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Graphite and chalk drawing of a standing nude child on tan paper, with faint grid lines over the figure.

Standing Nude Child

William Page, 1810

Pen and wash drawing of a standing man in a wide-brimmed hat, short jacket and tall boots, with a handwritten caption below.

Costume of a Bandit, Rome

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Pencil sketch of a waterfall over rocky ledges with tall pine trees, on blue-toned paper, by Thomas Moran.

Lower Falls of the South Fork, Gardiner's River

Thomas Moran, 1890

Sketch of a seated female nude with short dark hair, drawn in pink wash, ink outlines and red chalk on pale paper.

Female Nude, Sitting

Study for a Figure in a Composition of the Death of Sultan Selim

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Ink line drawing of a nude woman leaning forward with eyes closed and one arm extended on cream paper.

Female Nude Leaning Over

Pencil sketch of a tall minaret with a decorated balcony and domed top beside a building with hanging laundry.

Es Saint

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a thatched cottage, tall tree, and windmill on a grassy rise.

Windmill, St. Valery

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1860

Drawing of a kneeling woman with a jug beside poppies and a crescent moon, with a verse panel above, by Elihu Vedder.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) In Memoriam

Elihu Vedder, 1880

Charcoal drawing of a chained eagle on a rock under a starry sky, with handwritten verses from the Rubáiyát below.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) Limitation

Elihu Vedder, 1880

Pencil sketch of a slender minaret with a domed top rising above pointed arches, with handwritten notes at lower left.

Alexandria, Egypt

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Chalk drawing of a wild-haired figure above skulls and bones, with a block of calligraphic verse in the center.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Inevitable Fate

Elihu Vedder, 1880

Pencil sketch of an ancient Egyptian boat with sail and rowers above a king's chair with lion-headed armrest.

Boat of Ancient Egyptians from the Tombs/King's Chair

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Watercolor of a violet plant with purple flowers and scalloped green leaves on a cream background.

Butterfly Violet (Viola papilionacea)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1923

Watercolor of a dark maroon trillium flower on a long green stem with large pleated leaves above, on white paper.

Sweet Trillium (Trillium vasyi)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

James Hillhouse

James Sharples, 1790

Drawing of a nude woman beside a bearded man reading a book, with calligraphic Rubáiyát verses on a panel in the lower right.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) Spring

Elihu Vedder, 1880

Watercolor of a plant with slender green stems and round clusters of orange flowers on a pale background.

Orange Polygala (Polygala lutea)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of two pink and white spotted orchid stems rising from broad green leaves on a pale background.

Roundleaf Orchis (Orchis rotundifolia)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor study of a seated golden-robed woman above two fishermen hauling a net, framed with garlands and a FISHERY plaque.

Fishery (study for panel, Old Senate Office Building)

Louis Schaettle, 1910

Watercolor of purple gentian flowers and buds on slender green stems against a pale background.

Gentian (Gentiana holopetala)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1936

Watercolor of yellow and orange columbine flowers and green buds on tall stems above lobed leaves, on a pale background.

Lemon Columbine (Aquilegia flavescens)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1925

Pencil sketch of a mountain ridge and diagonal ground lines on pale paper, with handwritten label Wells of Moses.

Wells of Moses

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Charcoal drawing of an elderly seated man in an overcoat, head bowed, on brown paper with handwritten inscriptions.

Male Figure

Fernand Sabatté, 1900

White chalk drawing on brown paper of pipes, a dried plant, ribbon-like stalks, a bowl and a cord, with inscribed dates.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) Artist's Signature

Elihu Vedder, 1880

Watercolor of a Rocky Mountain Cassiope plant with white bell-shaped flowers and red tips on green sprigs.

Rocky Mountain Cassiope (Cassiope mertensiana)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a red fire pink plant with several blossoms, buds and long green basal leaves on a cream background.

Fire Pink (Silene virginica)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of a cluster of small blue bluet flowers with yellow centers on thin green stems against a pale background.

Bluets (Houstonia serpyllifolia)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1934

Pencil portrait sketch of a man in a wrapped turban and loose robe, looking at the viewer, on aged paper.

Bedouin Arab

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Watercolor of two tall green flower stalks with dark maroon blossoms and buds against a pale background.

Squaw-Cabbage (Caulanthus inflatus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930