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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

Painting of ruined ancient theater with stone seating, fallen blocks, two seated figures, and mountains under a cloudy sky.

Ruins of Asrum Asia Minor: Explored with Layard (Sir Henry Layard)

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

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

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with curled dark hair, wearing a blue dress with white lace collar, in a gold frame.

Susanne Correy

James Peale, 1790

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 of a Palermo harbor with a white lighthouse, moored sailing ships, shoreline buildings and rocky hills.

Moli at Palermo

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1850

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

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

Painting of golden reeds in still marsh water with a wooded hill and pale sky beyond.

Hill and Marshland

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

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

Oil portrait of a young woman with a grey veil and coin headpiece, gazing downward against an ochre background.

Head of an Arab Girl

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

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

Painting of mourning women lowering Christ's body from a cross, with two angels holding palms above against a blue sky.

Descent from the Cross

H. Siddons Mowbray, 1920

Oil portrait of a man with brown hair and a pale ruff collar against a dark background, after van Dyck.

Head of a Gentleman after van Dyck

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Oil portrait of a seated woman in a white bonnet and sheer shawl holding a fan, with red drapery behind her.

Emily Smiley Snowden

Charles Peale Polk, 1790

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

Miniature portrait of a woman with curled dark hair, pink rose, maroon dress and gold necklace with blue pendant.

Dona Juana Becerra, possibly

Goyena family, 1820

Oil portrait of a man in a dark jacket, white waistcoat and black bow tie against a dark background.

Autorretrato

Pío Casimiro Bacener, 1890