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Painting of a camp with tipis, women and children, and a dog harnessed to a travois on pale ground.

Dog Travois/Blackfoot Camp

Edwin Willard Deming, 1940

Watercolor of a stone bridge with arches over a river, a tall tower with a slate roof, and a red-tiled roof beside it.

Bridge at Moret, France

Cass Gilbert, 1920

Watercolor and pencil sketch of Siena cathedral's striped tower with pointed spires against a blue sky, by Cass Gilbert.

Cathedral Tower, Siena

Cass Gilbert, 1920

Naive watercolor of ruined stone buildings with tourists in dark coats, a smoking volcano and green hills behind them.

Ruins at Pompeii with Tourists

Lawrence W. Ladd, 1880

Watercolor of rounded brown hills with pale winding channels, dark trees on ridges, and a stormy purple sky.

Deserted Bed of a Glacier

William Henry Holmes, 1930

Watercolor of a winding stream through a green meadow with wildflowers and a dark tree line beyond.

The Babbling Brook

William Henry Holmes, 1930

Loose watercolor of a tiered church steeple rising above green trees, shrubs and a palm in a garden setting.

Untitled - Anne Goldthwaite, 1940

Anne Goldthwaite, 1940

Watercolor of a rocky creek with boulders, poplar trees and a cloudy sky, painted in muted earth tones and greens.

The Normal Rock Creek

William Henry Holmes, 1910

Costume design of a Two of Spades playing card figure in white tabard with black spades, on brown paper.

Two of Spades (costume design for Alice-in-Wonderland, 1915)

William Penhallow Henderson

Watercolor of a castle with a round tower and flag above a river with wooded banks and red rooftops below.

Windsor Castle, England

Cass Gilbert, 1900

Watercolor of a rocky mountain gorge with a stream and two small figures on the boulders under a cloudy sky.

Mountain Gorge, Colorado

William Henry Holmes, 1920

Watercolor of rolling sea waves breaking on a rocky shore under a cloudy sky, with distant sails on the horizon.

At Pwllheli, N. Wales

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Oval miniature portrait of a man with brown hair and blue eyes, wearing a black coat and white cravat, in a metal frame.

R.M. Copeland

Thomas Edwards, 1820

Watercolor of a forest with tall trunks, blue and green foliage, and two cows grazing on a shaded path.

Forest Scene

Forrest Flower, 1930

Two hunters with a rifle on a rocky ridge overlooking a wooded valley and blue mountains under a cloudy sky.

Bear Hunting, Prospect Rock

Winslow Homer, 1890

Watercolor of a burning Chicago street with a brick Chamber of Commerce building, flames and smoke overhead, and fleeing crow

Chicago in Flames

Lawrence W. Ladd, 1880

Watercolor of a brown-sailed boat with a standing woman and reclining man on calm water at dusk, Venice skyline distant.

The Grand Canal, Venice

Pietro Gabrini, 1910

Watercolor of a country road beside a red brick thatched cottage with a white picket fence and tall trees.

A Road in Dorset

Cass Gilbert, 1930

Costume design of the White Queen in a white robe, patterned green crown and tiered yellow skirt, holding a sceptre, on brown

White Queen (costume design for Alice-in-Wonderland) 1915

William Penhallow Henderson

Watercolor of a flower garden with hollyhocks, yellow blooms, a white house and fence under a pale blue sky.

Thaxter's Garden

Childe Hassam, 1890

Costume design of the White Rabbit in a blue tabard with red hearts, holding a trumpet, on brown paper.

White Rabbit with Herald's Costume (costume design)

William Penhallow Henderson

Watercolor of a stone church portal with a rounded arch, carved capitals, and a wooden door with scrolling iron hinges.

Portal of Church of Nervy St. Sepulchre (facsimile copy of a drawing by E. Viollet Le Duc in Hotel De Cluny)

Cass Gilbert, 1880

Watercolor of red-roofed towers rising above a city wall in Nuremberg, with birds flying and bare trees below.

Towers from the City Wall, Nuremberg

Cass Gilbert, 1890

Watercolor of a flat marsh with water channels, tree clusters on the horizon, and pink wildflowers in the foreground.

(Landscape with Marshes)

De Lancey Gill, 1890

Watercolor of blue mountain foothills behind dark trees, a green meadow with a dirt path, and a tall conifer at left.

Wyoming Foot Hills

William Henry Holmes, 1920

Watercolor of a pink and lavender sunset over a dark horizon of trees, a church spire and flat fields.

Sunset after Storm

Otto Gaertner, 1900

Circular watercolor of three draped women floating in a pale sky, one holding a small blue butterfly.

Dawn

Thomas Dewing, 1890

Painted costume design of a crowned King of Hearts in a red cloak with ermine trim, holding a heart scepter.

King of Hearts (costume design for Alice-in-Wonderland, 1915

William Penhallow Henderson

Watercolor landscape of open fields and trees under a cloudy sky, with two small figures walking a path.

Over the Maryland Fields

William Henry Holmes, 1930

Oval miniature portrait of a young girl with auburn hair in a dark blue dress, set in a gold rope-twist frame.

Portrait of a Young Girl

Thomas Seir Cummings, 1830