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Loose watercolor landscape of dark trees, blue distant hills and a pale sky, with brown and green washes in the foreground.

Landscape Sketch

J. Frank Currier, 1880

Watercolor of a thatched village along a calm shoreline with palm trees and two boats with figures on the water.

Indian Village, Cozumel Island, Yucatan

William Henry Holmes

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

Watercolor of two men resting on a grassy plain with horses and distant mesas under a pale sky.

Swapping Lies

Henry F. Farny, 1900

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 brick house with a red roof on a grassy hill, a dirt path winding up, and a distant white dome on flat land.

Washington, D.C.

De Lancey Gill, 1880

Watercolor of a rocky seashore with dark boulders, tidal pools, and choppy blue water beneath a green headland.

Appledore No. 2

Childe Hassam, 1910

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 curving sandy bay with two small figures, cliffs on the right, and misty purple mountains beyond.

Bay at Nevin, Wales

George Elbert Burr, 1890

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 large curved arch of layered rock strata rising above hills, with dark trees in the foreground and a pale clo

Folded Strata, a Great Geological Arch, Colorado

William Henry Holmes, 1870

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 stone castle with towers and ivy-covered walls behind a green lawn and a winding gravel path.

Compton Castle, Devonshire, England

Cass Gilbert, 1920

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

Blue monochrome drawing of a sea grotto with a glowing opening, a rowboat with figures, and three men on a rocky ledge.

The Blue Grotto

Lawrence W. Ladd, 1880

Watercolor of trees silhouetted against a glowing sunset, with warm reflections in water below.

Untitled - Jasper Francis Cropsey, 1880

Jasper Francis Cropsey, 1880

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 sketch of a town with church spires and trees beneath a pastel sky with peach and blue clouds.

Sketch of a Village

Charles Albert Lebourg, 1920

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

Emergence

Andrey Avinoff, 1940

Colorful painting of a rich banquet with musicians, contrasted with a sore-covered beggar and dogs on the floor.

Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus

Lawrence W. Ladd, 1880

Watercolor of a gray house with laundry, trees, chickens and a group of women and children in a sunny yard.

(Landscape)

Ann Brockman, 1940

Watercolor of a man in blue tending to an injured man on grass beside a donkey and tree, framed by a colorful patterned borde

The Good Samaritan

Lawrence W. Ladd, 1880

Oval portrait miniature of a woman with braided dark hair, white dress and red shawl, in a velvet-lined leather case.

Mrs. John Jordan, Jr.

John Henry Brown, 1840

Watercolor of a rearing horse and a draped figure in a classical relief style, in warm ochre tones.

Central Metope of the Frieze of Phidias, Parthenon

Henry Bacon, 1910

Watercolor of grain elevators and silos beside a golden wheat field with sunflowers under a cloudy blue sky.

Grain Elevator, Kansas

n.d Robert Johnson, 1900

Watercolor of a green caterpillar with pale jagged markings on a twig beside two serrated green leaves.

Jagged Leaf Edge Caterpillar, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Louis Agassiz Fuertes

Loose watercolor of a meadow of pink Joe Pye weed flowers with a dark green tree line and cloudy sky behind.

Field of Joe Pie Weeds (Pride of the Meadow)

William Henry Holmes, 1930

Watercolor of bathers wading in surf before a row of white wheeled bathing cabins under a grey-blue sky.

Ostend

Armenian Arsène Chabanian, 1910

Watercolor of the Roman Forum ruins with classical columns, an arch, and pink and ochre buildings under a blue sky.

Forum from E

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Watercolor of a sunlit rocky hillside with blue trees and yellow shrubs under a pale sky.

Point Lobos

Ernest Haskell, 1920

Portrait miniature of a woman in a lace bonnet and dark dress, in a gold frame inside an open red velvet case.

Sarah Carter Stearns

Sarah C. Frothingham, 1840

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

Painting of a flowery meadow with a figure walking a dirt path past trees under a cloudy sky.

Flowery Meadow

William Henry Holmes, 1910

Watercolor and ink night landscape with fiery swirling clouds over a dark cliff, moon, stars, blue sea and river.

The Creation

Lawrence W. Ladd, 1880

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 of a cloudy sky over a green sea, with dark cliffs on the left and figures beside a boat on the beach.

On the California Coast

William Henry Holmes, 1930

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 the Alban Mountains under clouds, with farmhouses, trees and a flat green plain in the foreground.

Alban Mountains from Via Tuscolana, Rome

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Watercolor of a haloed bearded figure surrounded by robed men in an ornate arched hall with columns and a counter.

Christ and the Pharisees

Lawrence W. Ladd, 1880

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

Watercolor of red and yellow sailboats on a calm lagoon with mooring posts and soft reflections under a hazy sky.

Sailboats (Venice)

Cass Gilbert, 1890

Watercolor of a white clapboard house with green roof and red shutters, surrounded by trees and shrubs under a blue sky.

Untitled - B. Dreisler, Jr., n.d, 1900

B. Dreisler, Jr., n.d, 1900

Watercolor of rolling green and ochre fields and trees under a lavender cloudy sky, signed W.H. Holmes 1920.

The Maryland Fields

William Henry Holmes, 1920

Watercolor of a weathered stone abbey ruin with a tall gable and arched windows, figures on a path, and trees under pale sky.

Battle Abbey

Cass Gilbert, 1930

Pen and watercolor drawing of a riverbank with a domed building, logs, a wooden trestle, and rushing water near Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls

Harry Fenn, 1860

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

Painting of a crowned king at a feast while servants drag a bound man past a stone archway, within a colorful border.

Parable of the Marriage of the King's Son

Lawrence W. Ladd, 1880

Watercolor of a sunlit dusty street in an adobe pueblo, with flat-roofed stone houses, ladders and clay pots.

Street in the Pueblo of Oraibi, Tusayan, Arizona

De Lancey Gill, 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

Painting of a bearded man in a yellow cloak gesturing to two turbaned men beside a stone building, with workers near a fence.

Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard

Lawrence W. Ladd, 1880

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

Loose watercolor of a church interior with a blue dome, terracotta arches, columns and a glowing arched doorway.

Church Interior

Thomas La Farge

Watercolor of a white arched bell tower above red roof tiles, framed by green vines and a narrow shadowed lane.

Bell Tower, Hotel San Dominico (Old Monastery, Taormina, Sicily)

Cass Gilbert, 1930

Watercolor of the Temple of Nike Apteros with Ionic columns, a seated figure in red at left, and sea beyond.

Temple of Nike Apteros

Henry Bacon, 1910

Costume design of a Mock Turtle standing upright with a calf-like head and segmented yellow shell on brown paper.

Mock Turtle (costume design for Alice-in-Wonderland, 1915)

William Penhallow Henderson

Watercolor of a tall clock tower and church facade in Assisi, with arcades and small figures in a sunlit courtyard.

Church of St. Francis, Assisi

Cass Gilbert, 1890

Watercolor of a large tree in a sunlit meadow with small figures beneath it and a pale lavender sky.

(Summer Scene)

William Henry Holmes, 1920

Watercolor portrait of a curly-haired man in a dark blue coat holding an open book in a study with bookshelves.

Rev. George Heaton, M.A.

n.d Edward Heaton, 1820

Costume design of a green and gold gryphon with eagle head, wings and lion body on brown paper.

The Gryphon (costume design for Alice-in-Wonderland, 1915)

William Penhallow Henderson

Watercolor of a town with a stone bridge over a river, willow trees, red-chimneyed houses and two ducks on the water.

Malmesbury

Esther Blaikie MacKinnon, 1920

Watercolor of Parisian rooftops with tall chimneys, brick roof tiles, and a dormer window under a pale blue sky.

Latin Quarter, Paris

Cass Gilbert, 1880

Watercolor landscape of tall trees beside a calm river under a pale sky, with a distant shoreline.

On the Seekonk

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1890

Watercolor portrait of a young man in an academic cap, yellow waistcoat and dark cloak against a soft blue background.

James Smithson

Watercolor of harvested wheat sheaves in a golden field, with a tree line and farmhouse beneath a cloudy sky.

Maryland Wheat Fields

William Henry Holmes, 1930

Oval miniature portrait of a man with curly dark hair in a dark coat and black cravat, in a red velvet case.

Joseph W. Faber

Charles Fraser, 1830

Watercolor of the Roman Forum with ruined columns, the Colosseum, a bell-towered church, and a triumphal arch under blue sky.

Forum from W.

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Miniature portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, in a gilt frame within a worn leather case.

Mordecai Manuel Noah

John Wood Dodge, 1830

Watercolor of a small covered boat with two figures on misty lake water, blue mountains and pale clouds beyond.

Rain, Bellagio

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Costume design sketch of a girl with blonde hair, blue dress and white apron on brown paper.

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

William Penhallow Henderson, 1910

Watercolor of the tiered stone arches of the Pont du Gard aqueduct under a blue sky, with green hills behind.

Pont du Gard, France

Cass Gilbert, 1920

Loose painting of a walled hilltop town with towers above cypress trees and fields under a cloudy sky.

Ancient Castle

Georgette Agutte, 1900

Two women with raised arms stand under a tree covered in white blossoms on a green lawn.

Blossoms

William Henry Holmes, 1920

Oval miniature portrait of an older man with gray hair and spectacles, wearing a black coat and white cravat.

Judge Thomas Ewing

Daniel Dickinson, 1840

Painting of a fortified rock formation with cave and openings, surrounded by sailing ships, steamboats and green hills under

Rock of Gibraltar

Lawrence W. Ladd, 1880

Watercolor of the Parthenon's west facade in warm light, with ruined marble blocks scattered across the foreground under a pa

The Parthenon, West Facade

Henry Bacon, 1910

Mrs. Francis Barton Stockton

Mrs. Francis Barton Stockton

Hugh Bridport, 1840

Wells Cathedral, England

Wells Cathedral, England

Cass Gilbert, 1900

Woman in a pale blue dress holding a yellow flower to her face, seated on yellow cushions before striped wallpaper.

Lillie (Lillie Langtry)

Childe Hassam, 1890

Untitled--Fishing Boat

Untitled--Fishing Boat

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Watercolor of a seated man in a red fez on marble seats of an ancient stone theatre, with goats and hills beyond.

Theatre of Dionysus

Henry Bacon, 1910

Watercolor of Piazza San Marco with flags, a clock tower, a crowd of people and pigeons under a cloudy sky.

Piazza San Marco

Henry Bacon, 1910

Watercolor of waves crashing on rocks along a sandy beach, with a tall sea stack and two figures walking in the foreground.

On the Coast of California

William Henry Holmes, 1930

Pastel sketch of three barefoot figures in pink and yellow drapery dancing in a linked chain against a blue background.

Children at Play

Jean-Francis Auburtin, 1910

Mont Saint Michel, France

Mont Saint Michel, France

Cass Gilbert, 1900

Watercolor of Venice waterfront with pink bell tower, golden sphere statue, and moored boats with red sails.

Venice

Cass Gilbert, 1930

Costume sketch of the March Hare, a rabbit figure in grey jacket, orange spotted waistcoat and yellow trousers, on brown pape

March Hare (costume Design from Alice-in-Wonderland, 1915)

William Penhallow Henderson

Watercolor of a rocky coastline with grassy cliffs, calm sea, and overcast sky by Edward Mitchell Bannister.

Newport Scene

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1880