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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

516 works

Etching of a white cat and a monkey confronting each other in an ornate interior with columns and a figure in a top hat.

Le Singe et le chat

Félix Bracquemond, 1886

Painted design drawing of an arched wall decoration with columns, gilded panels, a coat of arms, and a small interior scene.

Design for painted wall decoration in the Château de Lude, Sarthe

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Workers pull cables inside a dim iron chamber around a central timber scaffold beneath an overhead opening.

View of the Interior of One of the Tanks on Board the Great Eastern

Robert Charles Dudley, 1865-66

Brown wash drawing of two women and children in a domestic interior, one woman bending over a child lying on the floor.

Two women and three children in an interior

Otto van Veen, 1556-1629

Pen and pencil collage of twelve ornamental designs: heraldic shields, capitals, initials, arabesques, and a Madonna and Chil

Twelve ornamental designs for the decoration of interiors

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Engraving of a father handing money to his son in an interior, while the son leaves with a bundle down steps outdoors.

The Prodigal Son Leaves Home, plate 1 from "The Prodigal Son" (Histoire de l'Enfant Prodigue)

Abraham Bosse, ca. 1636

Grey wash drawing of a vaulted Gothic hall with a draped catafalque, gilded coffin, candles and attendants.

Vaulted Interior with Catalfalque, Coffin and Attendants

Robert Mackreth, 1822

Sheet of nine pencil and ink studies of painted interior ornament, including coffered ceilings, borders, a medallion, and emb

Nine designs for the painted decoration of an interior, possibly for the Hôtel Rothschild, Vienna

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Etching of a lavish banquet with seated diners in feathered hats, a standing servant, and a garden view through a window.

The Banquet of the Rich Man, plate 1 from "The Parable of Dives and Lazarus" (La Parabole du mauvais Riche et de Lazare)

Abraham Bosse, mid to late 17th century

Etched interior of a laboratory with men in period dress around a table, shelves of jars, a furnace, and a garden view.

Laboratoire dans le Jardin Royale des Plantes

Sébastien Leclerc I, n.d.

Sheet of pencil and watercolor ornamental designs for interior decoration, with coffered panels, scrollwork friezes and a gro

Ten designs for the painted decoration of an interior; one possibly for "Harwith"

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Engraving of a grand banquet hall with two long tables of seated diners in plumed hats and attendants walking the central ais

Banquet of the Chevaliers of the Holy Spirit

Abraham Bosse, 1634

Two young women in a period room, one writing at a table and one sewing by a window, with framed prints on the walls.

Two young women writing and sewing in an interior at Hatton, Warwickshire

Granddaughters of Dr. Samuel Parr, 1820-30

Watercolor design of wood paneling with a carved pediment, heraldic shield, and painted frieze of putti among trees.

Design for the decoration of a room with a large wood-paneled cupboard surmounted by the monogram: H

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Brown wash drawing of the Holy Family in an interior: haloed mother holding child, bearded man reading a book beside them.

The Holy Family in an Interior

E. La Touche, early 19th century

Watercolor interior of a drawing room with seated women, a table with books, and many framed portraits on the walls.

Drawing Room at Hatton, Warwickshire

Granddaughters of Dr. Samuel Parr, 1820-30

Two ink drawings of an ornate grand foyer with draped curtains, columns, a statue, chandeliers, and a heraldic crest.

Two Views of a Grand Foyer

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Oval watercolor of a formal reception with couples in evening dress in a room with red drapery and a framed print.

British Reception in Baghdad

W. Henry Pierson, 1865

Watercolor interior with green curtains, portraits on walls, a woman reading, a woman writing, and two seated men.

An interior at Hatton, Warwickshire

Granddaughters of Dr. Samuel Parr, 1820-30

Watercolor elevation of an ornate interior with a marble fireplace, gilded putti, red wall panels, and a balcony with iron ra

Elevation of an interior with a chimneypiece surmounted by a mirror and a second floor balcony

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Engraving of a long hospital infirmary with patient beds, robed attendants serving food at a central table, and visitors in p

The Infirmary of the Hospital of Charity

Abraham Bosse, ca. 1639

Engraved interior of the Grande Galerie at Versailles with chandeliers, arched windows, sculptures and elegantly dressed figu

Galerie des Glaces at Versailles

Sébastien Leclerc I, 1684

Watercolor elevation of a paneled interior with double doors, a relief medallion, and a gilded three-globe wall sconce.

Elevation of a paneled interior with double doors and gaslight sconces

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Engraving of a standing woman in a dark gown beside a draped table and chair, in a room with a leaded window and French verse

The Reformed Woman

Abraham Bosse, mid to late 17th century

Engraving of a woman in a headscarf pouring liquid into a bowl in an arched kitchen window, with vegetables and a lantern.

Milkmaid after the painting of G.Dou in the Cabinet of Mr. Poullain

Gerrit Dou, mid-17th century

Sheet of nineteen ornamental design studies for interior decoration, with a watercolor wall elevation of a painted room at to

Nineteen designs for the painted decoration of interiors

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Engraving of women bringing household gifts into a kitchen, with a seated woman receiving them and French verses below.

Presents Offered to the Bride

Abraham Bosse, ca. 1633

Colored lithograph of a blacksmith at a forge with several horses and grooms in a workshop interior, 1869.

"Trotting Cracks" at the Forge

Currier & Ives, 1869

Sheet of pencil and ink ornamental designs for painted interiors, with putti, friezes, heraldic shields and an octagonal ceil

Sixteen designs for the painted decoration of interiors

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Engraving of a fireplace room with women conversing, a kneeling servant, a small dog, and a canopy bed beyond.

Visit of the Nursemaid, plate 6 from "Marriage in the City" (Le Mariage à la Ville)

Abraham Bosse, 1633