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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

796 works

Etching of a bear gazing up at a nude female figure perched among blossoming branches, with a lake and hills behind.

Bär und Elfe, from the series Intermezzi

Max Klinger, n.d.

Etching of a park pond with birch trees, swans, and a seated couple in 19th-century dress at the water's edge.

Le Bois de Boulogne, from "L'Artiste"

Félix Bracquemond, 1857

Brown wash design for a rococo wall panel showing a castle on a hill, trees, and a hunted stag at the base.

Design for a Decorative Wall Panel with Hunting Motif, Pless Chateau, Silesia

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

Etching of a kneeling figure in a forest clearing beside a pond, a hut, and cabbage plants, by Max Klinger.

Simplicius am Grabe des Einsiedlers, from the series Intermezzi

Max Klinger, n.d.

Etching of a man leaning on a terrace balustrade watching a woman seated in an evening park with tall trees.

Scène dans un parc, le soir

Félix Bracquemond, 1856

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 fallen horse and rider beneath a large tree, with birds scattering in the sky and a broken sword on the ground.

Gefallener Reiter, from the series Intermezzi

Max Klinger, n.d.

Etching of a nude woman with a wide-brimmed hat resting her hand on a seated lion beside a tree, with a castle in the distanc

Le Lion amoureux

Félix Bracquemond, 1886

Etching of Rebecca at a well receiving a gold ring from Eliezer, with a camel and tree beside them.

Rebecca and Eliezer

François Chauveau

Etching of a man and woman beneath tall trees, with a chained figure behind them and a sea horizon in the distance.

Genie (Künstler), from the series Vom Tode Zweiter Teil

Max Klinger, 1910

Etching of a wooded landscape with a tall central tree, rocky cliff on the left, and a pale sky among the branches.

Coucher de soleil

Félix Bracquemond, 1858?

Drawing of an ornate garden pavilion with glazed doors and stone urns, set in a dense green forest with a gravel path.

A garden pavilion in a forested landscape

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Etching of two boys sleeping beside a tree near a wooden bench, with birds flying overhead.

Two Boys Sleeping Besides a Tree

Marie Jeanne Boucher, ca. 1750-60

Etching of a forest clearing with birch trees, a rider on a white horse, and a stream in the foreground.

Le cheval blanc

Félix Bracquemond, 1858?

Etching of a young couple startled beside a tree, with sheep, a goat and a wooden gate in a pastoral landscape.

Surprised Young Couple Under a Tree

François Boucher, 1730-70

Engraving of the seated Virgin holding the infant Christ, who reaches toward a small bird beneath a tree.

Virgin and Child seated beneath a tree

Giulio Bonasone, ca. 1560

Brown wash drawing of a large tree with two seated travelers, a walking figure on a path, and a distant town.

Landscape with Wayfarers

Ferdinand Kobell, 1740-99

Pen and ink landscape drawing with tall trees, a winding road, a river, a distant building and hills.

Classical Landscape with a Building and a River

Abraham Genoels, 17th-early 18th century

Ink and white heightening study of a broken, splintered tree trunk with twisted branches on a blue-grey ground.

Study of a Blasted Tree Trunk and Branches

Simon de Vlieger, 1600-1653

Etching of a classical bust on a pedestal surrounded by dense foliage, a cascading waterfall, and a fallen log in the foregro

Le Buste

Hubert Robert, n.d.

Etching of an old bearded man and a young girl reading a book together in a forest hut surrounded by trees and rocks.

Simplici Schreibstunde, from the series Intermezzi

Max Klinger, n.d.

Engraving of women under a large tree watching a distant battle with horsemen, smoke and wagons.

Illustration from "L'Ariane" by Desmarets de Saint-Sorlin; Palamede on Horseback Confronts His Enemies while Searchin…

Abraham Bosse, 1639

Brown ink and wash drawing of a gnarled tree with twisting branches and feathery foliage on pale paper.

Study of a Tree

Jacob de Gheyn II, late 16th-early 17th century

Grey wash drawing of Moses kneeling before a burning bush as a figure points, with sheep grazing in the landscape beyond.

Moses and the Burning Bush

Gerard Hoet, n.d.

Etching of a shaded country path lined with tall trees, with a distant domed building under a pale sky.

Environs of Rome

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1866

Engraving of the Virgin seated by a tree holding the infant Christ, with a fence and landscape behind them.

Virgin and Child Seated by a Tree

Albrecht Dürer, 1513

Brown wash drawing of a large leafy tree with two seated figures beside a river bank and distant trees.

Landscape with Lovers

Ferdinand Kobell, 1740-99

Etching of two tall trees in a hazy landscape with distant buildings, a reclining figure, and a cloud-filled sky.

Souvenir of Italy (Souvenir d'Italie)

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1866

Woodcut of mourners gathered around Christ's body beneath a tall tree, with a rocky landscape and distant town behind.

The Lamentation, from "The Large Passion"

Albrecht Dürer, 1511

Watercolor design of a ceiling section with brown lattice bands, arched panels, and green tree branches in circular compartme

Design for one section of a ceiling painted with trees and lattices

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