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Watercolor of a bush cinquefoil branch with yellow flowers, green leaves, and reddish stems on cream paper.

Bush Cinquefoil (Potentilla fruticosa)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor botanical study of a nodding maroon flower with yellow stamens on a slender green stem with narrow leaves.

Untitled--Flower Study

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

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

John Jauncey Ketchum

Walter Robertson, 1790

Watercolor of a jack-in-the-pulpit with red columbine, yellow wildflower and long green leaf on cream paper.

Untitled (Jack in the Pulpit)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1870

Painting of a young tree with yellow blossoms between red and purple walls, green ground and pale blue sky above.

Young Tree in Red Courtyard

Oscar Bluemner, 1910

Watercolor of a White Fairy Lantern stem with nodding white and pink blossoms and narrow green leaves on a cream background.

White Fairy Lantern (Calochortus albus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with dark hair, black dress, layered necklace and drop earrings, in a metal frame.

Adeline Morgan Thompson

Adeline Morgan Thompson, 1840

Watercolor of a Venus flytrap with spiny snap traps and tall stalks of white flowers on a cream background.

Venus Flytrap (Dionaea muscipula)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a cluster of yellow zinnia flowers with red centers and slender green leaves on a pale background.

Zinnia (Zinnia grandiflora)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor botanical study of alpine vetch with pink pea-like flowers and pinnate green leaves on a pale background.

Alpine Vetch (Astragalus bourgovii)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a red buckeye branch with clusters of red tubular flowers and palmate green leaves on a pale background.

Red Buckeye (Aesculus pavia)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of an American chestnut branch with long yellow catkins and large serrated green leaves on a pale background.

American Chestnut (Castanea dentata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of two lavender western blue flag iris blooms with buds and green leaves on a cream background.

Western Blue Flag (Iris missouriensis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor botanical study of a marsh violet with white flower, heart-shaped leaves, roots and a feathery leafy stem on cream

Viola palustris

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a Dryas plant with three slender stems showing feathery seed plumes, a fruit head, and a bud above toothed leav

Yellow Dryad (fruit) (Dryas drummondii)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a red-flowered walkingstick cholla cactus with spiny green stems and buds against a pale background.

Walkingstick Cholla (Opuntia imbricata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of a Northern Butterbur plant with pink and yellow flower heads, lobed leaves, and a horizontal rhizome with roots

Northern Butterbur (Petasites hyperboreus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a flowering plant with magenta pea-like blossoms and slender green leaves on a tan background.

Flowers from the Mesa

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1880

Watercolor of a ragwort plant with yellow daisy-like flowers, buds and serrated green leaves on a cream background.

Ragwort (Senecio burkei)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a sunlit stone locksmith's shop with an arched window, iron grille, flowering plants and a wrought iron lantern

Locksmith's Shop

Aston Webb, 1920

Watercolor of pentstemon stems with pale pink tubular flowers and slender green leaves on a plain background.

Pentstemon ambiguus

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a ribbed cathedral dome with arched windows and a golden orb topped by a cross.

Ball of the Cathedral

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1860

Watercolor of two white Matilija poppy blossoms with yellow centers, unopened buds, and gray-green leaves on stems.

Matilija Poppy (Romneya coulteri)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of a pink-red flowering stem with fern-like green leaves against a pale beige background.

Pedicularis bracteosa

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of salsify plant with purple flowers, a closed bud, and a fluffy white seed head on green stems.

Salsify (Tragopogon porrifolius)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of partridgeberry sprig with red berries and green leaves beside a feathery fern frond on tan paper.

Partridgeberry (Mitchella repens)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1880

Watercolor of purple mountain violet flowers and green leaves rising from a mound of soil on cream paper.

Purple Mountain Violet (Viola adunca)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a red lady's slipper orchid beside unfinished pencil sketches of buds and leaves on cream paper.

Untitled (Unfinished Sketch)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1940

Botanical painting of a branch with clusters of red maple samaras hanging from a brown twig on a pale background.

Carolina Maple (Acer carolinianum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a spiny cactus with a bright red-orange flower blooming from its top against a pale background.

Lloyd's Strawberry Cactus (Echinocereus lloydii)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a Musk-Flower stem with yellow blossoms and green serrated leaves on a pale background.

Musk-Flower (Mimulus moschatus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of alpine fleabane with purple daisy-like flowers and green leaves on a brown soil patch, cream background.

Alpine Fleabane (Erigeron unalaschcensis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of two tall pale green desert candle stalks with dark maroon flower clusters and pink buds against a plain backgro

Desert Candle (Caulanthus inflatus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Portrait of George Musser

Jacob Maentel, 1820

Watercolor of spotted saxifrage with white red-spotted flowers on slender red stems above green rosette leaves.

Spotted Saxifrage (Saxifraga bronchialis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Watercolor botanical study of a mayapple with a white flower, green pistil, and lobed serrated leaves on a pale stem.

Mayapple (Podphyllum paltatum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Soft grey pencil portrait of a curly-haired child in a wide-brimmed hat and frilled white collar.

Untitled (Head of a Child with Hat)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1870

Watercolor of a small white-flowered sprig with green leaves and a pink stem on a cream background.

Untitled--Flower Study

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Painting of a tall pine tree with spreading branches above rocky desert ground, with distant mountains and a cloudy sky.

Pine Tree

n.d Sandow, 1900

Watercolor of a spruce branch with green needles and dark purple cones on a pale background.

Picea engelmanni

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a lily twayblade orchid with broad green leaves and a spike of brownish flowers, by Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920.

Lily Twayblade (Liparis liliifolia)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of hooded pitcherplants with tall green tubular leaves and nodding yellow flowers on a pale background.

Hooded Pitcherplant (Sarracenia minor)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a trailing Houstonia stem with small white flowers, buds, and green leaves on a pale background.

Trailing Houstonia (Houstonia procumbens)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a birdsfoot violet plant with two purple flowers and deeply lobed green leaves on a cream background.

Birdsfoot Violet (Viola pedata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a Western cranesbill plant with pink flowers, lobed green leaves and buds on slender stems.

Western Cranesbill (Geranium viscosissimum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of pink hedysarum flowering stems with green pinnate leaves on a pale background.

Pink Hedysarum (Hedysarum americanum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of red cardinal flowers, grasses, red berries and a dragonfly above water.

Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1880

Watercolor of white mistmaiden flowers with green lobed leaves growing from a brown mound on cream paper.

Mistmaiden (Romanzoffia sitchensis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Watercolor of a slender agoseris plant with reddish stems, white seed heads, and narrow green leaves on cream paper.

Slender Agoseris (Agoseris gracilens)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of red-roofed village houses beneath palm trees with soft blue hills behind them.

Village Street, Dominica

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1920

Watercolor botanical study of a flowering valerian plant with pink clustered blossoms and green leaves on a pale background.

Heliotrope Valerian (Valeriana sitchensis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a pink-flowered plant with rosette green leaves, two stems, one with open pink blossoms and one with buds.

Untitled - Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor botanical study of two stems with white and yellow flowers and serrated leaves, one stem tinged red.

Pedicularis raremosa

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Watercolor of a flowering butterfly pea vine with purple blossoms, buds and green leaves on a pale background.

Butterfly Pea (Clitoria mariana)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of a pink rhododendron flower cluster with large green leaves on a grey background, dated 1880.

Rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1880

Watercolor of a branch with drooping pink bell-shaped flowers and green oval leaves on a pale background.

Menziesea (Menziesea glabella)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Oval miniature portrait of an older man with white hair in a dark coat, framed by a ring of pearls on gold.

Barnabus Bates

Barnabus Bates, 1850

Watercolor of a pink orchid with white spotted lips on a tall stem above green leaves and moss, on a pale background.

Orchis (Orchis rotundifolia)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a highbush blueberry branch with clusters of white bell-shaped flowers and green leaves on a cream background.

Highbush Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of purple and lilac violet flowers with lobed green leaves on a brown ground, against a cream background.

Southern Coast Violet (Viola septemloba)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a drooping giant arborvitae branch with green foliage and pale green cones on a cream background.

Giant Arborvitae (Thuja plicata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a flowering Chickasaw plum branch with white blossoms and green leaves on a cream background.

Chickasaw Plum (Prunus angustifolia)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor botanical study of a white-flowered plant with slender stems and narrow leaves on a cream background.

Arenaria formosa

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Watercolor of three heather sprigs with pink bell-shaped flowers and green leaves on a pale background.

Heather (Phyllodoce intermedia)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900