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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1,455 works

Watercolor of vultures perched on a gnarled dead tree under a dusky, cloudy sky, with a carcass on rocky ground.

Vultures on a Tree

Antoine-Louis Barye, 1810-75

Pen and wash drawing of a robed figure driving money changers from a columned temple, with overturned tables and scattered co

Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple

Matthias Scheits, ca. 1665-70

Woodblock print of a kingfisher flying above dark blue irises with grey-blue background and calligraphy.

Kingfisher and Irises

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1832-34

Pen and wash drawing of rococo ornamental designs with scrollwork, garlands, a sunburst medallion, and doves.

Design for the Decoration of a Ceiling

Claude Audran III

Red chalk drawing of rococo pediments, scrolls and an arched niche with a cartouche and musical instruments.

Preparatory Studies for Plates 90 and 91 of "Maisons de plaisance," Volume II

Jacques-François Blondel, 18th century

Woodblock print of a sparrow flying above snow-covered red camellia branches with falling snow.

Sparrow and Snow-covered Camellia (Tsubaki)

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1845

Watercolor of a seated woman and child with a deer in a forest clearing, surrounded by birds and rabbits.

Genoveva

Ludwig Richter, 1872

Red chalk drawing of a decorative arch with a flower basket, floral swags, a putto head, a bird, and trophy objects.

Preparatory Study for Plate 41 in "Maisons de plaisance," Vol. II

Jacques-François Blondel, 18th century

Woodblock print of a white heron standing among blue reeds with red tips beside calligraphy and red seals.

White Heron Standing among Reeds

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835

Watercolor drawing of sailing boats on a waterway with figures and baskets on the shore under a cloudy sky.

Seascape with Six Figures in the Foreground

Nicolaas Aartman, 1728-93

Pen and brown ink sketch of two birds fighting in a barnyard, with a dog, trees, and smaller birds around them.

Barnyard Scene: two birds fighting (recto) Studies of Birds(verso)

Anthonie van Borssom, mid-17th century

Japanese woodblock print of geese flying over a reed marsh with sailboats, a shrine gate, and pine trees at dusk.

Wild Geese at Haneda

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797-1858

Brown wash drawing of a man with a stag head in embroidered coat, a seated figure, a bull, and winged insects.

Birds of a Feather (Entre los suyos)

Leonardo Alenza y Nieto, 1807-45

Pen and grey wash drawing of a covered urn with bird-head handles on an ornate acanthus-leaf pedestal with claw feet.

Covered Vase on a Three-Footed Pedestal

Jacques Androuet, 1510-84

Brown wash drawing of storm waves breaking on rocks under a dark sky, with birds flying overhead.

Stormy Sea

Eduard Hildebrandt, 1851

Ink drawing of a nude woman riding a owl-like creature with grotesque figures in a dark night sky.

Flying and Other Excesses (Volando y otros excesos)

Leonardo Alenza y Nieto, 1807-45

Ink and wash design of an ewer and oval table with candelabra in a landscape, framed by putti and figures.

Design for an Ewer, table and candelabra within an ornamental frame

Abraham Drentwett the Elder, 1660-1727

Watercolor of masked figures in period costume on a garden terrace with swans on a pond and autumn trees overhead.

Masquerade

Mariano Fortuny Marsal, 1868

Pen and wash drawing of a woman with a stick and a child watching ducks by a pond, with trees and hills behind.

Woman and Child by a Duck Pond

Lorenz Frølich, 1835-1903

Pen drawing of a winged figure beside an eagle and a seated nude freed from broken chains, with distant mountains.

The Release of Prometheus

Max Klinger, late 19th-early 20th century

Grey pencil study of birds on a branch above sheet music, a flute, flowers and a cloth on a grassy bank.

Study for a Pastoral Scene

Jean Baptiste Huet, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of a rocky landscape with a ruined stone wall, arched opening, small travelers, and birds in the sky.

Landscape with Ruins

Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, 1650

Grey wash drawing of a woman with a basket among poultry and birds, with a shed, haystack and town in the distance.

Landscape with Three Figures and Birds

Albert Flamen, mid-late 17th century

Grey wash drawing of hunters with dead hares and a bird beside a stone wall, with dogs and a saddled horse under trees.

Hunters with Dead Game in a Landscape

Giovanni Agostino Cassana, 1600-1800

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 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 drawing of an ornate rococo frame with cypress trees, trellis work, scrollwork and a radiant emblem at the top.

Design for Frame with Trees and Trellises

Johann Oktavian Salver, 1755

Grey wash drawing of rocks, trees and animals framing a blank central panel, with an owl, squirrel, birds and an otter.

Design for a Title Page(?): Rocks and Animals

Joseph Martin Nideröst, late 18th century

Pen and grey wash drawing of ornamental scrollwork panels with a central cartouche, winged figures, and urns.

Design for plate 5 from "Orthographia"

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

Pen and wash drawing of a sword with an eagle-head hilt, ornate scabbard and suspension chain.

Design for a Sword

Erasmus Hornick, 16th century