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Watercolor of a sunlit dusty street in an adobe pueblo, with flat-roofed stone houses, ladders and clay pots.

Street in the Pueblo of Oraibi, Tusayan, Arizona

De Lancey Gill, 1880

Brown and cream painted study of a dormouse seated upright with paws together and a curling tail on brown paper.

Dormouse (costume design for Alice-in-Wonderland, 1915)

William Penhallow Henderson

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with curly dark hair, pearl hair ornament, white ruffled dress and blue sash.

Mrs. Joseph Manigault (Charlotte Drayton)

Edward Greene Malbone, 1800

Painting of a bearded man in a yellow cloak gesturing to two turbaned men beside a stone building, with workers near a fence.

Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard

Lawrence W. Ladd, 1880

Watercolor of a standing man in a white turban and orange robe beside leopard skins, vases, textiles and a banana plant.

Figure of a Moor

Carlo Ascenzi, 1880

Watercolor portrait of a man with brown hair in a dark blue jacket and white cravat, arms folded, against a gray wash.

Portrait of a Man

Jacob Maentel, 1800

Knave of Hearts (costume design for Alice-in-Wonderland)

William Penhallow Henderson

Painted costume design of the Mad Hatter in a grey top hat and checkered trousers, pointing left on a brown background.

Mad Hatter (costume design for Alice-in-Wonderland, 1915)

William Penhallow Henderson

Loose watercolor of a church interior with a blue dome, terracotta arches, columns and a glowing arched doorway.

Church Interior

Thomas La Farge

Watercolor of a white arched bell tower above red roof tiles, framed by green vines and a narrow shadowed lane.

Bell Tower, Hotel San Dominico (Old Monastery, Taormina, Sicily)

Cass Gilbert, 1930

Watercolor of the Temple of Nike Apteros with Ionic columns, a seated figure in red at left, and sea beyond.

Temple of Nike Apteros

Henry Bacon, 1910

Costume design of a Mock Turtle standing upright with a calf-like head and segmented yellow shell on brown paper.

Mock Turtle (costume design for Alice-in-Wonderland, 1915)

William Penhallow Henderson

Watercolor of a tall clock tower and church facade in Assisi, with arcades and small figures in a sunlit courtyard.

Church of St. Francis, Assisi

Cass Gilbert, 1890

Watercolor of a large tree in a sunlit meadow with small figures beneath it and a pale lavender sky.

(Summer Scene)

William Henry Holmes, 1920

Watercolor portrait of a curly-haired man in a dark blue coat holding an open book in a study with bookshelves.

Rev. George Heaton, M.A.

n.d Edward Heaton, 1820

Costume design of a green and gold gryphon with eagle head, wings and lion body on brown paper.

The Gryphon (costume design for Alice-in-Wonderland, 1915)

William Penhallow Henderson

Watercolor of a town with a stone bridge over a river, willow trees, red-chimneyed houses and two ducks on the water.

Malmesbury

Esther Blaikie MacKinnon, 1920

Watercolor of Parisian rooftops with tall chimneys, brick roof tiles, and a dormer window under a pale blue sky.

Latin Quarter, Paris

Cass Gilbert, 1880

Watercolor landscape of tall trees beside a calm river under a pale sky, with a distant shoreline.

On the Seekonk

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1890

Watercolor portrait of a young man in an academic cap, yellow waistcoat and dark cloak against a soft blue background.

James Smithson

Watercolor of harvested wheat sheaves in a golden field, with a tree line and farmhouse beneath a cloudy sky.

Maryland Wheat Fields

William Henry Holmes, 1930

Oval miniature portrait of a man with curly dark hair in a dark coat and black cravat, in a red velvet case.

Joseph W. Faber

Charles Fraser, 1830

Watercolor of the Roman Forum with ruined columns, the Colosseum, a bell-towered church, and a triumphal arch under blue sky.

Forum from W.

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Miniature portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, in a gilt frame within a worn leather case.

Mordecai Manuel Noah

John Wood Dodge, 1830

Watercolor of a small covered boat with two figures on misty lake water, blue mountains and pale clouds beyond.

Rain, Bellagio

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Costume design sketch of a girl with blonde hair, blue dress and white apron on brown paper.

Alice (costume design for Alice-in-Wonderland, 1915)

William Penhallow Henderson, 1910

Watercolor of the tiered stone arches of the Pont du Gard aqueduct under a blue sky, with green hills behind.

Pont du Gard, France

Cass Gilbert, 1920

Loose painting of a walled hilltop town with towers above cypress trees and fields under a cloudy sky.

Ancient Castle

Georgette Agutte, 1900

Two women with raised arms stand under a tree covered in white blossoms on a green lawn.

Blossoms

William Henry Holmes, 1920

Oval miniature portrait of an older man with gray hair and spectacles, wearing a black coat and white cravat.

Judge Thomas Ewing

Daniel Dickinson, 1840