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Watercolors

11,528 works

Watercolor design of a decorated room with painted ceiling, yellow wall panels, two fireplaces, and a central arched red door

Design for a room with two fireplaces

John Dibblee Crace, ca. 1860

Watercolor design for a decorated ceiling with pink and gold borders, scrollwork, and an empty central panel.

Ceiling Design for Madame Hope's Bedroom

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, ca. 1867

Watercolor drawing of a windmill beside a canal with a wooden bridge, farmhouse and small figures under a pale sky.

Landscape with Windmill

Anthonie Erkelens, late 18th century

Pen and watercolor landscape of a red-brick chateau on a hill, with a river, boat, bridge and distant town under clouds.

Landscape with Chateau on a Hill

Joos de Momper II

Drawing of a woman in a wide-brimmed hat seated at a café table by a window, with a second woman behind her.

Portrait of a Woman Seated at a Table

Will Houghton, ca. 1896

Charcoal drawing on grey paper of a man beside a cow and calf in a farmyard with a barn and fence.

Farmyard with Man and Cattle

Constant Troyon, n.d.

Design drawing of a hanging chandelier with a pink glass globe, scrolled candle arms, and a plan view below.

Design for a Glass Chandelier

Richardson Ellson & Co., ca. 1880

Watercolor of a long columned interior with draped windows, chandeliers, and a nursemaid with children on a blue carpet.

Interior, Leningrad?

Charles de Brocktorff, ca. 1825

Watercolor drawing of the ruined Roman Forum with a tall Corinthian column, an arch, and small figures among stone steps.

View of the Roman Forum, unexcavated

Charles Barry, 1840

Watercolor ceiling design with a central circular opening, floral garlands, scrolling foliage, and a small vignette of two bi

Ceiling Design with Center Cut Out

J. S. Pearse, 1854-68

Watercolor lunette of a kneeling woman in pink, three crowned youths around her, and putti in floral garland borders.

Three Boys Save the Despairing Pamina from Suicide

Moritz von Schwind, 1864

Watercolor ceiling design with radiating panels, birds, ribbon garlands, and floral medallions in blue, pink and gold.

Ceiling Design for the Boudoir, Ardgowan

J. S. Pearse, ca. 1868

Watercolor of three men in period costume talking on a dirt road under a cloudy sky, one with a tartan sash and feathered bon

Quentin Durward and the disguised Louis XI (recto); Study of male figure (verso)

Richard Parkes Bonington, 1825-26

Watercolor and pencil design drawing of a desk with carved panels and plan views of portfolio compartments and a knee hole.

Design for desk and/or portfolio cabinet

John Gregory Crace, 19th century

Symmetrical ochre and grey drawing of scrolling foliage and strapwork ornament framing a blank central arch.

Rinceau and Strapwork Ornament

John Gregory Crace, 19th century

Gold-washed design drawing of two rectangular ornamental panels, one with strapwork and rosettes, one with scrolling foliage

Two Rectangular Ornaments with Strapwork, Foliage and an Eagle

John Gregory Crace, 19th century

Colored design drawing of an arched stained glass window with floral scrollwork panels and patterned borders.

Design for Stained Glass Windows

John Gregory Crace, 19th century

Watercolor design for two stained glass panels with draped swags, fern foliage, fish, and a mermaid medallion.

Window with marine motifs, design for Fishmongers’ Hall, London

John Dibblee Crace, 1898

Pen and grey wash drawing of several sailing boats at anchor on calm water with small figures and tall masts.

Boats at Anchor

Attributed to Willem van de Velde, II, n.d.

Design drawing of a blue coffered ceiling with six gilded medallions holding classical figures, with a cornice detail above.

Carved and Painted Ceiling with Six Figural Medallions, for Cleish Castle

John Gregory Crace, 19th century

Pen and grey wash drawing of a brig with billowing sails and rigging on a calm sea under a pale sky.

A Brig

II Willem van de Velde, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of a coffered ceiling with foliate rosettes in octagonal and quatrefoil panels, labelled Breakfast Room.

Ceiling design

John Gregory Crace, 19th century

Grey wash drawing of a masted sailing ship with rowboats and a small vessel on water.

Row Boats near a Ship

Attributed to Willem van de Velde, II, n.d.

Colored design drawing of an ornate ceiling with a central rose motif, fan supports at the corners, and heraldic shields.

Design for Ceiling with Two Portraits and Fan Supports at Corners

John Gregory Crace, 19th century

Watercolor design for a coffered ceiling with a central quatrefoil medallion, diagonal lettered ribbons and green and rust fo

Design for a Coffered and Painted Ceiling in Rust and Olive Green, with a Quatrefoil Motif

John Gregory Crace, 19th century

Pen and grey wash drawing of sailing ships in a harbor with wooden pilings and a windmill at the right.

Sailing Ships in Harbor near Windmill

II Willem van de Velde, n.d.

Watercolor design of a Gothic Revival drawing room with fan vaulted blue ceiling, red curtains, tapestries and a red sofa.

Design for the Decoration of the Drawing Room at Eastnor Castle, Herefordshire

John Gregory Crace, ca. 1850

Watercolor drawing of an ornate interior with a coffered ceiling, Corinthian columns, framed paintings and a carved cabinet.

Interior with coffered ceiling and Corinthian order applied to walls

John Gregory Crace, 19th century

Watercolor elevation of a dining room wall with red panels, a classical doorway and a painted Pompeian-style ceiling.

Dining Room Elevation in a Simplified Third Pompeian Style

John Gregory Crace, ca. 1870-90

Watercolor design of an ornate room with a central fireplace, painted wall panels, red drapery, and a coffered ceiling.

Interior: Fireplace wall

John Gregory Crace, 19th century