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Watercolor

15,713 works

Pen and ink drawing of a man in a cloak standing by a tree, with a balustrade, urns and a domed building behind him.

Full Length Portrait of a Man Standing near Balustrade

John Vanderbank, c. 1737

Watercolor sheet of numbered Venetian glass goblets, decanters and vases with gold and blue decoration and handwritten prices

Specimens of Tinted Glassware with Decorations in Gold and Blue

Compagnia di Venezia e Murano, 1866-1880

Grey-toned watercolor of a reclining man and a kneeling woman in classical dress beside a draped couch, dated 1885.

She Nothing Said, But Pale and Meek, Arose and Knelt Before Him

Will Hicock Low, 1885

Grayscale watercolor of a veiled bride with attendants, torch bearers, flower bowl and musicians in classical dress.

It Was the Custom Then to Bring Away the Bride From Home

Will Hicock Low, 1885

Grey-toned watercolor of a classically dressed woman drawing back a curtain beside a column, bust and flower garland.

And Shut the Chamber Up, Close, Hush'd and Still

Will Hicock Low, 1885

Two robed men converse in a classical vestibule beside a winged sphinx statue and a lit brazier, drawn in grey wash.

He Met Within the Murmurous Vestibule, His Young Disciple

Will Hicock Low, 1885

Grayscale watercolor of classical women in draped robes and wreaths carrying fruit, a ewer and a lyre before a columned doorw

They All Moved to the Feast

Will Hicock Low, 1885

What Wreath for Lamia? What for Lycius? What for the Sage

Will Hicock Low, 1885/88

Grayscale watercolor of two classically dressed youths with laurel wreaths reclining near an urn, drinking horn and smoking i

Checking His Love Trance, a Cup He Took Full Brimm'd

Will Hicock Low, 1885

Grisaille drawing of a reclining woman reaching toward a glowing bearded head with a laurel crown on a dark ground.

The Sophist's Eye, Like a Sharp Spear, Went Through Her Utterly

Will Hicock Low, 1885

Watercolor drawing of a brambling perched on a twig above grass, with orange breast and black and white wing markings.

Bramling (Fringilla Montifringilla)

Gerardus van Veen, 1679

Grisaille drawing of a classical interior where a flying draped woman reaches toward a youth beside columns, fruit, and flowe

And Lycius' Arms Were Empty of Delight

Will Hicock Low, 1885

Watercolor of a draped figure lying on a stone bier beneath a carved bearded head with a thorned crown.

And in its Marriage Robe the Heavy Body Wound

Will Hicock Low, 1885

Pencil tailpiece showing a nude young flute player among reeds, with banners naming Keats's Lamia and its 1888 publisher.

Tail-Peice - The History of the Book

Will Hicock Low, c. 1888

Title page with circular pearl border and brown serif lettering naming Will H. Low's illustrations for Keats's Lamia and Odes

Title Page for the "Odes and Sonnets of John Keats"

Will Hicock Low, n.d.

Grayscale dedication page: a reclining laureled woman with palette and winged child beneath a banner inscription.

Dedication (for Lamia)

Will Hicock Low, 1885

Pen and brown wash drawing of a haloed figure with a cross banner reaching toward kneeling figures beside bearded onlookers.

Descent Into Limbo

possibly Style of Domenico Maria Canuti, n.d.

Seated nude woman with laurel wreath among shrubs, with white ribbon banners lettered Odes and Sonnets and List of Drawings.

Odes and Sonnets List of Drawings

Will Hicock Low, 1887

Sepia drawing of a seated nude woman holding grapes, with scroll banners reading Odes, Sonnets, and Table of Contents.

Odes and Sonnets Table of Contents

Will Hicock Low, 1887

Watercolor stage design for the ballet Don Parasol showing an ornate proscenium, draped curtains, gilded dome and garden back

Stage Set Design for a Ballet: Don Parasol

Carlo Ferrario, 1869

Pen and wash drawing of a dying man consoled by the crucified Christ, surrounded by the Virgin, saints and angels.

Dying Man Being Consoled by Christ on the Cross, Virgin and Saints

Gottfried Bernhard Göz, n.d.

Watercolor design for a square ceiling with symmetrical scrollwork, a blue central oval cartouche, and floral corner rosettes

Design for Ceiling, Château de Cangé

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Watercolor design for a decorative ceiling with an octagonal central panel, scrolled borders and foliate ornament in pink, gr

Ceiling design, Castle Blayney

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Watercolor design for a painted wall with a seated female figure, wheat sheaves, pheasants in a landscape, and floral borders

Design for Painted Wall Decoration for a Bakery

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Watercolor design for a ceiling showing a painted sky, flowered balustrade, and ornate yellow scrollwork border.

Design for Ceiling

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Watercolor design of a red gallery wall with framed paintings, a console table in an arched niche, and an ornate patterned ce

Design for Gallery Elevation and Ceiling, Hôtel Cottier

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, ca. 1867

Watercolor design for an arched ceiling with lavender field, orange and green scrollwork, and garland-decorated border.

Design for Ceiling, Hôtel Cottier

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, ca. 1879

Brown ink drawing of Juno gesturing to a crowned Zeus in clouds, with winds and a peacock in an oval composition.

Juno, Zeus and Aeolus

after Pietro da Cortona, n.d.

Watercolor design for a decorative ceiling with a central rosette, scrolled foliage, and gilded geometric borders.

Design for a Study Ceiling

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Pencil and watercolor design of a lunette ceiling with cherubs holding pink and green garlands and drapery.

Design for Ceiling with Cherubs

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Watercolor design of a tiered interior wall bay with columns, a heraldic doorway, an angel, and a robed figure.

Design for a Bay of a Side Wall, Château de Béhourt

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Watercolor design for a church altar with pink marble columns, a painted Virgin surrounded by cherubs, and a gilded tabernacl

Design for Altar

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century