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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

820 works

Engraving of a seated woman in a flowered crown and floral necklace, with a flowering branch at upper right.

The Queen of Flowers

Master of the Playing Cards, ca. 1435-40

Etching of a black and white cat reaching toward carnations beside a lattice railing and window.

Cat and Flowers

Édouard Manet, 1869

The Flower Garden

Matthew Darly, May 1, 1777

Engraved print of putti, musicians and lily stems rising through clouds beneath a sunburst, framed by ornamental borders.

Morning, from the series The Times of the Day

Philipp Otto Runge, 1807

Watercolor botanical study of a red catchfly with blue and red flowers, green leaves and a branching stem on pale paper.

Study of a red catchfly (Lychnis hirsuta)

Herman Saftleven, 1680

Watercolor botanical study of pink dianthus, blue sweet peas and two blue scabious flowers on a dark grey background.

Study of Three Flowers

Johann Christian August Birnbaum, 1781

Engraving of a veiled female figure with cherubs above a sunflower, owls and sleeping figures in a botanical border.

Night, from the series The Times of the Day

Philipp Otto Runge, 1807

Pen and watercolor drawing of armored Mars seated with Pomona holding a fruit-filled cornucopia, a dog and shield nearby.

Mars and Pomona

Jost Amman, 1539-91

Circular ink drawing of a winged putto beside a Gloria Mundi block, skull and vanitas objects, with God among clouds above.

Allegory of the Transience of Life

Conrad Meyer, 1651

Chromolithograph of a flower bouquet, fruit, and a hummingbird on a balustrade, with a river landscape beyond.

Landscape - Fruit and Flowers

Frances Flora Bond Palmer, 1862

Engraving of a dense bouquet of tulips, carnations and peonies in a decorated footed urn on a stone ledge.

[Flowers Arranged in a Glass Vase]

Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer, [about 1659]

Still life drawing of pink rose and blossoms in a gold vase, with butterflies, a snail, caterpillars and a dragonfly.

Still Life with Flowers, a Snail and Insects

Joris Hoefnagel, 1589

Etching of a standing figure in a plumed headdress and patterned robe holding a feathered fan, with French caption below.

Narsingue, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Ornate framed drawing with ivy, a bust of King Ludwig, statues of Raphael and Dürer, and a still life of flowers and fruit.

Homage from Bavarian artists to King Ludwig I

Peter Herwegen, 1874

Pen and blue wash drawing of a white eagle perched on a branch between floral garlands, in a horizontal ornamental band.

Ornament with Eagle and Garlands

Aug. Strubeker, 1833

Pen and gray wash drawing of a woman with a bucket on a cobbled street beside a high wall, with pedestrians and trees behind.

View of Charlottenborg Palace in Copenhagen with the Old Botanical Garden and Figures

Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, ca. 1838-41

Pencil sketch of a tall decorative panel with a niche holding draped figures, cherubs, a shield and garland ornament.

Decorative study of a play

François-Claudius Compte-Calix, 1830-80

Lithograph of a classical palace garden front with colonnaded terrace, flowering shrubs, strolling figures and trees.

Palais de S.A.I.Mgr. Le Duc de Leuchtenberg, from "Vues pittoresques des palais & jardins impériaux aux environs de S…

J. Meyer, ca. 1850

Watercolor of a spotted star-shaped Stapelia flower and spiny green succulent stems on a pale sheet with gold border.

A Stapelia Variegata

Nicolas Robert, 17th century

Etching of an armored knight on horseback above a seated woman in a flowery meadow, with a distant castle.

Ritter Tod, from the series Brahmsphantasie

Max Klinger, 1894

Design study of an ornate ceiling corner with cream scrollwork, a painted oval of pink roses, and floral garlands.

Design for the decoration of a ceiling in the house of Baron Malet, Jouy-en-Josas (Seine et Gise)

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Engraving of a flower vase flanked by a skeleton and a putto, with hourglass, skull, books and verse inscriptions.

Allegory of the Transitoriness of Life

Jacob Matham, n.d.

Etching of a seated young woman in a garden beside a basket of flowers, with a wooden fence and shrubbery.

Girl in a Landscape with a Basket of Flowers

François Boucher, 18th century

Watercolor design of cream strapwork framing pink and ochre scrolling foliage, a decorative panel for a stairway.

Design for the decoration of the stairway in the Chateau d'Ognon of M. de Machy (Oise, France)

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Watercolor of a pink passionflower vine with buds, green leaves and curling tendrils against a pale sky and hills.

Winged passionflower (Passiflora alata)

Sydenham Edwards, 1799

Etched book cover design with two oval panels of flower bouquets in ornate vases, separated by a decorative scroll strip.

Book Cover (Two Flower Vases)

Sébastien Leclerc I, 1656

Collage of pencil and ink studies of ornamental wall and ceiling designs, with scrollwork, lattice and floral garland pattern

Sixteen designs of the decoration of walls and ceilings

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Watercolor design drawing of a floral church bracket with side elevation and plan views, labeled with scale.

Design for Floral Brackets for a Church

Richardson Ellson & Co., ca. 1880

Design drawing of a cylindrical crystal jar with floral pattern, silver-plated cover and finial, on an oval tray with handles

Design for a Crystal Jar with a Silver-Plated Base and Cover

Elkington & Co., ca. 1890-1910

Gouache wallpaper design of red latticework with quatrefoil panels of green foliage, thistles, yellow flowers and pink roses

Design for wallpaper featuring flowers and latticework

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97