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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

10,707 works

Watercolor design of an oval ceiling with clouds, a flying brown eagle, and a heraldic shield with laurel and flowers below.

Design for a ceiling painted with clouds and a soaring eagle

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

Watercolor design for a circular ceiling with blue clouds, pink roses and green foliage around a stone-like border.

A Circular ceiling design with clouds and roses

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

Pencil and watercolor ceiling design with putti, garlands, and pink swags framing an empty central field.

Design for a ceiling painted with putti, garlands, and swags

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

Oval design study of painted clouds in pale green, blue and ochre washes on tan paper, with handwritten notes.

Oval design for a ceiling painted with clouds

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

Oval ceiling design in pale blue and pink washes showing putti floating among clouds with drapery and a flower garland.

Oval design for a ceiling painted with putti in clouds

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

Design for a ceiling with putti floating among clouds and garlands of roses, framed by a floral border.

Design for a ceiling painted with putti in clouds with roses

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

Oval painting of winged putti gathered on clouds at a banquet, with flowers and a harp, in a white ornate frame.

Winged putti at a banquet

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

Oval painting of a winged putto holding a staff among clouds, with turtle doves flying and perched below.

A winged putto and turtle doves

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

Pencil sketch of three putti holding aloft a trailing leafy garland on tan paper.

Three putti holding aloft a garland

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

Watercolor design of a circular ceiling with a painted sky, gilded struts, floral garlands and birds, within grey coffered pa

Design for a ceiling painted with clouds and trellis work

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

Pencil design drawing of a ceiling with trellis work, a rosette, and a trompe l'oeil balustrade with urns.

Design for a ceiling decorated with trellis work and a trompe l'oeil balustrade

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

Watercolor design for an octagonal ceiling with a blue sky, a lattice trellis, pink roses and gilded scrollwork corners.

Design for a ceiling painted with clouds, trellises, and roses

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

Pen and watercolor design of a wall with lattice panels, climbing vines, bamboo framing, and a parquet base.

Design for the treatment of a wall with a pattern of lattices, vines, and bamboo

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

Watercolor design of a ceiling with putti among clouds and garlands above a trompe l'oeil awning and balustrade.

Design for a ceiling painted with a trompe l'oeil awning and putti in clouds

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

Pen and watercolor elevation of a domed hall with Ionic columns, floral garlands on the dome, and a patterned blue wall panel

Elevation and transverse section of a domed and colonnaded hall

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

Fan-shaped ceiling design with green trompe l'oeil ironwork, flowering pink vines, birds and a cloudy sky in watercolor.

Design for one section of a ceiling painted in trompe l'oeil iron work with flowering vines and birds

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

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

Watercolor of two women in 1860s crinoline dresses and a child in an orange blouse, set before a green garden backdrop.

Illustration for a French fashion magazine

Hélöise Leloir, ca. 1862

Watercolor of a woman in a burgundy dress with fashionably dressed children holding rackets and a hoop beside a stone pedesta

Fashion illustration, no. 2224

Jules David, July 1885

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.

Pencil drawing of a warrior in a plumed helmet driving a chariot pulled by horses, with a bearded guide and a shield at the s

Composition from the "Tragedies of Aeschylus," plate 17 (recto); Goddess statue from "The Suppliants," plate 7 (verso)

John Flaxman, 19th century

Pen drawing of a tall rectangular mirror with an arched pediment and garlands, set above a side table with an urn motif.

Design for a Rectangular Mirror over a Side Table

Charles Hindley and Sons, 1841-84

Pencil design drawing of an ornate oval mirror with candle sconces above a side table with figural legs.

Design for an Oval Mirror over a Side Table

Charles Hindley and Sons, 1841-84

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

Narrow drawing of a pilaster with stacked grotesque candelabra, scrollwork and small masks in brown ink and wash.

Design for a Pilaster with Two Candelabra Grotesques and Three Masks

Giuseppe Salviati, ca. 1540-60

Pencil drawing of a tall cabinet in front and end elevation, with a decorative pediment, drawer pulls and paneled doors.

Design for a Cabinet

W. Strong, 1883

Pencil drawing of the south elevation of a Victorian house with a tall conical tower and gabled roofs.

Design for a House, South Elevation

W. Strong, ca. 1883

Pencil architectural drawing of a Victorian house front elevation with a turret, porch, and two floor plans.

Design for a House, Front Elevation and Plans

W. Strong, ca. 1883

Pencil drawing of a wood-clad house rear elevation with gabled dormers, a chimney, and a spire, dated January 1883.

Design for a House, Back Elevation

W. Strong, ca. 1883

Pencil drawing of a north elevation of a wood-sided house with a tall spire tower, porch, and gabled roofs.

Design for a House, North Elevation

W. Strong, ca. 1883