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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

14,994 works

Grey wash drawing of a winter village with skaters on ice, a stone bridge, a windmill, a horse and children.

Winter Landscape with Skaters and Sledges on the Ice, a Bridge and a Mill behind

Abraham van Strij, n.d.

Watercolor design of a Waterloo victory monument with mounted figures and winged Victory on a tiered base, set on steps.

Design for a Monument of the Victory of Waterloo (recto); Portico with Corinthian Columns (verso)

Leo von Klenze, 1815

Grey wash drawing of a moonlit river with a pale moon, clouds, and a low shoreline of trees and a mast.

The River Elbe in Moonlight

Johan Christian Dahl, 1833

Gray wash drawing of crowned Saint Cecilia beside an organ, with winged angels playing cello and attending putti in an arched

Saint Cecilia at the Organ, Flanked by Angels Making Music

Johann Gottfried Schadow, late 18th-mid-19th century

Hand-colored print of fashionable figures sheltering from rain under a large tree, with a woman in a pink cloak at the center

The Summer Shower, or Mademoiselle Par, a Pluye

George Townley Stubbs, May 16, 1786

Hand-colored print of fashionable figures in period dress strolling outdoors, faces hidden by hats and bonnets.

Les Invisibles (The Invisible Ones)

William Brocas, 1810

Red chalk drawing sheet with nude male figures and draped kneeling figures in studies by Andrea Sacchi, 1641.

Figure and Drapery studies (recto); Three Studies of a Male Torso for the "Coronation of Marcantonio Pasqualini" (verso)

Andrea Sacchi, 1641

Grey wash drawing of St. Peter's dome and Vatican buildings under a stormy sky, framed by large trees.

View of St. Peter's and the Vatican from the Janiculum

Richard Wilson, 1754

Grey wash drawing of Trajan's Column and ruined column bases in the Forum of Trajan, Rome, with a domed church at left.

The Forum of Trajan, Rome

Giovanni Battista Cipriani, late 18th-mid-19th century

Pen drawing of a classical temple, tall obelisk, cottages and statues in an imaginary landscape with two figures on a path.

Architectural Fantasy

Joseph Lemercier, 19th century

Engraved design of a triumphal bridge with arches over a river, boats with figures, and classical columns and statues.

Design for a Triumphal Bridge

Joseph Lemercier, 19th century

Pen drawing of a classical palace with tiered fountains and columns, framed by foliage, with figures in the foreground.

The Palace of Neptune (Water Palace)

Joseph Lemercier, 19th century

Pen drawing of a classical palace with colonnaded facade, formal garden, fountain and tall trees.

A Ruler's Palace

Joseph Lemercier, 19th century

Pen and wash drawing of an armoured commander and a woman in a gown among crowds, with spearmen and ships in a harbour.

Allegorical Portrait of a Commander and His Wife

Pieter Jansz, 17th century

Drawing of a river landscape with a hilltop group of sketching figures, a town with spires, boats, mountains and a ruined cas

Fantasy Rhine Landscape

Herman Saftleven, 1650

Pencil and wash drawing of a crowned rider on a white horse entering a city past a triumphal arch, with soldiers and crowds.

The Entrance of Charlemagne into Pavia

Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, 1840

Drawing of a draped woman seated on clouds beside a large eagle, with trees and a column in the background.

Jupiter and Astraea

Giulio Campi, ca. 1545-50

Watercolor drawing of five seashells on a pale background, with a large central conch surrounded by smaller shells.

Five Shells

George Jacobus Johannes van Os, early 19th-mid-19th century

Brown wash drawing of three seated women under an oak tree, one holding a chalice and book, one cradling an infant.

Allegories of Faith, Hope, and Charity

Heinrich Maria von Hess, 1819

Watercolor drawing of prehistoric standing stones on a grassy mound overlooking a wide valley with hills under cloudy sky.

A Prehistoric Stone Circle on a Mound, an Extensive Landscape Beyond

Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein, mid-18th-early 19th century

Watercolor drawing of a woman arranging flowers before a bust, with a glasshouse and swans behind, framed by bird and fountai

An Allegory of Empress Josephine as Patroness of the Gardens at Malmaison

François Gérard, ca. 1805-6

Pen and ink drawing of two nude classical statues beside rearing horses on a ruined pedestal, with small figures nearby.

The Dioscuri on Monte Cavallo (recto); Study of a Spiral Staircase (verso)

Maarten van Heemskerck, ca. 1533

Engraving of a crowned rider on horseback with attendants, and a gaunt nude corpse on the left beside a bare tree.

The King's Sons Shooting Their Father's Corpse

Master MZ, ca. 1500

Pencil drawing of a group of large gnarled oak trees with dense foliage and spreading branches over grass.

Study of Oak Trees (recto)

Carl Wilhelm Kolbe, 1800

Engraved landscape of a hilltop castle above a river, with a fisherman, seated figures, a dog, and a small boat.

XIIeme Vue d'Italie. Le Bas

Joseph Vernet, 18th century

Engraving of chariots, horses and soldiers struggling in sea waves, with robed figures on a rocky shore at upper right.

The Crossing of the Red Sea

Orazio Farinati, 1583

Grey wash drawing of a domed circular temple among tall trees, with a winding path, figures, cattle and a stone urn.

Idyllic Landscape with Temple

Johann Heinrich Müntz, 1770

Watercolor of thatched and red-roofed farmhouses beside a sandy track in open dunes under a cloudy sky.

Farmhouses

Johannes Bosboom, 19th century

Watercolor landscape of an open plain under cloudy sky, with a figure and sheep in the foreground and distant hills.

Salisbury Plain with Old Sarum in the distance, Wiltshire

William Turner, 1835-45

Watercolor of a hilltop castle above a beach with beached sailing boats, fishermen, and distant island under clouds.

Bamborough Castle from the Northeast, with Holy Island in the Distance, Northumberland

John Varley, 1827