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Watercolor

16,217 works

Illuminated manuscript page with a painted saint in a gold initial, square chant notation and a floral border.

Saint Peter in a Historiated Initial "E" from a Gradual

Unknown artist, 15th century

Miniature of Christ's body being laid in a stone sarcophagus, mourners around it, a medieval city behind, c. 1480.

The Entombment (Stabat Mater Prayer), from a Book of Hours

circle of Jean Colombe, c. 1480

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with dark curls, white lace collar and dark dress, in an engraved gold frame.

Portrait of Mlle Bouquet

Louis François Aubry, c. 1816

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with long wavy hair, pearl necklace, and gold sleeve with jewelled brooches.

Portrait of Frances Theresa, Duchess of Richmond (1648-1702)

Richard Gibson, c. 1675

Study of Perseus and Andromeda in blue-toned gouache, with a nude figure and a winged-helmet hero among swirling curved forms

Perseus and Andromeda, study for The Doom Fulfilled

Edward Burne-Jones, 1875

Oval miniature portrait of an elderly man in a white wig and blue coat against red drapery, in a gold frame.

Portrait of Dr. Nevinson

John Comerford, 1800/32

Oval miniature portrait of a gentleman in a grey wig, blue coat and white cravat against an olive background.

Portrait of a Gentleman

John Comerford, c. 1790/1800

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a powdered wig, blue coat and white ruffled cravat against a pale blue sky.

Portrait of James Grant

George Engleheart, 1775/1830

Oval miniature portrait of a young officer in a red coat with powdered hair, in a gold frame edged with pearls.

Portrait of an Officer

Richard Cosway, c. 1785

Head of a Woman

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, c. 1890

Oval miniature portrait of a gentleman with grey curled hair and white cravat in a blue enamel gold frame.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Andrew Plimer, c. 1785/90

Illuminated choirbook page with square musical notes, a historiated initial D showing Christ and a Pharisee, and ornate flora

Page from a Choirbook with Christ and a Pharisee in a Historiated Initial “D”

Unknown artist, 1430/90

Oval miniature portrait of a fair-haired man in a blue military coat with white cravat, in a gold frame.

Portrait of the Prince Regent (King George IV)

Richard Cosway, 1789

Oval miniature portrait of a man with grey hair in a red military coat with yellow collar and silver epaulette.

Portrait of Colonel George William Mignon

Attributed to Abraham Daniel, c. 1790

Pencil sketch of a mother holding a naked infant close, their heads touching, on tan paper.

Maternal Caress

Mary Cassatt, 1921

Charcoal sketch of a seated male nude with both arms raised overhead and legs spread on a curved mound.

Seated Male Nude, Arms Uplifted

John Singer Sargent, 1917/21

Soft pastel landscape of a dark tree line, green field, and layered grey-blue clouds under a pale sky.

Paysage

François-Louis Français, c. 1850

Portrait of Mary Ann, Lady Pigot

H. de Janvry, 1794

Charcoal sketch of several legs and feet at different angles on cream paper, signed lower right.

Sketches of Legs and Feet

John Singer Sargent, 1917/21

Watercolor and pen sketch of a nude garden statue seen from behind beneath tree branches, with rooftops beyond a fence.

Garden View

Henri Stanislas Rouart, c. 1880

Four haloed saints stand inside a large pink and gold historiated initial with a city and blue sky behind them.

Four Saints in a Historiated Initial "P" from a Choirbook or Antiphonal

Unknown artist, 1460/80

Oval miniature portrait of a young woman with curly brown hair, white shawl and red bodice, with pink flowers and a mountain

Portrait of Princess Matilde

Frédéric Dubois, c. 1780

Watercolor landscape with a large tree, waterfall, figures and cows on a hillside path under a cloudy sky.

The Morning

Johann Georg Wagner, 1732-67

Pencil sketch by Eugène Delacroix of a reclining woman in an arched interior, with smaller figure studies at the right edge.

Woman Dying(?), Man in Bedroom, Two Sketches of Same

Eugène Delacroix, n.d.

Pencil studies of lions: a snarling lion head and body at upper left, a reclining lion with mane at lower right, and small sk

Studies of Lions

Eugène Delacroix, c. 1829

Pen and ink sketch of two nude women and a pencil study of a carved Marquesan earplug on aged paper.

Two Tahitian Women and a Marquesan Earplug

Paul Gauguin, 1891/93

Portrait of Miss Braddon

George Engleheart, 1775/1830

Oval miniature portrait of a young man with curly dark hair in a black coat and white cravat, on blue background.

Portrait of Mr. Barwell

George Engleheart, c. 1800

Drawing of a standing female nude in white and dark chalk on tan paper, head turned upward, signed by Arthur B. Davies.

Standing Female Nude

Arthur Bowen Davies, 1882/93

Watercolor of a Gothic church portal with a pointed arch, a pine tree, a stone tomb and a wet courtyard under a yellow sky.

A Portal of a Church

Ernst Ferdinand Oehme, 1820s

Watercolor of a postilion riding with harnessed horses through a snowy landscape, with two figures in blue in the foreground.

Postilion on Horse in a Winter Landscape

Wilhelm von Kobell, ca. 1798

Watercolor of a pastoral landscape with shepherds and sheep framed by an archway, with castle ruins on distant hills.

The Four Castles of Neckarsteinach

Carl Philipp Fohr, 1800-1818