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Title

Nydia, the Blind Flower Girl of Pompeii

Artist

Randolph Rogers

Physical Description

A white marble statue of a young female figure, leaning forward holding a staff with eyes closed, her left hand held up to her right ear. A flowing, wind-swept garment drapes the figure. On the base to the left of the figure is a broken capital of a Corinthian column lying on its side.

Artist Life Dates

1825-1892

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1861

Accession Number

1862.1

Medium and Support

Carrara marble

Secondary Keywords

aegean

aegean architecture styles

aegean styles

allegory and literature

architectural elements

artistic concepts

artistic devices

associated concepts

campania (region)

capitals and capital components

card, table and board game elements

child

column components

columns and column components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

concepts in the arts

descriptors

early western world

equipment

equipment by context

equipment for personal use

europe

europe (continent)

european

european styles and periods

exceptional people

figures

game pieces

genres in the arts

geographic and political locations

handicapped

iconography

inorganic material

italy

italy (nation)

literary, oral and motion picture genres

locality

materials

materials by composition

mediterranean

modern european styles and movements

napoli (province)

objects

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

people by state or condition

physically handicapped

recreational artifacts

recreational artifacts for competitive activities

rock

rock by form

sculpture by subject type

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

supporting and resisting elements

symbolism

tools and equipment

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

walking sticks

Title

Portrait of Randolph Rogers (1825-1892)

Artist

Robert Cushing

Physical Description

Marble relief in round "shadow box" with glass.

Artist Life Dates

1841-1896

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1871

Accession Number

1872.1

Medium and Support

marble relief

Secondary Keywords

head

man

people and occupations

Title

Model for cavalry soldier

Artist

Randolph Rogers

Physical Description

Plaster sculpture of a man dressed in a Civil War military uniform; arms are broken off at mid-bicep.

Artist Life Dates

1825 - 1892

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1845-1885

Accession Number

1885.1

Medium and Support

plaster

Secondary Keywords

army

military

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

people by occupation

people in military occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

Title

Model of Proposed Monument for Admiral Farragut

Artist

Randolph Rogers

Physical Description

Man standing, arm broken off, proper right, wood exposed.

Artist Life Dates

1825 - 1892

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1845-1885

Accession Number

1885.2

Medium and Support

painted plaster

Secondary Keywords

people and occupations

standing

Title

Lincoln and the Emancipated Slave

Artist

Randolph Rogers

Physical Description

Plaster sculpture of a standing male figure, his right hand resting upon a small column and his left hand holding the arm of a crouching African American female figure.

Artist Life Dates

1825 - 1892

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1866

Accession Number

1885.3

Medium and Support

painted plaster

Secondary Keywords

figures

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by state or condition

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Equestrian Statuette of Marcus Aurelius

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Accession Number

1895.10

Medium and Support

bronze on marble base

Secondary Keywords

ancient italian periods

ancient italian styles and periods

animals

animals and creatures

early western world

mammals

mediterranean

monarchs

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in government and administration

rulers (people)

sculpture by material

sculpture by subject type

statues

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the natural world

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

The Pantheon

Artist

M. Ducde

Artist Life Dates

19th c.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1882

Accession Number

1895.100

Medium and Support

watercolor

Secondary Keywords

animals

architecture

buildings

buildings and the land

figures

hydraulic structures

hydraulic structures by function

mammals

people and occupations

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

streets

the natural world

water distribution structures

Title

Performing Dogs at the Circus

Artist

Francisco del Campo

Artist Life Dates

1820-1897

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1820-1897

Accession Number

1895.101

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

animals

entertainers

entertainment events

events

figures

how we live

mammals

people and culture

people and occupations

performances

the natural world

Title

Napoleon I as a Child

Artist

Anonymous French or American

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1800-1895

Accession Number

1895.11

Medium and Support

marble

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

figures

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

people and occupations

rock

rock by form

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Bust of George Washington (1732-1799), after Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1828)

Artist

Randolph Rogers

Physical Description

This is a white marble sculpture that depicts the upper torso of a man. There is drapery wrapped loosely around his figure. He is shown staring into the viewer's space and his facial expression is calm and reserved. This sculpture is carved in a realistic manner and rests on a columnar pedestal.

Artist Life Dates

1825 - 1892

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1868

Accession Number

1895.12

Medium and Support

marble

Secondary Keywords

administrators

costume

costume by form

descriptors

executives

figures

figures (representations)

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

outerwear

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by occupation

people in government and administration

rock

rock by form

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

wearing blankets

wearing blankets by form

Title

Emancipation Group

Artist

Thomas Ball

Physical Description

Bronze sculpture of a standing male figure his right hand holding a shield which rests upon a stack of book while his left arm is outstretched hovering over the crouching figure of an African American male figure.

Artist Life Dates

1819-1911

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1865

Accession Number

1895.13

Medium and Support

bronze

Secondary Keywords

armor (protective wear)

armor by form

costume

costume by function

information artifacts

information artifacts by physical form

information forms

objects

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

protective wear

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

weaponry

Title

Charles Dickens (1812-1870)

Artist

Ferdinand Thomas Lee Boyle

Artist Life Dates

1820-1906

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1869

Accession Number

1895.15

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

european

european styles and periods

figures

literary

modern british styles and movements

modern british styles by reign

modern european regional styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

people and culture

people and occupations

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

James Monroe (1758-1831)

Artist

John Vanderlyn

Artist Life Dates

(active 1775 - 1852)

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1800-1852

Accession Number

1895.16

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

people and occupations

Title

James Louis Petigru (1789-1863)

Artist

Thomas Spear

Artist Life Dates

1803 - circa 1882

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1858

Accession Number

1895.17

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

drafting, drawing and writing equipment

drafting, drawing and writing equipment by specific type

drapery

equipment

equipment by process

feathers

figures

image-making equipment

objects we use

pens

people and occupations

tools and equipment

Title

John Charles Frémont (1813-1890)

Artist

Bass Otis

Artist Life Dates

1784-1865

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1856

Accession Number

1895.18

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

clothing

drapery

figures

objects

people and occupations

Title

Countess Ardenne(?)

Artist

Artist Unknown

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1895.19

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Mrs. Newall (?)

Artist

Alexander Ransom

Artist Life Dates

(active 1842-1865)

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1842-1865

Accession Number

1895.20

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

figures

people and occupations

women

Title

Sunny Hours

Artist

William Winner

Physical Description

A boy on a chair with a girl at his feet. They are both looking outside. There is column and greenery outside.

Artist Life Dates

circa 1815-1883

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1835-1883

Accession Number

1895.22

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

architecture

drapery

people and occupations

plants

the natural world

Title

George Washington (1732-1799)

Artist

Albion Harris Bicknell

Physical Description

Portrait of George Washington, grey hair, solemn face, wearing a suit with a white shirt underneath.

Artist Life Dates

1837-1915

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1837-1895

Accession Number

1895.23

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

figures

people and occupations

political figures

presidents

Title

Madame Anna Thillon (born 1825)

Artist

Henry Willard

Artist Life Dates

1802-1855

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1840-1855

Accession Number

1895.24

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

people and occupations

women

Title

Portrait of a Man

Artist

Artist Unknown

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1895.25

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

people and occupations

Title

Grace Greenwood (Mrs. Sara Jane Clarke Lippincott) (1823-1904)

Artist

Cephas Giovanni Thompson

Artist Life Dates

(1809 - 1888)

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

before 1850

Accession Number

1895.26

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

people and occupations

women

Title

John Adams (1735-1826)

Artist

Thomas Spear

Artist Life Dates

1803 - circa 1882

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1850

Accession Number

1895.27

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

figures

people and occupations

political figures

presidents

Title

Portrait of a Lady

Artist

Alexander Ransom

Physical Description

Side profile of a woman, brown hair, green dress, hair curled in the back.

Artist Life Dates

(active 1842-1865)

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1842-1865

Accession Number

1895.29

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

lady

people and occupations

women

Title

Portrait of a Lady, Possibly Mrs. W.R. Goodall (née Fanny Riley)

Artist

Anonymous American

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1895.31

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

crosses

jewelry

jewelry by location

jewelry worn around the neck or on the upper body

lady

objects

objects of adornment

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

physical activities

physical activities by general context

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Portrait of a Man

Artist

Anonymous British or American?

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1895.33

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

figures

people and occupations

Title

Portrait of a Lady

Artist

Johann Tischbein

Physical Description

An elegantly attired young woman is shown in a half-length portrait. Her hands are crossed in front of her at the wrist and she holds a partially open folding fan in her right hand. Her blue silk dress has long lace cuffs and a lace overlay at the shoulders and bodice. The bodice is also ornamented with silk bows of matching silk. At her neck is an elaborate pearl and lace choker; she has a matching pearl bracelet and seed pear earring. Her haif carries the blue of dress in the ornamentation at the crown of her head. Ribbons from her hair ornament cascade down either side of her bosom.

Artist Life Dates

1715-1768

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1754

Accession Number

1895.35

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories carried

costume accessories worn

figures

objects

objects of adornment

objects we use

people and occupations

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

William Hickling Prescott (1796-1859)

Artist

George Healy

Artist Life Dates

1813-1894

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1813-1894

Accession Number

1895.36

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

image form

figures

man

objects we use

people and occupations

views

views by vantage point or orientation

visual works

visual works by form

Title

Capture of Fort Ticonderoga

Artist

Alonzo Chappel

Artist Life Dates

1828-1887

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

before 1856

Accession Number

1895.37

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

american revolution

candles and candleholders

figures

fortresses

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

how we live

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

objects

objects we use

people and occupations

swords

war

weaponry

Title

General Lafayette and Madame Roland Drawing a Plan for the Festival of the French Federation in 1791

Artist

Jean-Jacques Hauer

Artist Life Dates

1751-1829

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1791

Accession Number

1895.39

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals

figures

genres

mammals

objects

objects we use

people and occupations

the natural world

Title

Battle Scene

Artist

L. Pompignoli

Artist Life Dates

act. 19th century

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1895.4

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

people and occupations

political figures

royalty

Title

King Gustav III of Sweden (1746-1792) (?)

Artist

Artist Unknown

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1895.40

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

europe

historical figures

locality

people and occupations

political figures

royalty

Title

Portrait of a Lady

Artist

Anonymous American

Physical Description

Woman with brown hair, from head to waist, lace collar, grey background.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1895.41

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

lady

people and occupations

women

Title

James Madison (1751-1836)

Artist

James Frothingham

Artist Life Dates

1786-1864

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1800-1864

Accession Number

1895.42

Medium and Support

oil on panel

Secondary Keywords

figures

man

people and occupations

political figures

Title

Daniel Webster (1782-1852)

Artist

William Willard

Physical Description

Portrait of a man in an oval frame, facing left. He has dark hair and is wearing a red coat and white shirt. Background is grey/brown.

Artist Life Dates

1819-1904

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1839-1895

Accession Number

1895.43

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

man

people and occupations

Title

White Mountains (Mount Washington from Sunset Hill, North Conway)

Artist

L. Luthy

Physical Description

Landscape painting with mountain peak at center and rolling mountains to either side; valley in foreground with houses hidden among trees in deep shadow and along hillside; blue sky above with wispy clouds.

Artist Life Dates

1803 - 1863

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1854

Accession Number

1895.44

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

scale

upward

associated concepts

atmospheric effects

buildings and the land

dwellings

earth sciences concepts

geography

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

natural landscapes

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

plants

residential structures

scientific concepts

settlements

settlements and landscapes

settlements by form

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

the natural world

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

woody plants

Title

Rufus Choate (1799-1859)

Artist

William Willard

Artist Life Dates

1819-1904

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1839-1895

Accession Number

1895.45

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

man

people and occupations

Title

Francis Wayland (1796-1865)

Artist

Thomas Spear

Artist Life Dates

1803 - circa 1882

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1823-1882

Accession Number

1895.46

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

figures

man

objects

people and occupations

Title

Benjamin West (1738-1820)

Artist

James Green

Artist Life Dates

1771-1834

Century

Late 18th-Early 19th century

Object Creation Date

1771-1895

Accession Number

1895.48

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

figures

people and occupations

Title

Daniel Webster (1782-1852)

Artist

Emery Seaman

Physical Description

Man in suit, bald head, serious expression.

Artist Life Dates

1822-1865

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1852

Accession Number

1895.49

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

man

people and occupations

Title

Grove of the Philosophers

Artist

Egisto Manzuoli

Artist Life Dates

active 19th century

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1865

Accession Number

1895.5

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

animals

child

descriptors

geography

inorganic material

mammals

man

materials

materials by composition

people and occupations

plants

the natural world

Title

Portrait of a Man

Artist

Anonymous American

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1895.50

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

figures (representations)

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Self-Portrait

Artist

Bass Otis

Artist Life Dates

1784-1865

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1835

Accession Number

1895.51

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

man

people and occupations

portraits

Title

Samuel Alleyne Otis (1740-1814)

Artist

Wellman Morrison

Physical Description

Man in a suit with grey hair, blue eyes and a white ruffle shirt down his chest.

Artist Life Dates

1815-1857

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1846-1857

Accession Number

1895.52

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

man

people and occupations

Title

Childhood

Artist

Moses Wight

Artist Life Dates

1827-1895

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1847-1895

Accession Number

1895.53

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

clothing

jewelry

objects

objects of adornment

people and occupations

portraits

Title

Self-Portrait

Artist

Alexander Ransom

Artist Life Dates

(active 1842-1865)

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1850-1855

Accession Number

1895.54

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

man

people and occupations

political figures

Title

Portrait of a Man

Artist

Joseph Cole

Physical Description

Portrait of a man in a red chair, books on the left side.

Artist Life Dates

1806-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1806-1858

Accession Number

1895.55

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

man

people and occupations

Title

White Mountains in September, North Conway, New Hampshire

Artist

Sylvester Phelps Hodgdon

Physical Description

Landscape with trees in foreground, valley in middle ground dotted with minute figures of sheep and a farmer with a team of oxen pulling well-filled haywain. Mountains in distance with a snow-capped mountain in center background.

Artist Life Dates

1830 - 1906

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1853

Accession Number

1895.57

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

downward

upward

americas

animals and creatures

associated concepts

buildings and the land

descriptors

design elements

earth sciences concepts

freewheeled vehicles

freewheeled vehicles by form or function

geographic and political locations

grass (plant material)

land vehicles

land vehicles by form

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

locality

mammals

materials

materials by origin

natural landscapes

north & central america

north and central america (continent)

objects we use

ornament areas

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by occupation

people in agriculture

people in agriculture or natural resource occupations

people in science-related occupations

physical sciences concepts

plant material

plants

scientific concepts

scientists and people in science-related occupations

service and utility vehicles

settlements and landscapes

the natural world

transportation vehicles

united states

united states (nation)

vehicles

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Portrait of a Man

Artist

Artist Unknown

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1895.58

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

people and occupations

Title

Sir Charles Fox

Artist

Moses Wight

Physical Description

Portrait of a man in a black coat and tie with a white shirt. The background is plain and brown.

Artist Life Dates

1827-1895

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1858

Accession Number

1895.59

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

man

people and occupations