Watercolour Paint Collection

Frog in the water, 1887-1924. Creator: Julie de Graag
Frog in the water, 1887-1924

Loch Coruisk, Isle of Skye, 1832 (watercolour and pencil on paper)
7528566 Loch Coruisk, Isle of Skye, 1832 (watercolour and pencil on paper) by Robson, George Fennel (1788-1833); 45x30 cm; Gallery Oldham

Making the Shoreham Railroad, c. 1840 (w/c on paper)
7389747 Making the Shoreham Railroad, c.1840 (w/c on paper) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 22x29 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire, UK; (add.info.: Arist: Unknown)

Plan of the taking of Barasound in Finland, 1789 (ink and watercolour)
7339497 Plan of the taking of Barasound in Finland, 1789 (ink and watercolour) by Unknown artist, (18th century); 39x52 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Pocock, The English fleet passing up the Sound 28 March 1801, 1802 (watercolour, linen backed)
7340915 Pocock, The English fleet passing up the Sound 28 March 1801, 1802 (watercolour, linen backed) by Pocock, Nicholas (1741-1821); 52x77 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Chart of Dover Strait, c.1587-88 (watercolour on vellum)
7340491 Chart of Dover Strait, c.1587-88 (watercolour on vellum) by Teixeira, Luis (fl.1564-1612); 40x52 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: Luis Teixeira Single sheet)

Young women of the high society and elegant young men offering them flowers
AIS5388112 Young women of the high society and elegant young men offering them flowers. Watercolor by Salvador Roses (19th century); Museu d'Historia de la Ciutat, Barcelona

Vie quotidienne et coutumes du Perou : "Indiens pechant avec un filet" Aquarelle tiree du livre
AIS5386303 Vie quotidienne et coutumes du Perou : "Indiens pechant avec un filet" Aquarelle tiree du livre "Trujillo del Peru" par Baltasar Martinez Companon y Bajanda

Rocklands 1878 (gouache & watercolour)
7342620 Rocklands 1878 (gouache & watercolour) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 63.4x92 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Unknown Artist)

HMS Trafalgar sailing into Malta Harbour with loss of her rudder head after a gale, 9 February 1852, 1852 (pen, ink)
7342252 HMS Trafalgar sailing into Malta Harbour with loss of her rudder head after a gale, 9 February 1852, 1852 (pen, ink, wash, watercolour) by Mends

HMS Trafalgar losing her rudder-head in a north-easterly gale off Malta, 1852 (pen, ink, wash, watercolour)
7342251 HMS Trafalgar losing her rudder-head in a north-easterly gale off Malta, 1852 (pen, ink, wash, watercolour) by Mends, George Pechell (1815-71); 25.5x37.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Clipper ship Blackadder at sea with foremast and mainmast broken, 1895 (watercolour)
7342206 Clipper ship Blackadder at sea with foremast and mainmast broken, 1895 (watercolour) by Esposito, Gaetano (1858-1911) ; 38.4x54.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Sail exercise in Malta harbour, 1852 (pen, ink, wash, watercolour)
7342258 Sail exercise in Malta harbour, 1852 (pen, ink, wash, watercolour) by Mends, George Pechell (1815-71); 25.5x37.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The Royal Navy. No 4. Mate. 2nd Class Boy. Commodore, 1844 (watercolour)
7341782 The Royal Navy. No 4. Mate. 2nd Class Boy. Commodore, 1844 (watercolour) by Ubsdell, Richard (fl.1828-63); 30x22.4 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: R.H.C)

Attack on Chinese Pirates by the pinnace of HMS Druid, 1842, 19th century (watercolour)
7341826 Attack on Chinese Pirates by the pinnace of HMS Druid, 1842, 19th century (watercolour) by O'Reilly, M. (19th century); 23x37.6 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The China War 1857, three of HM Ships bombarding and ship's boats inshore, 1857 (watercolour)
7341745 The China War 1857, three of HM Ships bombarding and ship's boats inshore, 1857 (watercolour) by Dutton, Thomas Goldsworth (c.1819-91); 17.7x30.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The British fleet off Kronborg Castle, Elsinore, 28 March 1801 [before the Battle of Copenhagen], 1810 (watercolour)
7341546 The British fleet off Kronborg Castle, Elsinore, 28 March 1801 [before the Battle of Copenhagen], 1810 (watercolour) by Pocock, Nicholas (1741-1821); 48x75 cm; National Maritime Museum

Near Yokohama, Japan, 1870 (watercolour)
7341539 Near Yokohama, Japan, 1870 (watercolour) by Butt, James Henry (fl.1868); 17.2x12.4 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: Lt)

Bray Album: A Sailor bringing up his hammock, Pallas, Jany 75 (watercolour)
7341533 Bray Album: A Sailor bringing up his hammock, Pallas, Jany 75 (watercolour) by Bray, Gabriel (1750-1823); 18.5x13.1 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Seascape, sketchbook, 1901-04 (graphite, watercolour)
7341528 Seascape, sketchbook, 1901-04 (graphite, watercolour) by Everett, John (1876-1949); 18.1x27.2x0.8 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Seascape, sketchbook, 1901-04 (graphite, watercolour)
7341523 Seascape, sketchbook, 1901-04 (graphite, watercolour) by Everett, John (1876-1949); 18.1x27.2x0.8 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Sketchbook, 1901-04 (graphite, watercolour)
7341521 Sketchbook, 1901-04 (graphite, watercolour) by Everett, John (1876-1949); 18.1x27.2x0.8 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Seascape, sketchbook, 1901-04 (graphite, watercolour)
7341515 Seascape, sketchbook, 1901-04 (graphite, watercolour) by Everett, John (1876-1949); 18.1x27.2x0.8 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Seascape, sketchbook, 1901-04 (graphite, watercolour)
7341514 Seascape, sketchbook, 1901-04 (graphite, watercolour) by Everett, John (1876-1949); 18.1x27.2x0.8 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Plymouth, 1672 (Ink, watercolour, paper, linen )
7340487 Plymouth, 1672 (Ink, watercolour, paper, linen ) by Gomme, Bernard de (1620-85); 92x1015 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Unidentified lady, early 17th century (watercolour, gum arabic, vellum, gilt)
7340109 Unidentified lady, early 17th century (watercolour, gum arabic, vellum, gilt) by Oliver, Isaac (c.1565-1617); 5.1x4.3 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

John Selden (1584-1654), mid 19th century (watercolour, gilded wood)
7340103 John Selden (1584-1654), mid 19th century (watercolour, gilded wood) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 6.3x4.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Vice-Admiral Skeffington Lutwidge (1736-1814), c.1795-96 (watercolour, ivory, human hair, gold, glass)
7340102 Vice-Admiral Skeffington Lutwidge (1736-1814), c.1795-96 (watercolour, ivory, human hair, gold, glass) by Jean, Philip (1755-1802) (attr.to); 6.7x5.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Plan of Rochefort, 1724 (watercolour)
7339802 Plan of Rochefort, 1724 (watercolour) by Unknown artist, (18th century); 39x52 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Fort Rupert, Beaver Harbour, Vancouver's Island, July 23rd 1851 [Canada], 1851 (watercolour)
7295636 Fort Rupert, Beaver Harbour, Vancouver's Island, July 23rd 1851 [Canada], 1851 (watercolour) by Fanshawe, Admiral Sir Edward Gennys (1814-1906); 17.3x25.6 cm; National Maritime Museum

Rancho at Concon, between Valparaiso and Quillota, Jany 14th 1850 [Chile], 1850 (watercolour)
7295614 Rancho at Concon, between Valparaiso and Quillota, Jany 14th 1850 [Chile], 1850 (watercolour) by Fanshawe, Admiral Sir Edward Gennys (1814-1906); 12.5x17.5 cm; National Maritime Museum

Bora bora, SE side, within the reef, Septr 5th 1849 [Society Islands], 1849 (watercolour)
7295601 Bora bora, SE side, within the reef, Septr 5th 1849 [Society Islands], 1849 (watercolour) by Fanshawe, Admiral Sir Edward Gennys (1814-1906); 12.9x17.6 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Tussac Grass, Falkland Islands, 1849 (watercolour)
7295586 Tussac Grass, Falkland Islands, 1849 (watercolour) by Fanshawe, Admiral Sir Edward Gennys (1814-1906); 12.7x17.9 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: No)

The survey ship HMS Beagle running into Berkeley Sound, Falkland Islands, 1878 (watercolour)
7295556 The survey ship HMS Beagle running into Berkeley Sound, Falkland Islands, 1878 (watercolour) by Martens, Conrad (1801-78); 19.5x29.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Arctic tern and a wooden sextant found on Axel's Island, Spitsbergen, 20th century (watercolour)
7295533 Arctic tern and a wooden sextant found on Axel's Island, Spitsbergen, 20th century (watercolour) by Wyllie, William Lionel (1851-1931); 25.1x35.3 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Seascape, ships on a calm horizon, late 19th century - mid 20th century (watercolour, graphite, paper)
7342437 Seascape, ships on a calm horizon, late 19th century - mid 20th century (watercolour, graphite, paper) by Everett, John (1876-1949); 13.9x19 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Seascape, late 19th century - mid 20th century (watercolour, graphite, paper)
7342435 Seascape, late 19th century - mid 20th century (watercolour, graphite, paper) by Everett, John (1876-1949); 13.8x19 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Seascape, late 19th century - mid 20th century (watercolour, gouache, graphite, paper)
7342434 Seascape, late 19th century - mid 20th century (watercolour, gouache, graphite, paper) by Everett, John (1876-1949); 13.2x17.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Four sailors relaxing on deck, one reading, 1820 (pen, ink, wash, watercolour)
7342273 Four sailors relaxing on deck, one reading, 1820 (pen, ink, wash, watercolour) by Streatfeild, Thomas (1777-1848); 8.5x13.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Victoria Turret ship, c.1865 (watercolour)
7342269 Victoria Turret ship, c.1865 (watercolour) by Williams, Hamilton (fl.c.1865); 10x14 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Clipper ship Dharwar in a rough sea, 19th century (watercolour)
7342200 Clipper ship Dharwar in a rough sea, 19th century (watercolour) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 42.9x65.4 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, c.1590 (watercolour)
7340095 Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, c.1590 (watercolour) by Hilliard, Nicholas (1547-1619) (school of); 5x4.1 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Lady Emma Hamilton (1761-1815), 19th century (watercolour, gilt, glass, silk)
7340088 Lady Emma Hamilton (1761-1815), 19th century (watercolour, gilt, glass, silk) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 2.8x0 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

A landscape and trees (verso), 1802 (watercolour, graphite)
7339895 A landscape and trees (verso), 1802 (watercolour, graphite) by Baxter, Thomas (1782-1821); 13x20.8 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

A study of trees in the grounds at Merton Place, 1805 (watercolour, graphite)
7339889 A study of trees in the grounds at Merton Place, 1805 (watercolour, graphite) by Baxter, Thomas (1782-1821); 19.4x20.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Sunday bonnets at the Navigators Islands (Samoa), Apia Bay, September 14 1849 (watercolour)
7295602 Sunday bonnets at the Navigators Islands (Samoa), Apia Bay, September 14 1849 (watercolour) by Fanshawe, Admiral Sir Edward Gennys (1814-1906); 19.4x32.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Bora bora [Society Islands], from a ruined native fort above the chief village on the East side of the island
7295600 Bora bora [Society Islands], from a ruined native fort above the chief village on the East side of the island, Septr 5th 1849, 1849 (watercolour) by Fanshawe

The Puntinha, Madeira, Jany 1st 1849. Taking a look at one's ship, 1849 (watercolour)
7295583 The Puntinha, Madeira, Jany 1st 1849. Taking a look at one's ship, 1849 (watercolour) by Fanshawe, Admiral Sir Edward Gennys (1814-1906); 12.7x17.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

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Watercolour paint, a versatile medium that has captured the essence of countless moments in history and brought them to life on paper. From the intricate details of the "Making the Shoreham Railroad" in 1840 to the powerful portrayal of Black Hawk and Na-Be-Ghi-Zeik in a portrait, watercolours have been instrumental in preserving significant events. In "Goddess Teoyaomqui and porphyry sacrificial stone, " created between 1843-1850, watercolour paints beautifully depict ancient rituals and traditions. Similarly, "Divinity, priest or hero of Maya nation" transports us back to this fascinating civilization's glory days. The intensity of emotions is palpable in "Duel on the Champion Stone. " The vibrant hues bring forth an adrenaline-filled moment frozen in time. Meanwhile, "Mexican Indians in holiday dress" showcases cultural celebrations through delicate brushstrokes. With "Indians about Carthagena soon after the conquest of South America, " we are transported to a pivotal era where cultures collided. Watercolours capture both triumphs and struggles with equal grace. The same can be said for their depiction of Guiana Indians who proudly display their heritage. "Sewessissing, chief of the Eowahs, " offers insight into Native American culture as it was during Sioux nation's reign. Through watercolours' ethereal touch, we witness both strength and wisdom embodied by this revered leader. Intriguingly mystical is the portrayal of an Indian magician adorned with a captivating bug dress - a testament to watercolour's ability to bring imagination alive. Equally mesmerizing is witnessing the enchanting "Dance of N. W Indians at St. Jose de California Mission. " Lastly, Quito comes alive through vivid strokes depicting its beauty wrapped within a shawl; showcasing how even mundane objects can become extraordinary when viewed through an artist's eyes. Watercolour paint serves as our window into the past, capturing moments that would otherwise be lost to time.