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Watercolors

11,528 works

Pen and wash drawing of Susanna seated nude with two elders beside her under a tree, a city and spire behind.

Susanna and the Elders

Augustin Medow, 1622-60

Pencil and watercolor costume sketch of two medieval knights in mail and studded leather, one in red and brown tones.

Northumberland Men, costume sketch for Henry Irving's Planned Production of King Richard II

Edwin Austin Abbey

Full-length Portrait of a Woman

Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1846

Watercolor elevation of a Gothic cathedral interior with a gilded seated king statue, altar, candelabra and draped banners.

Interior Elevation of Reims Cathedral with a Statue of King Louis I and an Altar placed at Front

Charles Percier, 1815

Watercolor drawing of an ornate gothic interior elevation with a seated king statue in a central niche, candelabra, and heral

Interior Elevation of Reims Cathedral with a Statue of King Louis I

Charles Percier, 1815

Watercolor costume sketch of a standing man in an orange cloak and blue crowned cap, beside a fabric swatch labeled Northumbe

Northumberland, costume sketch for Henry Irving's Planned Production of King Richard II

Edwin Austin Abbey

Ink and wash elevation drawing of a Gothic-style interior with draped canopies and a central statue of a seated king.

Interior Elevation of Reims Cathedral with a Statue of King Louis II

Charles Percier, 1815

Colored elevation drawing of a Gothic cathedral wall with a blue draped royal box, gilded ornament, and seated kings in niche

Elevation of Reims Cathedral with the Royal Box for the Coronation of Louis XVIII

Charles Percier, 1815

Hand-colored 1817 plan of the Bagatelle gardens by Pierre Lapie, with paths, ponds, a compass rose, and a watercolor vignette

Plan for the Garden of the Château de Bagatelle

Pierre Lapie, 1817

Charcoal and chalk drawing of snowy mountain peaks above a misty valley with dark rocks in the foreground.

Mountain Landscape

Attributed to John Ruskin, 1834/73

Grey and white wash sketch of leafy branches and foliage on a tan paper ground.

Sketch of Foliage and Branches

Angeluccio, c. 1645-50

Costume sketch of a gentleman in a green hat, fur-trimmed white robe, red sleeves and belt, holding a cane.

A Gentleman, costume sketch for Henry Irving's Planned Production of King Richard II

Edwin Austin Abbey

Design for an Oval Mirror, Surmounted by an Urn and Draped with Neoclassic Swags

Sir William Chambers, 1740-96

Architectural elevation of a classical chimneypiece with fluted frieze, rosettes, bull's heads and a dark firebox, with dimen

Design for a Chimneypiece with a Classical Cornice, for Ampthill Park, Bedfordshire, Dining Room

Sir William Chambers, ca. 1769

Ink and watercolor design of a neoclassical chimneypiece with laurel wreaths, urn panels and an Ionic capital beside a dark f

Design for a Chimneypiece, possibly for Melbourne House (now Albany), Piccadilly, London

Sir William Chambers, 1771-75 (?)

Pen and wash design for a gallery ceiling with a central circular medallion and scrolling ornamental corner panels.

Design for the Gallery ceiling, Richmond House, Whitehall, London

Sir William Chambers, 1760

Ink and wash design for an ornate pier-glass frame with acanthus border, sphinx, flower garlands and urn.

Design for a Pier-glass for Adderbury House, Oxfordshire, for the Duke of Buccleuch

Sir William Chambers, ca. 1768

Architectural drawing of a chimney-piece with a pediment, bust, garland swags, and side elevation, in grey wash.

Design for a Chimney-piece, for Thomas Hollis of Lincoln's Inn, London

Sir William Chambers, after 1754

Pen and watercolor design for a neoclassical mirror frame with laurel wreath, shell ornament and pale blue empty panel.

Design for a Mirror

John Yenn, late 18th-early 19th century

Pen and watercolor design of a neoclassical fireplace with an oval mirror, garlands, and urn above a pink wall.

Design for a Chimneypiece

John Yenn, late 18th-early 19th century

Pen and grey wash design for a tall pier-glass with a palmette frieze border, a classical urn at top and a laurel wreath belo

Design for a Pier-glass, of Tall Oblong Form, the Border a Palmette Frieze, the Termination an Urn

Sir William Chambers, 1740-1800

Pen and watercolor design for a mirror with a two-handled urn, laurel wreath and swags on a pale green ground.

Design for a Mirror Surmounted by a Vase

John Yenn, late 18th-early 19th century

Watercolor design of a gilded rococo mirror frame on blue ground beside a candle sconce with a fluted base.

Design for a Oblong Mirror with Sconces

John Yenn, late 18th-early 19th century

Pencil and watercolor design drawing of an oval gilt mirror with ram's head, urn, and laurel swags against pink wall.

Design for an Oval Mirror

John Yenn, late 18th-early 19th century

Design for a a Mirror with a Rounded Top

John Yenn, late 18th-early 19th century

Pen and wash drawing of a rococo fireplace with an ornate carved mirror frame above the mantel.

Design for a Fireplace

Henry Cheere, mid-18th century

Watercolor design elevation of a bronze fountain with marble backing, plus ornament and drinking cup detail studies.

Design for a Fountain to be Executed in Bronze with a Marble Slab at the Back

Kay Maude Coggin, ca. 1895

Watercolor night scene of a man with clasped hands and a woman in white pointing at a starry sky under a moon.

Nocturnal Landscape with Two Figures (design for an engraved book illustration)

Henry Corbould, 1807-44

Pencil and watercolor drawing of a Romanesque church doorway with zigzag moldings and columns, opening onto a dim interior.

Doorway, Heckingham Church

John Sell Cotman, 1816-18

Watercolor elevation of a decorated wall with a central fireplace, arched mirror, floral panels and cameo medallions.

Elevation of Fireplace Wall in an Elizabethan Revival Room

John Dibblee Crace, ca. 1870-90