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Art Institute Chicago
Harvard art museum
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A full length portrait of George Washington standing in a landscape with soldiers

George Washington (1732-1799), 1741 - 1827

Charles Willson Peale

Sea Serpent (al-Tannin)

Sea Serpent (al-Tannin)

Album of illustrations of Hamzanama (The Adventures of Amir Hamza)

Album of illustrations of Hamzanama (The Adventures of Amir Hamza)

Indian

A flat, lusterware tile that is the bottom half of a six-pointed star as the top has been diagonally broken off. It is colored brown with white lines depicting two, small sleeping figures at the bottom-right. There is a thick, patterned blue band along the edge.

Fragmentary Star Tile with Lovers

Persian

George Washington (1732-1799)

George Washington (1732-1799), 1761 - 1817

Edward Savage

An ink outline drawing of a standing woman wearing a long garment and surrounded by floral drawings. She stands in a rectangle that is framed by a tan page that has many outline drawings of animals and flowers.

Young Woman as Cup Bearer, folio from an album

Persian

A blue-green cast bronze vessel that has a wide, stout foot, a stout body, a large spout that has the head of a wide-mouthed tiger on top, and is covered in fine inscribed swirling lines.

'Gong' Covered Ritual Wine Vessel with Tiger and Owl Decor

Chinese

Woman Committing Sati, folio from an Album

Woman Committing Sati, folio from an Album

Persian

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), c. 1707 - c. 1752

Robert Feke