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Watercolors

11,528 works

Pen and wash drawing of nude Venus reclining with cupid, beside Ceres and Bacchus with grapes and a barrel, amid clouds.

Without Ceres and Bacchus, Venus Would Freeze

Abraham Bloemaert, 1590-95

Watercolor of the ruined Colosseum in Rome with overgrown arches, small figures on paths, and a cloudy blue sky.

The Colosseum, Rome

Abraham Louis Rodolphe Ducros, n.d.

Watercolor of a white-walled coastal city with a tall tower and red roofs, seen across calm blue sea under a pale sky.

Sketch Taken at Algiers, North Africa, Travel Sketch

Daniel Hudson Burnham, 1896

Watercolor of a sea and hills at sunset seen through a circular porthole against a dark background.

Bay of Tunis Through Porthole of Steamship Fürst Bismark, Tunisia, North Africa, Travel Sketch

Daniel Hudson Burnham, 1896

Architectural elevation drawing of an ornate boudoir mantel with arched beveled mirror, pilasters, and carved frieze.

William Borden, Esq. Residence, Chicago, Illinois, Mantel Details

Richard Morris Hunt, c. 1887

Pen and brown ink drawing of a screaming head with snakes writhing in place of hair, the Medusa subject, signed Maes.

Head of Medusa

Godfried Maes, 1680

Drawing of a seated man with long hair in a pink cloak, resting his hand on bagpipes, colored with pencil and wash.

The Bagpipe Player

Guillaume Bodinier

Black chalk sketch of a crowded scene of struggling figures, including a raised arm with a blade and reaching women.

Massacre of the Innocents

Circle of Tiziano Vecellio, called Titian, 1585/1600

Watercolor and pencil study of rocky Welsh cliffs under stormy clouds, with a small seated figure at lower right.

Rocky landscape in Wales with figure drawing in the foreground to the righr

David Cox, 1836-1859

Brown wash drawing of winged Saint Michael chaining a dragon beneath the Holy Trinity and cherubs in clouds.

The Holy Trinity with Saint Michael Conquering the Dragon

Pietro da Cortona, 1666

Watercolor of a seated woman in a white hat and purple jacket in a garden with a hedge and white table.

Kunstnerens kone, malerinden Anna Syberg, i smedens have

Fritz Syberg, 1910

Charcoal drawing of a dark standing figure in a pale field with a moored boat and dark trees beyond.

The Zone (Outside the City Walls)

Georges Seurat, 1882-83

Watercolor of fishermen working on a calm harbor shore beside sailing ships and a ruined tower with grazing cattle.

Port Scene in Calm Weather

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, 1782

Stormy seascape with a shipwreck, survivors on rocks and in a rowboat, and wreckage tossed by dark blue waves.

The Shipwreck

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, 1782

Pencil and watercolor drawing of a seated nude woman with her head bowed, arms around her raised knee, in soft green tones.

The Embrace

Auguste Rodin, 1900-1910

Red chalk drawing of a nude man seen from behind, reclining and reaching toward a tree branch at upper left.

Male Nude Seen from Behind

the Younger Daniël Mijtens, 1672/88

Brown wash drawing of a man in a top hat riding between two women on horseback along a tree-lined road.

Cavalier and Two Ladies on Horseback

Constantin Guys

A Bearded Figure Wearing a Turban and Fur Coat, Half Length, Turned to the Right

Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, c. 1670

A Soldier Loading a Musket, "Ramme in Your Pouder"

Jacob de Gheyn II, 1596/98

Pen and watercolor drawing of a sailor in a straw hat and pink jacket standing on a rocky shore with hands in pockets.

A Sailor Standing on the Shore

Paul Gavarni, 1859-60

Bust of a Warrior

Hendrick Goltzius, 1586/88

Red chalk drawing of nude men and cherubs in a baptism scene, with a winged angel and rocky landscape behind.

The Baptism of Christ

Cornelius van Poelenburgh, 1641/67

Pencil drawing of a seated man in Tyrolean costume with a wide hat, smoking a pipe, on tan paper.

A Man in Tyrolean Costume, Seated, Smoking a Pipe

Théodore Valério, 1842

Watercolor of a stormy sky over a field with a domed city skyline, a water wheel, and seated figures on a dirt road.

A View of Paris

Jules-Achille Noël, 1830-81

Watercolor design of a gilded neoclassical medal cabinet with a caduceus, eagle, laurel wreath and rows of gold medallions.

A Medal Cabinet for Napoleon

Jean Guillaume Moitte, 1804-10

Watercolor portrait of a woman with dark upswept hair, white lace collar and olive dress against a brown-green background.

Caroline D. Wade

Frederick W. Freer, n.d.

Chalk drawing on tan paper of a draped woman with bowed head leaning on a pedestal, with white highlights on her cloak.

Study of a Draped Woman Leaning on a Pedestal

François Boucher, 1759/61

Pen and brown ink drawing of mourners gathered around a dead body in a rocky landscape, with small figures in the background.

The Lamentation of Christ (recto and verso)

Polidoro da Caravaggio, 1527/35

Brown and white drawing of Apollo driving a chariot of four rearing horses, with a nude youth below.

Apollo Driving the Chariot of the Sun

Lelio Orsi, 1544/45

Drawing of a winged figure with a halo seated on a globe inscribed ETERNITAS, holding a candle, on blue-grey paper.

Allegory of Eternity

Giorgio Vasari, 1544/45