Albrecht Dürer 
(1831 - 1913)

Albrecht Dürer was a German painter, printmaker, and theorist of the German Renaissance. Born in Nuremberg, Dürer established his reputation and influence across Europe in his twenties due to his high-quality woodcut prints. He was in contact with the major Italian artists of his time, including Raphael, Giovanni Bellini and Leonardo da Vinci, and from 1512 was patronized by Emperor Maximilian I. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albrecht_Dürer

Landscape with a Woodland Pool
1497
water and bodycolour on paper
30 × 22 cm.
The British Museum, London
https://www.bmimages.com/preview.asp?image=00125889001

 

Dürer was the first artist to recognize the expressive potential of watercolour. Indeed, his work as a landscape artist in the medium led to its adoption by other artists.