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Watercolor

16,677 works

Pen and watercolor sketch of elegant figures at a reception, with women in gowns and men in dark coats.

Reception

Constantin Guys, 1850/1855

Ink and wash design drawing of a fireplace with ornate scrolled mantel, hob grate with baluster bar, and plan view below.

Design for a Cast-iron Hob Grate in Ormolu

Benjamin Dean Wyatt, 1814

Watercolor design drawing of an ornate fireplace grate with urn finials, scrolled supports, and lion medallions.

Design for Cast-iron Grate with Green Metal Surround

Benjamin Dean Wyatt, ca. 1814

Watercolor of waterfalls cascading past a temple and villas, with a seated figure and sheep in the foreground.

The Waterfalls at Tivoli

Louis Ducros, c. 1790

Watercolor of a hilltop town with a domed church, wooded hills, and a distant sea under a pale blue sky.

Larici from the Convent of the Galoro

Thomas Jones, 1777

Watercolor of a green alpine valley with jagged mountain peaks, a distant village, and a sunlit farmhouse among trees.

An Alpine Valley

Rodolphe Leon Berthoud, 1878

Grey wash drawing of a vaulted Gothic hall with a draped catafalque, gilded coffin, candles and attendants.

Vaulted Interior with Catalfalque, Coffin and Attendants

Robert Mackreth, 1822

Watercolor of a crowded early 1800s salon with harp and piano performers, a flute player, and an audience in period dress.

A Concert

Granddaughters of Dr. Samuel Parr, 1820-30

Two young women in a period room, one writing at a table and one sewing by a window, with framed prints on the walls.

Two young women writing and sewing in an interior at Hatton, Warwickshire

Granddaughters of Dr. Samuel Parr, 1820-30

Watercolor interior of a drawing room with seated women, a table with books, and many framed portraits on the walls.

Drawing Room at Hatton, Warwickshire

Granddaughters of Dr. Samuel Parr, 1820-30

Etching of a funeral procession with a black hearse and mourners on a Paris boulevard, under a purple evening sky.

Funeral Procession on the Boulevard de Clichy

Félix-Hilaire Buhot, 1887

Watercolor interior with green curtains, portraits on walls, a woman reading, a woman writing, and two seated men.

An interior at Hatton, Warwickshire

Granddaughters of Dr. Samuel Parr, 1820-30

Hand-colored print of a young woman with powdered hair holding a miniature portrait, framed in an oval with foliage and blue

The Marriage Presents

Louis-Marin Bonnet, 1770s

Oval print of a young woman with curled powdered hair in a white gown before blue drapery, within a gilded laurel frame.

Charms of the Morning

Louis-Marin Bonnet, 1777

Pen and wash drawing of a flying winged figure over seated draped women, a putto, and a colonnaded building in a landscape.

Study for Mercury and Herse

Laurent de La Hyre, c. 1649

Pen and watercolor drawing of a tiered crystal chandelier with a crown finial, gilt bands and cascading drops.

Large Chandelier at Carlton House, Pall Mall

Edmund Thomas Parris, 19th century

Print of a Gothic church behind a dense oak grove, with tombs and a cemetery in the foreground and two walking figures.

Gothic Church Behind an Oak Grove with Tombs

Karl Friedrich Schinkel, 1810

Watercolor landscape of travelers with a donkey on a rocky road, a stone tower at right, and mountains under a soft sky.

View from Tivoli across the Tiber Valley at Sunset

Franz Kaisermann, 1813

Pencil and wash sketch of a ruined tower among wooded hills under a cloudy sky, with a bare tree in the foreground.

Ruins of a Fortified Tower among Wooded Hills [recto]

Friedrich Salathé, 1816/1821

Pencil drawing of a medallion portrait surrounded by putti holding a trumpet, laurel, and book, dated 1774.

A Portrait Medallion of King Louis XV Surrounded by Putti Carrying the Attributes of Fame and History

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1774

Brown ink and wash drawing of an elegant couple in 18th-century dress with a kneeling figure and classical statues behind.

The Promenade on the Boulevard

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, c. 1760

Sepia drawing of three figures harvesting grapes under a vine trellis, with a woman carrying a full basket on the left.

The Hop Gatherers

Thomas Stothard, n.d.

Gentoo Beggar

Thomas Daniell, n.d.

Pen and watercolor architectural drawing of a spire top cross with lead cap, with north and south elevations and handwritten

Design for a Cross Supported by Lead Roof Cap, for Belleaw Church

Richardson Ellson & Co., ca. 1880

Watercolor design drawing of a gate's top section with gilt finials, blue scrolls, a green arch and handwritten color notes.

Design for Top Portion of a Gate, Full-Size

Richardson Ellson & Co., ca. 1880

Watercolor design drawing of a floral church bracket with side elevation and plan views, labeled with scale.

Design for Floral Brackets for a Church

Richardson Ellson & Co., ca. 1880

Pencil and watercolor design of an ornamental iron gate with elevation and plan views and handwritten dimension notes.

Design for an Iron Gate, Elevation and Plan

Richardson Ellson & Co., ca. 1880

Watercolor design drawing of wall light brackets showing side and front elevations in brown, blue, gold and red.

Design for Church Lights or Standards

Richardson Ellson & Co., ca. 1880

Pen and watercolor design drawing of an iron gate with scroll work, annotated with bar sizes and hinge notes.

Design for a Church Gate

Richardson Ellson & Co., ca. 1880

Colored design drawing of a tall ornate church light stand with branching arms, beside a small trefoil plan view.

Design for Church Lights

Richardson Ellson & Co., 1877

Colored design drawing of an ornate church lamp standard with a domed lantern and a small circular plan diagram.

Designs for [Gas?] Lights for a Church

Richardson Slade & Co., ca. 1880

Watercolor and ink design of an ornate gilded column light in elevation with a semicircular plan view below.

Design for Proposed Column Lights, St. Jude's Church, Southsea

Richardson Ellson & Co., 1877