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Watercolors

11,528 works

Pale sheet with faint pencil and red chalk construction lines and sketchy architectural outlines across the surface.

Diagram

Charles Meryon, n.d.

Pencil study of riverside buildings and arches beneath loose hatched strokes on a pale sheet.

Study for Le Pont-au-Change (Pont-au-Change, Paris)

Charles Meryon, 1854

Pencil sketch of two moored boats with masts beside an arch and distant buildings, on aged paper.

Study for an arch of Pont Notre-Dame, Paris

Charles Meryon, 1853

Pencil study of a tropical island shore with palm trees, wading figures, and a sailing ship on calm water.

Study

Charles Meryon, 1845

Pen and brown ink landscape with a classical temple on a hill, cattle and figures in the foreground, and trees framing the vi

Classical Landscape - Tivoli

Style of Claude Lorrain, 1636

Pen and ink sketch of a tall gothic belfry above gabled houses, with small figures in a street below.

The Flemish Belfry

Rodolphe Bresdin, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of a wooded pond bank with trees, shrubs, rocks and a cloudy sky.

Bank of a Pond

Rodolphe Bresdin, n.d.

Pen and ink landscape sketch of a rocky cliff, trees, a distant village, and small figures in the foreground.

Advance Guard

Rodolphe Bresdin, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of a wagon pulled by horses on a dirt road beside tall trees and a rocky bank.

The Wagonner

Lodewijk de Vadder, 1620 (?)

Pen and ink landscape of figures bathing in a brook beneath trees, with rolling hills and clouds in the distance.

Bathers in a Brook

Rodolphe Bresdin, n.d.

Pen drawing of a veiled woman kneeling in prayer before a carved stone altar in a Gothic church interior.

Prayer

Rodolphe Bresdin, n.d.

Pen and ink sketch of gabled wooden houses on stilts above a shore, with small figures and swirling clouds.

The Edge of the Shore

Rodolphe Bresdin, n.d.

Pen and ink sketch of a seated woman with an infant and an armored guard in a landscape with a city and trees.

Rest with the Guard

Rodolphe Bresdin, n.d.

Pen and ink sketch of a mounted soldier with a lance, flanked by smaller riders and a group of cavalry on tan paper.

Russian Cavalry

Rodolphe Bresdin, n.d.

Pen and ink sketch of four figures at a table with a cat, candlesticks, and a standing woman holding a bundle.

Alms to the Poor

Rodolphe Bresdin, n.d.

Pen drawing of a woman in a long gown holding a rosary, with a crucifix, a veiled figure, a man by a column, and a landscape.

Refuge in Prayer

Rodolphe Bresdin, n.d.

Pen and ink sketch of a mounted rider on a prancing horse with turbaned companions and a spear, on tan paper.

Arab Horsemen

Rodolphe Bresdin, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of a village by a river with horsemen on a path and a rowing boat with figures on the water.

Horsemen and Fishermen

Rodolphe Bresdin, n.d.

Watercolor elevation of a stone Gothic Revival house with a purple roof, pointed-arch doorway, and ornate gable trim.

House for William J. Rotch, New Bedford, Massachusetts (front elevation)

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1845

Pen and ink landscape drawing of trees, a palm, a village and distant mountains on warm buff paper.

Landscape on the West Shore

Rodolphe Bresdin, n.d.

Two watercolor elevations of a Gothic Revival house in Tarrytown with lawns, hills and a river.

Knoll for William and Philip R. Paulding, Tarrytown (south and east [front] elevations)

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1838

Watercolor elevation of a white Gothic Revival library facade with a central gable, pointed windows and pinnacles, 1838.

Study for a Library (front elevation)

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1838

Pen and ink sketch of mounted riders with lances galloping across sand, with a ship on the horizon.

Arabian Fantasy

Rodolphe Bresdin, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of a country landscape with a thatched cottage, a leafless tree, a dirt path, and cattle under a cloudy s

Country Landscape

Rodolphe Bresdin, n.d.

Pen and ink sketch of a large tree by a river with figures fishing from boats and a rowboat on the shore.

Fishing Spot

Rodolphe Bresdin, 1839

Pen and ink drawing of a rocky mountain pass with a group of small figures, apparently troops, gathered at the base of the cl

Troops in the Pass

Rodolphe Bresdin, n.d.

Pen and ink sketch sheet with a town on a hill, robed figures walking, and many small inverted figure studies.

Sheet of Sketches: The Life of Christ

Rodolphe Bresdin, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of a Gothic church tower and gabled houses along a canal, with rowboats in the foreground.

Maritime Village

Rodolphe Bresdin, n.d.

Pen and ink sketch of a riverside town with an arched bridge below steep, hatched mountain cliffs on tan paper.

The Great Bridges

Rodolphe Bresdin, n.d.

Pen and ink sketch of a harbor shore with a sailing ship, gabled houses, a church tower, and a standing figure.

The Shore

Rodolphe Bresdin, n.d.