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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

314 works

Woodblock print of a green warbler perched on a plum branch with white blossoms, with calligraphy at upper right.

Warbler on a Plum Branch

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835

Loose watercolor of horsemen among trees beside a pale stretch of water under a blue sky.

Moors on Horseback

Mariano Fortuny Marsal, 1838-74

Pen drawing of a tiered tomb with a reclining effigy in elevation, with an oval floor plan below.

Design for a Freestanding Tomb Seen in Elevation and Plan

the Younger Antonio da Sangallo, 1530-35

Woodblock print of a kingfisher flying above dark blue irises with grey-blue background and calligraphy.

Kingfisher and Irises

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1832-34

Pen and ink study of three nude warriors, two on rearing horses, one raising a sword and another holding a spear.

Three Warriors and Their Horses, Study for a Bas Relief Sculpture in the Chateau de Tervueren

François Rude, first half 19th century

Four quick pen and ink studies of horses in varied poses on a pale sheet of paper.

Four Studies of Horses

Jacques Callot, 16th century

Woodblock print of a sparrow flying above snow-covered red camellia branches with falling snow.

Sparrow and Snow-covered Camellia (Tsubaki)

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1845

Pen and wash drawing of a crowded mythological battle scene with horsemen, soldiers, kneeling figures and tents.

Cassandra preventing Deiphobe from killing Paris

Jean Cousin the Elder, 16th century

Pen and ink drawing of a vertical grotesque ornament panel with a seated cat, two birds, scrolls and a mask.

Candelabra Grotesque with a Cat

Andrés de Melgar, ca. 1545-60

Woodblock print of a white heron standing among blue reeds with red tips beside calligraphy and red seals.

White Heron Standing among Reeds

Utagawa Hiroshige, ca. 1835

Engraved battle scene with warriors, shields, a nude female rider on a rearing horse, and fallen soldiers.

Battle of Amazons

Léon Davent, 1547

Pen and wash drawing of an 18th-century tea party with musicians, seated guests in powdered wigs, and a dog in the foreground

Tea Party at the Prince de Conti's

Henry Bonaventure Monnier, mid-19th century

Pen and brown ink sketch of several horses in varied poses, including rearing, trotting and standing.

Horses

Francesco Allegrini

Pen and wash drawing of a helmeted commander gesturing to armored soldiers with spears, with horsemen and tents behind.

Design for a Narrative Frieze: A Commander Addressing His Troops

Alessandro Allori, 1535-1607

Pen and brown ink drawing of a dense battle with armored soldiers, horsemen, banners and fallen figures in a hilly landscape.

Copy after the Fresco with the Battle of Constantine in the Vatican Palace

Giulio Romano, 1499-1546

Pen and ink drawing of six horses in varied poses, including rearing and standing, framed by a double ruled border.

Six Horses

Francesco Allegrini

Pen and ink sketch of men, dogs and a bull in a bullbaiting scene, with figures running and struggling across a sandy open sp

Bullbaiting in a Venetian Piazza

Francesco Guardi, 1712-93

Grey-wash drawing of a wall decoration design with figures, putti, ornamental cartouches and two landscape scenes.

Design for a Wall Decoration with the Sacrifice of Abraham and the Flight into Egypt

Giovanni Lanfranco, 1582-1647

Pen and brown ink sketch of soldiers, some on horseback and some striding with weapons, on an aged paper sheet.

Soldiers

Francesco Allegrini

Pencil and wash sketch of a seated robed figure with a lion and dog, attendants, and a cloaked man holding a scroll.

Illustration for a Book: Allegory of Venice

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Pen and wash drawing of sea deities with a trident-bearing Neptune, sea horses, nymphs and a putto among clouds.

Sea Deities

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Grey wash drawing of a classical frieze with bearded men, draped women, nude youths, a horse and two lion heads.

Design for a Frieze, after a Roman Sarcophagus: The First Visit of Bacchus to Ariadne

John Flaxman, late 18th-early 19th century

Pencil drawing of a procession with riders, horses, banners and a figure holding a tray beside a stone wall.

Illustration for a Book: Keys of a City Offered to a Procession of Cardinals Headed by a Riderless Horse

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Pen and wash drawing of three men and a dog on a hill overlooking a walled city and distant sea with ships.

Three Men and a Dog on a Hill

Ercole Bazicaluva, 1600-1638

Procession of Six Horsemen in Profile View Facing Left

Stefano Della Bella, 1610-64

Pencil sketch of a crowned rider and soldiers with a kneeling man before them, and a walled city on the right.

Illustration for a Book: Soldiers Surrendering to an Emperor, with a City in the Background

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Red chalk drawing of a rococo stucco design with a cartouche of small figures, scrollwork, and winged motifs.

Design for Stucco Decorations with a Cartouche at Left

Gilles-Marie Oppenord, ca. 1725-40

Pen drawing of an ornamental vignette with a grotesque mask, two birds, scrolls and a banner reading Alph: Grecum.

Design for a Vignette Accompanying a Publication on the Greek Alphabet

Stefano Della Bella, 1630-64

Pen drawing of a figure offering keys on a bridge to mounted soldiers before a fortified city wall and tower.

Illustration for a Book: Surrender of the Keys of a City to an Emperor

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Pen and ink sketch sheet with studies of helmeted Roman soldiers, cavalry riders, and a battle scene with fallen figures.

Sketches of Roman Soldiers

Rodolphe Bresdin, 1842-85