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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

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

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

Oval portrait miniature of a young man with curly brown hair in a black coat and white cravat, in a gold frame.

Jonathan Jones Wheeler

Raphaelle Peale, 1810

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a green coat and white cravat against a blue sky, in a gold frame.

Colonel Benjamin Stephenson

Benjamin Stephenson, 1800

Painting of moored sailing boats and figures on a riverside quay at dusk, with buildings in the distance.

Marine

Richard Parkes Bonington, 1800

Formal portrait of a man in a jeweled black hat, white ruff and embroidered black and gold costume against a dark background.

King Philip III of Spain

Lucas Cranach, 1590

Watercolor of two Blue-Eyed Mary stems with white and blue flowers and green leaves on a pale background.

Blue-Eyed Mary (Collinsia verna)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Seated woman in a pale satin gown gazes through a window with blue curtains toward a garden view.

Dawn

Edmund Hodgson Smart, 1900

Watercolor of a branching plant with narrow green leaves and small white flowers with yellow stamens.

Yellow Willow-Weed (Epilobium lutem)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Oval miniature portrait of a young man with curly auburn hair, dark jacket and bow tie, in an ornate gilt frame.

Hiland Hill, Jr.

Alfred T. Agate, 1830

Watercolor of two pink pussytoes plants with clustered white and red flower heads on slender stems above green leaves.

Pink Pussytoes (Antennaria rosea)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with dark upswept curls in a black off-shoulder dress, in a gilt frame.

Miss Goodin

James P. Smith, 1830

Watercolor of a showy orchid with white and purple flowers on a stem above green leaves and soil.

Showy Orchids (Orchis spectabilis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1880

Watercolor of two yellow arnica flowers on tall slender stems above narrow green leaves, with handwritten label.

Woolly Arnica (Arnica tomentosa)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Oval watercolor portrait of a woman with dark hair in a pale dress, in a dark wooden oval frame.

Mrs. Francis Schroeder (Caroline Seaton)

Richard Morrell Staigg, 1840

Watercolor of white primrose violet flowers on slender stems above green leaves and a shaded patch of soil.

Primrose Violet (Viola primulifolia)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910