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Oval portrait miniature of a woman in a white lace bonnet and white dress with a blue ribbon, against a grey background.

Mrs. Cornelius Baldwin (Mary Briscoe)

Philippe Abraham Peticolas, 1790

Dark tavern interior with a fiddler, a seated woman, a sleeping man and a dog, lit by light from the right.

The Inn, Germany

Walter Shirlaw, 1870

Watercolor of red dewberry with white five-petaled flowers and lobed green leaves on trailing stems.

Red Dewberry (Rubus pedatus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a Canada violet plant with white flowers, yellow centers, green leaves and buds on pale paper.

Canada Violet (Viola canadensis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Hazy painting of a stone arched bridge over the Seine with an obelisk and buildings on the far bank.

Seine at Paris, Pont de la Concorde

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Watercolor of two yellowish bear corn flowering spikes with scaly brown bracts on a cream background.

Bear Corn (Conopholis americana)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Oval miniature portrait of a seated woman in white lace blouse and black shawl holding a fan, in a dark wooden frame.

Dama desconocida (Unknown Lady)

Ramon Atiles-Perez, 1840

Oval miniature portrait of a young girl with curly dark hair in a blue dress with gold buttons and white ruffled collar.

Portrait of a Young Girl

Mary Jane Simes, 1820

Painting of a large crowd in a timber council shelter with a bark roof, men in red and blue clothing seated on benches.

International Indian Council (Held at Tallequah, Indian Territory, in 1843)

John Mix Stanley, 1840

Watercolor of a blue camas flowering stalk with yellow stamens and long green leaves on a pale background.

Camas (Quamasia quamash)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Oval miniature portrait of a young girl with light brown hair and a white dress, set before a garden with a classical buildin

Miss Clothier

Miss Clothier, 1810

Watercolor of a choppy sea under a grey sky, with a dark smoke plume drifting across the water toward the horizon.

Crossing the Atlantic (Return Home)

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1890

John Stone

Jacob Eichholtz, 1810

Portrait of a Lady

P. E. Stroëhling, 1800

Portrait of a Lady

James Sanford Ellsworth, 1850

Watercolor of fleabane flowers with lavender petals, yellow centers, green leaves and buds on a white background.

Fleabane (Erigeron macranthus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of two tall stems with clusters of orange-brown wallflower blossoms and narrow green leaves on white paper.

Wallflower (Erysimum wheeleri)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor study of a green lobed oak leaf with brown patches, holes and a red stem on cream paper.

Oligocentra Lignicolor, Walker, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Abbott Handerson Thayer

Hazy coastal scene with a village on the left, dark rocks in the foreground, and a glowing ochre cloudy sky, by Frank Edwin S

Marine

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Watercolor of a spotted yellow and brown orchid flower spray rising from a long green leaf on a pale background.

Spotted Cyrtopodium (Cyrtopodium punctatum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Oval miniature portrait of a man with dark hair, white cravat and maroon coat against a green background.

Mr. Tredwell

John Trumbull, 1800

Watercolor sketch of a cliffside monastery with a dome and stone walls above rocky terrain and a palm tree.

Convent of San Sabi

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Watercolor of a flowering dogwood branch with white bracts, yellow centers and green leaves on a pale background.

Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Miniature oval portrait of a young man with curly brown hair and a black stock collar, in an ornate gold frame.

William H. McCardle

William H. McCardle, 1830

Watercolor of a tall painted totem pole beside a wooden house, two women walking, and forested mountains behind.

The Raven Totem Pole

Theodore J. Richardson, 1910

Small oval-lit portrait of a man in a powdered white wig, black coat and white cravat, in a gilded frame.

Portrait of a Gentleman

John Trumbull, 1790

Watercolor of a red monkeyflower stem with several red tubular blossoms and narrow green leaves on a pale background.

Red Monkeyflower (Diplaucus puniceus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor study of a green caterpillar on a pale leaf against a dark background, by Abbott Handerson Thayer.

Heterocampa Biundata, Walker, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1920

Watercolor of a bearded man in a red and blue turban and embroidered black jacket, holding a striped red sash.

Costume of Beder Khan Bey

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Watercolor of an elephanthead plant with a tall stem, spike of pink hooded flowers, and feathery leaves.

Elephanthead (Pedicularis groenlandica)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910