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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1,292 works

Pen and ink drawing of a calm river with sailing boats, a rowboat with figures, and distant masts under an open sky.

River Scene with Boats

Simon de Vlieger, 17th century

Brown wash drawing of dunes with thatched buildings, beached sailing boats, and horse carts on a sandy shore.

View of the Dunes at Scheveningen

Jan de Bisschop, mid 17th century

Ink and wash drawing of a frigate firing a salute beside rowboats and sailing ships on calm water under a cloudy sky.

A Frigate at Anchor, Saluting a Nearby Yacht

Willem van de Velde the Elder, 17th century

Circular pen and ink drawing of a rocky coast with a seated figure, an eagle, sailboats, and a distant town.

The Death of Aeschylus

Tobias Verhaecht, 1576-before 1606

Grey wash drawing of merchant ships and small sailboats in rough seas, with dolphins leaping among the waves.

Merchant Ships and Smaller Sailing Boats in a Strong Breeze, Dolphins in the Waves

Hendrick Rietschoof, ca. 1700

Pen and ink drawing of a walled river town with a castle, a sailing boat in the foreground, and rowboats on the water.

View of Lahnstein on the River Rhine

Wenceslaus Hollar, ca. 1636

Pen and wash drawing of moored sailing boats on a calm river with distant hills and small animals on the left shore.

Tropical Coastal Landscape

Frans Post, 17th century

Etching of a stormy sea with a heeling sailing ship, a small building on rocks, figures in the waves, and a distant tower.

Water, from series The Four Elements

Reinier Nooms, 17th century

Engraving of a flood scene with a crowded boat, struggling figures in water, a waterfall, rocky cliffs and a stormy sky.

Winter

Nicolas Poussin, n.d.

Engraving of fishermen hauling nets from boats while figures on shore kneel and stand, with a distant sailing ship on the hor

The Miraculous Draught of Fish

Battista Franco Veneziano

Etching of a coat of arms with a castle crown, fleur-de-lis, a sailing ship on waves, and laurel branches below.

Coat-of-Arms Symbolizing the City of Paris, from "Etchings of Paris"

Charles Meryon, 1854

Etching of the Petit Pont in Paris with stone arches over the Seine, Notre-Dame's twin towers behind, and boats and figures b

The Petit Pont, Paris

Charles Meryon, 1850 or later

Etching of a dark stone archway framing a river view of a bridge, medieval towers, moored boats and figures on the water.

Archway, Pont Nôtre-Dame, Paris

Charles Meryon, 1853

Etching of a dark archway framing a stone bridge over a river, with boats, workers and Paris towers in the distance.

Archway, Pont Nôtre-Dame, Paris, from "Etchings of Paris"

Charles Meryon, 1853

Etching of a riverside pump house with a tall tower on timber supports, Notre-Dame towers and city buildings behind, boats on

The Nôtre-Dame Pump, from "Etchings of Paris"

Charles Meryon, 1852

Etching of a tall pump tower on wooden supports over the Seine, with Notre-Dame and boats on the water behind.

The Nôtre-Dame Pump, Paris

Charles Meryon, 1852

Etching of the Clock Tower in Paris with a tall spire, turrets, scaffolding, and a barge passing under a stone arched bridge.

The Clock Tower, Paris

Charles Meryon, 1852

The Frigate Rotha

Carl Dahl, 1812-65

Pencil drawing of a flat river landscape with men and buffalo, a boat, a ruined tower, and distant hills.

Italian Landscape with the Tiber River and Men with Cattle and a Boat

Friedrich Preller the Elder, 1873

Etching of a Paris bridge over the Seine with towered buildings, rowing boats, barges and a hot air balloon in the sky.

Pont-au-Change, Paris, from "Etchings of Paris"

Charles Meryon, 1854

Hand-colored print of the 1775 battle at Charlestown, showing smoke-filled hillside, warships in harbor and soldiers in forma

An Exact View of the Late Battle at Charlestown, June 17th, 1775

Bernard Romans, ca. 1775

Brown wash drawing of a river landscape with rocks, trees, fishermen in a boat, sailing boats and a hilltop building.

Landscape with Fishermen

Maerten de Cock, ca. 1588-1661

Engraved frieze of Neptune in a sea-horse chariot with tritons, a trident and putti over rolling waves.

Frieze with Neptune and Tritons

Girolamo Mocetto, ca. 1500-1530

Etching of a riverside wharf with moored boats, masts, workers and a brick Thames Police building on the right.

Thames Police (Wapping Wharf)

James McNeill Whistler, 1859

Etching of a river harbor with sailing ships, rowing boats, a cargo barge, and riverside buildings under a hatched sky.

Little Wapping (The Little Rotherhithe)

James McNeill Whistler, 1861

Etching of a misty river with sailing boats, a wooden pier, and factory chimneys along the distant shore.

Early Morning, Battersea (Battersea Dawn) (Cadogan Pier)

James McNeill Whistler, probably 1863

Etching of the Old Hungerford Bridge over a busy river with sailing barges, rowing boats, and a distant city skyline.

Old Hungerford Bridge

James McNeill Whistler, 1861

Etching of a river landscape with trees and a rowboat, and a woman in a hat sketching in the foreground.

Sketching, No. 1

James McNeill Whistler, 1861

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash of Christ gesturing to a kneeling centurion while soldiers with spears stand nearby.

Christ and the Centurion (recto); Figure Waving to Departing Ship (verso)

Giuseppe Passeri, 1665-1714

Etching of a sailing barge on a river beside factory sheds and smokestacks, with a bridge in the distance.

Price's Candle-Works (Price's Candle Factory)

James McNeill Whistler, 1876-77