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Works of Art (88)
15, rue Maître-Albert, 1912, Eugène Atget (French), Gelatin silver print (1991.1233)  
 
A Domestic Scene, Annibale Carracci (Italian, Bolognese), Pen and black ink, brush and gray and brown wash (1972.133.2) 
 
A Maid Asleep, 1656–57, Johannes Vermeer (Dutch), Oil on canvas (14.40.611) 
 
A Young Woman at Her Toilet with a Maid, ca. 1650–51, Gerard ter Borch (Dutch), Oil on wood (17.190.10)  
 
[Album of 131 Views of a French Family and Their Travels], 1880s–1900s, Unknown Artist, French School, Album of 50 plates with 121 gelatin silver prints and 10 cyanotypes (1990.1181) 
 
[Amateur Snapshot Album], 1890–92, Unknown Artist, American School, 286 cyanotypes and gelatin silver prints (1997.54) 
 
An Evening School, probably early 1660s, Gerard Dou (Dutch), Oil on wood (40.64)  
 
Barrio Chino, Barcelona, 1933, Henri Cartier-Bresson (French), Gelatin silver print (1987.1100.125) 
 
Bazaar through Glass Door, Bombay, 1989, Raghubir Singh (Indian), Chromogenic print (1991.1285) 
 
Broken Eggs, Jean-Baptiste Greuze (French), Oil on canvas (20.155.8) 
 
Charleston on the Bauhaus Roof, 1927, Lux Feininger (American, born Germany), Gelatin silver print (1987.1100.107) 
 
Chess Players, Banaras Floods, 1967, printed 1991, Raghubir Singh (Indian), Chromogenic print (1991.1282) 
 
[Children from the Village of Kalabshah, Nubia], 1852, Ernest Benecke (English, active France), Salted paper print from paper negative (2005.100.257) 
 
Couple at Coney Island, New York, 1928, Walker Evans (American), Gelatin silver print (1987.1100.110) 
 
Curiosity, ca. 1660, Gerard ter Borch (Dutch), Oil on canvas (49.7.38)  
 
Double Virginal, 1581, Made by Hans Ruckers the Elder (Flemish), Antwerp, Flanders, Wood and various other materials (29.90)  
 
Dressing for the Carnival, 1877, Winslow Homer (American), Oil on canvas (22.220) 
 
El Morocco, 1955, Garry Winogrand (American), Gelatin silver print (1992.5107) 
 
Escapade at Night: A Nobleman Climbs a Rope to Visit His Beloved, ca. 1800–1810, Attributed to Chokha (Indian)
India, Rajasthan, Mewar, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold (2006.451)
 
 
[Five Gentlemen Conversing around a Table], 1920s–30s, Erich Salomon (German), Gelatin silver print (1987.1100.268) 
 
Fourth of July, Coney Island, 1958, Robert Frank (American, born Switzerland), Gelatin silver print (2002.273) 
 
French Chris on the Convertible, NYC, 1979, Nan Goldin (American), Silver dye bleach print (2001.336.1) 
 
Funeral Procession: Page from a manuscript of the Mantiq al-tair (The Language of the Birds) of Farid al-Din cAttar, dated 1486–87; Timurid, Afghanistan (Herat), Colors, silver, and gold on paper (63.210.35)  
 
Fur Traders Descending the Missouri, 1845, George Caleb Bingham (American), Oil on canvas (33.61) 
 
Guardroom with the Deliverance of Saint Peter, ca. 1645–47, David Teniers the Younger (Flemish), Oil on wood (64.65.5) 
 
Harvesters, 1565, Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Netherlandish), Oil on wood (19.164)  
 
Holiday Visit, Chinatown, San Francisco, 1896–1906, Arnold Genthe (American, born Germany), Gelatin silver print (53.680.6) 
 
Huntsville, Alabama, ca. 1970, William Eggleston (American), Dye transfer print (1991.1271) 
 
In the Court of the Meiji Temple, Tokyo, Japan, 1952, Werner Bischof (Swiss), Gelatin silver print(59.559.4) 
 
Interior with a Young Couple, early 1660s, Pieter de Hooch (Dutch), Oil on canvas (14.40.613)  
 
Italian Interior, ca. 1760, Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French), Oil on canvas (46.30)  
 
Kitchen Scene, 1620s, Peter Wtewael (Dutch), Oil on canvas (06.288)  
 
Liberia, 1931, Martin Munkacsi (American, born Hungary), Gelatin silver print) (1987.1100.35) 
 
[Lunchroom Window, New York], 1929, Walker Evans (American), Gelatin silver print (1971.646.35) 
 
Medallion, Ming dynasty, late 16th–early 17th century, China, Ivory (1993.176)  
 
Merrymakers at Shrovetide, ca. 1615, Frans Hals (Dutch), Oil on canvas (14.40.605) 
 
[Miss Mary and Lotte at the Hill Crest], ca. 1910, Heinrich Kühn (Austrian, born Germany), Autochrome (2005.100.370) 
 
Nan and Brian in Bed, NYC, 1983, Nan Goldin (American), Silver dye bleach print (2001.627) 
 
Paying the Hostess, mid-1670s, Pieter de Hooch (Dutch), Oil on canvas (58.144)  
 
Peasants Dancing, 1651, Johannes Lingelbach (Dutch), Oil on canvas (71.123)  
 
Plaque depicting Bernard Palissy, 1846, Painter of plaque: Nicolas-Marie Moriot (French); Painter of enamels: Jacob Meyer-Heine (French), France; Sèvres, Hard-paste porcelain with gilt-bronze, enamel, and biscuit porcelain frame (2007.221)  
 
Puyo, Demachy, and de Singly with Model, ca. 1909, Émile Joachim Constant Puyo (French), Platinum print (2005.100.118) 
 
Rabbit Hunt, 1560, Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Netherlandish), Etching (25.2.11)  
 
Rodeo, New York City, 1955, Robert Frank (American, born Switzerland), Gelatin silver print (1992.5162.3) 
 
San Zaccaria, 1995, Thomas Struth (German), Chromogenic print (1996.297) 
 
Sentimental Conversation, 1660s, Quiringh Gerritsz. van Brekelenkam (Dutch), Oil on wood (32.100.19)  
 
Shanghai, 1948, Henri Cartier-Bresson (French), Gelatin silver print (2002.419) 
 
Snap the Whip, 1872, Winslow Homer (American), Oil on canvas (50.41) 
 
Soap Bubbles, ca. 1734, Jean Siméon Chardin (French), Oil on canvas (49.24)  
 
Station of Otsu: From the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (The "Reisho Tokaido"), Edo period, ca. 1848–49, Ando Hiroshige (Japanese), Polychrome woodblock print (JP804) 
 
[Street Scene, Vicksburg, Mississippi], 1936, Walker Evans (American), Gelatin silver print (1999.237.1) 
 
[Subway Passengers], 1938, Walker Evans (American), Gelatin silver print (1971.646.18) 
 
Summer, 1570, Pieter van der Heyden after Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Netherlandish), Engraving; first state of two (26.72.23)  
 
Sunday on the Banks of the Marne, 1938, Henri Cartier-Bresson (French), Gelatin silver print (2002.614.1)  
 
Taking the Census, 1854, Francis William Edmonds (American), Oil on canvas (2006.457)  
 
Teasing a Sleeping Girl, Gaspare Traversi (Italian, Neapolitan), Oil on canvas (1976.100.19) 
 
The Baker's Cart, 1656, Jean Michelin (French), Oil on canvas (27.59)  
 
The Card Players, early 1890s, Paul Cézanne (French), Oil on canvas (61.101.1) 
 
The Dissolute Household, Jan Havicksz. Steen (Dutch) , Oil on canvas (1982.60.31)  
 
The Englishman (William Tom Warrener) at the Moulin Rouge, 1892, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French), Oil on cardboard (67.187.108)  
 
The Ferry Beach and Inn at Saltash, Cornwall, 1811, Joseph Mallord William Turner (British), Oil on canvas (89.15.9) 
 
The Fortune Teller, probably 1630s, Georges de La Tour (French), Oil on canvas (60.30) 
 
The Harvest: From a set of "Teniers" tapestries, 1712–28, Woven in the workshop of Urban Leyniers and Daniel Leyniers, Flemish (Brussels), Wool and silk (41.190.254) 
 
The Honorable Henry Fane (1739–1802) with His Guardians, Inigo Jones and Charles Blair, 1761–66, Sir Joshua Reynolds (British), Oil on canvas (87.16) 
 
The Lacemaker, 1656–57, Nicolaes Maes (Dutch), Oil on canvas (32.100.5)  
 
The Love Letter, ca. 1670, Jakob Ochtervelt (Dutch), Oil on canvas (1980.203.5)  
 
The Lovesick Maiden, ca. 1660, Jan Havicksz. Steen (Dutch), Oil on canvas (46.13.2)  
 
The Nurse, from a model of ca. 1607–8, Probably designed by Guillaume Dupré (French), Lead-glazed earthenware (1974.356.303)  
 
The Open Door, 1844, William Henry Fox Talbot (British), Salted paper print from paper negative (2005.100.498) 
 
The Ring Toss, 1899, Clarence H. White (American), Gum bichromate print (33.43.303) 
 
The Smokers, probably ca. 1636, Adriaen Brouwer (Flemish), Oil on wood (32.100.21)  
 
The Steerage, 1907, Alfred Stieglitz (American), Photogravure on vellum (33.43.419) 
 
The Stolen Kiss, 1756–61, Jean Honoré Fragonard (French), Oil on canvas (56.100.1) 
 
The Storyteller, 1986, Jeff Wall (Canadian), Silver dye bleach print in light box (2006.91)  
 
The Terminal, 1892, Alfred Stieglitz (American), Photogravure (58.577.11) 
 
The Veteran in a New Field, 1865, Winslow Homer (American), Oil on canvas (67.187.131) 
 
The Visit, 1746, Pietro Longhi (Pietro Falca) (Italian, Venetian), Oil on canvas (14.32.2) 
 
The Visit, ca. 1657, Pieter de Hooch (Dutch), Oil on wood (29.100.7)  
 
[Three Boys Wading in a Creek], 1883, Thomas Eakins (American), Platinum print (44.75.7) 
 
Tipos Locales [Local Types], 1858, Charles Clifford (British), Albumen silver print from glass negative (1988.1104) 
 
Two Children Teasing a Cat, ca. 1590, Attributed to Annibale Carracci (Italian, Bolognese), Oil on canvas (1994.142) 
 
[Two Young Women before a Pastry Shop at Night], 1948, Sid Grossman (American), Gelatin silver print (1990.1139.1) 
 
Untitled [3 figures], 1960, Garry Winogrand (American), Gelatin silver print (1994.107)  
 
[Woman and Dog on Beach, Far Rockaway, New York], ca. 1920, Unknown Artist, American School, Gelatin silver print (2000.298.3)  
 
Woman with a Lute, early 1660s, Johannes Vermeer (Dutch), Oil on canvas (25.110.24) 
 
Worshipper and Smallpox Goddess, 1988, Raghubir Singh (Indian), Chromogenic print (1991.1283) 
 
Young Man and Woman in an Inn ("Yonker Ramp and His Sweetheart"), 1623, Frans Hals (Dutch), Oil on canvas (14.40.602)  
 
Young Woman with a Water Pitcher, ca. 1660–67, Johannes Vermeer (Dutch), Oil on canvas (89.15.21) 
 
Thematic Essays (26)