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Watercolors

11,528 works

Watercolor of a river at sunset with a girl on stepping stones, a rider with horses, and a castle ruin.

Sunset and Moonrise

Joseph Mallord William Turner, c. 1832

Watercolor elevation of a classical white exchange building with Ionic columns, a central dome, and a cloudy sky.

First Merchants' Exchange, New York (elevation of main façade)

Alexander Jackson Davis, probably 1826

Acute Pain

Eduardus Jacobus, after 1698

Pen and brown wash drawing of a lagoon with rowing boats, a ruined archway, a leaning tree and a figure on the shore.

Capriccio with a Squall on the Lagoon

Francesco Guardi, 1775/80

Brown wash drawing of a classical stone gateway and ruined arch beside a canal with figures and boats.

Gateway Near a Landing Bridge

Francesco Guardi, 1780/85

Brown wash drawing of masked Punchinello figures and a kneeling woman before classical columns and a crowd on a balcony.

The Marriage of Punchinello's Father, from the series Divertimento per li regazzi (Entertainment for Children)

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1797/1804

Admiration

Eduardus Jacobus, after 1698

Admiration with Astonishment

Eduardus Jacobus, after 1698

Attention

Eduardus Jacobus, after 1698

Compassion

Eduardus Jacobus, after 1698

Desire

Eduardus Jacobus, after 1698

Satirical watercolor of an artist painting an elderly woman's portrait while powdered-wig gentlemen look on.

Satirical drawing: Artist Painting an Old Lady's Portrait

Pietro Antonio Novelli, 1729-1804

Red chalk drawing of an angry bearded man with wild hair and clenched teeth, titled Despair.

Despair

Eduardus Jacobus, after 1698

Brown wash drawing of Saint Jerome kneeling by a skull beneath a rocky arch, with a lion, tree and distant landscape.

Saint Jerome in the Wilderness

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Brown wash drawing of a kneeling saint in an arched ruin, tormented by a horned winged demon, with a large tree at right.

The Temptation of Saint Anthony

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Red chalk drawing of a bearded old man with a horrified grimace, knitted brows and wrinkled cheeks, with handwritten text bel

Horrour (sic)

Eduardus Jacobus, after 1698

Painted study of a woman in a long black gown with dark hair, hand raised to her head, against a blue background.

Study for figure of 4 am in "The Hours" celing at the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Edwin Austin Abbey

Watercolor of an orchard with gnarled trees, dappled shadows on grass, and a farm cart in the distance.

Orchard with Farm Cart

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a seated woman in a bonnet holding a white lap dog, with a teal window behind her.

Woman holding a lap dog

Edwin Austin Abbey

Red chalk drawing of a young man with curly hair and a gentle smile, titled Joy with Tranquility, with handwritten caption be

Joy with Tranquility

Eduardus Jacobus, after 1698

Red chalk drawing of a laughing face with narrowed eyes and curly hair, titled Laughter, with a handwritten description below

Laughter

Eduardus Jacobus, after 1698

Watercolor study of a stained glass window with a red-robed figure holding a book and staff, plus two small sketched heads.

Study for an unidentified stained glass window picturing a cardinal(?)

Edwin Austin Abbey

Watercolor drawing of a standing woman in a blue bodice and pink striped skirt holding a green parasol and white gloves.

The Negro Belle

Nicolino Calyo, 1840

Red chalk drawing of a woman with a veil and wavy hair, eyes downcast, titled Sadness, with a handwritten caption below.

Sadness

Eduardus Jacobus, after 1698

Scorn

Eduardus Jacobus, after 1698

Watercolor of fairies in a twilight forest by a pond, with a reclining winged woman and a distant castle under an orange sky.

Fairy Land

Gustave Doré, 1881

Watercolor of two men meeting on a snowy path, one in green with a lute, one in a brown robe, with a mule and bare trees behi

The Ant and the Grasshopper

Jehan-Georges Vibert, 1875

Simple Bodily Pain

Eduardus Jacobus, after 1698

Red chalk drawing of a man with wild hair, wide eyes and open mouth showing terror, with handwritten text below.

Terrour (sic) or Fright

Eduardus Jacobus, after 1698

Red chalk drawing of a woman with lowered eyes and wavy hair, hand under chin, titled Veneration, with caption text below.

Veneration

Eduardus Jacobus, after 1698