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Watercolor

16,215 works

Watercolor design for two stained glass panels with draped swags, fern foliage, fish, and a mermaid medallion.

Window with marine motifs, design for Fishmongers’ Hall, London

John Dibblee Crace, 1898

Pen and grey wash drawing of several sailing boats at anchor on calm water with small figures and tall masts.

Boats at Anchor

Attributed to Willem van de Velde, II, n.d.

Design drawing of a blue coffered ceiling with six gilded medallions holding classical figures, with a cornice detail above.

Carved and Painted Ceiling with Six Figural Medallions, for Cleish Castle

John Gregory Crace, 19th century

Pen and grey wash drawing of a brig with billowing sails and rigging on a calm sea under a pale sky.

A Brig

II Willem van de Velde, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of a coffered ceiling with foliate rosettes in octagonal and quatrefoil panels, labelled Breakfast Room.

Ceiling design

John Gregory Crace, 19th century

Grey wash drawing of a masted sailing ship with rowboats and a small vessel on water.

Row Boats near a Ship

Attributed to Willem van de Velde, II, n.d.

Colored design drawing of an ornate ceiling with a central rose motif, fan supports at the corners, and heraldic shields.

Design for Ceiling with Two Portraits and Fan Supports at Corners

John Gregory Crace, 19th century

Watercolor design for a coffered ceiling with a central quatrefoil medallion, diagonal lettered ribbons and green and rust fo

Design for a Coffered and Painted Ceiling in Rust and Olive Green, with a Quatrefoil Motif

John Gregory Crace, 19th century

Pen and grey wash drawing of sailing ships in a harbor with wooden pilings and a windmill at the right.

Sailing Ships in Harbor near Windmill

II Willem van de Velde, n.d.

Watercolor design of a Gothic Revival drawing room with fan vaulted blue ceiling, red curtains, tapestries and a red sofa.

Design for the Decoration of the Drawing Room at Eastnor Castle, Herefordshire

John Gregory Crace, ca. 1850

Watercolor drawing of an ornate interior with a coffered ceiling, Corinthian columns, framed paintings and a carved cabinet.

Interior with coffered ceiling and Corinthian order applied to walls

John Gregory Crace, 19th century

Watercolor elevation of a dining room wall with red panels, a classical doorway and a painted Pompeian-style ceiling.

Dining Room Elevation in a Simplified Third Pompeian Style

John Gregory Crace, ca. 1870-90

Watercolor design of an ornate room with a central fireplace, painted wall panels, red drapery, and a coffered ceiling.

Interior: Fireplace wall

John Gregory Crace, 19th century

Watercolor elevation of a decorated gallery wall with a central arched doorway showing a garden and fountain.

Elevation and Cross-Section of of Gallery Wall

John Gregory Crace, 19th century

Pen and wash drawing of a female dancer in a feathered headdress and flowing theatre costume with arms outstretched.

Female Dancer in a Costume for a Theatre Performance

Stefano Della Bella, c. 1658

Costume Design for Lady with a Fan

Basil Crage, 1890-99

Watercolor design of an art gallery interior with a shopkeeper greeting a couple among paintings and sculptures.

Design for Trade Card for Samuel P. Avery

George Cruikshank, 1873

Decorated manuscript-style border with flowers, birds, a dog and Latin text, framing a faint pencil nativity sketch.

Decorated Border with Nativity Scene

Freeman Gage Delamotte, 1830-62

Drawing of illuminated manuscript initials with jeweled borders, a decorated letter O, and a block of black-letter Latin text

Illuminated Initial "O"

Freeman Gage Delamotte, 1830-62

Grey wash drawing of a bearded seated man embraced by a woman beside a colonnade, with maidservants and onlookers nearby.

The Return of Ulysses

After Theodor van Thulden, c. 1633

Black chalk drawing of an elderly bearded man's head turned to the side, with furrowed brow and curly hair on a buff sheet.

Head of an Old Man, possibly Seneca

Circle of Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1620

Floral border design with white jasmine blossoms, green leaves, a ladybug and a blue butterfly around a blank center.

Floral Border Design

Freeman Gage Delamotte, 1830-62

Illuminated initial letter with a robed saint holding a crozier, framed by blue, red and gold foliate ornament.

Illuminated Initial "N"

Freeman Gage Delamotte, 1830-62

Drawing of a decorative illuminated letter C in red and blue with foliate patterns, roundels and gold accents.

Illuminated Initial "C"

Freeman Gage Delamotte, 1830-62

Illuminated letter D with a haloed woman holding a palm frond and book, surrounded by red and blue foliage and decorative bor

Illuminated Initial "D"

Freeman Gage Delamotte, 1830-62

Painted illuminated initial O with magenta and gold foliage and blue floral panel, beside red staff lines and blackletter tex

Illuminated Initial from Hymnal

Freeman Gage Delamotte, 1830-62

Painted illuminated initial with interlaced ornament and a haloed saint holding an inscribed banner beside a dragon.

Illuminated Initial and Saint

Freeman Gage Delamotte, 1830-62

Illuminated manuscript page with a large knotwork initial and Latin text in green ink, opening the Gospel of John.

Illuminated Leaf with Initial "I"

Freeman Gage Delamotte, 1830-62

Illuminated page with the word Charity in ornate lettering, a woman helping a kneeling man in a vignette, ivy and holly borde

Charity

Freeman Gage Delamotte, 1830-62

Brown wash drawing of a ceremonial procession with banners and robed figures inside a Gothic cathedral interior.

Crowning of a Prince

Jehan-Georges Vibert, n.d.

Hand-coloured L-shaped decorated border with scrolling foliage, blue and red flowers, and gold dots in medieval illumination

Decorated Border

Freeman Gage Delamotte, 1830-62

Pen drawing of a parade with mounted horsemen, a decorated float with garlands and statues, and horn players.

Scene from the Fêtes de Rennes

Daniel Urrabieta Vierge, c. 1880