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Charcoal drawing of two windswept women beside a block of handwritten verse, against dark swirling clouds.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) Whence and Whither?

Elihu Vedder, 1880

Native of Tibet

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Watercolor botanical study of a Saskatoon branch with serrated leaves and clusters of red and dark purple berries.

Saskatoon (Amelanchier alnifolia)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Drawing of three draped women among swirling stars with a verse panel, shears and a lantern in the foreground.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Fates Gathering in the Stars

Elihu Vedder, 1880

Pencil sketch of a young woman in a bonnet and lace collar, head tilted back against a chair, on tan paper.

Consumptive Young Lady of New Orleans

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Watercolor of a Carolina jessamine branch with yellow trumpet flowers and green leaves on red stems.

Carolina Jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1926

Charcoal portrait of a man with tousled hair and mustache, head tilted, in a loose white garment, on yellow toned paper.

Portrait of Kahlil Gibran

Rose Cecil O'Neill, 1910

Drawing of a man in a red fez and ottoman-style costume with a red sash, holding a cane beside a column.

Venetian Man

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1860

Painting of a branch with clusters of red winged maple seeds hanging from thin stems, dated 1923.

Carolina Maple (Acer carolinianum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1923

Ink and wash sketch of three standing female nudes grouped closely together, outlined in dark brush strokes.

Group of Three Female Nudes

Drawing of a winged angel offering a cup to a wreathed woman beneath a stanza of text, by Elihu Vedder.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Cup of Death

Elihu Vedder, 1880

Watercolor of a California fuchsia stem with red tubular flowers, buds and green leaves on a pale background.

California Fuschia (Zauschneria californica)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1936

Pencil sketch on pale blue paper of two Turkish women, one in a white muslin summer dress and one veiled in a riding cloak.

Turkish Woman (summer dress/riding attire)

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Colored architectural elevation of a three-story Victorian house with a central tower, pagoda cupola, and arched windows.

Architectural Rendering of a Victorian House

n.d C. M. Seckner, 1800

Watercolor of a branching plant with clusters of small yellow flowers and green leaves on a pale background.

Psilostrophe sparsiflora

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Pencil sketch of Nazareth showing a minaret, domed building, cypress trees and stone walls under a pale sky.

Nazareth

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Drawing of a crouched nude woman wrapped in cloth beside a stone block, with a handwritten verse panel above and hills behind

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Magdalen

Elihu Vedder, 1880

Watercolor botanical study of a branch with drooping white bell-shaped flowers and green oval leaves on a pale background.

Untitled--Plant Study

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1923

Watercolor of a seated robed man gesturing to a woman with an orange jug at a stone well, with a tree and distant town.

Rebecca at the Well

n.d Elizabeth Maxon, 1880

Pencil sketch of a rocky woodland glen with trees beside a still pool and boulders in the foreground.

Fairy Glen, Bettws-y-Coed

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Watercolor of white wood nymph flowers on slender stems above round green leaves against a pale background.

Wood Nymph (Moneses uniflora)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1925

Watercolor drawing of a standing man in a grey coat and wide-brimmed hat, carrying a walking stick and a knapsack.

Standing Artist

John Frederick Kensett, 1840

Untitled - Howard Russell Butler

Howard Russell Butler

Watercolor of a branch of orange-red globe mallow flowers and buds with grey-green leaves on a pale background.

Scarlet Globe Mallow (Sphaeralcea grossulariaefolia)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Pastel drawing of an elderly woman in a pale headscarf, her face worked in soft ochre and grey tones on brown paper.

Near the End

Alice Pike Barney, 1900

Pencil sketch of a woman in a draped shawl and long skirt, holding a small flower, on torn cream paper.

Untitled (Flower Girl)

Howard Russell Butler

Watercolor of yellow daisy-like flowers with golden centers, green buds and leaves on a pale background.

Satinleaf Goldenhead (Enceliopsis covillei)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Red chalk portrait of a young man in a flying helmet, goggles on his forehead and fur-collared jacket.

Edmond Charles Clinton Genet

John Elliott, 1920

Pastel portrait of a man in a green flat cap and dark coat, smoking a cigarette, on a brown paper ground.

Jimmy Davis

Alice Pike Barney, 1920

Watercolor of a golden pea plant with yellow blossoms and blue-green leaves on pale paper.

Goldenpea (Thermopsis rhombifolia)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1923