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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

10,707 works

Watercolor drawing with red gothic word Faith, a blue decorated initial, an angel with a cross, and a praying woman in clouds

Faith

Freeman Gage Delamotte, 1830-62

A Yachtsman

the Younger Robert Dighton, 1806-65

Pencil sketch of an ornamental border with knights on horses and a dragon, framing a central panel with a man and woman.

Border design with knights, ladies and dragons (recto); Sketches for border elements (verso)

Richard Doyle, ca. 1855

Pencil and wash drawing of a seated man beside a writing desk, with bookshelves and a hanging scale in the study behind him.

Portrait of a Man, Seated in Front of a Writing Desk

Henry Edridge, 1795-1800

Pencil and wash design drawing of a tall lidded pitcher with silver fittings, acorn finial, and scrolled handle.

Design for a Lidded Crystal and Silver-Plated Water Pitcher or Claret Jug

Elkington & Co., c. 1890-1910

Pen and wash drawing of a helmeted armored warrior with spear and shield on a pedestal, with a cherub holding a banner above.

Design for a Book Illustration

William Faithorne the Elder, 17th century

Pen and brown ink drawing of plumed helmet, shields, swords and a skull arranged as a trophy display.

Frieze of Trophies

Polidoro da Caravaggio, n.d.

Watercolor of two women in black faldetta cloaks, one wearing a white headdress and yellow bodice, standing on a pale ground.

Ancient Maltese Costume, A Lady in a Faldetta

Vincenzo Feneck, 19th century

Watercolor of a lake with blue mountains, two small figures on the shore, and yellow autumn trees at right.

Lakeland Landscape

Copley Fielding, early 19th century

Pen and ink drawing of two draped classical men leading three horses, one with an ornate bridle, on grey paper.

Two male classical figures with three horses (design for large fireplace white tiles produced in Wedgwood's factory)

John Flaxman, 19th century

Male classical figure holding a torch (design for large fireplace white tiles produced in Wedgwood's factory)

John Flaxman, 19th century

Female classical figure (design for large fireplace white tiles produced in Wedgwood's factory)

John Flaxman, 19th century

Pen and ink drawing of a seated classical woman leaning on a round shield, with a plumed helmet and spear beside her.

Design for large fireplace white tiles produced in Wedgwood's factory

Pen and ink drawing on tan paper of a reclining figure with a child nestled against them, arms outstretched.

Design for large fireplace white tiles produced by Wedgwood's factory

John Flaxman, 19th century

Pen-and-ink drawing of a lion holding pen nibs, its body forming a scroll with flourished penmanship lettering.

Ornamental Lion Composed of Scrolls, Holding Pens

H. E. Forbes, 18th century

Pencil sketch of a leafless, weathered tree with bare branches spreading outward on grey paper.

Study of a Dead Tree

Myles Birket Foster, 1840-99

Watercolor drawing of the Koh-i-Noor diamond mounted in jewelry, with a blue pedestal and gilded columns above, by R. S. Garr

Drawing of the "Koh-I-Noor Diamond"

R. S. Garrard & Co., 1851

Watercolor sheet music cover of a seated young woman beside colorful sails and a distant pink tower by the water.

Design for music cover: A Runaway Girl Waltz

W. George, 1898

Watercolor design for a stained glass window with a swallow over a wheat field and two lancets of flowering branches and urns

Design for a stained glass window

Alexander Gibbs, 1866-92

Architectural design sheet with a coloured stained glass lancet window, a rose roundel above, and handwritten notes on the pa

Design for stained glass windows in Ditteridge Church

Edward William Godwin, ca. 1859

Watercolor of a stone arched bridge over a river with towers and a small boat, under a cloudy sky.

Pisa

Francis Seymour Haden, 1843-44

Pencil sketch of old houses with tiled roofs, chimneys, balconies and hanging laundry around a narrow street.

Houses on the Tiber

Francis Seymour Haden, 1838-1910

Pencil drawing of a cottage porch with an open door, latticed windows, a flower bowl, and a church spire in the distance.

A Cottage Porch

Francis Seymour Haden, 1838-1910

Pencil drawing of a cottage parlour seen through an open door, with a leaded window, a bowl on a table, and a rug.

A Cottage Parlour

Francis Seymour Haden, 1838-1910

Pen and wash drawing of a frieze with crossed flutes inside a laurel wreath and a medallion at left.

Design for a Frieze Ornamented with Musical Instruments

Thomas Hardwick, late 18th-early 19th century

Pen and watercolour elevation of a Pompeian-style room with winged figures in medallions, garlands, and a central doorway.

Design for a Room in the Etruscan or Pompeian style (Elevation)

C. G. Hawkhurst, 1833

Pen and ink drawing of a bearded old man's head with curly hair and a flowing beard, by Sir George Hayter, 1849.

Head of a Bearded Old Man

George Hayter, 1849

Pen and ink drawing of a bearded man in a pointed hood, shaded with fine cross-hatching, dated 1840.

Head of a Male Pilgrim

George Hayter, 1840

Brown wash elevation drawing of a classical fireplace with fluted pilasters, a scrolled central keystone and an arched firebo

Design for a fireplace

Thomas Heiton, 1827

Painted floral design with blue flowers, maroon accents and green scrolling leaves in one corner of a cream sheet.

Design for a Floral Pattern

Christopher Dresser, ca. 1883, based on earlier design