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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

10,711 works

Decorative frieze with repeating stylized crowned faces, green flowers and striped arches, inscribed "We're a Band of Brother

We're a Band of Brothers

Christopher Dresser, ca. 1883, based on a design of ca. 1867

Two stylized ornamental design drawings: a maroon panel with green leaves and peach petals, and a plant with red-tipped tendr

Two design drawings

Christopher Dresser, ca. 1883, based on earlier design

Ink and wash drawing of an Egyptian style figure forming the handle of a pointed utensil, signed Poccetti.

Design for Pointed Utensil with an Egyptian Style Figure on the Handle

Bernardino Poccetti, 1548-1612

Pen and ink drawing of two mirrored ornamental cartouche designs with scrollwork, masks, and putti on grey paper.

Designs for Cartouche (recto and verso)

Bernardino Poccetti, 1548-1612

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash of several ornamental urns, covered bowls and amphora-shaped vases on a pale sheet.

Ornamental Designs After Antique Vases

Bernardino Poccetti, 1548-1612

Pencil sketch on blue paper of two winged female figures and a putto within ornamental scrollwork.

Design with Two Winged Female Figures and a Putto

Bernardino Poccetti, 1568-1612

Pen and ink drawing of Motrone Castle with towers and walls, a wooden bridge, two figures, and mountains behind.

View of Motrone Castle (before its demolition around 1692)

Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi ?, 1606-80

Pen and brown ink drawing of two fragments showing a sea monster with a serpentine neck, wing, and clawed feet.

Sea Monster (in two fragments)

Bernardino Poccetti, 1548-1612

Grey-wash drawing of a wide river with a promenade of walkers and a carriage on the left, cliffs and trees beyond.

View of a river with a promenade

David Octavius Hill, 1820-70

Grey wash drawing of a calm lake with a sailboat, framing trees, distant hills and figures on a rocky bank.

View of a lake or river with a sailboat

David Octavius Hill, 1820-70

Grey wash drawing of a waterfall falling over rocks, framed by trees, with an arched bridge in the distance.

View of a Waterfall (recto); Landscape Study (verso)

David Octavius Hill, 1820-70

Grey wash drawing of Fingal's Cave with vertical basalt columns, a sailboat on choppy water, and birds over the cliffs.

View of Fingal's Cave

David Octavius Hill, 1820-70

Grey wash drawing of a winding river through woodland, framed by a large tree, with figures in the foreground.

View of the Thames with Figures in Foreground

David Octavius Hill, 1820-70

Watercolor of a glowing white-robed woman holding flowers on a ledge, surrounded by shadowy creatures and a dark landscape.

Light and the Shades

Henry George Hine, ca. 1870

Watercolor and ink design drawing of a lidded urn on a tripod stand with female busts, garlands and paw feet.

Design for a torchere or perfume burner

Henry Holland, 1765-1806

Pencil drawing of a crowned woman with halo holding a garland, framed by scrolling ornamental foliage on a gold ground.

Woman Holding a Garland

Charles Edward Holloway, ca. 1880

Watercolor drawing of dead deer, hares and a fox beneath a sign reading The British Sportsman, with a rifle leaning on a wall

Design for the Frontispiece of "The British Sportsman"

Samuel Howitt, late 18th-early 19th century

Ink and wash architectural drawing of a gothic gatehouse elevation with a central arch and towers, with a floor plan below.

Entrance to Barlboro' Hall

William Hurst, ca. 1820

Pencil and watercolor frieze of dancers, a crouching creature, bird-headed Egyptian figures, and a cockatoo holding a pennant

Frieze of Figures and Birds

Rev. Geoffrey Liddell Johnstone, 19th century

Sepia drawing of St. Michael's Church, Cherry Burton, with a square tower, Gothic windows and figures in the churchyard.

St. Michael's Church, Cherry Burton: North East View

Horace Jones, 1845-50

Architectural elevation drawing of a long palace facade with a domed tower, arched windows, and statues along the roofline.

Whitehall Palace

Henry Flitcroft, 1715-70

Pen and watercolor caricature of a man in a tricorn hat conducting three braying donkeys in a hilly landscape, 1782.

John Campbell, Precentor, Conducting Three Braying Asses

Ink and wash elevation drawing of a Gothic Revival church facade with corner towers, rose window and pointed arch doorway.

Façade of a Gothic Revival Church

Henry Keene, 1745-76

Watercolor drawing of a two-story Italianate villa with a rooftop balustrade, surrounded by trees and a gravel path.

An Italianate Villa

Henry Edward Kendall Jr., 1820-85

Grey wash drawing of a classical landscape with trees framing a river, ruined columns, and a distant town under a pale sky.

Classical Landscape

George Washington Lambert, 1720-65

Watercolor design of a hexagonal hanging hall lamp with lattice panels and oval landscape medallions on a cream sheet.

Design for a Hall Lamp No.6

Lamqua, ca. 1845

Colored design drawing of a hexagonal hall lamp with pagoda roof, floral panel, and hanging bead tassels on paper.

Design for Hall Lamp No.9

Lamqua, ca. 1845

Grey wash drawing of an Egyptian-style interior with lotus columns, sphinx statues, hieroglyphic friezes and a central firepl

Design for an Egyptian-style Interior

Gaetano Landi, 1810

Pen and watercolour sketch of an angler seated by a river with cows and ducks, under windblown trees.

"The Riverside, Favourable Wind and the Trout Rising as Fast as Possible"

John Leech, 1830-64

Pen and watercolor caricature of an old gentleman fishing through ice on a snowy bank while a small figure swings an ice pick

The Pike is a voracious fish and bites readily in the Winter months-Old Gentleman is VERY fond of fishing

John Leech, 1830-64