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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

820 works

Watercolor design of a painted ceiling with oval central panel, cherubs, clouds and floral panels, for Spencer House dining r

Ceiling of Dining Room, Spencer House, St. James Palace, London

Frederick Sang, ca. 1870

Illuminated page titled Hope with a blue decorative H, angels above a sleeping woman, lilies and blossoms framing the text.

Hope

Freeman Gage Delamotte, 1830-62

Pen and wash design for an oval ceiling with garlands, putti, a central rosette and small circular medallions on a green grou

Design for a Ceiling

James Wyatt, 18th-19th century

Pencil design for an ornamental frieze with a shell, scrolling acanthus leaves and a bearded satyr's head.

Design for Ornamental Frieze with Shell, Foliage and Satyr's Head (recto); Figural Studies (verso)

William Pitts, 1805-40

Illuminated chromolithograph titled Hope showing a reclining woman, two angels in a glowing halo, lilies, blossoms and butter

Hope

Freeman Gage Delamotte, January 1, 1864

Pencil drawing of a classical rosette with acanthus leaves, petals and a central flower, with a scroll molding in the corner.

Study of a Classical Rosette

Thomas Hardwick, 1776-79

Watercolor botanical study of a rose, heartsease, sweet pea, garden pea, and orchid on a pale sheet of paper.

A Sheet of Studies of Flowers: A Rose, a Heartsease, a Sweet Pea, a Garden Pea, and a Lax-flowered Orchid

Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues, 16th century

Hand-colored chinoiserie print of a figure fishing near a lattice pavilion, framed by ferns, berries and flowers.

Chinoiserie, from "Nouvelle Suite de Cahiers de dessins chinois a l'usage des dessinateurs et des peintres" (Nr 1)

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, 1790-99

Pen and ink drawing of a flower bouquet with wheat stalks rising from an ornately patterned footed vase.

Flowers in a vase

Erasmus Hornick, 16th century

Pencil drawing of a coffered ceiling with hexagonal rosette panels, rococo scrollwork and an oval cartouche.

Ceiling Design

Leonardo Marini, 18th century

Engraved sheet of ornamental dagger hilts and scabbards with scrollwork, grotesque masks, and a globe medallion.

Daggars and scabbards, from "Military Ornament"

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1644

Engraved still life of a wicker basket overflowing with peonies, tulips and honeysuckle on a stone ledge.

Basket of Flowers from the Book of Several Baskets of Flowers, Designed and Engraved by Baptiste Monnoyer (Livre de P…

Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer, 17th century

Circular engraving of a haloed seated figure with a lamb in rocky landscape, framed by winged symbols and scrollwork.

St. John the Baptist in the Desert

Master ES, 15th century

Pencil drawing of a classical ceiling panel with acanthus scrolls, a central rosette, and corner flower roundels.

Classical Ceiling Moldings with Floral Ornament

Thomas Hardwick, 1776-79

Textile design drawing with large paisley motifs, berry sprays and stylized flowers in red, pink, yellow and blue.

Textile Design with Paisley Motifs and Garlands of Berry Sprays and Stylized Flowers

fils H. Minder, mid-19th century

Engraving of a bearded wild man holding a club beside a tall stem of curling foliate ornament on a pale sheet.

Ornament with a Wild Man

Master ES, 15th century

Red chalk drawing of classical molding with acanthus foliage and a large rosette with a central flower.

Classical Molding with Floral Elements

Thomas Hardwick, 1776-79

Black page of light-line geometric lace and ornament patterns with arches, rosettes and stars, from a 1617 pattern book.

Schon newes Modelbuch...Page 1(r)

Sigismundus Latomus, 1617

Cut paper botanical of red Monarda didyma flowers and green leaves on a black background with a handwritten label.

Monarda didyma/ Scarlet Lion's Tail

The Hon. Booth Grey, ca. 1791 (?)

Pencil drawing of a symmetrical square ornament with a human head at center surrounded by acanthus leaves and flower rosettes

Classical Molding with Human Head at the Center Surrounded by Leaves and Vines

Thomas Hardwick, 1776-79

Engraving of the Virgin Mary holding flowers while the infant Christ reaches toward them, both with halos, beside a window.

La Vierge a l'enfant, a la rose

Engraving of a reclining woman beside a spilled milk jug, two boys watching, clouds with animals above, in an ornate frame.

Le Pot au Lait

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, n.d.

Pencil drawing of a symmetrical classical frieze with a central shield cartouche, rosettes, acanthus leaves and crown motifs.

Classical Design Element with Leaves and Vines

Thomas Hardwick, 1776-79

Color print of a cupid with bow and arrow among roses, with two doves flying above in an oval frame.

L'Amour

Jean François Janinet, 1777

Engraving of a woman writing with a quill as a cupid kisses her cheek, framed by a garland of roses.

L'Inspiration Favorable

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, n.d.

Pencil drawing of a lion resting its paw on a sphere, with two carved rosette panels below.

Classical Sculpture of a Lion and Two Rosettes

Thomas Hardwick, 1776-79

Grey wash drawing of Flora and Zephyr: a draped woman with a cornucopia beside a winged nude man lifting a cloth, with a putt

Flora and Zephyr

Josef Klieber, late 18th-19th century

Watercolor of a crested cockscomb plant with feathery purple flower heads and green leaves on a pale background.

Study of a Crested Cockscomb (Celosia argentea cristata)

Alida Withoos, late 17th century

Etching of a swan and iris stems by a river, with trees and a building on the far bank.

Swan and Iris (sketch after Cecil Lawson's "Swan and Iris")

James McNeill Whistler, 1883

Botanical study of pink and white hibiscus flowers and white oleander on a tan sheet, with a faint pencil sketch of another h

Study of Hibiscus Plants

Adolf Senff, 1828