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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Charcoal and chalk study of three male figures with raised arms on blue paper with a red grid.

Study for "The Surrender of the Dutch Admiral De Winter to Admiral Duncan, October 11, 1797": Three Figures Raising t…

John Singleton Copley, 1798

Watercolor of a grassy path beside a water channel leading to umbrella pines under a pale blue sky.

Castel Fusano - Near Rome

William Stanley Haseltine, ca. 1885

Watercolor of an autumn river with reflective water, colorful trees, lily pads, and a small figure on the bank.

Mill Dam in Traunstein

William Stanley Haseltine, 1894

Watercolor of overgrown brick ruins with arched openings and a dirt path beneath a pale blue sky.

Baths of Trajan (Sette Sale, Villa Brancaccio, Rome)

William Stanley Haseltine, ca. 1882

Watercolor landscape of gnarled trees beside a shallow stream on a wooded slope, rendered in soft brown tones.

Tivoli

William Stanley Haseltine, 1858

Watercolor of a large leafy tree on a grassy slope beside a wooden fence, with forested mountains in the background.

Vahrn in Tyrol near Brixen

William Stanley Haseltine

Watercolor of a rocky creek with trees and figures on the rocks, with hazy mountains behind under a pale sky.

Landscape: View on Catskill Creek

John William Hill, 1867

Oval watercolor still life of a pear, blackberries, ivy and rose hips on a white cloth, signed J.W. Hill 1876.

Still Life with Fruit

John William Hill, 1876

Watercolor of turquoise sea and pale limestone rocks under a grey sky, with a natural rock arch and a small red dog.

Natural Bridge, Bermuda

Winslow Homer, ca. 1901

Watercolor of two women in white dresses seated on a brown patterned bench, facing each other in conversation against a green

Two Ladies

Winslow Homer, 1880

Watercolor of a green open plain under a grey-blue sky, with distant buildings and dark trees along the horizon.

Across the Campagna

George Inness, 1872

Pencil study of an angel marking a kneeling haloed woman, with two draped figures floating above in an arched frame.

Angel Sealing the Servants of God (Study for the Anna, Margaret Sherman and Gertrude Van Dalfsen Memorial Window, Tri…

John La Farge, 1889

Moonlit valley with two tall trees, a winding stream, and hazy mountains under a cloudy night sky.

Moonlight on Mount Lafayette, New Hampshire

William Trost Richards, 1873

Watercolor of a leafy woodland path with a picket fence and a distant rooftop under a cloudy sky.

Pleasant Valley, New Jersey

William Rickarby Miller, 1858

Watercolor of a hazy mountain valley with a man in a dark coat standing on a path beside a meadow.

Franconia Notch, New Hampshire

William Trost Richards, 1872

Pencil sketch of wind-bent cedar trees and exposed roots on sandy flatland, receding to a low distant horizon under open sky.

Cedar Trees near Atlantic City

William Trost Richards, ca. 1870-71

Watercolor of surf breaking against a rocky cliff, with a sailing ship on the distant sea and gulls in a cloudy sky.

Purgatory Cliff

William Trost Richards, 1876

Watercolor of a lake and distant mountains at sunset, seen from a rocky hillside with trees in the foreground.

Sundown at Centre Harbor, New Hampshire

William Trost Richards, 1874

Watercolor of a calm lake with wooded shores and distant blue mountains under a pale cloudy sky.

Lake Squam and the Sandwich Mountains

William Trost Richards, 1872

Watercolor of a hazy mountain valley seen from a rocky slope with birch trees, by William Trost Richards.

The Mount Washington Range, from Mount Kearsarge

William Trost Richards, 1872

Watercolor of a rocky hillside with a cabin emitting smoke, a wooden fence, bare trees, and a stream under an evening sky.

Frontier Cabin

William Louis Sonntag, 1894

Graphite portrait study of a young man with curly hair, ruffled collar and clasped hands, looking upward.

Hugh Mercer, Jr. (Study for "The Death of General Mercer at the Battle of Princeton, Janury 3, 1777")

John Trumbull, 1791

Seated young woman in a pale gown before a dark garden with a classical urn, drawn in chalk.

Elizabeth Maria Church

John Vanderlyn, 1799

Watercolor of a bay with an island, sailboats and steamboats, and figures in period dress on a grassy bank in the foreground.

The Bay of New York and Governors Island Taken from Brooklyn Heights

William Guy Wall, 1820-25

Chalk portrait of a woman in a white gown holding a toddler who gazes outward, against a dark background.

Mrs. Daniel Strobel, Jr. (Anna Church Strobel) and Her Son, George

John Vanderlyn, ca. 1799

Watercolor of rapids tumbling over boulders into a pool, with cliffs and pine trees rising on both sides.

On the Ausable

James David Smillie, 1869

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a young woman in a white dress seated before a tree and landscape.

Sarah Russell Church (daughter of Edward Church)

John Vanderlyn, 1799

Seated man in a dark coat and white cravat with a powdered wig, resting a gloved hand on a chair arm.

Daniel Strobel, Jr.

John Vanderlyn, ca. 1799

Watercolor of an elderly bearded man in spectacles reading a large book beside a fireplace and broom.

Reading the Scriptures

Thomas Waterman Wood, 1874

Watercolor of a busy harbor with sailing ships, a city waterfront, and two men on a wooded bluff in the foreground.

The Bay of New York Taken from Brooklyn Heights

William Guy Wall, 1820-25

Portrait of an elderly man with white hair, white cravat and dark coat with gold buttons, against a brown background.

Captain Abraham Vorhees

Micah Williams, ca. 1803-5

Pencil sketch of a bearded man in a leather apron standing with one hand on his hip, on grey paper.

The Village Blacksmith

Thomas Hovenden, ca. 1885

Watercolor of a carved stone doorway at an Egyptian temple, with hieroglyphs and rubble in the foreground and a columned hall

East Entrance, Room of Tiberius, Temple of Isis, Philae

Henry Roderick Newman, 1905

Watercolor of a broad river with sailboats, a distant city skyline, and a winding dirt road with a cart on a wooded hill.

New York from Weehawk

William Guy Wall, ca. 1820-23

Watercolor of a man in a top hat by a stream, with a fallen log, waterfall, ferns and tall trees in a dark forest.

The Entrance to a Wood

Robert Walter Weir, 1836

Adelaide Napier

Olin Levi Warner, 1882

Pencil panorama of a river landscape with trees, grazing cow and a walking figure in an open sketchbook.

Panorama of the Charles River June 22 '86 (from Sketchbook VII)

William Trost Richards, 1886

Watercolor of a snowy winter road beside a frozen river and icy cliff, with a carriage and bare trees.

View on the New Turnpike Road, on the Margin of the Juniata, with a Distant View of the Warrior Mountain

Benjamin Henry Latrobe, 1820

Sepia wash drawing of a woman reading by an arched window, with a draped table, flowers and a framed picture in the room.

Woman at a Window (from Sketchbook)

Thomas Sully, 1810-20

Pencil sketch of a bay with a village, beached rowboats, wooded hills, and a sailboat at anchor on calm water.

Bay Scene with Sailboat at Anchor (from Sketchbook X)

William Trost Richards, 1885

Graphite sketch of a river lined with trees, reflections in still water, and a distant town with a church spire.

Charles River, Cambridge, Massachusetts (from Sketchbook of New England and Pennsylvania Landscape and Marine Subjects)

William Trost Richards, 1886

Watercolor of a cascading waterfall over rocks into a pool, framed by tall trees and an overhanging branch.

Indian Falls, Indian Brook, Cold Springs, New York

William Rickarby Miller, 1850

Pen and ink sketch page with two female nudes, a seated male nude, and three small equestrian figures.

Two Female Nudes; Seated Male Nude (after Michelangelo?); Three Equestrian Figures (from Sketchbook)

Thomas Sully, 1810-20

Watercolor of ruined Doric temple columns and fallen stones under a grey sky, by William Stanley Haseltine, 1881.

Girgenti (The Temple of Juno Lacinia at Agrigentum)

William Stanley Haseltine, 1881

Grey wash drawing of a bearded man in a feathered turban and cape holding a sword, with small pen sketches of standing figure

Half-length Bearded Man in Armor and Cape, Drawing Sword (Macbeth?); Three Standing Angels (or Witches?); Male Figure…

Thomas Sully, 1810-20

Pen sketch of a standing man with a staff and dog beside a slumping seated man attended by other figures.

Man and Dog Overlooming Distant Landscape; Seated Man Collapsing, Attended by Three Figures (from Sketchbook)

Thomas Sully, 1810-20

Watercolor sketch of a sunlit golden hill with a small temple outline on top, above a pale blue sea.

Sketchbook of Greek and Near East Subjects

Mary Newbold Sargent, 1904

Brown ink and wash study of a bearded nude male figure with one arm raised, leaning against a pillar.

Study for the Crucifixion

Benjamin West, 1788

Engraving of a preacher with outstretched arms addressing kneeling women and standing men in a stone church interior.

The Wept of the Wish-Ton-Wish

Felix Octavius Carr Darley

Pastel portrait of a woman with pearl-decorated hair, blue-green silk gown, lace collar and a pink rose at her neckline.

Elizabeth Green (Mrs. Ebenezer Storer II)

John Singleton Copley, ca. 1767

Pencil and chalk sketch of a formal garden with a central fountain, reflecting pool, and a statue framed by trees.

Sketch of Saint Gaudens's Statue of Deacon Samuel Chapin, Springfield, Massachusetts

Stanford White, ca. 1887

Charcoal drawing of dark trees and shrubs beside a grassy field under a cloudy sky, signed Harpignies 1911.

The Pond at Les Luneaux, Allier

Henri Harpignies, 1911

Pencil study of a standing female nude with loosely sketched drapery over the shoulder, on tan paper.

Study of a Nude with Drapery

Auguste Rodin, ca. 1908

Caricature of a Man Carrying a Stick, Standing in Profile to the Left

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1760 (?)

Skull in Profile

Battista Franco Veneziano, ca. 1538

Ink and wash drawing of a figure seen from behind in a voluminous gown and tricorn hat, within an octagonal border.

Caricature of a Person in a Voluminous Gown, Seen from Behind

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1760 (?)

Pen and ink drawing of a man in a cap beside a raised hand and a crumpled pillow, by Albrecht Dürer, 1493.

Self-portrait, Study of a Hand and a Pillow (recto); Six Studies of Pillows (verso)

Albrecht Dürer, 1493

Seated Female Figure with Upraised Arms, Facing Right

Veronese School, mid-15th century

Woodblock print of a lakeside harbor town with moored boats, pedestrians on the quay, and mountains across the water.

Otsu

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Hand-colored print of two red-shouldered hawks on a tree branch with leaves and Spanish moss.

Red Shouldered Hawk (No. 12)

John James Audubon, 1829

Hand-colored print of a goshawk in flight and two perched hawks in a marsh landscape with grasses and hills.

Goshawk, Stanley Hawk (No. 29)

John James Audubon, 1830

Woodblock print of a lake at Hakone with pine trees, houses, and Mount Fuji rising in the distance under a blue sky.

The Lake at Hakone in Sagami Province (Sōshū Hakone kosui), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sa…

Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-32

Woodblock print of a palace gate with a tiled roof and a procession of robed figures and attendants in the foreground.

Kyoto: Dairi

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1838

Hand-colored print of two dark hawks, one perched on a branch and one diving with spread wings, by Audubon, 1830.

Black Warrior (No. 18)

John James Audubon, 1830