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Miniature portrait of a man with curly hair and spectacles in a blue coat, set in an open red velvet case.

Rubens Peale

Anna Claypoole Peale, 1820

Watercolor of three rose pogonia orchid stems with pink flowers, one bud and green leaves on cream paper.

Rose Pogonia (Pogonia ophioglossoides)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Miniature portrait of a young girl with braided hair holding a basket of flowers, in an ornate gilt case.

Eliza Osgood Peabody, Age 6

Eliza Osgood Peabody, 1830

Watercolor of wooded hills and a tall tree above a green grassy field under a cloudy sky.

Highlands, N.C.

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1880

Miniature portrait of a woman with curled hair, pearl tiara and necklace, in a blue gown, in a gilded frame inside a red case

Dama rubia de la familia Canals

Canals, 1830

Watercolor of a larch branch with clustered green needles and a reddish-purple cone on a cream background.

Lyall Larch (Larix lyallii)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a tall rock spire beside rushing river water, with boulders in the foreground and misty cliffs behind.

Above Tower Falls, Yellowstone

Thomas Moran, 1870

Hazy meadow with bare trees, a small farm building at right, a puddle in the foreground, and a pale cloudy sky.

Indian Summer

John Francis Murphy, 1900

Oval miniature portrait of a man with powdered grey hair in a blue and red military coat with gold epaulettes.

Col. Josiah Parker

John Ramage, 1780

Watercolor of a Sweet Pitcherplant with maroon flowers, green pitcher leaves, and long base foliage on a pale background.

Sweet Pitcherplant (Sarracenia rubra)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of three white wood-nymph flowers on pink stems above green leaves and moss on pale paper.

Wood-Nymph (Moneses uniflora)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Oil portrait of an older balding man in a dark suit with folded arms, a pink boutonniere, against a black background.

Dr. Charles Doolittle Walcott

Ossip Perelma, 1910

Watercolor of a red-orange lily with buds and long green leaves on a cream background.

Untitled (Lily)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1870

Watercolor of a standing man in a feathered hat and green cape beside a marble staircase and patterned rug.

Study of a Courtier

Carlo Randanini, 1870

Watercolor of a hemlock sprig with green needles and purple cones on a cream background.

Western Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of white and blue columbine flowers with yellow centers, buds, and green leaves on thin stems.

Columbine (Aquilegia ecalcarata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

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

Mr. Baker

Charles Hénard, 1800

Armenian Girl of Pera

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Watercolor of Lake Maggiore with mountains, a wooded island, a far shore village, and a red-roofed house in the foreground.

Lago Maggiore, Italy

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Painting of a tiger's head with amber eyes and striped fur, partly framed by green grass against a dark background.

Tiger's Head

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1870

Oval miniature of two boys reading an open book beside a marble bust and column, with a sky and harbor view behind.

Matthias and Thomas Bordley

Charles Willson Peale, 1760

Watercolor sketch of two pink flowers with yellow star centers and green seed pods on thin stems, on cream paper.

"My First Painting"

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1860

Watercolor of a goldenclub plant with a bright yellow spadix, broad green leaves, and a reddish stem on cream paper.

Goldenclub (Orontium aquaticum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a wooden block house with pitched roof on a grassy hill above a rocky slope and a winding dirt path.

Block House, Alaska, 1887

Theodore J. Richardson, 1880

Watercolor of a tufted saxifrage plant with green rosette leaves and several small white flowers on thin stems.

Tufted Saxifrage (Saxifraga caespitosa)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with curled grey hair, pearl headband and white dress, with the wooden back visible.

Mrs. Thomas Wilson

Charles Robertson, 1800

Painting of a woman in a blue lace gown holding a pink rose beside a table with pearls and a jewelry box.

We Both Must Fade (Mrs. Fithian)

Lilly Martin Spencer, 1860

Watercolor of a child with yellow hair reading in a bright blue chair, with orange and black accents.

Child Reading

H. Lyman Saÿen, 1910

Muted landscape with slender trees, an open brown field and a pale hazy sky, painted in ochre and brown tones.

The Sprout Lot

John Francis Murphy, 1910

Watercolor sketch of a hilltop town with a ruined castle on a rocky peak above clustered houses and rolling hills.

Radicofane

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840