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Watercolor

15,713 works

Watercolor architectural elevation of a neoclassical exchange building with Ionic portico, domed cupola, and ground plan belo

Façade Design and Old Plan for the First Merchant's Exchange, New York (unexecuted; front elevation and plan)

Alexander Jackson Davis, ca. 1829

Brown ink and wash drawing of an angel guiding a boy holding a large fish, with a dog and rocky ground.

Tobias and the Angel Raphael

Jacopo Ligozzi, c. 1605

Watercolor perspective of two symmetrical neoclassical buildings with colonnades flanking a lawn, between brick townhouses un

Unexecuted Design for Cross-Block Terrace Development (perspective)

Alexander Jackson Davis, ca. 1831

Colored architectural floor plan of a columned custom house with a central rotunda, labeled with Wall and Nassau Streets.

Plan of U.S. Custom House

Alexander Jackson Davis, ca. 1834

Pen and brown ink landscape drawing of a domed temple, tall obelisk, and arches framed by trees under a cloudy sky.

Landscape with Temple, Obelisk and Aqueduct

Circle of Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of two women in a period interior, one seated playing a lute while the other adjusts her hair.

Two Women in an Elegant Interior: a Singer Accompanied by a Lutenist

Pierre-Alexandre Wille, 1771

Watercolor of a tan-sailed boat on shallow lagoon water with wooden posts, a distant city skyline, and sunlight breaking thro

Venetian fishing boat

Félix Ziem, n.d.

Watercolor of a gondolier poling a gondola across a lagoon at dusk, with Venice's bell tower and domes on the horizon.

Venice

Félix Ziem, n.d.

Watercolor of a river at sunset with a girl on stepping stones, a rider with horses, and a castle ruin.

Sunset and Moonrise

Joseph Mallord William Turner, c. 1832

Watercolor elevation of a classical white exchange building with Ionic columns, a central dome, and a cloudy sky.

First Merchants' Exchange, New York (elevation of main façade)

Alexander Jackson Davis, probably 1826

Acute Pain

Eduardus Jacobus, after 1698

Pen and brown wash drawing of a lagoon with rowing boats, a ruined archway, a leaning tree and a figure on the shore.

Capriccio with a Squall on the Lagoon

Francesco Guardi, 1775/80

Brown wash drawing of a classical stone gateway and ruined arch beside a canal with figures and boats.

Gateway Near a Landing Bridge

Francesco Guardi, 1780/85

Brown wash drawing of masked Punchinello figures and a kneeling woman before classical columns and a crowd on a balcony.

The Marriage of Punchinello's Father, from the series Divertimento per li regazzi (Entertainment for Children)

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1797/1804

Admiration

Eduardus Jacobus, after 1698

Admiration with Astonishment

Eduardus Jacobus, after 1698

Indian painting of a woman in an orange skirt holding a letter beneath a tree, with red flowers and a green background.

Woman Grasping Tree Branch

Unknown artist, 18th/19th century

Attention

Eduardus Jacobus, after 1698

Compassion

Eduardus Jacobus, after 1698

Desire

Eduardus Jacobus, after 1698

Satirical watercolor of an artist painting an elderly woman's portrait while powdered-wig gentlemen look on.

Satirical drawing: Artist Painting an Old Lady's Portrait

Pietro Antonio Novelli, 1729-1804

Red chalk drawing of an angry bearded man with wild hair and clenched teeth, titled Despair.

Despair

Eduardus Jacobus, after 1698

Oval watercolor portrait of a gray-haired man in a dark coat and white cravat, with a landscape behind him.

Portrait of General Keith MacAlister

John Smart, c. 1800-1810

Brown wash drawing of Saint Jerome kneeling by a skull beneath a rocky arch, with a lion, tree and distant landscape.

Saint Jerome in the Wilderness

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Brown wash drawing of a kneeling saint in an arched ruin, tormented by a horned winged demon, with a large tree at right.

The Temptation of Saint Anthony

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Red chalk drawing of a bearded old man with a horrified grimace, knitted brows and wrinkled cheeks, with handwritten text bel

Horrour (sic)

Eduardus Jacobus, after 1698

Painted study of a woman in a long black gown with dark hair, hand raised to her head, against a blue background.

Study for figure of 4 am in "The Hours" celing at the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Edwin Austin Abbey

Watercolor of an orchard with gnarled trees, dappled shadows on grass, and a farm cart in the distance.

Orchard with Farm Cart

Edwin Austin Abbey

Small portrait miniature of a smiling woman with curled hair, pearls, a jeweled brooch, red shawl and fan.

Portrait of Anne Law (née Towry), 1st Lady Ellenborough

John Linnell, c. 1821

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a seated woman in a bonnet holding a white lap dog, with a teal window behind her.

Woman holding a lap dog

Edwin Austin Abbey

Red chalk drawing of a young man with curly hair and a gentle smile, titled Joy with Tranquility, with handwritten caption be

Joy with Tranquility

Eduardus Jacobus, after 1698

Red chalk drawing of a laughing face with narrowed eyes and curly hair, titled Laughter, with a handwritten description below

Laughter

Eduardus Jacobus, after 1698