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Watercolor

15,713 works

Pencil and watercolor drawing of a seated nude woman with her head bowed, arms around her raised knee, in soft green tones.

The Embrace

Auguste Rodin, 1900-1910

Red chalk drawing of a nude man seen from behind, reclining and reaching toward a tree branch at upper left.

Male Nude Seen from Behind

the Younger Daniël Mijtens, 1672/88

Brown wash drawing of a man in a top hat riding between two women on horseback along a tree-lined road.

Cavalier and Two Ladies on Horseback

Constantin Guys

A Bearded Figure Wearing a Turban and Fur Coat, Half Length, Turned to the Right

Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, c. 1670

A Soldier Loading a Musket, "Ramme in Your Pouder"

Jacob de Gheyn II, 1596/98

Pen and watercolor drawing of a sailor in a straw hat and pink jacket standing on a rocky shore with hands in pockets.

A Sailor Standing on the Shore

Paul Gavarni, 1859-60

Bust of a Warrior

Hendrick Goltzius, 1586/88

Red chalk drawing of nude men and cherubs in a baptism scene, with a winged angel and rocky landscape behind.

The Baptism of Christ

Cornelius van Poelenburgh, 1641/67

Pencil drawing of a seated man in Tyrolean costume with a wide hat, smoking a pipe, on tan paper.

A Man in Tyrolean Costume, Seated, Smoking a Pipe

Théodore Valério, 1842

Watercolor of a stormy sky over a field with a domed city skyline, a water wheel, and seated figures on a dirt road.

A View of Paris

Jules-Achille Noël, 1830-81

Portrait of a Woman in Blue

Portrait of a Woman in Blue

Peter Cross, c. 1700

Watercolor design of a gilded neoclassical medal cabinet with a caduceus, eagle, laurel wreath and rows of gold medallions.

A Medal Cabinet for Napoleon

Jean Guillaume Moitte, 1804-10

Watercolor portrait of a woman with dark upswept hair, white lace collar and olive dress against a brown-green background.

Caroline D. Wade

Frederick W. Freer, n.d.

Chalk drawing on tan paper of a draped woman with bowed head leaning on a pedestal, with white highlights on her cloak.

Study of a Draped Woman Leaning on a Pedestal

François Boucher, 1759/61

Pen and brown ink drawing of mourners gathered around a dead body in a rocky landscape, with small figures in the background.

The Lamentation of Christ (recto and verso)

Polidoro da Caravaggio, 1527/35

Brown and white drawing of Apollo driving a chariot of four rearing horses, with a nude youth below.

Apollo Driving the Chariot of the Sun

Lelio Orsi, 1544/45

Drawing of a winged figure with a halo seated on a globe inscribed ETERNITAS, holding a candle, on blue-grey paper.

Allegory of Eternity

Giorgio Vasari, 1544/45

Pen and watercolor drawing of Jacob wrestling a winged angel beside a river and large tree.

Jacob and the Angel

Johann Jacob Eybelwieser, late 17th-mid-18th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of a fallen rider and horse beneath a figure in clouds, with startled onlookers around.

The Conversion of Saint Paul

Giorgio Vasari, 1554

The Head of a Young Man in Profile to the Left (recto); Studies of Allegorical Figures (verso)

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1749/50 (recto); 1750/53 (verso)

Three boys stand on a street in watercolor and pencil, one with a backpack, with figures and a soldier in the background.

Three boys from Auvergne

Martinus Rørbye, 1834

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Adoration of the Shepherds with the Virgin, infant Christ, shepherds, and angels above.

Adoration of the Shepherds

Francesco Fontebasso, c. 1750

Brown wash drawing of white-hatted Punchinello figures around a collapsed man, with a donkey and rocky cliff at left.

Punchinello Collapses on the Road, from the series Divertimento per li regazzi (Entertainment for Children)

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, c. 1791

Pen and wash drawing of nude helmeted soldiers with shields and raised weapons advancing together in a crowded group.

Nude Soldiers Gesticulating with Their Weapons (recto); Two Drapery Studies for the Figure of Tatius (verso)

Jacques-Louis David, 1796/97

Pencil drawing of two women seated in a furnished parlor beside a fireplace, one reclining in a tufted armchair.

Comtesse Charles d’Agoult (born Marie de Flavigny) and Her Daughter Claire d’Agoult

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1849

Grey wash drawing of three kneeling women in lace veils beside classical columns and a bust, by John Brown.

Three Kneeling Women

John Brown, 1770/75

Watercolor and pen drawing of ruined Gothic abbey arches and a tall broken tower above grass, with a sailing ship on the sea

Eldena Abbey, near Greifswald in Swedish Pomerania

Caspar David Friedrich, 1814

Painting of a decorated Chinese river boat with green latticed cabin, pink railings and a yellow banner on calm water.

Ship paintings

Unknown artist, mid 19th century

Watercolor interior of a palace room with chandelier, tapestry, white stove, red curtains and gilded chairs.

Room of Archduke Ludwig Victor in the Hofburg, Vienna

Franz Alt, 1861

Painting of waterside buildings with workers handling white bundles, two figures talking on a terrace, and trees across calm

Spinning Cloth, Preparing Tea Leaves, Preparing Silk

Unknown artist, Early 19th century

Central watercolor of a busy Munich square with twin church towers, surrounded by fifteen small architectural city views on g

Fifteen Architectural Subjects: Views of Munich

Heinrich Adam, 1835

Watercolor of a flower bouquet in a gilded urn with a coat of arms, with a butterfly and dragonfly, on a pale background.

Flowers in a Gilded Vase with the Holstein-Gottorp Coat of Arms

Nicolas Robert, 1650-1699