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Oval miniature portrait of an older man with gray hair and spectacles, wearing a black coat and white cravat.

Judge Thomas Ewing

Daniel Dickinson, 1840

Painting of a fortified rock formation with cave and openings, surrounded by sailing ships, steamboats and green hills under

Rock of Gibraltar

Lawrence W. Ladd, 1880

Watercolor of the Parthenon's west facade in warm light, with ruined marble blocks scattered across the foreground under a pa

The Parthenon, West Facade

Henry Bacon, 1910

Mrs. Francis Barton Stockton

Mrs. Francis Barton Stockton

Hugh Bridport, 1840

Wells Cathedral, England

Wells Cathedral, England

Cass Gilbert, 1900

Woman in a pale blue dress holding a yellow flower to her face, seated on yellow cushions before striped wallpaper.

Lillie (Lillie Langtry)

Childe Hassam, 1890

Untitled--Fishing Boat

Untitled--Fishing Boat

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Watercolor of a seated man in a red fez on marble seats of an ancient stone theatre, with goats and hills beyond.

Theatre of Dionysus

Henry Bacon, 1910

Watercolor of Piazza San Marco with flags, a clock tower, a crowd of people and pigeons under a cloudy sky.

Piazza San Marco

Henry Bacon, 1910

Watercolor of waves crashing on rocks along a sandy beach, with a tall sea stack and two figures walking in the foreground.

On the Coast of California

William Henry Holmes, 1930

Pastel sketch of three barefoot figures in pink and yellow drapery dancing in a linked chain against a blue background.

Children at Play

Jean-Francis Auburtin, 1910

Mont Saint Michel, France

Mont Saint Michel, France

Cass Gilbert, 1900

Watercolor of Venice waterfront with pink bell tower, golden sphere statue, and moored boats with red sails.

Venice

Cass Gilbert, 1930

Costume sketch of the March Hare, a rabbit figure in grey jacket, orange spotted waistcoat and yellow trousers, on brown pape

March Hare (costume Design from Alice-in-Wonderland, 1915)

William Penhallow Henderson

Watercolor of a rocky coastline with grassy cliffs, calm sea, and overcast sky by Edward Mitchell Bannister.

Newport Scene

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1880

Master Peters

Master Peters

Joseph Wood, 1800

Mrs. John Corlis (Susannah Condé Russell)

Mrs. John Corlis (Susannah Condé Russell)

Edward Greene Malbone, 1790

Watercolor of white birch trees leaning over a pond with two white ducks swimming in a shadowy woodland.

Untitled (Wood Scene with Birch Trees and Ducks)

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1820

Watercolor of a French village with a church tower, a shepherd leading sheep along a path through golden fields.

French Village

H. Anthony Dyer, 1930

Watercolor of the crumbling adobe walls of Pueblo Bonito on an open plain, with mesas and a soft sky behind.

Pueblo Bonito Ruin, Chaco Canyon, New Mexico

De Lancey Gill, 1880

Ink and watercolor drawing of a burning steamship at sea, with survivors in lifeboats amid rough waves and an erupting cliff

Burning of the Steamship Austria

Lawrence W. Ladd, 1880

Watercolor of a Bruges canal with a stone arched bridge, two boats, gabled houses with red roofs, and church spires.

On the Canal, Bruges

Cass Gilbert, 1920

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

Alexander Rose

Pierre Henri, 1780

Watercolor of wilted, ruffled tulips in a green glass vase with a sketched butterfly above and weathered boards behind.

Tulips

Andrey Avinoff, 1940

Watercolor of a whitewashed stone building with an arched doorway and two small figures in a grassy yard.

St. Augustine

Howard Russell Butler

Cubist still life with a fruit bowl, apples, a blue and white pitcher and a red patterned cloth in muted greens.

Still Life

Earl Horter, 1930

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, in an engraved gold frame.

Dr. Joseph Glover

Charles Fraser, 1820

Water Lily in Sunlight

Water Lily in Sunlight

John La Farge, 1880

Watercolor of dense green trees along a river bank, with blue water in the foreground and hills in the distance.

The Wye at Wilton Castle (Wales)

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Watercolor drawing of a stone courthouse with a clock tower, arched entrances, and a wrought iron fence, 1880.

Hampton County Courthouse

Lawrence W. Ladd, 1880

Oval miniature portrait of a man with curly hair in a dark coat and white cravat, with the gold-framed reverse showing a clas

Member of the Schuyler Family

Alfred T. Agate, 1830

Watercolor of a sunlit stream flowing past autumn trees and a grassy meadow with golden foliage.

Autumn in the Meadow Edge

William Henry Holmes, 1930

Miniature portrait of a young girl with a gray cat, in an open red leather case with purple satin lining.

Beulah Appleton

Sarah Goodridge, 1840

Oval portrait miniature of a woman with dark hair, white lace collar, cameo pendant, and cream shawl in a gold frame.

Mrs. John Willis Ellis (Mary White)

John Henry Brown, 1840

Oval miniature portrait of a man with gray hair in a blue coat and white cravat, against a gray background.

Augustus Fricke

Jean Pierre Henri Elouis, 1790

Watercolor of Utrecht Cathedral tower above red rooftops and bare winter trees.

Tower of the Cathedral of Utrecht, Holland

Cass Gilbert, 1890

Watercolor of the Ponte Vecchio in Florence with arched bridge spanning blue river and colorful buildings lining both banks.

Ponte Vecchio, Florence

George Elbert Burr, 1900

Watercolor portrait of a standing man in a striped blanket robe and beaded moccasins beside a rock and trees.

Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce

William Henry Holmes, 1880

Watercolor of a red barn behind a flowering garden and wooden fence, with trees and clouds under a blue sky.

Sharon Springs

Elizabeth Boott Duveneck, 1880

Old Church, Tours, France

Old Church, Tours, France

Cass Gilbert, 1880

Watercolor of fluted Doric temple columns and stone steps in warm light, with grass and a fallen block in the foreground.

(Temple)

Cass Gilbert, 1920

Watercolor of redstem saxifrage with pink-tinged white flowers on slender red stems above lobed green leaves.

Redstem Saxifrage (Saxifraga lyallii)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of a stem of yellow evening primrose flowers with green leaves and buds on a pale background.

Evening Primrose (Oenothera)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of a yellow lupine plant with arching stems of yellow flowers and whorled green leaves on pale paper.

Yellow Lupine (Lupinis arboreus)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of a mountain laurel branch with pink-white flower clusters and dark green leaves on a tan background.

Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1870

Watercolor of a cholla cactus branch with yellow blossoms, a closed bud, and spiny green stems on a pale background.

Cholla Opuntia whipplei

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of a Douglas fir branch with green needles and hanging brown cones on a pale background.

Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga mucronata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of yellow-green trumpet pitcher plants with hooded pitchers on tall stems against a pale background.

Trumpetleaf (Sarracenia flava)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a Virginia springbeauty plant with white pink-veined flowers, buds, and long green leaves on a pale background.

Virginia Springbeauty (Claytonia virginica)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Jane Stone

Jane Stone

Benjamin Trott, 1800

Kansas City, Kansas

Kansas City, Kansas

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1890

Watercolor of spotted bee balm stems with pink bracts, yellow spotted flowers and green leaves on a pale background.

Spotted Bee Balm (Monarda punctata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Watercolor of two tall stems with clusters of small white flowers and long narrow green leaves on a pale background.

Miner's Candle (Oreocarya virgata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1930

Watercolor of American twinflower with pink nodding bell flowers and round green leaves on a pale background.

American Twinflower (Linnaea borealis americana)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1900

Persian Women

Persian Women

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810

Watercolor of a lilac mariposa lily stem with three open pink-purple flowers, buds, and slender green leaves on cream paper.

Lilac Mariposa (Calochortus splendens)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of yellow Carolina jessamine flowers and green leaves on reddish branches against a pale background.

Carolina Jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of arum arrowhead plant with arrow-shaped leaves, white flowers with yellow centers, and buds on green stems.

Arum Arrowhead (Sagittaria cuneata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a branch of white azalea flowers with red stamens and green leaves on a pale background.

Sweet Azalea (Azalea arborescens)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a Western Bluebells stem with blue drooping flowers, pink buds and green leaves on cream paper.

Western Bluebells (Mertensia paniculata)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a trillium plant with three green leaves and a drooping pink flower with yellow stamens.

Untitled - Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a pussy willow branch with fuzzy grey catkins and yellow pollen on brown and green stems.

Pussy Willow (Salix discolor)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1920

Watercolor of a Swamp Magnolia branch with two creamy white blossoms, one open and one in bud, among green leaves.

Swamp Magnolia (Magnolia virginiana)

Mary Vaux Walcott, 1910

Persian Woman

Persian Woman

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1810