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Watercolor

16,215 works

Brown ink and wash drawing of a young warrior carrying a giant's head, followed by dancing women, children, and soldiers.

Truimph of David Over Goliath

Andrea Passanini, n.d.

Pen drawing of an Italian landscape with a hilltop town, large framing trees, and three small figures on a path.

Italian Landscape with Three Figures

the Younger Michel Corneille, n.d.

Red chalk and wash sketch of a seated man with a dog, a reclining figure, and small figure studies on pale paper.

Two Sketches: Man with Dog, Group of Figures

School of Alessandro Magnasco, n.d.

Grey-toned frieze drawing of a satyr, a nymph with a fish tail, and putti among foliage and grapevines.

Frieze with Satyr, Nymph, and Putti

Circle of Giovanni Antonio de'Sacchis, called Il Pordenone, 1503/39

Brown ink and wash drawing of a woman's head tilted upward with closed eyes and wavy hair.

Female Head

Attributed to Giovan Gioseffo dal Sole, n.d.

Ink and wash drawing of a seated woman and two boys with sheep under a tree, with a distant ruined tower on the right.

Pastoral Scene

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, 1771

Mademoiselle Isabelle Lemonnier

Attributed to Édouard Manet, n.d.

Drawing of tall oak trees over a sandy path, with a woman and child seated at left, a dog drinking, and a distant village.

Woman and Child Sitting next to a Road

Egbert van Drielst, 1760-1818

Watercolor interior of a billiard room with a green table, fireplace, framed paintings, lamps and a flower arrangement by a w

Interior of the billiard room at Lupton House, Devonshire, designed by George Wrightwick for Sir J.B.Y. Buller

Reid Turner, 1838

Sketch sheet with watercolor figures in regional dress, a man in a blue coat, and two pencil-drawn mice below.

Sheet of Sketches: Men, Women and Mice

Denis Auguste Marie Raffet, n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a young woman in a headscarf and shawl, turning her head to the side, with sketched eye studies.

Bust of a Peasant Girl

Paul Adolphe Rajon, 1885

Red chalk drawing of a reclining bearded man with a tablet and a winged putto peeking from behind a panel.

Moses

Circle of Bernardino Gatti, called Il Sojaro, n.d.

Watercolor elevation of a Gothic-style mill with a blue roof, central spire and weathervane, flanked by trees.

An Elevation for the Projected Mill at Méréville

François Joseph Belanger, n.d.

Watercolor of a winding river valley with eroded cliffs, a white wagon, a rifleman, and a line of travelers on distant ridges

Near Mouse River

John Mix Stanley, 1854

Loose brown wash landscape of rolling hills with faint pencil figure sketch in the sky area.

Landscape

Edwin Austin Abbey

Oval watercolor of a woman in a red bodice smoking beside a man at a table with glasses, with a crowded room behind them.

Un Mari Pour Rire

Paul-Emile-Anthony Morlon, n.d.

Watercolor of a kneeling man holding hands with a woman in a pink gown in a cluttered artist's studio.

Un Mari qu'on Aime

Paul-Emile-Anthony Morlon, n.d.

Pen and watercolor drawing of a gothic scene with a skull on a table, a kneeling woman, and ghostly figures reaching out in m

Scene from "My Aunt Margaret's Mirror" (Keepsake Story by Sir Walter Scott)

John William Wright, ca. 1828

Ink and watercolor sketch of a harlequin figure in diamond costume among dancers at a masked ball, 1921.

Artists' Ball: Harlequin and Dancers

Joaquín Torres-García, 1921

Neoclassical ceiling design with oval green ground, central medallion of classical figures, and garland borders.

Design for a Ceiling for the First Drawing Room at Culzean Castle, Ayrshire

Robert Adam, 1779-82

Watercolor fall landscape with two birch trees, autumn foliage, a small pool, evergreens and distant hills under grey sky.

Fall landscape

Edwin Austin Abbey

Costume design of a medieval duke in purple velvet robe, jeweled crown and chainmail sleeves, with handwritten caption.

Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy; costume design for Jeanne d'Arc by the Paris Opera

Charles Bianchini, 1897

Costume design sketch of a praying woman in a pale gown, with a smaller figure at left wearing a tunic inscribed with flames.

Joan of Arc; costume design for Jeanne d'Arc by the Paris Opera Company, 1897

Charles Bianchini, 1897

Ink and wash design drawing of a classical fireplace with fluted Ionic columns and a frieze with foliage and animal relief.

Design for a fireplace

Robert Adam, mid-18th-late 18th century

Pencil and chalk studies of a seated woman in a yellow dress and white headdress on a grey-blue sheet.

Two studies for Ophelia and Hamlet in the Play Scene in Hamlet

Edwin Austin Abbey

Drawing of a man resting beside a dog under a huge gnarled oak tree, with small figures working in the misty distance.

A Man Resting Under a Tree

Egbert van Drielst, n.d.

Watercolor design of an ornate interior with gilded arches, painted ceiling figures, and a green damask wall panel.

Design for an Interior, possibly a Theater

V. S. Léon, ca. 1860-80

Painted procession of a mounted ruler on a white horse with attendants, a cheetah, and a falcon on a green field.

Maharana Bhim Singh in Procession

Unknown artist, c. 1820

Pen drawing of an oval mirror design with laurel wreath border, acanthus crest, and ornate rectangular base on paper.

Design for a Girandole Mirror, an Oval Resting on an Oblong Base, Terminated by Two Superimposed Circular Frond-motif…

Sir William Chambers, ca. 1775

Hand-lettered title page in black and red blackletter script with a small comic mask drawing, reading The Comedies of William

Title page to The Comedies by William Shakespeare

Edwin Austin Abbey

Colored design drawing of a console table with fluted legs, urn finial, and a fan-shaped ornamental panel above.

Design for a Console Table

Robert Adam, second half 18th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of a helmeted commander and veiled woman before a crowd, with soldiers and a ruined tower behind.

Scipio Returning the Spanish Bride to Her Family

Follower of Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1640