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The Watercolour World

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

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Kuban River, Russia

1858

Somerset House, Strand, London, England

England

1828-1831

Fort Julien, Rashid, El Beheira Governorate, Egypt

c. 1801-1803

Isle of Portland, Dorset, England

1889

Marsoui, Quebec, Canada

1865

North America

Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Fort Yukon, Alaska, USA

1867

Middle East

mid 19th century

Montjuïc Castle, Ctra. de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain

1826

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Australia, as drawn by convicts

In the early days of European settlement, many of the most talented artists in Australia were serving sentences

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Europe

ca. 1797

Netherlands

ca. 1783 - ca. 1797

Teignmouth, England

15 Jul 1850

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Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

Paps of Jura, Jura, Scotland

St. Mary's Church, Fittleworth, West Sussex, England

Ullswater, Cumbria, England

Norway

Nærøyfjord, Vestland, Norway

New Delhi, India

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The Courtauld Gallery

National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa

Science Museum

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