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Watercolor of a curving sandy bay with two small figures, cliffs on the right, and misty purple mountains beyond.

Bay at Nevin, Wales

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Watercolor of a large curved arch of layered rock strata rising above hills, with dark trees in the foreground and a pale clo

Folded Strata, a Great Geological Arch, Colorado

William Henry Holmes, 1870

Watercolor of a stone castle with towers and ivy-covered walls behind a green lawn and a winding gravel path.

Compton Castle, Devonshire, England

Cass Gilbert, 1920

Blue monochrome drawing of a sea grotto with a glowing opening, a rowboat with figures, and three men on a rocky ledge.

The Blue Grotto

Lawrence W. Ladd, 1880

Watercolor of trees silhouetted against a glowing sunset, with warm reflections in water below.

Untitled - Jasper Francis Cropsey, 1880

Jasper Francis Cropsey, 1880

Watercolor sketch of a town with church spires and trees beneath a pastel sky with peach and blue clouds.

Sketch of a Village

Charles Albert Lebourg, 1920

Colorful painting of a rich banquet with musicians, contrasted with a sore-covered beggar and dogs on the floor.

Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus

Lawrence W. Ladd, 1880

Watercolor of a gray house with laundry, trees, chickens and a group of women and children in a sunny yard.

(Landscape)

Ann Brockman, 1940

Oval portrait miniature of a woman with braided dark hair, white dress and red shawl, in a velvet-lined leather case.

Mrs. John Jordan, Jr.

John Henry Brown, 1840

Watercolor of a man in blue tending to an injured man on grass beside a donkey and tree, framed by a colorful patterned borde

The Good Samaritan

Lawrence W. Ladd, 1880

Watercolor of a rearing horse and a draped figure in a classical relief style, in warm ochre tones.

Central Metope of the Frieze of Phidias, Parthenon

Henry Bacon, 1910

Watercolor of grain elevators and silos beside a golden wheat field with sunflowers under a cloudy blue sky.

Grain Elevator, Kansas

n.d Robert Johnson, 1900

Watercolor of a green caterpillar with pale jagged markings on a twig beside two serrated green leaves.

Jagged Leaf Edge Caterpillar, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Louis Agassiz Fuertes

Loose watercolor of a meadow of pink Joe Pye weed flowers with a dark green tree line and cloudy sky behind.

Field of Joe Pie Weeds (Pride of the Meadow)

William Henry Holmes, 1930

Watercolor of bathers wading in surf before a row of white wheeled bathing cabins under a grey-blue sky.

Ostend

Armenian Arsène Chabanian, 1910

Watercolor of the Roman Forum ruins with classical columns, an arch, and pink and ochre buildings under a blue sky.

Forum from E

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Watercolor of a sunlit rocky hillside with blue trees and yellow shrubs under a pale sky.

Point Lobos

Ernest Haskell, 1920

Portrait miniature of a woman in a lace bonnet and dark dress, in a gold frame inside an open red velvet case.

Sarah Carter Stearns

Sarah C. Frothingham, 1840

Painting of a flowery meadow with a figure walking a dirt path past trees under a cloudy sky.

Flowery Meadow

William Henry Holmes, 1910

Watercolor and ink night landscape with fiery swirling clouds over a dark cliff, moon, stars, blue sea and river.

The Creation

Lawrence W. Ladd, 1880

Watercolor of the Alban Mountains under clouds, with farmhouses, trees and a flat green plain in the foreground.

Alban Mountains from Via Tuscolana, Rome

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Watercolor of a cloudy sky over a green sea, with dark cliffs on the left and figures beside a boat on the beach.

On the California Coast

William Henry Holmes, 1930

Watercolor of a haloed bearded figure surrounded by robed men in an ornate arched hall with columns and a counter.

Christ and the Pharisees

Lawrence W. Ladd, 1880

Watercolor of red and yellow sailboats on a calm lagoon with mooring posts and soft reflections under a hazy sky.

Sailboats (Venice)

Cass Gilbert, 1890

Watercolor of a white clapboard house with green roof and red shutters, surrounded by trees and shrubs under a blue sky.

Untitled - B. Dreisler, Jr., n.d, 1900

B. Dreisler, Jr., n.d, 1900

Watercolor of rolling green and ochre fields and trees under a lavender cloudy sky, signed W.H. Holmes 1920.

The Maryland Fields

William Henry Holmes, 1920

Watercolor of a weathered stone abbey ruin with a tall gable and arched windows, figures on a path, and trees under pale sky.

Battle Abbey

Cass Gilbert, 1930

Pen and watercolor drawing of a riverbank with a domed building, logs, a wooden trestle, and rushing water near Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls

Harry Fenn, 1860

Painting of a crowned king at a feast while servants drag a bound man past a stone archway, within a colorful border.

Parable of the Marriage of the King's Son

Lawrence W. Ladd, 1880

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

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

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

(Summer Scene)

William Henry Holmes, 1920

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

On the Seekonk

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1890

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

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

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

Ancient Castle

Georgette Agutte, 1900

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

Painting of a fortified rock formation with cave and openings, surrounded by sailing ships, steamboats and green hills under

Rock of Gibraltar

Lawrence W. Ladd, 1880

Watercolor of the Parthenon's west facade in warm light, with ruined marble blocks scattered across the foreground under a pa

The Parthenon, West Facade

Henry Bacon, 1910

Wells Cathedral, England

Wells Cathedral, England

Cass Gilbert, 1900

Untitled--Fishing Boat

Untitled--Fishing Boat

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Watercolor of a seated man in a red fez on marble seats of an ancient stone theatre, with goats and hills beyond.

Theatre of Dionysus

Henry Bacon, 1910

Watercolor of waves crashing on rocks along a sandy beach, with a tall sea stack and two figures walking in the foreground.

On the Coast of California

William Henry Holmes, 1930

Pastel sketch of three barefoot figures in pink and yellow drapery dancing in a linked chain against a blue background.

Children at Play

Jean-Francis Auburtin, 1910

Watercolor of a rocky coastline with grassy cliffs, calm sea, and overcast sky by Edward Mitchell Bannister.

Newport Scene

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1880

Watercolor of a French village with a church tower, a shepherd leading sheep along a path through golden fields.

French Village

H. Anthony Dyer, 1930

Watercolor of the crumbling adobe walls of Pueblo Bonito on an open plain, with mesas and a soft sky behind.

Pueblo Bonito Ruin, Chaco Canyon, New Mexico

De Lancey Gill, 1880

Ink and watercolor drawing of a burning steamship at sea, with survivors in lifeboats amid rough waves and an erupting cliff

Burning of the Steamship Austria

Lawrence W. Ladd, 1880

Cubist still life with a fruit bowl, apples, a blue and white pitcher and a red patterned cloth in muted greens.

Still Life

Earl Horter, 1930

Watercolor of dense green trees along a river bank, with blue water in the foreground and hills in the distance.

The Wye at Wilton Castle (Wales)

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Watercolor drawing of a stone courthouse with a clock tower, arched entrances, and a wrought iron fence, 1880.

Hampton County Courthouse

Lawrence W. Ladd, 1880

Oval miniature portrait of a man with curly hair in a dark coat and white cravat, with the gold-framed reverse showing a clas

Member of the Schuyler Family

Alfred T. Agate, 1830

Watercolor of a sunlit stream flowing past autumn trees and a grassy meadow with golden foliage.

Autumn in the Meadow Edge

William Henry Holmes, 1930

Miniature portrait of a young girl with a gray cat, in an open red leather case with purple satin lining.

Beulah Appleton

Sarah Goodridge, 1840

Watercolor of the Ponte Vecchio in Florence with arched bridge spanning blue river and colorful buildings lining both banks.

Ponte Vecchio, Florence

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Watercolor of a red barn behind a flowering garden and wooden fence, with trees and clouds under a blue sky.

Sharon Springs

Elizabeth Boott Duveneck, 1880

Kansas City, Kansas

Kansas City, Kansas

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1890

Persian Women

Persian Women

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Three robed figures raise their arms beside an altar fire on a rocky shore, as a long-haired woman in grey stands nearby unde

The Passing of St. Brighid

Da Loria Norman, 1930

Watercolor of a blue headland over a sandy shore with pink reflections under a glowing yellow and pink sky.

Watercolor no. 6, Blue Coast

Allen Tucker, 1930

Watercolor view over domed rooftops and a minaret in Jerusalem under a pale cloudy sky.

Jerusalem, Israel

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Watercolor of a beached fishing boat with a colorful canopy, figures gathering on a low-tide shore, and distant sails under c

The Mussel Gatherers

Ross Turner, 1870

Watercolor landscape of a river with poplar trees, two rowboats on the shore, and a white sailboat on the water.

Landscape

Walter Paris, 1880

Abstract watercolor of a large red oval, angular green and orange shapes, and a wavy line on a yellow-green ground.

Untitled (Centerport)

Arthur Dove, 1940

Watercolor of red rock formations, pine trees, grazing cattle and rolling mountains under a cloudy blue sky.

In Monument Park, Colorado

Walter Paris, 1870

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 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

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

Death

Oscar Bluemner, 1920

Watercolor sketch of a pale spider on a green leaf beside a dark curving stream and a small red leaf.

Porcelain-White Spider

Emma Beach Thayer

Watercolor of a sailboat on a calm inlet with trees, a picket fence and hills in the background.

Inlet with Sailboat, Maine

Maurice Prendergast, 1910

Watercolor of a tent camp along a creek with riders, figures in the foreground, trees and hills under a cloudy sky.

Camp of the Peace Commissioners at Medicine Lodge Creek

Hermann Stieffel, 1860

Watercolor of a valley with red-roofed houses, a dirt road, palm trees, and a snow-capped volcano under a hazy sky.

View of Cuernavaca

Henry Otto Wix, 1950

Watercolor of a serrated green leaf on a brown twig, with a caterpillar camouflaged along its lower edge.

Jagged Leaf Edge Caterpillar, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Emma Beach Thayer

Stylized watercolor of a three-masted ship with golden sails battling waves beside rocky cliffs under an orange, cloud-filled

Shipwreck

Da Loria Norman, 1920

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a red coat and white cravat, set in a gold brooch, with reverse inscription.

Sir Guy Carelton

Guy Carleton, 1770

Abstract watercolor landscape with layered green, tan, and gray hills, a pale central form, and a soft blue sky.

Untitled (Landscape)

Arthur Dove, 1930

Watercolor sketch of the ruined temple columns and stone walls of Baalbek under a pale sky.

Ruins of Balbeck

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Watercolor of a woman in red beside flowering trees, with turkeys grazing in a meadow and a village in the distance.

Watching the Turkeys

Horatio Walker, 1880

Framed miniature portrait of a seated older woman in white shawl and glasses holding knitting needles, with the velvet-lined

Woman Knitting

Mary Ursula Whitlock, 1900

Watercolor of the Yellowstone River with a rider, a canoe, cottonwood trees, tipis and distant bluffs.

The Yellowstone River near Ft. Keogh, Montana

Hermann Stieffel, 1880

Watercolor study of red and orange mushrooms growing among green moss, with seed capsules, signed and dated 1880.

(Untitled--Study of Mushrooms)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1880

Watercolor of a Sitka street with a church spire, wooden houses, a cannon, and mountains behind the town.

Lincoln Street, Sitka, 1887

Theodore J. Richardson, 1880

Watercolor of an anchor, rope, and weathered mooring post on a sandy shore with blue sea behind.

Untitled (Mooring and Anchor)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1870

Watercolor of Venice's lagoon at sunset with a domed church, bell tower, and moored boats with orange sails.

Venice from the Tower of San Giorgio

Thomas Moran, 1900

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a dark coat with a metal frame, shown beside its engraved reverse with a monogram.

Charles William McGinnes

Carl Weinedel, 1830

Watercolor of a fortified castle with red-roofed buildings above a harbor, with a masted ship moored at left.

Castle at Corfu, Greece

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Watercolor study of two rosebuds on green stems, one deep red and closed, one pale pink and partly open.

Untitled (Rosebuds)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1870

Watercolor of a park with trees, clothed and nude figures on a lawn, a horse and rider, and rolling colorful hills.

Park Scene

Maurice Prendergast, 1910

Watercolor sketch of a weathered wooden stile with posts, crossbar and plank step, surrounded by grass and foliage.

Untitled (Stile)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1870

Watercolor of a grassy field with colorful flowers, two blue-green pine trees, and a distant horizon of water.

Watercolor no. 35, Field with Two Pine Trees

Allen Tucker, 1930

Watercolor study of a torn green leaf with two caterpillars and a hover fly, labeled Class II, division B.

Unspotted Beach Leaf Edge Caterpillar, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Emma Beach Thayer

Watercolor of the town of Rattenberg beside a river, with a ruined stone tower, mountains, and two small figures on a path.

Rattenberg, Tyrol

Hermann Stieffel, 1880