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Watercolor

16,123 works

Black paper silhouette of a woman in a long dress facing a man in a coat, with a handwritten label below.

Mr. & Mrs. E. F. Bunnell

Auguste Edouart, November 8, 1841

Henry L. and Myron H. Church

Auguste Edouart, September 23, 1841

Illuminated manuscript leaf with a nimbed saint in a blue historiated initial I beside red-lined musical notation and Latin t

Nimbed Saint in a Historiated Initial "I" from an Antiphonary

Unknown artist, 1310/15

Medieval antiphonary page with square chant notation, Latin text, and a blue historiated initial showing a haloed martyr sain

Martyr Saint in a Historiated Initial "V" from an Antiphonary

Unknown artist, 1310/15

Illuminated manuscript leaf with a haloed saint in a blue roundel and square musical notes on red staff lines.

Saint Dominic in a Historiated Initial "G" from an Antiphonary

Unknown artist, 1310/15

Illuminated manuscript page with musical notation and Latin text, featuring a painted saint in a gold initial at upper left.

Saint Agnes in a Historiated Initial "V" from an Antiphonary

Unknown artist, 1310/15

Illuminated manuscript page with musical staves, Latin text, and a painted initial showing an enthroned figure and a kneeling

Saint Kneeling Before God Enthroned in a Historiated Initial "V" from an Antiphonary

Unknown artist, 1310/15

Illuminated manuscript leaf with a winged angel in a gold and blue initial A above square musical notation and Gothic chant t

Angel in a Historiated Initial "A" from an Antiphonary

Unknown artist, 1300/10

Medieval antiphonary page with an illuminated blue initial showing figures at a well, plus square musical notation and Latin

Joseph and his Brothers at the Well, Initial V from an Antiphonary

Neri da Rimini, 1310/15

Portrait of Isabella Benson

John Smart, 1811

Watercolor of a river at dusk with glowing trees, a distant castle tower, pink reflections on the water, and a small boat.

Windsor from Datchet

William Collingwood Smith, 1870-78

Watercolor interior of a long gallery with coffered ceiling, arched windows and paintings hung on walls, blue drapes.

The Flemish Picture Gallery, the Mansion of Thomas Hope, Duchess Street, Portland Place

Robert William Billings, 1830-51

A Standing Grenadier of the Municipal Guard

Édouard Detaille, 1891

Watercolor of a stone monument among cypress trees, with a figure in a red cloak and a seated figure beside it.

Oriental Scene

William James Müller, ca. 1844

Graphite study of a standing nude male holding a staff, with a separate sketch of a woman's head at lower left.

Study

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, c. 1842

Watercolor landscape of a thatched cottage on a rocky bank beside a stream and stone bridge, under a hazy sky.

Village à Dieppe

Eugène Isabey, 1843

Watercolor vanitas with a skull crowned by colorful flowers, a butterfly, a candle and a bone on a stone ledge.

Vanitas Still Life

Herman Henstenburgh, n.d.

Watercolor design of a Waterloo victory monument with mounted figures and winged Victory on a tiered base, set on steps.

Design for a Monument of the Victory of Waterloo (recto); Portico with Corinthian Columns (verso)

Leo von Klenze, 1815

Pencil and wash drawing of a crowned rider on a white horse entering a city past a triumphal arch, with soldiers and crowds.

The Entrance of Charlemagne into Pavia

Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, 1840

Watercolor drawing of a building facade with rows of pleached trees above a gridded garden plan and handwritten notes.

Elevation and Plan of the Façade of a Building

Karl Friedrich Schinkel, 1840

Watercolor drawing of five seashells on a pale background, with a large central conch surrounded by smaller shells.

Five Shells

George Jacobus Johannes van Os, early 19th-mid-19th century

Watercolor drawing of prehistoric standing stones on a grassy mound overlooking a wide valley with hills under cloudy sky.

A Prehistoric Stone Circle on a Mound, an Extensive Landscape Beyond

Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein, mid-18th-early 19th century

Watercolor drawing of a woman arranging flowers before a bust, with a glasshouse and swans behind, framed by bird and fountai

An Allegory of Empress Josephine as Patroness of the Gardens at Malmaison

François Gérard, ca. 1805-6

Watercolor of geese and goslings alarmed by foxes and cubs emerging from rushes beside a pond under a willow.

A Goose and a Gander with their Goslings Honking in Alarm as Two Foxes with their Cubs Emerge from the Rushes

Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein, mid-18th-early 19th century

Pen and wash drawing of three gnarled, weathered tree trunks standing on grass, with textured bark and exposed roots.

Study of Three Old Gnarled Trees

Johannes Siberechts, 1660

Grey wash drawing of a domed circular temple among tall trees, with a winding path, figures, cattle and a stone urn.

Idyllic Landscape with Temple

Johann Heinrich Müntz, 1770

Watercolor of thatched and red-roofed farmhouses beside a sandy track in open dunes under a cloudy sky.

Farmhouses

Johannes Bosboom, 19th century

Seated man in white turban, dark robe and blue garment holding a book, drawn in pencil and watercolour.

Abram Incab Messir

David Wilkie, 1841

Watercolor landscape of an open plain under cloudy sky, with a figure and sheep in the foreground and distant hills.

Salisbury Plain with Old Sarum in the distance, Wiltshire

William Turner, 1835-45

Watercolor of a hilltop castle above a beach with beached sailing boats, fishermen, and distant island under clouds.

Bamborough Castle from the Northeast, with Holy Island in the Distance, Northumberland

John Varley, 1827

Watercolor landscape of a dark mountain above a lake under a cloudy sky, with warm light and small figures by the shore.

Study for "The Ferry"-Snowdon from Lyyn Padran, North Wales

Peter De Wint, after 1829

Watercolor landscape of large trees along a dirt road on a grassy slope, with a dusky blue sky and distant hills.

A Parkland View at Dusk

William Leighton Leitch, ca. 1879