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Oval miniature portrait of a young woman with curly brown hair and blue eyes, set in a silver pendant frame.

Mary Walsh McBlair

Thomas Sully, 1800

Watercolor study of a ragged green leaf with a dark caterpillar on its edge and a detailed inset of the creature.

Crumpled Leaf Caterpillar, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Emma Beach Thayer

Watercolor of fringed gentian stems with violet fringed flowers, closed buds and green leaves on a pale background.

Fringed Gentian (Gentiana elegana)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Oil portrait of a young woman with dark curled hair and a pale collar against a muted olive background.

Head of a Young Woman

James McNeill Whistler, 1890

Watercolor of a coastal town with a yellow hilltop building, small boats on calm water, and misty mountains behind.

Sitka from the Islands, Showing Russian Castle, 1888

Theodore J. Richardson, 1880

Watercolor of a carved marble garden fountain with cypress trees and green lawn under a bright blue sky.

Marble Fountain in Italy

John Singer Sargent, 1900

Oval miniature portrait of an older man with spectacles on his forehead, wearing a black coat and white cravat, in a gold fra

Ebenezer Williams

Ebenezer Williams, 1820

Watercolor of a fortified wall and round tower above rocky cliffs, with a sailing ship on calm water below.

Temple of Mercury

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a navy uniform with gold epaulettes and braid, set in a wooden frame.

Commodore Isaac Chauncey

John Wesley Jarvis, 1800

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

Howes Goldsborough

James Peale, 1790

Dim workshop interior with a workbench, vise, barrels, hanging ropes and a stone furnace beneath a small window.

Bell Foundry, Germany

Walter Shirlaw, 1870

Oval miniature portrait of a man with grey powdered hair in a blue military coat with gold epaulettes.

Major-General Anthony Wayne

James Peale, 1790

Watercolor of a dark sphinx caterpillar and a curled brown dead leaf on a green plant stem with serrated leaves.

Curled Dead Leaf Mimicking Sphinx Caterpillar, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Gerald H. Thayer, 1920

Watercolor of a yucca plant with a tall stalk of pale green, purple-edged bell-shaped blossoms among long green leaves.

Yucca (Yucca baileyi)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Nude woman floating along a glowing rainbow above clouds and a distant sea, painted in soft warm tones.

The Spirit of the Rainbow

Henry Mosler, 1910

Oval miniature portrait of a man with curled brown hair, dark coat and white cravat, in an ornate gold frame.

Zachariah F. Johnston

Zachariah F. Johnston, 1840

Dark painting of a seated woman with an infant, an angel at left, and a donkey and man under trees at right.

Flight into Egypt

Robert Loftin Newman, 1900

Watercolor of rock wormwood with branching stems, narrow green leaves and clusters of yellow and brown flower heads.

Rock Wormwood (Artemisia discolor)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Oil portrait of a young woman with curly auburn hair in a white dress and fur wrap against a dark background.

Mary Abigail Willing Coale

Thomas Sully, 1800

Oval miniature portrait of a man with grey hair in a blue coat and yellow waistcoat, in a gold frame.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Henry Benbridge, 1790

Oval miniature portrait of a young man with dark curly hair, dark coat and high white collar, in an ornate gold frame.

Charles Boynton Darling

Charles Boynton Darling, 1820

Loose painted street scene of a sunlit Paris road with a church tower, stone buildings and small pedestrians.

Street in the Latin Quarter

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Watercolor of figures in a boat on churning surf, with sailing ships and stormy clouds on the horizon.

Marine View

Paul Marny, 1870

Oval miniature portrait of a man with light brown hair in a dark coat and white cravat, set in a gold frame.

David McClellan

Benjamin Trott, 1800

Oval miniature portrait of a man with dark curly hair in a blue coat and white cravat, in a dark wooden frame.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Jean B. Sel, 1820

Watercolor of a Dutchman's pipe vine with heart-shaped leaves, pipe-shaped flowers, buds, and long green seed pods.

Dutchman's Pipe

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of blue Alpine Forget-me-not flowers with yellow centers on branching stems above a rosette of green leaves.

Alpine Forget-me-not (Myosotis alpestris)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Painting of a tall church tower in warm golden light, with small figures in a city square below.

Eglise Saint Merry

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Oval miniature portrait of a young man with tousled reddish hair, dark coat and white cravat, in a gold frame.

John Cleves Short

Benjamin Trott, 1800

Oil portrait of a young blond boy in a dark textured jacket, set against painted leaves and red fruit on branches.

Townsend Bradley Martin

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1910

Watercolor of a spotted frog in yellow and green, surrounded by radiating red and brown brushstrokes on a green wash.

Frog

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1910

Watercolor of a whitebark pine branch with green needles and small reddish cones on a pale background.

Whitebark Pine (Pinus albicaulis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of two orange spotted Columbia lily flowers on tall green stems with lance-shaped leaves.

Columbia Lily (Lilium columbianum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Oval portrait miniature of a woman with curled hair in a white lace cap and white dress against pale blue.

Anne Hume Shippen

Benjamin Trott, 1790

Watercolor of a small flowering plant with white star-shaped blossoms, green leaves and buds on a cream background.

Stelleria leata

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Oval portrait of a young man in a brown coat and black cravat against a dark background, in a gilded frame.

Peter Boylston Adams?

John Singleton Copley, 1770

Oval watercolor portrait of a man with curly hair and moustache, wearing a grey coat and dark cravat, in a wooden frame.

Francis Schroeder

Richard Morrell Staigg, 1840

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with dark hair in a white ruffled dress, set in a gold mount and green case.

Portrait of a Lady

Pamelia Hill, 1830

Miniature portrait of a young boy with curly fair hair in a dark jacket and white collar, in a gilt frame.

Brother of the Van Buren Family

van Buren, 1800

Oval miniature portrait of a young man with dark hair in a black coat and cravat, in a gilt frame.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Charles Fraser, 1820

Watercolor botanical study of Lotus puberulus with yellow and red-tipped flowers on slender green stems against cream paper.

Lotus puberulus

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of tall painted totem poles and a pink building with a carved canoe and figures on grass.

Alaska Building with Totems at St. Louis Exposition

Theodore J. Richardson, 1900

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

Archibald Bulloch, Governor of Georgia

Archibald Bulloch, 1790

Oval portrait miniature of a man with dark hair and sideburns in a dark jacket and white collar, in a gold frame.

Capt. Henry P. Fleischman

George Catlin, 1820

Watercolor of white Apache plume flowers with yellow centers and feathery pink seed plumes on green stems.

Apache Plume (Fallugia paradoxa)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

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

Joseph Fox

Joseph Fox, 1790

Painting of a dark, damaged wooden boat with a broken mast floating on pale reflective water under a hazy sky.

The Wreck

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1930

Oval miniature portrait of a young woman in a white head wrap and white dress against a pale blue background, in a gilt frame

Susan Poinsett

Edward Greene Malbone, 1800

Watercolor of pink Alberta Primrose flowers with yellow centers on slender stems above green leaves and soil.

Alberta Primrose (Primula maccalliana)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Miniature portrait of a young woman with ringlets in a teal dress, lace collar, pearls and a red shawl, holding flowers.

Portrait of a Lady

Thomas S. Officer, 1850

Watercolor of a cliffrose branch with white yellow-centered flowers, lobed green leaves and feathery seed plumes.

Cliffrose (Cowania stanshuriana)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with upswept hair in a white lace-trimmed dress against a leafy background.

Mrs. George Willig

Philippe Abraham Peticolas, 1800

Loose watercolor of pink and cream roses among green leaves against a blue-green background.

Untitled (Flowers)

Bertha E. Perrie, 1910

Loose painting of a woman in a pale robe beside pale animals in a warm, ochre-lit interior room.

Study for the Annunciation

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1890

Watercolor of a crowded seaside holiday with women in parasols and hats, riders on horses, and a blue sea under clouds.

Holiday in New England

Maurice Prendergast, 1910

Painting of a supper scene with a haloed Christ holding bread at a table, a dove with rays above, and figures in arched niche

Supper at Emmaus

H. Siddons Mowbray, 1920

Oil portrait of a man with curly dark hair in a red cloak with gold trim, black vest and white shirt, against a grey backgrou

Portrait of Alexandre Dumas

William Henry Powell, 1850

Watercolor of a seated woman in a red shawl inside a dim wooden interior with crates and a sloping ceiling.

Native Interior

Theodore J. Richardson, 1910

Oval miniature portrait of a young man with curly dark hair in a dark blue uniform with gold epaulette.

Andrew Talcott

Carl Weinedel, 1820

Oval miniature portrait of a young child with curled hair, white dress and blue ribbons, in a blue enamel frame.

Thomas Lee Shippen

James Peale, 1790

Oval miniature portrait of a gray-haired man in a maroon coat and white cravat against a blue background, in a gold frame.

Portrait of a Gentleman

James Peale, 1800

Watercolor botanical study of pale pink Silene caroliniana flowers with green leaves on slender stems against a pale backgrou

Peatpink (Silene caroliniana)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Oval miniature portrait of a young girl in a blue dress with lace collar, holding pink flowers.

Vicki

Grace H. Murray, 1930

Watercolor of a green strawberry cactus with two red and green blossoms and dense spines, set on a soft shadow.

Green Strawberry Cactus (Echinocereus viridiflorus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920