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Watercolor of deathcamas with pale cream star-shaped flowers on tall stems above slender green leaves.

Deathcamas (Zygadenus elegans)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of purple iris flowers and buds with long green leaves against a pale background.

Iris (Iris species)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of a low whortleberry sprig with pink flowers and green leaves on brown stems, on a cream background.

Low Whortleberry (Vaccinium caespitosum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of cattle drinking at a calm river beneath a leafy tree, with a figure on the bank and soft clouds above.

Untitled - William Rickarby Miller, 1870

William Rickarby Miller, 1870

Watercolor of snowberry branches with clusters of white berries and green oval leaves on a pale background.

Snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a plume anemone plant with white flowers, yellow centers, blue-tinged buds and feathery leaves on cream paper.

Plume Anemone (Pulsatilla occidentalis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a yellow woolly agoseris flower on a tall stem with green leaves, a red bud, and dried roots.

Woolly Agoseris (Agoseris villosa)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a green false hellebore plant with clusters of greenish flowers and broad striped leaves on a pale background.

Green Bear Cabbage (Veratrum viride)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a beaked hazelnut branch with serrated leaves and hairy, beaked husks on a reddish-brown stem.

Beaked Hazelnut (Corylus rostrata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of Spanish Bayonet yucca with green seed pods, pointed leaves and curled brown dried bracts on a pale background.

Spanish Bayonet (Yucca baccata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of wild flax with pale blue flowers, buds, and slender green stems on a cream background.

Wild Flax (Linum lewisii)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of purple gentian blossoms and buds on slender green stems against a pale background.

Gentian (Gentiana holopetala)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of an evening primrose plant with a yellow open flower, buds, and narrow green leaves on thin stems.

Evening Primrose (Oenothera lavandalaefolia)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of two stems of blue larkspur with violet-blue flowers and narrow green leaves on a cream background.

Blue Larkspur (Delphinium nuttallianum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Watercolor of a Clematis viorna vine with dark purple nodding buds and green leaves on a pale background.

Leather Flower (Clematis viorna)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a yellow Mariposa lily stem with an open bloom, closed buds, a seed pod, and narrow green leaves.

Goldenbowl Mariposa (Calochortus claratus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of Oconee-bells with white fringed flowers, yellow centers and rounded green leaves on a pale background.

Oconee-Bells (Shortia galacifolia)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a plant with a leaf rosette, slender stems, small white flowers with yellow centers, and a green bud.

Oxytropis aepicola

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor botanical study of a succulent plant with fleshy green leaves and clusters of red and magenta flowers on a cream b

Sanifoiga adscendeus

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of two stems with clusters of magenta beautyberry fruits on a cream background.

Beauty Berry (Callicarpa americana)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a white orchid-like flower with yellow center on a green stem with long narrow leaves, on pale background.

White Epidendrum (Epidendrum nocturnum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of two tall aster stems with purple petals, yellow centers and narrow green leaves on a pale background.

Aster (Aster hirariifolius)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a sprig of pale blue anemone flowers with green leaves and purple stems on cream paper.

Anemone (Anemone drummondii)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Watercolor - William Sommer

Watercolor of two Toad Trillium stems with three broad green leaves and pale striped buds on a cream background.

Toad Trillium (Trillium sessile)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a fringe tree branch with green oval leaves and drooping white thread-like flowers on a brown stem.

Fringe Tree (Chionanthus virginica)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a honeysuckle stem with clusters of red berries and yellowing leaves on a cream background.

Douglas Honeysuckle (Lonicera glaucescens)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of two red wood lilies with spotted petals and whorled green leaves on tall stems against a pale background.

Wood Lily (Lilium philadelphicum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of a green adder's mouth orchid with tiny greenish flowers and two broad leaves on a pale background.

Green Adder's Mouth (Malaxis unifolia)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of white alpine flowers with yellow centers on reddish stems above green rosette leaves, on cream paper.

Sweet Androsace (Androsace carinata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of purple saxifrage flowers and green leaves growing from a dark mound of soil on cream paper.

Purple Saxifrage (Saxifrage oppositifolia)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Watercolor of a Hedysarum branch with pale yellow flower clusters and pinnate green leaves on red stems.

Hedysarum (Hedysarum sulphurescens)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a white water lily with yellow center, a bud, green lily pads and curled pink-brown leaves on a pale background

American Waterlily (Castalia odorata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a white six-petaled Queencup flower with yellow stamens and two broad green leaves on a pale background.

Queencup (Clintonia uniflora)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Watercolor of a greendragon plant with a pale spadix rising from a green spathe, surrounded by pointed leaves and stems.

Greendragon (Arisaema dracontium)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Portrait of Adam Musser

Jacob Maentel, 1810

Watercolor botanical study of a showy oxytrope plant with red-purple flower spikes and grey-green pinnate leaves.

Showy Oxytrope (Oxytropis splendens)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor botanical study of a flowering plant with pale tubular blossoms and narrow green leaves on a cream background.

Yellow Pentstemon (Pentstemon confertus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Watercolor of two death camas stems with clusters of cream-white flowers and yellow stamens above slender green leaves.

Death Camas (Zygadenus venenosus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a pink bitterroot flower with reddish buds and stem on a cream background, with a soft gray shadow beneath.

Bitterroot (Lewisia redivivia)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a branching plant with small yellow flowers and narrow green leaves on brown stems, on a pale background.

Yellow Willow Grass

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a powdered wig, blue coat and yellow waistcoat, in a pierced gold frame.

Colonel John Cox

Charles Willson Peale, 1770

Watercolor botanical study of a climbing white pea vine with pale flowers, green leaves, and tendrils on paper.

White Pea (Lathyrus ochroleucus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a pink twisted stalk plant with striped green leaves and drooping red bell-shaped flowers on a cream background

Pink Twisted Stalk (Streptopus curvipes)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a maypop passion flower branch with purple blossom, green buds, tendrils, and serrated leaves.

Maypop (Passiflora incarnata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of two stems of blue gentian flowers with green leaves rising from moss on a cream background.

Bluegreen Gentian (Gentiana glauca)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a yellow jessamine branch with trumpet-shaped yellow flowers and green leaves on a cream background.

Yellow Jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Watercolor of a pink-flowered Naiad spring beauty plant with slender stems and rosette leaves on a cream background.

Naiad Spring Beauty (Claytonia parvifolia)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Watercolor of two stems of blue alpine forget-me-not flowers with green leaves on a cream background.

Alpine Forget-Me-Not (Myosotis alpestris)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor botanical study of a Double Bladderpod plant with blue-gray leaves, yellow flowers, and exposed roots.

Double Bladderpod (Physaria didymocarpa)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a bearberry branch with pink bell-shaped flowers and green leaves on a cream background.

Bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor botanical study of a white blue Pulsatilla flower and a feathery seed head with fine green leaves.

Pulsatilla occidentalis

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1890

Watercolor of a white foxglove pentstemon flowering stem with buds and green leaves on a cream background.

Foxglove Pentstemon (Pentstemon digitalis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of two pink Rubus arcticus flowering stems with serrated green leaves on a cream background.

Rubus articus

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1880

Watercolor of a white calla lily, a green leaf, and a red poinsettia branch against a pale background.

Untitled (Calla Lily)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1870

Watercolor of a sunny Spanish street with flowered iron balconies, colorful awnings, wooden doors and a blue sky.

Old House at Segovia, Spain

Cass Gilbert, 1920

Watercolor of a striped Romanesque-style tower with a red conical roof, rising above rooftops under a pale blue sky.

Cathedral Tower, Pistoia, Italy

Cass Gilbert, 1890

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

John Gadsby, Jr.

Anson Dickinson, 1820

Watercolor of pink wildflowers with buds and green leaves on slender stems against a pale background.

Untitled (Flower Study

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1939

Watercolor of Dutchman's breeches with white flowers and divided green leaves on a pale background.

Dutchman's Breetches (Bikukulla cucullaria)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1925

Watercolor of a dogwood branch with clusters of red berries and autumn-toned leaves on a pale background.

Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1926

Watercolor of purple gentian buds on slender green stems with narrow leaves against a pale background.

Gentian (Gentiana macounii)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1935

Woman in a green gown sits on a crescent moon beside a brown owl, surrounded by soft pastel clouds.

The Witch's Daughter

Frederick Stuart Church, Grand Rapids, MI 1842-New York City, 1880

Watercolor of large oak trees, grazing cattle, a winding dirt road and a wooden fence under a cloudy sky.

Richmond

Elizabeth Boott Duveneck, 1880