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Watercolors

11,528 works

Watercolour of a pale shingle beach with figures and driftwood, a boat, and white chalk cliffs under a grey sky.

Culver Cliff, Isle of Wight

William Dyce, 1847

Watercolor of figures and sailing boats on a beach beneath a dark storm cloud, with dunes and cottages at left.

Figures on a beach in northern France

Thomas Shotter Boys, 1830

Watercolor of a seated monkey on a rock with a spotted civet looking up at it in a pale landscape.

A Monkey Sitting on a Rock Looking at a Civet

Aert Schouman, 1764

Watercolor of a male wood duck with green head and striped flanks standing on rocks before a pale landscape.

A Duck

Aert Schouman, mid-17th-late 17th century

Grey and pink wash design of a neoclassical fireplace with draped female figures, laurel pilasters and winged putti roundels.

Design for a Chimney Piece in the Pompeian Style

Robert Adam, ca. 1775

Watercolor of a seated man in a green coat conversing with a woman in a pink dress before drapery and an armchair.

Illustration to Vanity Fair, Chapter 1: "Jos and Becky"

William Makepeace Thackeray, ca. 1848

Watercolor sketch of a woman in a blue shawl and a man in a top hat beside a street lamp, with a faint figure at left.

Design for an illustration to Vanity Fair (recto); Sketch of young woman (verso)

William Makepeace Thackeray, ca. 1847

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Adoration of the Magi, with the Virgin and Child, kneeling turbaned figures, and a draped t

Adoration of the Magi

Attributed to a pupil of François Boucher, n.d.

Pen and brown wash drawing of armored warriors around an ornate table with scales and a vase, one raising a sword in battle.

Camillus Attacking Brennus

after Francesco de'Rossi, called Salviati, c. 1550

Watercolor interior of a gothic-style drawing room with a vaulted ceiling, fireplace, framed paintings and blue sofas.

Drawing Room of Lea Castle, Looking West

John Carter, ca. 1816

Brown wash drawing of a shepherd scene with sheep and dogs, plus figure studies and a baptism scene on one sheet.

Sketches of Religious Scenes

Possibly after Domenico Piola, n.d.

Sepia drawing of Greek temple ruins on a plain with cattle, a shepherd, and hazy mountains beyond.

Temples at Paestum

Possibly Robert Eich, c. 1850

Pen and brown wash drawing of poor figures and children receiving clothing below a classical balcony with women passing garme

Saint Cecilia Distributing Alms to the Poor

After Domenichino, after 1615

Brown wash drawing of Saint Dominic gesturing to kneeling figures below the Virgin and Child among angels in clouds.

Study for Institution of the Rosary by Saint Dominic

Francesco Lorenzi, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a ruined classical arch with relief carvings, overgrown trees, a rocky cliff and a small standing figure

Figure Standing in Classical Ruins

Jean-Laurent Legeay, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of the abduction of Helen with a helmeted man, a veiled woman, attendants, dogs and flying cherubs.

Abduction of Helen

After Guido Reni, after 1627

Grey wash drawing of the Last Supper with haloed figures at a long table, servants in foreground, and a radiant light above.

Last Supper

After Jacopo Robusti, called Tintoretto, n.d.

Drawing of Palermo harbor with Monte Pellegrino behind, boats on the water, and figures on rocks in the foreground.

View of the City and Harbor of Palermo with a View of Monte Pellegrino

Adrien Manglard, n.d.

Sepia drawing of a saint clothing poor figures among classical ruins and columns, with a large tree at left.

A Saint Clothing the Poor Among the Ruins of an Earthquake

Attributed to Edme Bouchardon

Pen and brown wash drawing of gesturing men, a horse, and classical columns, with a putto at lower left.

Fragment of a Composition with People Gesturing and Horses in the Background

After Pietro Buonaccorsi, called Perino del Vaga, n.d.

Two pen and brown wash studies of standing bearded robed male figures, one with a halo, on paper.

Standing Prophet or Apostle

After Pellegrino Tibaldi, 1545/50

Brown ink drawing of nude warriors battling centaurs, with a woman carried in the center and a temple in the distance.

Battle of the Lapiths and Centaurs

After Enea Vico, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of young Bacchus holding a goblet beside a goat and panther, with an urn and column behind.

Young Bacchus with Goat and Panther

Unknown artist, n.d.

Brown ink drawing of a shepherd at a well with sheep, a standing woman with a jar, and figures under large trees.

Jacob and Rachel at the Well

After Marcantonio Franceschini, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of a frieze-like procession of robed figures, with a mounted rider at left and women and children.

Sabines Crossing the River Tiber to Attend the Roman Games

After Polidoro Caldara, called Polidoro da Caravaggio, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of the Virgin Mary ascending on clouds with cherubs and angels around her, highlighted in white.

Assumption of the Virgin

After Domenico Maria Canuti, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a seated bare-chested man touching the chin of a kneeling elderly woman in an interior with a pitcher.

Odysseus and Eurycleia

Possibly Andrea Appiani the elder, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a bearded man with flowing hair and beard, shown in three-quarter view with deep shadows around the eyes

Death of Adonis

Giulio Pippi, called Giulio Romano, after, c. 1530

Sepia drawing of a pope seated in a classical hall blessing a procession, with a mounted emperor and soldiers at right.

Pope Sylvester Blessing the Emperor Constantine

After Giulio Pippi, called Giulio Romano, n.d.

Portrait of Woman in Profile

After Sir Joshua Reynolds, n.d.