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

SEARCH BY KEYWORD SEARCH BY MAP

New additions

Paintings Block A

Fri, 10/04/2019 - 10:50

Log in to post comments

Washington, USA

May 1859

Fjordland, South Island, New Zealand

Bengal, India

c. 1799

India

c. 1825

Mount Vernon, Virginia, USA

c. 1805-1810

Kakskerta Church, Kakskerta Island, Turku, Finland

1871

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Alcántara Bridge, Alcántara, Extremadura, Spain

1810-1814

Corte Bressana, Venice, Italy

17 October 1868

Samson's Ribs, Holyrood Park, Edinburgh, Scotland

Long Island, New York, USA

1876

Langinkoski rapid, Kymi River, Kotka, Finland

1919

View all paintings

Latest feature

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

Can you help?

Not all images are easy to locate. Can you help? If you spot somewhere you recognise, tell us in the comments

Italy

1833-1883

England

c.1825

Italy

Recently digitised

Duomo di Milano, Piazza del Duomo, Milan, Italy

1826

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

1904

Europe

1904

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

1885

England

Saint-Jeannet, Alpes-Maritimes, France

1910

Norfolk, England

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

3 August 1886

New collections

Collections Block A

Fri, 10/04/2019 - 10:46

Log in to post comments

Lacock Abbey – National Trust Collection

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University

Finnish Heritage Agency (Museovirasto)

View all collections

How are you using this site? Give us your feedback.