New: Artnap New Tab for Chrome and Firefox. A museum painting in every new tab. Add to Chrome Add to Firefox

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

14,994 works

Monochrome print of an open landscape with windblown trees at left and three horsemen riding in the middle distance.

Open Landscape with Three Horsemen in the Middle Distance Heading to the Right, Windblown Trees at Left

Thomas Rowlandson, 1784-88

Monochrome print of a thatched cottage beneath tall trees, with a distant church spire visible on the right.

Landscape with Cottage Among Trees at Left, and a Distant Church Spire at Right

Thomas Rowlandson, 1783-84

Etching of two small boats tossed by stormy waves, crew reaching toward each other, a man shouting through a trumpet.

Boat in a Storm at Sea

Thomas Rowlandson, 1784-88

Etching of a pack of hounds chasing a leaping stag across a grassy slope under a hatched sky.

Hounds Hunting a Stag

Thomas Rowlandson, 1784-88

Print of three classically draped women in an outdoor setting, one playing a lyre and two seated on a rock reading.

Harmony - Two Nymphs Singing, Another Playing a Lyre

Thomas Rowlandson, 1784-88

Ink and wash drawing of a bearded old man reclining and writing in a book beside a lectern, by Thomas Rowlandson.

The Philosopher (Bearded Old Man Copying Book)

Thomas Rowlandson, 1783-87

Etching of a waterfall over rocks with two fishermen on a ledge at left and dense trees on the right.

Landscape with Two Fishermen Climbing Rocks Next to a Waterfall

Thomas Rowlandson, 1784-88

Print of crumbling stone ruins and a pillar beside a pool, framed by dense trees in a wooded landscape.

Ruins Next to a Pool in a Wooded Landscape

Thomas Rowlandson, 1783-84

Etching of several stags with antlers drinking and grazing at a river edge beneath a large tree, with clouds and a distant hi

A Group of Stags Drinking

Thomas Rowlandson, 1784-88

Etching of a knife-grinder at his cart by a cottage door, with a family watching and a dog beside a child.

A Travelling Knife-grinder at a Cottage Door

Thomas Rowlandson, 1787

Etching of two men fencing in a crowded room while spectators in period hats watch and gesture around them.

A Fencing Match

Thomas Rowlandson, 1788

Etching of a grounded ship listing amid billowing smoke, with small boats and figures along a French coastline, 1787.

View on the French Coast

Thomas Rowlandson, 1787

Etching of two horseback riders at a thatched roadside inn with villagers, dogs, and a hanging sign beside a tree-lined road.

The Three Horseshoes, a Roadside Inn

Thomas Rowlandson, December 18, 1787

Etching of riders and hounds gathered around a kill in a wooded clearing, with tall trees framing the scene.

The Death - Fox Hunting Scene

Thomas Rowlandson, 1787

Etching of a crowded stage coach with passengers on its roof outside a post house, with horses, dogs, and onlookers.

A Laden Stage Coach Outside a Post House

Thomas Rowlandson, October 15, 1787

Etching of a crowded night auction room with men in tricorn hats bidding on prints under a chandelier.

A Print Sale - A Night Auction

Thomas Rowlandson, 1788

Etching of a plump gentleman with a parasol riding in a wheeled chair while a thin servant pulls him along.

Luxury

Thomas Rowlandson, [1781] reissued 1786-95

Pen-and-ink print of a turbaned man embracing a reclining woman beside a smoking hookah and draped fabric.

Love in the East

Thomas Rowlandson, 1787

Pen and ink sketch of a muscular river god holding a child, with draped cloth and a vessel beside them.

River God with Child

Thomas Rowlandson, 1784-88

Etched river scene with a sailboat and dinghies at right, two figures on the left bank, and trees along the shore.

River or Pond Scene: a Sailboat and Dinghy with Figures on the Near Bank

Thomas Rowlandson, 1784-88

Etching of grotesque sleeping monsters with scaly bodies lying by a pool among reeds, with fish and shells on the shore.

Sleeping Monsters

John Hamilton Mortimer, January 25, 1780

Etching of Caliban, Prospero and Miranda in a rocky cave, with a hairy creature at left and a bearded man gesturing.

Scene from the Tempest: Caliban, Prospero and Miranda

Thomas Rowlandson, 1783-87, reissued 1801

Sepia etching of fishermen beaching a boat in stormy surf, with wind-bent trees and a stone building on the shore.

Beaching a Fishing Boat in a Gale

Robert Blyth, April 26, 1783

Engraving of armed men fighting on a wooden floor, one wielding a club and another thrusting a sword at a fallen figure.

Storming a Banditti Stronghold

Robert Blyth, May 1, 1782

Trade card of an American bittern standing in green marsh grass, with a vignette of hunters and a dog at sunset.

American Bittern, from the Game Birds series (N13) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands

Allen & Ginter, 1889

Chromolithograph trading card of an American coot, a dark waterbird with a white bill, walking beside marsh reeds.

American Coot, from the Game Birds series (N13) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands

Allen & Ginter, 1889

Chromolithograph trade card of an American oystercatcher running along a sandy beach beside shallow surf.

American Oyster Catcher, from the Game Birds series (N13) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands

Allen & Ginter, 1889

Chromolithographed card of an American partridge in grass, with a hunting gun and a rabbit vignette, 1889.

American Partridge, from the Game Birds series (N13) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands

Allen & Ginter, 1889

Chromolithograph trade card of an American snake bird with curved neck and spread wings, with palms and gold border.

American Snake Bird, from the Game Birds series (N13) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands

Allen & Ginter, 1889

Chromolithograph card of an American white egret bending over sandy ground beside marsh grasses and water.

American White Egret, from the Game Birds series (N13) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands

Allen & Ginter, 1889