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Watercolor

15,713 works

Portrait miniature of a man with powdered grey hair in a brown coat, holding a clear glass goblet against an ochre background

Portrait of a Man Holding a Glass

Joseph Daniel, c. 1780s

Watercolor architectural drawing of a grand ministry mansion garden facade above a sectional cutaway, dated 1853.

Project for a Headquarters of a War Ministry

Wagner, 1853

Architectural elevation drawing of a two-story theater facade with arched arcades, columns and statues on top.

Project for the New Theater at St. Quentin (Aisne): Elevation

Emile-Jacques Gilbert, ca. 1841

Colored architectural section of a proposed theater showing balconies, a curved auditorium with red decoration, and a roof tr

Project for the New Theater at St. Quentin (Aisne) - Section

Emile-Jacques Gilbert, ca. 1841

Watercolor elevations of two matching blue and gold tribunes on marble bases, labeled in French as flanking grille no. 1.

Right and Left Tribunes

Charles Percier

Watercolor of a bearded man in a blue doublet and red breeches writing with a quill at a desk in an interior.

Mathurin Régnier

Eugène Delacroix, ca. 1846

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a standing woman in a turban and draped Moroccan-style costume, one arm extended.

Standing Woman in Moroccan Costume

Eugène Delacroix, ca. 1834

Pen and watercolor sketch by Delacroix showing several male heads, a standing figure, and loose color washes.

Studies of male heads and a standing male figure

Eugène Delacroix

Watercolor landscape of tall rock outcrops on a green hillside with sea and pale sky at the right.

Landscape with Rocks

George Sand, c. 1868/76

Night scene of a silhouetted figure holding a chain by moonlit water, with a lit house and dark trees beyond.

Moonlight, Örebro

Gustaf Fjæstad, 1897

Monochrome seascape of a dark headland sloping to choppy water under a streaked, cloudy sky, with small figures on the cliff.

Seascape at Dinard

Félix-Hilaire Buhot, c. 1889

Drawing of a bearded captive seated in a vaulted stone dungeon, chained at the ankle, with a jug beside him.

The Captive, from Sterne

Josiah Boydell, 1786

Oval portrait miniature of a man in a curled periwig and lace cravat, set in a gold pendant frame.

Portrait of Samuel Butler

Bernard Lens, c. 1715-20

Hand-colored print of three standing Native American figures in fringed robes, feathered headdresses and beaded jewelry.

North American Indians

George Catlin, 1844

Hand-colored print of two figures: a feathered, beaded man on the left and a man in blue military coat and top hat on the rig

Wi-Jun-Jon - The Pigeon's Egg Head Going to Washington: Returning to his Home

George Catlin, 1837/39

Hand-colored print of Mandan men dancing in bison masks with shields and spears before an earth lodge.

Bison-Dance of the Mandan Indians

Alex Manceau, 1842

Hand-colored print of men on a wooden flatboat on a river, one dancing with arms raised as a fiddler plays.

The Jolly Flat Boat Men

Thomas Doney, c. 1847

Pair of oval portrait miniatures in braided gilt frames showing a woman in white lace and a man in a green coat.

Portrait of a Man and Portrait of a Woman (pair)

Nathaniel Plimer, c. 1795

Oval miniature portrait of a man with grey powdered hair, blue coat, red collar and white frilled cravat.

Portrait of a Man

John Smart, 1786

Brown wash drawing of draped nymphs dancing near a laden table in a wooded glade, with reclining men at right.

The Dance of the Nymphs, from The Tempest

Frederick Christian Lewis, 1810/40

Pen and watercolor landscape of mountain peaks above a village with a church tower, chestnut trees and a lake in the foregrou

La Piana

Edward Lear, 1868

Red chalk sketch of a seated nude woman raising one arm, with a loosely drawn second figure behind her.

Seated Nude

Édouard Manet, 1858/60

Watercolor of a banquet in a sea grotto, with costumed guests at long tables, a staircase, balconies, and a ship.

View of the Grotta di Palazzo with Banquet

Louis Jean Desprez, c. 1790

Loose ink sketch of a bearded man with closed eyes holding a pipe, with handwritten name annotations on tan paper.

Diego Rivera

Amedeo Modigliani, 1915

Watercolor and ink drawing of a Gothic church interior with a stone pulpit, arches, and kneeling worshippers.

Interior of the Church of St. Jacques, Louvain

Genaro Pérez Villaamil, 1807-54

Watercolour of two 17th-century men in hats, one gesturing toward a dissected hand, with a Latin inscription below.

Sir Charles Scarborough and Dr Edward Arris conducting an anatomical dissection. Watercolour painting by G. P. Hardin…

Watercolor still life of a bouquet of chrysanthemums in a dark vase on a wooden table against a grey wall.

Bouquet of Small Chrysanthemums

Léon Bonvin, 1862

Watercolor fashion drawing of a woman in a layered rococo gown with blue, yellow and silver trim, annotated in French.

Mademoiselle Marie-Jeanne Fesch Chevallier

Louis René Boquet

Pen and wash drawing of a bearded man reading a young woman's outstretched hand beside trees, with a child watching.

The Fortune Teller

François Boucher, ca. 1725-28

Watercolor of a waterfall flowing beneath a vaulted stone tunnel, with shrubs and rocks in the foreground.

Vandfald under muret hvælving

Jens Petersen Lund, 1730-1793

Oval miniature portrait of a man with grey hair, blue coat and white cravat, in a blue enamel and diamond frame.

Portrait of a Man

George Engleheart, c. 1800

Watercolor of a sunlit farmyard corner with thatched roof, open door and whitewashed walls, framed by pencil sketches of a co

Sunlit Corner of a Farmyard

Christen Dalsgaard, 1853