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Watercolor of a stone church apse and bell tower in Segovia with a violet sky, tiled roofs and a cobbled street.

Church at Segovia, Spain

Cass Gilbert, 1920

Watercolor of St. Peters Church in Cambridge with a tall spire, weathered tower, brick wall and birds in a pale sky.

St. Peters Church, Cambridge, England

Cass Gilbert, 1880

Oval miniature portrait of a young man in a black cap and red waistcoat, framed in dark wood, shown with its exhibition label

George Cochran Lambdin

James Reid Lambdin, 1840

Watercolor of Doric columns and entablature of an ancient temple with grass and a lavender sky.

Temple of Neptune, Paestum

Cass Gilbert, 1890

Oval miniature portrait of a man with white powdered hair, dark coat and white cravat, against red drapery and blue sky.

Thomas Williams, of Annapolis

Robert Field, 1800

Painting of a leaning tree over a small nude figure in shallow water, with dark foliage and hills under a golden sky.

Overhanging Branches

Louis Eilshemius, 1910

Painting of a sunlit arcade with Ionic columns and arched openings, with clipped trees in green planters at right.

Arcade of the Grand Trianon, Versailles

Carroll Beckwith, 1910

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with curled dark hair, white frilled dress, and red earrings on gray background.

Theresa Diana Levesque

Ambrose Duval, 1810

Oil study of a seated nude woman with one arm raised, against dark green foliage and a white drape on grass.

Study for "Evening"

Kenyon Cox, 1880

Painting of pink and ochre clay bluffs above a river, with evergreen trees, a canoe, and small figures on the cliff.

Magnificent Clay Bluffs, 1800 Miles above St. Louis

George Catlin, 1830

Watercolor of two windmills on a hilltop above green trees and meadows under a cloudy sky.

Windmills

William Henry Holmes, 1930

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a dark blue coat, yellow waistcoat and white cravat against a cloudy sky.

Samuel Love, Jr.

Robert Field, 1800

Watercolor of a rocky Welsh shoreline with waves, a sailboat, and a steamship on the sea under a pale sky.

Nevin, North Wales

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with curled dark hair, green ribbon, coral necklace and white dress, in an open red case.

Mrs. John Middleton (Mary Burroughs)

Henry Brintnell Bounetheau, 1840

Painting of a dark wooded hillside above a green meadow and reflective marsh water under a cloudy sky.

Swale Land

Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1890

Portrait of a man with long dark hair and red face paint, wearing a fur robe, against a cloudy sky.

Kay-ée-qua-da-kúm-ee-gísh-kum, He Who Tries the Ground with His Foot

George Catlin, 1830

Watercolor of a pink and violet sunset over calm sea, with a small sailboat and dark hills on the horizon.

Sunset, Caernarvon, North Wales

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Watercolor of a glowing brick bell tower over a crowded Venetian square at dusk, with a violet sky and lamps.

Bell Tower, St. Mark's Square, Venice

Cass Gilbert, 1910

Watercolor of a stone archway in Rome with pedestrians, a palm tree, and birds flying above the weathered wall.

Porta San Paulo, Rome

Cass Gilbert, 1880

Watercolor of a gothic church with a tall spire, market stalls and figures in a square under a blue sky.

A Market Day (Church of St. Jacques, Ghent, Belgium)

Cass Gilbert, 1890

Watercolor of wooden fishing boats drawn up on a sandy beach with children sitting in the foreground and a hazy sea.

Capri

William Henry Holmes, 1880

Oil study of a laurel-crowned woman in white drapery and a bare-chested man beside a glowing urn under a cloudy sky.

Study for "Science Instructing Industry"

Kenyon Cox, 1890

Watercolor of blue mountains above a golden field with haystacks, autumn trees and tall cypresses near a village.

Near Villeneuve, Suisse

George Elbert Burr, 1890

Painting of a seated woman in white holding a blue parasol, with children wading in a river and a bridge behind.

Woman with Green Parasol

Frederick F. Fursman, 1900

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

Dr. George Ackerly

Henry Inman, 1830

Painting of a chained man embracing a woman holding an infant in a stone prison cell, watched by a jailer at the door.

Prison Scene

John Adams Elder, 1850

Oval ceiling study of God the Father receiving the Madonna, surrounded by angels and putti in soft blue and rose tones.

God the Father Receiving the Madonna of the Immaculate Conception

Carlo Carlone, 1720

Andre Joseph Villard

David Boudon, 1810

Oval miniature portrait of a young woman with dark hair in a lavender dress and blue shawl, in an open engraved locket.

Emily Appleton

Sarah Goodridge, 1840

Oval miniature portrait of a young woman with curly brown hair in a white dress, set in a gold frame.

Portrait of a Lady

William M. S. Doyle, 1810