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Watercolor

15,713 works

Pen and watercolor drawing of two women in bonnets walking arm in arm past a lamppost and men in top hats.

Two Grisettes

Constantin Guys, 19th century

Photograph of a handwritten page in a leather-bound notebook, with cursive Danish text in brown ink.

Two mountain hikers at the Gemmi pass, one with a nisse on his shoulders

Johan Thomas Lundbye, 1845

Ink and wash drawing of a woman in a dark voluminous dress and elaborate hairstyle, with men in top hats on a city street beh

A Lady in a Bonnet and Coat

Constantin Guys, 19th century

Handwritten diary page in cursive ink with a red-underlined date, beside a partly visible facing page on dark background.

Rejsedagbog

Johan Thomas Lundbye, 1845

Four vertical stucco design panels in grey, pink, green and blue with empty cartouches, scrollwork, garlands and a crowned mo

Design for stucco decoration in the corridor of the audience hall, Frederiksborg

Jan Wilckens van Verelt, 1652

Watercolor landscape of leaning trees with yellow and green foliage, a small building on a hill, and sea at right.

Landscape

Henri Harpignies, 1900

Watercolor of weathered Roman ruins with stone blocks and a tall broken wall, with a distant town and bell tower under a pale

View of the Colosseum from the Basilica of Domitian and the Flavian Palace, Rome

Henri Harpignies, 1864

Seated woman with long dark hair, pearls and satin gown beside a carved mirror and red box on a draped table.

Portrait of Anne Hyde, Duchess of York

Nicholas Dixon, c. 1662

Watercolor of stone ramparts with rooftops and large green trees under a pale blue sky, by Harpignies, 1893.

View from the Ramparts at Chartres

Henri Harpignies, 1893

Watercolor battle scene of nude and armored warriors with swords, spears and shields clashing before hazy mountains.

Battle Scene

François Joseph Heim, 19th century

Watercolor of robed figures and beggars on a grand staircase leading to the Campidoglio in Rome, with statues and a bell towe

The Campidoglio seen from the Staircase of the Church of the Aracoeli, Rome, at Sunset

Charles-François Houel, 1846

Watercolor of a rocky mountain valley with cliffs in the foreground and hazy peaks receding under a pale sky.

Mountain View at Oisans (Isère)

Paul Huet, 1858

Watercolor landscape of brown hills and blue mountains under stormy clouds, with small figures walking beside a stream.

Mountains of Auvergne

Paul Huet, 1831-33

Watercolor design of an ornate Gothic clock with an enameled dial, gilded figures and painted saint panels.

Design for Enameled Clock

Lucien Falize, ca. 1882

Oval portrait miniature of a woman with curled powdered hair in white dress, framed by pearls and blue enamel.

Portrait of Mary Frances (Fanny) Swinburne

Richard Cosway, c. 1786

Watercolour sketch of a decorated shipboard theatre with flags, chandeliers, a stage and elegantly dressed guests.

Sketch of the performance played on board "HMS Galatea" (looking towards the stage)

Nicholas Chevalier, 1869

Watercolor of sailing boats on a lake below misty mountains, with a castle and lakeside village in the distance.

Château de Chillon, Lake of Geneva

William Delamotte, 1827

Watercolor of a ruined stone building with an arch, cattle drinking from a stream, and a woman walking past trees.

Landscape with ruined building

Henry Gastineau

Watercolor still life of a copper ewer with gold handle, a yellow vessel, and a blue patterned footed bowl.

Turkish Vessels and a Ewer

Martinus Rørbye, 1836

Watercolor of a dirt road winding through heathland with a carriage and figure, distant farmhouses and hills under a pale sky

Hulvej i Tolne bakker, Vendsyssel, 21 maj 1833

Martinus Rørbye, 1833

Drawing of the risen Christ above a tomb with soldiers and an angel, framed within a painted altar design with candles and to

The Resurrection

Louis Jean François Lagrenée, ca. 1760

Watercolor of a courtly procession with horsemen, a royal carriage, elegant women, and a windmill over distant troops.

Camp de Compiègne, 1698

Eugène Lami, ca. 1860

Watercolor of a gallery with marble sculptures, vases, and paintings, with visitors in dark dresses and shawls.

View of part of the French Court at the Great Exhibition

Eugène Lami, 1851

Watercolor of a low wooded headland across calm lavender water under a pale cloudy sky, with distant islands.

At Fyns Hoved

Fritz Syberg, 1902

Watercolor of a three-masted sailing ship under full cream sails on calm blue sea, with a flag at the stern.

Untitled [ HMS Rattlesnake ?]

William Frederick Mitchell, 1891

Watercolour of a winged cherub with curly hair holding white lilies against a blue sky, in a gold-ruled circle on cream paper

Cherub with lily

Thomas Stewart Monkhouse

Drawing of a bound nude woman seated before an altar with flame, while a warrior attacks figures in a burning temple behind h

Cassandra Imploring Athena for Revenge Against Ajax

Jérôme-Martin Langlois, 1810-38

Watercolor drawing of a Renaissance château with towers seen above trees, with two workers in a garden in front.

The Château of Chambord Seen from the Southwest

Simon Mathurin Lantara, 18th century

Watercolor of a sunlit street in Subiaco with a stone arch, a shrine on a pillar, a cross, and figures in regional dress.

Gade i Subiaco

H.C. Stilling, 1850-1899

Watercolour of a horse cart on a dirt road overlooking a valley, with a river, sailboats and hazy mountains beyond.

The Valley of the Derwent, Tasmania

Charles Decimus Barraud, 1891

Watercolour of ruined stone arches and walls with greenery, small figures on a bank, and rustic buildings beside.

Amphitheatre

Johann Hackert, 1768

Watercolor of a riverside mill with dormer windows, ducks on the water, a figure on a path, and trees.

Mill at Charenton