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Watercolors

11,528 works

Watercolor genealogical family chart in a red heart shape, framed by roses, with a cherub and a verse at the base.

A Genealogical Family Piece

Lydia Smith, 1811

Black chalk drawing of the crucified Christ with head bowed and arms outstretched on a cross, on grey paper.

Christ on the Cross

Circle of Corrado Giaquinto, after 1730

Watercolor landscape of a windmill over a grain field, with a farmer leading oxen and a woman with a basket in the foreground

Landscape

Jacob Wilhelm Mechau, 1785

Watercolor of a seated woman in striped headscarf and embroidered apron spinning, with a pencil sketch of a veiled woman besi

Neapolitan Woman (recto); Study for an Interior (verso)

Karl Wilhelm Freiherr von Heideck, late 18th-19th century

Brown ink landscape drawing of a steep cliff with a fortified tower, a road with walking figures and a cart, and houses.

Landscape with Figures and Horses in the Foreground

Gillis Neyts, 1638/87

Two grasshoppers with tan, green and dark blue wings and long antennae, painted in watercolor on pale paper within a brown bo

Two Grasshoppers

Herman Henstenburgh, c. 1685

Dark wash drawing of two ruined towers and a crumbling castle under a dusky sky with a pale horizon glow.

Landscape with Two Ruined Castles

Victor Marie Hugo, 1847

Watercolor and graphite study of a leafy plant with large lobed leaves and flowering stems, with grasses at its base.

Study of a Plant

Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, 1712-74

Watercolor of a rocky arch framing a valley, with sheep and a sleeping shepherd on a grassy path below.

Rocky Landscape with Sleeping Shepherd

Philip Heinrich Dunker, 1817

Brown wash drawing of a canal town with a stone tower, arched bridge, moored boats and three small robed figures at right.

Christ on the Road to Emmaus

Style of Jan van de Velde I, n.d.

Watercolor of a great tit with black cap and yellow breast perched on a bare branch against a pale background.

A Great Titmouse (Parus major) Perched on a Branch

Pieter Withoos, late 17th century

Brown ink drawing of youths and maidens at country pursuits in a wooded landscape with birds, cages and grazing animals.

Youths and Maidens Engaged in Country Pursuits

Antoine Caron, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of a rocky cliff, trees, grazing sheep and a seated figure on a path under a cloudy sky.

A Rocky Hillside

Claude Lorrain, 1635/1636

Pen and grey wash sketch of actors preparing in a theatre dressing room with a curtain and arched windows.

The Actors Making Ready (recto); Studies of the Holy Family and Saint John the Baptist (verso)

Claude Gillot, 1705/10

Bust of a Man in Profile to the Left

Charles-Nicholas Cochin the younger, 1767

Red chalk sketch of a seated man in a coat and cravat, arm outstretched, leaning back in an armchair.

Seated Gentleman

Jean-Baptiste Greuze, c. 1769

Ink and wash drawing of a classical colonnade with an arched doorway and small figures on a stone floor.

The Entrance of the Academy of Architecture at the Louvre

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1779

Watercolor of a large leafy tree beside a path, with rocky hills and a patch of blue sky behind.

Trees Profiled against the Sky

John Henry Hill, c. 1865

Pen and wash drawing of a river with a wooden bridge, village houses, tall trees and travelers on a road.

Village Scene with a River and Wooden Bridge

II Peeter Stevens, 1595/1600

Gray and orange wash drawing of a two-humped camel standing in a hilly landscape with birds overhead.

A Camel

Cornelis Saftleven, 1646

Pen and brown wash drawing of a standing nude woman holding a tall staff against a shaded backdrop.

Seated Female Nude

Samuel van Hoogstraten, 1647/78

Red chalk drawing of a seated male nude with extended arm, draped at the hips, on cream paper.

Study of a Male Nude

Adriaen van de Velde, n.d.

Red chalk sketch of a woman kneeling to wash Christ's feet at a table, with onlookers seated behind.

Magdalene Washing Christ's Feet

Attributed to Giuseppe Passeri, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Virgin rising on clouds, surrounded by angels and putti within an arched frame.

Assumption of the Virgin

Domenico Piola, n.d.

Pen and watercolor drawing of a veiled woman approaching a seated turbaned king in a columned hall with guards and courtiers.

Woman before a King

Style of Frans Francken II, n.d.

Charcoal drawing of several sailing ships on rough water under a dark, cloudy sky with a moon at upper right.

Sails

Hendrik Willem Mesdag, 1908

Pen and wash drawing of a rugged headland seen from the sea, with smaller land forms receding on either side.

Cape Spartell from the West

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1669/1670

Graphite sketch on blue paper of a seated man in a cap working with a tool beside metal pails and a wooden fence.

Tinker with His Tools

Camille Pissarro, 1874/76

Symmetrical architectural elevation drawing of a neoclassical opera house facade flanked by colonnades and domed pavilions.

Geometrical Elevation of the Peace Plaza and Façade of the Opera House

Giacomo Quarenghi, c. 1800

Ink and wash drawing of helmeted Minerva with a spear, two putti, an owl, and a distant classical temple on blue-grey paper.

Minerva with Two Putti

Jacob de Wit, n.d.