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Watercolor of strawberry-blite plant with red berry clusters, pink clusters and green toothed leaves on cream paper.

Strawberry-Blite (Chenopodium capitatum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of log buildings and figures in colorful clothing gathered by a doorway, with conifer trees behind.

The Three Crows Market, Sitka, 1889

Theodore J. Richardson, 1880

Watercolor of a purple monkey-flower with magenta blooms, yellow throats, green leaves and roots on cream paper.

Purple Monkey-Flower (Mimulus bigelovii)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of white Calochortus elegans flowers with yellow markings, buds, a seed pod, and long green leaves on a cream back

Pussy-ears (Calochortus elegans)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor and ink sketch of two reclining nude figures outdoors beneath a tree, with bold blue outlines and bright yellow wa

Nudes

H. Lyman Saÿen, 1910

Watercolor of a wake-robin trillium with three green leaves and a dark maroon bud on a long stem.

Wake-Robin (Trillium sessile)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Painting of a young woman with dark hair in a bun, wearing a loose blue dress against a pale background.

Portrait of a Girl

Alfred H. Maurer, 1920

Watercolor of a pentstemon plant with blue tubular flowers, green leaves and buds on a pale background.

Pentstemon (Pentstemon procerus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Watercolor of a costumed archer in a red velvet cape and feathered cap holding a crossbow on a wooded path.

Archer

Casimiro Tomba, 1910

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a blue coat and white wig, with the reverse showing a hair ornament in an enamel locket.

James Cunningham, Last Earl of Glencairn

James Cunningham, 1790

Watercolor of a Canada lily stem with nodding yellow flowers, buds, and green leaves on a pale background.

Canada Lily (Lilium canadense)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1870

Oval miniature portrait of a young man with dark hair in a black jacket, white collar and black bow tie.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Moses B. Russell, 1840

Watercolor of a Jack-in-the-pulpit plant with broad leaves and a striped maroon and green spathe.

Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Oval miniature portrait of a young woman with dark hair, dark dress and lace collar, in an ornate gold frame.

Dolores Fonseca

Dolores Fonseca, 1840

Watercolor of a standing woman in Persian costume with a pink headdress, striped jacket and yellow skirt.

Persian Girl

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Watercolor of yellow buttercup flowers on green stems with lobed leaves, rising from a small patch of soil.

Avalanche Buttercup (Ranunculus suksdorfii)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Miniature portrait of a man with dark curly hair and white collar in a gilt floral brooch frame.

Portrait of a Gentleman

John Alexander McDougall, 1830

Oval miniature portrait of a man with curly dark hair, dark coat and white cravat, in a gold frame.

Benjamin Turo of Bermuda

Eliab Metcalf, 1820

Oval miniature portrait of a gray-haired man in a dark coat and white cravat, set in a gold frame.

Dr. Elisha Poinsett

Edward Greene Malbone, 1800

Watercolor of green pitcher plants with tubular leaves, a yellow flower, and purple-tipped leaves on a white background.

Green Pitcherplant (Sarracenia orephila)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor botanical study of a flowering plant with pale yellow pea-like blossoms and pinnate green leaves on cream paper.

Untitled--Plant Study

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of two maroon red trillium flowers with yellow stamens and broad green leaves on a pale background.

Red Trillium (Trillium erectum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a red maple branch with clusters of red and yellow spring flowers and red buds on brown twigs.

Red Maple (Acer rubrum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a twisted bare tree on snowy hills under a violet and magenta sky with a blue horizon.

Death

Oscar Bluemner, 1920

Watercolor of two pale lady's slipper orchid flowers on tall stems above broad striped green leaves.

Pale Lady's Slipper (Cypridedium acaule)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of two Aleutian fleabane stems with white daisy-like flowers, yellow centers and green basal leaves on cream paper

Aleutian Fleabane (Erigeron unalaschensis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1940

Watercolor of a white Washington Lily stem with several open blossoms, yellow stamens, and green leaves on a pale background.

Washington Lily (Lilium washingtonianum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of a bloodroot plant with three white flowers, green lobed leaves, and a red rhizome with roots.

Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Painting of a nude woman rising among flowers beside a cloaked man under a rainbow, with trees and sea at left.

The Birth of Fand

Da Loria Norman, 1930

Watercolor of a slender brown stem with a cluster of small drooping yellow-green flowers on a cream background.

Corathorhiza corallorhiza

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910