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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

10,711 works

Pen and wash drawing of eight silver vessels in two rows, including sauceboats, tureens and urns with classical ornament.

Studies of Eight Silver Pieces

Jean Guillaume Moitte, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of the Colosseum interior, showing rows of arches, ruined walls, vegetation and a cloudy sky.

Inner view of the Colosseum

Franz Kaisermann, late 18th-early 19th century

Brown wash drawing of a hilly Italian landscape with stone buildings, trees, a bridge, and small figures on a path.

Italian Landscape with Buildings and Figures

Nicolas-Didier Boguet, n.d.

Watercolor of a winter scene with skaters on a frozen river, a windmill, a snowy cottage and a moored boat.

Winter Landscape with Frozen River

Lodewijk Johannes Kleijn, 19th century

Black chalk study of reclining male legs and feet with a separate hand study on tan paper.

Studies for a Seated Figure of a Man with a Shovel

Bernardino Poccetti, ca. 1603

Pencil design drawing of a tomb monument with an oval medallion bust, scrolled console, and reclining figures.

Design for the Tomb of Christophe de Thou (d. 1582)

Barthélemy Prieur, 16th century

Grey-wash drawing of a convent with twin domed towers, forested hills, a large tree and a waterfall in the foreground.

The Convent of Frauenalb

Ch. G. Boeckmann, 1791

Detailed drawing of a dense jungle with a rushing stream, tall trees, hanging vines, and ferns in the foreground.

Ceylonese Jungle

Hermann von Königsbrunn, 1851-65

Grey wash drawing of a mythological abduction scene with a ship, rowers, a standing couple and a chariot in clouds.

The Rape of Helena; verso: Study of a Kneeling Nude Male Figure

Daniel Seiter, late 17th-18th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of a lake below a mountain, with a ruined tower, small figures and a large tree at left.

Southern Imaginary Landscape with Mountains and a Lake

Theodorus Wilkens, late 17th-18th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of a forest scene with pines, birch trees, a stream, and grazing cattle.

Landscape with cattle in Weißbach on the Rhön

Carl Wagner, 1841

Pastel watercolor design for a ceiling with floral garlands, ivy, scrollwork and a central medallion framed by ornamental bor

Ceiling design for a house on the rue Velezai

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

Sheet of many ornamental design fragments including cherubs, scrollwork, a heraldic crest, floral medallions and an architect

Seventeen Ornamental Designs for the Pless House or Chateau

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

Circular ceiling design with three cherubs and a pink ribbon on a pale blue sky, framed by flowers and gold scrollwork.

Ceiling Design for the Pless Chateau, Silesia

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

Painted design for an octagonal ceiling with stucco scrolls, flower garlands, red drapery, cherubs and a sky opening.

Design for Octagonal Ceiling in the Pless House, Berlin

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

Brown wash design for a rococo wall panel showing a castle on a hill, trees, and a hunted stag at the base.

Design for a Decorative Wall Panel with Hunting Motif, Pless Chateau, Silesia

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

Brown wash drawing of an oval ceiling design with scattered putti and cherubs among clouds, over faint grid lines.

Design for an Oval Ceiling, probably for Pless Residence

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

Painted lunette design with cherubs, flower garlands, a parrot, gilded drapery and a potted plant beneath an arch.

Design for the Decoration of a Lunette on the Staircase, Hôtel de Pless, Berlin

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

Watercolor design of a geometric ceiling with red and gold ornamental panels framed in grey, labeled Hotel de Pless Berlin.

Design for Ceiling Decoration Hôtel de Pless, Berlin

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

Design drawing of a painted coffered ceiling with red, mauve and grey panels, black strapwork and gold foliate scrolls.

Design for the Decoration of the Ceiling in the Vestibule (Ier étage), Hôtel de S. A. le Prince de P... [Pless?}, Berlin

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

Painted design for a coffered ceiling with interlaced strapwork and rosettes in green, yellow, and white on terracotta.

Design for Ceiling Decoration in the Dining Room, Hôtel de Pless, Berlin

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

Colored design drawing of a coffered ceiling with interlaced gold, red and blue ornament and a decorative border.

Design for Ceiling Decoration in the Hôtel de Pless, Berlin

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

Watercolor design for a ceiling cove with scrolled frieze, lattice band, molding, and trailing pink roses.

Design for the Decoration of a Ceiling Cove in the Hôtel de Pless, Berlin

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

Gold and red decorative ceiling design with coffered geometric panels filled with scrollwork ornament.

Design for the Decoration of the Ceiling in the Hôtel de Pless, Berlin, or the Chateau de Cangé in the Loire

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

Pen and ink drawing of the Virgin and Christ child with Saint Anne, Saint John, and sketched studies around them.

The Holy Family with Saint Anne and Saint John in a classical landscape; verso: The Holy Family with Saint Anne and S…

Karl Agricola, late 18th-19th century

Pen and wash drawing of a classical scene with a kneeling man, standing woman, armored soldier, and onlookers in an interior.

The Continence of Scipio

Pieter Crijnse Volmarijn, 1646-79

Watercolor design of a decorated dome with ornamental panels, scrollwork, and a sky opening in the upper right.

Design for a decorated dome in the Peruviez residence, Belgium

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

Design drawing of a decorated ceiling with a soft blue sky, cloud forms, and a dark frame of gilded scrollwork and flowers.

Design for a decorated ceiling in a house on the rue Matignon

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

Pencil design elevation of paneled double doors with ornamental scrollwork, garlands, and an oval figural panel.

Design for double doors in a house at 18 rue Matignon

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

Design drawing of a dark paneled dining room wall with an arched niche flanked by painted garden landscapes and floral urns.

Design for the decoration of the dining room, 20 rue Matignon

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