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Watercolor

16,657 works

Warm rose-toned watercolor of a castle on a cliff above a river, with two seated figures and sheep in the foreground.

Castle on a River

Robert Walter Weir, early 19th century

Pen and ink caricature of a figure in a pink dress and bonnet holding an open umbrella, walking across a field.

The Masculine Gender

Henry Kingsbury, February 2, 1787

Pen and ink caricature of a dandy in a wide hat, frilled neckcloth, tailcoat and riding boots, holding a crop outdoors.

The Feminine Gender

Henry Kingsbury, February 2, 1787

Watercolor of an elderly bearded man in armor raising a golden goblet on a castle ledge above a moonlit river valley.

Illustration for Goethe

Leopold Schulz, 1842

Watercolor panorama of a calm sea with a sailboat, low islands, distant mountains and sandy hills under a pale sky.

Panorama View on the Islands of Delos

Johann Michael Wittmer II, early 19th-late 19th century

Watercolor design of a shield-shaped watch stand decorated with pink roses, garlands, and crossed laurel sprigs.

Watch Design

Delamotte, 1794

Pencil sketch of cypress trees, rolling hills and a domed building in a rural landscape, with handwritten notes below.

Roman(?) landscape as seen from balcony (recto); Seascape (verso)

Edwin Austin Abbey

Grey wash drawing of a candlelit 18th-century room with seated men and a standing figure in a long coat near a fireplace.

"Around my fire an evening group to draw" study for The Deserted Village

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1898

Watercolor costume sketch of an armored knight in heraldic tabard, with pencil notes, for Richard II.

Aumerle (armed), costume sketch for Henry Irving's 1898 Planned Production of Richard II

Edwin Austin Abbey

Pale watercolor of a stone bridge over a river, with boats, riverside wharves and a distant city skyline under cloudy sky.

Westminster Bridge, the Surrey side

Samuel Scott, ca. 1750

Watercolor costume sketch of a man in a cream fur-trimmed cloak, red hose, and red hat, labeled Aumerle.

Aumerle, costume sketch for Henry Irving's Planned Productino of King Richard II

Edwin Austin Abbey

Watercolor and pencil drawing of a man in top hat and a woman in a plum gown on a stage floor, with a dancer at right.

In the Wings

Jean-Louis Forain, 1875

Watercolor study of a cloaked figure on a windy dune beside a leaning tree and a pale robed figure.

Study for "The Scarlet Letter"(?) (oil painting)

Edwin Austin Abbey

Snowy New York street with brick tenements, fire escapes, pedestrians, and a clothing stall, drawn in chalk and wash.

Cross Streets of New York

Everett Shinn, 1899

Watercolor of ruined buildings with broken walls and chimneys, looking over a wooded valley toward a distant city.

The Devastation of Suresnes

Pierre Georges Jeanniot, 1871

Watercolor costume sketch of a standing man in a loose blue robe with striped trim, hand on hip, by Edwin Austin Abbey.

John of Gaunt, costume sketch for Henry Irving's Planned Production of King Richard II

Edwin Austin Abbey

Half-length portrait of a man with reddish hair in a dark coat with fur collar against a brown background.

Henry Clay

Washington Blanchard, 1842

Oval gold memorial pendant with engraved script monogram over a woven hairwork panel behind glass.

Memorial Miniature

Unknown artist, early 19th century

Oval miniature portrait of a gray-haired man in a maroon coat and white cravat, set in a gold frame.

A. T. Kerr, Esquire

James Peale, 1798

Oval miniature of a young woman with curly dark hair, white ruffled collar, and blue background, in a gold frame.

Marcia Burns

James Peale, 1797

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a young man in a long green coat, arms outstretched, wearing pink trousers and tall boots.

Sketch of a young man - study for illustration to a play?

Edwin Austin Abbey

Watercolor study of a woman in a pink gown beside a man in a brown coat in a dim interior, with pencil hat sketches at right.

Study of an interior: couple preparing to leave for the evening

Edwin Austin Abbey

Watercolor of a seated chimney sweep in a striped cap resting on steps beside a wooden bench, with a doorway behind.

The Chimney Sweep at Rest

Nicolino Calyo, 1840

Circular watercolor of an obelisk, city walls, palm trees and ships on a bay, with a figure in pink in the foreground.

View of the Obelisk of Thutmosis III Seen from the Walls of Alexandria

Jan van Call, late 17th-early 18th century

Watercolor of a whitewashed fortress with red roofs on a rocky coast below wooded cliffs and a calm sea.

Fort St. lago, Madeira

William Brenton Boggs, c. 1850

Drawing of a man standing in a log cabin while a frightened woman sits on the floor beside overturned household items.

A Conjugal Difference

Arthur Burdett Frost, 1884

Colored pencil drawing of a man in a gray coat seated sideways on a wooden chair, gazing right, dated 1854.

Man Seated in Hitchcock Chair

Sanford Robinson Gifford, 1854

Watercolor of a waterfall cascading into a pool beneath green trees, with a man holding a long pole on rocks at left.

The Waterfall

John William Hill, 1860s-1870s

Pastel drawing of an ornate church portal with carved stonework, a dark doorway, small figures and a tree, on tan paper.

Toledo

Childe Hassam, 1910

Foggy London scene of Big Ben and Parliament with pedestrians and a carriage on a lamplit bridge, in grey and orange tones.

Big Ben

Childe Hassam, 1897 and 1907

Watercolor of a stone arched bridge over a river with green trees and a pink and gray sky, by Childe Hassam, 1904.

The Bridge at Grez [recto]

Childe Hassam, 1904

Female Torso

John La Farge, c. 1890-1891