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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

2,279 works

Engraving of men and youths with donkeys in a landscape, one man lifting a cup from a grain sack while others react.

Joseph's cup being discovered in Benjamin's sack of grain

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-76

Red chalk drawing of a wooded path with a large tree at left, a small figure walking, and a cottage among trees.

Wooded Landscape

Friedrich August Brand, mid-18th-early 19th century

Brown wash drawing of a shadowed wooded ravine with a creek flowing toward a bright waterfall beneath overhanging trees.

Wooded Landscape with a Creek

Christoph Nathe, 1770-1806

Brown wash drawing of an ivy-framed landscape with figures, a thatched hut, and a distant bay under a hazy sky.

Grape Harvest at the Gulf of Naples

Christoph Heinrich Kniep, 1770-1825

Watercolor of a forest stream with a small waterfall, a leaning mossy tree, and several figures resting on the banks.

Landscape with Waterfall

Friedrich Christian Klass, late 18th-early 19th century

Brown wash drawing of a large tree with two seated travelers, a walking figure on a path, and a distant town.

Landscape with Wayfarers

Ferdinand Kobell, 1740-99

Grey wash drawing of rocky landscape with ruins, a windswept pine, a thatched cottage and pale cliffs under cloudy sky.

Landscape with a ruin near Mödling

Jakob Matthias Schmutzer, 1796

Grey wash drawing of an idealized landscape with cliffs, a waterfall, grazing cows, a lake, and a distant temple.

Ideal Landscape with a Shepherd and Cows

Johann Christian Klengel, 1770-1824

Etching of a ruined stone tower and wall beside a tall poplar and leafy trees on a rocky bank.

Rustic Landscape

duc de Chartres Louis Philippe Joseph, 18th century

Pen and ink landscape drawing with tall trees, a winding road, a river, a distant building and hills.

Classical Landscape with a Building and a River

Abraham Genoels, 17th-early 18th century

Ink and white heightening study of a broken, splintered tree trunk with twisted branches on a blue-grey ground.

Study of a Blasted Tree Trunk and Branches

Simon de Vlieger, 1600-1653

Brown wash drawing of hunters resting by a campfire in a night forest, with pack horses and a moonlit sky.

Hunters resting in a forest at night

Kilian Christoffer Zoll, 1830-60

Etching of a classical bust on a pedestal surrounded by dense foliage, a cascading waterfall, and a fallen log in the foregro

Le Buste

Hubert Robert, n.d.

Engraving of a young man with a walking stick seated on a rock under a tree, with pigs grazing in a landscape behind him.

The Prodigal Son Guarding Pigs

Abraham Bosse, ca. 1636

Etching of a rocky forest clearing with a large boulder, fallen log, bare tree, and a small figure by the stone.

Simplicius in der Waldeinöde, from the series Intermezzi

Max Klinger, n.d.

Etching of an old bearded man and a young girl reading a book together in a forest hut surrounded by trees and rocks.

Simplici Schreibstunde, from the series Intermezzi

Max Klinger, n.d.

Etched landscape of a country road lined with windswept trees, a fence, and distant houses under an open sky.

Landscape after Dürer

comte de Caylus Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, n.d.

Engraving of a bearded old man kneeling by an open tomb with skeletal remains under a large tree, with a town on a hill.

Jacob, from "Sylvae Sacrae Monumenta...Anachoretarum"

Jan Sadeler, 1593-94

Engraving of a bearded hermit kneeling at a cave entrance with a rosary, beside a waterfall and palm trees.

Onofrius, from "Solitudo Sive Vitae Patrum Eremicolarum"

Jan Sadeler, 1585-86

Sepia drawing of an armored warrior raising a sword among fallen figures, with a winged figure flying overhead in clouds.

Rinaldo in the Enchanted Forest

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, ca. 1763

Engraving of women under a large tree watching a distant battle with horsemen, smoke and wagons.

Illustration from "L'Ariane" by Desmarets de Saint-Sorlin; Palamede on Horseback Confronts His Enemies while Searchin…

Abraham Bosse, 1639

Pencil drawing of a classical landscape with tall trees, draped figures by a fountain, and a building beside water.

Classical Landscape with Women at a Fountain

Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of a gnarled tree with twisting branches and feathery foliage on pale paper.

Study of a Tree

Jacob de Gheyn II, late 16th-early 17th century

Pen and brown ink drawing of a wooded river landscape with a stone bridge, a tower, and large framing trees.

Ancient buildings next to water in the woods (recto); A variation of the same landscape in reverse (verso)

Robert Adam, 1740-55

Grey wash drawing of Moses kneeling before a burning bush as a figure points, with sheep grazing in the landscape beyond.

Moses and the Burning Bush

Gerard Hoet, n.d.

Engraving of a bearded hermit reading beneath a tree by a cliff and waterfall, with a monk and distant town in the landscape.

Epiphanius, from "Sylvae Sacrae Monumenta...Anachoretarum"

Maerten de Vos, 1593-94

Grey pencil and wash design for a stage set showing an arched frame of tree trunks, palms and rocks around an open centre.

Design for a Stage Set

Eugène Cicéri, 1825-90

Pen and watercolor landscape with thatched cottages, resting cows, peasants at work, and a distant church spire under a cloud

March

Hendrik Meijer, 1772

Pen and watercolor drawing of a thatched farmstead with shepherds tending and shearing sheep under trees.

June

Hendrik Meijer, 1772

Pen and watercolor drawing of figures harvesting fruit beside a river, with a rowboat and sailing boat nearby.

September

Hendrik Meijer, 1772

Pen and watercolor landscape of a grape harvest with figures resting by a barrel, a river, sailboat, and distant town.

October

Hendrik Meijer, 1772

Pen and watercolor village scene with a church steeple, thatched cottages, butchered pigs and villagers in the foreground.

November

Hendrik Meijer, 1772

Watercolor of trees on a bank above a still lake, with a dirt path at lower right and a partly cloudy sky.

Trees by the lake, Peamore Park, near Exeter, Devon

Francis Towne, 1790-1810

Engraving of Mercury helping a man out of a pile of nude bodies, with a tree and woman's torso at left.

Ignorance and Mercury (an allegory of Virtue and Vice), Mercury kneeling at right holding a staff and taking the hand…

Giovanni Antonio da Brescia, ca. 1490-1525

Etching of windswept trees and low dunes under a hatched sky, with two small cottages on the horizon.

In the Dunes: Souvenir of the Woods at the Hague (Dans les dunes: Souvenir du bois de la Haye)

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1869

Loose ink sketch of a wind-bent tree over an open landscape, with a small tower on the horizon and drifting clouds.

The Lonely Tower (La Tour isolée)

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1871

Etching of a shaded country path lined with tall trees, with a distant domed building under a pale sky.

Environs of Rome

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1866

Etching of two tall trees in a hazy landscape with distant buildings, a reclining figure, and a cloud-filled sky.

Souvenir of Italy (Souvenir d'Italie)

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1866

Etching of a windswept row of trees on a hill, a small domed building at right, two figures at lower left, and clouds in the

Italian Landscape (Paysage d'Italie)

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, ca. 1865

Orange-toned print of windblown trees on a hillside with a seated figure at lower right and a pale sky.

Sappho

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1871

Brown monochrome print of slender bare trees, small seated figures in grass, and a pale opening in the hillside beyond.

The Philosophers' Retreat (Le Repos des philosophes)

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1871

Charcoal sketch of a grove with tall trees and three figures on a path, one carrying a basket and one holding a child.

The Meeting in the Grove (La Rencontre au bosquet)

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1871

Engraving of the Virgin seated by a tree holding the infant Christ, with a fence and landscape behind them.

Virgin and Child Seated by a Tree

Albrecht Dürer, 1513

Pen and ink landscape with a large tree, a small figure by a lake, and a distant tower on the horizon.

Tower at the Lake's Horizon (Tour á L'Horizon d'un Lac)

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1871

Etching of a tree cluster on a hill with a small figure and cart beneath soft horizontal sky hatching.

The Woods of the Hermit (Le Bois de l'ermite)

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1858

Black and white etching of a landscape with tall trees, a standing figure, rolling hills, a small hut, and a cloudy sky.

Landscape

Ferdinand Lefman, 1873-90

Brown wash drawing of a large leafy tree with two seated figures beside a river bank and distant trees.

Landscape with Lovers

Ferdinand Kobell, 1740-99

Grey wash drawing of a valley village seen through a rocky cave opening, with twisted trees and two travelers on a path.

Landscape near Mödling

Jakob Matthias Schmutzer, 1796

Brown wash drawing of rocky hillside with thatched cottages, gnarled trees, and two figures on a path.

Landscape near Mödling with figures

Jakob Matthias Schmutzer, 1795

Woodcut of mourners gathered around Christ's body beneath a tall tree, with a rocky landscape and distant town behind.

The Lamentation, from "The Large Passion"

Albrecht Dürer, 1511

Woodcut of two bearded hermits at a table in a forest, with a raven bringing bread above them.

Saint Anthony and Saint Paul in the Desert

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1503

Black and white print of a bearded hero struggling with armored warriors among bare trees, with a distant town and birds.

Hercules Conquering the Molionide Twins

Albrecht Dürer, 1496

Watercolor design of a ceiling section with brown lattice bands, arched panels, and green tree branches in circular compartme

Design for one section of a ceiling painted with trees and lattices

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

Brown wash drawing of a hillside with trees and two small figures under a pale sky.

Landscape with Trees and Figures

Herman van Swanevelt, 1600-1665

Watercolor botanical study of oak branches with catkins and acorns, a bark and wood block, and loose acorns on paper.

Studies of the blossoms, fruits and trunk of an English oak (Quercus robur)

Ludwig Pfleger, 1788

Watercolor botanical study of a wild apple branch with blossoms, fruit, bark, cut wood, and a halved apple with seeds.

Studies of the trunk, blossoms and fruit of a wild apple tree (Malus sylvestris)

Ludwig Pfleger, 1788

Watercolor of a tree-lined garden promenade with statues, a fountain, strolling figures and a palazzo facade on the right.

Villa Montalto Negroni

Giovanni Volpato, ca. 1780

Watercolor of a formal garden with fountains, a stone balustrade, clipped hedges and strolling figures in period dress.

Villa Pamphili

Giovanni Volpato, ca. 1780

Watercolor view of Villa Borghese garden with classical statues, a striped awning, and figures strolling and dancing under tr

Villa Borghese

Giovanni Volpato, ca. 1780

Engraved view of a park with wooded hills, an avenue, a pavilion, grazing horses, and strolling figures under clouds.

IIde Vue du Parc de Neu-Waldeck prise du Pavillon Chinois vers le Midi, from Views of the Park and Gardens of Marshal…

Jakob Matthias Schmutzer, 1782

Engraved view of a formal garden with hedges, a pond and wooded hills, with figures walking in the foreground.

IVe Vue du Parc de Neu-Waldeck prise du Pavillon Chinois vers le Nord

Jakob Matthias Schmutzer, 1782

Woodcut of an angel with a flaming sword expelling two nude figures from a tree, on a sheet with faint printed text.

The Expulsion from Paradise, from "The Small Passion", edition Venice

Albrecht Dürer, 1612

Engraving of two women embracing before an arched doorway, with a castle and mountains in the background and a small dog belo

The Visitation, from "The Life of the Virgin" (copy)

Albrecht Dürer, early 16th century

Blue and black Christmas greeting print of a snowy forest with a lit fir tree and a hooded figure, with German text.

Merry Christmas! (Frohe Weihnachten!)

Moriz Jung, 1907