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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1,456 works

Etching of a duck flying with wings spread above a flock and marsh, with a verse and Journal heading above.

Le Canard

Félix Bracquemond, 1856

Brown wash drawing of an oval ceiling design with scattered putti and cherubs among clouds, over faint grid lines.

Design for an Oval Ceiling, probably for Pless Residence

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

Etching of nude figures on a rock above the sea, with winged creatures and the title Arnold Böcklin in large letters.

Dedication (from the series A Life)

Max Klinger, 1887-1903

Etching of teal ducks resting in a marsh among tall reeds, with birds flying overhead under a hatched sky.

Sarcelles

Félix Bracquemond, 1853

Two ink drawings of an ornate grand foyer with draped curtains, columns, a statue, chandeliers, and a heraldic crest.

Two Views of a Grand Foyer

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Etching of a plague ward where a nun raises a crucifix as ravens fly through open windows over sick patients in iron beds.

Plague (Pest), from the series Death, Part II (Vom Tode Zweiter Teil)

Max Klinger, 1903 (published 1904)

Etching of a duck and a turtle on a muddy bank beside a pond with reeds, broad leaves and water lilies.

L'Inconnu

Félix Bracquemond, 1862

Watercolor design for a painted vaulted ceiling with floral garlands, scrolling foliage, a griffin and a bird.

Designs for the painted decoration of a vaulted ceiling

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Seated woman with a dark bird at her feet, before a tapestry-like background of elephants, lions, deer and nude figures.

Leuckart Certificate (Penelope)

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

Pencil and watercolor designs for a ceiling border and a wall with climbing vines, floral motifs and small animal scenes.

Designs for the ceiling and wall of a room decorated with waterbirds and flowering vines

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Ink and wash drawing of a seated youth beside a large eagle, with two peacocks and a fruit basket below.

Jupiter, disguised as an eagle, with Ganymede, and a sketch of two peacocks

Nicolai Abildgaard, mid-18th-early 19th century

Etching of a large black raven before a stone wall, with a hanging noose and perched birds on a wooden platform behind.

Le Corbeau, from "L'Artiste"

Félix Bracquemond, February 6, 1859

Watercolor design of an ornate gilded interior wall with a fireplace, framed landscape paintings, and a decorated door.

Design for the decoration of a wall punctuated by a fireplace and a door and hung with gold-framed pictures

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Engraving of nude Adam and Eve by a tree with a serpent, surrounded by animals including a parrot, cat and bull.

Adam and Eve

Johannes Wierix, 1566

Etched title page reading Eaux-fortes par Bracquemond 1854, with bird heads and spiky border motifs, on blue paper.

Eaux-fortes par Bracquemond

Félix Bracquemond, 1854

Two watercolor wall designs with double doors: upper with floral urn and birds, lower with cherubs and blue medallions.

Two Designs for the decoration of walls pierced by pairs of double doors

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Engraving of crowned allegorical figure of Europe flanked by armed men, a horse, a bear, grapevines and fruit ornament.

Allegory of Europe, from "The Four Continents"

Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder, ca. 1590-1600

Etching of pheasants walking through misty heathland with birch trees fading into fog in the background.

Brumes du matin

Félix Bracquemond, 1882

Design drawing of a room wall with carved wood paneling, a double door, inset paintings, and green patterned wallpaper.

Design for a room with wood panels inset with paintings and a heavily-carved double door

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Engraved allegory of Asia with a central female figure, a camel, an elephant, winged griffins and decorative foliage.

Allegory of Asia, from "The Four Continents"

Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder, ca. 1590-1600

Etching of ducks among tall reeds at a water's edge, with more ducks swimming in a line across the water beyond.

Roseaux et Sarcelles

Félix Bracquemond, 1882

Watercolor design for a door with Chinese-style panels, bird vignettes, flowering branches, and a gold dragon in the central

Design for the decoration of a door with Chinese motifs

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Etching of a moonlit ruined château with figures below, beside an ex libris bookplate with ships, music and a violin.

The Owl's Château

Félix-Hilaire Buhot, 1867-98

Etching of three birds flying above folded papers falling onto a wooden folding easel, with the title Libre et Fidèle.

Libre et Fidèle

Félix Bracquemond, 1878

Design drawing of a painted ceiling with a central circular panel showing clouds and three flying ducks.

Design for a carved and painted ceiling with clouds and ducks in the central circular panel

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Etching of thatched cottages with smoking chimneys, a flock of geese in the foreground, and a cloudy sky.

Small Thatched Cottages (Les Petites Chaumières)

Félix-Hilaire Buhot, 1878

Etching of ducks playing on a pond among reeds and water lilies, with a drake in the foreground.

Ébats de canards

Félix Bracquemond, 1850-1914

Watercolor design of a gilded ceiling with a blue cloudy sky, birds in flight, and ornamental panels.

Design for a ceiling decorated with clouds and birds

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Etching of a woman in a long dark gown beside three white swans in a misty landscape with trees and birds.

Lady of the Swans

Félix-Hilaire Buhot, 1879