This is a watercolor painting of the Capitol Building at night by Colin Campbell Cooper, Jr. The painting depicts the United States Capitol building in Washington, D.C. from a distance at night, with a carriage pulled up to the steps visible beyond the trees. Cooper was an American Impressionist who is most renowned for his architectural paintings, though he also painted portraits, interiors, florals, and landscapes. Cooper and his wife were aboard the RMS Carpathia while it conducted its April 1912 rescue mission of survivors of the sinking of the RMS Titanic. Cooper has two paintings in the White House Collection.

This painting is by Theodore J. Richardson, an artist known for his watercolor landscapes. Two boats are painted in the foreground on Sitka Sound or, as referred to by Richardson, Sitka Bay in Sitka, Alaska. The wilderness of Alaska is captured with low-lying forests and high mountain ranges, including Mount Edgecumbe. Richardson was an American painter who spent much of his life in California and Alaska and became known for his paintings of the Alaskan wilderness.

This watercolor painting is by Walter Paris. The wide canvas captures the width of Pennsylvania Avenue looking toward the Capitol building, visible in the distance. Born in Britain, Paris became an American citizen later in life. He was trained as an architect in addition to creating watercolors. Two of his paintings of Washington, D.C. are in the White House Collection.

This painting by Stanford White is of the Erechtheum (also called the Erechtheion), an Ancient Greek Temple on the north side of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. White was an American architect, primarily known for designing famous New York City buildings such as the Century Club, the First Bowery Savings Bank, the Gould Memorial Library, Judson Memorial Church, the second Madison Square Garden, Madison Square Presbyterian Church, the New York Herald Building, the Villard Houses, and the triumphal arch in Washington Square Park in Manhattan. It marks the centennial of George Washington's inauguration in 1789.

This watercolor is by Edward C. Kuhn, an artist who worked for the U.S. Army. Kuhn did a series of six watercolors depicting the evolution of the President's Flag (also known as the President's Standard). All six are a part of the White House Collection including this one of a soldier waving the May 29, 1916 version.

This watercolor is by Edward C. Kuhn, an artist who worked for the U.S. Army. Kuhn did a series of six watercolors depicting the evolution of the President's Flag (also known as the President's Standard). All six are a part of the White House Collection including this one of a soldier waving the July 24, 1912 version.

This watercolor was painted by Walter Paris. The vertical scene shows the West Front of the U.S. Capitol from the walkway into the Botanical Garden, then located on the west end of the Mall. Paris was born in Britain in 1842 and moved to the United States in 1872, later becoming an American citizen. Trained as an architect, he also painted numerous watercolors of landscapes and city scenes, including several of Washington, D.C. where he lived from 1890 until his death in 1906.

This watercolor is by Edward C. Kuhn, an artist who worked for the U.S. Army. Kuhn did a series of six watercolors depicting the evolution of the President's Flag (also known as the President's Standard). All six are a part of the White House Collection including this one of a soldier waving the 1902 version.

This watercolor by Gustav Ketterer is of the Liberty Bell in the foyer of Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Ketterer's style is detailed and realistic, with the famous bell on display on the ground level of the hall, surrounded by a stairwell and balcony.

This watercolor by Alfred Addy is of the Presidential yacht, the Mayflower. Addy grew up in the United Kingdom before moving to the United States in 1906, where he lived and painted mostly in the northeast. Originally purchased by the U.S. Navy in 1898, the Mayflower was active during the Spanish-American War. In 1905 the ship was commissioned as the presidential yacht serving Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Calvin Coolidge and Warren G. Harding, but President Herbert Hoover decommissioned the vessel in 1929 due to its expense. After spending years in private ownership, the Mayflower was purchased again by the Navy in 1942 and rechristened the USS Butte. After the end of the Second World War, the ship was decommissioned, passed into private ownership and eventually was involved in relocating Jewish refugees to Israel. The Mayflower was likely the only vessel to have served in the Spanish-American War as well as both World Wars and was broken up in 1955.

This watercolor is by Edward C. Kuhn, an artist who worked for the U.S. Army. Kuhn did a series of six watercolors depicting the evolution of the President's Flag (also known as the President's Standard). All six are a part of the White House Collection including this one of a soldier waving the March 28, 1898 version.

This watercolor was painted in 2001 by Barbara Gibson. The Gibson's composition shows famous American composer and conductor John Philip Sousa conducting the U.S. Marine Band in 1889, during the Benjamin Harrison administration. Sousa is renowned for his famous marches including "The Stars and Stripes Forever", "Semper Fidelis", and "The Washington Post."

This watercolor design for an Aubusson-style rug was created firm Bollentin and Thompson for Tiffany Studios in New York. The resulting finished product was placed in the Green Room, and another was made for the Red Room.

This watercolor is by Edward C. Kuhn, an artist who worked for the U.S. Army. Kuhn did a series of six watercolors depicting the evolution of the President's Flag (also known as the President's Standard). All six are a part of the White House Collection including this one of a soldier waving the 1882 version.

This watercolor is by Edward C. Kuhn, an artist who worked for the U.S. Army. Kuhn did a series of six watercolors depicting the evolution of the President's Flag (also known as the President's Standard). All six are a part of the White House Collection including this one of a soldier waving the 1902 version.

This silhouette made of cut paper with a watercolor background is by Augustin Amant Constant Fidèle Edouart, also known as Auguste Edouart. The full-body silhouette is of a girl, Jobina Hallowell, standing in a patch of grass. She is holding what looks like a piece of embroidery and a needle. Silhouette portraits were fashionable and readily available throughout Europe and the United States in the 1800s.

This watercolor of a branch of dogwood blooms is by First Lady Caroline Lavinia Scott Harrison, wife of President Benjamin Harrison. As First Lady, Mrs. Harrison promoted the role of women in the arts and helped inventory, survey, and establish the White House china and the fine arts collection. She also acquired several paintings for the collection during her tenure.

This watercolor seascape of waves crashing on a rocky shore by Winslow Homer was completed around 1895. The location is Prouts Neck (or Prout's Neck), a peninsula in Scarborough, southwestern Maine. Grays and blues dominate the canvas with large white waves crashing against the rocks freely. Homer is one of the most well-known American artists. He worked as an illustrator and printmaker in addition to his illustrious career as a watercolorist.

This watercolor painting by Anne-Marguerite-Henriette Rouillé de Marigny Hyde de Neuville, baronne (more commonly known as Anne-Marguerite Hyde de Neuville) shows a view of the corner of F Street and 15th Street in Washington, D.C. At the time, Hyde de Neuville lived at this intersection and painted the scene from her own window. The building on the right is Bank Metropol and the building on the left is the U.S. Treasury building, which was badly damaged during the War of 1812, rebuilt by architect James Hoban, and eventually destroyed by fire in 1833. Hyde de Neuville, who was born in France, lived in the United States for several years and was married to Jean-Guillaume, Baron Hyde de Neuville, the French minister. The artist resided at Decatur House on Lafayette Square (1821-1822) and her watercolors provide glimpses into the life of the new capital in the Federalist era in the early 1800s.

This seascape of the three-masted ship, or barque, Nonpareil was done by Raffaele Corsini, an Italian painter known for depicting ships and marine scenery. The Nonpareil flies an American flag bearing 28 stars and is shown sailing into the port of Smyrna. "Nonpareil," a French term meaning "unrivaled," is also printed on the middle (and highest) flag.

This painting of a railway station was done by Lefevre Cranstone. A large crowd of people gather in front of the station, with the tower of the station rising up left of center of the image. Cranstone was a British artist who created several hundred watercolor paintings during a trip to America between 1859 and 1860. He trained at the Royal Academy of Arts in London.

This watercolor painting on ivory of Richard Henry Shaw was done by an unknown English artist. Shaw was a member of the King's Own Royal Regiment (Fourth Regiment of Foot) and participated in the invasion of Washington in 1814.

This silhouette made of cut paper with a watercolor background is by Augustin-Amant-Constant-Fidèle Edouart, also known as Auguste Edouart. The full-body silhouette is of a boy, Samuel Weston, and his dog Lige. The boy is in a uniform with a pointed cap and holding a sword. Silhouette portraits were fashionable and readily available throughout Europe and the United States in the 1800s.

This silhouette made of cut paper with a watercolor background is by Augustin-Amant-Constant-Fidèle Edouart, also known as Auguste Edouart. The full-body silhouette is of an unknown female subject who is wearing a cap and seated in a rocking chair holding a pair of spectacles. The walls around her include a mural and several tapestries. Silhouette portraits were fashionable and readily available throughout Europe and the United States in the 1800s.

This ocean scene was done by James Henry Moser. The painting depicts waves rolling into the shore under a sky filled with clouds while a single wave in the center of the painting is caught just as it breaks. Born in Canada, Moser's family moved to the United States where he traveled extensively, working as a painter and illustrator. Moser also taught First Lady Caroline Harrison how to paint watercolors.