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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

14,994 works

Dog (A Foxhound Viewed from Behind)

George Stubbs, May 1, 1788

Mezzotint of a striped tiger stalking forward out of a dark cave, head turned toward the viewer.

A Tyger

John Murphy, 1790

Grayscale lithograph of a lioness and two cubs on a hillside, with a male lion and carcass in the foreground.

Lioness and Cubs

Antoine-Louis Barye, possibly 1832

Etching of a maned lion walking left across flat ground beneath a dark, cross-hatched sky.

Lion walking

Charles Courtry, 1866-97

Engraving of a maned lion seated on a rock ledge overlooking a sea, with a palm tree and hills in the distance.

A Lion (A Lion Resting on a Rock)

George Stubbs, May 1, 1788

Pen and ink drawing with blue wash of a rocky mountain valley with a riverside village, watermills and a castle on a cliff.

Mountainous Landscape

Tobias Verhaecht, 1576-1631

Watercolor still life of a watermelon, two pomegranates, a covered tureen and a jug on a yellow tabletop.

Still-Life with a Watermelon and Pomegranates

Paul Cézanne, 1900-1906

Pen and watercolour study sheet with a large death's-head moth, gentian flower, cats, birds, a chicken and decorative borders

Studies of a Gentian, Moth, Birds, Cats, Interlacing Motif, and Greek Frets (recto); Ornamental Studies with Figures…

Giorgio di Giovanni, 1530-40

Brown wash drawing of a haloed woman on an ornate chariot pulled by a winged bull, with a dove and procession of robed figure

Allegory of the Triumph of the Church

called Stradanus Jan van der Straet, 16th century

Brown ink drawing of a reclining woman in a hammock with a standing navigator, ships, an anteater, and the word America.

Allegory of America

called Stradanus Jan van der Straet, ca. 1587-89

Ink and wash architectural section drawing of a multi-level house interior with vaulted rooms, a balcony, and a column at rig

Section of a House with Portico Seen at Right

Giovanni Battista Galliani, 1750-1850

Ink outline drawing of a classical palace interior with columns, arches, a staircase and statues, a theatrical stage design.

Outline Drawing: Stage Set Design for a Performance of "Iphigenia". Verso: Two Designs for Palace Interiors

Fabrizio Galliari, 1709-90

Pen and wash drawing of Vulcan's forge with smiths at an anvil and cupids, framed by an ornate oval rococo border.

Design (Full-Scale Working Drawing) for a Large Oval Silver Dish with Silver Gilt Border Showing Vulcan's Forge

Giovanni Giardini, 1646-1722

Sepia drawing of a candlestick holder with a fluted cup, leafy stem and a base decorated with scrolls and fleur-de-lis.

Design for a Decorated Base of a Candlestick Holder

Giulio Romano, early 16th century

Grey ink and wash drawing of a vaulted stone fortress interior with arches, columns, steps and a hanging chain.

Design for a Stage Set Showing the Interior of a Fortress or Dungeon

Pietro Gonzaga, 1751-1831

Pen and brown ink elevation drawing of an ornamental fountain with arches, statues in niches, and a central ship sculpture.

Design after a Fountain in the Villa Aldobrandini at Frascati

Giovanni Guerra, 1590-1600

Ink and wash drawing of a classical arcaded gallery with Corinthian columns, a triumphal arch, and a coffered ceiling.

Design for a Stage Set: Classical Arcaded Gallery with Triumphal Arch Motif

Paolo Landriani, 1757-1839

Pen and wash drawing of a decorative frieze with oval cartouches alternating with nude winged putti above a molded base.

Design for a Decorated Frieze with Alternation of Cartouches and Winged Putti

Luzio Romano, 16th century

Four Studies of Recumbent Female Nudes (Galatea)

Carlo Maratti, ca. 1713

Pen and grey wash perspective drawing of an Italian street with palazzo facades, columns, balconies and a distant tower.

Perspective Design for a Stage Set of an Italian Cityscape

Antonio Mauro II, 1784-97

Pen and wash design of a church dome with columns, rococo cartouches, floral garlands and a radiant cherub.

Design for Part of a Church Ceiling with a Dome

Faustino Trebbi, 1735-1817

Pen and watercolor design for a masonry fountain with putti spouts, a scrolled cartouche and a mask at the top, against a sto

Design for a Fountain at a Street Corner Decorated with Putti Heads, a Coat of Arm and a Gargoyle Head on the Top

Flaminio Innocenzi Minozzi, 1735-1817

Ink and wash drawing of a classical ceiling design with a central dome, coffered rosettes, garlands and an oculus.

Architectural Design for a Ceiling with a Dome

Flaminio Innocenzi Minozzi, 1755-1817

Pen drawing of three scrolled console brackets and an ornate console with a satyr head and putti on a light paper.

Design for Three Consoles Decorated with Foliage and Volutes and a Console with a Satyr Head Surmounted by Three Huma…

Agostino Mitelli, 1609-60

Hand-colored print of New York harbor from Brooklyn Heights, with paddle steamers, sailing ships and city buildings along the

View of New York from Brooklyn Heights

Frances Flora Bond Palmer, 1849

Grey wash architectural drawing of a multi-tiered columbarium with rows of arched niches, a central dome, and a scale bar.

Section (Interior Elevation) of a Columbarium

Pietro Paolo Coccetti, 1710-27

Brown ink and wash drawing of a grid of repeated semicircular niches with stepped bases on a wall, with a scale bar below.

Elevation of a Columbarium

Pietro Paolo Coccetti, 1710-27

Ink and wash plan of a Roman tomb with circular niches, an Italian title, and a palmi romani scale bar.

Plan of the Tomb of the Liberti di Augusto, Rome

Pietro Paolo Coccetti, 1710-27

Pen and wash drawing of a steep rocky cliff with foliage and a hazy distant horizon at the left edge.

Study of the Side of a Rocky Cliff; Verso: Dam on a Mountain Stream

Paulus Willemsz. van Vianen, 1600-1605

Sepia print of a garden with a stone terrace, staircase, tall cypress trees, and small seated figures near lion sculptures.

La Jeu de la Palette

Richard de Saint-Non, 1766