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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

Oil portrait of a man in a dark coat, gold collar and white cravat, with a powdered wig, in a gilt frame.

James Rumsey

George William West, 1790

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

Oil portrait of an elderly bald man with a white mustache in a dark suit, standing beside a stack of books.

Georges Clemenceau

Cecilia Beaux, 1920

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

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

Oval portrait of a woman in a red dress with puffed sleeves, seated before a balustrade and cloudy sky.

Betty Wertheimer

John Singer Sargent, 1900

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

Oval portrait of an elderly white-haired man in a black coat with medals, seated by a bookshelf, in a mother-of-pearl frame.

Don Jose Gutierrez del Arroyo y Delgado

Don Jose Guitierrez del Arroyo y Delgado, 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 Judd Waugh, 1910

Raja Gaj Singh of Marwar

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

Oval oil portrait of a woman in a dark dress with a white striped collar, seated in front of a carved chair.

Emeline Willet

John Mix Stanley, 1850

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 McGregor 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