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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

10,711 works

Watercolor study of butterflies, moths, a grasshopper, caterpillars and beetles scattered on a pale ground, dated 1664.

Insects, Butterflies, and a Grasshopper

Jan van Kessel, 1664

Pen and wash drawing of rough harbor waves with sailing ships, a statue on a stone pedestal, and a distant city skyline.

Capriccio View of a Mediterranean Port

Bonaventura Peeters I, 17th century

Ink and wash drawing of a hilly landscape with framing trees, a hilltop town, a distant mountain, and travellers with horses

Hilly Landscape with Travellers

Johann Georg von Dillis, late 18th-mid-19th century

Watercolor design drawing of a blue and black sleigh with red tassels and curved runners, labeled No. 3736.

Design for Victoria Sleigh, no. 3736

Brewster & Co., 1882

Colored drawing of an ornate sleigh with red iron runners, blue upholstery and a brown bear fur robe.

Sleigh #3659

Brewster & Co., 1881

Colored design drawing of an ornate sleigh with gold scrollwork, a swan-shaped front, and purple upholstered seats.

Sleigh with Rumble Seat #3869

Brewster & Co., 1884

Colored design drawing of a green and gold sleigh with scrolled runners and a rear rumble seat, numbered 3737.

Sleigh with Rumble Seat # 3737

Brewster & Co., 1882

Colored design drawing of an ornate blue and black sleigh with a scrolled front post and curved runners on a gray sheet.

Half Panel Cutter #3804

Brewster & Co., 1883

Colored design drawing of a red sleigh with scrolled iron frame, fringed upholstery, rear rumble seat and tassel, numbered 39

Sleigh with Rumble Seat # 3952

Brewster & Co., 1885

Watercolor design drawing of a green and red sleigh with a rumble seat and red tassel, side view, handwritten number 3484a.

Sleigh with Rumble Seat # 3484a

Brewster & Co., 1879

Side-view colored design drawing of a red and black sleigh with curved runners and blue-tufted upholstery, numbered 3551.

Design for Victoria Sleigh, no. 3551

Brewster & Co., 1879

Pen and wash design of a marbled monument with three inscribed urns on top and text panels on a stepped base.

Design for a Monument to the Three Wives of the First Earl of Guilford, at Wroxton, Oxfordshire

Joseph Wilton, 1783

Watercolor design of a carved Gothic-style staircase with two children descending and a woman in a gold gown.

Design for a Jacobean-style Staircase (recto); Architectural Element Design (verso)

Matthew Digby Wyatt, ca. 1867

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

Drawing of a gilded neoclassical mirror frame with two griffins on top, laurel swags, and urn motifs.

Design for a Mirror

James Wyatt, mid-18th-early 19th century

Faded brown wash drawing of two figures in a loose composition, with large areas of paper worn away.

Meleager and Atalanta

Abraham van Diepenbeeck, 17th century

Brown ink drawing of a hilly coastal village with sailing boats, hunters, and a decorative border of birds and fish.

Hilly Coastal Landscape with Hunters, with an elaborate border of Fishes and Birds

Pen and brown wash drawing of plumed soldiers in the foreground, a tented camp and a hilltop city behind them.

The Siege of Fiesole by the Goths

Friedrich Sustris, 1550-99

Yellow-tinted pen drawing of an arched pier-glass frame with laurel crest, shell motif, swags, and scrolled base.

Design for a Pier-glass with Arched Head and Palmette Terminations

Sir William Chambers, 1743-96

Green wash design drawing of an oval mirror frame with swags, scrolling foliage, and flanking candelabra.

Design for a Mirror in the Form of a Horizontal Oval, Elevation

James Wyatt, mid-18th-early 19th century

Watercolor and ink design elevation of a hall lantern with green panels, scrolled pediment, hanging chains and tassels.

Design for a Hall Lantern, Elevation

James Wyatt, mid-18th-early 19th century

Watercolor design for a gilded wall girandole with a round mirror, two candle arms, swags and an urn finial.

Design for a Girandole with a Circular and Oval Glass

Sir William Chambers, 1745-1800

Watercolor design for a gilded oblong pier-glass frame with a central urn and scrolling ornament above.

Design for a Pier-glass of Oblong Form, the Cresting a Scroll and Urn

Sir William Chambers, 1743-1800

Sepia drawing of a Gothic revival lodge with crenellated towers and arched windows beside a stone wall and trees.

Design for Bishopsgate Lodge, at Windsor Castle, Berkshire

Jeffery Wyatville, ca. 1820-30

Watercolor design of a gilded neoclassical wall sconce with a round mirror, two candle arms, and laurel and drapery ornament

Design for a Sconce with a Mirror

John Yenn, late 18th-early 19th century

Two studies of Headdresses from Scrapbook

John Bridge, 18th-19th century

Watercolor interior design of a 19th-century sitting room with yellow sofas, a fireplace, columns and French doors.

Design for interior

Charles de Brocktorff, ca. 1830

Pencil drawing of three women with upswept hair and earrings, the central woman wearing a white lace collar.

Portrait of Frau von Oppen and Her Two Daughters

Johann Gottfried Schadow, 1835

Watercolor of a standing woman in a headscarf, white apron and red sleeves, beside a brown jug on a stone ledge.

Italian Woman

Edgar Degas, ca. 1856-57

Pen and ink design for a neoclassical ceiling or wall panel with an oval medallion, garlands, and urn motifs.

Design for a Ceiling

Robert Adam, 1745-1800