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Watercolors

11,528 works

Pen and wash drawing of the Klopstock tomb monument behind an iron fence, under a tree, with a brick church behind.

Grabmal von Klopstock

Fritz Stoltenberg, 1893

Ink and wash drawing of a tall tiered fountain with a female statue holding a trident, figures in period dress in a cobbled s

Hansa-Brunnen

Fritz Stoltenberg, 1893

Ink and wash drawing of an ornate fountain with a statue, gas lamps, a church spire and pedestrians in a cobbled square.

Brunnen am Fischmarkt

Fritz Stoltenberg, 1893

Pencil drawing of a two-story house with an octagonal tower, front porch and arched doorways, flanked by trees.

Samuel F. B. Morse House, Poughkeepsie, New York (perspective and plan)

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1851

Watercolor drawing of a barred brown and grey shrike-like bird perched on a twisted branch, with an ink inscription above.

Castrica Fratina

Vincenzo Leonardi, 17th century

Watercolor of a pink poppy in several flowering stages with a caterpillar, pupa and moth on the stems and leaves.

A Poppy in Three Stages of Flowering, with a Caterpillar, Pupa and Butterfly

Johanna Helena Herolt, late 17th-early 18th century

Watercolor of a black curassow with a curled crest and yellow beak standing on a grassy mound.

A Black Curassow

Johannes Bronckhorst, late 17th-early 18th century

Watercolor of several black, blue and yellow birds perched on a gnarled branch, with a small river scene below.

Six South American Birds

Abraham Meertens, mid-18th-early 19th century

Brown wash drawing of a winter road framed by bare trees, with two figures and a distant windmill under an overcast sky.

A Winter Landscape

Johannes Franciscus Hoppenbrouwers, 1854

Pen and ink drawing of robed figures before classical columns and a distant city skyline, with trees in the background.

Saint Paul Baptizing Dionysus the Areopagite (recto); Sketches of Baby, Hands (verso)

After Antonio Carracci, n.d.

Watercolor landscape of a stream, shepherd with cattle, wooded hills, and a hilltop building under clouds.

Licenza, near Rome: Horace's Villa

William Havell, ca. 1828-29

Brown wash drawing of a standing monk reading a book beside a tree, holding a flowering sprig, with a landscape behind.

Saint Dominic Reading

Bartholomeus Spranger, c. 1573

Medieval miniature of Christ enthroned in glory with angels, saints, and a Last Judgment scene of souls and demons below.

The Last Judgment from Les Sept Articles de la Foi by Jean Chappuis

Maître François, c. 1470

Drawing of a nude woman with a ewer and fruit bowl on clouds, framed by ribbon scrolls and handwritten verses.

Figure Study for Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

Elihu Vedder, c. 1884, reworked 1911

Watercolor sheet of butterflies, moths, a green dragonfly, and beetles scattered on a pale background.

Insects, Butterflies, and a Dragonfly

Jan van Kessel, 1662

Sketch of four boys in hats seated on sand, with a wooden pier and a moored boat in the background.

Four Boys on a Beach

Winslow Homer, 1873

Night sketch of a steamboat and barge on a river, with light reflections on the water, in brown and white tones.

Hudson River Brick Piers

Jasper Francis Cropsey, 1886

Sepia watercolor of a wooded hillside overlooking a wide valley of fields and hedgerows under a pale sky.

View from Wilmots Hill, Kent

Samuel Palmer, 1830/1835

Pencil drawing of a canopy bed with a domed top, crown finial, swagged drapery and tassels, labeled Charles Hindley and Sons.

Design for a Bed with Canopy

Charles Hindley and Sons, 1841-84

Pencil and wash design drawing of twin beds with scrolled headboards under an arched canopy with swagged drapery and tassels.

Design for Twin Beds with a Canopy

Charles Hindley and Sons, 1841-84

Pencil and wash design drawing of a pair of tasselled curtains with an ornate pelmet framing a window.

Design for Curtains

Charles Hindley and Sons, 1841-84

Pencil and wash design drawing of two window curtain treatments with swags, valances, and tassels.

Designs for Two Sets of Curtains

Charles Hindley and Sons, 1841-84

Watercolor design of three windows with sheer curtains, floral drapes, tasselled tiebacks and a beaded swag valance.

Design for a Wall with Three Windows

Charles Hindley and Sons, 1841-84

Pen and wash design drawing of an ornate mirror above a side table with swags, garlands and an urn motif.

Design for a Side Table and Mirror

Charles Hindley and Sons, 1841-84

Pencil and wash design drawing of an ornate fireplace with an arched mirror frame, foliage garland and figure niches.

Design for a Fireplace and Mirror

Charles Hindley and Sons, 1841-84

Ink and wash drawing of a Gothic Revival wall design with pointed arch niches, pinnacles, and carved wooden trim panels.

Design for Wall with Wooden Trim

Charles Hindley and Sons, 1841-84

Watercolor portrait of a curly-haired man with side whiskers in a dark coat, set in an oval border.

Unknown Yale Student

Charles Wesley Jarvis

Pencil and watercolor design of an ornate stand with a carved stem, scrolled base and hanging glass drops.

Design

Charles Hindley and Sons, 1841-84

Watercolor design drawing of an ornate mirror above a curved console table with medallions and gilded classical detailing.

Design for a Mirror and Side Table

Charles Hindley and Sons, 1841-84

Watercolor design sheet showing two chairs labeled A and B, one with a pink seat and one with an ochre seat, with carved wood

Designs for Two Chairs

Charles Hindley and Sons, 1884-92