Paul Mellon (1907--1999) assembled one of the world’s greatest collections of British drawings and watercolors. In his memoirs he wrote of their “beauty and

The revolution in watercolours of the later eighteenth century and its Victorian aftermath is acknowledged to be one of the greatest triumphs of British art. It

English artists have made a unique contribution to the art of watercolor painting. In no other Western country has this very attractive medium been used so cons

A fresh perspective on British landscape drawing in the Victorian and Modern eras. The attempts by artists of the Victorian and early Modern period to convey no

British Watercolours explores the many ways in which British artists have employed this versatile medium.