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Watercolor of two white forest anemone flowers on slender stems above toothed green leaves against a pale background.

Forest Anemone (Anemone deltoidea)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1925

Watercolor of a sprig of blue columbine with purple flowers and green leaves on a pale background.

Blue Columbine (Aquilegia saximontana)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1937

Watercolor of hybrid pitcher plants with drooping maroon flowers, green pitcher leaves and curving stems on a pale background

Hybrid Pitcherplant

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Pencil sketch of a tall minaret with a decorated balcony and domed top beside a building with hanging laundry.

Es Saint

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a thatched cottage, tall tree, and windmill on a grassy rise.

Windmill, St. Valery

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1860

Watercolor of an orchid stem with maroon-striped yellow flowers above green leaves, on cream paper.

Untitled (Flower Study)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Drawing of a kneeling woman with a jug beside poppies and a crescent moon, with a verse panel above, by Elihu Vedder.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) In Memoriam

Elihu Vedder, 1880

Watercolor of a longleaf pine top with reddish-purple cones and long green needles radiating outward.

Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1929

Watercolor of white rhododendron blossoms with pink buds and dark green leaves on woody stems.

Rosebay Rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Charcoal drawing of a chained eagle on a rock under a starry sky, with handwritten verses from the Rubáiyát below.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) Limitation

Elihu Vedder, 1880

Watercolor of pink mountain heather sprigs with bell-shaped flowers and green needle-like leaves on cream paper.

Pink Mountain Heather (Phyllodoce empetriformis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Etching of a woman with glasses seated at a desk, drawing with a pencil, framed pictures on the wall behind her.

Mrs. Higgins

Otto J. Schneider

Pencil and ink sketch of reclining and standing figures, a small animal study, and a shaded form with a raised staff on aged

Moses Commanding the Waters of the Red Sea to Separate

William Page, 1850

Pencil sketch of a slender minaret with a domed top rising above pointed arches, with handwritten notes at lower left.

Alexandria, Egypt

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Chalk drawing of a wild-haired figure above skulls and bones, with a block of calligraphic verse in the center.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Inevitable Fate

Elihu Vedder, 1880

Watercolor of a sand verbena plant with red stems, green leaves and clusters of pink flowers on white paper.

Sand Verbena (Abronia umbellata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of a moss pink sprig with white five-petaled flowers and green needle-like leaves on a pale background.

Moss Pink (Phlox subulate)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Pencil sketch of an ancient Egyptian boat with sail and rowers above a king's chair with lion-headed armrest.

Boat of Ancient Egyptians from the Tombs/King's Chair

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Watercolor of white anemone flowers with yellow centers and green leaves on tall stems, with pale blue blossoms at lower left

Anemone (Anemone zephyra)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1937

Watercolor of a violet plant with purple flowers and scalloped green leaves on a cream background.

Butterfly Violet (Viola papilionacea)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1923

Watercolor of a dark maroon trillium flower on a long green stem with large pleated leaves above, on white paper.

Sweet Trillium (Trillium vasyi)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

James Hillhouse

James Sharples, 1790

Drawing of a nude woman beside a bearded man reading a book, with calligraphic Rubáiyát verses on a panel in the lower right.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) Spring

Elihu Vedder, 1880

Watercolor of a plant with slender green stems and round clusters of orange flowers on a pale background.

Orange Polygala (Polygala lutea)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of two pink and white spotted orchid stems rising from broad green leaves on a pale background.

Roundleaf Orchis (Orchis rotundifolia)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor study of a seated golden-robed woman above two fishermen hauling a net, framed with garlands and a FISHERY plaque.

Fishery (study for panel, Old Senate Office Building)

Louis Schaettle, 1910

Watercolor of purple gentian flowers and buds on slender green stems against a pale background.

Gentian (Gentiana holopetala)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1936

Watercolor of yellow and orange columbine flowers and green buds on tall stems above lobed leaves, on a pale background.

Lemon Columbine (Aquilegia flavescens)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1925

Pencil sketch of a mountain ridge and diagonal ground lines on pale paper, with handwritten label Wells of Moses.

Wells of Moses

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Charcoal drawing of an elderly seated man in an overcoat, head bowed, on brown paper with handwritten inscriptions.

Male Figure

Fernand Sabatté, 1900