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Watercolors

11,528 works

Watercolor of rear brick buildings, chimneys and a wooden fence in a Philadelphia alley, with a small shed and tree.

A View from an East Window in the Old Sugar House, No.3 Norris' Alley, Philadelphia

Unknown artist, 1811

Pen and watercolor drawing of an overturned carriage, fleeing pigs, and sprawled figures on a country road.

Going to Ivy Bridge

Thomas Rowlandson, 1780-1827

Pen and watercolor street scene of a brush vendor with a pole of wares talking to two women at a doorway.

Street Scene: Vendor of Brushes

Thomas Rowlandson, 1780-1827

Pen and watercolor drawing of two embracing nude women on a bed under a pink canopy, with a reclining nude man beside them.

Nude Couple Embracing

Thomas Rowlandson, 1780-1827

Pen and watercolor drawing of a sailor embracing a woman in a kitchen while an elderly woman watches from the hearth.

The Sailor's Return from Active Service

Thomas Rowlandson, 1780-1827

Pen and watercolor drawing of nude Venus with a billowing cloth, Anchises seated beside her, and a cupid above.

Venus, Anchises and Cupid

Thomas Rowlandson, 1780-1827

Pen and watercolor drawing of a nude muscular man lifting an arm while supporting a draped figure bent at his side.

Standing Nude Man Supporting Fainting Female (Ludovisi Gaul in the Uffizi)

Thomas Rowlandson, 1780-1827

Pen and watercolor drawing of travelers with horses, a loaded cart, and a dog on a road beside sheds and trees.

Migrants

Thomas Rowlandson, 1780-1827

Ink and brown wash drawing of a spreading tree with drooping branches on a grassy mound.

Study of a Tree

Marten van Valckenborch, mid-16th-early 17th century

Pen and brown ink drawing of a church, round building, ruined arches and trees in a landscape.

View of Church and Ruins

after Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of a helmeted armored figure on a cloud above a bow-wielding figure, women, children, and scattered arrow

Mars Sending Gorgon to Slay the Arts

Possibly after Pietro Testa, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of bare trees framing a stone arched bridge and a house with a steep roof beside a path.

A House near a Bridge

Anthonie Waterloo, 17th century

Watercolor of flat dunes with a thatched cottage, windmills and a church tower under a cloudy sky.

View of Haarlem from the Dunes

Jan Hendrik Weissenbruch, mid-19th-early 20th century

Pen and ink landscape of a river with a large tree, a hilltop town, boats, and two stooping figures in the foreground.

Landscape with Figures Binding Wheat in Foreground

Attributed to Ercole Bazicaluva, n.d.

Seated Academic Male Nude in Profile to Left

Attributed to Andrea Camassei, 17th century

Pen and watercolor drawing of a thatched farm building with a chimney, wheelbarrow, wagon wheel, and leaning poles.

A Farm Building (recto); Head of a Woman and Slight Sketch of Woman Holding a Child (verso)

Abraham Bloemaert, late 16th-mid-17th century

Pen drawing of a woman with a fan watching a moth, and a seated man reading in a wing chair in a paneled interior.

Now Crossed a Mirror's Face

Edwin Austin Abbey, c. 1889

Red chalk drawing of three nude women standing in a close group, one reaching forward over a curved form.

Three Nude Women

after Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael, and his workshop, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of Perseus in armor holding up Medusa's head while warriors with shields react beside him.

Perseus with the Head of Medusa, Turning Phineus and his Followers to Stone

After Polidoro Caldara, called Polidoro da Caravaggio, 1567

Pencil sketch of a man in eighteenth-century dress seated at a table, resting his head on his hand while reading a book.

Man in Eighteenth-Century Dress, Seated at Table and Reading

Charles Bargue, n.d.

Armed Arab Leaning Against a Wall

Charles Bargue, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a seated man in a turban and loose robes, looking upward beside flatbreads on the floor.

Seated Arab

Charles Bargue, c. 1850

Pen and ink drawing of a seated man in a tricorn hat in a tavern, with two men talking at a table by leaded windows.

The Eavesdropper

Frederick Barnard, c. 1886

Pen and brown wash drawing of two gentlemen helping a seated drunk man while onlookers watch in an interior.

Two Gentlemen Helping a Drunk

Frederick Barnard, 1880/96

Pen drawing of figures in an arched interior beside an ornate casket, with a bearded man holding a staff and hills beyond.

The Litany of Mary Magdalen

Aubrey Beardsley, 1891

Pen and ink drawing of a woman in a plumed hat and scalloped gown, with the name Réjane inside a black border.

Madame Réjane

imitator of Aubrey Vincent Beardsley, 1892/98

Ink drawing of a woman with a tall piled hairstyle and flowing gown beside a stylized tree on a black hill.

Woman with Elaborate Coiffure

imitator of Aubrey Vincent Beardsley, 1892/98

Colored architectural design of a Gothic altar chapel with pointed windows, scrollwork, a heraldic crest, and paneled walls.

Design for an Altar Chapel, Farnborough, England

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1880-86

Woman Against Striped Wallpaper

imitator of Aubrey Vincent Beardsley, 1892/98

Watercolor design of an upper wall with heraldic eagle shields, gilded crowns, draped swags, and decorative friezes.

Design for Upper Wall Decoration, Farnborough, England

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1880-86