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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

14,889 works

Watercolor of a figure with a dog on ancient stone walls overlooking a plain, a winding road, and a distant sea under stormy

View of Norba from the North, towards San Felice Circeo

Carl Friedrich Heinrich Werner, 1856

Grey wash drawing of soldiers fighting a skirmish beside a cannon and farm building, with smoke and a mounted officer at left

A Skirmish with Soldiers Near a Farm (recto); Sketch with Soldiers (verso)

Dirk Langendijk, ca. 1790-1800

Watercolor of weathered stone ruins overgrown with plants, with two figures in the foreground under a partly cloudy sky.

Ruins on the Right of the Via Appia

Carlo Labruzzi, ca. 1789

Etching of allegorical winged figures above a city square, with robed figures gathered before a pedestal and a Gothic church

The Return of the Parliament (Le Retour du Parlement)

Jean Bernard Restout, ca. 1774

Pencil drawing of Socrates seated in a stone chamber, reaching for a cup while robed figures gather around him.

Death of Socrates

Jean-Baptiste Wicar, ca. 1782-92

Watercolor of a shepherd driving sheep along a path beneath steep rocky cliffs and a twisted tree under cloudy skies.

Driving sheep in a rocky landscape

David Cox, ca. 1846

Watercolor of a wooded landscape with a large tree, rocky cliffs, a waterfall, and three small figures on a path.

Figures beside a waterfall and pool in a wooded landscape

John Varley, 1812

Engraving of a reclining nude woman pouring water from an urn, with reeds and clouds, from the series The Elements.

Water, from "The Elements"

Johann Justin Preissler, 1735

Engraving of a reclining woman with a flower wreath, holding a globe and cornucopia, with the word TERRA inscribed.

Earth, from "The Elements"

Johann Justin Preissler, 1735

Watercolor of a woman, children in a cart, and a dog on a path, with a distant city dome and cows on a hillside.

View of London with St. Paul’s in the distance: woman and children with a baby carriage

Julius Caesar Ibbetson, 1787

Watercolor of a craggy mountain under stormy clouds, with rocky boulders and tawny moorland in the foreground.

Snowdon, after an April Hailstorm [or Snowdon through Clearing Clouds]

Alfred William Hunt, ca. 1857

Engraving of a draped woman seated on a ledge holding a flaming urn, with a salamander at her side.

Fire, from "The Elements"

Johann Justin Preissler, 1735

Engraving of a reclining nude woman with a peacock and birds in the sky, representing air as an allegorical element.

Air, from "The Elements"

Johann Justin Preissler, 1735

Watercolor of a calm lake with wooded hills, distant mountains, and a small tower on a ridge under cloudy skies.

View of Lake Como

Francis Towne, August 27, 1781

Watercolor of a family pausing on a road with a dog, grazing cattle, and a distant city dome under a cloudy sky.

View of London with St. Paul’s in the distance: a family pausing on a road

Julius Caesar Ibbetson, 1787

Dark woodland path at dusk with tall trees on both sides and pale light on the ground, in brown and blue wash.

A woodland scene at dusk (recto); A study of trees and foliage (verso)

William James Müller, 1833-45

Pencil portrait sketch of a man with tousled hair and a stern expression, on cream paper.

Portrait of the Sculptor Hermann Ernst Freund

Christen Købke, 1837

Drawing of a wooded and rocky landscape with trees on the left, boulders on a steep slope, and white highlights on grey paper

A wooded and rocky landscape

Raphael Lamar West, ca. 1800

Watercolor of a wooded Caucasus valley with a river, village huts, and figures in traditional dress on a path.

Valley of Vardan, Caucasus

William Simpson, 1855-58

Etching of men drinking and smoking at an outdoor inn table beneath a tree, with a dog and a serving woman nearby.

Wet Parsons

Thomas Rowlandson, 1785

Hand-colored satirical print of ten political caricature panels with foxes, men, a balloon, and mythological punishments.

Two New Slides for the State Magic Lantern

Thomas Rowlandson, December 29, 1783

Pencil sketch of armed men in a rowing boat on a shore beside a ship, with rocks and trees in the landscape.

Rinaldo rescued from Armida

Benjamin West, 1766-1800

Hand-colored satirical print of a seated man in a red chair with onlookers, a woman in yellow, and a man in blue grabbing her

Secret Influence Directing The New P-l-t [Parliament]

Thomas Rowlandson, May 18, 1784

Hand-colored caricature of an armored champion with a sword and shield fighting a green many-headed hydra labeled tyranny and

The Champion of the People

Thomas Rowlandson, March 11, 1784

Hand-colored caricature of three men in 18th-century dress labeled Themistocles, Demosthenes, and Judas Iscariot.

The Rival Candidates

Thomas Rowlandson, April 8, 1784

Etching of demons and caricatured heads around a cauldron of vices, with a city skyline and bridge in the upper left.

The Pit of Acheron or The Birth of the Plagues of England

Thomas Rowlandson, January 28, 1784

Hand-colored satirical print of a fallen man in a blue coat beside a tilted crate, with a city skyline behind him.

The Fall of Dagon - Or Rare News For Leadenhall Street

Thomas Rowlandson, January 4, 1784

Hand-colored caricature of a leaning old house with a coach, kneeling figures, and a fox guarding a door marked Funds under a

The Times - Or A View Of The Old House In Little Brittain - With Nobody Going To Hannover

Thomas Rowlandson, January 23, 1784

Hand-colored print of a crowded street procession with carts, banners and onlookers before shop fronts and a church tower.

Master Billy's Procession to Grocers Hall

Thomas Rowlandson, March 8, 1784

Hand-colored caricature of a stout watchman in blue coat with a dog, a lantern, and two rival watchmen on the right.

The Westminster Watchman

Thomas Rowlandson, April 12, 1784