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John Levy Galleries

est. 1865

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The image shows a portrait of a woman in a side profile facing left. She has an elegant hairstyle, pearls in her hair, fair complexion, a delicate nose, and softly closed lips. She is dressed in a light pink gown with gathered fabric at the bodice, covered by a black lace shawl. She wears a necklace and the attire suggests an 18th-century fashion style. The background is a dark green shade, and the portrait is framed in an oval border.
Francis Cotes, Mrs. Thomas Horne, c. 1768/1770, oil on canvas, Gift of the Coe Foundation, 1961.5.2

Mrs. Thomas Horne

Francis Cotes · c. 1768/1770 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1961.5.2

Sir William Beechey, Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Picton, 1815/1817, oil on canvas, Gift of the Coe Foundation, 1961.5.1

Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Picton

Sir William Beechey · 1815/1817 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1961.5.1

George Romney, Major-General Sir Archibald Campbell, 1790-1792, oil on canvas, Timken Collection, 1960.6.31

Major-General Sir Archibald Campbell

George Romney · 1790-1792 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1960.6.31

Shown from the waist up on the other side of a strawberry-red table, an elderly, pale-skinned woman sits facing us, sleeping with her head propped on her hand in this vertical painting. She is brightly lit from our upper left, which creates deep shadows across her face, and behind and around her. The woman rests her cheek against her closed left fist, to our right. That elbow is propped on a gold and amber-yellow cushion tucked into the corner where the table meets the wall to our right. Her brows are slightly furrowed over deep-set eyes. She has loose jowls, thin lips, and wrinkles line the corners of her eyes and her mouth. Almost lost in shadow, her other hand rests on the large book lying open before her. She wears a black coat draped over a parchment-white garment. Her hair is covered by a ginger-brown and black striped veil that hangs to her shoulders. Three iron-gray keys hang from a rail running across the wall next to her at head height. The wall is sage green and mustard yellow in the light, and the corners and left edge are swallowed in shadow. The artist signed the painting in capital letters on the right, just above the rail, “N. Maes.”
Nicolaes Maes, An Old Woman Dozing over a Book, c. 1655, oil on canvas, Andrew W. Mellon Collection, 1937.1.63

An Old Woman Dozing over a Book

Nicolaes Maes · c. 1655 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1937.1.63

The image shows a man in a portrait from the waist up. He has fair skin, curly light-colored hair, and wears a dark navy coat with gold buttons and a vibrant red collar. Under the coat, he wears a pale yellow waistcoat with a high, ruffled white shirt collar. The man's hands are visible, with one on a long rifle held upright and the other on the brim of a black hat at his side. The background features green foliage, distant mountains, and a serene sky.
Thomas Gainsborough, William Yelverton Davenport, c. 1785/1788, oil on canvas, Gift of the Coe Foundation, 1961.5.3

William Yelverton Davenport

Thomas Gainsborough · c. 1785/1788 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1961.5.3

In this painting, there is a man seated on the ground, one leg bent and one left stretched in front of him, facing the left. He sits in front of what looks like a stack of cotton bales, with fluffy white material peeking out of brown fabric. The man has peach-colored skin and a short brown beard, and his hair is obscured by a tan hat with a black ribbon. He wears a long-sleeved light blue shirt and light blue trousers, with a patch of red on his chest - perhaps a handkerchief in a breast pocket. His arms rest on his legs, and he has on dark brown boots. He has a white-and-silver pipe in his mouth and a wooden mallet or hammer tucked into his belt. The wall behind the brown bales is a brownish-gray color, and the floor beneath the man is brown, and scattered with white tufts.
John George Brown, A Longshoreman, n.d., oil on canvas, Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase by exchange: Mr. and Mrs. Ignatius Sargent), 2015.19.238

A Longshoreman

John George Brown · n.d. · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  2015.19.238

This painting depicts a young boy sitting in a relaxed position, with his right arm leaning on a black surface. He has pale skin, wide eyes, and a small, slightly downturned mouth. He is wearing a dark, wide-brimmed hat, a light-colored jacket over a white shirt, dark trousers, and what appear to be foot coverings made of wrapped cloth. The background shows a simple setting: a pale greenish wall, a framed piece of art or a window, and a block of wood on the floor in the corner of the image. The brushstrokes in the painting are visible, especially those in the floor and the boy's jacket.
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Italian Peasant Boy, 1825/1827, oil on paper on canvas, Chester Dale Collection, 1963.10.8

Italian Peasant Boy

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot · 1825/1827 · oil on paper on canvas ·  Accession ID  1963.10.8

This painting depicts a scene of a bridge over a canal. The perspective is close to the water, with buildings on the left side and in the background behind the pale blue bridge. The buildings include a tall tan belltower in the center of the painting. On the left, a long brown boat floats in the water by the buildings. The buildings are in shades of cream, teal, dark blue, brown, pink, and peach. The canal is mostly gray and white, but it reflects some shades of blue and peach from the buildings. The sky above is cream. The painting uses soft pastel colors and fluid, visible brushstrokes, causing some of the colors to blend together.
John Singer Sargent, A Bridge and Campanile, Venice, 1902/1904, watercolor over black chalk on thick wove paper, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection, 1970.17.169

A Bridge and Campanile, Venice

John Singer Sargent · 1902/1904 · watercolor over black chalk on thick wove paper ·  Accession ID  1970.17.169

The image shows a person facing the viewer with facial features including fair skin, full lips, and brown eyes. The individual has shoulder-length brown, wavy hair and wears a large, round-brimmed black hat, dark attire, and a white lace collar. The background is a muted, dark brown color.
Dutch 17th Century, Govaert Flinck, Head of a Young Man, c. 1635-1655, oil on panel, Gift of Miriam and Eliezer Benbassat, 2025.11.1

Head of a Young Man

Dutch 17th Century, Govaert Flinck · c. 1635-1655 · oil on panel ·  Accession ID  2025.11.1

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Arcadia - Women Bathing

Henri Fantin-Latour · 1898 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  2015.19.28