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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

820 works

Engraving of women in a vineyard passing a wreath, with a reclining nude and a man pruning vines on the right.

Flora in the centre passing a wreath to another woman, surrounded by other figures

Giulio Bonasone, mid-16th century

Engraved title page with a winged cherub above an oval laurel garland with ribbons and tassels, centre left blank.

Title Page: Desmarets de Saint-Sorlin, L'Office de la Vierge Marie

Claude Mellan, 1645

Watercolor design of a ceiling cove with blue scrollwork, pink rose garlands, a flower frieze, and a blue lower wall panel.

Design for the decoration of a ceiling cove and moulding

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Engraved arched ornament with acanthus scrolls, vine leaves, grapes and a central lily on a cream sheet.

Arched framing element for banknote, with acanthus and vine leaves, lily and grapes

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1824-37

Oval panel of fine engraved lathe-work ornament with scalloped edges and symmetrical rosette patterns on pale paper.

Banknote motifs: panel of lathe work ornament with rounded ends, with a repeating floral pattern

Cyrus Durand, ca. 1824-42

Pencil drawing of four decorative patterns with foliage, flowers, and scrolls, including friezes and corner motifs.

Four designs for decorative patters featuring foliage, flowers, and scrolls

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Engraved oval portrait of George Washington in a decorative floral border, a banknote motif.

Banknote motif: Portrait on George Washington in a decorative panel

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1824-37

Sepia engraved banknote design with a large ornamental number 1 over lathe-work medallion and rosette bands with scrolls and

Banknote motif: ornamental number 1 against a panel of lathe work elements, adjoining a band of mosaic style ornament…

Cyrus Durand, ca. 1824-42

Watercolor design of a paneled wall with three painted landscapes of trees, gilded moldings and a floral cartouche above.

Elevation of a paneled interior decorated with painted landscapes and coves with cartouches and flowers

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Engraved oval portrait of a curly-haired child leaning on a ledge, within an ornate floral and scroll frame.

Banknote motif: a child's portrait and two patterned ovals surrounded by a floral frame

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1824-37

Engraved banknote motif with the numeral 500 in a dark panel surrounded by ornate scrolls and flowers, marked No. 13.

Banknote motif: number 500 in an ornamental frame

Cyrus Durand, ca. 1824-42

Ochre-ground design drawing of a ceiling border with scrolling foliage and a putto carrying a basket of flowers at center.

Design for decorative border to a ceiling with a putto carrying a basket of flowers

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Engraved print of a curly-haired child in a circular medallion, framed by lilies, tulips, and oval patterned panels.

Banknote motif: a child's portrait surrounded by a floral frame

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1824-37

Green banknote motif with the number 500 inside a lathe-work medallion, framed by an open wreath of leaves and berries.

Banknote motif: number 500 at the center of a circular design of lathe work with wavy edges, surrounded by an open wr…

Cyrus Durand, ca. 1824-42

Colored design drawing of a paneled ceiling with a central octagon, putti, birds, and floral ornament in pastel tones.

Design for a paneled ceiling painted with putti, birds, and floral motifs

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 19th century

Etching of a standing woman in a ruffled gown holding a basket and bouquets of flowers, with a rustic building behind her.

Flower Girl

François Boucher, 18th century

Engraved sheet of ten ornamental designs including a wreathed sword, scales, an anchor with chain, and vine borders.

Banknote motif: ten different ornamental lathe work elements including a disk embellished with berries and flowers, a…

Cyrus Durand, ca. 1824-42

Three painted design studies for ornamental room borders with floral bouquets, gilded scrolls and red medallion patterns.

Three designs for painted borders to decorate a room

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 19th century

Engraved rococo cartouche with seated female figures, a lion mask, an urn, feathers and foliage, and radiating light.

Frontispiece for Book of Cartouches

Johann Georg Hertel, mid-18th century

Banknote fragment with the number 100 inside an engraved oval of lathe work, framed by grain, flowers and berries.

Banknote motif: the number 100 against an ornamental lathe work oval resembling woven rope with a border of grain, fl…

Cyrus Durand, ca. 1824-42

Painted design for a paneled ceiling with a central cherub group, bird panels, floral garlands, and gilded ornamental borders

Design for a paneled ceiling painted with putti, birds, and floral motifs on tracing paper; mounted on wove paper

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 19th century

Etching of a woman with a mirror, an attendant with a box, a child, and a parrot in a garden pavilion.

The Toilet

Gabriel Huquier, ca. 1742

Green lathe-work medallion with radiating looped lines and scalloped border printed on pale paper.

Banknote motif: small circular ornament containing floral lathe work

Cyrus Durand, ca. 1824-42

Watercolor design for an octagonal ceiling with a blue sky, a lattice trellis, pink roses and gilded scrollwork corners.

Design for a ceiling painted with clouds, trellises, and roses

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

Engraving of a laurel-crowned woman with a lyre, cherubs, doves and flowers in an oval frame, titled Lyrical Poetry.

Lyrical Poetry

Claude Augustin Duflos le Jeune, ca. 1741

Engraved banknote motif with a circular guilloche rosette surrounded by scrolling leaves and flowers on cream paper.

Banknote motif: hexagonal ornament with rippled edges with a pointed star at its center and flowers and leaves below

Cyrus Durand, ca. 1824-42

Design drawing of a gilded ceiling with a painted cloudy sky, swallows, floral garlands and ornate scrolled frame.

Design for a ceiling with trompe l'oeil sky

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

Etching of two winged putti on clouds, one carrying a basket of flowers while the other reaches toward it.

Two Children, One Holding a Basket with Flowers

Gabriel Huquier, 1738-45

Engraving of a woman with a parasol and pipe, two children, and a parrot on a stand beside a potted plant.

Chinese Curiosities

John Ingram, 1741-63

Watercolor design for a ceiling with a central rosette, Greek key border, and small blue and pink floral accents.

Design for a ceiling with floral accents and Greek key border

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