Welcome to the Watercolour World

The Watercolour World

We are a UK-based charity working with public and private collections from around the world to create a free online database of documentary watercolours painted before 1900. Watercolours are extraordinary records of our shared past. It is our hope and belief that this project will encourage those lucky enough to hold watercolours to make them available online, unconditionally, to everyone.

Some of our favourite paintings

France

1865-1868

Durham Cathedral, Durham, County Durham, England

1812

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

December 1839

Moorara, New South Wales, Australia

1860

Ramesseum, Luxor, New Valley Governorate, Egypt

[1834]

Kaitaia, North Island, New Zealand

1864

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

c.1777-1782

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Themes and Albums

Cricket through the ages

As the Cricket World Cup gets underway, we look back at the origins of the game

The cathedral of Notre-Dame

Celebrating the Parisian cathedral after the fire of 15 April 2019