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Watercolors

11,528 works

Pen and watercolor caricature of an old gentleman fishing through ice on a snowy bank while a small figure swings an ice pick

The Pike is a voracious fish and bites readily in the Winter months-Old Gentleman is VERY fond of fishing

John Leech, 1830-64

Pen and watercolor drawing of a seaside scene with bathing machine, riders, mermaid, and children playing on sand.

London at the Sea Side

John Leech, 1830-64

Pen and watercolor drawing of a boy on a carriage step and a girl reaching toward him beside a horse and coachman.

Boy (loq.) O don't I pity them poor Nobs in Carriages this hot weather

John Leech, 1830-64

Pen and wash elevation of a Rococo room with coffered ceiling, ornate mirror frames and a Corinthian doorway.

Design for Section of a Rococo Room, with a Coved Ceiling and Ornamented Corinthian Doorway

Thomas Lightoler, ca. 1750

Architectural sketch design with ground plan, bedroom plan and elevations for a smithy and two cottages, in watercolor and in

Design for a Smithy and Two Cottages

Charles Edward Mallows, late 19th-early 20th century

Watercolor design drawing of a gold tall church lamp stand with branching arms, scrollwork and glass shades on a tripod base.

Design for Church Lamp Stand

B. Mansfield, 1889

Costume sketch of a figure in black tunic with yellow sash and tricorn hat with red feather, with handwritten notes.

Costume Drawing for Little John

Phil May, late 19th century

Watercolor elevation drawing of a classical theater facade with a central pediment, colonnade, and dome under a cloudy sky.

Design for the Façade of a Theater (Perspective)

Charles Middleton, late 18th-early 19th century

Pen and wash drawing of muscular armored giants climbing a rocky cliff, with a nude figure at center and a seated figure abov

Titans Storming Mount Olympus

Henry Fuseli, c. 1770-72

Watercolor interior with a seated mother and child, children, two men in period dress, a canopy bed and tapestried walls.

Scene with Family and Guest in Seventeenth-Century Interior

Joseph Nash, 1825-78

Brown watercolor of a banquet hall with seated diners, musicians, servants and a central fountain under a patterned ceiling.

Oriental Banquet Scene

Jean-Baptiste Hilair, 1795/96

Watercolor drawing of a carved oak fireplace with niches, columns and a central shield in the Jerusalem Chamber, 1838.

Oak Carving from Fireplace in the Jerusalem Chamber, Westminster

Charles James Richardson, 1838

Watercolor drawing of an ornate carved oak fireplace with scrolled pediment, ball finial, and arched central panel.

Oak Carving from Fireplace in the Jerusalem Chamber, Westminster

Charles James Richardson, 1820-71

Watercolor design of a carved oak fireplace frame with a pediment, arched niche and scrolled brackets.

Design for Oak Carving, from the Fireplace, Jerusalem Chamber, Westminster

Charles James Richardson, 1820-71

Colored design for a Gothic stained glass window with five panels of Old Testament scenes and angels above.

Design for Old Testament Window

Dante Gabriel Rossetti, ca. 1870

Pen and ink sketch of a man leaning toward a seated woman in a wide hat, set in a garden with trees and a wall.

Perspective

Attributed to Charles Samuel Keene, 1870/91

Pen and watercolor drawing of fishermen and boats on a seashore, with a small cottage and sailing ships in the distance.

Figures by the Seashore

Thomas Rowlandson, late 18th-early 19th century

Pen and ink sketch of a mounted officer on a horse facing rows of soldiers, with a humorous handwritten caption below.

A Military Inspection

Attributed to Charles Samuel Keene, 1870/91

Rowlandson watercolor of a couple dining at a table with servants bringing plates, a dog beneath the cloth, and a folding scr

A Couple at Table with Servants

Thomas Rowlandson, 18th-19th century

Pen and ink sketch of an elderly man in a cap and clogs seated on a bench, holding a tall wooden staff.

Man Seated, Holding Staff in Left Hand

Attributed to Charles Samuel Keene, 1860/69

Pen and watercolor drawing of a rider struggling with a rearing white horse before an inn with onlookers.

Dr. Syntax with a Balky Horse Before an Inn

Thomas Rowlandson, 18th-19th century

Pen sketch of a crowded lifeboat of women rowing toward shore, with figures gesturing from rocks on the left and a steeple in

Life Boat Full of Women

Attributed to Charles Samuel Keene, n.d.

Seated Man in Tunic

Charles Samuel Keene, 1860/69

Pen and brown wash sketch of four men in an interior, one seated and one standing figure raising a hand.

Officer and Orderly

Charles Samuel Keene, 1870/91

Watercolor of a tailor sitting cross-legged pressing cloth in a cluttered interior, with a woman carrying bread and a dog nea

The Tailor

Thomas Rowlandson, 1814

Watercolor of a harbor at low tide with beached boats, small figures, cottages and sailboats on the water under clouds.

Harbor scene with the tide out, and beached boats

Thomas Rowlandson, 1775-1827

Pen and watercolor drawing of a busy barber's shop with lathered customers, wigs, dogs fighting on the floor, and a reading m

The Barber's Shop

Thomas Rowlandson, 1785-1805

Pen and watercolor drawing of a river town with sailing boats, castle ruins, a stone arched bridge, and hills.

Carmarthen Castle, Wales

Thomas Rowlandson, 1797

Pen drawing of a grinning clown balancing on a pole in front of large decorative letters spelling a title.

Study for Title Page from Punch, Volume 81

Charles Samuel Keene, 1881

Watercolor of a woman in a white dress blown by wind in a boat while men and onlookers on a dock react nearby.

Easterly Winds

Thomas Rowlandson, ca. 1810