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

Charles Frederick Vogel

Charles Frederick Vogel, 1830

Watercolor of a cluster of small blue bluets with yellow centers on thin green stems against a cream background.

Bluets (Houstonia serpyllifolia)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Painting of a steel mill with black smokestacks, drifting smoke, and angular industrial forms in yellow, red, and blue.

Steel Mill

Joseph Stella, 1920

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

John B. Pendleton

Rembrandt Peale, 1810

Watercolor of two purple allium flower heads on slender green stems with narrow leaves against a pale background.

Siberian Onion (Allium sibericum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Watercolor portrait of a bearded man in a fur hat and brown coat, turned to the left, with a yellow sash.

Circassian at Constantinople

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Watercolor of alpine milkvetch with purple and white flower clusters and green pinnate leaves on a pale background.

Alpine Milkvetch (Astragalus alpinus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of rocky mountains and hills under a pale sky, with trees and a small village in a dry valley.

Asia Minor

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Oil painting of a coastal town with wooden houses, a picket fence, a calm inlet and snow-capped mountains beyond.

In the Old Quarter, Sitka, 1900

Theodore J. Richardson, 1900

Watercolor of a scarlet elder branch with dense red berry clusters and serrated green leaves on a pale background.

Scarlet Elder (Sambucus pubens)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Painting of a church tower and spire above a city street, with warm ochre walls and a pale blue sky.

Eglise de Ville

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Painting of a crowded street festival with a decorated religious shrine, candle-holding children, flags, and balcony spectato

Street Shrine

Jerome Myers, 1930

Watercolor of two tall stems of red tubular Fire Pentstemon flowers with buds and broad green basal leaves.

Fire Pentstemon (Pentstemon eatonii)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Oval miniature portrait of a young man with pink hair, blue coat with gold buttons, and white cravat, in a gold frame.

Josiah Hewes Anthony

James Peale, 1790

Watercolor of a pink azalea branch with long red stamens and green pointed leaves on a brown stem.

Downy Pinxter Bloom (Azalea rosea)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Oval miniature portrait of a young man with brown hair in a dark jacket and white pleated cravat, in a metal frame.

A. Laurason

Jean Francois De Vallee, 1800

Oval miniature portrait of a young woman with dark curls, white ribbon headband, and lace dress against blue.

Portrait of a Young Lady

William Verstille, 1790

Stylized painting of a mounted hunter on a white horse lancing a brown buffalo, signed Julian Martinez.

Buffalo Hunter

Julian Martinez, 1920

Painting of a calm river with wooded banks, a rowboat with one figure, seated figures and ducks on the grassy shore.

Landscape Called "The Acorn"

James Crawford Thom, 1830

Watercolor of white globeflower stems with white cup-shaped blossoms, yellow centers, and deeply lobed green leaves on pale p

White Globeflower (Trollius albiflorus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1890

Watercolor of slender shooting star flowers with pink reflexed petals on thin stems above green basal leaves.

Slender Shootingstar (Dodecatheon pauciflorum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Watercolor of a moccasin flower stem with three pink and brown pouch-shaped blooms above broad green leaves.

Moccasin Flower (Cypripedium acaule)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Oval portrait miniature of a woman in a white lace bonnet and white dress with a blue ribbon, against a grey background.

Mrs. Cornelius Baldwin (Mary Briscoe)

Philippe Abraham Peticolas, 1790

Dark tavern interior with a fiddler, a seated woman, a sleeping man and a dog, lit by light from the right.

The Inn, Germany

Walter Shirlaw, 1870

Watercolor of red dewberry with white five-petaled flowers and lobed green leaves on trailing stems.

Red Dewberry (Rubus pedatus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a Canada violet plant with white flowers, yellow centers, green leaves and buds on pale paper.

Canada Violet (Viola canadensis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Hazy painting of a stone arched bridge over the Seine with an obelisk and buildings on the far bank.

Seine at Paris, Pont de la Concorde

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Watercolor of two yellowish bear corn flowering spikes with scaly brown bracts on a cream background.

Bear Corn (Conopholis americana)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Oval miniature portrait of a seated woman in white lace blouse and black shawl holding a fan, in a dark wooden frame.

Dama desconocida (Unknown Lady)

Ramon Atiles-Perez, 1840

Oval miniature portrait of a young girl with curly dark hair in a blue dress with gold buttons and white ruffled collar.

Portrait of a Young Girl

Mary Jane Simes, 1820

Painting of a large crowd in a timber council shelter with a bark roof, men in red and blue clothing seated on benches.

International Indian Council (Held at Tallequah, Indian Territory, in 1843)

John Mix Stanley, 1840

Watercolor of a blue camas flowering stalk with yellow stamens and long green leaves on a pale background.

Camas (Quamasia quamash)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Oval miniature portrait of a young girl with light brown hair and a white dress, set before a garden with a classical buildin

Miss Clothier

Miss Clothier, 1810

Watercolor of a choppy sea under a grey sky, with a dark smoke plume drifting across the water toward the horizon.

Crossing the Atlantic (Return Home)

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1890

John Stone

Jacob Eichholtz, 1810

Portrait of a Lady

P. E. Stroëhling, 1800

Portrait of a Lady

James Sanford Ellsworth, 1850

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

Fleabane (Erigeron macranthus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of two tall stems with clusters of orange-brown wallflower blossoms and narrow green leaves on white paper.

Wallflower (Erysimum wheeleri)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor study of a green lobed oak leaf with brown patches, holes and a red stem on cream paper.

Oligocentra Lignicolor, Walker, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Abbott Handerson Thayer

Hazy coastal scene with a village on the left, dark rocks in the foreground, and a glowing ochre cloudy sky, by Frank Edwin S

Marine

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Watercolor of a spotted yellow and brown orchid flower spray rising from a long green leaf on a pale background.

Spotted Cyrtopodium (Cyrtopodium punctatum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Oval miniature portrait of a man with dark hair, white cravat and maroon coat against a green background.

Mr. Tredwell

John Trumbull, 1800

Watercolor sketch of a cliffside monastery with a dome and stone walls above rocky terrain and a palm tree.

Convent of San Sabi

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Watercolor of a flowering dogwood branch with white bracts, yellow centers and green leaves on a pale background.

Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Miniature oval portrait of a young man with curly brown hair and a black stock collar, in an ornate gold frame.

William H. McCardle

William H. McCardle, 1830

Watercolor of a tall painted totem pole beside a wooden house, two women walking, and forested mountains behind.

The Raven Totem Pole

Theodore J. Richardson, 1910

Small oval-lit portrait of a man in a powdered white wig, black coat and white cravat, in a gilded frame.

Portrait of a Gentleman

John Trumbull, 1790

Watercolor of a red monkeyflower stem with several red tubular blossoms and narrow green leaves on a pale background.

Red Monkeyflower (Diplaucus puniceus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor study of a green caterpillar on a pale leaf against a dark background, by Abbott Handerson Thayer.

Heterocampa Biundata, Walker, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1920

Watercolor of a bearded man in a red and blue turban and embroidered black jacket, holding a striped red sash.

Costume of Beder Khan Bey

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Watercolor of an elephanthead plant with a tall stem, spike of pink hooded flowers, and feathery leaves.

Elephanthead (Pedicularis groenlandica)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Portrait miniature of an older woman in a white lace cap and blue dress, in a gold frame inside a red velvet case.

Mrs. Philip John Schuyler (Catherine van Rensselaer)

Walter Robertson, 1790

Watercolor of white elkslip flowers with yellow centers, reddish stems, buds and rounded green leaves on a pale background.

Elkslip (Caltha leptosepala)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Painting of an Indian street with a carved balcony, a rider on a white horse, and women watching from above.

Street Scene in India

Edwin Lord Weeks, 1880

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

Samuel Douchy

Samuel Douchy, 1830

Watercolor of weathered log buildings on a grassy shore with a stone edge, a small group of figures, and distant hills.

Buildings Going to Ruin, Alaska, 1884

Theodore J. Richardson, 1880

Oval portrait of a woman with curled hair, white collar and gold shawl, in a gilt frame on a black panel.

Louisa Lentner

John Trumbull, 1830

Miniature portrait of a young child with curly light hair and a white collar, in a gilded frame.

Sister of the Van Buren Family

van Buren, 1800

Painting of a kneeling knight in a boat praying as winged angels with candles and a glowing chalice appear above a mountain l

The Knight of the Holy Grail

Frederick J. Waugh, 1910

Watercolor of a flat green plain with a flock of white animals, distant bluish mountains and a rocky outcrop under a pale sky

Plains of Carthage

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1850

Painted landscape of pale eucalyptus trunks, dark green trees, a winding path and an open valley under a cloudy sky.

Days of Sunshine

William Wendt, 1920

Watercolor of a wood skullcap plant with serrated leaves and purple and white tubular flowers on a pale background.

Wood Skullcap (Scutellaria serrata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a flowering arrowleaf groundsel stem with yellow blossoms and green serrated leaves on cream paper.

Arrowleaf Groundsel (Senecia triangularis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a rocky gorge with a wooden footbridge spanning it, a stream below, and trees along the cliff tops.

Curmillon, Mid-Wales

Peter Toft, 1880

Miniature portrait of a young man in a red military coat with black collar, in a gilt frame, beside the case back.

Lieutenant John Trumbull Ray

Andrew Robertson, 1810

Hazy tan city street with bare trees and small pedestrians, a large building on the right, painted in soft muted tones.

La Madeleine no. II

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Woman in apron dusting a porcelain figurine in a glass case beside a blue and white vase and pink chairs.

The Figurine

William M. Paxton, 1920

Watercolor of a balsam fir branch with clustered brown cones and green needles on a pale background.

Balsam Fir (Albies fraseri)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Miniature portrait of a woman in a lace bonnet and grey patterned shawl against a red background, in a black frame.

Mrs. William Mather Smith (Helen Livingston)

Mrs. William Mather Smith, 1820

Watercolor of a bunchberry plant with red berry clusters, green whorled leaves, and thin trailing roots on pale paper.

Bunchberry (Cornus canadensis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Oil portrait of an older woman in a white bonnet and spectacles holding an open book against a red-brown background.

Mrs. Benajah Johnson

n.d A. Patrick, 1830

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with curled grey hair, white headband, white gown and blue bodice, in a gold frame.

Portrait of a Lady from S. Carolina Huguenot Family

Lawrence Sully, 1790

Hazy painting of a sunlit city square with tall columns, colonnaded buildings, small pedestrians and horse carriages.

Place de la Concorde no. I

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Watercolor of two Alberta paintbrush stems with red flower bracts and green leaves on a pale background.

Alberta Paintbrush (Catilleja miniata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of two blue lupine flower spikes with green palmate leaves on a cream background.

Sun Dial Lupine (Lupinus perennis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a ladder gentian plant with violet flowers, buds, green leaves and roots on a pale background.

Ladder Gentian (Gentiana acuta)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Rubens Peale

Raphaelle Peale, 1800

Watercolor of pink and lavender five-petaled wildflowers with buds and green leaves, with grass stalks behind.

Gentianacease sabbalia angularis

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1880

Watercolor of a suspension bridge over a river with stone towers, small figures on the bank, and a cloudy sky.

Suspension Bridge over the Arno, near the Cascine, Forence

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Watercolor of a canvas camp shelter on wooden poles with cooking pots, set before evergreen trees and a distant building.

Indian Camp, Alaska

Theodore J. Richardson, 1910

Night scene of a seated figure in a feathered headdress beside a campfire, under a glowing moon, with a distant tent.

The Signal Fire

Ralph Albert Blakelock, 1880

Watercolor of a Grouse Whortleberry sprig with slender stems, green leaves and red berries on cream paper.

Grouse Whortleberry (Vaccinium scoparium)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor portrait of a veiled woman with only her eyes visible, wearing a white veil and blue garment with dark trim.

Turkish Lady of Brusa

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Watercolor of a cluster of orange California poppies with buds, seed pods, and feathery green leaves on white paper.

California Poppy (Eschscholtzia californica)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with powdered curled hair, pink dress and blue ribbon, in a gilt and black frame.

Mrs. Elizabeth Pollock Hartigan

Walter Robertson, 1790

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a red coat and white cravat against a green background, in a gilt frame.

James Monroe

Joseph Castel, 1810

Watercolor of fritillary plant with drooping mauve and cream bell flowers and long green leaves on pale paper.

Fritillary (Fritillaria biflora)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of globe anemone with white and pink-tinged flowers, buds, a yellow seed head and divided green leaves on pale pap

Globe Anemone (Anemone globosa)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

John Beale Bordley

Joseph Robinson, 1820

Watercolor of an Epidendrum cochleatum orchid with dark purple and green flowers on a slender stem above green leaves.

Orchid (Epidendrum cochleatum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a colonial-style post office with dormer windows and chimneys, a bare tree at left, and a horse cart on a dirt

Williamsburg Post Office

Dwight Williams, 1890

Hazy beige painting of Notre Dame cathedral's towers and spire with small walking figures in a pale square.

Notre Dame in Winter

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Watercolor of a golden fairy lantern stem with nodding yellow flowers, long green leaves, and a green seed pod on white paper

Golden Fairy Lantern (Calochortus amabilis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Oil painting of three sheep in a grassy landscape with trees, a shrub, distant hills, and a cloudy sky at dusk.

Sheep

Balthasar-Paul Ommeganck, 1820

Mr. Veacock

Thomas Birch, 1800