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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

10,707 works

Ink drawing of two Chinese railing elevations with lattice and fret patterns, with a scale bar beneath.

Chinese Railing, from Chippendale Drawings, Vol. II

Thomas Chippendale, 1754

Ink drawing of a hatched Greek key fret border with measurement ticks above and numbered marks below, on pale paper.

Fret, from Chippendale Drawings, Vol. II

Thomas Chippendale, ca. 1760-70

Pen and ink drawing of architectural moldings and cornice profiles with dimension notes, from Chippendale's Gothic bookcase d

Moldings for Gothic Library Bookcase, from Chippendale Drawings, Vol. II

Thomas Chippendale, 1753

Pen and wash architectural drawing of a building elevation above a floor plan showing three interlocking gears and shafts.

Outbuilding with Three Gears, from Chippendale Drawings, Vol. II

Thomas Chippendale, ca. 1760-1800

Pencil elevation drawing of a Gothic side chapel with pointed arches, tracery windows and a paneled lower screen.

Design for a Side Chapel in the Gothic Style, for Adelmorn the Outlaw

John Joseph Holland, 1802

Watercolor landscape of a hillside village above a bay, with dancing women and seated figures among trees in the foreground.

View of Vietri with Young Country Women Dancing for Shepherds in the Foreground

Joseph Anton Koch, 1800

Pencil portrait of a young woman with dark hair, dark lace collar and shawl, signed and dated 1842.

Portrait of Baroness Gudin, née Margareth Louis Hay

Franz Xaver Winterhalter, 1842

Pen and gray wash design drawing of two egg cups and a lidded salt cellar with ornamental swags and figural supports.

Design for Parade Egg Cups and Combined Egg Cup/Salt Cellar with Lid

Erasmus Hornick, 16th century

Pen and wash drawing of a muscular man bound and hanging by his wrists from a crossbar between two wooden posts.

A Man Hanging by His Arms (the Corpse of the King?)

Frans Floris, mid-16th century

Pencil and red chalk drawing of an elderly bearded man praying with clasped hands before a bowl of soup and apples.

The Benediction

Jacques-André Portail, ca. 1760

Graphite drawing of a woman in a bonnet with three young boys in tunics arranged in front of her.

Portrait of Woman and Three Children

Gustave Boulanger, 1852

Chalk study of a bent male figure in a cloak holding a diagonal staff, with a grid drawn behind it on grey paper.

Study of a Soldier

Victor-François-Eloi Biennourry, 1851-52

Brown ink drawing of Apollo driving a chariot of horses over clouds with sun rays and a winged female figure.

Chariot of Apollo

James Thornhill, 1700-1734

Grey wash and ink drawing of an imagined garden with a tiered fountain, fluted urn, stone steps, and trees.

Venetian Capriccio: Landscape with a Farm Building, Sarcophagus, and Fountain (recto); Monument (verso)

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, n.d.

Drawing of an arched pier glass with an ornate rococo frame, shell crest and scrolling floral carving, with pale blue mirror

Pier Glass

Robert William Hume, 1850-1904

Pale watercolor design drawing of an ornate Renaissance-style console table with a tall carved mirror above it.

Design for Console Table

Robert William Hume, 1850-1904

Watercolor design drawing of an ornate Louis Quatorze style cheval glass mirror with scrolled frame and stand.

Design for Cheval Glass

Robert William Hume, 1835-1900

Watercolor design drawing of a Louis XIV style pianoforte cabinet with carved scrollwork and pink fabric panels.

Design for Cabinet Pianoforte, Louis Quatorze Style

Robert William Hume, 1835-1900

Pen and watercolor design drawing of an ornate François Premier style cabinet pianoforte with carved arches and scrolls.

Design for Cabinet Pianoforte, François Premier Style

Robert William Hume, 1835-1900

Ink and wash design drawing of an ornate Louis Quatorze style square pianoforte with a side elevation.

Design for Square Pianoforte, Louis Quatorze Style

Robert William Hume, 1835-1900

Ink and watercolor design drawing of an ornate arabesque cabinet pianoforte with glazed doors and carved scrollwork.

Design for Cabinet Pianoforte, Arabesque Style

Robert William Hume, 1835-1900

Pen and watercolor design of an ornate Louis Quinze style pianoforte cabinet with carved scrollwork and blue mirror panels.

Design for Cabinet Pianoforte, Louis Quinze Style

Robert William Hume, 1835-1900

Watercolor design of a small rococo-style piano with carved scrollwork, blue marbled panels, and cabriole legs on cream paper

Design for Piccolo Pianoforte, Louis Quatorze Style

Robert William Hume, 1835-1900

Ink and wash design drawing of an ornate Grecian-style square pianoforte with an elevation view beside it.

Design for Square Pianoforte, Grecian Style

Robert William Hume, 1835-1900

Colored design drawing of an ornate serpentine library table with carved rococo scrollwork and a green top.

Design for Library Table

Robert William Hume, 1835-1900

Pen drawing of a sideboard front and side elevation with ornate column supports and carved moldings on pink paper.

Designs for Sideboard with Elliptic Plinth

Robert William Hume, 1835-1900

Colored design drawing of a Louis Quatorze style sideboard with carved scrollwork, a pale blue backboard and ornate panelled

Design for Sideboard, Louis Quatorze Style

Robert William Hume, 1835-1900

Colored design drawing of an ornate carved armchair with pink striped upholstery and a scale bar below.

Design for Easy Chair, François Premier Style

Robert William Hume, 1835-1900

Watercolor design drawing of a pink tufted Spanish chair with an ornate carved scrolling frame, with a scale bar below.

Design for Spanish Chair

Robert William Hume, 1835-1900

Colored design drawing of two Louis Quinze style drawing room chairs, one blue tufted and one pink striped, with a scale bar.

Design for Drawing Room Chairs, Louis Quinze Style

Robert William Hume, 1835-1900