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Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Whitehill Art Purchase Endowment

This catalog gathers 69 public-domain works acquired through the Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Whitehill Art Purchase Endowment fund. Every work is held by Cleveland Museum of Art.

  1. Group of Afredees Group of Afredees John Burke · 1879
  2. Chinak, Looking Towards the Kurram River Chinak, Looking Towards the Kurram River John Burke · 1879
  3. Major Cavagnari C.S.I. and Sirdars Major Cavagnari C.S.I. and Sirdars John Burke · 1879
  4. Landi Kotal Camp Landi Kotal Camp John Burke · 1879
  5. Shadi Bagiar, Entrance to Khyber Pass Shadi Bagiar, Entrance to Khyber Pass John Burke · 1879
  6. Shergai Heights, Looking Towards Ali Musjid Shergai Heights, Looking Towards Ali Musjid John Burke · 1879
  7. The Descent from Khurd Khyber, Looking Towards Bassaule The Descent from Khurd Khyber, Looking Towards Bassaule John Burke · 1879
  8. Khyber Side of Sarkai Hill Khyber Side of Sarkai Hill John Burke · 1879
  9. Bassaule, the Hill of Caves Bassaule, the Hill of Caves John Burke · 1879
  10. Midway in Jugdalluck Midway in Jugdalluck John Burke · 1879
  11. Sherpur. The Laager and Abatts, West Corner, Showing the Kotal and Hills Sherpur. The Laager and Abatts, West Corner, Showing the Kotal and Hills John Burke · 1879
  12. General View from Ali Musjid General View from Ali Musjid John Burke · 1879
  13. Landi Kotal Pass Landi Kotal Pass John Burke · 1879
  14. River Gorge Above Lalpura River Gorge Above Lalpura John Burke · 1879
  15. The River Gorge The River Gorge John Burke · 1879
  16. Lalpura from the Ferry Lalpura from the Ferry John Burke · 1879
  17. Fort Battye and Plains of Futtiabad Fort Battye and Plains of Futtiabad John Burke · 1879
  18. Ameer (Shere Ali) Ameer (Shere Ali) John Burke · 1879
  19. The 44th Hill, Looking Towards Jugdalluck The 44th Hill, Looking Towards Jugdalluck John Burke · 1879
  20. The Amir Yakub Khan, General Daod Shah, Habeebula Moustafi, Major Cavagnari, Mr. Jenkyns The Amir Yakub Khan, General Daod Shah, Habeebula Moustafi, Major Cavagnari, Mr. Jenkyns John Burke · 1879
  21. Safed Sang Camp from 51st Camp Safed Sang Camp from 51st Camp John Burke · 1879
  22. The Bridge of Boats and Fort from Khairabad The Bridge of Boats and Fort from Khairabad John Burke · 1879
  23. Ali Musjid and Camp Ali Musjid and Camp John Burke · 1879
  24. The Amir Yakub Khan. The First Meeting with Major Cavagnari and Mr. Jenkins, 7 Miles from Safed Sang The Amir Yakub Khan. The First Meeting with Major Cavagnari and Mr. Jenkins, 7 Miles from Safed Sang John Burke · 1879
  25. The Khan of Lalpura and Officers The Khan of Lalpura and Officers John Burke · 1879
  26. Ali Keyl, Pewar Kotal Ali Keyl, Pewar Kotal John Burke · 1879
  27. Untitled (Group of Men) Untitled (Group of Men) John Burke · 1879
  28. Bhuddist Temple at Ali Musjid Bhuddist Temple at Ali Musjid John Burke · 1879
  29. Landi Kotal, The Camp, Looking South Landi Kotal, The Camp, Looking South John Burke · 1879
  30. Untitled (Landscape Scene) Untitled (Landscape Scene) John Burke · 1879
  31. Kadm Villages and Pass, Left of Jumrood Kadm Villages and Pass, Left of Jumrood John Burke · 1870
  32. Pass Near Ali Musjid, Showing Tortang Pass Near Ali Musjid, Showing Tortang John Burke · 1879
  33. End of the Defile, Looking Back at Ali Musjid End of the Defile, Looking Back at Ali Musjid John Burke · 1879
  34. Ispola and Sultan Kheyl Villages Ispola and Sultan Kheyl Villages John Burke · 1879
  35. The Kabul River, Jellalabad, Scene of the Disaster The Kabul River, Jellalabad, Scene of the Disaster John Burke · 1879
  36. Kuta Kushta Kuta Kushta John Burke · 1879
  37. Jellalabad, Pipers Hill Jellalabad, Pipers Hill John Burke · 1879
  38. Birds Eye View of Jellalabad, from the Springs Birds Eye View of Jellalabad, from the Springs John Burke · 1879
  39. Bala Hissar Bala Hissar John Burke · 1879
  40. Afridi Picket near Jumrood Afridi Picket near Jumrood John Burke · 1879
  41. Group of Natives from Near Khyber Pass Group of Natives from Near Khyber Pass John Burke · 1879
  42. Ali Musjid and Camp from Sultan Tarra Ali Musjid and Camp from Sultan Tarra John Burke · 1870
  43. Dakka Fort and Lalpura Dakka Fort and Lalpura John Burke · 1879
  44. South Wall, Bala Hissar & Residency South Wall, Bala Hissar & Residency John Burke · 1879
  45. Landi Kotal Pass, Looking Towards Dakka Landi Kotal Pass, Looking Towards Dakka John Burke · 1879
  46. Entrance to Jugdalluck Entrance to Jugdalluck John Burke · 1879
  47. Safed Sang River and Old Bridge Safed Sang River and Old Bridge John Burke · 1879
  48. Ali Musjid and Surroundings Ali Musjid and Surroundings John Burke · 1879
  49. Upper Bala Hissar, from West Upper Bala Hissar, from West John Burke · 1879
  50. Cabulese Cabulese John Burke · 1879
  51. General View of Dakka General View of Dakka John Burke · 1879
  52. Fort Attock with Bridge of Boats and Khairabad Fort Attock with Bridge of Boats and Khairabad John Burke · 1879
  53. Khyber Chiefs with Captain Tucker Khyber Chiefs with Captain Tucker John Burke · 1879
  54. General Roberts and Staff General Roberts and Staff John Burke · 1879
  55. View in the Large Garden, Jellalabad View in the Large Garden, Jellalabad John Burke · 1879
  56. Fairy of the Alps Fairy of the Alps Henri Fantin-Latour · 1885
  57. Adoration of the Magi Adoration of the Magi Maarten de Vos · 1590
  58. The Return of the Holy Family from Egypt The Return of the Holy Family from Egypt Claude Simpol · 1698
  59. Singers' Contest on the Wartburg Singers' Contest on the Wartburg Anton Romako · 1853
  60. Gust of Wind on the Poplars Gust of Wind on the Poplars Auguste Allongé · 1876
  61. Torrent and Waterfall in the Alps Torrent and Waterfall in the Alps Louis Bélanger · 1792
  62. The So-Called Sepulcher of the Curiatii Brothers at Albano, with the Church of the Madonna della Stella in the distance at left The So-Called Sepulcher of the Curiatii Brothers at Albano, with the Church of the Madonna della Stella in the distance at left Carlo Labruzzi · 1770
  63. The Pyramid of Cestius, Rome The Pyramid of Cestius, Rome Michiel van Overbeek · 1665
  64. Thebes, Temple of the Ramesseum, Interior of the Hypostyle Hall Thebes, Temple of the Ramesseum, Interior of the Hypostyle Hall Henri Béchard · 1874
  65. Thebes, The Colossi of Memnon Thebes, The Colossi of Memnon Henri Béchard · 1874
  66. House in Pau House in Pau 1854
  67. The Taj Mahal The Taj Mahal Dr. John Murray · 1860
  68. Headquarters of the Société des Aquafortistes Headquarters of the Société des Aquafortistes Adolphe Théodore Jules Martial Potémont · 1864
  69. Falling Leaves, Amersfoort Falling Leaves, Amersfoort Wynand Otto Jan Nieuwenkamp · 1908

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