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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

14,994 works

Brown wash drawing of Jupiter embracing a white heifer under a tree while Juno watches from a cloud with a peacock.

Jupiter and Io, disguised as a white heifer, from "The Metamorphoses of Ovid"

Godfried Maes, late 17th century

Grey wash drawing of two seated figures beside a white cow and cattle under trees, with a draped cloth hanging overhead.

Mercury Rescuing Io from Argus, from "The Metamorphoses of Ovid"

Godfried Maes, late 17th century

Engraving of people skating on a frozen canal before a city gate, with a covered wagon on a bridge and bare trees.

Skating before the St. George's Gate, Antwerp

Frans Huys, 1558

Engraving of a griffin with eagle head and wings and lion body, surrounded by plants, a pine apple, insects and butterflies.

A Griffin

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1662-63

Watercolor of a deep Swiss alpine valley with steep cliffs, a village on the valley floor, and distant snowy peaks.

The Valley of Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland

John Ruskin, ca. 1866

Pencil and wash sketch of Naples rooftops with a smoking volcano and mountains in the distance.

Naples

John Ruskin, 1841 (?)

Watercolor of a dense forest with gnarled trees framing a pool where a figure wades, a path of trees receding in the distance

Windsor Great Park

Paul Sandby, 1790-99

Brown wash drawing of soldiers tending a wounded comrade on a battlefield, with fallen men and a rifle in the foreground.

The wounded comrade

Nicholas Shiels, 1884-89

Grey wash and pencil design of a stone balustrade with urn finials, a stage set drawing by Eugène Cicéri.

Design for a Stage Set at the Opéra, Paris: Balustrade

Eugène Cicéri, 1830-90

Brown ink drawing of ruined arches, cannons behind sandbags, tall trees, and a distant domed city skyline.

Design for a Stage Set at the Opéra, Paris: Landscape Looking Toward Rome

Eugène Cicéri, 1830-90

Satirical lithograph of a parade of caricatured men with flags, a domed building, and a boar lying on scattered papers.

The Grand Review of the Juste-Milieu Passing La Caricature, October 30, 1832 (Grand revue passée par la caricature le…

Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard Grandville, October 1832

Satirical 1833 etching of spectators watching grotesque creatures feeding on prostrate people in a stone pit below.

The People Delivered to the Vampire Taxes, from "L'Association Mensuelle no. 10"

Association Mensuelle, May 1833

Lithograph of a crowd watching musicians on a wooden stage with painted backdrops and a monkey puppet above, by J. J. Grandvi

Zing! Zing! Boom Boom Boom!!! The Show of the Grrrreat Political Tumblers, from "L'Association Mensuelle no. 13"

Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard Grandville, August 1833

Daumier lithograph of rows of stout, caricatured deputies seated on tiered legislative benches, with a top hat on the desk.

The Legislative Belly

Honoré Daumier, January 1834

Lithograph of crowned children on a rocking horse with a seated woman and a figure holding a scepter, French caption below.

Very Haughty and Very Mighty Legitimist Brats

Honoré Daumier, February 1834

Lithograph of caricatured figures handling a cannon and weapons in a street, while a woman at a window looks on.

Children, Obey Me, Do Not Play With Those Weapons, from "L'Association Mensuelle no. 21"

Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard Grandville, April 1834

Watercolor of a river at dusk with glowing trees, a distant castle tower, pink reflections on the water, and a small boat.

Windsor from Datchet

William Collingwood Smith, 1870-78

Watercolor interior of a long gallery with coffered ceiling, arched windows and paintings hung on walls, blue drapes.

The Flemish Picture Gallery, the Mansion of Thomas Hope, Duchess Street, Portland Place

Robert William Billings, 1830-51

Brown ink and wash drawing of classical gods gathered on clouds, with a bearded central figure gesturing and putti below.

Council of the Gods

Giacomo Zoboli, n.d.

Ink and brown wash drawing of a classical hall with a vaulted ceiling, colonnades, and a statue in a central niche.

Set Design

Pietro Gonzaga, n.d.

Hand-colored print of a crowded exhibition room with paintings covering the walls and visitors in period dress.

Exhibition Room, Somerset House

Thomas Rowlandson, January 1, 1808

Red chalk drawing of a nude figure seen from behind, with studies of a head and limbs on tan paper.

Nude Figure

Alfred George Stevens, 1862-65

Grey wash drawing of a wooded mountain valley with a waterfall on the right and grazing cattle in the foreground.

The Falls of Lodore

Thomas Sunderland, 1764-1828

Watercolor of a stone monument among cypress trees, with a figure in a red cloak and a seated figure beside it.

Oriental Scene

William James Müller, ca. 1844

Pencil drawing of a tree-lined road with bare trees, water and a distant building under a pale sky.

Design for a Stage Set at the Opéra, Paris: Tree-Lined Road

Eugène Cicéri, 1830-90

Grey wash drawing of an ornate tiered fountain with figures and foliage on a stone plinth, on tan paper.

Design for a Stage Set at the Opéra, Paris: A Fountain

Eugène Cicéri, 1830-90

Blue-grey elevation drawing of an ornate balustrade with three lamp posts and carved panels on tan paper.

Design for a Stage Set at the Opéra, Paris: Balustrade wtih Lamp Posts

Eugène Cicéri, 1830-90

Pencil and wash drawing of a stone balustrade with floral panels and two carved lion guardian figures on pedestals.

Design for a Stage Set at the Opéra, Paris: Balustrade with Chinese Motif

Eugène Cicéri, 1830-90

Dark interior print of a seated woman by a glowing fireplace and a standing nude figure at right.

The Fireside

Edgar Degas, ca. 1876-77

Grey wash drawing of a church with a spire beside ruined abbey walls, an arched gateway and figures on open ground.

The Church and Ruins of Rijnsburg, Seen from the Northeast

Cornelis Pronk, 1753