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Style 1 16

The Botanical Magazine or Flower Garden Displayed: White Cape - Coast Lily
Sydenham Edwards (British, 1768–1819); Thomas Curtis (British, 1846–1920) · 1806
Cleveland Museum of Art
Untitled (Calla Lily)
Mary Vaux Walcott, born Philadelphia, PA 1860-died St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada 1940 · 1870s
Smithsonian
Washington Lily (Lilium washingtonianum)
Mary Vaux Walcott, born Philadelphia, PA 1860-died St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada 1940 · 1930s
Smithsonian
The Temple of Flora, or Garden of Nature: The White Lily with Variegated Leaves
Robert John Thornton (British, 1768–1837) · 1800
Cleveland Museum of Art
The Temple of Flora; or Garden of Nature: White Lily with Variegated Leaves
Joseph Constantine Stadler (German, active 1780–1822); Robert John Thornton (British, 1768–1837) · published August 1, 1800
Cleveland Museum of Art
Easter, or Madonna, Lilies
Bertha E. Jaques, born Covington, OH 1863-died Chicago IL 1941 · 1940s, 1860s
Smithsonian
Belladonna Lily: Amaryllis belladonna
Jane Loudon (British, 1807–1858) · 1822–58
Cleveland Museum of Art
Avalanche Lily (Erythronium montanum)
Mary Vaux Walcott, born Philadelphia, PA 1860-died St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada 1940 · 1920s
Smithsonian
A Selection of Hexandrian Plants, belonging to the natural order of Amaryllidae and Liliacae: Japanese Lily
Robert Havell (British, 1769–1832) · 1831–1832
Cleveland Museum of Art
Lily, Stockbridge
Samuel Colman, American, 1832–1920 · 1870s
Smithsonian
Atamasco-Lily (Atamosco atamasco)
Mary Vaux Walcott, born Philadelphia, PA 1860-died St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada 1940 · 1920s
Smithsonian
Sego Lily (Calochortus nuttallii)
Mary Vaux Walcott, born Philadelphia, PA 1860-died St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada 1940 · 1930s
Smithsonian
Bowl from Dessert Service: Smaller Yellow Lily
Derby (Crown Derby Period) (British) · c. 1800
Cleveland Museum of Art
Callas
Bertha E. Jaques, born Covington, OH 1863-died Chicago IL 1941 · 1940s, 1860s
Smithsonian
Water Lilies (Castalia odorata)
Mary Vaux Walcott, born Philadelphia, PA 1860-died St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada 1940 · 1870s
Smithsonian
The Superb Lily
William Ward after Philip Reinagle · 1799
National Gallery of Art

Style 2 15

Untitled (Lily)
Mary Vaux Walcott, born Philadelphia, PA 1860-died St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada 1940 · 1870s
Smithsonian
Red Lily (Lilium montanum)
Mary Vaux Walcott, born Philadelphia, PA 1860-died St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada 1940 · 1920s
Smithsonian
Crinum macowanii Baker, formerly Amaryllis belladonna (Cape coast lily)
1777-10 - 1786-03
Rijksmuseum
Lily (Lilium montanum)
Mary Vaux Walcott, born Philadelphia, PA 1860-died St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada 1940 · 1920s, 1900s
Smithsonian
Cyrtanthus elatus (Jacq.) Traub (Flowering valotta; Fire lily; George lily)
1777-10 - 1786-03
Rijksmuseum
Canada Lily (Lilium canadense)
Mary Vaux Walcott, born Philadelphia, PA 1860-died St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada 1940 · 1870s
Smithsonian
The Botanical Magazine or Flower Garden Displayed: Umbel-Flowering Bulb-Bearing Orange-Lily
Thomas Curtis (British, 1846–1920) · 1807
Cleveland Museum of Art
Wood Lily (Lilium philadelphicum)
Mary Vaux Walcott, born Philadelphia, PA 1860-died St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada 1940 · 1930s
Smithsonian
Plantae Selectae: No. 11 - Lily
Georg Dionysius Ehret (German, 1708–1770); Christopher Jacob Trew (German, 1695–1769) · published 1750–73
Cleveland Museum of Art
Ipswich Prints: Lily
Arthur Wesley Dow, born Ipswich, MA 1857-died New York City 1922 · 1900s
Smithsonian
Small Tiger Lily (Lilium parvum)
Mary Vaux Walcott, born Philadelphia, PA 1860-died St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada 1940 · 1930s
Smithsonian
The Hog-nose Snake (Boa contortrix)
Mark Catesby · published 1731-1743
National Gallery of Art
Lily
1775
Rijksmuseum
Columbia Lily (Lilium columbianum)
Mary Vaux Walcott, born Philadelphia, PA 1860-died St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada 1940 · 1920s
Smithsonian
A Selection of Hexandrian Plants, belonging to the natural order of Amaryllidae and Liliacae: Tiger Lily
Robert Havell (British, 1769–1832) · 1831–32
Cleveland Museum of Art

Style 3 7

Sketchbook Page: Yellow Lily
Kenyon Cox, American, 1856–1919 · 1870s
Smithsonian
Spider Lily (Hymenocallis rotata)
Mary Vaux Walcott, born Philadelphia, PA 1860-died St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada 1940 · 1910s
Smithsonian
Cyrtanthus carneus Lindl. (Sand-lily)
1777-10 - 1786-03
Rijksmuseum
Lillium Pomponium (Turban Lily), plate 7 from Les Liliacées
De Gouy (French, 1670–1830); Pierre-Joseph Redouté (French, 1759–1840) · 1802–16
Cleveland Museum of Art
Sketchbook Page: Meadow Lily
Kenyon Cox, American, 1856–1919 · 1870s
Smithsonian
Lily, Design Seven from Shazanrō Picture Book
Tani Bunchō (Japanese, 1763–1841) · 1816
Cleveland Museum of Art
Japanese Lily, East Hampton
Samuel Colman, American, 1832–1920 · 1880s
Smithsonian

Style 4 2

Water Lily
Margaret Jordan Patterson, born Soerabaija, Java 1867-died Boston, MA 1950 · 1910s
Smithsonian
Water Lily in Sunlight
John La Farge, born New York City 1835-died Providence, RI 1910 · 1880s
Smithsonian

Named in the museum's description 14

The lily is small, hidden or only part of the story in these works, so they're shown whole.

Lily
Weimar, Wilhelm
Museum of Arts and Crafts, Hamburg
Lily
Weimar, Wilhelm
Museum of Arts and Crafts, Hamburg
Lily
Weimar, Wilhelm
Museum of Arts and Crafts, Hamburg
Lily
Weimar, Wilhelm
Museum of Arts and Crafts, Hamburg
Lily
Weimar, Wilhelm
Museum of Arts and Crafts, Hamburg
Lily
Weimar, Wilhelm
Museum of Arts and Crafts, Hamburg
Lily
Weimar, Wilhelm
Museum of Arts and Crafts, Hamburg
Flower (Lily)
Grace Halpin · c. 1937
National Gallery of Art
Lily
Weimar, Wilhelm
Museum of Arts and Crafts, Hamburg
Lily
Weimar, Wilhelm
Museum of Arts and Crafts, Hamburg
Red Lily
1728
Rijksmuseum
Glacierlily (Erythronium grandiflorum)
Mary Vaux Walcott, born Philadelphia, PA 1860-died St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada 1940 · 1890s
Smithsonian
Lily
Weimar, Wilhelm
Museum of Arts and Crafts, Hamburg
dwarf lily
Sweden · 2018
Ájtte, Swedish Mountain and Sámi Museum