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Watercolor portrait of a veiled woman in white with blue and brown garment trim against a beige background.

Turkish Lady of Brusa

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1814

Watercolor of a stone church tower with crenellations and pinnacles above a churchyard, with rooftops and green hills behind.

Church Tower, Marldon

Cass Gilbert, 1924

Two girls arranging roses and garlands on a yellow-draped table beside a vase and basket, against a dark background.

Girls and Flowers

George Cochran Lambdin, 1855

Watercolor of a cemetery with leaning tombstones, timber houses with red roofs, a reclining figure, and a tree under cloudy s

Cemetery in Pera

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1814

Four hooded figures in draped brown cloaks stand huddled together on barren ground beneath a pale sky.

Shapes of Fear

Maynard Dixon, 1931

Oil portrait of a man in a powdered wig, brown coat and white cravat, set in an oval against a dark background.

A Member of the Livingston Family

John Smibert, 1740

Two purple grackles perched on corn stalks, one brown and one iridescent blue-black, painted in watercolor on aged paper.

Purple Grackle

John James Audubon, 1785

Still life painting of a dark glass bottle beside a yellow-red apple on a green surface against a brown background.

Still Life--Apples and Bottle

William Henry Holmes, 1846

Still life painting of a stoneware jug, painted fan, roses, teacup and open book on a white tablecloth against a dark backgro

Still Life with Fan and Roses

Thomas Hovenden, 1874

Painting of a crowded market outside walled city gates, with a hilltop town, minaret, palm trees and robed figures.

Market Day Outside the Walls of Tangiers, Morocco

Louis Comfort Tiffany, 1873

Painting of an elderly man in a white blanket before an adobe pueblo and blue-pink mountains, with figures in a sunlit plaza.

Antonio Concha, Old Man of Taos

Gerald Cassidy, 1924

Painting of an elderly bearded man with white beard and green robe against a dark brown background.

Head of a Jew in Palestine

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1899

Watercolor of nude and clothed women in front of a hazy beach scene with sailboats and walking figures.

Untitled (Woman with Black Hair and Two Children)

Charles Demuth, 1909

Oil painting of an elderly woman with gray hair and shell necklace before sunlit adobe pueblo buildings and a blue sky.

Old Man of Zuni, High Priest (Cacique)

Gerald Cassidy, 1924

Watercolor of a canyon with a crowd of small figures on a ledge beneath a dark, sweeping sky and rising smoke.

A Cliff Dweller's Ceremony, Colorado

William Henry Holmes, 1924

Painting of a woman and child at a stone fountain while a bearded man with a cane watches from a doorway.

At the Water Trough

J. Alden Weir, 1876

Painting of yellow, white and pink chrysanthemums in terracotta pots, with a butterfly and trailing vine against a pale backg

Autumn Sunshine

George Cochran Lambdin, 1880

Black ink sketch of women in an arched interior, one nude figure raising her arms to arrange her long hair.

Girl Arranging Hair

Pen-and-ink sketch of earthworks and fields at Yorktown with an inset map of the York River and troop positions.

Present Appearance of British Entrenchment, Yorktown

Ernest C. Peixotto, 1890

Charcoal sketch of a nude woman with raised arm standing before a mirror, with loose smudged shading.

Female Nude before Mirror

Pencil drawing of ruined stone fort walls and arches among rubble and grass, with a small site plan in the corner.

Ticonderoga

Ernest C. Peixotto, 1890

Painting of a church interior with a yellow altar, rows of candles, a central cross, red curtains and blue-and-yellow painted

Church Interior

Lawrence W. Ladd, 1880

Sepia architectural drawing of a tall gothic tower rising above a spired exposition building with arched windows.

Proposed-Perspective Elevation for an Art Exposition Building, and Tower 600 feet in height, representing New England…

n.d R. M. Chalmers, 1870

Ink sketch of two nude women in an interior, one seated on a bench with a curtain and chair nearby.

Sitting Female Nude

Portrait of a woman in a black dress and white lace shawl beside a blue curtain and window, in a gilded frame.

Louisa Catherine Adams Clement

Mary Louisa Adams Clement, 1910

Watercolor of the Clifton Suspension Bridge over the Avon Gorge, with a sailing ship, a steamboat, and people on a path.

The Avon Gorge and Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol, England

n.d Olivia C. Starring, 1880

Boy in Peasant Costume

Mary Louisa Adams Clement, 1900

Painting of a green river valley with trees, pink wildflowers, a red-roofed farm and distant mountains under clouds.

Housatonic Valley

Frank von der Lancken, 1900

Two women sew on a sunny porch with a wooden table, a flower bowl, and a green rural landscape beyond.

The Sisters

Frank von der Lancken, 1900

Painting of a canyon with a waterfall and river, pale cliffs, pine trees and clouds under a bright sky.

The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone

Thomas Moran, 1900

Portrait of a Young Woman

Mary Louisa Adams Clement, 1910

Watercolor of a pale carved wolf figure with open jaws atop a log structure, with trees and hills in the background.

Indian Grave. Wolf Totem over Medicine Man Grave, Wrangell

Theodore J. Richardson, 1910

Watercolor of violet bellflower blossoms and buds on slender green stems against a cream background.

Bellflower (Campanula)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of purple prairieclover stems with cylindrical magenta and grey flower heads and feathery green leaves.

Purple Prairieclover (Petalostemon purpureum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

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

Portrait of a Gentleman

Alexander Robertson, 1790

Watercolor of a figure in a striped white top reading an orange book on a colorful sofa.

Child on Sofa

H. Lyman Saÿen, 1910

Watercolor of Arabis drummondii with white flowers, green leaves and a woody root on a pale background.

Arabis drummondii

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Hazy painting of a pale plaza with a tall obelisk, classical buildings, a carriage and small figures in coats and hats.

Place de la Concorde no. III

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Watercolor of a small pyrola plant with three stems of pink nodding flowers and green rounded leaves on cream paper.

Small Pyrola (Pyrola minor)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of cut toothwort plant with pale pink flowers, yellow centers and deeply lobed green leaves on thin stems.

Cut Toothwort (Dentaria laciniata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Painting of Osage warriors in feathered headdresses dancing with spears and axes, while a woman in white holds a child under

Osage Scalp Dance

John Mix Stanley, 1840

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with curly hair, pearl headband, blue dress and white lace collar, against pale blue.

Marguerite Repiton (Mrs. Joseph)

Francis Rabineau, 1790

Watercolor study of a green caterpillar on a branch among serrated leaves, labeled Fig. 2.

Lunar Caterpillar, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1920

Watercolor of two red desert mariposa flowers with dark centers, buds, and slender green stems on cream paper.

Desert Mariposa (Calochortus kennedyi)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

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

George Partridge Richardson

George Partridge Richardson, 1830

Hazy painting of Notre Dame cathedral behind a plaza with small pedestrians and bare trees in warm light.

Notre Dame no. II

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Painting of a hillside cornfield in autumn tones, with a small tree group at left and birds flying across a pale sky.

The Cornfield

Henry Ward Ranger, 1900

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

Mr. Goodin

James P. Smith, 1830

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

Dr. William Beekman

Alexander Robertson, 1790

Watercolor and pencil sketch of a stone convent beside cypress trees among rocky Mt. Sinai cliffs, with a lower mountain stud

Convent of Elijah, Mt. Sinai

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Portrait of a woman in a black gown with a white lace ruff, beaded headdress, and gold chain, with a coat of arms at upper le

Judith Langley

Jan Anthonisz. van Ravesteyn, 1630

Miniature portrait of a woman with curled dark hair, dark dress and white lace collar, in a red velvet case.

Eliza Hooper

Eliza Hooper, 1820

Painting of a woman filling a pitcher at a fountain, a child beside her, and a man in a doorway with a hanging birdcage.

At the Water Trough

J. Alden Weir, 1870

Oil portrait of a white-haired woman in a dark dress and pearls, seated in a white chair beside a classical statue.

Mrs. Edmund C. Tarbell

Edmund Charles Tarbell, 1930

Miniature portrait of a woman with curled brown hair and bare shoulders against a red background, in a gilt frame.

Antoinette Bates

Antoinette Bates, 1830

Watercolor of a blue bead lily with drooping yellow-green flowers above broad green leaves on a pale background.

Blue Bead (Clintonia borealis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a village shoreline with totem poles, wooden houses, canoes, and a figure carrying a load under a cloudy sky.

View of Wrangell, Alaska, in 1884

Theodore J. Richardson, 1880

Watercolor of Alaska fleabane stems with lavender petals, yellow centers and reddish buds on a cream background.

Alaska Fleabane (Erigeron salsuginosus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Miniature portrait of a man with curly hair and spectacles in a blue coat, set in an open red velvet case.

Rubens Peale

Anna Claypoole Peale, 1820

Watercolor of three rose pogonia orchid stems with pink flowers, one bud and green leaves on cream paper.

Rose Pogonia (Pogonia ophioglossoides)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Miniature portrait of a young girl with braided hair holding a basket of flowers, in an ornate gilt case.

Eliza Osgood Peabody, Age 6

Eliza Osgood Peabody, 1830

Watercolor of wooded hills and a tall tree above a green grassy field under a cloudy sky.

Highlands, N.C.

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1880

Miniature portrait of a woman with curled hair, pearl tiara and necklace, in a blue gown, in a gilded frame inside a red case

Dama rubia de la familia Canals

Canals, 1830

Watercolor of a larch branch with clustered green needles and a reddish-purple cone on a cream background.

Lyall Larch (Larix lyallii)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a tall rock spire beside rushing river water, with boulders in the foreground and misty cliffs behind.

Above Tower Falls, Yellowstone

Thomas Moran, 1870

Hazy meadow with bare trees, a small farm building at right, a puddle in the foreground, and a pale cloudy sky.

Indian Summer

John Francis Murphy, 1900

Oval miniature portrait of a man with powdered grey hair in a blue and red military coat with gold epaulettes.

Col. Josiah Parker

John Ramage, 1780

Watercolor of a Sweet Pitcherplant with maroon flowers, green pitcher leaves, and long base foliage on a pale background.

Sweet Pitcherplant (Sarracenia rubra)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of three white wood-nymph flowers on pink stems above green leaves and moss on pale paper.

Wood-Nymph (Moneses uniflora)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Oil portrait of an older balding man in a dark suit with folded arms, a pink boutonniere, against a black background.

Dr. Charles Doolittle Walcott

Ossip Perelma, 1910

Watercolor of a red-orange lily with buds and long green leaves on a cream background.

Untitled (Lily)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1870

Watercolor of a standing man in a feathered hat and green cape beside a marble staircase and patterned rug.

Study of a Courtier

Carlo Randanini, 1870

Watercolor of a hemlock sprig with green needles and purple cones on a cream background.

Western Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of white and blue columbine flowers with yellow centers, buds, and green leaves on thin stems.

Columbine (Aquilegia ecalcarata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

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

Mr. Baker

Charles Hénard, 1800

Armenian Girl of Pera

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Watercolor of Lake Maggiore with mountains, a wooded island, a far shore village, and a red-roofed house in the foreground.

Lago Maggiore, Italy

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Painting of a tiger's head with amber eyes and striped fur, partly framed by green grass against a dark background.

Tiger's Head

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1870

Oval miniature of two boys reading an open book beside a marble bust and column, with a sky and harbor view behind.

Matthias and Thomas Bordley

Charles Willson Peale, 1760

Watercolor sketch of two pink flowers with yellow star centers and green seed pods on thin stems, on cream paper.

"My First Painting"

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1860

Watercolor of a goldenclub plant with a bright yellow spadix, broad green leaves, and a reddish stem on cream paper.

Goldenclub (Orontium aquaticum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a wooden block house with pitched roof on a grassy hill above a rocky slope and a winding dirt path.

Block House, Alaska, 1887

Theodore J. Richardson, 1880

Watercolor of a tufted saxifrage plant with green rosette leaves and several small white flowers on thin stems.

Tufted Saxifrage (Saxifraga caespitosa)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with curled grey hair, pearl headband and white dress, with the wooden back visible.

Mrs. Thomas Wilson

Charles Robertson, 1800

Painting of a woman in a blue lace gown holding a pink rose beside a table with pearls and a jewelry box.

We Both Must Fade (Mrs. Fithian)

Lilly Martin Spencer, 1860

Watercolor of a child with yellow hair reading in a bright blue chair, with orange and black accents.

Child Reading

H. Lyman Saÿen, 1910

Muted landscape with slender trees, an open brown field and a pale hazy sky, painted in ochre and brown tones.

The Sprout Lot

John Francis Murphy, 1910

Watercolor sketch of a hilltop town with a ruined castle on a rocky peak above clustered houses and rolling hills.

Radicofane

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Watercolor of a Swamp Azalea branch with white tubular flowers, pink buds and green leaves on brown stems.

Swamp Azalea (Azalea viscosa)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor interior with a seated woman, orange curtains, patterned rug, and a blue polka-dot dress figure at right.

Calligraphic Interior

H. Lyman Saÿen, 1910

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

Portrait of a Gentleman

n.d James M. Pearce, 1800

Painting of a seated haloed figure in a desert with two winged angels kneeling beside him against a blue sky.

In the Desert

H. Siddons Mowbray, 1920

Watercolor of a sprig of yellow alpine monkey flowers with red stems and green leaves on a cream background.

Alpine Monkey Flower (Mimulus caespitosus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Watercolor botanical study of a pink-flowered plant with red-centered blooms, round serrated leaves and buds on red stems.

Eremalche rotundifolia

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of a Cucumber Tree branch with a yellow-green magnolia bud and long green leaves on a pale background.

Cucumber Tree (Magnolia scuminata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of a white wax trillium flower with a maroon center above three broad green leaves on a stem.

Wax Trillium (Trillium album)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920