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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

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

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 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

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 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

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

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

Raja Gaj Singh of Marwar

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

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