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Pencil drawing of classical ruins, fallen columns and a statue beside a path, with figures and rowboats on a river beyond an

Untitled - Olin Levi Warner

Olin Levi Warner

Pencil sketch of a waterfall over rocky ledges with tall pine trees, on blue-toned paper, by Thomas Moran.

Lower Falls of the South Fork, Gardiner's River

Thomas Moran, 1890

Sketch of a seated female nude with short dark hair, drawn in pink wash, ink outlines and red chalk on pale paper.

Female Nude, Sitting

Stylized pastel landscape with bare and autumn-colored trees on a curving hillside path, in muted blues, greys and olive gree

Untitled (NMG 1,264)

Will Henry Stevens, 1940

Watercolor of a cholla cactus with a bright red flower in bloom and spiny green stems on a pale background.

Walkingstick Cholla (Opuntia imbricata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1934

Study for a Figure in a Composition of the Death of Sultan Selim

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Watercolor of two blue-violet iris flowers and a bud on green stems with long leaves against a pale background.

Western Blue Flag (Iris missouriensis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1933

Watercolor botanical study of small pink and magenta wildflowers on thin stems with feathery green leaves, on cream paper.

Gilia linanthus parviflorus

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Watercolor of a cluster of pink primrose flowers with yellow centers and green leaves on a cream background.

Primrose (Primula angustifolia)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Pencil drawing of a nude woman reclining on her side, head resting on her arm, with simple contour lines on cream paper.

Untitled (reclined female figure)

George Ault, 1920

Ink line drawing of a nude woman leaning forward with eyes closed and one arm extended on cream paper.

Female Nude Leaning Over

Watercolor of two white forest anemone flowers on slender stems above toothed green leaves against a pale background.

Forest Anemone (Anemone deltoidea)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1925

Watercolor of a sprig of blue columbine with purple flowers and green leaves on a pale background.

Blue Columbine (Aquilegia saximontana)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1937

Watercolor of hybrid pitcher plants with drooping maroon flowers, green pitcher leaves and curving stems on a pale background

Hybrid Pitcherplant

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Pencil sketch of a tall minaret with a decorated balcony and domed top beside a building with hanging laundry.

Es Saint

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a thatched cottage, tall tree, and windmill on a grassy rise.

Windmill, St. Valery

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1860

Watercolor of an orchid stem with maroon-striped yellow flowers above green leaves, on cream paper.

Untitled (Flower Study)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Drawing of a kneeling woman with a jug beside poppies and a crescent moon, with a verse panel above, by Elihu Vedder.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) In Memoriam

Elihu Vedder, 1880

Watercolor of a longleaf pine top with reddish-purple cones and long green needles radiating outward.

Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1929

Watercolor of white rhododendron blossoms with pink buds and dark green leaves on woody stems.

Rosebay Rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Charcoal drawing of a chained eagle on a rock under a starry sky, with handwritten verses from the Rubáiyát below.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) Limitation

Elihu Vedder, 1880

Watercolor of pink mountain heather sprigs with bell-shaped flowers and green needle-like leaves on cream paper.

Pink Mountain Heather (Phyllodoce empetriformis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Etching of a woman with glasses seated at a desk, drawing with a pencil, framed pictures on the wall behind her.

Mrs. Higgins

Otto J. Schneider

Pencil and ink sketch of reclining and standing figures, a small animal study, and a shaded form with a raised staff on aged

Moses Commanding the Waters of the Red Sea to Separate

William Page, 1850

Pencil sketch of a slender minaret with a domed top rising above pointed arches, with handwritten notes at lower left.

Alexandria, Egypt

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Chalk drawing of a wild-haired figure above skulls and bones, with a block of calligraphic verse in the center.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) The Inevitable Fate

Elihu Vedder, 1880

Watercolor of a sand verbena plant with red stems, green leaves and clusters of pink flowers on white paper.

Sand Verbena (Abronia umbellata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of a moss pink sprig with white five-petaled flowers and green needle-like leaves on a pale background.

Moss Pink (Phlox subulate)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Pencil sketch of an ancient Egyptian boat with sail and rowers above a king's chair with lion-headed armrest.

Boat of Ancient Egyptians from the Tombs/King's Chair

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Watercolor of white anemone flowers with yellow centers and green leaves on tall stems, with pale blue blossoms at lower left

Anemone (Anemone zephyra)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1937

Watercolor of a violet plant with purple flowers and scalloped green leaves on a cream background.

Butterfly Violet (Viola papilionacea)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1923

Watercolor of a dark maroon trillium flower on a long green stem with large pleated leaves above, on white paper.

Sweet Trillium (Trillium vasyi)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

James Hillhouse

James Sharples, 1790

Drawing of a nude woman beside a bearded man reading a book, with calligraphic Rubáiyát verses on a panel in the lower right.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) Spring

Elihu Vedder, 1880

Watercolor of a plant with slender green stems and round clusters of orange flowers on a pale background.

Orange Polygala (Polygala lutea)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of two pink and white spotted orchid stems rising from broad green leaves on a pale background.

Roundleaf Orchis (Orchis rotundifolia)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor study of a seated golden-robed woman above two fishermen hauling a net, framed with garlands and a FISHERY plaque.

Fishery (study for panel, Old Senate Office Building)

Louis Schaettle, 1910

Watercolor of purple gentian flowers and buds on slender green stems against a pale background.

Gentian (Gentiana holopetala)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1936

Watercolor of yellow and orange columbine flowers and green buds on tall stems above lobed leaves, on a pale background.

Lemon Columbine (Aquilegia flavescens)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1925

Pencil sketch of a mountain ridge and diagonal ground lines on pale paper, with handwritten label Wells of Moses.

Wells of Moses

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Charcoal drawing of an elderly seated man in an overcoat, head bowed, on brown paper with handwritten inscriptions.

Male Figure

Fernand Sabatté, 1900

Pencil architectural study of a column capital, base profiles and moldings with handwritten measurements on pale paper.

Capital (Column Series)

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

White chalk drawing on brown paper of pipes, a dried plant, ribbon-like stalks, a bowl and a cord, with inscribed dates.

(Illustration for Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám) Artist's Signature

Elihu Vedder, 1880

Watercolor of a Rocky Mountain Cassiope plant with white bell-shaped flowers and red tips on green sprigs.

Rocky Mountain Cassiope (Cassiope mertensiana)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Pencil drawing of the Sphinx with two pyramids in the desert background at Giza, with a small figure for scale.

Sphinx with Pyramids of Ghizeh, Egypt

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Pencil sketch of layered mountain ridgelines along a coast, with handwritten place names labeling the profiles.

Greek Islands

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1860

Watercolor of a red fire pink plant with several blossoms, buds and long green basal leaves on a cream background.

Fire Pink (Silene virginica)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of a cluster of small blue bluet flowers with yellow centers on thin green stems against a pale background.

Bluets (Houstonia serpyllifolia)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1934

Pencil sketch of a wooded riverbank with trees on both sides, water in the middle, and a low hill in the foreground.

Jordan

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Pencil portrait sketch of a man in a wrapped turban and loose robe, looking at the viewer, on aged paper.

Bedouin Arab

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Watercolor of two tall green flower stalks with dark maroon blossoms and buds against a pale background.

Squaw-Cabbage (Caulanthus inflatus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of yellow balsamroot flowers with broad green leaves and silvery stems on a cream background.

Balsamroot (Balsamorhiza sagittata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1923

Watercolor of marsh marigold with bright yellow flowers, buds, and round green leaves on pale background.

Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1924

Pencil sketch of Etna mountains over a sea with a sailboat, and a hillside town of Messina along the shore.

Etna/Messina

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Pencil sketch of David's Tomb in Hebron showing a walled town, a minaret, domed stone buildings and hills behind.

David's Tomb, Hebron

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Watercolor of white mountain avens flowers and buds with serrated green leaves on a pale background.

White Dryad (Dryas octopetala)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1925

Watercolor of a trillium plant with three green leaves, white petals and a red center on a pale background.

Trillium discolor

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1938

Pencil sketch of Naples Bay coastline with islands Capri and Ischia, a hilltop fort, and the Tomb of Virgil.

Tomb of Virgil, Naples Bay

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Watercolor of a spiny cactus with a bright pink flower blooming from its top, on a cream background.

Cucumber Cactus

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1939

Watercolor of a cluster of delicate green fern fronds with fan-shaped leaflets on a pale background.

Puccoon (Lithospermum ruderale)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a white umbrella magnolia blossom with green leaves and a brown stem, painted by Mary Vaux Walcott in 1932.

Umbrella Tree (Magnolia tripetala)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1932

Watercolor of white Washington lily blooms with yellow stamens and green stems and leaves on a pale background.

Washington Lily (Lilium washingtonianum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1933

Pencil sketch of a standing man in a long coat, turned sideways with one hand gesturing, drawn over faint grid lines.

Standing Man, Gesturing

William Page, 1810

Watercolor of a branching bottle gentian plant with blue closed flowers, green leaves and reddish stems on cream paper.

Bottle Gentian (Gentiana saponaria)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1924