Welcome to the Watercolour World

The Watercolour World

The known world before photography

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

Founders: Fred Hohler and Javad Marandi

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Bengal, India

c. 1799

Langinkoski rapid, Kymi River, Kotka, Finland

1919

Kakskerta Church, Kakskerta Island, Turku, Finland

1871

Long Island, New York, USA

1876

Samson's Ribs, Holyrood Park, Edinburgh, Scotland

Alcántara Bridge, Alcántara, Extremadura, Spain

1810-1814

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Fjordland, South Island, New Zealand

Mount Vernon, Virginia, USA

c. 1805-1810

Corte Bressana, Venice, Italy

17 October 1868

India

c. 1825

Washington, USA

May 1859

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Around the world with Robert Elwes

The admired Victorian artist-traveller Robert Elwes' paintings, previously believed to have been destroyed by fire with his house, have recently been rediscovered by The Watercolour World

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Poland

1816-1817

Europe

19th century

USA

1800 January 26.

Recently digitised

Saint-Jeannet, Alpes-Maritimes, France

1910

Europe

1904

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

1885

Parish church St. Michael Stalden, Stalden, Valais canton, Switzerland

3 August 1886

Menton, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

1904

Duomo di Milano, Piazza del Duomo, Milan, Italy

1826

Norfolk, England

England

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University

Finnish Heritage Agency (Museovirasto)

Lacock Abbey – National Trust Collection

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