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Watercolors

11,528 works

Watercolor design sketch of a wooden armchair with a blue upholstered seat on a pink rug, with handwritten notes.

Design of a Carving Chair

Charles Hindley and Sons, 1884-92

Pencil and ink drawing of five chest of drawers designs, one with an open fall-front writing compartment, by Charles Hindley

Designs for Chests of Drawers

Charles Hindley and Sons, 1841-84

Bird's-eye drawing of a 1883 Pennsylvania farmstead with barn, house, orchard, garden, cattle, and horse-drawn plow.

The Property of John P. and Catharina Schuring, Franklin Town, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Ferdinand A. Brader, 1883

Watercolor design drawing of a pedestal desk with leather top, brass drawer pulls and a central knee space.

Design for Desk

Charles Hindley and Sons, 1841-84

Reddish-brown ink drawing of a symmetrical scrolled ornamental border with central and end urns and leaf motifs.

Design for Panel Decoration

J. Hulme, 1828-40

Watercolor design of a cushioned bench with a floral garland pattern and two bouquet-printed cushions with tassels.

Design for Cushioned Bench

Charles Hindley and Sons, 1841-84

Watercolor design drawing of a desk with arched mirror, fluted columns and ornate scrolled crest on a wood floor.

Design for a Desk with Mirror

Charles Hindley and Sons, 1841-84

Watercolor of a 19th-century drawing room with a harp, a seated woman in white, and French doors opening onto a mountain view

"Drawing Room of the Plas. Spa"

Julien Muère, 1838

Grey wash drawing of an old woman lifting bed curtains to reveal a grinning changeling infant, with a winged fairy at a windo

The Changeling

Attributed to Henry Fuseli, c. 1780

Attributed drawing of a bearded man with raised arms beside a winged figure and a crouching red creature in a dark, stormy la

Prospero, Miranda, Caliban and Ariel

Attributed to Henry Fuseli, 1800/05

Watercolor of two peasant women in a rocky mountain landscape, one standing in a red cap and one seated in a red headscarf.

Peasant Women from the Region of the Eaux-Bonnes

Eugène Delacroix, 1845

Watercolor design of two heraldic coats of arms with crowns, draped banners and a laurel branch, above an unfinished cartouch

Design for a Coat of Arms

J. S. Pearse, 1858

Watercolor botanical study of a perennial pea plant with pink flowers, green leaves, buds and curling tendrils.

Perennial Pea

Jan Jansz. van der Vinne, mid-18th-early 19th century

Pastel drawing of ballerinas in pink tutus on a stage, with dark audience silhouettes in the foreground and a green backdrop.

Ballet at the Paris Opéra

Edgar Degas, 1877

Pen and brown ink sketch of a seated nude woman on a rock holding a bundle, with handwritten inscriptions on the paper.

The Nymph of Capri

Attributed to Pier Leone Ghezzi, n.d.

Brown ink caricature of an elderly bald man with a large nose leaning on a walking stick, with handwritten inscription above.

The Duke of Capodichino

Attributed to Pier Leone Ghezzi, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of a nude woman seen from behind, holding a billowing veil, with a signature at lower right.

Standing Nude Woman Holding a Veil

Attributed to Pier Leone Ghezzi, n.d.

The Duchess of Noia

Attributed to Pier Leone Ghezzi, n.d.

Watercolor drawing of a rocky alpine peak, a glacier patch, a lake, and snowy mountains under a pale sky.

Mont Blanc Seen from the Massif, Les Aiguilles Rouges

Eugène Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc, 1874

Graphite sketch of a standing male nude with one arm raised behind his head, with faint plant sketches at the base.

Male Nude

Edward Burne-Jones, 1885

Pastel of a ballerina in a pale tutu with coral bodice standing on stage, with dancers behind her.

The Star

Edgar Degas, 1879/81

Pencil studies of male figures on aged paper: two standing men at top and a seated draped figure below.

Studies of Male Figures

Giovanni Paolo Panini, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of a reclining female nude with one arm raised, resting on a couch.

Female Nude Reclining with Arm Raised

attributed to Aert de Gelder, c. 1665

Pencil sketch of a mounted warrior with a lance beside a horse, and two standing women drawn in loose overlapping lines.

Study for Marphise and the Mistress of Pinabel

Eugène Delacroix, c. 1852

Colored drawing of two market women, one in a straw hat carrying a blue bucket, the other holding a basket of fish.

Two Market Women

Jacobus Perkois, 1789

Watercolor of a busy harbor with moored sailing ships, figures on the quay, and white cliffs behind the town.

Dover Harbor

John Gendall, c. 1820

Black and white reproduction of a textile design with arching garlands of daisies, leaves and bell flowers on a dark ground.

Album of Drawings in Color for Waistcoats

Jean François Bony, 1780-1825

Cut paper botanical of red Monarda didyma flowers and green leaves on a black background with a handwritten label.

Monarda didyma/ Scarlet Lion's Tail

The Hon. Booth Grey, ca. 1791 (?)

Watercolor drawing of trees and sandy dunes with a winding path and tree stumps in the foreground.

A Wooded Landscape Near Beekhuizen

Andreas Schelfhout, 19th century

Watercolor drawing of an allegorical ceiling design with winged figures, a nude woman, and musicians among clouds under a sun

Allegorical Design for a Ceiling Fresco

Francesco Albani, 1650-1700