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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

10,707 works

Watercolor design elevation of a bronze fountain with marble backing, plus ornament and drinking cup detail studies.

Design for a Fountain to be Executed in Bronze with a Marble Slab at the Back

Kay Maude Coggin, ca. 1895

Watercolor night scene of a man with clasped hands and a woman in white pointing at a starry sky under a moon.

Nocturnal Landscape with Two Figures (design for an engraved book illustration)

Henry Corbould, 1807-44

Pencil and watercolor drawing of a Romanesque church doorway with zigzag moldings and columns, opening onto a dim interior.

Doorway, Heckingham Church

John Sell Cotman, 1816-18

Grey wash drawing of Gothic abbey ruins with pointed arches, tall trees and a cloudy sky.

Fountains Abbey, Yorkshire

Thomas Sunderland, mid-18th-early 19th century

Grey wash drawing of a rocky wooded headland beside a calm sea, with a distant island under a pale sky.

Coastal Landscape

Alexander Cozens, ca. 1770

Brown wash drawing of a rocky cliff, stony riverbed and distant mountains under a cloudy sky.

Landscape with Riverbed and Mountains

Alexander Cozens, 1770-86

Ink drawing of a lake with a small boat, framed by dark trees and shrubs, with a faint outline of sky at upper left.

A blot-lake with boat, surrounded by trees

Alexander Cozens, 1750-86

Ink and wash drawing of a ruined castle with an arched opening on a rocky hill, with trees and distant hills.

Ruined Castle and Trees

Alexander Cozens, ca. 1762

Watercolor elevation of a decorated wall with a central fireplace, arched mirror, floral panels and cameo medallions.

Elevation of Fireplace Wall in an Elizabethan Revival Room

John Dibblee Crace, ca. 1870-90

Watercolor design of a decorated room with painted ceiling, yellow wall panels, two fireplaces, and a central arched red door

Design for a room with two fireplaces

John Dibblee Crace, ca. 1860

Brown and white wash drawing of armored soldiers with spears and shields marching in a military procession.

Military Procession

Hans Mont, 16th century

Black chalk study on blue paper showing several views of an infant's head with curly hair.

Studies of the Head of an Infant (after a three-dimensional model)

Poppi, 1572-74

Pen and brown ink drawing of an ornate crucifix with Christ, flanked by three figures at its base.

Design for a Crucifix with the Virgin Mary, Saint Mary Magdalen, and Saint John

Polidoro da Caravaggio, n.d.

Watercolor ceiling design with an oval sky panel edged in flowers and lavender ornamental scrollwork panels.

Ceiling Design for the "Petit Salon" of the Duchess of Newcastle, Hôtel Hope

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, ca. 1867

Watercolor design for a decorated ceiling with pink and gold borders, scrollwork, and an empty central panel.

Ceiling Design for Madame Hope's Bedroom

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, ca. 1867

Watercolor drawing of a windmill beside a canal with a wooden bridge, farmhouse and small figures under a pale sky.

Landscape with Windmill

Anthonie Erkelens, late 18th century

Grey wash drawing of a woman at a harpsichord with two flautists and a musician, under an allegorical cloud scene.

A Musical Gathering

Samuel Wale, 18th century

Handwritten page of brown ink room measurements titled Breakfast Parlour and Drawing Room, with dimensions for walls, windows

Measurements for a Breakfast Parlour and Drawing Room

James Oldham, ca. 1786

Drawing of a woman in a wide-brimmed hat seated at a café table by a window, with a second woman behind her.

Portrait of a Woman Seated at a Table

Will Houghton, ca. 1896

Pencil design drawing of a classical funerary urn with a draped female figure holding a skull and the words Memento Mori.

Suggestions for Urns

L. V. Grave, 18th century

Pen and wash drawing of classical acanthus scrolls and a half-harpy figure in ornamental grotesque style.

Fragment of Ornamental Drawing after the Antique; Half-harpy with Acanthus Rinceaux

Andrés de Melgar, ca. 1545-60

Pen and ink drawing over red chalk showing studies of a crucifixion with a reclining body and figures handling a cloth.

Studies for a Crucifixion

Alessandro Casolani, 16th century

Pen drawing of measured architectural cornice and entablature profiles with acanthus scrolls, arched panels, and annotations.

Architectural Study: The Measured Profiles of the Cornice and Entablature of the "Colonnacce" from the Forum Transito…

Sangallo family, 1500-20

Design drawing of a hanging chandelier with a pink glass globe, scrolled candle arms, and a plan view below.

Design for a Glass Chandelier

Richardson Ellson & Co., ca. 1880

Watercolor of a long columned interior with draped windows, chandeliers, and a nursemaid with children on a blue carpet.

Interior, Leningrad?

Charles de Brocktorff, ca. 1825

Brown wash drawing of an ornate tall candelabrum with bird-head supports, clawed feet, and carved floral shaft.

Design for a Candelabrum

Edgar George Papworth Sr., ca. 1826-37

Pencil architectural drawing of a classical building with Ionic columns, cornice, and balustraded roofline on aged paper.

View of a Building in the Ionic Style

Harvey Lonsdale Elmes, 1830-47

Pen and ink architectural study of a tiered monument with columns, niches with figures, and reclining statues above an arch.

Architectural Study

Michelangelo, n.d.

Pencil drawing of a Gothic tomb with a recumbent effigy, canopy of tracery and rows of carved standing figures.

Monument of Bishop Mays, Hereford Castle AD1516

Charles Barry, 19th century

Pencil sketch of a tall clocktower with two clock faces, pinnacles, and a spire on cream paper.

Clocktower

Charles Barry, 1840