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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

10,707 works

Sketches of Carved Medieval Bosses

John Darkin, 1834 (?)

Watercolor design of a neoclassical bedroom with a canopied bed between columns, red drapery, and relief panels.

Design for a Bedroom

Charles Percier, 1785-1838

Watercolor of a crowded ornate hall with chandeliers, a platform with speakers, and a balcony of spectators.

Abolition Meeting Held at Willis's Rooms in Honor of Harriet Beecher Stowe

William Henry Fisk, 1853

Pen and wash drawing of a canal with a large windmill, two distant windmills, and a rowing boat under a cloudy sky.

View of a Canal with Three Windmills

Jan Hulswit, late 18th-early 19th century

Charcoal and white chalk drapery study of a standing woman in flowing robes, with a faint nude figure sketched beside her.

Drapery Study for "Castor and Pollux Freeing Helen"

Joseph-Ferdinand Lancrenon, 1817

Study of Heads for Study for "Castor and Pollux Freeing Helen"

Joseph-Ferdinand Lancrenon, 1817

Charcoal and chalk study of a bearded man in a classical helmet beside a veiled woman with lowered eyes.

Heads Studies for "Castor and Pollux Freeing Helen"

Joseph-Ferdinand Lancrenon, 1817

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

Ink and wash drawing of the Trevi Fountain in Rome, showing the palace facade, central sculpted figure and cascading water.

The Trevi Fountain, Rome

Adami, 18th century

Watercolor of a raised wooden house with a low roof above reflective marshy ground under a cloudy sky.

A House in Turkey

Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps, 1820-60

Pen and wash drawing: Italian handwritten architectural description above, ornate divan with two draped figures below.

Description of a Plan with Three Figures and Divan Below

Flaminio Innocenzi Minozzi, 18th century

Design drawing of a gilded ceiling with a painted cloudy sky, swallows, floral garlands and ornate scrolled frame.

Design for a ceiling with trompe l'oeil sky

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

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

Watercolor design for a ceiling with blue scrolling ornament, pink flower bouquets and a central figure in a pale blue border

Design for a ceiling

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

Pastel-toned design drawing of a gilded ceiling panel with two putti, scrolling foliage, and arts symbols.

Design for a ceiling with two putti and symbols for the arts

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

Watercolor design of a putto in an arched niche framed by gilded scrollwork, acanthus leaves, and pink rose garlands.

Design for a ceiling with a putto set in a border

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

Colored design drawing of three chinoiserie wall panels with pagoda, figures with parasols, and fretwork borders.

Design for wall panels decorated with Chinoiserie scenes

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

Watercolor design for a ceiling with a central rosette, Greek key border, and small blue and pink floral accents.

Design for a ceiling with floral accents and Greek key border

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

Watercolor elevation drawing of two paneled wall designs with doors, moldings, and small patterned motifs in red, gray, and y

Two designs for wall panels

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

Watercolor design for a ceiling with patterned field, floral panels, cherub medallions and classical border.

Design for a ceiling (recto); meaurements with design code (verso)

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

Ornamental ceiling design with gold and blue acanthus scrolls on a pink field, framed by grey leaf border.

Design for a ceiling with floral design

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

Watercolor and pen design of an oval coffered dome with octagonal coffers and classical pilasters inside an octagonal frame.

Design for a coiffered ceiling

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

Pen and wash drawing of two coffered ceiling designs with geometric panels, round bosses, scrollwork and a dentil border.

Two designs for a ceiling

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

Watercolor design for an ornate ceiling with gilded frame, four medallions, and a central sky with flying birds.

Design for a ceiling with four medallions and sky motif in center

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

Watercolor design for a ceiling with a painted balustrade, flowering vines, an oval medallion and a bird flying in blue sky.

Design for a ceiling with trompe l'oeil balustrade and sky

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

Watercolor design for a coffered ceiling with a central allegorical medallion and ornamental painted panels in pink and green

Design for a ceiling with allegorical panels

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

Watercolor design for a decorated ceiling with lilac panels, gilded moldings, and two putti on a cloud in the center.

Design for a ceiling with putti

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

Watercolor design for a coffered ceiling with a central putto among clouds and garlands, surrounded by panels of birds and fl

Design for a ceiling with a putto

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