This is an ink and gouache depiction of the Folie de la Bouëxière, the estate future president James Monroe purchased on March 28, 1795 while serving as the United States Minister to France under President George Washington. This representation highlights the unique, off-set approach to the estate, which appeared suddenly at the end of a long road lined with trees instead of at a more common straight axis. Monroe purchased the estate for 350,000 francs and lived there with wife Elizabeth, daughter Elizabeth "Eliza" Kortright Monroe, seven servants, a chef, a coachman, and a gardener for two years. The Monroes entertained at the estate, inviting a social circle that included other Americans and French officials.

This is an ink and gouache depiction of the Folie de la Bouëxière, the estate future president James Monroe purchased on March 28, 1795 while serving as the United States Minister to France under President George Washington. This representation highlights the gardens and slopes used to keep the estate private for its residents. Berms and banks were used on the east and west sides to conceal the estate. Monroe purchased the estate for 350,000 francs and lived there with wife Elizabeth, daughter Elizabeth "Eliza" Kortright Monroe, seven servants, a chef, a coachman, and a gardener for two years. The Monroes entertained at the estate, inviting a social circle that included other Americans and French officials.

This is an ink and gouache depiction of the Folie de la Bouëxière, the estate future president James Monroe purchased on March 28, 1795 while serving as the United States Minister to France under President George Washington. This representation highlights the south front of the estate, with its rows of French doors leading from the large salon inside out onto the terrace and the gardens beyond. Atop the estate is a rooftop tent, used for dinners and afternoon teas. Monroe purchased the estate for 350,000 francs and lived there with wife Elizabeth, daughter Elizabeth "Eliza" Kortright Monroe, seven servants, a chef, a coachman, and a gardener for two years. The Monroes entertained at the estate, inviting a social circle that included other Americans and French officials.

This is an ink and gouache depiction of the Folie de la Bouëxière, the estate future president James Monroe purchased on March 28, 1795 while serving as the United States Minister to France under President George Washington. This representation highlights the unique, off-set approach to the estate, which appeared suddenly at the end of a long road lined with trees instead of at a more common straight axis. Monroe purchased the estate for 350,000 francs and lived there with wife Elizabeth, daughter Elizabeth "Eliza" Kortright Monroe, seven servants, a chef, a coachman, and a gardener for two years. The Monroes entertained at the estate, inviting a social circle that included other Americans and French officials.

This painting of the Red Room by James Steinmeyer was made in 1982. The gouache on paper painting captures the west wall of the room and the south windows that overlook the South Lawn in fine detail.

This landscape by Nicolino Calyo looks down upon the Fairmount Waterworks in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from atop a high hill. A long stairwell with visitors walking on it climbs down the hill towards the Fairmount Waterworks buildings that line the shore of the Schuylkill River. Calyo was a gifted landscape painter who was born in Italy but left in the early 1820s and immigrated to the United States in 1834. He has two paintings in the White House Collection.

This painting by Nicolino Calyo shows the rear of the Merchant's Exchange Building in the Old City neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In addition to the building, the scene contains multiple small, fascinating details of the street in front of the building, including three horses caught in mid-gallop rounding a bend and two dogs chasing one another. Calyo was a gifted landscape painter who was born in Italy but left in the early 1820s and immigrated to the United States in 1834. He has two paintings in the White House Collection.