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Watercolors

11,528 works

Two dancers in feathered costumes and striped pleated skirts, one holding a fan, drawn in pen and watercolor on paper.

Drawing of Two 'Americans' for Ballet de la Douairière de Billebahaut

Daniel Rabel, 1626

Study: Woman with a Jar

Pierre Victor Galland, 1887

Pencil sketch of a ruined stone courtyard with trees, arched doorways and figures in 19th-century dress walking near a dog.

Baden-Baden

Christian Grabau, n.d.

Watercolor of a Gothic gateway and garden, with a man reading alone on a bench under willow trees.

Solitude at Strawberry Hill

Thomas Rowlandson, c. 1822

Grey wash drawing of Amphitrite in a shell chariot surrounded by tritons, nymphs, and cherubs on the sea.

Triumph of Amphitrite

François-Alexandre Verdier, n.d.

Ceiling design in watercolor showing a golden sunburst with a face at center, blue sky, clouds, and a flower-garland border.

Designs for Ceilings with Central Sunburst

Charles Monblond, 19th century

Watercolor ceiling design with soft clouds, two small birds, and a lattice border entwined with vines and purple flowers.

Designs for Ceilings with Clouds and Birds

Charles Monblond, 19th century

Watercolor design of an arched doorway with double doors, painted floral swags, and a blue classical medallion above.

Designs for Arched Doorway

Charles Monblond, 19th century

Ink and wash drawing of a classical colonnade with a seated woman, mourners, and armored warriors in a sacrificial scene.

Sacrifice of Jeptha's Daughter

François Boitard, n.d.

Watercolor design for a ceiling with a central rosette, blue arabesque panels, and layered floral and geometric borders.

Design for Ceiling with Plant and Arabesque Decoration

Charles Monblond, 19th century

Watercolor of the three-masted schooner Minnie G. Loud under full white sails on choppy blue sea, with an American flag.

The Tern Schooner "Minnie G. Loud"

Louis Roux, 1876

Graphite sketch of a curly-haired child with both arms raised, hands resting on the top of the head.

Child Holding Hands above Head

Possibly Samuel De Wilde, n.d.

Chalk portrait on blue-grey paper of a woman with an upswept hairstyle, head turned slightly, gazing forward.

Portrait of a Lady

John Russell, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of robed pilgrims travelling across a landscape, with a rider on horseback, dogs, and a cart.

Canterbury Pilgrims

Attributed to Thomas Stothard, c. 1807

Brown wash drawing of a cart on a road beside an inn, with a windmill and church spire in the distance.

Cart on Road Flanked by Inn and Windmill

Thomas Richard Colman Dibdin, n.d.

Pencil and watercolor drawing of a man with a shield standing among draped female figures with halos, before a Gothic hilltop

Christian with the Shield of Faith, Taking Leave of His Companions

William Blake, 1824-1827

Brown ink drawing of rolling hills, a large tree, and two small seated figures resting on a hillside.

Two Figures Resting on Hillside near Two Trees

Possibly Franz Kobell, n.d.

Pen and ink landscape drawing of a house among trees in a park, with a path and distant hills.

Landscape, House in Park

Franz Innocenz Josef Kobell, n.d.

Pen and brown ink landscape drawing of a windswept tree on a hill with distant mountains and a small figure.

Panoramic Landscape

Franz Innocenz Josef Kobell, 1766

Pen and brown ink landscape of a river with trees in the foreground and distant hills and a peak on the horizon.

Landscape with River and Distant Hills

Franz Innocenz Josef Kobell, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of a village with a tavern, crowd, church steeple, barn, and figures crossing a field beside a pond.

The Passage of a Corps of Troops near a Village

Wilhelm von Kobell, n.d.

Circular pen and ink drawing of a dense battle of mounted warriors with spears, shields and a bridge.

Ceremonial Shield with Stories of Marcus Curtius and Mutius Scaevola

Attributed to William Burgess, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of a pastoral landscape with classical ruins, a large tree, cattle, and a herdsman under a cloudy sky.

Landscape

Style of Claude Lorrain

Watercolor of two women in tiered evening gowns, one seated on a sofa and one standing by a piano in a gilded interior.

Fashion Study: Two Women in Evening Dress

Adèle-Anaïs Toudouze, ca. 1860

Circular pen and wash drawing of a ceremonial shield with Roman soldiers, horsemen, and a battle scene.

Ceremonial Shield with Roman Battle Scene

Attributed to William Burgess, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a stoning scene with a crowd below and a figure with outstretched arms among angels above.

Stoning of Saint Stephen

After Charles Le Brun, n.d.

Charcoal drawing of a woman seen from behind carrying a water jar on her head beside an architectural niche.

Woman Carrying Water Jar

After Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael, 17th century

Brown wash drawing of an elderly man, a winged figure, and three draped women with a laurel wreath.

Epitaph of Charles Sackville

After Giovanni Battista Pittoni, the younger, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a kneeling king before a pagan idol, with a woman holding flowers and attendants in a colonnaded hall.

King Solomon Worshipping the Pagan Idol

Circle of Giovanni Battista Pittoni, the younger, n.d.

Watercolor design of an ornate altar flanked by a crowned saint and a nun, with a heavenly vision above the altar.

Altar Flanked by St. Louis and St. Theresa

Émile Charles Wattier, mid-19th century