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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

14,994 works

Pencil study of decorative initials and blackletter gothic inscription with ornamental flourishes on pale paper.

Inscription in Gothic Letters

Freeman Gage Delamotte, 1830-62

Illuminated page with the word Charity in ornate lettering, a woman helping a kneeling man in a vignette, ivy and holly borde

Charity

Freeman Gage Delamotte, 1830-62

Illuminated page titled Hope with a blue decorative H, angels above a sleeping woman, lilies and blossoms framing the text.

Hope

Freeman Gage Delamotte, 1830-62

Illuminated chromolithograph titled Hope showing a reclining woman, two angels in a glowing halo, lilies, blossoms and butter

Hope

Freeman Gage Delamotte, January 1, 1864

Watercolor drawing with red gothic word Faith, a blue decorated initial, an angel with a cross, and a praying woman in clouds

Faith

Freeman Gage Delamotte, 1830-62

Decorative chromolithograph reading Faith, with an angel holding a cross, a draped woman, and ornate gold Gothic borders.

Faith

Freeman Gage Delamotte, January 1, 1864

Pen and brown ink drawing of plumed helmet, shields, swords and a skull arranged as a trophy display.

Frieze of Trophies

Polidoro da Caravaggio, n.d.

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

Pen and ink drawing of two draped classical men leading three horses, one with an ornate bridle, on grey paper.

Two male classical figures with three horses (design for large fireplace white tiles produced in Wedgwood's factory)

John Flaxman, 19th century

Pen and ink drawing of a seated classical woman leaning on a round shield, with a plumed helmet and spear beside her.

Design for large fireplace white tiles produced in Wedgwood's factory

Pen and ink drawing on tan paper of a reclining figure with a child nestled against them, arms outstretched.

Design for large fireplace white tiles produced by Wedgwood's factory

John Flaxman, 19th century

Pen-and-ink drawing of a lion holding pen nibs, its body forming a scroll with flourished penmanship lettering.

Ornamental Lion Composed of Scrolls, Holding Pens

H. E. Forbes, 18th century

Watercolor drawing of the Koh-i-Noor diamond mounted in jewelry, with a blue pedestal and gilded columns above, by R. S. Garr

Drawing of the "Koh-I-Noor Diamond"

R. S. Garrard & Co., 1851

Engraving of a horse pulling a globe above reclining allegorical figures, with a ruined city and palm tree behind.

The World Carrying Away Knowledge and Love, from The Unrestrained World, plate 3

Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert, 1550

Line drawing of a nude woman reclining on her side, head resting on her arm, hair loose, on a cream background.

Girl

Egon Schiele, 1918

Watercolor of a stone arched bridge over a river with towers and a small boat, under a cloudy sky.

Pisa

Francis Seymour Haden, 1843-44

Pencil sketch of old houses with tiled roofs, chimneys, balconies and hanging laundry around a narrow street.

Houses on the Tiber

Francis Seymour Haden, 1838-1910

Pencil drawing of a cottage porch with an open door, latticed windows, a flower bowl, and a church spire in the distance.

A Cottage Porch

Francis Seymour Haden, 1838-1910

Pen and wash drawing of a frieze with crossed flutes inside a laurel wreath and a medallion at left.

Design for a Frieze Ornamented with Musical Instruments

Thomas Hardwick, late 18th-early 19th century

Pen and watercolour elevation of a Pompeian-style room with winged figures in medallions, garlands, and a central doorway.

Design for a Room in the Etruscan or Pompeian style (Elevation)

C. G. Hawkhurst, 1833

Brown wash elevation drawing of a classical fireplace with fluted pilasters, a scrolled central keystone and an arched firebo

Design for a fireplace

Thomas Heiton, 1827

Decorative frieze with repeating stylized crowned faces, green flowers and striped arches, inscribed "We're a Band of Brother

We're a Band of Brothers

Christopher Dresser, ca. 1883, based on a design of ca. 1867

Pen and ink drawing of two mirrored ornamental cartouche designs with scrollwork, masks, and putti on grey paper.

Designs for Cartouche (recto and verso)

Bernardino Poccetti, 1548-1612

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash of several ornamental urns, covered bowls and amphora-shaped vases on a pale sheet.

Ornamental Designs After Antique Vases

Bernardino Poccetti, 1548-1612

Pencil sketch on blue paper of two winged female figures and a putto within ornamental scrollwork.

Design with Two Winged Female Figures and a Putto

Bernardino Poccetti, 1568-1612

Pen and ink drawing of Motrone Castle with towers and walls, a wooden bridge, two figures, and mountains behind.

View of Motrone Castle (before its demolition around 1692)

Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi ?, 1606-80

Pen and brown ink drawing of two fragments showing a sea monster with a serpentine neck, wing, and clawed feet.

Sea Monster (in two fragments)

Bernardino Poccetti, 1548-1612

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 calm lake with a sailboat, framing trees, distant hills and figures on a rocky bank.

View of a lake or river with a sailboat

David Octavius Hill, 1820-70

Grey wash drawing of Fingal's Cave with vertical basalt columns, a sailboat on choppy water, and birds over the cliffs.

View of Fingal's Cave

David Octavius Hill, 1820-70