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Watercolor

15,713 works

Watercolor drawing of a rattail fish with a tapering body and fan-shaped fins, labelled Macrurus australis, dated 1872.

Coelorinchus sp (NZ) : Rattail

Frank Edward Clarke, 1872

Watercolour of a verandahed timber residence among trees, backed by warm hazy mountains under a pale sky.

The Ministerial Residence

Charles Decimus Barraud, 1862

Painting of the steamship Rangitira with dark sails under a blue sky, sailing through choppy sea with a red ensign flag.

N.Z.S.S.C. Rangitira

William Forster

Brown wash drawing of a mounted armoured rider, two women in a Gothic archway, and a child with a dog.

Illustration - George Cattermole

George Cattermole

Helicolenus percoides (NZ) : Perch

Frank Edward Clarke, 1867

Watercolour of cattle resting in a meadow beneath large trees and a grey sky, with distant woodland.

Greywell, Hants

Watercolor landscape of a river under a cloudy sky, with dark green trees on the right and figures in a meadow.

The River Orwell

David Muirhead, 1910

Watercolor and pencil drawing of a seated woman in a red headscarf and yellow dress, eyes closed, working in her lap.

La tricoteuse

Watercolour of a harbour town on a curved bay, with many moored ships and boats and wooded hills behind.

Wellington

John Bunney, 1858

Moonlit landscape with rounded haystacks, tall pine trees, and moon reflecting on a river, painted in muted browns and greys.

Stackyard, Moulinearn

Painted landscape of harvest fields with grain sheaves, grazing sheep, a shepherd and trees under a pink-tinged sky.

Harvest time near Lamlash, Arran

Waller Paton, 1864

Watercolour of a rugged mountain above a forested valley, with a waterfall and a winding river in the foreground.

Mount Tutoko

Ernest Arthur Chapman, 1876

Latris lineata (NZ) : Common Trumpeter

Frank Edward Clarke, 1867

Watercolour drawing of two figures on rocks overlooking a stream, with a ruined castle on a hill and mountains beyond.

Mountain stream

Watercolor of a rocky coastline with turquoise sea, boulders in the foreground, and green-blue hills under a pale sky.

Kaikoura coast

Alfred Walsh, 1910

Grey wash drawing of a moonlit lake view with wooded hills, palm trees, and a stone balustrade in the foreground.

View from Mr Brandon's residence in the late sixties

Watercolor of a calm lake framed by rocky shores and wooded slopes, with snow-capped mountains and small boats in the distanc

Southern lake

Charles Decimus Barraud, 1871

Hand-painted plate of numbered New Zealand beetles showing adult beetles, larvae and pupae with scale bars.

Original hand painted plate for New Zealand Beetles [Plate XVII]

George Hudson, 1934

Watercolour of a wide river with a wooden bridge, a small boat, a house on the left bank and wooded hills beyond.

Parramatta River (No 7)

George Sherriff

Drawing of a servant woman in a white cap and apron filling a copper pot from a fountain spigot in a dim kitchen.

Servant Drawing Water from the Fountain

François Bonvin, 1861

Watercolor landscape of a wooded gorge with rocky slopes, tall trees, and a pale blue sky with clouds.

Landscape with River Gorge

George Sand, 1860/69

Oval portrait miniature of a woman with dark curls, white lace cap and brown dress against a pale blue background.

Portrait of a Woman

Andrew Plimer, late 1790s

Pencil landscape of a castle and town on distant hills, with cattle and figures wading in a river in the foreground.

Town and Castle of Hay

Joseph Murray Ince, 1844

Chalk drawing of a reclining nude woman with a draped cloth across her legs, rendered in black, white and red on tan paper.

Study after Apollo Revealing his Divinity before the Shepherdess Isse

Studio of François Boucher, c. 1750

Night lane with a horse-drawn cart on a wet road, bare trees and dark hedges under a greenish sky.

Lane Scene at Night

John Atkinson Grimshaw, 1872

Oval portrait miniature of a woman with curled dark hair, pearls, and a purple dress with lace collar, in gilt frame.

Portrait of a Woman, called Mrs. Close

Horace Hone, 1786

Pastel portrait of a young man with brown hair lying in an iron bed, gazing toward the viewer, on green and white tones.

The Artist's Nephew, Prosper-Raymond de Fleury, Lying in Bed

Albert Bartholomé, 1887

Tonal drawing of two boys with a botanical book, flowers and books on a table, by Hans Jakob Oeri.

The Twin Brothers Ludwig and Emil Schulthess

Hans Jakob Oeri, 1818/19

Brown wash sketch of a cavalry battle near a windmill, with horsemen and smoke clouds across the field.

Study

Denis Auguste Marie Raffet, 1833

Pencil and wash drawing of a palazzo, tower and domed church with figures near an arched doorway under cloudy sky.

Viterbo

John Ruskin, c. 1840-49

Watercolour of a harbour town with a tower building, masted ships at anchor, and brown hills beyond the bay.

Tower of old Government House

William Marshall Cooper, 1874

Watercolour of sandy dunes with grasses, a flat plain, and distant hills under a pale grey sky.

Dunedin from the Ocean Beach

James Crowe Richmond, 1865