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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

16,156 works

Symmetrical ochre and grey drawing of scrolling foliage and strapwork ornament framing a blank central arch.

Rinceau and Strapwork Ornament

John Gregory Crace, 19th century

Gold-washed design drawing of two rectangular ornamental panels, one with strapwork and rosettes, one with scrolling foliage

Two Rectangular Ornaments with Strapwork, Foliage and an Eagle

John Gregory Crace, 19th century

Design drawing of a blue coffered ceiling with six gilded medallions holding classical figures, with a cornice detail above.

Carved and Painted Ceiling with Six Figural Medallions, for Cleish Castle

John Gregory Crace, 19th century

Colored design drawing of an ornate ceiling with a central rose motif, fan supports at the corners, and heraldic shields.

Design for Ceiling with Two Portraits and Fan Supports at Corners

John Gregory Crace, 19th century

Costume Design for Lady with a Fan

Basil Crage, 1890-99

Brown ink design of a helmeted charioteer driving horses, framed by blank banners and a striped decorative border.

Design for Trade Card [The Sun Life Assurance Society]

Walter Crane, 1880-89

Watercolor design of an art gallery interior with a shopkeeper greeting a couple among paintings and sculptures.

Design for Trade Card for Samuel P. Avery

George Cruikshank, 1873

Etched trade card of Samuel P. Avery's Fine Art Room showing a shopkeeper with a couple among paintings and sculpture.

Trade Card for Samuel P. Avery--Fine Art Room

George Cruikshank, 1873

Pencil sketch in three horizontal bands of Chinese figures: seated officials, musicians with drums, dancers, and garden scene

Three Friezes of Chinese Figures

Isaac Robert Cruikshank, 1800-1856

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

Illuminated initial letter with a robed saint holding a crozier, framed by blue, red and gold foliate ornament.

Illuminated Initial "N"

Freeman Gage Delamotte, 1830-62

Illuminated letter D with a haloed woman holding a palm frond and book, surrounded by red and blue foliage and decorative bor

Illuminated Initial "D"

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

Hope

Freeman Gage Delamotte, January 1, 1864

A Yachtsman

the Younger Robert Dighton, 1806-65

Pencil sketch of an ornamental border with knights on horses and a dragon, framing a central panel with a man and woman.

Border design with knights, ladies and dragons (recto); Sketches for border elements (verso)

Richard Doyle, ca. 1855

Pencil and wash drawing of a seated man beside a writing desk, with bookshelves and a hanging scale in the study behind him.

Portrait of a Man, Seated in Front of a Writing Desk

Henry Edridge, 1795-1800

Pen and wash drawing of a helmeted armored warrior with spear and shield on a pedestal, with a cherub holding a banner above.

Design for a Book Illustration

William Faithorne the Elder, 17th century

Watercolor of two women in black faldetta cloaks, one wearing a white headdress and yellow bodice, standing on a pale ground.

Ancient Maltese Costume, A Lady in a Faldetta

Vincenzo Feneck, 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

Male classical figure holding a torch (design for large fireplace white tiles produced in Wedgwood's factory)

John Flaxman, 19th century

Female classical figure (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 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

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

Brown line drawing of a man's head and shoulders, facing forward with wide eyes and curly hair, on cream paper.

Portrait of Paris von Gütersloh

Egon Schiele, 1918

Portrait of Franz Hauer

Egon Schiele, 1914

Portrait of a Man

Egon Schiele, 1914

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 ink drawing of a bearded old man's head with curly hair and a flowing beard, by Sir George Hayter, 1849.

Head of a Bearded Old Man

George Hayter, 1849