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Watercolor

15,713 works

Ornamental ceiling design with blue scrolling vines, red blossoms, and green floral borders in a stepped frame, 1875.

Islamic Ceiling Design for Deepdene, Dorking, Surrey

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1875

Watercolor design for a wall with a double door under an arched pediment, painted panels and a decorative frieze.

Design for Wall Paneling, Deepdene, Dorking, Surrey

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1875-79

Colored design drawing of a Pompeiian-style wall with ceiling panel, columns, garlands, urns and a central candelabrum motif.

Design for Wall Paneling and Ceiling in Pompeiian Style, The Deepdene, Dorking, Surrey

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1875-79

Watercolor design elevation of a classical interior wall with paneled double doors, a column, red drapery, and an arched gard

Design for Elevation of Ceiling and Wall, Deepdene, Dorking, Surrey

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1875-79

Pencil and wash drawing of a laughing man in a wide hat holding a hurdy-gurdy, with a satchel at his side.

Hurdy-Gurdy Player

Cornelis Dusart, 1695

Design drawing of a decorative ceiling with a sky opening, flowering trellis, classical medallions and garlands in pastel ton

Design for Ceiling, Bedroom of Mme de Marconnoy

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

Watercolor of a young woman in a pale gown reaching toward a writing table in a decorated interior with a bust and harp.

Interior with a Portrait of a Young Lady Before a Bust

Claude Hoin, 1788

Colored design drawing of a gothic chapel altar with stained glass windows, heraldic crest and ornate scrollwork.

Design for Altar and Chapel, Farnborough

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1880-86

Watercolor design of an arched window with gold frame, scrolling purple foliage border, and a gilded chalice motif.

Design for Arched Window, Farnborough

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1880-86

Pen and watercolor design for a decorated archway with ceramic-themed panels, shields, and foliage in red, blue, and gold.

Design for Decorated Archway, Monaco Pavillion

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1878

Watercolor design of a chimney piece with a heraldic coat of arms above a grey mantel against a red wall.

Design for Chimney Piece, Château du Duc de Meternick, Johannisburg

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

Watercolor design drawing of paneled double doors with blue neoclassical garlands, urns, and a ribbon frieze above.

Design for Bedroom Doors, Hôtel de Jagan

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

Watercolor design for a coffered ceiling with octagonal panels, classical figure medallions and ornamental borders in blue, r

Design for Coffered Ceiling in Four Alternate Color Schemes, Empress Eugenie's Hotel

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

Red chalk drawing of a seated man with upturned face, raised hand and draped robes on a tan sheet.

Evangelist Looking Upward

Luca Giordano, n.d.

Watercolor design for a coffered ceiling with floral garlands, fruit swags and gilded scrollwork in green and pink.

Design for a Painted Ceiling

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

Colorful design drawing of a painted ceiling with a central gold rosette, strapwork, acanthus foliage and rose panels.

Design for a Painted Ceiling with Strapwork and Foliage on a Rose Background

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

Design drawing of a red and gold coffered ceiling with geometric panels, floral motifs, and rosette ornaments.

Design for Coffered Ceiling in Red and Gold

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

Watercolor design for a decorative cove with flower garlands, acanthus scrolls, a central cartouche and urn finials.

Design for Cove Section

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

Watercolor design of a painted doorway with pediment, oval relief of cherubs, red and gold panels, and decorative friezes.

Pompeiian Design for Wall and Doorway

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

Brown ink and wash drawing of a mounted rider on a rearing horse amid fallen soldiers, with a winged figure in the clouds.

Battle Scene with Central Figure on Rearing Horse

possibly Unknown German artist, n.d.

Watercolor design of an ornate rococo interior corner with gilded scrollwork, flower garlands, and molding framing an empty f

Design for Hall Ceiling, Hôtel de Trévise

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

Chalk study on tan paper of several tree trunks and a branch with leaves and flowers.

Sketches of Trees

Attributed to Cristofano Allori, n.d.

Colored drawing of a Pompeian-style wall paneling design with framed panels, rosette medallion and leaf frieze.

Pompeiian Design for Paneling

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

Watercolor design of a Pompeian doorway with green curtain, paneled door, and a niche holding a classical statue.

Pompeiian Design for Doorway and Wall with Curtain (possibly for Deepdene, Dorking, Surrey)

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

Pencil sketch of a reclining martyr, a standing onlooker, and an angel with a palm descending above a crowd.

Martyrdom of Saints Processus and Martinian

Jean Bernard Restout, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of draped figures on horseback and kneeling women in a classical landscape scene.

Flight of Celia

Possibly after Polidoro Caldara, called Polidoro da Caravaggio, n.d.

Watercolor and ink design of a Rococo interior with putti on the ceiling, urns, arched doors and painted panels.

Design for an Opera Set, a Congress of Cupids

Carlo Zucchi the Younger, 18th century

Watercolor album page with furniture designs: a canopy bed, a table with winged sphinx supports, a floor plan, and a scroll-a

Designs for Furniture

Pierre Antoine Bellangé, ca. 1800-40

Watercolor design of a blue and gilt ewer with a female mask handle and scrolled leaf-form spout, on a ruled sheet.

Design for a Gilt Bronze Ewer

George Heinrich von Kirn, ca. 1770-90

Watercolor of figures in a Roman tavern courtyard with musicians, benches, and painted sun and rooster motifs on the walls.

Interior of a Roman Inn

Bartolomeo Pinelli, 1817

Brown ink and wash drawing of a hilly landscape with a winding road, trees, and ruined arched structures on the horizon.

View of Rome, with via Appia

after Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing with wash of a circular columned temple above buildings and bushy trees on a hill.

View of Temple of Vesta, Tivoli

after Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi, n.d.