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Chimneypiece

French, Renaissance
16th Century
stone
HC.AE.1929.02

Music Room Ceiling

Designed by Armand Albert Rateau
French, Renaissance Style
ca. 1926-1928
paint on wood
HC.AE.1929.03

Oval Room

Designed by Armand Albert Rateau
French, Neoclassical Style
ca. 1931
mixed media
HC.AI.1931.01

Founders Room

Designed by Armand Albert Rateau
French, Neoclassical Style
ca. 1931
wood and polychrome on wood
HC.AI.1931.02

Portrait of the Maréchal de Montluc

Attributed to Étienne Dumonstier II (aka du Moustier II)
French, Renaissance
16th Century
black and red chalks with paint on paper
HC.D.1921.04.(Cr)

Portrait of a Lady

Studio of François Clouet
French, Renaissance
16th Century
red, brown and black chalk on handmade cream laid paper
HC.D.1921.05.(Cr)

Head of a Child

Pierre-Auguste Renoir
French, Impressionist
ca. 1876-1878
pastel on paper (now backed with canvas)
HC.D.1924.02.(P)

Landscape

Claude Lorrain (aka Claude Gelée and Le Lorrain)
French, Baroque
1663
sepia ink and chalk on paper
HC.D.1936.48.(I)

Portrait of Henri I d'Orléans, Duc de Longueville

French, Renaissance
ca. 1586
crayon on paper
HC.D.xxxx.80.(Cr)

Writing Table

French, Rococo
ca. 1750-1760
veneered mahogany and brass
HC.F.1926.460.(SU)

Candelabra

French, Rococo
Early 18th Century
brass and bronze
HC.F.1927.147.(LD)

Candelabra

French, Rococo
Early 18th Century
brass and bronze
HC.F.1927.148.(LD)

Sconce (Electrified)

French, Baroque
17th Century
ormolu
HC.F.1927.303.(LD)

Draw Table

French, Renaissance
Late 16th-Early 17th Century
walnut
HC.F.1930.211.(SU)

Desk Chair

Claude-Etienne Michard
French, Rococo
ca. 1750-1770
walnut and leather
HC.F.1931.236.(SF)

Table

French, Neoclassical
ca. 1770-1780
tulipwood and ormolu
HC.F.1933.048.(SU)

Table

French, Neoclassical
ca. 1775-1800
tulipwood with ormolu
HC.F.1933.049.(SU)

Andiron

French, Neoclassical
Early 19th Century
ormolu
HC.F.1933.053.(FC)

Andiron

French, Neoclassical
Early 19th Century
ormolu
HC.F.1933.054.(FC)

Refectory Draw Table

French, Renaissance
ca. 1560-1580
walnut
HC.F.1933.232.(SU)

Landscape (Wheatfields)

Jean-Charles Cazin
French, Impressionist
Late 19th Century
watercolor on paper
HC.P.1903.91.(WC)

Enterrement au Front

French, Early Modern, Impressionist
1917
oil on canvas
HC.P.1917.01.(O)

The Song Rehearsal

Edgar Hilaire Germain Degas
French, Impressionist
ca. 1872-1873
oil on canvas
HC.P.1918.02.(O)

Temple of Saturn and the Opening of the Cloaca Maxima

French, Neoclassical
ca. 1785
oil on canvas
HC.P.1922.02.(O)

Coliseum and the Lateran Obelisque

French, Neoclassical
ca. 1785
oil on canvas
HC.P.1922.03.(O)

Temple of Vespasian and Titus and the Cascade at Tivoli

French, Neoclassical
ca. 1785
oil on canvas
HC.P.1922.04.(O)

Trajan's Column and a Renaissance Basilica Church

French, Neoclassical
ca. 1785
oil on canvas
HC.P.1922.05.(O)

Pastorale

Attributed to Jean-Baptiste Marie Huët
French, Neoclassical
ca. 1780-1790
oil on canvas
HC.P.1922.07.(O)

Portrait of a Man (Self Portrait in 17th-Century Costume)

Emile Friant
French, Early Modern
ca. 1925
watercolor over black pencil on paper
HC.P.1925.09.(WC)

La Jeune Mère

Alfred Emile L. Stevens
French, Realist
ca. 1860
oil on panel
HC.P.1926.06.(O)

Grand Harbor, Valletta, Malta

Alexandre-Jean Noël
French, Neoclassical
Late 18th-Early 19th Century
oil on canvas
HC.P.1934.71.(O)

Grand Harbor, Valletta, Malta

Alexandre-Jean Noël
French, Neoclassical
Late 18th-Early 19th Century
oil on canvas
HC.P.1934.72.(O)

Head of a Young Girl

Georges Pierre Seurat
French, Impressionist
ca. 1877-1879
oil and chalk on canvas
HC.P.1935.16.(O)

Still Life with a Ray

After Jean-Baptiste Siméon Chardin
French, Rococo
1743
oil on canvas
HC.P.1936.38.(O)

Still Life with a Rib of Beef

After Jean-Baptiste Siméon Chardin
French, Rococo
1743
oil on canvas
HC.P.1936.39.(O)

Child at a Window

Jean Édouard Vuillard
French, Post-Impressionist
ca. 1901
oil on cardboard adhered to cradled panel
HC.P.1936.40.(O)

Bust of a Woman

Honoré Daumier (aka Honoré-Victorin Daumier)
French, Realist
ca. 1858-1860
oil on canvas
HC.P.1937.10.(O)

Giulia Bellelli

Edgar Hilaire Germain Degas
French, Realist
ca. 1858-1859
essence/graphite on thin buff wove paper
HC.P.1937.12.(E)

Head of a Clown

Georges Rouault
French, Fauvist
ca. 1907-1908
oil on paper on board
HC.P.1938.94.(O)

Vase of Flowers

Odilon Redon (aka Bertrand-Jean Redon)
French, Realist
ca. 1866-1868
oil on canvas
HC.P.1947.14.(O)

Study of Birds

Jean-Baptiste Marie Huët
French, Neoclassical
1767
watercolor over graphite with brown ink on tan paper
HC.P.1950.01.(WC)

Landscape, St. Paul de Vence

Pierre-Auguste Renoir
French, Impressionist
ca. 1905
oil on canvas
HC.P.xxxx.12.(O)

Virgin from a Pietà

French, Late Gothic
Last Quarter 15th Century
limestone with polychromy
HC.S.1919.01.(S)

French Revolutionary Soldier

French, Realist
ca. 1880
polychromed lead
HC.S.1936.61.(L)

French Revolutionary Soldier

French, Realist
ca. 1880
polychromed lead
HC.S.1936.62.(L)

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