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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

2,279 works

Brown wash drawing of a hilly Italian landscape with stone buildings, trees, a bridge, and small figures on a path.

Italian Landscape with Buildings and Figures

Nicolas-Didier Boguet, n.d.

Etching of a forest path with riders, a boat on a river, a smoking castle, and a distant city with church towers.

La fiamma è vicina al fuoco

Félix Bracquemond, ca. 1853-55

Detailed drawing of a dense jungle with a rushing stream, tall trees, hanging vines, and ferns in the foreground.

Ceylonese Jungle

Hermann von Königsbrunn, 1851-65

Etching of a wooded landscape with dense trees, a hillside, and distant buildings on the left.

Landscape study, outside Sèvres

Félix Bracquemond, 1873

Sepia print of a pastoral landscape with a shepherd, shepherdess, grazing cattle at a pond, large trees and a distant town.

Landscape with Shepherd and Shepherdess

Richard Earlom, 1776

Brown ink and wash drawing of a lake below a mountain, with a ruined tower, small figures and a large tree at left.

Southern Imaginary Landscape with Mountains and a Lake

Theodorus Wilkens, late 17th-18th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of a forest scene with pines, birch trees, a stream, and grazing cattle.

Landscape with cattle in Weißbach on the Rhön

Carl Wagner, 1841

Etching of a park pond with birch trees, swans, and a seated couple in 19th-century dress at the water's edge.

Le Bois de Boulogne, from "L'Artiste"

Félix Bracquemond, 1857

Etching of a night forest where a hooded figure kneels beside a fallen body, with a lantern-carrying group at left.

La Mort de Matamore (Capitaine Fracasse)

Félix Bracquemond, 1864

Etching of a man leaning on a terrace balustrade watching a woman seated in an evening park with tall trees.

Scène dans un parc, le soir

Félix Bracquemond, 1856

Etching of a lake edge with large trees, a leaning birch, cows near the water, and distant hills under a pale sky.

Le Lac

Félix Bracquemond, 1861

Etching of a hanging hare on a stone ledge, with rabbits in a field beneath a sunburst sky and distant trees.

Jeannot Lapin

Félix Bracquemond, 1891

Etching of a nude woman with a wide-brimmed hat resting her hand on a seated lion beside a tree, with a castle in the distanc

Le Lion amoureux

Félix Bracquemond, 1886

Brown wash design for a rococo wall panel showing a castle on a hill, trees, and a hunted stag at the base.

Design for a Decorative Wall Panel with Hunting Motif, Pless Chateau, Silesia

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

Design drawing of a dark paneled dining room wall with an arched niche flanked by painted garden landscapes and floral urns.

Design for the decoration of the dining room, 20 rue Matignon

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

Etching of two women on a garden terrace, one with a parasol and one sketching at an easel, with foliage and a house behind.

La Terrasse de la Villa Brancas

Félix Bracquemond, 1876

Engraving of a flower vase flanked by a skeleton and a putto, with hourglass, skull, books and verse inscriptions.

Allegory of the Transitoriness of Life

Jacob Matham, n.d.

Etching of a winter forest at dusk with bare trees and a wolf walking across the snow on the right.

Hiver (Le Loup dans la neige)

Félix Bracquemond, 1864

Etching of a river flowing through a wooded landscape with leaning trees, reeds, and a distant hilly horizon under a cloudy s

River in the Woods

Laurent de La Hyre

Watercolor wallpaper design of intertwined brown branches with oak leaves, acorns, and small purple and pink flowers.

Design for wallpaper featuring oak leaves, acorns, and intertwined twigs

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Etching of Rebecca at a well receiving a gold ring from Eliezer, with a camel and tree beside them.

Rebecca and Eliezer

François Chauveau

Etched circular landscape with trees, a winding stream, deer, and flowering plants, with a scroll and two birds at left.

Decoration for a Plate: A Stream

Félix Bracquemond, 1870

Etching of a wooded landscape with a tall central tree, rocky cliff on the left, and a pale sky among the branches.

Coucher de soleil

Félix Bracquemond, 1858?

Etching of a forest clearing with birch trees, a rider on a white horse, and a stream in the foreground.

Le cheval blanc

Félix Bracquemond, 1858?

Watercolor design for a ceiling with a central blue and white chinoiserie scene of a pagoda and palm tree, framed by gilded m

Design for the decoration of a ceiling with a Chinese blue and white design

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Engraved print of a haloed saint, bishop, knights and harpist in a wooded landscape with a church in the distance.

The Introduction of the arts in German by Christianity

Eugen Eduard Schäffer, 1839

Drawing of an ornate garden pavilion with glazed doors and stone urns, set in a dense green forest with a gravel path.

A garden pavilion in a forested landscape

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Watercolor of a mountain above a valley with a lake, wooded slopes, and two seated figures in the foreground.

Snowdon from Llyn Nantlle, North Wales

George Fennel Robson, 1832

Etching of two boys sleeping beside a tree near a wooden bench, with birds flying overhead.

Two Boys Sleeping Besides a Tree

Marie Jeanne Boucher, ca. 1750-60

Etching of a young couple startled beside a tree, with sheep, a goat and a wooden gate in a pastoral landscape.

Surprised Young Couple Under a Tree

François Boucher, 1730-70

Watercolor design for a coffered ceiling with gilded oak leaf bands and a central oval of pink and blue scrolling foliage.

Design for a ceiling decorated with bands of oak leaves and a central panel of scrolls and rinceaux

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Engraving of the seated Virgin holding the infant Christ, who reaches toward a small bird beneath a tree.

Virgin and Child seated beneath a tree

Giulio Bonasone, ca. 1560

Engraving of men and youths with donkeys in a landscape, one man lifting a cup from a grain sack while others react.

Joseph's cup being discovered in Benjamin's sack of grain

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-76

Red chalk drawing of a wooded path with a large tree at left, a small figure walking, and a cottage among trees.

Wooded Landscape

Friedrich August Brand, mid-18th-early 19th century

Brown wash drawing of a shadowed wooded ravine with a creek flowing toward a bright waterfall beneath overhanging trees.

Wooded Landscape with a Creek

Christoph Nathe, 1770-1806

Brown wash drawing of an ivy-framed landscape with figures, a thatched hut, and a distant bay under a hazy sky.

Grape Harvest at the Gulf of Naples

Christoph Heinrich Kniep, 1770-1825

Watercolor of a forest stream with a small waterfall, a leaning mossy tree, and several figures resting on the banks.

Landscape with Waterfall

Friedrich Christian Klass, late 18th-early 19th century

Brown wash drawing of a large tree with two seated travelers, a walking figure on a path, and a distant town.

Landscape with Wayfarers

Ferdinand Kobell, 1740-99

Grey wash drawing of rocky landscape with ruins, a windswept pine, a thatched cottage and pale cliffs under cloudy sky.

Landscape with a ruin near Mödling

Jakob Matthias Schmutzer, 1796

Grey wash drawing of an idealized landscape with cliffs, a waterfall, grazing cows, a lake, and a distant temple.

Ideal Landscape with a Shepherd and Cows

Johann Christian Klengel, 1770-1824

Etching of a ruined stone tower and wall beside a tall poplar and leafy trees on a rocky bank.

Rustic Landscape

duc de Chartres Louis Philippe Joseph, 18th century

Pen and ink landscape drawing with tall trees, a winding road, a river, a distant building and hills.

Classical Landscape with a Building and a River

Abraham Genoels, 17th-early 18th century

Ink and white heightening study of a broken, splintered tree trunk with twisted branches on a blue-grey ground.

Study of a Blasted Tree Trunk and Branches

Simon de Vlieger, 1600-1653

Brown wash drawing of hunters resting by a campfire in a night forest, with pack horses and a moonlit sky.

Hunters resting in a forest at night

Kilian Christoffer Zoll, 1830-60

Etching of a classical bust on a pedestal surrounded by dense foliage, a cascading waterfall, and a fallen log in the foregro

Le Buste

Hubert Robert, n.d.

Engraving of a young man with a walking stick seated on a rock under a tree, with pigs grazing in a landscape behind him.

The Prodigal Son Guarding Pigs

Abraham Bosse, ca. 1636

Etching of a rocky forest clearing with a large boulder, fallen log, bare tree, and a small figure by the stone.

Simplicius in der Waldeinöde, from the series Intermezzi

Max Klinger, n.d.

Etching of an old bearded man and a young girl reading a book together in a forest hut surrounded by trees and rocks.

Simplici Schreibstunde, from the series Intermezzi

Max Klinger, n.d.

Etched landscape of a country road lined with windswept trees, a fence, and distant houses under an open sky.

Landscape after Dürer

comte de Caylus Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, n.d.

Engraving of a bearded old man kneeling by an open tomb with skeletal remains under a large tree, with a town on a hill.

Jacob, from "Sylvae Sacrae Monumenta...Anachoretarum"

Jan Sadeler, 1593-94

Engraving of a bearded hermit kneeling at a cave entrance with a rosary, beside a waterfall and palm trees.

Onofrius, from "Solitudo Sive Vitae Patrum Eremicolarum"

Jan Sadeler, 1585-86

Sepia drawing of an armored warrior raising a sword among fallen figures, with a winged figure flying overhead in clouds.

Rinaldo in the Enchanted Forest

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, ca. 1763

Engraving of women under a large tree watching a distant battle with horsemen, smoke and wagons.

Illustration from "L'Ariane" by Desmarets de Saint-Sorlin; Palamede on Horseback Confronts His Enemies while Searchin…

Abraham Bosse, 1639

Pencil drawing of a classical landscape with tall trees, draped figures by a fountain, and a building beside water.

Classical Landscape with Women at a Fountain

Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of a gnarled tree with twisting branches and feathery foliage on pale paper.

Study of a Tree

Jacob de Gheyn II, late 16th-early 17th century

Pen and brown ink drawing of a wooded river landscape with a stone bridge, a tower, and large framing trees.

Ancient buildings next to water in the woods (recto); A variation of the same landscape in reverse (verso)

Robert Adam, 1740-55

Grey wash drawing of Moses kneeling before a burning bush as a figure points, with sheep grazing in the landscape beyond.

Moses and the Burning Bush

Gerard Hoet, n.d.

Engraving of a bearded hermit reading beneath a tree by a cliff and waterfall, with a monk and distant town in the landscape.

Epiphanius, from "Sylvae Sacrae Monumenta...Anachoretarum"

Maerten de Vos, 1593-94

Grey pencil and wash design for a stage set showing an arched frame of tree trunks, palms and rocks around an open centre.

Design for a Stage Set

Eugène Cicéri, 1825-90

Pen and watercolor landscape with thatched cottages, resting cows, peasants at work, and a distant church spire under a cloud

March

Hendrik Meijer, 1772

Pen and watercolor drawing of a thatched farmstead with shepherds tending and shearing sheep under trees.

June

Hendrik Meijer, 1772

Pen and watercolor drawing of figures harvesting fruit beside a river, with a rowboat and sailing boat nearby.

September

Hendrik Meijer, 1772

Pen and watercolor landscape of a grape harvest with figures resting by a barrel, a river, sailboat, and distant town.

October

Hendrik Meijer, 1772

Pen and watercolor village scene with a church steeple, thatched cottages, butchered pigs and villagers in the foreground.

November

Hendrik Meijer, 1772

Watercolor of trees on a bank above a still lake, with a dirt path at lower right and a partly cloudy sky.

Trees by the lake, Peamore Park, near Exeter, Devon

Francis Towne, 1790-1810

Engraving of Mercury helping a man out of a pile of nude bodies, with a tree and woman's torso at left.

Ignorance and Mercury (an allegory of Virtue and Vice), Mercury kneeling at right holding a staff and taking the hand…

Giovanni Antonio da Brescia, ca. 1490-1525

Etching of windswept trees and low dunes under a hatched sky, with two small cottages on the horizon.

In the Dunes: Souvenir of the Woods at the Hague (Dans les dunes: Souvenir du bois de la Haye)

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1869

Loose ink sketch of a wind-bent tree over an open landscape, with a small tower on the horizon and drifting clouds.

The Lonely Tower (La Tour isolée)

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1871

Etching of a shaded country path lined with tall trees, with a distant domed building under a pale sky.

Environs of Rome

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1866

Etching of two tall trees in a hazy landscape with distant buildings, a reclining figure, and a cloud-filled sky.

Souvenir of Italy (Souvenir d'Italie)

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1866

Etching of a windswept row of trees on a hill, a small domed building at right, two figures at lower left, and clouds in the

Italian Landscape (Paysage d'Italie)

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, ca. 1865

Orange-toned print of windblown trees on a hillside with a seated figure at lower right and a pale sky.

Sappho

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1871

Brown monochrome print of slender bare trees, small seated figures in grass, and a pale opening in the hillside beyond.

The Philosophers' Retreat (Le Repos des philosophes)

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1871

Charcoal sketch of a grove with tall trees and three figures on a path, one carrying a basket and one holding a child.

The Meeting in the Grove (La Rencontre au bosquet)

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1871

Engraving of the Virgin seated by a tree holding the infant Christ, with a fence and landscape behind them.

Virgin and Child Seated by a Tree

Albrecht Dürer, 1513

Pen and ink landscape with a large tree, a small figure by a lake, and a distant tower on the horizon.

Tower at the Lake's Horizon (Tour á L'Horizon d'un Lac)

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1871

Etching of a tree cluster on a hill with a small figure and cart beneath soft horizontal sky hatching.

The Woods of the Hermit (Le Bois de l'ermite)

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1858

Black and white etching of a landscape with tall trees, a standing figure, rolling hills, a small hut, and a cloudy sky.

Landscape

Ferdinand Lefman, 1873-90

Brown wash drawing of a large leafy tree with two seated figures beside a river bank and distant trees.

Landscape with Lovers

Ferdinand Kobell, 1740-99

Grey wash drawing of a valley village seen through a rocky cave opening, with twisted trees and two travelers on a path.

Landscape near Mödling

Jakob Matthias Schmutzer, 1796

Brown wash drawing of rocky hillside with thatched cottages, gnarled trees, and two figures on a path.

Landscape near Mödling with figures

Jakob Matthias Schmutzer, 1795

Woodcut of mourners gathered around Christ's body beneath a tall tree, with a rocky landscape and distant town behind.

The Lamentation, from "The Large Passion"

Albrecht Dürer, 1511

Woodcut of two bearded hermits at a table in a forest, with a raven bringing bread above them.

Saint Anthony and Saint Paul in the Desert

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1503

Black and white print of a bearded hero struggling with armored warriors among bare trees, with a distant town and birds.

Hercules Conquering the Molionide Twins

Albrecht Dürer, 1496

Watercolor design of a ceiling section with brown lattice bands, arched panels, and green tree branches in circular compartme

Design for one section of a ceiling painted with trees and lattices

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

Brown wash drawing of a hillside with trees and two small figures under a pale sky.

Landscape with Trees and Figures

Herman van Swanevelt, 1600-1665

Watercolor botanical study of oak branches with catkins and acorns, a bark and wood block, and loose acorns on paper.

Studies of the blossoms, fruits and trunk of an English oak (Quercus robur)

Ludwig Pfleger, 1788

Watercolor botanical study of a wild apple branch with blossoms, fruit, bark, cut wood, and a halved apple with seeds.

Studies of the trunk, blossoms and fruit of a wild apple tree (Malus sylvestris)

Ludwig Pfleger, 1788

Watercolor of a tree-lined garden promenade with statues, a fountain, strolling figures and a palazzo facade on the right.

Villa Montalto Negroni

Giovanni Volpato, ca. 1780

Watercolor of a formal garden with fountains, a stone balustrade, clipped hedges and strolling figures in period dress.

Villa Pamphili

Giovanni Volpato, ca. 1780

Watercolor view of Villa Borghese garden with classical statues, a striped awning, and figures strolling and dancing under tr

Villa Borghese

Giovanni Volpato, ca. 1780

Engraved view of a park with wooded hills, an avenue, a pavilion, grazing horses, and strolling figures under clouds.

IIde Vue du Parc de Neu-Waldeck prise du Pavillon Chinois vers le Midi, from Views of the Park and Gardens of Marshal…

Jakob Matthias Schmutzer, 1782

Engraved view of a formal garden with hedges, a pond and wooded hills, with figures walking in the foreground.

IVe Vue du Parc de Neu-Waldeck prise du Pavillon Chinois vers le Nord

Jakob Matthias Schmutzer, 1782

Woodcut of an angel with a flaming sword expelling two nude figures from a tree, on a sheet with faint printed text.

The Expulsion from Paradise, from "The Small Passion", edition Venice

Albrecht Dürer, 1612

Engraving of two women embracing before an arched doorway, with a castle and mountains in the background and a small dog belo

The Visitation, from "The Life of the Virgin" (copy)

Albrecht Dürer, early 16th century

Blue and black Christmas greeting print of a snowy forest with a lit fir tree and a hooded figure, with German text.

Merry Christmas! (Frohe Weihnachten!)

Moriz Jung, 1907