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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

2,003 works

Watercolor elevation drawing of two castle facades with crenellated towers and ivy, labeled north and west aspects.

North Aspects of Lea Castle and West Aspect of Wolverly, Cookly, Worcestershire

John Carter, ca. 1816

Pen and wash drawing of a vaulted hall with armed attackers on the left, fallen bodies in the center, and a procession of mon

Three Scenes of the Assassination of Clerics

Augustin Braun, late 16th-mid-17th century

Pen and watercolor section of a Gothic cathedral nave with tall stained glass windows and a canopied throne decorated for a c

Cross Section of the Nave of Reims Cathedral, decorated for the Coronation of King Louis XVIII

Charles Percier, 1815

Ink and wash plan of an ornamental ceiling with a central oval medallion, garlands, and pink-tinted panels.

Half Plan of a Ceiling with an Oval Center and Semicircular Ends

Sir William Chambers, 1743-96

Pencil sketch of two scrolling ornament designs on pale paper, one in a circular medallion, with handwritten notes reading 'n

Ornament Design

John Gregory Crace, 19th century

Pen drawing of an ornamental border with scrolling foliage, a winged cherub, a unicorn and dolphin-like creatures.

Rinceau Border with Unicorn and Inlay on copper, Italian 18th century

John Gregory Crace, 19th century

Symmetrical ochre and grey drawing of scrolling foliage and strapwork ornament framing a blank central arch.

Rinceau and Strapwork Ornament

John Gregory Crace, 19th century

Gold-washed design drawing of two rectangular ornamental panels, one with strapwork and rosettes, one with scrolling foliage

Two Rectangular Ornaments with Strapwork, Foliage and an Eagle

John Gregory Crace, 19th century

Six vertical strips of pale orange line drawings showing scrolling foliage and floral border ornament on a light sheet.

Six Border Designs

Freeman Gage Delamotte, 1830-62

Pencil study of decorative initials and blackletter gothic inscription with ornamental flourishes on pale paper.

Inscription in Gothic Letters

Freeman Gage Delamotte, 1830-62

Female classical figure (design for large fireplace white tiles produced in Wedgwood's factory)

John Flaxman, 19th century

Pen and ink drawing on tan paper of a reclining figure with a child nestled against them, arms outstretched.

Design for large fireplace white tiles produced by Wedgwood's factory

John Flaxman, 19th century

Watercolor design for a stained glass window with a swallow over a wheat field and two lancets of flowering branches and urns

Design for a stained glass window

Alexander Gibbs, 1866-92

Watercolor of a stone arched bridge over a river with towers and a small boat, under a cloudy sky.

Pisa

Francis Seymour Haden, 1843-44

Two stylized ornamental design drawings: a maroon panel with green leaves and peach petals, and a plant with red-tipped tendr

Two design drawings

Christopher Dresser, ca. 1883, based on earlier design

Ink and wash drawing of an Egyptian style figure forming the handle of a pointed utensil, signed Poccetti.

Design for Pointed Utensil with an Egyptian Style Figure on the Handle

Bernardino Poccetti, 1548-1612

Pencil and watercolor frieze of dancers, a crouching creature, bird-headed Egyptian figures, and a cockatoo holding a pennant

Frieze of Figures and Birds

Rev. Geoffrey Liddell Johnstone, 19th century

Watercolor design drawing of a gold tall church lamp stand with branching arms, scrollwork and glass shades on a tripod base.

Design for Church Lamp Stand

B. Mansfield, 1889

Pen and watercolor drawing of a river town with sailing boats, castle ruins, a stone arched bridge, and hills.

Carmarthen Castle, Wales

Thomas Rowlandson, 1797

Watercolor study of butterflies, moths, a grasshopper, caterpillars and beetles scattered on a pale ground, dated 1664.

Insects, Butterflies, and a Grasshopper

Jan van Kessel, 1664

Pen and wash drawing of rough harbor waves with sailing ships, a statue on a stone pedestal, and a distant city skyline.

Capriccio View of a Mediterranean Port

Bonaventura Peeters I, 17th century

Green wash design drawing of an oval mirror frame with swags, scrolling foliage, and flanking candelabra.

Design for a Mirror in the Form of a Horizontal Oval, Elevation

James Wyatt, mid-18th-early 19th century

Watercolor design for a gilded wall girandole with a round mirror, two candle arms, swags and an urn finial.

Design for a Girandole with a Circular and Oval Glass

Sir William Chambers, 1745-1800

Grey wash drawing of an ornate architectural frame with scrolling foliage and molded borders on an irregular sheet.

Design for a Frame

Sir William Chambers, 1743-1800

Watercolor elevation of a symmetrical Tudor-style cottage with gabled wings, columned veranda and lattice balcony, by Humphry

Design for a Cottage Ornée in the Tudoresque Style

Humphry Repton, late 18th-early 19th century

Pencil design for an ornamental frieze with a shell, scrolling acanthus leaves and a bearded satyr's head.

Design for Ornamental Frieze with Shell, Foliage and Satyr's Head (recto); Figural Studies (verso)

William Pitts, 1805-40

Group of Sea Nymphs

William Pitts, 1805-40

Pencil drawing of a barefoot youth in a belted tunic, looking upward with open hands raised.

Standing Youth, Looking Up

Otto Speckter, 1820-71

Woodcut of a standing bearded man in a hat and cloak holding a banner with a rampant lion, by Lucas van Leyden, 1517.

Dirk First Count of Holland

Lucas van Leyden, 1517

Engraved ornamental title page with eagles, monkeys, squirrels and a central oval cartouche with French and German text.

Title Page, from Grotisch fur alle Kunstler

Theodor de Bry, 1580-1600