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Master Peters

Master Peters

Joseph Wood, 1800

Mrs. John Corlis (Susannah Condé Russell)

Mrs. John Corlis (Susannah Condé Russell)

Edward Greene Malbone, 1790

Watercolor of white birch trees leaning over a pond with two white ducks swimming in a shadowy woodland.

Untitled (Wood Scene with Birch Trees and Ducks)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Watercolor of a Bruges canal with a stone arched bridge, two boats, gabled houses with red roofs, and church spires.

On the Canal, Bruges

Cass Gilbert, 1920

Oval miniature portrait of a man with dark hair and blue eyes, wearing a red coat and white cravat, in a gold frame.

Alexander Rose

Pierre Henri, 1780

Watercolor of wilted, ruffled tulips in a green glass vase with a sketched butterfly above and weathered boards behind.

Tulips

Andrey Avinoff, 1940

Watercolor of a whitewashed stone building with an arched doorway and two small figures in a grassy yard.

St. Augustine

Howard Russell Butler

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, in an engraved gold frame.

Dr. Joseph Glover

Charles Fraser, 1820

Oval portrait miniature of a woman with dark hair, white lace collar, cameo pendant, and cream shawl in a gold frame.

Mrs. John Willis Ellis (Mary White)

John Henry Brown, 1840

Oval miniature portrait of a man with gray hair in a blue coat and white cravat, against a gray background.

Augustus Fricke

Jean Pierre Henri Elouis, 1790

Watercolor of Utrecht Cathedral tower above red rooftops and bare winter trees.

Tower of the Cathedral of Utrecht, Holland

Cass Gilbert, 1890

Watercolor portrait of a standing man in a striped blanket robe and beaded moccasins beside a rock and trees.

Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce

William Henry Holmes, 1880

Old Church, Tours, France

Old Church, Tours, France

Cass Gilbert, 1880

Watercolor of fluted Doric temple columns and stone steps in warm light, with grass and a fallen block in the foreground.

(Temple)

Cass Gilbert, 1920

Watercolor of redstem saxifrage with pink-tinged white flowers on slender red stems above lobed green leaves.

Redstem Saxifrage (Saxifraga lyallii)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a stem of yellow evening primrose flowers with green leaves and buds on a pale background.

Evening Primrose (Oenothera)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of a yellow lupine plant with arching stems of yellow flowers and whorled green leaves on pale paper.

Yellow Lupine (Lupinis arboreus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of a mountain laurel branch with pink-white flower clusters and dark green leaves on a tan background.

Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1870

Watercolor of a cholla cactus branch with yellow blossoms, a closed bud, and spiny green stems on a pale background.

Cholla Opuntia whipplei

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of a Douglas fir branch with green needles and hanging brown cones on a pale background.

Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga mucronata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of yellow-green trumpet pitcher plants with hooded pitchers on tall stems against a pale background.

Trumpetleaf (Sarracenia flava)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a Virginia springbeauty plant with white pink-veined flowers, buds, and long green leaves on a pale background.

Virginia Springbeauty (Claytonia virginica)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Jane Stone

Jane Stone

Benjamin Trott, 1800

Watercolor of spotted bee balm stems with pink bracts, yellow spotted flowers and green leaves on a pale background.

Spotted Bee Balm (Monarda punctata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of two tall stems with clusters of small white flowers and long narrow green leaves on a pale background.

Miner's Candle (Oreocarya virgata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of American twinflower with pink nodding bell flowers and round green leaves on a pale background.

American Twinflower (Linnaea borealis americana)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Watercolor of a lilac mariposa lily stem with three open pink-purple flowers, buds, and slender green leaves on cream paper.

Lilac Mariposa (Calochortus splendens)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of yellow Carolina jessamine flowers and green leaves on reddish branches against a pale background.

Carolina Jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of arum arrowhead plant with arrow-shaped leaves, white flowers with yellow centers, and buds on green stems.

Arum Arrowhead (Sagittaria cuneata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a branch of white azalea flowers with red stamens and green leaves on a pale background.

Sweet Azalea (Azalea arborescens)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a Western Bluebells stem with blue drooping flowers, pink buds and green leaves on cream paper.

Western Bluebells (Mertensia paniculata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a trillium plant with three green leaves and a drooping pink flower with yellow stamens.

Untitled - Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a pussy willow branch with fuzzy grey catkins and yellow pollen on brown and green stems.

Pussy Willow (Salix discolor)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a Swamp Magnolia branch with two creamy white blossoms, one open and one in bud, among green leaves.

Swamp Magnolia (Magnolia virginiana)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Persian Woman

Persian Woman

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Watercolor of a gentian plant with pale purple flower buds and green narrow leaves on thin stems, against a light background.

Gentian (Gentiana newberri)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of a currant branch with red berries and round green leaves on a pale background.

Currant (unfinished) (Ribes species)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1940

Watercolor of a vetch plant with green pinnate leaves, curling tendrils and a cluster of pink flowers on a cream background.

Vicia americana

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of white and pink lady's slipper orchids on a green stem with broad ribbed leaves, dated 1890.

Queen's Slipper (Cypripedium reginae)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1890

Watercolor of an Arnica alpina plant with two yellow daisy-like flowers, green leaves and visible roots on a pale background.

Arnica alpina

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Watercolor of two yellow arnica flowers on slender stems with green leaves and visible roots against a cream background.

Lake Louise Arnica (Arnica louisiana)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Watercolor of a Western Menziesia branch with red bell-shaped flowers and green leaves on a pale background.

Western Menziesia (Menziesia glabella)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of yerba mansa with white bracts, cone-shaped flower spikes, and broad green leaves on a pale background.

Yerba Mansa (Anemopsis californica)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of Mitella nuda with round green leaves, reddish stems, and slender spikes of small greenish flowers.

Mitella nuda

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of blue fringed gentian flowers and green stems with narrow leaves on a cream background.

Fringed Gentian (Gentiana crinita)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Watercolor of a crowberry shrub with dark berries and red unripe berries rising from a mossy base.

Crowberry (Empetrum nigrum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Painting of three white water lilies with green sepals and brown stems on a tan background.

Water Lilies (Castalia odorata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1870

Watercolor of a maroon giant trillium flower with three green leaves and a long green stem on a pale background.

Giant Trillium (Trillium chloropetalum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a red willowweed stem with pink four-petaled flowers, buds and green leaves on a cream background.

Red Willowweed (Epilobium latifolium)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a sidebells pyrola plant with two arching stems of small green bell-shaped flowers and oval leaves.

Sidebells Pyrola (Pyrola secunda)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of yellow nodding glacier lily flowers on curving stems with broad green leaves against a pale background.

Glacierlily (Erythronium grandiflorum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1890

Watercolor of a low mat of white Pyxie flowers with yellow centers and needle-like green foliage on cream paper.

Pyxie (Pyxidanthera barbulata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of yellow violet flowers with green serrated leaves and buds on thin stems against a cream background.

Smooth Yellow Violet (Viola eriocarpa)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a spring wildflower with three thin reddish stems, lobed green leaves and small white flowers on pale paper.

Harbinger of Spring (Erigenia bulbosa)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a gray ragwort plant with slender stems, small white flowers, and rounded basal leaves on white paper.

Gray Ragwort (Senecio canus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a Fairy-bells plant with red berries and green leaves with yellow edges on a pale background.

Fairy-bells (Disporum hookeri)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor botanical study of a Veronica plant with blue flowers and green oval leaves on thin stems against a pale backgroun

Veronica wormskjoldii

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a yellow-budded wake-robin plant with three broad green leaves on a tall pale stem.

Wake-Robin (Trillium underwoodii)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of a Western Green Alder branch with serrated green leaves, purple catkins, and brown cones on reddish stems.

Western Green Alder (Alnus sinuata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of red tubular Carolina pink flowers with yellow stamens and green leaves on a pale background.

Carolina Pink (Spigelia marylandica)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of a farmer holding wheat with two children in a golden field under a cloudy blue sky.

Our Good Earth

John Steuart Curry, 1940

Oval miniature portrait of a curly-haired child in a white dress with red ribbons, set in a gold frame.

Portrait of a Child

Raphaelle Peale, 1800

Watercolor of a branching plant with small blue five-petaled flowers, yellow centers, buds and green leaves on a pale backgro

Bur-forget-me-not (Lappula diffusa)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Watercolor of a gabled Gothic tomb with a rider statue on top, pale walls, and a small figure walking at right.

Tomb of Verona

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1920

Watercolor of a Pineland Blueberry branch with pink bell-shaped flowers and green leaves against a cream background.

Pineland Blueberry (Vaccinium tenellum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Oval watercolor portrait of a woman with curly hair, white ruffled collar, brown dress and folding fan, against a tan backgro

Comfort Cory Borden, Mother of Thomas Wix Borden

Comfort Cory Borden, 1810

Watercolor of a white heather plant with pale urn-shaped flowers and green needle-like leaves on a grey wash background.

White Heather (Phyllodoce grandiflora)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Watercolor of red star-shaped flowers on tall green stems with narrow leaves against a pale background.

Gilia arizonica

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of a mountain goldenrod plant with two stems of yellow flowers above green basal leaves on cream paper.

Mountain Goldenrod (Solidago oreophila)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a slender stem with small pale blue Veronica flowers at the top and paired green leaves.

Veronica serpyllifolia

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a whitewashed building with brown roof, autumn poplar trees, and a rocky foreground beside a stone arch.

Between Lausanne and Vevey, Above the Highway

Templeton Strong, 1910

Watercolor botanical study of a honeysuckle branch with orange flower clusters, buds and green leaves on a pale background.

Douglas Honeysuckle (Lonicera glaucescens)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a star solomonplume plant with narrow green leaves and small white star-shaped flowers on pale stems.

Star Solomonplume (Vagnera stellata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

John Borden, Father of Thomas Wix Borden

John Borden, 1810

Watercolor of a dogbane plant with pink bell-shaped flowers and green oval leaves on a pale background.

Dogbane (Apocyum androsaemfolium)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Italian Peasant Woman

Giuseppe Signorini, 1930

Watercolor of purple wisteria flower clusters hanging from a branch with green pinnate leaves on a pale background.

American Wisteria (Kraunhia frutescens)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a woman swinging from a tree branch while another woman sits watching below, with grass and tipis in the distan

Indian Girls Swinging

Alfred Jacob Miller, 1860

Watercolor of a rattlesnake plantain with a tall stalk of small white flowers and dark green veined leaves at its base.

Western Rattlesnake Plantain (Peranium decipiens)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Watercolor of a grape hyacinth with two blue flower spikes and long grey-green leaves rising from a pale bulb.

Grape Hyacinth (Muscari racemosum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with curled hair, blue dress, lace collar and red drapery in an ornate gold frame.

Mrs. William Crick (Juliette Knight)

Mrs. William Crick, 1830

Watercolor of white anemone flowers with yellow centers and green leaves on slender stems against a pale background.

Anemone (Anemone zephyra)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor bouquet of wildflowers including black-eyed Susans, pink blossoms, and purple asters on a pale background.

Group of Flowers

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1880

Watercolor of a white southern magnolia bud on a brown stem, framed by large green leaves with visible veins.

Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of strawberry-blite plant with red berry clusters, pink clusters and green toothed leaves on cream paper.

Strawberry-Blite (Chenopodium capitatum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a purple monkey-flower with magenta blooms, yellow throats, green leaves and roots on cream paper.

Purple Monkey-Flower (Mimulus bigelovii)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of white Calochortus elegans flowers with yellow markings, buds, a seed pod, and long green leaves on a cream back

Pussy-ears (Calochortus elegans)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a wake-robin trillium with three green leaves and a dark maroon bud on a long stem.

Wake-Robin (Trillium sessile)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Painting of a young woman with dark hair in a bun, wearing a loose blue dress against a pale background.

Portrait of a Girl

Alfred H. Maurer, 1920

Watercolor of a pentstemon plant with blue tubular flowers, green leaves and buds on a pale background.

Pentstemon (Pentstemon procerus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Watercolor of a costumed archer in a red velvet cape and feathered cap holding a crossbow on a wooded path.

Archer

Casimiro Tomba, 1910

Watercolor of a Canada lily stem with nodding yellow flowers, buds, and green leaves on a pale background.

Canada Lily (Lilium canadense)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1870

Oval miniature portrait of a young man with dark hair in a black jacket, white collar and black bow tie.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Moses B. Russell, 1840

Watercolor of a Jack-in-the-pulpit plant with broad leaves and a striped maroon and green spathe.

Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Oval miniature portrait of a young woman with dark hair, dark dress and lace collar, in an ornate gold frame.

Dolores Fonseca

Dolores Fonseca, 1840

Watercolor of a standing woman in Persian costume with a pink headdress, striped jacket and yellow skirt.

Persian Girl

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810