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Watercolor

15,713 works

Pen and wash drawing of a crowd of animals including a lion, leopard, goats, cow, ostriches and birds.

A Congress of Animals

Giovanni Francesco Castiglione, 1641-1710

Watercolour study of a vase with blue washes and ochre-yellow decoration on cream paper, dated 1895.

Study for a vase with yellow decoration on a blue ground

Thorvald Bindesbøll, 1895

Watercolour study of a jar with bold black scrolling decoration over yellow and grey washes, dated 1895.

Study for a jar with black decoration on a yellow and grey ground

Thorvald Bindesbøll, 1895

Pen and brown ink sketch of cattle, a reclining cow, and a cart wheel with plants on the ground.

Cattle Beside Cart Wheel

Giovanni Francesco Castiglione, 1640/55

Brown and blue wash drawing of the Presentation in the Temple inside an ornate sculpted frame with cherubs and caryatids.

The Presentation in the Temple, with a Design for a Sculpted Frame

Jacob Jordaens, ca. 1630-35

Engraving of a woman milking a goat with sheep and another woman nearby, a stone wall and inscription panel at upper right.

Plate 1, from The Set of 12 Pastorals Scenes

Francesco Londonio, 1762-63

Watercolor study of a dark vase with blue chevron and diamond patterns on its body and banded rim.

Study for a jar with blue and black ornament

Thorvald Bindesbøll, 1895

Oval portrait miniature of a man in a powdered wig and brown coat, framed by a border of pearls.

Portrait of a Man

John Smart, 1789

Circular study in brown and black ink and wash with radiating strokes around a pale centre, signed lower left.

Study for a dish

Thorvald Bindesbøll, 1895

Watercolor of the domed Muiderpoort gatehouse beside a canal, with large trees, boats, a footbridge and a windmill.

The Muiderpoort, Amsterdam, seen from the Plantage

Hendrick Keun, 1771

Pale watercolor of a hilltop town above cliffs and a calm lake, with a thatched hut and cypress trees.

Genzano and Lake Nemi

Joseph August Knip, early 19th century

Pen and blue wash design study of a bulbous vase covered with scrolling tendrils and leaves.

Studies for a vase with leaf ornamentation

Thorvald Bindesbøll, 1895

Pen and watercolor city view with a tall church tower, domes, a columned portico in front, and trees on the right.

View of Milan

Ludwig Richter, 1820-84

Hand-lettered German verse sheet with watercolor scrollwork border and vignettes of a goat, a pig, travelers and a devil.

Sheets of Verses: Priamel vom Schuldenbot

Johann Martin Usteri, late 18th-early 19th century

Watercolor and pencil study of a dark jar with a flared neck beside a shallow dish on a ledge, signed and dated 1894.

Study for a Jar and Dish

Thorvald Bindesbøll, 1894

Drawing of a nude winged angel in flight, rendered in black chalk with red chalk accents on aged paper.

An Angel in Flight

called Il Cavaliere d’Arpino Giuseppe Cesari, c. 1599-1600

Circular design study with black and yellow watercolor ornament and a central square motif on pale paper.

Study for a Plate with Yellow and Black Decoration

Thorvald Bindesbøll, 1899

Watercolor of a seated fiddler in a green vest and wide hat playing violin beside a tree trunk.

Gypsy Fiddler

Monogrammist CG, 1858

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Holy Family with a young boy holding a candle and sketched angels above.

Holy Family with St. John and Two Angels

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of elegantly dressed figures gathered in a timber-framed courtyard beneath a barn structure.

Farmer Requesting Permission to Marry a Nobleman's Daughter

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1761

Pencil sketch with touches of colour showing a town of rooftops and trees along water, with a shuttered house at right.

View of Town

Franz von Hauslab the Younger, 19th century

Engraved pastoral scene of a boy holding a calf, a barefoot woman with a basket, and sheep and goats resting under a tree.

Plate 2, from The Set of 12 Pastorals Scenes

Francesco Londonio, 1762-63

Watercolor of a long building with tall spired towers on a flat plain under a dramatic cloudy sky.

Landscape with a Large Building

Franz von Hauslab the Younger, 1818-83

Engraving of a seated shepherdess with a staff, resting among sheep and a reclining goat in a pastoral landscape.

Plate 3, from The Set of 12 Pastorals Scenes

Francesco Londonio, 1762-63

Etching of a seated shepherd boy with three sheep, two dark rams and a white ewe, beside bushes and a wooden fence.

Plate 4, from The Set of 12 Pastorals Scenes

Francesco Londonio, 1762-63

Etching of two donkeys, a reclining dog and a small shepherd on a hillside, printed on blue-grey paper.

Plate 5, from The Set of 12 Pastorals Scenes

Francesco Londonio, 1762-63

Etching of a standing cow, a reclining sheep and a horned goat in a hilly pastoral landscape, on a blue-grey mount.

Plate 6, from The Set of 12 Pastorals Scenes

Francesco Londonio, 1762-63

Engraving of a reclining shepherd with a staff, two standing cows, and a child on a hill in a pastoral landscape.

Plate 7, from The Set of 12 Pastorals Scenes

Francesco Londonio, 1762-63

Circular ceiling design in blue watercolor with winged dancing figures around a central chariot scene with horses.

Design for Ceiling: Apollo and the Hours

Angelica Kauffmann, 1760-1807

Drawing of three young women in white blouses with trees behind them, the middle one wearing a blue floral dress.

A Triple Portrait of Hermine, Emilia, and Helena

Emilie Mediz-Pelikan, 1897

Watercolor of a haloed winged angel embracing three young men in robes amid swirling red flames.

Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the Fiery Furnace

Simeon Solomon, Oct. 1863

Pen and watercolor drawing of a domed circular temple with robed figures gathered around a burning altar beneath trees.

Ancient Scene with a Funeral Ceremony for an Actor

Louis Jean Desprez, ca. 1777