Fine Art

Samuel Gilman (1791-1858) — History & Facts

Harvard University Portrait Collection, Gift of Mrs. Charles J. Bowen, daughter of Samuel Gilman, to Harvard College, 1870

More Artworks by Alvan Fisher

A General View of the Falls of Niagara by Alvan Fisher, oil painting depicting a waterfall and lush landscape.

A General View of the Falls of Niagara

Alvan Fisher

The Great Horseshoe Fall, oil painting by Alvan Fisher depicting a powerful waterfall and lush landscape.

The Great Horseshoe Fall, Niagara

Alvan Fisher

Approaching Storm, White Mountains by Alvan Fisher, oil on canvas depicting a stormy sky over mountains.

Approaching Storm, White Mountains

Alvan Fisher

Landscape view of colleges near Craigie Bridge, oil on canvas by Alvan Fisher

College Yard: A View of the Colleges Taken Near the Craigie Bridge

Alvan Fisher

Landscape view from the President's House, oil on canvas by Alvan Fisher

College Yard: A View from the President's House

Alvan Fisher

A Calm Watering Place by Alvan Fisher, oil painting depicting cattle by a river

A Calm Watering Place–Extensive and Boundless Scene with Cattle

Alvan Fisher

Portrait of Johann Gaspar Spurzheim, oil on canvas by Alvan Fisher

Johann Gaspar Spurzheim (1776-1832)

Alvan Fisher

The Prairie on Fire, oil painting by Alvan Fisher depicting a fiery prairie landscape.

The Prairie on Fire

Alvan Fisher

Portrait of Johann Gaspar Spurzheim, oil on canvas by Alvan Fisher

Johann Gaspar Spurzheim (1776-1832)

Alvan Fisher

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More Portrait Art

A young girl in a pale dress stands center surrounded by figures including two women, a dwarf, a dog, and a man with a brush beside a large canvas.

Las Meninas

Diego Velázquez

A European girl wearing a blue headscarf with a yellow drape and a large pearl earring against a dark background.

Girl with a Pearl Earring

Johannes Vermeer

A man wearing a heavy brown coat and dark fur hat with a white bandage on his right ear clenches a wooden pipe between his lips as smoke rises.

Self-portrait with a Bandaged Ear and Pipe

Unidentified artist

Marie de' Medici stands in a lavish black and gold gown with a golden mantle and helmet, crowned by two winged putti above her, with armor and weapons at her feet against a dramatic sky.

Portrait de Marie de Médicis

Peter Paul Rubens

A seated woman in a deep blue and gold gown with a starched white ruff, holding flowers, against a red curtain and grand architectural background.

Anne of Austria, Queen of France

Peter Paul Rubens

Equestrian portrait of Charles Colonna, Duke of Marsi by Peter Paul Rubens, depicting the Duke on a rearing warhorse.

Equestrian portrait of Charles Colonna, Duke of Marsi

Peter Paul Rubens

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