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Soft seascape of gentle waves breaking on a pale beach under a hazy, sunlit sky with distant sailboats.

Surf

William Trost Richards, 1870

Painting of a copperhead snake camouflaged among brown and tan dead leaves, with only its head visible at left.

Copperhead Snake on Dead Leaves, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1910

Watercolor of two bog-asphodel stems with white flower clusters and narrow green leaves on a cream background.

Bog-Asphodel (Tofieldia intermedia)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a juniper branch with blue berries and green needles on a cream background.

Mountain Juniper (Juniperus sibirica)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of Silene multicaulis stems with small pink-white flowers, purple calyces and narrow green leaves on pale paper.

Silene multicaulis

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a Northern Butterwort plant with three purple flowers on curved stems above green leaves on brown soil.

Northern Butterwort (Pinguicula vulgaris)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Watercolor of two Gray Pussytoes plants with fuzzy white and brown flower heads on tall slender stems against a cream backgro

Gray Pussytoes (Antennaria howellii)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Oval portrait miniature of a woman in a white bonnet, lace collar and blue ribbon, in a metal pendant frame.

Mrs. William Boswell Lamb (Margaret Stuart Kerr)

Margaret Lamb, 1790

Watercolor of a dirt road past bare and golden trees under a dramatic blue sky with shafts of sunlight.

Watercolor no. 63, Road

Allen Tucker, 1930

Watercolor of two white trillium flowers and green leaves on pale stems against a light background.

Wake-Robin (Trillium grandiflorum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor botanical study of two green bog orchid stems with small greenish flowers and broad striped leaves on cream paper.

One-Leaf-Bog-Orchid (Habenaria obtusata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a cushion of magenta carpet pink flowers and green needle-like leaves on brown soil, on cream paper.

Carpet Pink (Silene acaulis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Watercolor of a buff monkeyflower stem with orange tubular blossoms and serrated green leaves on a cream background.

Buff Monkeyflower (Diplacus longiflorus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a wagon train guarded by soldiers firing on a grassy plain as mounted riders attack from the right.

Attack on General Marcy's Train

Hermann Stieffel, 1860

Painting of red Indian paintbrush flowers and a white aster with green stems on tan paper.

Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja rhexifolia)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1880

Watercolor study of a pink flower with green buds and stem on a cream background.

(Untitled--Flower Study)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1870

Watercolor of closed blue gentian flowers on green stems with narrow leaves on a cream background.

Closed Gentian (Gentiana andrewskii)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1870

Watercolor of red wind poppies with dark centers, buds and slender green stems on a pale background.

Wind Poppy (Stylomecon heterophylla)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a blue sea with small boats, a white coastal town with trees, and rolling hills under a cloudy sky.

Azores

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1920

Watercolor of nodding pink and lavender clematis flowers with green leaves and tendrils on a pale background.

Jicarilla (Clematis pseudoalpina)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of a red-berried viburnum branch with lobed green leaves and red stems on a tan background.

Grouseberry (Viburnum americanum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1880

Watercolor of a milkweed stem with clustered white flower buds and serrated green leaves on a cream background.

Milkweed (Ascelpias)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of American vetch with purple flowers, green pinnate leaves, curling tendrils and a red stem on cream paper.

American Vetch (Vicia americana)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a bush cinquefoil branch with yellow flowers, green leaves, and reddish stems on cream paper.

Bush Cinquefoil (Potentilla fruticosa)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor botanical study of a nodding maroon flower with yellow stamens on a slender green stem with narrow leaves.

Untitled--Flower Study

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Oval miniature of a young man with white powdered hair in a blue coat and white cravat, in a gold frame.

John Jauncey Ketchum

Walter Robertson, 1790

Watercolor of a jack-in-the-pulpit with red columbine, yellow wildflower and long green leaf on cream paper.

Untitled (Jack in the Pulpit)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1870

Painting of a young tree with yellow blossoms between red and purple walls, green ground and pale blue sky above.

Young Tree in Red Courtyard

Oscar Bluemner, 1910

Watercolor of a White Fairy Lantern stem with nodding white and pink blossoms and narrow green leaves on a cream background.

White Fairy Lantern (Calochortus albus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with dark hair, black dress, layered necklace and drop earrings, in a metal frame.

Adeline Morgan Thompson

Adeline Morgan Thompson, 1840

Watercolor of a Venus flytrap with spiny snap traps and tall stalks of white flowers on a cream background.

Venus Flytrap (Dionaea muscipula)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a cluster of yellow zinnia flowers with red centers and slender green leaves on a pale background.

Zinnia (Zinnia grandiflora)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor botanical study of alpine vetch with pink pea-like flowers and pinnate green leaves on a pale background.

Alpine Vetch (Astragalus bourgovii)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a red buckeye branch with clusters of red tubular flowers and palmate green leaves on a pale background.

Red Buckeye (Aesculus pavia)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of an American chestnut branch with long yellow catkins and large serrated green leaves on a pale background.

American Chestnut (Castanea dentata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of two lavender western blue flag iris blooms with buds and green leaves on a cream background.

Western Blue Flag (Iris missouriensis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor study of a porcelain cup with a red handle and blue floral pattern, casting a soft shadow on a beige background.

Untitled (Cup)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1870

Watercolor botanical study of a marsh violet with white flower, heart-shaped leaves, roots and a feathery leafy stem on cream

Viola palustris

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a Dryas plant with three slender stems showing feathery seed plumes, a fruit head, and a bud above toothed leav

Yellow Dryad (fruit) (Dryas drummondii)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a red-flowered walkingstick cholla cactus with spiny green stems and buds against a pale background.

Walkingstick Cholla (Opuntia imbricata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of a Northern Butterbur plant with pink and yellow flower heads, lobed leaves, and a horizontal rhizome with roots

Northern Butterbur (Petasites hyperboreus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a flowering plant with magenta pea-like blossoms and slender green leaves on a tan background.

Flowers from the Mesa

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1880

Watercolor of a ragwort plant with yellow daisy-like flowers, buds and serrated green leaves on a cream background.

Ragwort (Senecio burkei)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Gouache painting of a blond child in a striped shirt seated in a patterned armchair beside a fireplace, with bold colors.

Gouache

H. Lyman Saÿen, 1910

Watercolor of a sunlit stone locksmith's shop with an arched window, iron grille, flowering plants and a wrought iron lantern

Locksmith's Shop

Aston Webb, 1920

Watercolor of a single purple and yellow pansy on a long green stem, with red initials M.M.V. and 1873 at lower right.

Untitled (Pansy)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1870

Watercolor of pentstemon stems with pale pink tubular flowers and slender green leaves on a plain background.

Pentstemon ambiguus

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a ribbed cathedral dome with arched windows and a golden orb topped by a cross.

Ball of the Cathedral

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1860

Watercolor of two white Matilija poppy blossoms with yellow centers, unopened buds, and gray-green leaves on stems.

Matilija Poppy (Romneya coulteri)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of a pink-red flowering stem with fern-like green leaves against a pale beige background.

Pedicularis bracteosa

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of salsify plant with purple flowers, a closed bud, and a fluffy white seed head on green stems.

Salsify (Tragopogon porrifolius)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of partridgeberry sprig with red berries and green leaves beside a feathery fern frond on tan paper.

Partridgeberry (Mitchella repens)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1880

Watercolor of purple mountain violet flowers and green leaves rising from a mound of soil on cream paper.

Purple Mountain Violet (Viola adunca)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a red lady's slipper orchid beside unfinished pencil sketches of buds and leaves on cream paper.

Untitled (Unfinished Sketch)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1940

Watercolor of a pink rose with yellow stamens, buds, and serrated green leaves on a stem, signed M.M.V. at lower right.

Pink Rose

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1870

Botanical painting of a branch with clusters of red maple samaras hanging from a brown twig on a pale background.

Carolina Maple (Acer carolinianum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a spiny cactus with a bright red-orange flower blooming from its top against a pale background.

Lloyd's Strawberry Cactus (Echinocereus lloydii)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a Musk-Flower stem with yellow blossoms and green serrated leaves on a pale background.

Musk-Flower (Mimulus moschatus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of alpine fleabane with purple daisy-like flowers and green leaves on a brown soil patch, cream background.

Alpine Fleabane (Erigeron unalaschcensis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of two tall pale green desert candle stalks with dark maroon flower clusters and pink buds against a plain backgro

Desert Candle (Caulanthus inflatus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Portrait of George Musser

Jacob Maentel, 1820

Watercolor of spotted saxifrage with white red-spotted flowers on slender red stems above green rosette leaves.

Spotted Saxifrage (Saxifraga bronchialis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Watercolor botanical study of a mayapple with a white flower, green pistil, and lobed serrated leaves on a pale stem.

Mayapple (Podphyllum paltatum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Soft grey pencil portrait of a curly-haired child in a wide-brimmed hat and frilled white collar.

Untitled (Head of a Child with Hat)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1870