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

Bourke Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

[ca. 1862]

Afon Mawddach, Wales

c. 1850

Sevastopol, Crimean Peninsula

1854-1856

Bandar-e Anzali, Gilan Province, Iran

1895

Nile, Egypt

November 1686

Tasmania, Australia

c.1850

Australia

between 1862 and 1890s

Leicester Square, London, England

1835

Southsea Common, Hampshire, England

10th March 1863

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Themes and Albums

The cathedral of Notre-Dame

Celebrating the Parisian cathedral after the fire of 15 April 2019

Funfairs

Man-powered Ferris wheels and the icy origins of the roller coaster