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Watercolor

16,677 works

Study of Pilgrim for Romaunt of the Rose

Edward Burne-Jones, c. 1873-77

Black chalk drawing of a woman's head turned three-quarters, with curled hair and a long braid over her shoulder.

Woman's Head (recto); Sketch of Arm and Hand (verso)

Follower of Paolo Veronese

Torn brown drawing of the Virgin and Child with saints above a muscular male figure gesturing at a stone ledge.

Virgin and Child with Saints (recto); Study of Arm (verso)

Attributed to Bartomomeo Ramemghi, the elder, 1560/80

Red chalk sketch of a mitred bishop with crozier above kneeling figures and a pedestal, within faint architectural framing.

Miracle of Bishop Saint

Attributed to Pietro Santi, n.d.

Pencil drawing of a ceremony in a classical church interior with robed priests, kneeling figure, soldiers and cherubs.

Ceremony in Church

Marie-Felice Subleyras-Tibaldi, n.d.

Pen and brown ink sketch of nude and draped dancers in a wooded clearing, with a seated piper at left and urns in the foregro

Bacchanale

Attributed to Joshua Cristall, n.d.

Manuscript page with a haloed seated figure receiving an offering from a kneeling attendant, beside columns of black Sanskrit

Mahavira Gives Away his Possessions, from a copy of the Kalpasutra

Unknown artist, c. 1480-1490

Watercolor of a sunlit French street with two Gothic cathedral spires rising behind tiled rooftops and pedestrians.

A Street in Chartres

Thomas Shotter Boys, 1836

Pencil study of a standing nude woman with raised arm, beside sketches of hands on yellowed paper.

Study for Joan of Arc, and Sketches of Hands

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, c. 1851

Monochrome drawing of winged female figures in clouds above a kneeling robed figure beside dark foliage.

Religions and Religion

Henri Fantin-Latour, 1888

Pen and ink drawing of a large clump of trees and grasses in the foreground, with a village and church spire in the distance.

Clump of Trees with a Village in the Distance

Rodolphe Bresdin, 1861

Watercolor of two fighting roosters on a sandy beach, one standing and one fallen, with the sea behind them.

The Cock Fight

Winslow Homer, 1885

Ink and wash drawing of a turbaned rider on a rearing horse, holding a decorated spear, by Frederic Remington.

"As They Threw their Animals Back upon their Haunches," illustration for An Arabian Day and Night, in Harper's New Mo…

Frederic Remington, n.d.

Watercolor of a winter scene with skaters on a frozen river, a windmill, a snowy cottage and a moored boat.

Winter Landscape with Frozen River

Lodewijk Johannes Kleijn, 19th century

Fan-shaped watercolor of Spanish dancers and musicians with a guitarist and figures in a mountain landscape.

Spanish Dancers and Musicians

Edgar Degas, 1868/1869

Oval miniature portrait of a smiling woman with pale blue powdered hair and white lace bodice, in a gold pendant frame.

Portrait of Catherine Dormer

Horace Hone, c. 1782

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a man's face with closed eyes, mustache, beard and long hair on tan paper.

Death Mask

the Younger Georg Christoph Eimmart, n.d.

Four evangelists in painted niches framed by a gold border of flowers, birds, and insects, with a papal coat of arms below.

The Four Evangelists, within a Border of Flowers, Birds, and Insects

Circle of Giulio Clovio, 1572

Pen and wash drawing of a horned demon with a trident pinning a nude figure amid flames, a scene of the damned in hell.

The Damned in Hell

Follower of,John Hamilton Mortimer, n.d.

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with curly golden hair, blue dress, pearl necklace, and a pink flower in her hair.

Portrait of Elizabeth Murray, Countess of Dysart

the Younger John Hoskins, 1686/1700

Russian Peasant

possibly Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, n.d.

Watercolor of a stormy sea with red-sailed boats, large ships in the distance, a floating barrel, and seagulls.

Marine Scene

possibly or an imitator of Anthony Vandyke Copley Fielding, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of Christ riding a donkey into a city while a crowd kneels and an angel hovers above.

Christ Entering Jerusalem

Marcantonio Bassetti, 1600/10

Watercolor of the Rialto Bridge in Venice with gondolas on the canal and palazzi lining the banks under a cloudy sky.

View of the Rialto Bridge, Venice

Attributed to Francesco Guardi

Pen and watercolor drawing of a villa courtyard seen through an arch, with a fountain, columns, cypresses and small figures.

Courtyard of the Villa Pliniana

Follower of Hubert Robert

Pencil drawing of a rocky landscape with waterfalls, bridges, peasants and cattle in the foreground, and a distant castle.

Landscape with Waterfalls and Bridges, Peasants in the Foreground

the Elder Nicolaes Berchem, c. 1670

Pen and grey wash drawing of a crowd, carriages and horsemen gathered before troops on a parkland under trees.

Royal Review of the Troops

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1760s

Hand-colored architectural drawing with a garden ground plan, two building elevations, and a circular view of a pavilion entr

Project for the House and Gardens of Mlle. Guimard

Jean Testard and Charles-Philippe Campion de Tersan, c. 1768-1770

Pen and wash drawing of an ornate ceiling design with putti, scrollwork, and small landscape and battle scenes in the corners

A Ceiling Decoration with Landscapes and Battles

Lazzaro Tavarone, c. 1620

Watercolor of a hilltop castle complex with a tower above a wooded valley, with two figures on a path under a cloudy sky.

Eichhorn Castle at Evening

Josef Höger, c. 1838

Oval miniature portrait of a young man with dark hair, wearing a blue coat and white cravat, in a gold frame.

Portrait of a Young Man

William Wood, Late 18th century

Watercolor sketch of a crowned seated woman with a cornucopia of flowers, attended by winged cherubs among clouds.

Allegory of Abundance (Sketch for a Ceiling Painting)

Attributed to Domenico Pozzi, n.d.