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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