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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

364 works

Woodblock print of a three-masted American sailing ship with flags and red pennants in rough sea, with Japanese calligraphy.

An American Sailing Ship off Arai

Utagawa Yoshimori, October, 1872

Three-panel black ink print of multi-masted foreign ships with rigging anchored in a harbor before a Japanese town.

Foreign Ships Offshore at Yokohama

Utagawa Sadahide, 19th century

Japanese woodblock print of a harbor with masted boats, a wooded headland, a hillside shrine, and calligraphy above.

Harbor Scene Near Kamakura

Kubo Shunman, 1797

Watercolor seascape of sailing boats on a river with seven figures, a dog and woven baskets on the grassy bank.

Seascape with Seven Figures and a Dog

Nicolaas Aartman, 1728-93

Three-panel woodblock print of a storm at sea with wrecked ships, armored warriors with banners, and divine figures in the cl

Defeat of the Mongols in the Western Sea

Utagawa Sadahide, 1863

Grey ink and wash drawing of a sailing ship with billowing sails in rough sea, with a small distant ship on the horizon.

A Ship at Sea

Ludolf Bakhuysen, 1650-1708

Watercolor drawing of sailing boats on a waterway with figures and baskets on the shore under a cloudy sky.

Seascape with Six Figures in the Foreground

Nicolaas Aartman, 1728-93

Brown ink and wash drawing of Juno descending on clouds above nude sea gods on a shore with rain falling.

Juno Appearing to Sea Gods

Cornelis van Haarlem, late 16th-early 17th century

Grey wash drawing of sailing ships struggling in rough seas under heavy clouds, with flags flying from the masts.

Ships in a Stormy Sea

Ludolf Bakhuysen, mid-17th-early 18th century

Pencil sketch of a distant town skyline with a church spire, windmills and masts along a flat shoreline.

Flushing from the Sea

Willem van de Velde the Younger, mid-17th-early 18th century

Brown wash drawing of storm waves breaking on rocks under a dark sky, with birds flying overhead.

Stormy Sea

Eduard Hildebrandt, 1851

Grey wash drawing of fishermen with boats on a wide river, a grazing cow and trees on the bank, under a cloudy sky.

Coast Scene

Jacob Esselens, 1626-87

Watercolor and graphite sketch of Dutch sailing boats on choppy water with a windmill on the distant shore.

Dutch Fishing Boats; verso: Sketches of Boats

Johan Barthold Jongkind, 1870

Pen and wash drawing of a harbor with sailing ships, a fortified tower, arched bridge, and a statue on a pedestal.

Harbor Scene

Nikolaus Gottfried Stuber, ca. 1730

Pen and grey wash design for an oval platter showing tritons and sea nymphs battling around a central cartouche.

Design for a Platter with Battling Tritons and Sea Nymphs

Erasmus Hornick, 16th century

Grey wash drawing of a harbor with a sailing ship, crates and barrels, and a central oval monogram cartouche.

Design for a Vignette: Harbor Scene

Charles Percier

Brown wash drawing of Moses raising his staff as Egyptian chariots and horses are swept into the sea while a crowd watches.

Moses and the Chosen People Behold the Drowning of the Egyptian Army in the Red Sea

Domenico Piola, 1627-1703

Red chalk design for a circular medal showing a winged helmeted warrior with sword and shield above a shoreline.

Design for a Medal: Marine 1758

Edmé Bouchardon, 1758

Grey-blue drawing with white highlights of a mythological triumph, with a sea goddess and nude figures amid clouds and cherub

The Triumph of a Sea Goddess

Bon Boullogne, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a wide sandy landscape with scrubby bushes, a distant walled city by the water, and small figures restin

Distant View of Syracuse and its Harbor

Claude Louis Châtelet, late 18th century

Moonlit coastal drawing with a rocky arch, a winged horse, small figures on the shore, and a calm sea beyond.

Coast View with Perseus and the Origin of Coral

Claude Lorrain, 1674

Loose watercolor of a pale sea under a hazy sky, with a distant headland and handwritten notes along the right edge.

The Sea at Dieppe

Eugène Delacroix, ca. 1852-54

Ink and wash drawing of sea gods kneeling before a standing king on a pedestal, with cherubs and clouds above a harbor.

Neptune and other Marine Deities Paying Homage to Louis XIV

Michel Corneille the Younger, n.d.

Watercolor of a harbor with sailboats on choppy water, a distant lighthouse, and a heavily clouded grey sky.

Harbor, Brest

Eugène-Louis Boudin, 1840-98

Pen and ink ornament sheet with garlands, urns, a fret band, a grotesque mask and strapwork panels.

Three sections; uppermost with a Term and garlands; middle section geometric band; bottom section grotesques and stra…

Andrés de Melgar, ca. 1545-60

Gray wash drawing of a crowded civic celebration seen from ramparts, with a large building, carriages, soldiers, and annotati

The Visit of Napoléon III to Boulogne-sur-Mer

Constantin Guys, 19th century

Engraving of Hercules fighting armored warriors aboard a ship, with swords raised and a mast and shields in the background.

Hercules Fighting Aboard The Argonauts' Ship

Léon Davent, ca. 1542-45

Engraving of a fantastic sea carriage with nude figures, tritons blowing conch shells, reeds and sea monsters.

Fantastic Sea Carriage

Johannes van Doetecum I, 1556

Brown ink and wash sketch of a tangled group of figures with draped garments and a seated man at left.

Sea Battle

Pietro da Cortona, 1596-1669

Etching of an imaginary Roman harbor with monumental arches, staircases, columns, small boats, and smoke rising from an urn.

Parte di ampio magnifico Porto all'uso degli antichi Romani, ove si scuopre l'interno della gran Piazza pel Comercio.…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1749-50