport, Kentucky 1851–1912 Fort Washington, Pennsylvania)

    Date: 1879
    Accession Number: 40.40

  • Hudson's Bay Lemming
    Hudson's Bay Lemming

    John Woodhouse Audubon (1812–1862)

    Date: 1846
    Accession Number: 63.200.5

  • The Spanish Girl in Reverie
    The Spanish Girl in Reverie

    Washington Allston (American, Georgetown, South Carolina 1779–1843 Cambridgeport, Massachusetts)

    Date: 1831
    Accession Number: 01.7.2

  • Benjamin Franklin
    Benjamin Franklin

    William P. Babcock (1826–1899)

    Date: ca. 1876
    Accession Number: 83.2.468

  • James Badger
    James Badger

    Joseph Badger (1708–1765)

    Date: 1760
    Accession Number: 29.85

  • New York Harbor with Brooklyn Bridge
    New York Harbor with Brooklyn Bridge

    G. Baker (active ca. 1870–1900)

    Date: after 1869
    Accession Number: 1977.258.2

  • A Study from Life [and] Study for Angel Releasing Saint Peter from Prison
    A Study from Life [and] Study for Angel Releasing Saint Peter from Prison

    Washington Allston (American, Georgetown, South Carolina 1779–1843 Cambridgeport, Massachusetts)

    Date: ca. 1815
    Accession Number: 56.53

  • The Children of Nathan Starr
    The Children of Nathan Starr

    Ambrose Andrews (American, Stockbridge, Massachusetts 1801–1877 Palmyra, New York)

    Date: 1835
    Accession Number: 1987.404

  • Philip Van Cortlandt
    Philip Van Cortlandt

    Ezra Ames (1768–1836)

    Date: ca. 1810
    Accession Number: 40.94

  • Geraldine Russell
    Geraldine Russell

    John White Alexander (1856–1915)

    Date: 1902 or 1903
    Accession Number: 64.117

  • James Topham Brady
    James Topham Brady

    Joseph Alexander Ames (1816–1872)

    Date: 1869
    Accession Number: 10.106

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