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Watercolors

11,528 works

Pen and watercolor drawing of a crowded country road with a carriage full of passengers, pedestrians, dogs, and trees.

Fairlop Fair, Essex

Thomas Rowlandson, ca. 1816

Ink drawing of anthropomorphic animals in a room: a lion seated in a chair, a wolf with a rifle, a fox with a basket, and a t

De King Im Sit Right Flat in a Chair

Sr Arthur Burdett Frost, n.d.

Pen and watercolor drawing of an elegant drawing room with seated guests, a standing man, a dog, and a fireplace.

The Reception

Thomas Rowlandson, 1780-1827

Watercolor drawing of cattle grazing on a hillside above a village with a church tower and rolling downland.

Downlands, Sussex

Thomas Rowlandson, 1780-1827

Pen and watercolor drawing of an old man setting a saw beside a woman and dog on a city street with music shop signs.

The Saw-Setter

Thomas Rowlandson, 1780-1827

Pen and watercolor drawing of fashionable figures gathered around a gaming table piled with coins in a draped room.

A Gaming Table at Devonshire House

Thomas Rowlandson, 1791

Watercolor drawing of a busy kitchen with diners at a long table, servants, a roasting fire, hanging hams and a dog.

The Squire's Kitchen

Thomas Rowlandson, late 18th-early 19th century

Pen and watercolor drawing of sailing boats and a crowded rowing boat on calm water, with ships and a distant shore.

Ships and Sailors

Thomas Rowlandson, late 18th-early 19th century

Ink and watercolor sketch of Victorian-era figures in crinolines and top hats strolling in a park.

Hyde Park

Attributed to Constantin Guys, n.d.

Pencil and watercolor drawing of a gnarled tree trunk with drooping leaves above a steep, rocky hillside in blue-gray washes.

Spanish Chestnut

John Ruskin, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a thistle with a spiky flower head and thorny stems on pale paper, dated 1882.

St. Cergues

John Ruskin, 1882

Pen and ink drawing of a rushing torrent through a steep rocky gorge with distant mountain peaks under a pale sky.

Torrent in Tyrol

John Ruskin, n.d.

Watercolor study of a peacock feather with a blue and red eye-spot at top, signed J. Ruskin, Brantwood, 1877.

Peacock Feather

John Ruskin, 1877

Loose pencil and watercolor sketch of a river rushing over rocks through a wooded gorge, labeled Greta.

Greta

John Ruskin, 1876

Pen and ink botanical study of Salvia Silvarum flower parts with lettered details, by John Ruskin, 1881.

Salvia Silvarum

John Ruskin, 1881

Grey and white watercolor study of an ornate carved column capital with scrolling foliage and rosette motifs.

Byzantine Column Capital

John Ruskin, n.d.

Pencil and watercolor study of a Gothic arch with figures in a tympanum, pinnacles, and a column, numbered No. 23.

Design for an Arch

John Ruskin, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of nude Venus with long hair holding a mirror, beside a kneeling winged cupid under a tree.

The Toilette of Venus

Attributed to Bartholomäus Reiter, c. 1600

Watercolor design drawing of a red upholstered armchair with gold tassels and a fringed skirt, on tan paper.

Design for an Armchair

A. Damon et Cie., 19th century

Watercolor design of a gilded display cabinet with glazed vitrine, classical urns and figures, on a stand with a blue vase.

Design for a Cabinet with a Vitrine

A. Damon et Cie., ca. 1870-80

Design for a Commode

A. Damon et Cie., ca. 1870-80

Pen and ink study of dancing figures in an interior, surrounded by caricature heads and furniture sketches.

Study for the The Dancing Lesson, part 2: The Minuet

George Cruikshank, c.1835

Pen and brown ink drawing of two young women standing close, turned toward each other in conversation.

Two Young Women in Conversation

School of Guercino, n.d.

Pen and brown ink drawing of a seated female nude turning her head left, with curly hair and draped cloth.

Female Nude Turning Towards Left, Clasping Knee

Follower of Guercino, n.d.

Grey sketch of a rowboat with figures on a bay, sailboats, a fortress on the shore, and a faint rainbow over hills.

Rainbow over Cascais Bay, Cintra, Portugal

Francis Seymour Haden, 1877

Watercolor of a deep Swiss alpine valley with steep cliffs, a village on the valley floor, and distant snowy peaks.

The Valley of Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland

John Ruskin, ca. 1866

Pencil and wash sketch of Naples rooftops with a smoking volcano and mountains in the distance.

Naples

John Ruskin, 1841 (?)

Watercolor of a dense forest with gnarled trees framing a pool where a figure wades, a path of trees receding in the distance

Windsor Great Park

Paul Sandby, 1790-99

Sepia wash drawing of rocky cliffs and an arched ruin, with small figures seated on a mound in the lower right.

Villa of Maecenas at Tivoli

Bartholomeus Breenbergh, c. 1627

Pastel drawing of two ballet dancers in pink tutus and orange bodices, one partly hidden behind a tree trunk.

Two Dancers

Edgar Degas, c. 1893-98