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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

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 Alaska fleabane stems with lavender petals, yellow centers and reddish buds on a cream background.

Alaska Fleabane (Erigeron salsuginosus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

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 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

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

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

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 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 Swamp Azalea branch with white tubular flowers, pink buds and green leaves on brown stems.

Swamp Azalea (Azalea viscosa)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

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

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