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Watercolors

11,528 works

Grey watercolor of a charioteer driving horses in a colonnaded arena, with winged figures and laurel wreaths in side panels.

Foremost in the Envious Race

Will Hicock Low, 1885

Brown wash drawing of two classically robed figures in a marshy landscape with trees, a woman seen from behind and a young ma

Lycius, Look Back, and Be Some Pity Shown

Will Hicock Low, 1885

Horizontal frieze of five winged cherubs running among white looping ribbons on a dark background, painted in watercolor.

Decoration - Love's Mesh

Will Hicock Low, 1885/88

Monochrome drawing of a classical courtyard with columns, a central basin, draped women, seated figures and a statue on a ped

The Wide-Spreaded Night Above Her Towers

Will Hicock Low, 1885

Two pencil and watercolor sketches of five-light and four-light candelabras with blue and red accents and handwritten notes.

One of Twenty-Three Sheets of Drawings of Glassware (Mirrors, Chandeliers, Goblets, etc.)

Compagnia di Venezia e Murano, 1850-80

Grisaille drawing of two draped youths by a column, with a bald bearded man holding scrolls at right.

As One Came Near with Curl'd Gray Beard, Sharp Eyes, and Smooth Bald Crown

Will Hicock Low, 1885

Watercolor drawing of a nude winged cherub with outstretched arms in a cross-shaped frame with ornate scrollwork, 1885.

Shut from the Busy World of More Incredulous

Will Hicock Low, 1885

Grisaille drawing of a seated man in classical dress beside a reclining woman on a couch, framed with a bead border and PART

They Were Enthroned, in the Eventide, Upon a Couch - Head-Piece, Part II

Will Hicock Low, 1885

Catalogue sheet with watercolor drawings of white and colored Venetian glassware, numbered and priced in lira.

Specimens of White and Colored Glassware

Compagnia di Venezia e Murano, 1866-1880

Grayscale drawing of three winged-helmeted figures blowing trumpets against a cloudy sky, with one trumpet at left.

Deafening the Swallows' Twitter, Came a Thrill of Trumpets

Will Hicock Low, 1885

Pen and ink drawing of a man in a cloak standing by a tree, with a balustrade, urns and a domed building behind him.

Full Length Portrait of a Man Standing near Balustrade

John Vanderbank, c. 1737

Watercolor sheet of numbered Venetian glass goblets, decanters and vases with gold and blue decoration and handwritten prices

Specimens of Tinted Glassware with Decorations in Gold and Blue

Compagnia di Venezia e Murano, 1866-1880

Grey-toned watercolor of a reclining man and a kneeling woman in classical dress beside a draped couch, dated 1885.

She Nothing Said, But Pale and Meek, Arose and Knelt Before Him

Will Hicock Low, 1885

Grayscale watercolor of a veiled bride with attendants, torch bearers, flower bowl and musicians in classical dress.

It Was the Custom Then to Bring Away the Bride From Home

Will Hicock Low, 1885

Grey-toned watercolor of a classically dressed woman drawing back a curtain beside a column, bust and flower garland.

And Shut the Chamber Up, Close, Hush'd and Still

Will Hicock Low, 1885

Two robed men converse in a classical vestibule beside a winged sphinx statue and a lit brazier, drawn in grey wash.

He Met Within the Murmurous Vestibule, His Young Disciple

Will Hicock Low, 1885

Grayscale watercolor of classical women in draped robes and wreaths carrying fruit, a ewer and a lyre before a columned doorw

They All Moved to the Feast

Will Hicock Low, 1885

What Wreath for Lamia? What for Lycius? What for the Sage

Will Hicock Low, 1885/88

Grayscale watercolor of two classically dressed youths with laurel wreaths reclining near an urn, drinking horn and smoking i

Checking His Love Trance, a Cup He Took Full Brimm'd

Will Hicock Low, 1885

Grisaille drawing of a reclining woman reaching toward a glowing bearded head with a laurel crown on a dark ground.

The Sophist's Eye, Like a Sharp Spear, Went Through Her Utterly

Will Hicock Low, 1885

Watercolor drawing of a brambling perched on a twig above grass, with orange breast and black and white wing markings.

Bramling (Fringilla Montifringilla)

Gerardus van Veen, 1679

Grisaille drawing of a classical interior where a flying draped woman reaches toward a youth beside columns, fruit, and flowe

And Lycius' Arms Were Empty of Delight

Will Hicock Low, 1885

Watercolor of a draped figure lying on a stone bier beneath a carved bearded head with a thorned crown.

And in its Marriage Robe the Heavy Body Wound

Will Hicock Low, 1885

Pencil tailpiece showing a nude young flute player among reeds, with banners naming Keats's Lamia and its 1888 publisher.

Tail-Peice - The History of the Book

Will Hicock Low, c. 1888

Title page with circular pearl border and brown serif lettering naming Will H. Low's illustrations for Keats's Lamia and Odes

Title Page for the "Odes and Sonnets of John Keats"

Will Hicock Low, n.d.

Grayscale dedication page: a reclining laureled woman with palette and winged child beneath a banner inscription.

Dedication (for Lamia)

Will Hicock Low, 1885

Pen and brown wash drawing of a haloed figure with a cross banner reaching toward kneeling figures beside bearded onlookers.

Descent Into Limbo

possibly Style of Domenico Maria Canuti, n.d.

Seated nude woman with laurel wreath among shrubs, with white ribbon banners lettered Odes and Sonnets and List of Drawings.

Odes and Sonnets List of Drawings

Will Hicock Low, 1887

Sepia drawing of a seated nude woman holding grapes, with scroll banners reading Odes, Sonnets, and Table of Contents.

Odes and Sonnets Table of Contents

Will Hicock Low, 1887

Watercolor stage design for the ballet Don Parasol showing an ornate proscenium, draped curtains, gilded dome and garden back

Stage Set Design for a Ballet: Don Parasol

Carlo Ferrario, 1869