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Watercolors

11,528 works

Watercolor design for a decorative cove with flower garlands, acanthus scrolls, a central cartouche and urn finials.

Design for Cove Section

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Watercolor design of a painted doorway with pediment, oval relief of cherubs, red and gold panels, and decorative friezes.

Pompeiian Design for Wall and Doorway

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of a mounted rider on a rearing horse amid fallen soldiers, with a winged figure in the clouds.

Battle Scene with Central Figure on Rearing Horse

possibly Unknown German artist, n.d.

Watercolor design of an ornate rococo interior corner with gilded scrollwork, flower garlands, and molding framing an empty f

Design for Hall Ceiling, Hôtel de Trévise

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Chalk study on tan paper of several tree trunks and a branch with leaves and flowers.

Sketches of Trees

Attributed to Cristofano Allori, n.d.

Colored drawing of a Pompeian-style wall paneling design with framed panels, rosette medallion and leaf frieze.

Pompeiian Design for Paneling

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Watercolor design of a Pompeian doorway with green curtain, paneled door, and a niche holding a classical statue.

Pompeiian Design for Doorway and Wall with Curtain (possibly for Deepdene, Dorking, Surrey)

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Pencil sketch of a reclining martyr, a standing onlooker, and an angel with a palm descending above a crowd.

Martyrdom of Saints Processus and Martinian

Jean Bernard Restout, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of draped figures on horseback and kneeling women in a classical landscape scene.

Flight of Celia

Possibly after Polidoro Caldara, called Polidoro da Caravaggio, n.d.

Watercolor and ink design of a Rococo interior with putti on the ceiling, urns, arched doors and painted panels.

Design for an Opera Set, a Congress of Cupids

Carlo Zucchi the Younger, 18th century

Watercolor album page with furniture designs: a canopy bed, a table with winged sphinx supports, a floor plan, and a scroll-a

Designs for Furniture

Pierre Antoine Bellangé, ca. 1800-40

Watercolor design of a blue and gilt ewer with a female mask handle and scrolled leaf-form spout, on a ruled sheet.

Design for a Gilt Bronze Ewer

George Heinrich von Kirn, ca. 1770-90

Watercolor of figures in a Roman tavern courtyard with musicians, benches, and painted sun and rooster motifs on the walls.

Interior of a Roman Inn

Bartolomeo Pinelli, 1817

Brown ink and wash drawing of a hilly landscape with a winding road, trees, and ruined arched structures on the horizon.

View of Rome, with via Appia

after Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing with wash of a circular columned temple above buildings and bushy trees on a hill.

View of Temple of Vesta, Tivoli

after Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi, n.d.

Pen and ink sketch of a winged putto raising one arm beside a large bearded head with curly hair.

Two Sketches: Kneeling Putto Holding a Head (recto) Details of a Nude Male Child (verso)

Bartolomeo Passarotti, n.d.

Pen and gray wash drawing of a standing warrior statue with helmet and spear on a circular pedestal, seen from behind.

Statue of Standing Warrior, from Rear

Follower of Francesco de'Rossi, called Salviati, n.d.

Watercolor of a standing young man in green coat facing a seated older man with papers at a desk in a period room.

"'The unwelcome hints of Mr. Shepherd, his Agent,' Chapter I" frontispiece for Jane Austen's Persuasion

Charles Edmund Brock, 1898

Black and white two-panel drawing: an armored knight by trees and flowers, and women leaning over a castle tower wall.

Study for How a Devil in Woman's Likeness Would Have Tempted Sir Bors

Aubrey Beardsley, 1893

Red chalk study on blue paper showing a downcast head, hands, a shoulder, and feet in separate sketches.

Sketches of Head, Hands, Shoulder, and Feet

Style of Agostino Masucci, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of a kneeling friar gazing up at a winged seraph among clouds, with a companion in the shadows.

Stigmatization of Saint Francis of Assisi

Probably Italian, n.d.

Pastel drawing of a female rider in a white tutu on a grey horse in a circus ring, with a man in blue watching.

At the Circus: Work in the Ring

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1899

Red chalk sketches of arms, a male torso, and a back on a buff sheet of paper.

Sketches of Arms, Male Torso, and Back

Unknown artist, n.d.

Dark green leather book cover with gold tooled foliate border and a small embossed coat of arms at center.

Plans, Elevations, Sections, and Perspective Views of the Gardens and Buildings of Kew

Sir William Chambers, 1763

Brown ink and wash sketch of a river with bare trees, distant buildings, and hills under a pale sky.

Arno above Florence

David Young Cameron, September 3, 1900

Sketchbook page with pencil triangles, compass arcs and red chalk shading on aged paper.

Sketchbook

Cherubino Alberti, c. 1590

Pen and wash drawing of a river landscape with a wooden bridge, a hilltop settlement, and small figures on a path.

Landscape with a Road Leading Towards a Settlement on a Hill

Joos de Momper the Younger, late 16th-mid 17th century

Watercolor and pen drawing of peasants drinking in a smoky tavern, with a seated woman holding a glass and men around a table

Peasants Drinking, verso: sketches of peasants

Adriaen van Ostade, 1610-85

Watercolor drawing of a violinist and villagers gathered outside a rustic ale house with a tankard, children, and a dog.

Strolling Violinist at an Ale House Door

Adriaen van Ostade, 1625-85

Watercolor elevation of an ornate triumphal arch with obelisks, flags, sculptures and a winged trumpeter atop a dome.

Triumphal Arch, April 1814

Francisco Antonio de Sousa, 1814