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Watercolor

15,713 works

Watercolor of Gothic college towers above a green quadrangle, with small figures and spires in the distance.

All Soul's College from the Radcliffe Library

Augustus Charles Pugin, 1810/20

Watercolor view over a historic town with Gothic stone buildings, pinnacles, a large tree and a church tower under a hazy sky

View From Radcliffe Library

Frederick Mackenzie, n.d.

Watercolor of a stone Gothic gateway and tall pinnacled tower, with figures in period dress and a large tree at right.

Magdalen College and Tower, Oxford

George Pyne, 1853

Watercolor of Eton College's red brick buildings and Gothic chapel seen from the playing fields, with figures and a large tre

Eton from the Playing-Fields

George Pyne, n.d.

Watercolor of a street with brick gateway, gabled buildings, tree-lined road and pedestrians in Victorian dress under cloudy

High Street, Eton

George Pyne, c. 1845

Watercolor interior of a Gothic library with vaulted ceiling, stained glass window, bookshelves and a seated reader.

Library of Winchester College

Frederick Mackenzie, c. 1816

Watercolor and pen drawing of a classical chapel interior with a preacher in a pulpit and a crowded congregation in pews.

Study for Royal Chapel, Whitehall, from Microcosm of London

Thomas Rowlandson, c. 1809

Watercolor of King's College Chapel in Cambridge with Gothic windows, pinnacles, a classical building, and figures on a lawn.

South Side of King's College Chapel, Cambridge

Frederick Mackenzie, 1815/20

Watercolor of a long hall with rows of uniformed students writing at wooden desks while a master stands at a lectern.

Writing School, Christ's Hospital

Frederick Mackenzie, n.d.

Watercolor of a long dining hall with rows of boys in blue uniforms at tables, a large painting on the left wall.

Hall of Christ's Hospital

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1815

Watercolor sketch of villagers dancing outside a thatched cottage while a fiddler plays and onlookers watch.

Study for Dr. Syntax and Rural Sports

Thomas Rowlandson, c. 1812

Watercolor sketch of a Gothic hall with seated men in wigs at a table, a tumbling figure on stairs, and wine bottles in the f

Study for Dr. Syntax Entertained at College

Thomas Rowlandson, c. 1828

Watercolor of men drinking in a vaulted wine cellar among large casks, one man helped up a staircase by another.

Study for Dr. Syntax made Free of the Cellar

Thomas Rowlandson, c. 1812

Ink and wash drawing of three putti in an oval frame, one holding a sword and another a shield, with armor below.

Putti with Shield and Sword

Jacob de Wit, n.d.

Pen and watercolor drawing of three women in period dress, one holding a bow, beside an archery target in a landscape.

Ladies at Archery

William McTaggart, n.d.

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a standing speaker addressing seated men around a long table in an interior room.

The Assembly of the Gifted: Mr.Bullock Addresses His Friends

George Cruikshank, 1843

Pen and watercolor drawing of a Quakers' meeting hall with seated congregation on benches and spectators in an upper gallery.

Quakers' Meeting

Thomas Rowlandson, 1808/10

Caricature drawing of exaggerated men in top hats in a park, with a banner reading Long Live Punch.

Great Holiday in Mr. Punch's Park

John Leech, 1840/49

Pen and watercolor caricature of a stout man in a top hat leading a horse uphill past riders on the Brighton downs.

Mr. Briggs Goes Out with the Brighton Harriers

John Leech, 1850/59

Pen and watercolor drawing of umbrella-carrying figures walking past a garlanded maypole in the rain, with bare trees.

Oh! The Merry, Merry Month of May!!!

John Leech, 1850/59

Pen and watercolor caricature of a seated tailor fitting a row of soldiers in orange tunics with white trousers.

An Economical Mode of Putting Troops into White Trousers

John Leech, 1840/50

Pen and watercolor drawing of a woman in a pink gown with men and a seated woman, two boys at right, caption below.

Juvenile: I say Charley, that's a jeuced fine girl

John Leech, n.d.

Pen and watercolor drawing of an omnibus conductor calling to a woman in a bonnet and green skirt on a city street.

Conducter, 'Now Marm! Wait-Chapel or Mile Hend-only a

Attributed to John Leech, n.d.

Watercolor sketch of a grey horse kicking in a stable yard while grooms and top-hatted gentlemen watch.

Just Up to Your Weight

Hablot Knight Browne, n.d.

Pen and watercolor drawing of a stone castle tower with ruined walls, an arched gateway, and two figures on a path.

Roslin Castle

Paul Sandby, in or after 1780

Oval portrait miniature of a young woman with dark centre-parted hair, set in a brass frame, signed Martha S. Baker 1899.

An Art Student of Paris

Martha S. Baker, 1899

Watercolor of a woman and a man in red riding coat galloping across a green field with a hound, under a cloudy sky.

Having All the Fun to Themselves

Hablot Knight Browne, c. 1870

Watercolor of the West Gate at Canterbury with round towers, timber houses, a footbridge, a large tree and small figures.

West Gate at Canterbury

Paul Sandby, in or after 1780

Watercolor of a man and woman jumping a hedge on horseback, with hounds and a fallen rider on the grass below.

Well, This is a New Way of Taking a Fence-She Doesn't Seem to Take Offence Anyhow

Hablot Knight Browne, n.d.

Watercolor of a woman on a chestnut horse galloping past a man in a pink coat jumping a hedge, with a hound running below.

This Way Uncle

Hablot Knight Browne, n.d.

Watercolor of a rider in a red coat leaping a grey horse over a ditch while two men hide in bushes nearby.

No Admittance Except on Business

Hablot Knight Browne, c. 1870

Sir James Stuart of Coltness

Richard Dighton, 1833/38