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

Portrait of a Gentleman

Jean B. Sel, 1820

Watercolor of a Dutchman's pipe vine with heart-shaped leaves, pipe-shaped flowers, buds, and long green seed pods.

Dutchman's Pipe

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of blue Alpine Forget-me-not flowers with yellow centers on branching stems above a rosette of green leaves.

Alpine Forget-me-not (Myosotis alpestris)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

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

John Cleves Short

Benjamin Trott, 1800

Oil portrait of a young blond boy in a dark textured jacket, set against painted leaves and red fruit on branches.

Townsend Bradley Martin

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1910

Watercolor of a whitebark pine branch with green needles and small reddish cones on a pale background.

Whitebark Pine (Pinus albicaulis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of two orange spotted Columbia lily flowers on tall green stems with lance-shaped leaves.

Columbia Lily (Lilium columbianum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Oval portrait miniature of a woman with curled hair in a white lace cap and white dress against pale blue.

Anne Hume Shippen

Benjamin Trott, 1790

Watercolor of a small flowering plant with white star-shaped blossoms, green leaves and buds on a cream background.

Stelleria leata

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Oval portrait of a young man in a brown coat and black cravat against a dark background, in a gilded frame.

Peter Boylston Adams?

John Singleton Copley, 1770

Oval watercolor portrait of a man with curly hair and moustache, wearing a grey coat and dark cravat, in a wooden frame.

Francis Schroeder

Richard Morrell Staigg, 1840

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with dark hair in a white ruffled dress, set in a gold mount and green case.

Portrait of a Lady

Pamelia Hill, 1830

Miniature portrait of a young boy with curly fair hair in a dark jacket and white collar, in a gilt frame.

Brother of the Van Buren Family

van Buren, 1800

Oval miniature portrait of a young man with dark hair in a black coat and cravat, in a gilt frame.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Charles Fraser, 1820

Watercolor botanical study of Lotus puberulus with yellow and red-tipped flowers on slender green stems against cream paper.

Lotus puberulus

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of tall painted totem poles and a pink building with a carved canoe and figures on grass.

Alaska Building with Totems at St. Louis Exposition

Theodore J. Richardson, 1900

Oval miniature portrait of a man with gray hair, blue coat and white cravat, in a gilt frame.

Archibald Bulloch, Governor of Georgia

Archibald Bulloch, 1790

Oval portrait miniature of a man with dark hair and sideburns in a dark jacket and white collar, in a gold frame.

Capt. Henry P. Fleischman

George Catlin, 1820

Watercolor of white Apache plume flowers with yellow centers and feathery pink seed plumes on green stems.

Apache Plume (Fallugia paradoxa)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Oval miniature portrait of a man with white hair in a brown coat and white cravat against a pale blue background.

Joseph Fox

Joseph Fox, 1790

Oval miniature portrait of a young woman in a white head wrap and white dress against a pale blue background, in a gilt frame

Susan Poinsett

Edward Greene Malbone, 1800

Watercolor of pink Alberta Primrose flowers with yellow centers on slender stems above green leaves and soil.

Alberta Primrose (Primula maccalliana)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Miniature portrait of a young woman with ringlets in a teal dress, lace collar, pearls and a red shawl, holding flowers.

Portrait of a Lady

Thomas S. Officer, 1850

Watercolor of a cliffrose branch with white yellow-centered flowers, lobed green leaves and feathery seed plumes.

Cliffrose (Cowania stanshuriana)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with upswept hair in a white lace-trimmed dress against a leafy background.

Mrs. George Willig

Philippe Abraham Peticolas, 1800

Loose watercolor of pink and cream roses among green leaves against a blue-green background.

Untitled (Flowers)

Bertha E. Perrie, 1910

Oil portrait of a man with curly dark hair in a red cloak with gold trim, black vest and white shirt, against a grey backgrou

Portrait of Alexandre Dumas

William Henry Powell, 1850

Watercolor of a seated woman in a red shawl inside a dim wooden interior with crates and a sloping ceiling.

Native Interior

Theodore J. Richardson, 1910

Oval miniature portrait of a young man with curly dark hair in a dark blue uniform with gold epaulette.

Andrew Talcott

Carl Weinedel, 1820

Oval miniature portrait of a young child with curled hair, white dress and blue ribbons, in a blue enamel frame.

Thomas Lee Shippen

James Peale, 1790

Oval miniature portrait of a gray-haired man in a maroon coat and white cravat against a blue background, in a gold frame.

Portrait of a Gentleman

James Peale, 1800

Watercolor botanical study of pale pink Silene caroliniana flowers with green leaves on slender stems against a pale backgrou

Peatpink (Silene caroliniana)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Oval miniature portrait of a young girl in a blue dress with lace collar, holding pink flowers.

Vicki

Grace H. Murray, 1930

Watercolor of a green strawberry cactus with two red and green blossoms and dense spines, set on a soft shadow.

Green Strawberry Cactus (Echinocereus viridiflorus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

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

Jonathan Jones Wheeler

Raphaelle Peale, 1810

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a green coat and white cravat against a blue sky, in a gold frame.

Colonel Benjamin Stephenson

Benjamin Stephenson, 1800

Painting of moored sailing boats and figures on a riverside quay at dusk, with buildings in the distance.

Marine

Richard Parkes Bonington, 1800

Formal portrait of a man in a jeweled black hat, white ruff and embroidered black and gold costume against a dark background.

King Philip III of Spain

Lucas Cranach, 1590

Watercolor of two Blue-Eyed Mary stems with white and blue flowers and green leaves on a pale background.

Blue-Eyed Mary (Collinsia verna)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Seated woman in a pale satin gown gazes through a window with blue curtains toward a garden view.

Dawn

Edmund Hodgson Smart, 1900

Watercolor of a branching plant with narrow green leaves and small white flowers with yellow stamens.

Yellow Willow-Weed (Epilobium lutem)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Oval miniature portrait of a young man with curly auburn hair, dark jacket and bow tie, in an ornate gilt frame.

Hiland Hill, Jr.

Alfred T. Agate, 1830

Watercolor of two pink pussytoes plants with clustered white and red flower heads on slender stems above green leaves.

Pink Pussytoes (Antennaria rosea)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with dark upswept curls in a black off-shoulder dress, in a gilt frame.

Miss Goodin

James P. Smith, 1830

Watercolor of a showy orchid with white and purple flowers on a stem above green leaves and soil.

Showy Orchids (Orchis spectabilis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1880

Watercolor of two yellow arnica flowers on tall slender stems above narrow green leaves, with handwritten label.

Woolly Arnica (Arnica tomentosa)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Oval watercolor portrait of a woman with dark hair in a pale dress, in a dark wooden oval frame.

Mrs. Francis Schroeder (Caroline Seaton)

Richard Morrell Staigg, 1840

Watercolor of white primrose violet flowers on slender stems above green leaves and a shaded patch of soil.

Primrose Violet (Viola primulifolia)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with curled hair, pearl ribbon, blue dress and white lace collar.

Mrs. John McCluney

James Peale, 1790

Watercolor of a columbine stem with two purple and yellow nodding flowers and green lobed leaves on a pale background.

Shortspur Columbine (Aquilegia brevistyla)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Oval miniature portrait of a man with grey powdered hair, blue coat and white cravat, in a gold frame.

Lawrence Reid Yates

Walter Robertson, 1790

Watercolor portrait of a seated woman in a white headscarf and dark blue garment, hands resting in her lap.

Greek Lady, Brusa

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Oval miniature portrait of a gray-haired man in a green coat and white cravat, in a gold frame with blue star border.

John Tower

James Peale, 1800

Oval bust portrait of a man with powdered hair in a blue coat and lace jabot, in a gilt bead wooden frame.

Conrad Wunder

Conrad Wunder, 1790

Oval miniature portrait of a man with curly brown hair, dark coat and white cravat, in an ornate gilt frame.

David Livingston

Joseph Wood, 1800

Oval portrait miniature of a gray-haired man in a dark blue coat against a green background, in a gold frame.

Col. Joaquin Goyena

Goyena family, 1800

Watercolor of two stems of purple Jacob's ladder flowers with green feathery leaves on a white background.

Jacob's Ladder (Polemonium viscosum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of two pearl everlasting stems with clusters of white flowers, yellow centers and narrow green leaves.

Pearl Everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a sunlit Venetian-style courtyard with a stone well, shuttered buildings, a lantern and a staircase.

Venice

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with powdered curls, pearls, and a blue dress with a white ruffled collar.

Elizabeth Oliphant

James Peale, 1790

Portrait of a Gentleman

James Sanford Ellsworth, 1850

Watercolor of two yellow lady's slipper orchids with striped green leaves and a dried seed pod on a pale background.

Yellow Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium parviflorum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

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

Col. Nathaniel Darby

Col. Nathaniel Darby, 1790

Oval miniature portrait of a woman in a white lace bonnet and dark dress against a grey background.

Mrs. Nathaniel Parkinson

Nathaniel Mrs. Parkinson, 1850