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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

2,279 works

Pencil landscape drawing of a tree on a embankment overlooking a plain, with a distant tower on the horizon.

A View of the Roman Campagna with the Tiber near Torre Quinto

Johann Christoph Erhard, 1820

Ink drawing of a lake with a small boat, framed by dark trees and shrubs, with a faint outline of sky at upper left.

A blot-lake with boat, surrounded by trees

Alexander Cozens, 1750-86

Ink and wash drawing of a ruined castle with an arched opening on a rocky hill, with trees and distant hills.

Ruined Castle and Trees

Alexander Cozens, ca. 1762

Etching of two tall trees beside a shadowed hillside, with a distant church under a cloudy sky.

Souvenir of Italy

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1866

Pen and ink landscape drawing with a large gnarled tree at left and a winding road leading to distant trees and hills.

Landscape

Ercole Bazicaluva, mid-17th century

Etching of a bearded man with a lantern beside a pile of dead animals, a nude figure, a dog, and a tree.

Diogenes in search of an honest man

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, ca. 1645-47

Woodcut print of a standing nude, two embracing seated women, a reclining animal, and leafy foliage on cream paper.

Women, Animals, and Foliage

Paul Gauguin, 1898

Etching of a kneeling shepherd with sheep under a palm tree, beside two turbaned bearded men and a child.

Shepherd with Two Magicians, from "Scherzi"

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, ca. 1743-57

Etching of a seated chained woman and standing figures beside a pile of bones, with bare trees and a cloudy sky.

Chained Woman and Other Figures Regarding a Pyre of Bones, from the "Capricci"

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1743

Pencil drawing of a large gnarled tree with spreading branches above rocks and grass on pale paper.

Study for Three Trees

John Crome, January 12, 1812

Pencil sketch of a woman in a cloak speaking to a couple in period dress beside a large tree in a park.

In the Park

Thomas Dalziel, ca. 1859

Watercolor of a lake with blue mountains, two small figures on the shore, and yellow autumn trees at right.

Lakeland Landscape

Copley Fielding, early 19th century

Pencil sketch of a leafless, weathered tree with bare branches spreading outward on grey paper.

Study of a Dead Tree

Myles Birket Foster, 1840-99

Grey-wash drawing of a wide river with a promenade of walkers and a carriage on the left, cliffs and trees beyond.

View of a river with a promenade

David Octavius Hill, 1820-70

Grey wash drawing of a winding river through woodland, framed by a large tree, with figures in the foreground.

View of the Thames with Figures in Foreground

David Octavius Hill, 1820-70

Grey wash drawing of a classical landscape with trees framing a river, ruined columns, and a distant town under a pale sky.

Classical Landscape

George Washington Lambert, 1720-65

Pen and watercolour sketch of an angler seated by a river with cows and ducks, under windblown trees.

"The Riverside, Favourable Wind and the Trout Rising as Fast as Possible"

John Leech, 1830-64

Watercolor drawing of a carved oak fireplace with niches, columns and a central shield in the Jerusalem Chamber, 1838.

Oak Carving from Fireplace in the Jerusalem Chamber, Westminster

Charles James Richardson, 1838

Watercolor drawing of an ornate carved oak fireplace with scrolled pediment, ball finial, and arched central panel.

Oak Carving from Fireplace in the Jerusalem Chamber, Westminster

Charles James Richardson, 1820-71

Watercolor design of a carved oak fireplace frame with a pediment, arched niche and scrolled brackets.

Design for Oak Carving, from the Fireplace, Jerusalem Chamber, Westminster

Charles James Richardson, 1820-71

Pen and ink drawing of oxen and a horse hauling a felled log past trees and rolling hills.

Landscape with Oxen and Felled Tree

Thomas Rowlandson, 1775-1827

Pen and grey wash drawing of a dense tree cluster on a rolling hillside with woodland fading into the distance.

Wooded hillside with deer

Thomas Rowlandson, 1780-1827

Pen and ink study of a leaning tree with dense foliage beside a clearing, with smaller trees to the right.

Study of trees

Thomas Rowlandson, 1780-1827

Pen and grey wash drawing of a path past ruined stone walls and tall trees in a wooded landscape.

Wooded Landscape with Ruins

Thomas Rowlandson, 1780-1827

Watercolor landscape of a winding country road with riders, walkers, farm fields, a farmhouse and a distant church tower.

Landscape

Thomas Rowlandson, 1780-1827

Pen and wash drawing of a herd of deer resting beneath a large spreading oak tree in a wooded landscape.

Herd of deer under an oak tree

Thomas Rowlandson, 1775-1827

Ink and wash landscape of a windswept tree on a hillside, with distant mountains and a grazing animal at left.

Landscape

Samuel Shelley, 1776-1808

Watercolor landscape of autumn-tinged trees beside a pale path, with blue hills and clouds behind.

Landscape with a Path between Trees

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, ca. 1886

The Royal Allied Oak and Self-Created Mushroom Kings

William Heath, May 29, 1815

Engraved landscape with a ruined church, a peasant reading a tombstone, grazing sheep, and trees under a cloudy sky.

Wooded Landscape with a Peasant Reading a Tombstone, Rustic Lovers and a Ruined Church

Thomas Gainsborough, August 1, 1797

Etching of ruined Corinthian columns and carved frieze beside a Roman street with houses, trees, figures and animals.

The Temple of Vespasian and Titus (Veduta del Tempio di Giove Tonante)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1756

Ink and wash drawing of a classical stone gateway with central arch, flanked by lodges and a large tree beside a drive.

Entrance to Laxton in Northamptonshire

Charles Randle, 1825

Engraving of a kneeling woman, a standing armored knight, a mounted rider, and a dragon fight in a rocky background.

St. George Liberating the Princess

Lucas van Leyden, ca. 1508

Print of a woman cutting a sleeping man's hair beneath trees, with soldiers and a walled city in the background.

Samson and Delilah

Lucas van Leyden, ca. 1514

Engraving of a haloed woman leading a procession with drummer and piper through a wooded landscape, 1519.

Dance of St. Mary Magdalene

Lucas van Leyden, 1519

Circular engraving of Christ praying on a rock while sleeping disciples lie nearby, with soldiers approaching in the distant

Christ on the Mount of Olives, from the Circular Passion

Lucas van Leyden, 1509

Engraving of Adam and Eve beside a tree with a serpent coiled around its trunk, with a city and expelled figures in the backg

Fall of Man (Adam and Eve)

Lucas van Leyden, ca. 1514

Circular engraving of Christ kneeling in prayer while disciples sleep nearby and soldiers approach through a wooded landscape

Christ in Gethsemane (copy)

Claes Janszoon Visscher II, 17th century

Pen and ink drawing of a small house beside a wooden footbridge over a river, framed by tall trees and willows.

Landscape with a House near a Bridge over a River

Albert Meyeringh, n.d.

Etching of the Fontainebleau palace courtyard with formal gardens, a canal with boats, and strollers and a carriage in front.

Autre Veüe de la Cour de Fontaines et la Galerie d'Ulisse à Fontaine-bleau

Adam Pérelle, 1680s

Etching of a herd of cattle and goats led by a herdsman past classical columns, with a tower on a hill in the distance.

The Herd Returning in Stormy Weather

Claude Lorrain, 1651

Lithograph of the St. Peter churchyard in Salzburg with crosses, gravestones, an arcade and a rocky cliff behind.

Sonnabend from Sieben Gegenden aus Salzburg und Berchtesgaden Geordnet nach den sieben Tagen der Woche, verbunden dur…

Ferdinand Olivier, 1800-1841

Engraved landscape of a footpath with robed figures, a child, a tower building, trees, and mountains beyond, by Ferdinand Oli

Mittwoch from Sieben Gegenden aus Salzburg und Berchtesgaden Geordnet nach den sieben Tagen der Woche, verbunden durc…

Ferdinand Olivier, 1800-1841

Etching of a woman bathing in a stream under willows, with three ducks in the grass in the foreground.

Canards surpris

Félix Bracquemond, 1882

Grey wash drawing of a young man in a tricorn hat leaning against a tree and holding a book, with distant houses.

Young Man Leaning Against a Tree With a Book

William Wellings, ca. 1780-89

Etching of a ruined thatched cottage beside trees, with a figure and dog crossing a small wooden bridge at right.

The Little Bridge (Le Petit Pont)

Jacob van Ruisdael, 17th century

Etching of a ruined Roman triumphal arch with small figures and overgrown walls, by Piranesi, ca. 1750.

Plate 24: Arch of Pola in Istria near the Gate (Arco di Pola in Istria vicino alla Porta), from "Alcune Vedute di Arc…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1750

Etching of ancient ruins with a porphyry urn, a palm tree, and small figures among fallen stones and columns.

Remains of ancient buldings among which stands the sepulchral urn of Marcus Agrippa made entirely of porphyry, which…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1750

Pencil drawing of a woodland scene with a large twisted tree at upper left, slender trunks, and an open path below.

Study of Trees

François Ryckhals, 17th century

Grey wash drawing of wooded sand dunes with a windmill on a ridge at left and a pair of small figures under clouds.

Wooded Dune Landscape near Haarlem, with Windmill and a Pair of Figures

Gerrit Jan Michaëlis, late 18th-mid-19th century

Etching of horses grazing in a field beside a tree, with a village in the distance and a banner reading UN CHAMP.

Decoration for a Plate: A Field

Félix Bracquemond, 1870

Etching with blue wash of a woman walking a riverside path at night beside street lamps, with a crescent moon and Notre Dame

Decoration for a Plate: Notre Dame

Félix Bracquemond, 1870

Engraving of two robed saints in a wooded landscape with a pig, a bird, a castle, and boats in the distance.

Saint John and Anthony in a Landscape

Master IQV, ca. 1544-45

Brown wash drawing of a hilly landscape with large gnarled trees, a road with travelers, and a distant river valley.

Hilly Landscape with Trees and a Road on the Right

Georg Heinrich Busse, 1833

Watercolor of large trees over a pastoral field with a rustic building, a shepherd with sheep, and a distant village.

Italian Landscape with Trees (recto)

Friedrich Salathé, 1815-21

Sepia ink and wash drawing of hunters on a rocky ledge under trees, overlooking a distant blue mountain valley.

Hunters in an Outlook on a Mountain

August Leopold Venus, ca. 1870

Woodcut of two bearded saints beside a large tree, one holding an open book, with a hilly landscape behind them.

Saint John the Baptist and Saint Onuphrius

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1503

Colored print of a tabby cat leading kittens along a garden path past a rose trellis toward a house.

Pussy's Return

Currier & Ives, 1868-78

Page of nine small prints showing seated figures, a youth between two old men under a tree, and religious interior scenes.

A Youth with Two Old Men

Pen and brown ink drawing of a large old tree with dense foliage, a seated figure at lower left and distant walkers at right.

Study of an Old Tree

Gillis Neyts, 17th century

Watercolor of several black, blue and yellow birds perched on a gnarled branch, with a small river scene below.

Six South American Birds

Abraham Meertens, mid-18th-early 19th century

Brown wash drawing of an arcadian landscape with a gnarled tree, robed figures on a path, and a distant town.

Arcadian Landscape with Figures

Johannes de Bosch, 18th century

Brown wash drawing of a winter road framed by bare trees, with two figures and a distant windmill under an overcast sky.

A Winter Landscape

Johannes Franciscus Hoppenbrouwers, 1854

Engraving of a nude man against a tree trunk, with classical ruins, columns and arches in the background.

Man Against a Tree

Master IQV, ca. 1543-44