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Double portrait of a seated woman in a white bonnet and a man in a grey coat drawing with a pen at a green table.

Portrait of the Artist and His Wife

William Leslie, 1800

Watercolor of a cemetery with tombstones, a large tree, and wooden houses with red tiled roofs under a cloudy sky.

Cemetery in Pera

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Watercolor of white primrose violet flowers on slender stems above green leaves and a shaded patch of soil.

Primrose Violet (Viola primulifolia)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with curled hair, pearl ribbon, blue dress and white lace collar.

Mrs. John McCluney

James Peale, 1790

Watercolor of a columbine stem with two purple and yellow nodding flowers and green lobed leaves on a pale background.

Shortspur Columbine (Aquilegia brevistyla)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

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

Lawrence Reid Yates

Walter Robertson, 1790

Watercolor of a village of brick houses beside trees, with two figures walking a path across a green field.

Kansas City, Kansas

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1930

Oval miniature portrait of a gray-haired man in a green coat and white cravat, in a gold frame with blue star border.

John Tower

James Peale, 1800

Oval miniature portrait of a man with curly brown hair, dark coat and white cravat, in an ornate gilt frame.

David Livingston

Joseph Wood, 1800

Oval portrait miniature of a gray-haired man in a dark blue coat against a green background, in a gold frame.

Col. Joaquin Goyena

Goyena family, 1800

Watercolor of two stems of purple Jacob's ladder flowers with green feathery leaves on a white background.

Jacob's Ladder (Polemonium viscosum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of two pearl everlasting stems with clusters of white flowers, yellow centers and narrow green leaves.

Pearl Everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Painting of a winged figure reaching toward light beside a cloaked figure pointing to a glowing portal, framed by flames.

Love and Death

Da Loria Norman, 1930

Watercolor of a sunlit Venetian-style courtyard with a stone well, shuttered buildings, a lantern and a staircase.

Venice

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1840

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with powdered curls, pearls, and a blue dress with a white ruffled collar.

Elizabeth Oliphant

James Peale, 1790

Painting of two masted sailing ships at anchor in a hazy harbor with pale waterfront buildings behind them.

Ships at Anchor, Cherbourg no. I

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Portrait of a Gentleman

James Sanford Ellsworth, 1850

Watercolor of a row of trees with dappled green and violet foliage, small figures beneath, and a low building behind.

Trees

Maurice Prendergast, 1910

Watercolor of two yellow lady's slipper orchids with striped green leaves and a dried seed pod on a pale background.

Yellow Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium parviflorum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

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

Col. Nathaniel Darby

Col. Nathaniel Darby, 1790

Oval miniature portrait of a woman in a white lace bonnet and dark dress against a grey background.

Mrs. Nathaniel Parkinson

Nathaniel Mrs. Parkinson, 1850

Watercolor of a village shore with salmon drying on racks, a woman in a purple skirt, a boat, and a clapboard house.

Salmon Drying, Indian Village, Alaska

Theodore J. Richardson, 1910

Watercolor of a columbine plant with pale nodding flowers, yellow stamens, a bud, and lobed green leaves on thin stems.

Aquilegia ecalcarata

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a seated man in a blue turban, red jacket and white trousers, labeled Azani.

Man, Azani

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Oval miniature portrait of a young man with tousled light hair, dark coat and white cravat, in a beaded gold frame.

Benjamin Hurd, Jr.

William M. S. Doyle, 1800

Watercolor of a yellow-flowered groundsel plant with serrated green leaves on a tall stem.

Mourning Groundsel (Senecio lugens)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of Hooded Ladies-Tresses orchid with three tall spikes of pale green flowers and narrow leaves on cream paper.

Hooded Ladies-Tresses (Ibidium strictum)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Oval miniature portrait of a man with grey powdered hair, black coat, white cravat, and pink sash, in a gold frame.

Portrait of a Gentleman with Initials J. B.

Benjamin Trott, 1790

Watercolor of red cardinal flowers with green leaves and grass plumes on a tan background.

Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1870

Watercolor of white turtlehead flowers and buds on tall green stems with serrated leaves against a pale background.

Turtlehead (Chelone glabra)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920