Watercolour at Tate Britain – in pictures

Rachel Pedder-Smith, Bean Painting: Specimens from the Leguminosae family, 2004 Photograph: Tate

Lucia Nogueira, Untitled, 1994 Photograph: The Estate of Lucia Nogueira / Anthony Reynolds Gallery, London

Thomas Girtin, Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland, 1797-9 Photograph: Tate

Herbert Cole (aka Rix Carlton), Surgical Portraits of Private Green, 1918 Photograph: Gillies Archives, Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup,UK

JMW Turner, The Scarlet Sunset, 1830-40 Photograph: Tate

William Blake, The River of Life, 1805 Photograph: Tate

A viewer in front of Anish Kapoor's Untitled, 1990 Photograph: SUZANNE PLUNKETT/REUTERS

Karla Black, Opportunities for Girls, 2006 Photograph: Jonathan Hordle / Rex Features

Jacob Halder, Almain armourer's album, late 16th century Photograph: V&A Images/ Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Lion-haired macaque, 1820s. John Reeves collection, Natural History Museum Photograph: Natural History Museum

Queen Victoria's watercolour painting set from the early 19th century Photograph: SUZANNE PLUNKETT/REUTERS

Paul Sandby, Part of the Banqueting Hall of the Royal Palace at Eltham, 1730-1809 Photograph: Tate

Edward Burra, Mexican Church, 1938 Photograph: Tate

Patrick Heron, January 9: 1983: II 1983 Photograph: Estate of Patrick Heron. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2010