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Watercolor

16,217 works

Watercolor interior scene of women in period dress gathered around an infant, with a man peeking from a doorway.

It's Papa Can't Bear it Out of His Sight

Randolph Caldecott, 1872

Pen and ink sketch of a horse stopping sharply in front of a fence while riders follow across an open field.

A Check

Randolph Caldecott, 1869

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a grey koala clinging to a green eucalyptus branch, labeled Koala, on a sketchbook page.

Sketchbook

George Cruikshank, n.d.

Watercolor drawing of bearded men seated on clouds with putti, a figure reaching up from lower left, golden sky.

Saint Peter and other Seated Apostles, with Saint John the Evangelist Below

After Antonio Allegri, called Correggio, n.d.

Loose brown watercolor and graphite sketch of a standing nude woman with flowing drapery, signed by Auguste Rodin.

Standing Nude with Draperies

Auguste Rodin, n.d.

Watercolor and pencil study of a reclining nude figure with an extended arm, in soft brown washes on cream paper.

Sunset

Auguste Rodin, n.d.

Pencil and watercolor drawing of a seated nude figure with arm outstretched against faint radiating lines.

Leaving the Earth

Auguste Rodin, 1900/05

Watercolor of a crested cockscomb plant with feathery purple flower heads and green leaves on a pale background.

Study of a Crested Cockscomb (Celosia argentea cristata)

Alida Withoos, late 17th century

Pen and wash drawing of moored sailing boats on a calm river with distant hills and small animals on the left shore.

Tropical Coastal Landscape

Frans Post, 17th century

Watercolor landscape of a thatched farmhouse under large trees, with cows, sheep, a fence and a small pond in front.

Landscape with a Farmhouse

Adrianus de Visser, 1757-1837

Portrait Head of a Man in Profile

Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of muscular Hercules seated on rocks beside Cacus, with a putto and clouds above.

Hercules and Cacus

Attributed to Sebastiano Galeotti, n.d.

Saint Bernardino of Siena Preaching from an Open Book

Sienese Italian, 1570/90

Pencil study of tall tree trunks and scribbled foliage on pale paper, by Georges Seurat, 1884.

Tree Trunks (study for La Grande Jatte)

Georges Seurat, 1884

Monochrome forest scene with a man by a pond, large boulders, a winding path and misty trees in ochre tones.

Pond at the Edge of the Wood

Adolphe Appian, 1862

Watercolor of a mountain valley with a river, hilltop town, and travelers in traditional dress on a dirt road.

View of Lebanon, after an English Engraving and an Italianate motif of the Sabiner Mountains

Ernst Welker, 1837

Brown ink drawing of a rocky gorge with a small wooden bridge over a brook and two figures crossing.

Swiss mountain landscape with small bridge spanning a brook

Franz Schütz, 1751-81

Brown ink and wash drawing of Diana and sleeping Endymion under a tree, with a flying cupid and a dog.

Diana and Endymion

probably after Ciro Ferri, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of a grand festival hall with coffered ceiling, marble columns, and gilded chairs in perspective.

Festival Hall From a Theatrical Scene

Attributed to Giuseppe Galli-Bibiena, c. 1719

Red chalk drawing of the ruined domed Temple of Minerva Medica with trees, small houses and an arched gateway in the foregrou

Temple of Minerva Medica

possibly Ferdinando Galli-Bibiena, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of a seated bowed figure being stripped of cloth by a helmeted soldier beside arches and a column.

Christ Stripped of His Garments

Lorenzo Garbieri, n.d.

Pen and grey wash drawing of a seated woman with flowers in her hair and hands, draped in flowing cloth.

Flora

called Il Baciccio Giovanni Battista Gaulli, n.d.

Pen and ink wash drawing of a kneeling monk receiving a rosary from the Virgin and Child amid angels and clouds.

Vision of Saint Dominic

Attributed to Luca Giordano, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a graveyard with tall cypresses, umbrella pines, inscribed tombs and small mourning figures in a landsca

Mourners in a Graveyard

Carlo Labruzzi, n.d.

Miniature oval portrait of an elderly man with white hair and black coat, in a leather case with green velvet lining.

General Andrew Jackson

Copy after Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, c. 1840

Pen and wash study of armored soldiers around a mounted commander on a platform, with a banner and massed troops behind.

Study for Cosimo I Reorganizing the Tuscan Troops

Ludovico Buti, 1589

Brown ink and white heightened drawing of five winged putti with books among columns and draped cloth.

Five Putti with Books

After Bernardino Gatti, called Il Sojaro, c. 1543

Sketches of Three Male Heads in Profile

Roman or Lombard Italian, 1580/1600

Black chalk drawing on grey paper of three seated men at a table in an arched room, with a standing woman behind.

Study for the Supper at Emmaus

Giulio Campi, 1550/59

Red chalk study of several figures, one draped figure above two reclining figures, with diagonal hatching in the background.

Study

Attributed to Giuseppe Bartolomeo Chiari, 1710/20

Watercolor of a man in blue coat, pink sash and red embroidered cloak, wearing a feathered hat, labeled Institut No. 14.

A Member of the Institute

Jean-Baptiste Regnault, 1798

Pencil drawing of a nude warrior in a plumed helmet with a cloak and shield, after Francesco Albani.

Standing Nude Warrior, possibly Mars, with Shield

after Francesco Albani, n.d.