Welcome to the Watercolour World

The Watercolour World

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A free online database of pre-1900 documentary watercolours from public and private collections around the world

Come and explore the world before photography

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England

1828-1831

Fort Yukon, Alaska, USA

1867

Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Isle of Portland, Dorset, England

1889

Montjuïc Castle, Ctra. de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain

1826

North America

Fort Julien, Rashid, El Beheira Governorate, Egypt

c. 1801-1803

Kuban River, Russia

1858

Middle East

mid 19th century

Somerset House, Strand, London, England

Marsoui, Quebec, Canada

1865

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Australia, as drawn by convicts

In the early days of European settlement, many of the most talented artists in Australia were serving sentences

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Netherlands

1760-1819

Gibraltar

Undated

England

about 1880 - 1910

Recently digitised

Ullswater, Cumbria, England

Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

St. Mary's Church, Fittleworth, West Sussex, England

Norway

Paps of Jura, Jura, Scotland

Nærøyfjord, Vestland, Norway

New Delhi, India

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The Courtauld Gallery

National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa

Science Museum

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