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Watercolor of white evening primrose blooms, buds, and serrated leaves on a pale background.

Evening Primrose (Pachyoplus hirsutus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of yellow goldenrod blossoms on slender stems with narrow green leaves and exposed roots against a pale background

Sidesaddle Goldenrod

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Oval miniature portrait of a young man with curly dark hair, white cravat, dark coat and blue background, in a metal pendant

William Boswell Lamb

William Roswell Lamb, 1790

Watercolor of two bunchberry stems with white four-petaled flowers and whorled green leaves on cream paper.

Bunchberry (Cornus canadensis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Watercolor portrait of a young woman in a red cap and striped garment, with handwritten inscription naming Turkish girl, Brus

Turkish Girl, Brusa

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a dark jacket and white cravat against a grey background, in a dark frame.

Caballero de la familia Goyena (Gentleman of the Goyena Family)

Joaquin Jose Goyena y O'Daly, 1830

Painting of a woman holding up a gold-framed portrait of a man, standing among flowering plants on a green background.

Lady with a Portrait of Jahangir

Watercolor of a seated young woman in a red cap and striped pink trousers on a pale blue cloth.

Greek Girl (Pilgrim)

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Watercolor of blue columbine with purple flowers, green lobed leaves and buds on thin stems against a white background.

Blue Columbine (Aquilegia saximontana)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Painting of palm trees on a sandy bank beside a misty river, with a ruined columned temple and a setting sun.

Egyptian Landscape

C. Morgan McIlhenney, 1900

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a yellow jacket and patterned neck scarf against an olive-green background.

Edward Meyer Kern?

Edward Meyer Kern, 1850

Painting of a haloed figure rising into a blue sky while robed followers look upward from a rocky landscape.

The Ascension

H. Siddons Mowbray, 1920

Oval miniature portrait of a man with curly hair and dark coat, with a three-masted ship on the sea behind him.

Captain Noah Rich

Captain Noah Rich, 1810

Painting of two stylized women with elongated faces and orange skin, seated close together against a blue background.

Two Women

Alfred H. Maurer, 1920

Painting of a seated draped woman beside a winged nude youth, Eros, in a wooded rocky landscape.

Eros et Musa

Henry O. Walker, 1900

Watercolor of a Rocky Mountain rhododendron branch with white bell-shaped flowers and green leaves on a pale background.

Rocky Mountain Rhododendron (Rhododendron albiflorum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Watercolor of a branch with red berries and green and reddish-purple leaves on a cream background.

Ptarmiganberry (Arctous alpina)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a red coat with blue facings and white cravat, set in a gold frame.

Capt. John Gassoway

Charles Willson Peale, 1790

Watercolor botanical study of a bowmansroot plant with white star-shaped flowers, green buds and serrated leaves.

Bowmansroot (Porteranthus trifoliatus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of white fringed Parnassia flowers on slender stems above round green leaves and brown soil.

Fringed Parnassia (Parnassia fimbriata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Oval miniature portrait of a man with powdered grey hair in a maroon coat and white cravat, set in a gold and woven hair fram

Member of the Yates Family

Yates, 1780

Watercolor of two white forest anemone flowers with serrated green leaves on long stems against a pale background.

Forest Anemone (Anemone deltoidea)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor and pencil portrait of a bearded man in a striped white turban and red robe with blue trim.

Turk, Azani

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Watercolor of a clump of golden sedge with slender green leaves and clusters of golden-brown seed heads on a pale background.

Golden Sedge (Carex aurea)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Painting of three figures on a rocky ledge overlooking a forested valley, with a waterfall and overhanging trees.

Kaaterskill Clove, January 1865

James David Smillie, 1860

Oval miniature portrait of a woman in a white ruffled bonnet and black lace collar, in a metal frame.

Mrs. Richard Yates

Mrs. Richard Yates, 1790

Oval miniature portrait of a woman in a red dress and white lace collar, set in an ornate gold brooch frame.

Martha Washington

John Cheney, 1850

Watercolor of cardinal monkey flower with red tubular blossoms, green serrated leaves and buds on a cream background.

Cardinal Monkey Flower (Mimulus cardinalis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor and pencil sketch of a Marseilles fortress by the sea, with a tower, plus a fainter study of Château d'If above.

Marseilles

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Painting of a dim interior with a winding wooden staircase, iron railing, cobblestone floor and a wooden cabinet.

Room Interior with Winding Staircase

Francis Davis Millet, 1910