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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

14,994 works

Brown wash drawing of the Crucifixion with soldiers, a mounted rider, a fortified wall and mourners in the foreground.

Crucifixion

Thomas de Keyser, 1665

Pale watercolor of a hilltop town above cliffs and a calm lake, with a thatched hut and cypress trees.

Genzano and Lake Nemi

Joseph August Knip, early 19th century

Brown wash drawing of a river landscape with a man beside a boathouse, moored boat, trees and a distant town.

River Landscape with a Man Standing by a Boathouse

Philips Koninck, mid-17th-late 17th century

Blue-grey wash drawing of a ceiling design with haloed female saints, a crowned figure, a dog, and draped curtains.

Design for a Ceiling showing the Virgin, Catherine, and Agnes

Matthais Wolcker, early to mid-18th century

Pen and wash sketch of three women and a child on a rooftop with birds, in an arched frame.

Three Women and a Child on a Roof

Ludwig Richter, 1820-84

Pen and watercolor city view with a tall church tower, domes, a columned portico in front, and trees on the right.

View of Milan

Ludwig Richter, 1820-84

Pencil sketch of riverside buildings, a stone tower and a water mill wheel beside a river with trees behind.

Landscape with Mill and Buildings

Ludwig Richter, 1820-84

Ink and wash design with winged figures, an ox-drawn chariot in the clouds, and rococo scroll border above a distant landscap

Design for a Book Illustration

Franz Sigrist, late 18th century

Pen and wash design with winged figures, a kneeling woman in prayer, cherubs, and a domed building within rococo scrollwork.

Design for Book Illustration

Franz Sigrist, late 18th century

Watercolor elevation of a neoclassical riding school side entrance with columns, pediment, arched windows and two mounted rid

Project for the Riding-School of the Horse Guards in Saint Petersburg: Elevation of the Side Entrance

Giacomo Quarenghi, 1744-1817

Architectural section drawing of a classical interior with columns, a central fireplace and mirror, and a vaulted niche below

Project for the Alexander Palace, Tsarskoe Selo (Section)

Giacomo Quarenghi, 1744-1817

Brown wash drawing of trees on a rocky riverbank, with two people in a rowboat on calm water and hills beyond.

Landscape

Hendrik Dirk Kruseman van Elten, n.d.

Watercolor of a seated fiddler in a green vest and wide hat playing violin beside a tree trunk.

Gypsy Fiddler

Monogrammist CG, 1858

Painted design for a wall with garlands, gilded scrolls, and a central doorway panel on a reddish-brown ground.

Design for Wall Decoration

Pierre François Léonard Fontaine

Pencil sketch of a hillside monastery above a coastline with trees and distant shore, on a pale sheet.

Sketch of the Monastery of St. George Chalkis

Franz von Hauslab the Younger, 19th century

Pencil sketch of an armored knight with lance and banner beside a pedestal with a laurel-wreath relief.

Statue of a Knight

Franz von Hauslab the Younger, 19th century

Pencil sketch of a two-story monastery with wooden balconies beside tall trees and a dirt path.

The Cloister Sanajia (?) at Kalki

Franz von Hauslab the Younger, 19th century

Pencil sketch of a columned interior with a grand staircase, ornate frieze, coffered ceiling, and a small floor plan overlay.

Interior of the Alhambra(?)

Franz von Hauslab the Younger, 19th century

Pencil sketch of a building with a curved bay window, balcony railing, heraldic medallion, and garden shrubs on grid paper.

Sketch of Building

Franz von Hauslab the Younger, 19th century

Pencil sketch of a landscape with a stone arch bridge, tall cypress trees, leafy trees and a hillside with buildings.

Landscape with Bridge

Franz von Hauslab the Younger, 19th century

Pencil sketch of a building with curved bay windows, a garden terrace with potted plants, and trees on the right.

Sketch of Building and Garden

Franz von Hauslab the Younger, 19th century

Pencil sketch of a coastal town with fortified walls, a hilltop fortress and mountains behind, drawn on squared paper.

Landscape

Franz von Hauslab the Younger, 19th century

Pencil drawing of a bay with distant mountains, a fortified town on the right shore, and small boats on the water.

View of a Bay and Mountains

Franz von Hauslab the Younger, 19th century

Pencil sketch with touches of colour showing a town of rooftops and trees along water, with a shuttered house at right.

View of Town

Franz von Hauslab the Younger, 19th century

Pencil sketch of a panoramic view of a city with domes and minarets beyond trees, a distant shoreline, and hills.

Landscape near Constantinople

Franz von Hauslab the Younger, 19th century

Pencil drawing of a stone aqueduct with pointed arches crossing a rocky landscape with trees and shrubs.

Landscape with Acquaduct near Smyrna

Franz von Hauslab the Younger, 19th century

Watercolor of a long building with tall spired towers on a flat plain under a dramatic cloudy sky.

Landscape with a Large Building

Franz von Hauslab the Younger, 1818-83

Pen and grey wash drawing of a classical palace interior with columns, arches, a coffered ceiling and statues.

Design for a Stage set Showing the Interior of a Palace (recto); Architectural Sketch (verso)

Josef Platzer, mid-18th-early 19th century

Pen and ink drawing of rococo ornamental panels with scrollwork, cherubs, and floral motifs within a green-bordered frame.

Design for plate 2, from "Orthographia"

Johann Daniel Preissler, late 17th-mid-18th century

Pen and gray wash drawing of rococo ornamental panels with cherubs, scrollwork, and animal figures in a central cartouche.

Design for plate 8, from "Orthographia"

Johann Daniel Preissler, late 17th-mid-18th century