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Watercolor

16,677 works

Cream paper lace valentine with a gold embossed cupid in a blue medallion, surrounded by cut-out butterflies and flowers.

Untitled Valentine (Cupid and Butterflies)

Berlin and Jones, 1860/69

Victorian valentine with gold lace paper border, central cluster of pink and white silk flowers, and painted rose medallions.

Untitled Valentine (Country Couples)

Berlin and Jones, 1860/69

Ivory die-cut lace valentine with two oval putti vignettes on purple, a central lyre, and a dark leaf sprig at the bottom.

Untitled Valentine (Reclining Couple with Putti)

Berlin and Jones, 1860/69

Valentine card with two gold flaming hearts and an arrow in a floral wreath on blue satin, set in lace paper.

Untitled Valentine (Hearts on Fire)

George Meek, c. 1840

Pen and ink drawing of a harbor with a sailboat, a wooden pier, and figures in the foreground near a marked boat.

Harbor Scene

William Roxby Beverley, n.d.

Watercolor drawing of a field mouse standing upright, with a graphite head study showing bared teeth in the upper right.

A Field Mouse, from Below

Johann Rudolph Schellenberg, c. 1775

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Virgin Mary seated among apostles and onlookers at the Descent of the Holy Spirit.

Descent of the Holy Spirit

After Guido Reni, after 1607/08

Black chalk and white highlight study of a nude youth with raised arms on blue paper, with leg and drapery sketches.

Study of a Youth for the Loggia of Cupid and Psyche

called Il Cigoli ( Ludovico Cardi, 1611/13

Watercolor floral textile design on squared point paper, with purple roses, peonies, and yellow and red foliage.

Mise-en-Carte (Point-Paper)

Designed for Nicolas Guerin et Ce, 1760s

Point-paper textile design on gridded paper with pink roses, chrysanthemums, and green leaves on yellow scalloped motifs.

Mise-en-Carte (Point-Paper)

Designed for Germain Frères, 1760s

Colored drawing of Christ surrounded by a jostling crowd of soldiers and tormentors, with a black cross and small religious s

Christ Among His Tormentors

Henri De Groux, 1894-98

Pen and ink sketch of a nude bound figure surrounded by raised-arm executioners in a Flagellation scene.

The Flagellation of Christ

Attributed to Carlo Maratta, c. 1650-1700

Watercolor elevation of the Sears Building in Chicago with red brick, stone arches, and gothic pinnacles under a blue sky.

Sears Building, Chicago, Illinois, Elevation of Competition Drawing

Carter, Drake and Wight, c. 1873

Study of a Young Man's Head with Right Arm Outstretched

Edward Poynter, 1860

Watercolor of a rocky alpine valley with tall evergreen trees, boulders, and jagged peaks under a cloudy sky.

An Alpine Valley with Trees and Boulders

Gustave Doré, 1876

Muted watercolor landscape of wooded cliffs, a shallow river, a stone arched bridge, and small figures under misty grey sky.

Wooded Cliffs along a Riverbank

Johann Caspar Huber, 1796

Standing Female Nude

Marie Mathieu, 1881

Watercolor of a bronze cannon on a green wooden carriage in a sandy bulwark, with planks, rope and fascines around it.

Cannon by a Bulwark

Carl Friedrich Heinrich Werner, 1849

Two facing illuminated title pages with blue and gold arabesque borders and Persian calligraphy in central panels.

Double Title Page of a copy of the Shahnama of Firdausi

Unknown artist, Safavid dynasty (1501-1722), 16th century, c.1550

Watercolor of a man in a striped cap reading while reclining against a tree on a sunlit grassy bank.

Resting

Follower of John Singer Sargent, c. 1880-1890

Watercolor of a dim church interior with a gilded altar in an arched niche, flowers, and a red light.

Spanish Church Interior

John Singer Sargent, c. 1880

Watercolor of a man in a dark suit descending stone steps beside a carved balustrade and arched colonnade.

Sir Neville Wilkinson on the Steps of the Palladian Bridge at Wilton House

John Singer Sargent, 1904/1905

Watercolor study of classical column bases on stone pedestals, with trees and green lawn visible beyond the colonnade.

Frascati, Architectural Study

John Singer Sargent, c. 1907

Watercolor of a shadowed Venetian street with sunlit facades and green canal water in the foreground.

The Calle della Rosa with the Monte di Pietà, Venice

John Singer Sargent, c. 1904

Watercolor of a sunlit city wall with stone blocks, a street, and distant mosque minarets and dome under a pale sky.

Cairo

John Singer Sargent, c. 1891

Lace Valentine card with two children embracing beside a swan, dark birds, and painted pink and blue flowers.

Untitled Valentine (Children, Swans, and Butterflies)

John Windsor, 1860/69

Victorian lace paper Valentine with gold ribbon bow, religious figure, flaming red heart and painted flower garland.

Untitled Valentine (Antique Figures and Birds)

John Windsor, c. 1860

Watercolor of a sunlit tree-lined road with red and blue flags beside a stone wall and hedges.

A War Memorial

John Singer Sargent, 1918

Lace-cut paper valentine with a winged figure, flower urn, blue book verse, and applied roses on a cream background.

Weddings Now Are All the Go (valentine)

Thomas Wood, 1855/60

Lace-cut paper valentine with a white dove on blue, pink medallion, roses, and the banner "Constant will I ever be".

Constant Will I Ever Be (valentine)

Thomas Wood, 1860/64

Valentine card with gilded paper foliage, a figure in a shell chariot, cherubs, and the words 'Love and Affection' on blue.

Untitled Valentine (Couple in Chariot)

John Windsor, 1860/69

Untitled Valentine (Woman in Profile)

John Windsor, 1860/69