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Watercolor

15,713 works

Hand-colored print of a four-armed goddess seated on a lotus in a lake, with elephants pouring water over her.

Goddess Kamalatmika

The Hindu Art Studio, ca. 1880-85

Colored lithograph of a man carrying an infant through rain by a river at night, with lightning and a dog in the water.

Celebrating the birth of Krishna (Janmashtami)

Calcutta Art Studio, ca. 1878-83

Watercolor and graphite portrait of a bearded man in a pink turban and white garment, gazing to the side.

Portrait of a Sri Lankan Tamil

Samuel Daniell, 1806-1807

Watercolor of a snowy winter landscape with spruce trees, a frozen lake, horse sleighs and figures in the snow.

Winter Landscape from Savo

Magnus von Wright, 1840

Painted album page showing a seated Buddha in a wooden pavilion, with monks in yellow robes praying and Burmese script below.

Scenes from Life of the Buddha

King Mindon, 1880s

Painting of blue-skinned Vishnu Venkateshvara in an ornate crown, flanked by two attendants in red and orange robes.

Vishnu Venkateshvara, Lord of Tirupati

South India Tirupati School, late 18th century

Painting of a red-faced deity with an ornate crown and jewelry holding a lotus, with a small attendant beside him.

Krishna Rajagopalaswamy, king of the cowherds

South India Tirupati School, late 18th century

Loose watercolor sketch of a woman in a gray gown holding a fan and flowers beside a curtain and gilded chair.

The Corner of the Balcony

Alfred Stevens, c. 1877

Watercolor interior with an elderly knitting woman, a man leaning on a chair, a young woman sewing, and a dog.

A Visit (A Visit from Everyday Life)

Wilhelm Marstrand, 1850-1859

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a gray wig and red coat with gold trim, in an ornate gold frame with a bow.

One of Gustaf IV Adolfs teacher

tekijä ei tiedossa, 1760

Sketch of many hands gripping wooden oars across a planked ship deck, with figures in dark headwraps at the bottom.

The defence of the Sampo, Sketch for the cupola frescos of the Finnish Pavilion in Paris

Akseli Gallen-Kallela, 1899

Pen and wash drawing of a thatched farmhouse among trees beyond a tall wheat field in the foreground.

Hamlet in a Wheat Field, Vichy

Jean-François Millet, 1867

Watercolor of a woman in a navy dress and feathered hat holding a bouquet of pink flowers, with yellow gloves and a patterned

The Bouquet

Ernest Ange Duez

Watercolor of a mounted French cuirassier in armor and red-plumed helmet on a bay horse, with cavalry lined up behind.

French Cuirassier

Édouard Detaille, 1872

Watercolor of a sandy shore with rocks, a sailboat, a castle on a hill, and two figures beside an easel.

La Bocca

Henry Victor Burgy, 1882

Miniature portrait of a woman in black velvet with diamonds and pearls, a crown beside her, against a draped curtain.

Maria Teresia, Empress of Austria

tekijä ei tiedossa, 1760

Watercolor of a stone château with blue conical towers, shuttered windows, a garden bed, and a figure on a path.

Château de Vouzan

Henry Victor Burgy, 1888

Watercolor of a stone tower and pale houses on a coastal path above the sea, with snowy mountains in the distance.

Antibes

Henry Victor Burgy, 1882

Watercolor landscape of a rocky path winding past trees toward distant hills under a cloudy sky.

Landscape

Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps, ca. 1840

Dark wash drawing of a bearded man with spear beside a tall monolith, a kneeling nude figure, and distant warriors.

The Meeting of Halfdan and Svipdag at Svarin's Mound

Karl Isakson, 1895-1898

Edouard Detaille's 1872 drawing of a cuirassier in plumed helmet and blue-red uniform beside a black horse.

Cuirassier

Édouard Detaille, 1872

Woman in white cap and red bodice reading by leaded windows in a dim interior with a bed and red slippers on the floor.

A Woman Reading, after Pieter Janssens Elinga

François Bonvin, 1846-47

Pen and ink landscape of a rocky valley with cliffs, distant blue mountains, a village, and scattered clouds on tan paper.

Enclosed Valley

Hercules Seghers, c. 1623-30

Beige linen-bound sketchbook cover with a paper label reading A. Edelfelt 1517 and red pencil marks.

Sketchbook

Albert Edelfelt, 1902

Watercolor of sheep grazing on rolling golden downland under a stormy sky, with a shepherd and a lone tree.

A View on the South Downs

Henry George Hine, 1871

Watercolor illustration of a crowned woman in an orange gown beside tulips, with courtiers watching in a wooded garden.

Illustration of Adalmina’s Pearl

Albert Edelfelt

Painting of hooded women in draped cloaks dancing hand in hand beside a lyre player, in warm earth tones.

Tanssi, kopio Napolissa olevasta antiikin freskosta

Werner von Hausen, 1901

Pen and ink drawing of a young bull grazing with head lowered, shown in side view on pale paper.

Young Bull

Albrecht Dürer, c. 1496, erroneously inscribed in another hand 1508

Pen and wash drawing of Moses striking water from a rock as a crowd of people drink and gather vessels nearby.

Moses Striking Water from the Rock

Attributed to Crispin van den Broeck, n.d.

Watercolor of two haloed figures, one in red with eyes closed, one in blue with a sorrowful face, by Ester Helenius, 1948.

L'Initiation du Christ

Ester Helenius, 1948

Brown and grey wash drawing of a moonlit sky over a cottage and rocks, with two figures walking across a dark field.

Moonlight

Charles-François Daubigny, ca. 1860

Watercolor of a tiger stalking toward a fallen animal across a dusky rocky plain, with a bird flying overhead.

Tiger Stalking Prey

Antoine-Louis Barye