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Watercolor botanical study of a honeysuckle branch with orange flower clusters, buds and green leaves on a pale background.

Douglas Honeysuckle (Lonicera glaucescens)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a star solomonplume plant with narrow green leaves and small white star-shaped flowers on pale stems.

Star Solomonplume (Vagnera stellata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

John Borden, Father of Thomas Wix Borden

John Borden, 1810

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

Dogbane (Apocyum androsaemfolium)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Italian Peasant Woman

Giuseppe Signorini, 1930

Watercolor of purple wisteria flower clusters hanging from a branch with green pinnate leaves on a pale background.

American Wisteria (Kraunhia frutescens)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a woman swinging from a tree branch while another woman sits watching below, with grass and tipis in the distan

Indian Girls Swinging

Alfred Jacob Miller, 1860

Watercolor of a rattlesnake plantain with a tall stalk of small white flowers and dark green veined leaves at its base.

Western Rattlesnake Plantain (Peranium decipiens)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Watercolor of a grape hyacinth with two blue flower spikes and long grey-green leaves rising from a pale bulb.

Grape Hyacinth (Muscari racemosum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with curled hair, blue dress, lace collar and red drapery in an ornate gold frame.

Mrs. William Crick (Juliette Knight)

Mrs. William Crick, 1830

Watercolor of white anemone flowers with yellow centers and green leaves on slender stems against a pale background.

Anemone (Anemone zephyra)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor bouquet of wildflowers including black-eyed Susans, pink blossoms, and purple asters on a pale background.

Group of Flowers

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1880

Watercolor of a white southern magnolia bud on a brown stem, framed by large green leaves with visible veins.

Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of strawberry-blite plant with red berry clusters, pink clusters and green toothed leaves on cream paper.

Strawberry-Blite (Chenopodium capitatum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a purple monkey-flower with magenta blooms, yellow throats, green leaves and roots on cream paper.

Purple Monkey-Flower (Mimulus bigelovii)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of white Calochortus elegans flowers with yellow markings, buds, a seed pod, and long green leaves on a cream back

Pussy-ears (Calochortus elegans)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a wake-robin trillium with three green leaves and a dark maroon bud on a long stem.

Wake-Robin (Trillium sessile)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Painting of a young woman with dark hair in a bun, wearing a loose blue dress against a pale background.

Portrait of a Girl

Alfred H. Maurer, 1920

Watercolor of a pentstemon plant with blue tubular flowers, green leaves and buds on a pale background.

Pentstemon (Pentstemon procerus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Watercolor of a costumed archer in a red velvet cape and feathered cap holding a crossbow on a wooded path.

Archer

Casimiro Tomba, 1910

Watercolor of a Canada lily stem with nodding yellow flowers, buds, and green leaves on a pale background.

Canada Lily (Lilium canadense)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1870

Oval miniature portrait of a young man with dark hair in a black jacket, white collar and black bow tie.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Moses B. Russell, 1840

Watercolor of a Jack-in-the-pulpit plant with broad leaves and a striped maroon and green spathe.

Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Oval miniature portrait of a young woman with dark hair, dark dress and lace collar, in an ornate gold frame.

Dolores Fonseca

Dolores Fonseca, 1840

Watercolor of a standing woman in Persian costume with a pink headdress, striped jacket and yellow skirt.

Persian Girl

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Watercolor of yellow buttercup flowers on green stems with lobed leaves, rising from a small patch of soil.

Avalanche Buttercup (Ranunculus suksdorfii)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

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

Benjamin Turo of Bermuda

Eliab Metcalf, 1820

Oval miniature portrait of a gray-haired man in a dark coat and white cravat, set in a gold frame.

Dr. Elisha Poinsett

Edward Greene Malbone, 1800

Watercolor of green pitcher plants with tubular leaves, a yellow flower, and purple-tipped leaves on a white background.

Green Pitcherplant (Sarracenia orephila)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor botanical study of a flowering plant with pale yellow pea-like blossoms and pinnate green leaves on cream paper.

Untitled--Plant Study

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910