A painting of a dog standing in a field (Untitled) Sergeant Dick, Masc...
Painting of a dog, Sergeant Dick, who was mascot of the St. Louis Grays, a Civil War regimentTitle: [Untitled] Sergeant Dick, Mascot of the St. Louis Grays
A View from St. Charles on the Missouri
Watercolor landscape painting of the Missouri River as seen from St. Charles by Anna Maria von Phul.Title: A View from St. Charles on the Missouri
DE MENIL, ALEXANDER NICHOLAS - Public domain portrait painting
Portrait of Alexander De Menil (1849-1928) by Emile HerzingerTitle: DE MENIL, ALEXANDER NICHOLAS
DredScott coat of arms - Public domain portrait painting
Dred Scott (1795 – 1858), plaintiff in the infamous Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857) case at the Supreme Court of the United States, commissioned by a "group of Negro citizens" and presented to the Missouri Histor... More
Elkhorn Tavern, Pea Ridge, Arkansas
Watercolor painting of Elkhorn Tavern at Pea Ridge, Arkansas, the site of a Civil War battle in 1862. The area surrounding the tavern served as the Union army's main supply camp and the tavern itself was used a... More
Framed Oil Painting of Edward Bates by William F. Cogswell
Full length portrait of Edward Bates, 1860 Republican presidential nominee and Attorney General under Lincoln, painted by William F. Cogswell.Title: Framed Oil Painting of Edward Bates by William F. Cogswell
Gunboats arriving in Dixie - Drawing. Public domain image.
Image of people (mostly African Americans) celebrating on the shore of a river, where a fleet of gunboats are traveling. "ARRIVAL OF GUN BOATS IN DIXIE 1861." and "E. BOEHL-PHOT-" (written below image).Title: G... More
Joseph Charless, Jr., (1804-1859)
Title: Joseph Charless, Jr., (1804-1859). Public domain photograph of 19th-century American painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Kenneth McKenzie - Public domain portrait painting
Title: Kenneth McKenzie.
Landscape Painting by Frederick Oakes Sylvester
Mississippi river landscape oil painting on canvas by Frederick Oakes Sylvester.Title: Landscape Painting by Frederick Oakes Sylvester
Memorial Scene for Mrs. Salome Wood
Watercolor painting of a memorial scene honoring Mrs. Salome Wood, mother of Mary Wood Paddock, who died on July 11, 1799.Title: Memorial Scene for Mrs. Salome Wood
Portrait of Thomas Jefferson by Edward Percy Moran
Oil on canvas portrait of Thomas Jefferson painted by Edward Percy Moran in 1916.Title: Portrait of Thomas Jefferson by Edward Percy Moran
Mrs. Henry Blow (Minerva Grimsley Blow) with daughter Susan (born 1843...
Title: Mrs. Henry Blow (Minerva Grimsley Blow) with daughter Susan (born 1843) and baby (probably Ella, born 1848).
New England Coastal Scene at Night
oil painting of- New England Coastal Scene at Night by Thomas Allen, 1911.Title: New England Coastal Scene at Night
Oil on Canvas Portrait of Dred Scott
Half-length oil on canvas portrait of Dred Scott by Louis Schultze.Title: Oil on Canvas Portrait of Dred Scott
Oil Painting "A Path in Shaw's Garden" by George Calder Eichbaum
Oil Painting "A Path in Shaw's Garden" by George Calder Eichbaum. Eichbaum was one of the most popular portrait artists in Missouri in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This piece is an oil on canvas land... More
Oil Painting of Chouteau's Pond
One of three Views of Chouteau's Pond, St. Louis, by itinerant French artist Desire BarbierTitle: Oil Painting of Chouteau's Pond
Oil painting of Sancho Panza - Public domain portrait painting
Small oil painting on canvas of Sancho Panza, the fictional squire in Cervantes' Don Quixote. The painting is by Paul Harney, a member of the St. Louis Sketch Club.Title: Oil painting of Sancho Panza
Oil Painting, "Fall of Gen. Lyon"
Scene depicting the death of Gen. Nathaniel Lyon (1818-1861) at the Battle of Wilson's Creek, the first death of a Union general in the Civil War. Lyon died of a fatal gunshot to the chest.Title: Oil Painting, ... More
Oil Portrait of Emilie Ann Gratiot Chouteau
Portrait of Emilie Ann Gratiot (1793-1862), the daughter of Charles Gratiot [Sr.] (1752-1817). In about 1813 or 1814 she married Pierre "Cadet" Chouteau Jr. (1789-1865), the son of Jean Pierre Chouteau (1758-18... More
Oil Portrait of Josephine D'Arcambal and Child
Framed oil portrait of Josephine D'Arcambal holding a child.Title: Oil Portrait of Josephine D'Arcambal and Child
Oil Portrait of Julia Dean by Joseph Oriel Eaton
Oil portrait of actress Julia Dean by Joseph Oriel Eaton.Title: Oil Portrait of Julia Dean by Joseph Oriel Eaton
Oil Portrait of the Right Rev. Joseph Rosati, First Bishop of Saint Lo...
Oil portrait of the Right Rev. Joseph Rosati, first Bishop of Saint Louis, by Louis Schultze.Title: Oil Portrait of the Right Rev. Joseph Rosati, First Bishop of Saint Louis
Old St. Louis, 1842. Olive Street looking West from Third Street. From...
Title: Old St. Louis, 1842. Olive Street looking West from Third Street. From watercolor on paper by Mat Hastings, 1909. [Original painting in MHM, Acc. # 1949.97.55].
Oval Oil Painting of Child - Public domain portrait painting
Oval oil painting of young girl in white dressTitle: Oval Oil Painting of Child
Oval Oil Painting of Man - Public domain portrait painting
Oval oil painting of Charles Slayback.Title: Oval Oil Painting of Man
Painting "Souvenir of Elections in St. Louis" by Edward Jump
A watercolor of a political cartoon depicting a sword duel between Emile Thomas and Col. John G. Prather. Thomas, the Republican candidate for sherriff of St. Louis County, soundly defeated Prather, the Democra... More
Painting "The Last Sale of Slaves" by Thomas Satterwhite Noble
Oil painting "The Last Sale of Slaves" by Thomas Satterwhite Noble. The image is of a scene on St. Louis Court House steps, January 1, 1861, when a group of abolitionists bid deliberately low to undermine the p... More
Painting of a Slave Sale in St. Louis
Painting of one of the last slave sales in St. Louis, based on a description from "The Crisis," a novel by St. Louisan Winston Churchill.Title: Painting of a Slave Sale in St. Louis
Painting of a Winter Landscape by William F. Matthews
Oil painting of a winter landscape with snow covered buildings by William F. MatthewsTitle: Painting of a Winter Landscape by William F. Matthews
Painting of an Indian woman by Anna Maria Von Phul
Indian woman wearing red leggings with blue wrap and leather moccasins, two red dots on cheeks, a red stripe on her head and an Indian trade blanket over her shoulders.Title: Painting of an Indian woman by Anna... More
Painting of Boy in a Beaver Hat by Anna Maria Von Phul
Watercolor painting of a boy in a beaver hat in St. Louis by Anna Maria von Phul.Title: Painting of Boy in a Beaver Hat by Anna Maria Von Phul
Painting of Chouteau's Pond by Desire Barbier
Painting of Chouteau's Pond, one of three similar scenes by itinerant French artist Desire BarbierTitle: Painting of Chouteau's Pond by Desire Barbier
Painting of Creole Woman and Boy by Anna Maria Von Phul
Watercolor painting of a Creole Woman and Boy in St. Louis by Anna Maria von Phul.Title: Painting of Creole Woman and Boy by Anna Maria Von Phul
Painting of English's Cave
Landscape oil painting featuring English's Cave. Ezra O. English operated a brewery that had the city’s first subterranean beer garden and served his famous “Double X” ale, which he kept chilled in English’s Ca... More
Painting of Hermann, Missouri
"Bird's-eye" view landscape of Hermann, MO, by an unknown artist; shows the town along the Missouri River with a steamboat in the background.Title: Painting of Hermann, Missouri
Painting of Louis Delisle Bienvenue House by Emile Herzinger
Oil on canvas painting of Louis Delisle Bienvenue House, a vertical log structure built in 1768 at the northwest corner of Third and Plum in downtown St. Louis. Artist Emile Herzinger may have copied it from on... More
Painting of the Gaius Paddock Residence in Vermont
Watercolor painting of the Gaius Paddock Residence on the Queen River, Woodstock, Vermont. Painted by Susan Paddock for Lette Thomson.Title: Painting of the Gaius Paddock Residence in Vermont
Portrait of a Seated Young Lady by Anna Maria Von Phul
Watercolor sketch of seated young woman with a book; she wears Empire-style white dress and is seated in a French-influenced chair with curved back and leg.Title: Portrait of a Seated Young Lady by Anna Maria Von Phul
Portrait of a Young Lady by Anna Marie Von Phul
Pencil sketch of a young woman from the chest up by Anna Maria von Phul.Title: Portrait of a Young Lady by Anna Marie Von Phul
Portrait of Aglae Paul Coursault
Oil portrait of Aglae Paul Coursault, shown holding a guitar and writing music. Agale Paul served as Lady of Honor to Hortense, Queen of Holland, during the Napoleonic period. She was the mother of Clemence Geo... More
Portrait of Auguste Chouteau - Public domain portrait painting
Portrait of Auguste Chouteau, one of the founders of St. Louis. The portrait is a copy taken from a miniature in a private collection that was painted in the late 1700s by an unidentified artist.Title: Portrait... More
Portrait of Benjamin H. Reeves - Public domain portrait painting
Portrait of Benjamin H. Reeves Public domain photograph of 18th-century American painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Portrait of Benjamin Joseph Primm, M.D
Portrait in oil paint on canvas of Benjamin Joseph Primm, M.D. in gilt frame.Title: Portrait of Benjamin Joseph Primm, M.D.
Portrait of Benjamin O'Fallon by Astley D.M. Cooper
Oil portrait of Benjamin O'Fallon by artist Astley D. M. Cooper after a painting by Chester HardingTitle: Portrait of Benjamin O'Fallon by Astley D.M. Cooper
Portrait of Bryan Mullanphy - Public domain portrait painting
Oil on canvas portrait of Bryan Mullanphy (1809-1851) by Mat Hastings. Mullanphy, son of Irish immigrants, founded the philanthropic Travelers' Aid in St. Louis.Title: Portrait of Bryan Mullanphy
Portrait of Charles Sanguinet - Public domain portrait drawing
Oil portrait of Charles Sanguinet, explorer and fur trader, who came to St. Louis in 1775.Title: Portrait of Charles Sanguinet
Portrait of Col. David Dawson Mitchell
Portrait of Col. David Dawson Mitchell by Charles Chambers (after Manuel Joachim De Franca)Title: Portrait of Col. David Dawson Mitchell
Portrait of Daniel Bissell - Public domain portrait painting
Framed charcoal portrait from an oil portrait of Brigadier General Daniel Bissell, who served in the Revolutionary War and War of 1812.Title: Portrait of Daniel Bissell
Portrait of Dr. Joseph Guillotin
Portrait of Dr. Joseph Guillotin by Robert Fulton. Guillotin was the brother-in-law of St. Louis' early doctor, Antoine Saugrain. Popularly associated with the "machine" that beheaded aristocrats in the French ... More
Portrait of Dwight B. Blossom by Aline Subit
This oil painting depicts a Dwight B. Blossom as a boy in a blue coat with a toy boat and was painted by St. Louis artist Aline SubitTitle: Portrait of Dwight B. Blossom by Aline Subit
Portrait of Edward Eggers Attributed to Carl Wimar
Unframed oil portrait of Edgar Eggers attributed to Carl Wimar. Eggers was a German immigrant and worked as a grocer and druggist in St. Louis. He was active in German organizations and businesses until his dea... More
Portrait of Elizabeth Barada Ortes
Oil portrait on canvass of Elizabeth Barada Ortes at age 102. Mme. Ortes, wearing a black dress with a white shawl wrapped around her shoulders, is seated in a wooden chair. Mme. Ortes was married to St. Loui... More
Portrait of Ferdinand Kennett Attributed to A.J. Conant
Portrait of Ferdinand Kennett holding a Missouri Republican newspaper. This portrait is attributed to A.J. Conant and was painted in 1861, after Ferdinand Kennett's death, from a daguerreotype made before his i... More
Portrait of Francis Preston Blair, Jr
Oil portrait of Frank Preston Blair, Jr.Title: Portrait of Francis Preston Blair, Jr.
Portrait of Frederick Bates - Public domain portrait painting
Miniature oil portrait of Frederick Bates with wood case. Bates held many political roles in Louisiana Territory and Missouri Territory. He was elected Governor of Missouri in 1824 but served less than a year b... More
Portrait of Friedrich (Frederick) Muench
One of companion portraits of Louisa and Friedrich (Frederick) Muench, painted in the early 1830s in Germany in a "Romantic" style. The Muenchs emigrated to Missouri in 1834.Title: Portrait of Friedrich (Fred... More
Portrait of General John S. Bowen, C.S.A by Allie Haines Blow
Portrait of General John S. Bowen, C.S.A by Allie Haines Blow. John S. Bowen was an architect in St. Louis and a general for the Confederacy.Title: Portrait of General John S. Bowen, C.S.A by Allie Haines Blow
Portrait of General Joseph O. Shelby
Portrait of General Joseph O. Shelby, by George Caleb Bingham, State Historical Society of Missouri
Portrait of Governor Hamilton R. Gamble by Sarkis Erganian
Portrait of Missouri's Civil war governor, Hamilton Rowan Gamble, painted posthumously by Sarkis Erganian.Title: Portrait of Governor Hamilton R. Gamble by Sarkis Erganian
Portrait of Governor Hamilton Rowan Gamble by Ferdinand T.L. Boyle
Portrait of Missouri governor Hamilton Rowan Gamble, painted after his death in 1864 by artist Ferdinand T. L. Boyle. Gamble served as provisional governor of Missouri during the Civil War after Governor Claibo... More
Portrait of Governor John C. Edwards by George Caleb Bingham
Framed oil on canvas portrait of Missouri Governor John Cummins Edwards by George Caleb Bingham. This full-length portrait also shows early Missouri Capitol building in background. Cummins served as the Governo... More
Portrait of James H. Lucas - Public domain portrait painting
Bust length portrait of James H. Lucas painted by J. Reid in 1877.Title: Portrait of James H. Lucas
Portrait of Jane Ann Linn by George Markham
Portrait of Jane Ann Linn, daughter of Lewis Linn of Ste. Genevieve, probably a posthumous portrait, as she died in 1836. The oil painting shows her reclining in a red dress.Title: Portrait of Jane Ann Linn by... More
Portrait of Jean Baptiste Sarpy
Oil portrait of Jean Baptiste Sarpy, prosperous merchant in St. Louis. A great-grandson of Madame Chouteau, he joined the family's fur trading business, later branching out into other commercial enterprises.Ti... More
Portrait of Jean Gabriel Cerre - Public domain portrait painting
Portrait of Jean Gabriel Cerre Public domain photograph - portrait painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Portrait of Judge John H. Terry
Oil on canvas portrait of Judge John H. TerryTitle: Portrait of Judge John H. Terry
Portrait of Justine Clermont Lemp by Carl Wimar
Oil portrait of Justine Clermont Lemp, first wife of Adam Lemp, by Carl Wimar.Title: Portrait of Justine Clermont Lemp by Carl Wimar
Portrait of Louise Bauer Lemp by Carl Wimar
Oil portrait of Louise Bauer Lemp, second wife of Adam Lemp, by Carl Wimar.Title: Portrait of Louise Bauer Lemp by Carl Wimar
Portrait of Marguerite Blondeau Guion (1745- 1835)
Portrait of Marguerite Blondeau Guion (1745-1835), said to be the mother of the first white child born in St. LouisTitle: Portrait of Marguerite Blondeau Guion (1745- 1835)
Portrait of Marie Anne Conde Sanguinet
Portrait of Marie Anne Conde Sanguinet, the eldest daughter of Auguste Andre Conde, post surgeon at Fort de Chartres and first physician to practice in St. Louis. She married fur trader Charles Sanguinet.Title:... More
Portrait of Marie Therese Bourgeois Chouteau
Oil on board portrait of Madame Marie Therese Bourgeois Chouteau, St. Louis' "founding mother". She wears dark clothing, shawl and white Creole-style head wrap.Title: Portrait of Marie Therese Bourgeois Chouteau
Portrait of Martha Russell Sarpy (Mrs. Jean Baptiste Sarpy)
Half-length oil portrait of Martha Russell Sarpy, who married Jean Baptiste Sarpy in 1835 at the age of seventeen.Title: Portrait of Martha Russell Sarpy (Mrs. Jean Baptiste Sarpy)
Portrait of Mary Wood Paddock - Public domain portrait painting
Oil portrait of Mary Wood Paddock, wife of Revolutionary War hero Gaius Paddock. On 15 September 1815, Gaius, Mary and nine out of their ten children left Woodstock, Vermont and began migrating west. After temp... More
Portrait of Meredith Miles Marmaduke (1791-1864)
This portrait of Meredith Miles Marmaduke, Missouri legislator and eighth governor of Missouri, was one of the first six portraits painted by artist George Caleb Bingham.Title: Portrait of Meredith Miles Marmad... More
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin - Portrait of Meriwethe...
Profile portrait of Meriwether Lewis, chalk on paper, by Charles Balthazar Julien Fevret de Saint-Memin.Title: Portrait of Meriwether Lewis
Portrait of Mme. Elizabeth Barada Ortes
Oil portrait on board of Madame Elizabeth Barada OrtezTitle: Portrait of Mme. Elizabeth Barada Ortes
Portrait of Mrs. Friedrich (Frederick) Muench
One of companion portraits of Louise and Friedrich (Frederick) Muench, painted circa 1830 in Germany in a "Romantic" style. The Muenches immigrated to Missouri in 1834.Title: Portrait of Mrs. Friedrich (Frede... More
Portrait of Mrs. William F. Switzler (Mary Jane Royall)
Portrait of Mrs. William F. Switzler (Mary Jane Royall), by George Caleb Bingham, State Historical Society of Missouri
Portrait of Octavia Mullanphy Boyce
Oil on canvas portrait of Octavia Mullanphy Boyce (1808-1876), daughter of John Mullanphy and great-great-grandmother of donor.Title: Portrait of Octavia Mullanphy Boyce
Portrait of Peter Behr - Public domain portrait painting
Oil portrait on canvas of Peter Behr, a Russian immigrant who worked in candle and soap manufacturing in St. Louis.Title: Portrait of Peter Behr
Portrait of Peter Ferguson by A. J. Conant
Portrait of Peter Ferguson by A. J. Conant.Title: Portrait of Peter Ferguson by A. J. Conant
Portrait of Phelim O'Toole by Paul E. Harney
Oil painting of St. Louis firefighter Phelim O'Toole by St. Louis artist Paul HarneyTitle: Portrait of Phelim O'Toole by Paul E. Harney Note: Phelim O’Toole was a St. Louis firefighter who is known for saving t... More
Portrait of Rosina Kupferle Raithel at Age Two
Oil painting of Rosina Kupferle Raithel at age two. Rosina was the daughter of Emma Gross and John C. Kupferle, from the Kupferle foundry.Title: Portrait of Rosina Kupferle Raithel at Age Two
Portrait of Russel Farnham by Chester Harding
Oil painting of Russel Farnham by Chester HardingTitle: Portrait of Russel Farnham by Chester Harding
Portrait of Sallie Ann Camden by George Caleb Bingham
Portrait of Sallie Ann Camden of St. Louis as a young girl, painted by George Caleb Bingham.Title: Portrait of Sallie Ann Camden by George Caleb Bingham
Portrait of Sarah Stickney Webber
Framed oil portrait of Sarah Stickney Webber.Title: Portrait of Sarah Stickney Webber
Portrait of Senator Lewis F. Linn by Sarah Miriam Peale
Portrait of Lewis F. Linn, Missouri state senator in the late 1820s and U.S. senator from 1833 until his death in 1843. Linn's focus on U.S. land land claims in the Pacific Northwest earned him the nickname the... More
Portrait of Silvestre Labbadie, Jr
Pastel portrait on paper of adolescent Sylvestre Labbadie, Jr. in the uniform of the military school he attended in France.Title: Portrait of Silvestre Labbadie, Jr.
Portrait of Stephen Watts Kearny (1794-1848)
Half-length portrait of subject in uniform, holding sword.Title: Portrait of Stephen Watts Kearny (1794-1848)
Portrait of Thomas Hart Benton - Public domain portrait painting
Portrait of Thomas Hart Benton by George Caleb BinghamTitle: Portrait of Thomas Hart Benton
Portrait of William Carr Lane by A.J. Conant (cropped)
Portrait of William Carr Lane (1789-1863), first mayor of St. Louis and second governor of New Mexico by A.J. Conant after Chester Harding.title: Portrait of William Carr Lane by A.J. Conant
Portrait of William Carr Lane by A.J. Conant
Portrait of William Carr Lane (1789-1863), first mayor of St. Louis and second governor of New Mexico by A.J. Conant after Chester Harding.title: Portrait of William Carr Lane by A.J. Conant
Portrait of William Clark - Public domain portrait painting
Portrait of William Clark attributed to John Wesley Jarvis. Clark and Meriwether Lewis led an expedition across the Louisiana Puchase to the Pacific Ocean in 1803-1805. Later Clark served as the governor of the... More
Portrait of William Cowper Woodson Attributed to George Caleb Bingham
Oil portrait on canvas of William Cooper Woodson attributed to George Caleb Bingham.Title: Portrait of William Cowper Woodson Attributed to George Caleb Bingham
Portrait of William Harrison - Public domain portrait painting
Watercolor painting of William Harrison, uncle of St. Louis merchant James Harrison.Title: Portrait of William Harrison
Portrait of William Selby Harney
Framed oil portrait of William S. Harney in military uniform. It depicts Harney as a captain in the U.S. 1st Infantry. Harney was first stationed in St. Louis in 1823 as a lieutenant with the U.S. 1st Infantry.... More
SHAW, BENJAMIN, DR - Public domain portrait painting
Portrait of Dr. Benjamin Shaw of Ste. Genevieve, attributed to St. Louis artist George MarkhamTitle: SHAW, BENJAMIN, DR.
SHEPARD, ELIHU H. (1795-1876) - Public domain portrait painting
Portrait of educator and Missouri Historical Society cofounder Elihu Shepard, painted by St. Louis artist George MarkhamTitle: SHEPARD, ELIHU H. (1795-1876)
St. Louis Missouri Centennial. Held at St. Louis to Celebrate the 100t...
Original artwork for a poster with St. Louis riding on an airplane.Title: St. Louis Missouri Centennial. Held at St. Louis to Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Missouri's Statehood, October 5 to 15 1921.