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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

17,355 works

Drawing of a decorative illuminated letter C in red and blue with foliate patterns, roundels and gold accents.

Illuminated Initial "C"

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 manuscript page with a large knotwork initial and Latin text in green ink, opening the Gospel of John.

Illuminated Leaf with Initial "I"

Freeman Gage Delamotte, 1830-62

Illuminated manuscript leaf with Latin text, a large decorative initial E, and a colorful vine border in blue, red and gold.

Illuminated Leaf with Initial "E" (recto); Vine Border (verso)

Freeman Gage Delamotte, 1830-62

Hand-coloured L-shaped decorated border with scrolling foliage, blue and red flowers, and gold dots in medieval illumination

Decorated Border

Freeman Gage Delamotte, 1830-62

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

Pencil and wash design drawing of a tall lidded pitcher with silver fittings, acorn finial, and scrolled handle.

Design for a Lidded Crystal and Silver-Plated Water Pitcher or Claret Jug

Elkington & Co., c. 1890-1910

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

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

Pencil sketch of a leafless, weathered tree with bare branches spreading outward on grey paper.

Study of a Dead Tree

Myles Birket Foster, 1840-99

Engraving of a chubby putto blowing bubbles beside a skull and bones, with a distant town and a Latin inscription.

Quis evadet?

Hendrick Goltzius, 1594

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

Drypoint print of a hunched nude figure with bowed head and crosshatched shadow beneath, on a textured grey ground.

Sorrow

Egon Schiele, 1914

Self-Portrait

Egon Schiele, 1914

Portrait of a Man

Egon Schiele, 1914

Watercolor sheet music cover of a seated young woman beside colorful sails and a distant pink tower by the water.

Design for music cover: A Runaway Girl Waltz

W. George, 1898

Watercolor design for a stained glass window with a swallow over a wheat field and two lancets of flowering branches and urns

Design for a stained glass window

Alexander Gibbs, 1866-92

Architectural design sheet with a coloured stained glass lancet window, a rose roundel above, and handwritten notes on the pa

Design for stained glass windows in Ditteridge Church

Edward William Godwin, ca. 1859

Pencil drawing of a cottage parlour seen through an open door, with a leaded window, a bowl on a table, and a rug.

A Cottage Parlour

Francis Seymour Haden, 1838-1910

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

Pen and ink drawing of a bearded man in a pointed hood, shaded with fine cross-hatching, dated 1840.

Head of a Male Pilgrim

George Hayter, 1840

Two stylized ornamental design drawings: a maroon panel with green leaves and peach petals, and a plant with red-tipped tendr

Two design drawings

Christopher Dresser, ca. 1883, based on earlier design

Ink and wash drawing of an Egyptian style figure forming the handle of a pointed utensil, signed Poccetti.

Design for Pointed Utensil with an Egyptian Style Figure on the Handle

Bernardino Poccetti, 1548-1612

Grey wash drawing of a waterfall falling over rocks, framed by trees, with an arched bridge in the distance.

View of a Waterfall (recto); Landscape Study (verso)

David Octavius Hill, 1820-70

Watercolor of a glowing white-robed woman holding flowers on a ledge, surrounded by shadowy creatures and a dark landscape.

Light and the Shades

Henry George Hine, ca. 1870

Watercolor and ink design drawing of a lidded urn on a tripod stand with female busts, garlands and paw feet.

Design for a torchere or perfume burner

Henry Holland, 1765-1806