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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

2,279 works

Monochrome landscape of trees, two cows at a pool, a log, a figure with a dog, and a cottage in the distance.

Wooded Landscape with Cows beside a Pool, Figures and Cottage

Thomas Gainsborough, 1775-80

Etching of a gnarled tree on a rocky shore with classical figures, a nude woman, a cherub, and a satyr within an ornate frame

Max Klinger's Radierungen zu Apulejus' Märchen Amor und Psyche, Opus V a+b

Max Klinger, after 1909

Etching of a nude long-haired man carrying a pale figure across a rocky hillside beneath cliffs and distant snowy mountains.

Eva und die Zukunft (Rad.-Werk III)

Max Klinger, 1898

Grey wash drawing of steep Alpine cliffs and pine trees above a shadowed rocky foreground by Francis Towne.

Near Glaris [Glarus], Switzerland

Francis Towne, September 2, 1781

Pen and watercolor drawing of an ornamental pagoda pavilion on an island in a pond, with strollers and trees.

View of the Menagerie at Kew

Thomas Sandby, 1763

Drawing of a formal flower garden with a lobed pond and a long aviary with a central cupola, framed by trees.

View of the Flower Garden and Aviary at Kew

Thomas Sandby, 1763

Ink and wash drawing of a nude Adam amid animals including a horse, goat, and unicorn in a wooded landscape.

Adam in the Garden of Eden, Naming the Animals

Joachim Wtewael, ca. 1605-10

Grey wash drawing of a palace facade across a lawn with strolling figures, grazing sheep and tall trees.

View of the Palace from the Lawn at Kew

Joshua Kirby, 1763

Etching of Windsor Castle's towers and walls seen across a field, with a large tree at left and a carriage with riders in fro

Windsor [copy]

Abraham Aubri, after 1644

Etched panoramic view of Windsor Castle's south side with round towers, a Gothic chapel, garden paths and trees.

The South Side of Windsor Castle [copy]

Wenceslaus Hollar, after 1666

Engraved panorama of Birmingham in 1656 showing a church spire, rows of houses, trees and rolling hills, with a coat of arms

The Prospect of Bermingham [Birmingham], from Ravenshurst (neere London-road) on the South-east part of towne (from D…

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1656

Etching of a horseman on a country road beside tall trees, with a village, church tower and windmill across a river.

The Horseman

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1650

Etching of a woman drinking near wheat and a cart while an old woman with a candle points at a naked child at a doorway.

The Mocking of Ceres

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1646

Etching of a woman with a child beside a pond, with peasants crouching at the water and a wooded landscape behind.

Latona and the Lycian peasants

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1649

Etching of a long covered wooden bridge with a central stone tower over a river, flanked by half-timbered houses and a tree.

Strasbourg, from "German Views"

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1665

Etching of a Mechelen street with stepped gable houses, a footbridge, riders on horseback, and a large willow tree.

Mechelen (Mechlin), from "European Views"

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1664

Etching of a walled town on a hill with a tall central tower, round towers, a church, and travelers in the foreground.

Beÿ Brüssels (Brussels), from "European Views"

Wenceslaus Hollar, ca. 1643

Etching of Jesus served by angels beside a stone table in a wooded landscape, with winged figures and cherubs above.

Jesus served by angels

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1652

Etching of two men beside a large tree above a river and wooded hills, with a fallen log in the foreground.

The Temptation of Jesus

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1644-52

Etching of a draped barefoot figure holding a cup with a serpent beside a tree, with a distant landscape and town.

St. John the Evangelist

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1650

Etching of a nude infant asleep under a tree with two birds in the branches above and a rocky outcrop behind.

Infant Hercules asleep

Wenceslaus Hollar, ca. 1639

Etching of five grotesque heads, with a central elderly man wearing an oak leaf wreath and a shouting face at upper right.

Five grotesque heads, including an elderly man with an oak leaf wreath

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1646

Etching of a dancing nymph with tambourine, satyrs gathered under trees at left, and a lone satyr walking at right.

Five satyrs and two nymphs

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1650

Etching of Rüsselsheim town along a riverbank, with a sailing boat and a rowing boat on the water.

Rüsselsheim

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1642-44

Etching of rolling hills, trees, a fence, small figures and a river under a cloudy sky, by Wenceslaus Hollar.

View Near Albury

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1645

Engraving of a seated nude Diana with a spear, three hounds, a hunting horn on a tree, and a landscape behind.

Seated figure of Diana the Huntress

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1644-52

Etching of a nude huntress asleep under a tree, with a quiver of arrows and a bow beside her and a landscape behind.

Sleeping Huntress

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1644-52

Etching of a brick church with a tall spire, people in procession, riders and a carriage under large trees.

Going to Church

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1651

Etched landscape with a large tree trunk in the foreground and a terraced building on a hill beyond.

Albury with tree-stump in foreground

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1645

Etched landscape of a country road with travelers, a cart, a dog, trees, a stream with fishermen and village houses.

Going to Market

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1652

Etching of a village road with carts, horses, figures, and a canal lined with houses and trees.

The Straight Canal

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1650

Etching of a nude woman asleep under a large tree, with a quiver of arrows beside her and a landscape behind.

Sleeping figure of Diana the huntress

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1644-52

Etching of a wooded landscape with tall trees, grazing sheep near a pond, small figures in the foreground, and clouds above.

Wooded Landscape

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1644

Etched forest clearing with herders, pigs and cattle on a path beneath tall trees, by Wenceslaus Hollar.

Pigherder and Cowherd Conversing in a Clearing

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1648-50

Etching of winged putti among clouds with parrots and songbirds in a tree and an eagle flying above.

Air

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1647

Etching of seven nude putti under a large tree, one raising a wine cup, others playing flute and tambourine, with dancing fig

Seven boys

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1646-54

Etching of peasants resting outside a farmhouse in summer, with a nursing mother, a pig, and a distant village church.

Summer (Aestas)

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1629

Etching of a brawling crowd beside a brick house with barrels, bare trees, and a distant town under a cloudy sky.

Winter (Hymens)

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1629

Etching of a bare-treed winter landscape with a plowing farmer, cottages, a cart on a road, and a distant church tower.

March (Martius)

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1628-29

Etching of a rural April landscape with thatched farmhouses, a church steeple, horse riders, and grazing cattle.

April (Aprills)

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1628-29

Etching of shepherds and cattle in a village landscape with a bridge, windmill and farmhouses, with Latin text below.

June (Junius)

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1628-29

Etching of a Gothic church and harvest workers in a field, with rolling hills and a Latin inscription below.

August (Augustus)

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1628-29

Etching of a castle on a rock above a river, with grape pickers filling barrels in the foreground and boats on the water.

October

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1628-29

Etching of a village street in November with bare trees, sheep, a pig, figures at a doorway, and moored boats on a river.

November

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1628-29

Engraved aerial view of Tongerloo abbey with formal gardens, tree-lined avenues, and flat fields, with heraldic crests above.

Tongerloo (Tungerloa)

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1650

Etching of a river with moored boats, large trees on the right, and a town with a tower on the left bank.

Schiff-math (Boat Yard), from "Small Views"

Wenceslaus Hollar, ca. 1629

Etching of a round crenellated tower beside a city wall, with figures walking under trees and a boat seen through an arched g

The Kunibert Tower near Cologne [copy]

Abraham Aubri, after 1644

Etching of a nude man astride a horse as a soldier with a raised sword and fallen figures appear in a landscape behind.

Plate 37 from "The Disasters of War" (Los Desastres de La Guerra): 'This is worse' (Esto es peor)

Francisco Goya, 1810 (published 1863)

Grey wash drawing of elegantly dressed figures talking beneath an oak tree near a fence and thatched cottage.

Drawing for a book illustration

Samuel Wale, 1738-86

Grey wash frontispiece with a classical frame reading TASSO, showing an embracing couple and sheep in a wooded pastoral scene

Fronticepiece for Tasso's Poems

Richard Westall, late 18th-mid-19th century

Hand-colored woodcut of the risen Christ with a halo and red cloak, standing over a tomb with startled soldiers around him.

Resurrection, from "The Small Woodcut Passion"

Albrecht Dürer, 1509-10

Watercolor elevation of a Gothic-style mill with a blue roof, central spire and weathervane, flanked by trees.

An Elevation for the Projected Mill at Méréville

François Joseph Belanger, n.d.

Sepia drawing of visitors in period dress strolling among classical ruins with carved masks, columns, and a large tree.

Visitors Inspecting Classical Ruins

Louis Jean Desprez, n.d.

Etching of Mercury with a caduceus on a cloud above a sleeping man beside a rock, with a tree and helmet.

Mercury Appears to Aeneas in a Dream

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1757

Pen and brown wash landscape with a skeleton hanging from a bare tree, a stone bridge, and a figure on distant hills.

Skeleton Hanging from a Tree in a Landscape

Paul Bril, late 16th-early 17th century

Drawing of a man resting beside a dog under a huge gnarled oak tree, with small figures working in the misty distance.

A Man Resting Under a Tree

Egbert van Drielst, n.d.

Watercolor design of a gothic tower with spire flanked by domed pavilions and an arcaded gallery, with figures on a lawn.

Design for a Gothic "Belle Vue"

William Hurst Ashpitel, ca. 1800

Engraved landscape of pilgrims walking beneath a large tree beside a winding river, with a castle and sunset in the distance.

Euntes in Emaus (Landscape with Pilgrims at Emmaus), from "The Large Landscapes"

Pieter Bruegel the Elder, ca. 1555-56

Engraving of a wooded landscape with a large tree, a covered wagon on a road, and a village church tower in the distance.

Wooded Region (Pagus Nemorosus), from "The Large Landscapes"

Pieter Bruegel the Elder, ca. 1555-56

Etching of a thatched cottage under a full moon, with a shepherd, dog and sheep in a fenced lane at night.

Christmas, or Folding the Last Sheep

Samuel Palmer, 1850

Etching of a herdsman leading oxen and a dog past a cottage under a moonlit, cloudy sky with dark trees.

The Weary Ploughman, or The Herdsman, or Tardus Bubulcus

Samuel Palmer, begun 1858

Etching of a ploughman guiding oxen past tall cypress trees, under a dramatic hatched sky with birds and distant hills.

The Early Ploughman, or Morning Spread Upon the Mountains

Samuel Palmer, begun before 1861

Etching of a herdsman with cattle and a dog on a forest path, with a bright sunburst shining through tall trees.

The Herdsman's Cottage, or Sunset

Samuel Palmer, 1850

Etching of an overgrown ruined tomb with garlands, carved reliefs, rococo scrollwork and cypress trees under clouds.

The Tomb of Nero, from "Grotteschi" (Grotesques)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1748