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Watercolors

11,514 works

Pastel self-portrait of a bearded man in an orange jacket holding a palette, with sketched figures behind him.

Self-Portrait

Louis Gallait, 1843

Pencil portrait of a man with swept-back hair and a white collar, looking toward the viewer, on tinted paper.

Portrait of John Flaxman, R.A.

probably George Henry Harlow, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of the Colosseum interior, showing rows of arches, ruined walls, vegetation and a cloudy sky.

Inner view of the Colosseum

Franz Kaisermann, late 18th-early 19th century

Study of Pilgrim for Romaunt of the Rose

Edward Burne-Jones, c. 1873-77

Black chalk drawing of a woman's head turned three-quarters, with curled hair and a long braid over her shoulder.

Woman's Head (recto); Sketch of Arm and Hand (verso)

Follower of Paolo Veronese

Torn brown drawing of the Virgin and Child with saints above a muscular male figure gesturing at a stone ledge.

Virgin and Child with Saints (recto); Study of Arm (verso)

Attributed to Bartomomeo Ramemghi, the elder, 1560/80

Red chalk sketch of a mitred bishop with crozier above kneeling figures and a pedestal, within faint architectural framing.

Miracle of Bishop Saint

Attributed to Pietro Santi, n.d.

Pencil drawing of a ceremony in a classical church interior with robed priests, kneeling figure, soldiers and cherubs.

Ceremony in Church

Marie-Felice Subleyras-Tibaldi, n.d.

Pen and brown ink sketch of nude and draped dancers in a wooded clearing, with a seated piper at left and urns in the foregro

Bacchanale

Attributed to Joshua Cristall, n.d.

Watercolor of a sunlit French street with two Gothic cathedral spires rising behind tiled rooftops and pedestrians.

A Street in Chartres

Thomas Shotter Boys, 1836

Pencil study of a standing nude woman with raised arm, beside sketches of hands on yellowed paper.

Study for Joan of Arc, and Sketches of Hands

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, c. 1851

Monochrome drawing of winged female figures in clouds above a kneeling robed figure beside dark foliage.

Religions and Religion

Henri Fantin-Latour, 1888

Pen and ink drawing of a large clump of trees and grasses in the foreground, with a village and church spire in the distance.

Clump of Trees with a Village in the Distance

Rodolphe Bresdin, 1861

Watercolor of two fighting roosters on a sandy beach, one standing and one fallen, with the sea behind them.

The Cock Fight

Winslow Homer, 1885

Ink and wash drawing of a turbaned rider on a rearing horse, holding a decorated spear, by Frederic Remington.

"As They Threw their Animals Back upon their Haunches," illustration for An Arabian Day and Night, in Harper's New Mo…

Frederic Remington, n.d.

Watercolor of a winter scene with skaters on a frozen river, a windmill, a snowy cottage and a moored boat.

Winter Landscape with Frozen River

Lodewijk Johannes Kleijn, 19th century

Fan-shaped watercolor of Spanish dancers and musicians with a guitarist and figures in a mountain landscape.

Spanish Dancers and Musicians

Edgar Degas, 1868/1869

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a man's face with closed eyes, mustache, beard and long hair on tan paper.

Death Mask

the Younger Georg Christoph Eimmart, n.d.

Four evangelists in painted niches framed by a gold border of flowers, birds, and insects, with a papal coat of arms below.

The Four Evangelists, within a Border of Flowers, Birds, and Insects

Circle of Giulio Clovio, 1572

Pen and wash drawing of a horned demon with a trident pinning a nude figure amid flames, a scene of the damned in hell.

The Damned in Hell

Follower of,John Hamilton Mortimer, n.d.

Russian Peasant

possibly Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, n.d.

Watercolor of a stormy sea with red-sailed boats, large ships in the distance, a floating barrel, and seagulls.

Marine Scene

possibly or an imitator of Anthony Vandyke Copley Fielding, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of Christ riding a donkey into a city while a crowd kneels and an angel hovers above.

Christ Entering Jerusalem

Marcantonio Bassetti, 1600/10

Watercolor of the Rialto Bridge in Venice with gondolas on the canal and palazzi lining the banks under a cloudy sky.

View of the Rialto Bridge, Venice

Attributed to Francesco Guardi

Pen and watercolor drawing of a villa courtyard seen through an arch, with a fountain, columns, cypresses and small figures.

Courtyard of the Villa Pliniana

Follower of Hubert Robert

Pencil drawing of a rocky landscape with waterfalls, bridges, peasants and cattle in the foreground, and a distant castle.

Landscape with Waterfalls and Bridges, Peasants in the Foreground

the Elder Nicolaes Berchem, c. 1670

Pen and grey wash drawing of a crowd, carriages and horsemen gathered before troops on a parkland under trees.

Royal Review of the Troops

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1760s

Hand-colored architectural drawing with a garden ground plan, two building elevations, and a circular view of a pavilion entr

Project for the House and Gardens of Mlle. Guimard

Jean Testard and Charles-Philippe Campion de Tersan, c. 1768-1770

Pen and wash drawing of an ornate ceiling design with putti, scrollwork, and small landscape and battle scenes in the corners

A Ceiling Decoration with Landscapes and Battles

Lazzaro Tavarone, c. 1620

Watercolor of a hilltop castle complex with a tower above a wooded valley, with two figures on a path under a cloudy sky.

Eichhorn Castle at Evening

Josef Höger, c. 1838