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Watercolors

11,533 works

Red and black chalk drawing of a pointing hand and forearm on toned grey paper, with a dark sleeve above.

Hand Pointing and Forearm

Antoine Coypel, n.d.

Chalk study of a hand and forearm in red and black chalk with white highlights on tan paper.

Hand and Forearm

possibly Antoine Coypel, n.d.

Monochrome drawing of thatched huts beneath large trees, with a rocky foreground and a tower on a hill at left.

Huts Near the Sea

Thomas Monro, n.d.

Pen and grey wash design of five vertical framed panels with ornamental scrollwork, figures and interlace patterns.

Designs for the painted decoration of framed panels, possibly for the Château de Mouchy (Oise)

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Pen and brown wash drawing of the Stoning of Saint Stephen with figures, trees, a classical arch and a distant city.

Stoning of Saint Stephen

Genoese or Venetian Italian, n.d.

Watercolor design for a stained-glass window with heraldic shields, cherubs, birds and ornate blue scrollwork frame.

Design for a stained-glass window with heraldic designs for the Château Mouchy (Oise)

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half of the 19th century

Watercolor design of red and cream panels with Chinese-style lattice and fretwork patterns for interior stair decoration.

Design for the painted decoration in the Chinese style for the stairway of the house offered by the Empress to the du…

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Watercolor design of rococo wall and cove ornament with scrolls and gilded floral motifs for a salon interior.

Design for Rococco-style wall and cove ornament in the salon of the Hotel de Luynes, owned by the Duc de Sabran

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Eight pencil and wash designs of ornate ceiling and wall decoration, with scrolls, foliage and rococo panels, pasted onto one

Eight designs of the ornamentation of ceilings and walls, probably for the Duc de Mouchy

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Architectural drawing of ornate ceiling border with scrollwork, foliage and garlands, in grey wash and pen on paper.

Design for ceiling decoration in the residence of the Duc de Massa on the rue la Boétie, Paris

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1889

Three horizontal ornamental bands drawn in watercolor: a garland with torches, a beaded leafy scroll, and an acanthus scroll

Three ornamental motifs in rococco style

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1889

Pencil study of a woman's head bowed downward, eyes closed, with wavy hair falling around her face and ear.

Head, Study for Mirror of Venus

Edward Burne-Jones, c. 1873-77

Pencil study of a woman's head turned sideways, eyes closed, with flowing wavy hair, by Edward Burne-Jones.

Reflection of Head, study for Mirror of Venus

Edward Burne-Jones, c. 1873-77

Pen and wash drawing of a tall man in a feathered hat and striped costume pointing toward a Roman column and city street.

Giovanni Grosso of the Swiss Guards Standing before a View of Rome

after Francesco Villamena Anonymous

Red chalk drawing of a seated woman cradling a sleeping infant, with a kneeling man and child and sketched architecture behin

Rest on the Flight Into Egypt

Attributed to Giulio Cesare Procaccini, c. 1600

Pen and ink sketches of a griffin, grotesque heads and a bent leg on paper, attributed to Agostino Carracci.

Four Sketches: Griffin, Grotesque Head, Head of Satyr, Bent Leg

Attributed to Agostino Carracci, 1590/94

Pen and brown wash drawing of the Virgin, Christ Child, infant John the Baptist, an older man, a lamb and a basket.

Holy Family with Saint Anne and Infant Saint John the Baptist

Attributed to Paolo Gerolamo Piola, n.d.

Pen and brown ink drawing of the Virgin and Child with a bearded saint at left and a kneeling female saint at right under a c

Virgin and Child with Saints Jerome and Catherine

Attributed to Pietro Faccini, n.d.

Watercolor design for ceiling decoration with circular rosettes, a diamond lattice, and ornate scrolled borders in gold, pink

A design for the painted decoration of a ceiling or walls

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Watercolor design for a painted vaulted ceiling with floral garlands, scrolling foliage, a griffin and a bird.

Designs for the painted decoration of a vaulted ceiling

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Drawing of an older bearded cardinal in a wide clerical hat and white collar, rendered in chalk and graphite.

Bust of Cardinal de la Rochefoucault

Daniel Dumonstier, 1624

Brown wash drawing of the Virgin ascending on clouds with angels while onlookers gesture upward below a stone terrace.

The Assumption of the Virgin

Possibly Jacopo Robusti, called Tintoretto, n.d.

Drawing of a painted ceiling design with red and green panels, interlaced strapwork, scrolling rinceaux and grey moldings.

Design for the decoration of a ceiling in strapwork and rinceaux

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Black chalk and white highlight drawing of four women and a child grouped together on blue-grey paper, gazing upward.

Group of Four Women and Child

After Domenichino, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a bearded man's head with flowing hair, turned three-quarters, with deep shadows around the eyes.

Head of God the Father

Attributed to Daniele Ricciarelli, called Daniele da Volterra, n.d.

Watercolor design for a painted ceiling with scrollwork cartouche, Greek key borders and floral roundels in pink, blue and go

Design for the painted decoration of a ceiling in with strapwork and rinceaux

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Pen sketch of a bacchanalian procession with satyrs playing pipes, putti, and reclining figures on pale paper.

Bacchante

after Pietro Testa, 1642/44

Red chalk drawing of two bearded male figures with muscular torsos supporting heavy loads on their heads, signed J. Goujon.

Atlantis

Jean Goujon, n.d.

Design drawing for a painted ceiling with scrollwork, star bursts and filigree in lilac, cream and turquoise within a brown f

Design for the painted decoration of a ceiling with bursts and filagree

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Watercolor design for a ceiling with a central blue and white chinoiserie scene of a pagoda and palm tree, framed by gilded m

Design for the decoration of a ceiling with a Chinese blue and white design

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97