Water Colour Collection (#6)

Study of an A-class submarine under way, possibly in Portsmouth Harbour, early 20th century (watercolour, graphite)
7341734 Study of an A-class submarine under way, possibly in Portsmouth Harbour, early 20th century (watercolour, graphite) by Wyllie

Southampton at the Battle of Jutland, c.1916-18 (watercolour)
7341730 Southampton at the Battle of Jutland, c.1916-18 (watercolour) by Wyllie, William Lionel (1851-1931); 31.5x44.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Carmania sinking Cap Trafalgar off Trinidade in the South Atlantic, 14 September 1914, 1923 (paper, watercolour)
7341572 Carmania sinking Cap Trafalgar off Trinidade in the South Atlantic, 14 September 1914, 1923 (paper, watercolour) by Dixon, Charles Edward (1872-1934); 34x46.5 cm; National Maritime Museum

Ixia viridifloria, Ixia, Glutinous Sword, Mistletoe Flower or Miniature Gladiole
7278382 Ixia viridifloria, Ixia, Glutinous Sword, Mistletoe Flower or Miniature Gladiole; Private Collection; (add.info.: Ixia viridifloria, Ixia, Glutinous Sword)

Pear of the Boscs bottle pear variety, an old pear variety
7278442 Pear of the Boscs bottle pear variety, an old pear variety; Private Collection; (add.info.: Pear of the Boscs bottle pear variety, an old pear variety)

Heartsease (Viola tricolor), field violet, Mother of God's shoe, girl's eyes, fair face
7278339 Heartsease (Viola tricolor), field violet, Mother of God's shoe, girl's eyes, fair face; Private Collection; (add.info.: Heartsease (Viola tricolor), field violet

Rose, rose varieties, Rosa lutea and Rosa indica variation
7278409 Rose, rose varieties, Rosa lutea and Rosa indica variation; Private Collection; (add.info.: Rose, rose varieties, Rosa lutea and Rosa indica variation)

Elizabeth Woodville or Wydeville, 19th century (Watercolour)
7261493 Elizabeth Woodville or Wydeville, 19th century (Watercolour); 22x20 cm; Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, Kent, UK; (add.info)

Rhubarb, stems and leaves, plant, digitally processed reproduction of a watercolour drawing from 1856
7278569 Rhubarb, stems and leaves, plant, digitally processed reproduction of a watercolour drawing from 1856; Private Collection; (add.info.: Rhubarb, stems and leaves, plant)

In Central Park, 1904 (watercolour, gouache and pencil on cardboard)
985057 In Central Park, 1904 (watercolour, gouache and pencil on cardboard) by Shinn, Everett (1876-1953); 30.4x45 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: In Central Park. Everett Shinn (1876-1953)

Princess and attendant in trompe l'oeil window, c.1765 (opaque w/c and gold on paper)
XOS5874007 Princess and attendant in trompe l'oeil window, c.1765 (opaque w/c and gold on paper) by Khan, Aqil (active mid-1700s); 12.5x7.8 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Selim Kahn III, from Portraits of the Emperors of Turkey, 1815 (mezzotint, hand-coloured with brush and w/c)
5862159 Selim Kahn III, from Portraits of the Emperors of Turkey, 1815 (mezzotint, hand-coloured with brush and w/c) by Young, John (1755-1825); The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Sunshine and Shadow, Prout's Neck, c.1894 (w/c on ivory wove paper)
5859667 Sunshine and Shadow, Prout's Neck, c.1894 (w/c on ivory wove paper) by Homer, Winslow (1836-1910); The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: by Winslow Homer)

Virgin and Child, c. 1662 (w/c heightened with gum on vellum, with gold)
XOS5883814 Virgin and Child, c. 1662 (w/c heightened with gum on vellum, with gold) by Carew, Anna Maria (fl.1660s); Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Group of fir trees (chromolitho)
8657856 Group of fir trees (chromolitho) by Penley, Aaron Edwin (1807-70); Private Collection; (add.info.: Group of fir trees)

The Colour Box (chromolitho)
8657861 The Colour Box (chromolitho) by Penley, Aaron Edwin (1807-70); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Colour Box. Illustration for Sketching from Nature in Water-Colours by Aaron Penley)

The Water Carrier (recto), c. 1815-16 (pen and brown ink over black and red chalk and watercolor)
8736083 The Water Carrier (recto), c. 1815-16 (pen and brown ink over black and red chalk and watercolor) by Gericault, Theodore (1791-1824); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Wayside Encounter: Ducks on a Country Road, 19th century (Watercolour)
8835618 A Wayside Encounter: Ducks on a Country Road, 19th century (Watercolour) by Foster, Myles Birket (1825-99); Bourne Gallery, Reigate, Surrey, UK; (add.info.: MYLES BIRKET FOSTER, RWS)

Rye Harbour, Sussex: The Departure of the Fishing Fleet (watercolour)
8835609 Rye Harbour, Sussex: The Departure of the Fishing Fleet (watercolour) by Aldridge, Frederick James (1850-1933); Bourne Gallery, Reigate, Surrey

Fleet Street and Ludgate Hill Viaduct with smoke from a passing train, c1910 (watercolour)
8835606 Fleet Street and Ludgate Hill Viaduct with smoke from a passing train, c1910 (watercolour) by Walcott, William (1874-1943); Bourne Gallery, Reigate, Surrey

Sarawak from West Indies, North American and Borneo scrapbook, 1845 (Watercolour)
7295674 Sarawak from West Indies, North American and Borneo scrapbook, 1845 (Watercolour) by Fanshawe, Admiral Sir Edward Gennys (1814-1906); 16.3x24.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Raspberries of the variety: 1. Herbert, 2. Cuthbert, Digitally prepared reproduction of a watercolour drawing from 1856
7278563 Raspberries of the variety: 1. Herbert, 2. Cuthbert, Digitally prepared reproduction of a watercolour drawing from 1856; Private Collection; (add.info.: Raspberries of the variety: 1)

Raspberries of the variety: 1. Golden Queen, 2. Columbian
7278562 Raspberries of the variety: 1. Golden Queen, 2. Columbian; Private Collection; (add.info.: Raspberries of the variety: 1. Golden Queen, 2)

Currants of the variety: 1. Cherry, 2. Fays Profilic, 3. Red Cross
7278558 Currants of the variety: 1. Cherry, 2. Fays Profilic, 3. Red Cross; Private Collection; (add.info.: Currants of the variety: 1. Cherry, 2. Fays Profilic, 3)

Grapes of the variety: 1. Moores early, 2. Brighton, Digitally prepared reproduction of a watercolour drawing from 1856
7278557 Grapes of the variety: 1. Moores early, 2. Brighton, Digitally prepared reproduction of a watercolour drawing from 1856; Private Collection; (add.info.: Grapes of the variety: 1)

Peaches of the varieties: 1. New Prolific, 2. Lemon cling, 3. Triumph, 4. J. H. Hale
7278553 Peaches of the varieties: 1. New Prolific, 2. Lemon cling, 3. Triumph, 4. J. H. Hale; Private Collection; (add.info.: Peaches of the varieties: 1. New Prolific, 2. Lemon cling, 3. Triumph, 4)

Pear of the Urbaniste Pear variety, digitally prepared reproduction of a watercolour drawing from 1856
7278470 Pear of the Urbaniste Pear variety, digitally prepared reproduction of a watercolour drawing from 1856; Private Collection; (add.info.: Pear of the Urbaniste Pear variety)

Peach of the Grawfords Late Peach variety, digitally processed reproduction of a watercolour drawing from 1856
7278464 Peach of the Grawfords Late Peach variety, digitally processed reproduction of a watercolour drawing from 1856; Private Collection; (add.info.: Peach of the Grawfords Late Peach variety)

Pear of the variety Golden Beune of Bilboa Pear, digitally prepared reproduction of a watercolour drawing from 1856
7278458 Pear of the variety Golden Beune of Bilboa Pear, digitally prepared reproduction of a watercolour drawing from 1856; Private Collection; (add.info)

Black Eagle Cherry, digitally processed reproduction of a watercolour drawing from 1856
7278453 Black Eagle Cherry, digitally processed reproduction of a watercolour drawing from 1856; Private Collection; (add.info.: Black Eagle Cherry)

Pear of the variety, the Beurre diel Pear, Digitally prepared reproduction of a watercolour drawing from 1856
7278448 Pear of the variety, the Beurre diel Pear, Digitally prepared reproduction of a watercolour drawing from 1856; Private Collection; (add.info.: Pear of the variety, the Beurre diel Pear)

Pear of the Dix Pear variety, digitally prepared reproduction of a watercolour drawing from 1856
7278444 Pear of the Dix Pear variety, digitally prepared reproduction of a watercolour drawing from 1856; Private Collection; (add.info.: Pear of the Dix Pear variety)

Pear of the Paradise dAutomne Pear variety, digitally prepared reproduction of a watercolour drawing from 1856
7278438 Pear of the Paradise dAutomne Pear variety, digitally prepared reproduction of a watercolour drawing from 1856; Private Collection; (add.info.: Pear of the Paradise dAutomne Pear variety)

Pear of the Louise Bonne of Jersey variety, digitally prepared reproduction of a watercolour drawing from 1856
7278429 Pear of the Louise Bonne of Jersey variety, digitally prepared reproduction of a watercolour drawing from 1856; Private Collection; (add.info.: Pear of the Louise Bonne of Jersey variety)

Sweet Montmorency Cherry, digitally processed reproduction of a watercolour drawing from 1856
7278421 Sweet Montmorency Cherry, digitally processed reproduction of a watercolour drawing from 1856; Private Collection; (add.info.: Sweet Montmorency Cherry)

Pear of the Winter Nelis Pear variety, digitally processed reproduction of a watercolour drawing from 1856
7278417 Pear of the Winter Nelis Pear variety, digitally processed reproduction of a watercolour drawing from 1856; Private Collection; (add.info.: Pear of the Winter Nelis Pear variety)

Bignonia capensis, a plant species of the genus Bignonia within the trumpet tree family
7278406 Bignonia capensis, a plant species of the genus Bignonia within the trumpet tree family; Private Collection; (add.info.: Bignonia capensis)

Flower-of-an-hour (Hibiscus trionum), also called hour rose mallow
7278399 Flower-of-an-hour (Hibiscus trionum), also called hour rose mallow; Private Collection; (add.info.: Flower-of-an-hour (Hibiscus trionum), also called hour rose mallow

European peony (Paeonia officinalis), also known as peony, peasant peony, garden peony
7278392 European peony (Paeonia officinalis), also known as peony, peasant peony, garden peony; Private Collection; (add.info.: European peony (Paeonia officinalis), also known as peony

Cyclamen cyprium, white cyclamen, digitally processed reproduction of a watercolour drawing from 1827
7278387 Cyclamen cyprium, white cyclamen, digitally processed reproduction of a watercolour drawing from 1827; Private Collection; (add.info.: Cyclamen cyprium, white cyclamen)

Rose Rosier de Bancks var. a fleurs jaunea, Rosa banksiae, Banks rose
7278384 Rose Rosier de Bancks var. a fleurs jaunea, Rosa banksiae, Banks rose; Private Collection; (add.info.: Rose Rosier de Bancks var)

Wood forget-me-not (Myosotis sylvatica), digitally processed reproduction of a watercolour drawing from 1827
7278380 Wood forget-me-not (Myosotis sylvatica), digitally processed reproduction of a watercolour drawing from 1827; Private Collection; (add.info.: Wood forget-me-not (Myosotis sylvatica)

Mountain bellflower (Campanula) collina, digitally processed reproduction of a watercolour drawing from 1827
7278374 Mountain bellflower (Campanula) collina, digitally processed reproduction of a watercolour drawing from 1827; Private Collection; (add.info.: Mountain bellflower (Campanula) collina

Feejee hair-dressing; from one Tanoa's younger sons, Octr 7th 1849 [Fiji], 1849 (watercolour, graphite)
7295607 Feejee hair-dressing; from one Tanoa's younger sons, Octr 7th 1849 [Fiji], 1849 (watercolour, graphite) by Fanshawe

Settlement at Port Stanley, Falkland Islands, May 1849 (watercolour)
7295587 Settlement at Port Stanley, Falkland Islands, May 1849 (watercolour) by Fanshawe, Admiral Sir Edward Gennys (1814-1906); 17.4x25.6 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: No)

Nelson encountering a bear, c.1854 (grey wash, heightened with white, watercolour, graphite)
7295548 Nelson encountering a bear, c.1854 (grey wash, heightened with white, watercolour, graphite) by Foster, Myles Birket (1825-99); 45.1x32.1 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Maria Carolina, 1753-1814, Queen of Sicily, 1780-90 (watercolour)
7337515 Maria Carolina, 1753-1814, Queen of Sicily, 1780-90 (watercolour) by Unknown artist, (18th century); 7.3x6 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Portrait of a young boy, formerly thought to be Horatio Nelson, c.1810 (watercolour, ivory, paper)
7337509 Portrait of a young boy, formerly thought to be Horatio Nelson, c.1810 (watercolour, ivory, paper) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 5.7x4.6 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

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