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Watercolor of red-roofed towers rising above a city wall in Nuremberg, with birds flying and bare trees below.

Towers from the City Wall, Nuremberg

Cass Gilbert, 1890

Painted costume design of a crowned King of Hearts in a red cloak with ermine trim, holding a heart scepter.

King of Hearts (costume design for Alice-in-Wonderland, 1915

William Penhallow Henderson

Oval miniature portrait of a young girl with auburn hair in a dark blue dress, set in a gold rope-twist frame.

Portrait of a Young Girl

Thomas Seir Cummings, 1830

Watercolor of the Arch of Titus in Rome with grass and ruins in the foreground and a pale blue sky.

Arch of Titus, Rome

Cass Gilbert, 1930

Ugly Duchess (costume design for Alice-in-Wonderland, 1915)

William Penhallow Henderson

Watercolor of pink wildflowers and white butterflies in a meadow with a hillside and trees under a peach sky.

Untitled - Fidelia Bridges, 1870

Fidelia Bridges, 1870

Watercolor of the domed Santa Maria della Salute church in Venice at dusk, with gondolas on the canal and a full moon.

Santa Maria Della Salute, Venice

Cass Gilbert, 1930

Watercolor of the medieval Pont Valentré gate tower in Cahors with a red roof, arched passage and small walking figures.

Pont Valentre, Cahors

Cass Gilbert, 1920

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

Portrait of a Gentleman

John Wood Dodge, 1830

Watercolor of a striped-arch cloister walkway with columns and carved capitals beside a tiled roof and stone walls.

Cathedral Cloister at Le Puy

Cass Gilbert, 1920

Watercolor sketch of a young girl in traditional dress with headscarf, striped blouse, blue skirt and clogs, looking back ove

Peasant Girl

Pierre Franc Lamy, 1910

Watercolor of a brick bell tower with arched windows and a green roof rising above rooftops under a pale blue sky.

Tower, San Francisco Romano, Rome

Cass Gilbert, 1890

Watercolor of a tall Italian bell tower with red brick base, pale stone upper stories, a bell and weathervane, against a blue

Bell Tower, Italy

Cass Gilbert, 1930

Watercolor of a tall bell tower beside a cathedral with a canal and grassy field in the foreground.

The Tower, Cathedral of Torcello

Cass Gilbert, 1910

Watercolor of a woman and child in a vine-covered stone doorway, with a path through a flower garden.

The Garden in Its Glory

Childe Hassam, 1890

Muted watercolor of Dresden's baroque towers and green copper domes above rooftops, with a curved balustrade and bare trees b

The Zwinger Towers, Dresden

Cass Gilbert, 1890

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

Isaac Praul

Lewis Aubineau, 1800

Watercolor of a single purple tulip on a green stem rising through misty, abstract washes of grey, blue and ochre.

Emergence

Andrey Avinoff, 1940

Watercolor of a half-timbered gabled house with leaded windows on a cobbled street, with pedestrians and hazy buildings beyon

Old House in Rouen

Cass Gilbert, 1930

Watercolor of a woman in a cream blouse washing clothes at a river trough, with another washer in a red headscarf behind her.

A Mexican Laundry

William Henry Holmes, 1890

Watercolor costume design of a grinning striped Cheshire Cat standing upright on brown paper.

Cheshire Cat (costume design for Alice-in-Wonderland, 1915)

William Penhallow Henderson

Watercolor of a receding row of brick arches over a cobblestone path, with a stone sarcophagus and distant figures.

Arches of Palace of Nero

Cass Gilbert, 1930

Costume design of the White Rabbit in blue coat and checkered vest holding a pocket watch, with a blue coat sketch below.

White Rabbit (costume design for Alice-in-Wonderland, 1915)

William Penhallow Henderson, 1910

Two men in blue coats and bicorne hats sit on a stone wall before tall trees, one holding a striped umbrella.

Soldiers of the Empire

Filippo Indoni, 1880

Brown and cream painted study of a dormouse seated upright with paws together and a curling tail on brown paper.

Dormouse (costume design for Alice-in-Wonderland, 1915)

William Penhallow Henderson

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with curly dark hair, pearl hair ornament, white ruffled dress and blue sash.

Mrs. Joseph Manigault (Charlotte Drayton)

Edward Greene Malbone, 1800

Watercolor of a standing man in a white turban and orange robe beside leopard skins, vases, textiles and a banana plant.

Figure of a Moor

Carlo Ascenzi, 1880

Watercolor portrait of a man with brown hair in a dark blue jacket and white cravat, arms folded, against a gray wash.

Portrait of a Man

Jacob Maentel, 1800

Knave of Hearts (costume design for Alice-in-Wonderland)

William Penhallow Henderson

Painted costume design of the Mad Hatter in a grey top hat and checkered trousers, pointing left on a brown background.

Mad Hatter (costume design for Alice-in-Wonderland, 1915)

William Penhallow Henderson