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Watercolors

11,528 works

Pencil and watercolor drawing of a metal whale oil lamp with a cylindrical reservoir and wick, signed Cora Parker.

Whale Oil Lamp

Cora Parker, c. 1938

Pencil drawing of a carved peg lamp with diamond lattice bands, fluted neck and scalloped base on tan paper.

Peg Lamp

John Dana, c. 1938

Watercolor drawing of a glass lamp with a bulbous top, slender stem, side loop handle, and round base on cream paper.

Lamp

John Dana, c. 1937

Drawing of an ornate brass lock plate with two facing birds and a central keyhole, signed Edward T. Jewett.

Lock Plate

Edward Jewett, c. 1940

Grey wash drawing of an iron padlock in three views, with a cat face relief on the front and rivets around the plate.

Iron Lock

Majel G. Claflin, c. 1937

Painted study of an antique iron lock with decorative backplate, sliding bolt, and brass knob on a beige background.

Lock

Samuel W. Ford, c. 1939

Watercolor of a hand-wrought Spanish lock with studded round plate, long iron latch, and small detail views of its hardware.

Spanish Lock

Majel G. Claflin, c. 1937

Watercolor of a wooden saddler's mallet with a round weathered head and long tapered handle on cream paper.

Saddler's Mallet

Alexander Anderson, 1940

Watercolor of an open brass match safe embossed with an eagle, shield and branches, with a small dimensioned sketch.

Match Safe

Thomas Holloway, c. 1936

Drawing of a carved wooden mold with thistle and rose designs above a fragment with a fluted pattern.

Mold

John Wilkes, 1937

Watercolor study of trees, a green hedge, and a stone wall in a landscape on grey-blue paper.

Study of landscape with trees and stone wall

Edwin Austin Abbey

Watercolor still life of a footed brown mortar and long pestle, with a small measurement diagram in the lower right corner.

Mortar and Pestle

Ralph Morton, c. 1938

Brown wash drawing of two glazed wooden sheds beside overgrown shrubs, with a fence and steps at the right.

Shacks and Shrubs

Edwin Austin Abbey

Watercolor landscape of a valley with red-roofed farm buildings, grazing horses, and a woman and child on a path.

A View near Greis Mill in the Area

Søren L. Lange, 1821

Watercolor of a rosewood piano forte with brass inlay, turned fluted legs, and an open keyboard against a beige background.

Piano Forte

Lawrence Phillips, c. 1936

Watercolor drawing of a carved wooden furniture panel with a sunflower and scrolling acanthus leaves in a brown frame.

Furniture Panel

Albert Pinkham Ryder

Colored pencil drawing of a yellow-green fire water pail with a wire handle, with measurement diagrams at upper right.

Fire Water Pail

Herbert Marsh, c. 1936

Self-portrait. Bust-length, profile to the right

Wilhelm Bendz, 1831

Pencil and watercolor design for a pointed-arch stained glass window showing a galloping horse with a rider and a skeleton.

Kuolema ja nälkä, luonnos Tampereen tuomiokirkon lasimaalausta varten. Kahden puolen kirjaimet r ja i

Watercolor and ink landscape of rolling mountains and a valley under cloudy sky, with a stone wall in the foreground.

The Vale of Ambleside, Wansfell

Edwin Austin Abbey

Gridded point paper design with stylized pink water lilies, green lily pads and swirling water, hand-painted in watercolor.

Point Paper (mise-en-carte)

France Roubaix, c. 1880

Watercolor of cavalry soldiers tending horses in a stable, with a woman, dogs and hens on the straw floor.

Kavalerister i en stald

Johann Adam Klein, 1792-1875

Drawing of a clear pressed glass oil lamp with round bosses on its font and a flared hexagonal base, shaded in gray.

Lamp

Lawrence Phillips, c. 1940

Loose watercolor washes in grey, green, and yellow on paper, with faint suggestions of a landscape and white reserved highlig

Unidentified sketch - landscape (?)

Edwin Austin Abbey

Grey-toned drawing of a clear glass spark lamp with a wick and pedestal base, signed John Dana.

Spark Lamp

John Dana, c. 1936

Loose watercolor sketch of figures in period dress seated and standing around a bench under green trees.

Figures seated along an outdoor bench

Edwin Austin Abbey

Grey wash drawing of mythological figures in a rescue scene, with two nude young men pulling a draped woman away from a falle

Amphion and Zethus Delivering their Mother Antiope from the Fury of Dirce and Lycus

John Flaxman, 1789

Watercolor drawing of a bearded seated man playing a harp, framed by ornate interlace knotwork and bird motifs.

Brage

Johan Thomas Lundbye Lorenz Frølich, 1844

Watercolor sketch of moored sailing boats on a river beside trees, a thatched cottage, and a church tower in the distance.

Newport

Thomas Rowlandson, n.d.

Loose watercolor and ink sketch of a man in a top hat sweeping a walkway beside an arched doorway and green shrubs.

Man in tophat and shirtsleeves sweeping a walkway

Edwin Austin Abbey