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Watercolors

11,528 works

Pen and watercolor drawing of mounted cavalrymen raising curved sabres, one holding a pink standard, against a cloudy sky.

Unused study for a plate to "Hungarian and Highland Broadsword Exercise" Feb. 12, 1799

Thomas Rowlandson, ca. 1799

Pen and wash drawing of a kneeling man presenting a book to a crowned woman in a royal robe, with onlookers and banners.

A Deputation from the Whitefriars

Charles Samuel Keene, 1870/91

Pen and ink study of a smiling man in a top hat seated among piles of hats under the Punch Volume 90 masthead.

Study for Punch, Volume 90

Charles Samuel Keene, 1886

Watercolor of a river ford with rowing boats, a crowd by a thatched inn, a horse and cart, and a sailing ship on the water.

The Inn at the Ford

Thomas Rowlandson, 1775-1827

Pen and wash drawing of two seated men with their backs turned and a standing man in a room with a window.

Nil Nisi Bonum

Charles Samuel Keene, 1870/91

Ink sketch of costumed figures on a stage with drapery, a seated jester holding a prop, and a small dog.

Study for Title Page, from Punch, Volume 55

Charles Samuel Keene, 1868

Watercolor landscape of gnarled trees beside a rushing stream, with a frightened couple and a snake on a path.

Landscape with rushing stream and a couple on the bank, frightened by a snake

Thomas Rowlandson, 1775-1827

Watercolor of travelers riding and mounting donkeys at a post beneath a stone archway, with onlookers and a dog.

Pleasure of a Poste aux Anes, from Sentimental Travels

Thomas Rowlandson, ca. 1821

Pen and ink sketch of a top-hatted gentleman speaking to a butcher in a shop, with a boy holding a basket beside them.

Gent in Tall Hat Addressing Butcher

Charles Samuel Keene, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of men in top hats in a club interior, one dozing in an armchair and another standing in a doorway.

At the Club

Charles Samuel Keene, 1870/91

Pen drawing of a crowned, bearded man in a fur-trimmed robe gesturing to a seated audience of men in top hats.

Lord Salisbury Addressing a Meeting

Charles Samuel Keene, 1870/91

Brown wash drawing of the Virgin ascending through clouds and angels while robed apostles look upward below.

Assumption of the Virgin

Charles-Joseph Natoire, c. 1751-1775

Pen and watercolor street scene of St. Austell, Cornwall, with a church tower, shops, pedestrians, a horse and dogs.

St. Austle, Cornwall

Thomas Rowlandson, 1780-1827

Watercolor of farm workers washing potatoes in a tub beside a cart of sacks, with children, a dog and poultry nearby.

Farming scene

Thomas Rowlandson, 1780-1827

Watercolor landscape of a winding country road with riders, walkers, farm fields, a farmhouse and a distant church tower.

Landscape

Thomas Rowlandson, 1780-1827

Pen and watercolor tavern scene with a serving woman, seated men at a table, and a dog on the floor.

Tavern scene

Thomas Rowlandson, 1780-1827

Colored drawing of fashionable people at a crowded public breakfast in a Bath assembly room, with plumed hats and tall window

The Comforts of Bath: A Public Breakfast

Thomas Rowlandson, ca. 1798

Pencil sketch of a standing harlequin in a diamond-patterned costume, pointed hat and ruff collar, on cream paper.

Study of a Harlequin

Paul Cézanne, c. 1888

Pencil and colored crayon drawing of a clown with a whip, a grey horse and a yellow baboon in a circus ring.

At the Circus: Trained Pony and Baboon

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1899

Pen and wash drawing of a herd of deer resting beneath a large spreading oak tree in a wooded landscape.

Herd of deer under an oak tree

Thomas Rowlandson, 1775-1827

Pen and ink drawing of a weathered wooden barn beside a plank bridge, with dense shrubs and trees behind it.

Barn and Bridge

Henry Stacy Marks, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of two tall cranes, a stocky bird and a small songbird among birch trunks beside water.

Four Birds in Landscape

Henry Stacy Marks, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a long-necked standing bird facing right, with faint grid lines and a crest of feathers on its head.

Standing Bird

Henry Stacy Marks, n.d.

Watercolor design for a decorated ceiling with a central roundel of allegorical figures and ornate scrollwork borders.

Ceiling Design

Frederick Sang, 1868

Watercolor design of a painted ceiling with oval central panel, cherubs, clouds and floral panels, for Spencer House dining r

Ceiling of Dining Room, Spencer House, St. James Palace, London

Frederick Sang, ca. 1870

Pen and ink drawing of a man and woman seated on a wharf edge, viewed from behind, with sailboats on the water.

Man and Woman Sitting on Wharf

Philipp William May, 1898

Four Views of a Young Woman

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, c. 1764

Pen and ink drawing of a tall man with a cane leaning toward a small boy who raises a fist, both in period clothing.

I say-Youngster

Philipp William May, 1900

Ink and wash landscape of a windswept tree on a hillside, with distant mountains and a grazing animal at left.

Landscape

Samuel Shelley, 1776-1808

Pencil and ink sketch of a steamer deck with reclining passengers in deck chairs beside a large column.

Deck of Steamer

Philipp William May, 1896