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Watercolor of white Dutchman's breeches flowers with yellow tips on slender stems above delicate green fern-like leaves.

Dutchman's Breetches (Bikukulla cucullaria)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

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

Portrait of a Gentleman with Initials G. D.

Raphaelle Peale, 1800

Watercolor of slender cotton-grass stems with five fluffy white seed heads on a cream background.

Slender Cotton-Grass (Eriophorum chamissonis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor wall design with a paneled door, allegorical panel of a seated woman and kneeling worker titled Arbitration.

Arbitration

Louis Schaettle, 1910

Oval miniature portrait of a man with powdered grey hair, blue coat, yellow waistcoat and white cravat.

Portrait of a Gentleman

James Peale, 1780

Watercolor of purple Virginia spiderwort flowers and buds among long green leaves on a pale background.

Virginia Spiderwort (Tradescantia virginiana)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of two violet-blue butterwort flowers on tall stems rising from a green leaf rosette on a cream background.

Purple Butterwort (Pinguicula elatior)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor study of a green sphinx caterpillar camouflaged against leaves and a reddish branch.

Sphinx Caterpillar, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1920

Watercolor study of red and orange mushrooms growing among green moss, with seed capsules, signed and dated 1880.

(Untitled--Study of Mushrooms)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1880

Watercolor of a pink fumeroot plant with red tubular flowers tipped in yellow and delicate divided green leaves.

Pink Fumeroot (Capnoides sempervirens)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a Sitka street with a church spire, wooden houses, a cannon, and mountains behind the town.

Lincoln Street, Sitka, 1887

Theodore J. Richardson, 1880

Watercolor of blue and lavender phlox flowers on slender green stems with narrow leaves, against a pale background.

Blue Phlox (Phlox divaricata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a witch hazel branch with spidery yellow flowers, small blossoms, brown seed capsules and bare twigs on pale pa

Witch Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of an anchor, rope, and weathered mooring post on a sandy shore with blue sea behind.

Untitled (Mooring and Anchor)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1870

Watercolor botanical study of a nodding campion stem with three drooping seed capsules and narrow green leaves on pale paper.

Nodding Campion (Lychnis apetala)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Watercolor of a spiny cactus with a bright pink flower blooming from its top against a pale background.

Cucumber Cactus

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of Venice's lagoon at sunset with a domed church, bell tower, and moored boats with orange sails.

Venice from the Tower of San Giorgio

Thomas Moran, 1900

Watercolor botanical study of a broomrape plant with clustered yellow flowers and brown scaly stems on a cream background.

Broomrape (Orobanche fasciculata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a dark coat with a metal frame, shown beside its engraved reverse with a monogram.

Charles William McGinnes

Carl Weinedel, 1830

Watercolor of a fortified castle with red-roofed buildings above a harbor, with a masted ship moored at left.

Castle at Corfu, Greece

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Watercolor of a Fringed Polygala sprig with magenta flowers and green leaves on thin stems, signed M.V.W. 1920.

Fringed Polygala (Polygala paucifolia)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a pale strawberry plant with three white flowers, serrated leaves, red runners and exposed roots.

Pale Strawberry (Fragaria glauca)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor study of two rosebuds on green stems, one deep red and closed, one pale pink and partly open.

Untitled (Rosebuds)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1870

Watercolor botanical study of a grayleaf fivefinger plant with yellow flowers, buds, and lobed leaves on a cream background.

Grayleaf Fivefinger (Potentilla glaucophylla)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Watercolor of a witch-hazel branch with clusters of spidery yellow flowers and dark twigs on a pale background.

Witch-Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a moss campion cushion with many small magenta flowers and buds among dense green foliage on pale paper.

Moss Campion (Silene acaulis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a Northern hedysarum plant with pink pea-like flowers, pinnate leaves, and roots, on cream paper.

Northern Hedysarum (Hedysarum boreale)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of two nodding onion stems with drooping clusters of pink flowers and long green leaves on a pale background.

Nodding Onion (Allium cernuum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Watercolor of pink tubular pentstemon flowers and green leaves on a pale background, by Mary Vaux Walcott.

Menzies Pentstemon (Pentstemon menziesii)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a park with trees, clothed and nude figures on a lawn, a horse and rider, and rolling colorful hills.

Park Scene

Maurice Prendergast, 1910

Watercolor of two tall larkspur stems with purple and pale lavender flowers above lobed green leaves.

Tall Larkspur (Delphinium elongatum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

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

Gentian (Gentiana macounii)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of an ivy sprig with green heart-shaped leaves and one large reddish-brown leaf on a cream background.

Untitled (Ivy)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1870

Watercolor of two reddish stems with clusters of pale flowers and bracts on a cream background, labeled M.V.W. 10.18.1920.

Red Pinesap (Hypopitys lanuginosa)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of water crowfoot with white yellow-centered flowers, buds and feathery leaves on thin curving stems.

Water Crowfoot (Batrachium trichophyllum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor sketch of a weathered wooden stile with posts, crossbar and plank step, surrounded by grass and foliage.

Untitled (Stile)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1870

Watercolor of a magenta Cattleya orchid stem with crimson lips and green heart-shaped leaves on cream paper.

Cattlaya superbus

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1880

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

Portrait of a Gentleman

George W. Newcombe, 1830

Watercolor of white Indian paintbrush stems with pale green bracts, narrow leaves and purple stems on cream paper.

White Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja occidentalis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of pink hedge bindweed flowers, buds, and green arrow-shaped leaves on red climbing stems.

Hedge Bindweed (Calystegia (Convolvulus) sepium)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of a wild pea vine with magenta and pink flowers, green leaves and curling tendrils on a pale background.

Wild Pea (Lathyrus decaphyllus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of a trillium plant with three green leaves, a pale closed bud with red center, and a slender stem.

Trillium discolor

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of a butterfly weed branch with orange flower clusters, buds, and green leaves on a cream background.

Butterfly Weed (Ascelpias tuberosa)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a grassy field with colorful flowers, two blue-green pine trees, and a distant horizon of water.

Watercolor no. 35, Field with Two Pine Trees

Allen Tucker, 1930

Watercolor of a drooping California nutmeg branch with narrow green needles and three oval green fruits on pale paper.

California Nutmeg (Tumion californicum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor study of a torn green leaf with two caterpillars and a hover fly, labeled Class II, division B.

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

Emma Beach Thayer

Watercolor of a gray phacelia stem with clustered purple flowers and finely divided silvery leaves on a pale background.

Gray Phacelia (Phacelia sericea)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of the town of Rattenberg beside a river, with a ruined stone tower, mountains, and two small figures on a path.

Rattenberg, Tyrol

Hermann Stieffel, 1880

Watercolor of three yellow ladyslipper orchids with brown twisted petals rising above broad green leaves on a pale background

Small Yellow Ladyslipper (Cypripedium parviflorum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Oval miniature portrait of a man with powdered hair in a dark coat and white cravat against a blue background.

Captain Robert Lillibridge

William Verstille, 1700

Night scene of factory buildings with glowing windows, smokestacks, and a green-yellow smoky sky by Horatio C. Forjohn.

Industry at Night

Horatio C. Forjohn, 1933

Muted architectural rendering of the Lincoln Memorial's columns and steps, reflected in a long pool flanked by trees and hedg

(Lincoln Memorial)

Henry Bacon, 1933

Two horses in a wooded landscape, one grazing and one standing behind it, rendered in dark outlines and muted watercolor wash

Two Horses

Henry C. Roberts, 1933

Watercolor of Central Park with tall city buildings beyond the trees, pedestrians on a path, and a building edge at right.

Central Park Plaza

Fugi Nakamizo, 1933

Watercolor of a polka-dot clown with arms raised, standing on an elephant that lifts its trunk before a circus tent.

Clown Elephants

Fugi Nakamizo, 1933

Watercolor and ink drawing of two cows grazing in a stylized landscape with flowers and blue sky, by William Sommer.

Arrangement IV

William Sommer, 1933

Abstract geometric composition in red, teal and cream with a stringed instrument, cylinder and sphere, signed A Rexroth.

Composition

Andree Rexroth, 1933

Watercolor of a studio interior with a red stove, wooden staircase, easel, and framed flower picture beside clapboard walls.

Studio Interior

George Ault, 1933

Watercolor of red and white poppies among tall blue-green grasses, with a band of blue sea at the top edge.

The Island Garden

Childe Hassam, 1890

Watercolor of a small purple fringed orchid spike with long green leaves on a cream background.

Small Purple Fringe Orchid (Habenaria psychodes)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of a silvery branch of Death Valley sage with small purple flowers on a cream background.

Death Valley Sage (Salvia funerea)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a double-breasted coat, with the name Jenkins and a script verse below.

The Art of Writing by John Jenkins, Frontispiece

Peter Maverick, 1813