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Watercolor of hooded pitcherplant stems with yellow nodding flowers and tubular red-veined green pitchers on a pale backgroun

Hooded Pitcherplant (Sarracenia minor)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1925

Pencil sketch of two hourglass-shaped millstones on stone bases above a paved floor, labeled mills in bake shop Pompeii.

Mills in Bake Shop--Pompei

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Pastel portrait of a dark-haired woman in black holding a sleeping infant, with a blurred figure and gold vase behind her.

Italian Woman with Child

Alice Pike Barney, 1910

Watercolor of a columbine plant with pale lilac nodding flowers, yellow stamens, buds, and lobed green leaves on white paper.

Aquilegia ecalcarata

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1935

Graphite drawing with white highlights of a nude male athlete modeled on a classical statue, holding a discus.

(Untitled) (Greco-Roman Discus Thrower)

Kenyon Cox, 1870

Pastel and charcoal portrait of a young man with dark hair, head turned, on grey paper, by Alice Pike Barney, 1910.

Hippolyte Thom

Alice Pike Barney, 1910

Watercolor of red primrose blossoms and buds on tall stems above broad green leaves.

Primrose (Primula parryi)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

D. Sickles

James Edward Kelly, 1890

Pastel portrait of a man in a felt hat holding a pipe, drawn with soft colored strokes on tan paper.

Alec Francis

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Watercolor of a pinkshell azalea branch with pale pink flowers, green leaves and long stamens on a cream background.

Pinkshell Azalea (Azalea vaseyi)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Edward N. Duryee

James Edward Kelly, 1900

Pastel portrait of a young woman in a black hat, yellow scarf and orange wrap against a grey background.

Young Woman in Black Hat

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Watercolor of a drooping California nutmeg branch with narrow green needles and three oval green fruits.

California Nutmeg (Tumion californicum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1929

Pencil sketch of a standing male nude with one arm raised overhead, on tan paper with faint wash marks.

Nude

Solon H. Borglum, 1920

Pastel portrait of a standing woman in a white gown with a long blue beaded necklace, against a tan background.

Laura in Whites

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Watercolor of fleabane flowers with lavender petals, yellow centers, and green leaves on a white background.

Fleabane (Erigeron macranthus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1938

Red chalk portrait of a smiling man in a peaked military cap and uniform collar, with the name inscribed at upper left.

Elliot Christopher Cowdin

John Elliott, 1920

Pastel portrait of a bearded man in a striped turban and white headcloth, wearing a brown robe, on tan paper.

The Sheik

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Watercolor of pink hedge bindweed flowers, buds, and green heart-shaped leaves on red stems against a cream background.

Hedge Bindweed (Calystegia (Convolvulus) sepium)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1932

Charcoal drawing of a seated peasant woman with a dark bun, striped shawl and clasped hands, with handwritten notes around he

Peasant Woman

Charles Léandre, 1910

Pastel portrait of a young woman with dark hair in a green and gold top, gazing to the side against a muted background.

Monique

Alice Pike Barney, 1910

Watercolor of bogbean stems with white and pink fringed flowers and green leaves on a cream background.

Bogbean (Menyanthes trifoliata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1925

Sepia drawing of a bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat and jacket, looking directly at the viewer.

Walt Whitman

Thomas Dewing, 1870

Pastel portrait of a woman with dark curly hair holding a round fan against a yellow-olive background.

L' Africaine

Alice Pike Barney, 1930

Watercolor botanical study of a spiny purple-flowered thistle-like plant with toothed green leaves on a pale background.

Saussurea (Saussurea densa)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Brigadier General Oliver Otis Howard

James Edward Kelly, 1880

The Tanagra Figure

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Watercolor of white Queencup flowers with yellow stamens among broad green leaves on reddish stems.

Queencup (Clintonia uniflora)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Charcoal drawing of a seated figure in a heavy draped cloak and plumed helmet on a stone pedestal.

(Untitled) (Drapery Study)

Kenyon Cox, 1870

Soft pastel portrait of a woman with downcast eyes, wearing a green headwrap and pink shawl against a blended green backgroun

Two Faces

Alice Pike Barney, 1930