Mid 19th Century

A striking mid-19th-century portrait of the Iowa chief Mew-hu-she-kaw (The White Cloud) by George Catlin.

A grand and historic 1865 equestrian portrait of General Ulysses S. Grant and his military leaders during the American Civil War.

An iconic and powerful depiction of a noble stag amidst the atmospheric peaks of the Scottish Highlands.

A dramatic 19th-century maritime scene capturing the HNLMS Medusa in a naval engagement within the Shimonoseki Strait.

A dramatic 19th-century allegorical scene depicting Father Rhine as a crowned, armored figure playing a fiddle upon the river's surface.

A commanding mid-19th-century portrait of General Ulysses S. Grant in military uniform.

A dynamic classical scene by Edgar Degas depicting the legendary taming of the horse Bucephalus by a young Alexander.

A dramatic 19th-century marine painting capturing the frigate Jylland amidst rolling waves and atmospheric clouds.