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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: American Portrait Miniatures of Eighteenth Century

For Students 9th - 10th
The Metropolitan Museum of Art provides this informative page on American portrait miniature paintings of the eighteenth century.
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National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: "Watson and the Shark"

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a comprehensive site that tells the story behind one of John Singleton Copley's most famous paintings, "Watson and the Shark." The site discusses the artist's life and provides compositional information about the painting....
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Picturing America: Stuart: Landsdowne Portrait [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Analysis of Gilbert Stuart's famous standing portrait of George Washington known as the "Landsdowne Portrait."
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Picturing America: Copley: Paul Revere [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Analysis of Copley's famous portrait of Paul Revere.