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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1,292 works

Etching of a skeleton pulling a merchant's cloak as he sits on bales and barrels, with ships at sea behind them.

The Merchant, from "Dance of Death"

Wenceslaus Hollar, [1651] late 18th century printing

Etching of a sailing boat in rough waves before a walled harbor town, with wind-blown trees and figures on the shore.

February (Februarius)

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1628-29

Etching of a riverside village in September with a stone bridge, a laden rowing boat, workers unloading goods and cottages.

September

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1628-29

Etching of Tangier's south-east shore with fortress walls, castle towers, anchored sailing ships and distant hills.

South East Corner of Tangier

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1669-73

Etched 1670 view of Tangier's city walls, round tower and harbor with boats, two figures watching from the foreground.

Part of Tangier from above, without the Water-gate

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1670

Etching of a walled castle with a tower beside a harbor with sailing ships, stone walls and hills in the distance.

The West Side of Yorke Castle

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1669

Etching of several sailing ships battling rough waves under a dark, cloudy sky, with a large vessel at center.

Sea Storms

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1665

Etching of three ships tossed by stormy waves under dark clouds, with a large sailing vessel in the foreground.

A yacht and three warships in a storm

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1665

Etching of a river with moored boats, large trees on the right, and a town with a tower on the left bank.

Schiff-math (Boat Yard), from "Small Views"

Wenceslaus Hollar, ca. 1629

Etching of Tangier's fortified waterfront with boats on the water and two men on a hill near a round tower and gate.

Part of Tangier from above

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1670

Etching of a Venetian canal with a moored gondola, stone steps, a crowd at a doorway, and an arched bridge.

Bridge of Sighs, Venice (First Plate)

Frank Duveneck, 1883

Etching of Moses with sheep beside a burning bush and a town on a hill, above a scene of men pushing a boat.

Moses and the Burning Bush

Andrea Schiavone, ca. 1544-48

Etching on a page with a shepherd and sheep by a fire above, and men hauling a net from a boat below.

The Miraculous Draught of Fishes

Andrea Schiavone, ca. 1548-52 (?)

Hand-colored lithograph of a large airship with a paddle wheel flying over a bay with sailing ships and hills.

Prince's Aerial Ship. Star of the East!

Norris's Lithography, 19th century

Engraving of Christ gesturing to kneeling apostles in a boat on a lake, framed by a decorative vine border.

The Calling of the Apostles St. James and St. John

Friedrich August Pflugfelder, 1839

Pencil drawing of a river with sailboats, a walking couple on a bank, and a cloudy sky with birds.

River Landscape

Jan Porcellis, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of sailing boats on choppy sea, two figures on shore by wooden posts, ships on horizon.

Choppy Sea with Boats near the Coast

Pieter van Everdingen, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of a narrow rocky gorge with figures on ledges and a rowing boat on the water below.

Figures Boating in a Gorge near Sorrento

Daniël Dupré, n.d.

Engraving of two women in a boat on water, one holding an infant, beside a tree and grassy bank.

Danae and the infant Perseus cast out to sea by Acrisius

Giorgio Ghisi, 1543

Engraving of a crowded vegetable market by a harbor, with women selling produce from baskets and boats on the shore.

Vegetable Market, from the pair Meat Market and Vegetable Market

Pieter van der Borcht, ca. 1575-1608

Hand-colored panoramic print of New York's waterfront from the East River, with sailing ships and a steamboat in the foregrou

Panoramic View of New York, from the East River

Robert Havell Jr., 1844

Grey wash drawing of a shipwreck on a stormy shore, with survivors salvaging goods from the surf and a cart on the sand.

A Ship Wrecked on a Shore on a Stormy Night, with Survivors Salvaging Their Goods

Ludolf Bakhuysen, 1695-1708

Etching of an older man embracing a kneeling, ragged figure on a ship deck, with pigs and sailing rigging behind them.

The Parable of the Prodigal Son, No. III: The Return

James Tissot, 1882

Engraving of a steamship tilted over rough night seas, crew on deck, rigging lines, and a glowing signal light.

At Sea - Signalling a Passing Steamer (Every Saturday, Vol. II, New Series)

Winslow Homer, April 18, 1871

Pen and wash drawing of a canal lined with trees, a moored rowboat, a wooden shed, and ducks on the water.

Canal with a Boat and Ducks

Anthonie van Borssom, 17th century

Pen and wash drawing of several sailing ships and small boats on calm water under a cloudy sky.

Dutch Ships in a Bay

Willem van de Velde the Younger, mid-17th-early 18th century

Ink and wash drawing of two Dutch sailing ships at anchor on a calm sea under a cloudy sky.

Dutch Ships at Anchor

Willem van de Velde the Younger, mid-17th-early 18th century

Pen and brown ink drawing of beached sailboats, figures on a shore, and a distant sailboat under cloudy skies.

Beach Scene with Boats

Pieter Mulier the Elder, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of several sailing warships with full sails on calm water, with smaller boats and a distant fleet.

Warships at Sea

Willem van de Velde the Younger, mid-17th-early 18th century

Pen and ink sketch of a small sailboat with billowing sails, rigging and figures on deck, on a pale sheet.

Sketch of a Sailboat

Willem van de Velde the Younger, mid-17th-early 18th century