Colosseum, Rome, Italy
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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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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 more...
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