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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

364 works

Pen and gray wash drawing of Bacchus and Ceres with putti, a bearded sea deity, an amphora, and wheat.

Bacchus and Ceres Attended by Putti and a Marine Deity

Sebastiano Galeotti, 1676-1741/46

Watercolor of a coastal village with cottages on a cliff, sailing boats on the water, and figures on the shore.

View on the coast at Deal

Charles Bentley, ca. 1846

Pencil drawing of bishops and monks greeted by a mitred dignitary on a ship deck, with rigging and sails behind.

Illustration for a Book: Bishops and Monks Being Received at a Ship by a Venerable Dignitary

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Brown ink and wash drawing of a goddess among clouds, warriors with torches, a lion, a reclining nude and a ship prow.

Cybele Prevents Turnus from Setting Fire to the Trojan Fleet by Transforming the Ships into Sea Goddesses

Jean-Baptiste-Marie Pierre, 18th century

Hand-colored 1829 print of New York Harbor with tall ships and well-dressed people strolling along a stone waterfront quay.

New York Harbor from the Battery

Thomas Thompson, 1829

Pen drawing of a pope handing a banner to a kneeling crusader, with clergy and ships with sails in the background.

Illustration for a Book: Pope Handing a Banner to a Crusader, with Ships in the Background

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

Brown ink and wash drawing of a harbor with sailboats, a rocky outcrop, standing figures on the shore and trees.

Marine landscape with figures

Salvator Rosa, 1615-73

Pencil sketch of soldiers with shields and swords charging up a rocky shore beside a sailing ship on the sea.

Illustration for a Book: Battle by the Sea Coast

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Watercolor of a three-masted sailing ship cresting grey waves under a cloudy sky.

Ship at Sea

Albert Ernest Markes, late 19th century

Watercolor and graphite seaport with masted ships, hazy buildings on the right, and figures on the quay in the foreground.

Seaport after Claude Lorraine (recto); Indecipherable sketch (verso)

Hercules Brabazon Brabazon, 1840-1906

Ink and wash drawing of a seated sea god with a trident embracing a woman, with a winged cherub on a cloud below.

Marine Deity with Attendant Female Figure

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Engraving of Cupid rowing a boat made from his quiver across waves, with a banderole inscription above in an oval frame.

Eros Escaping by Sea; Cupid using his bow to propel a boat made from his quiver with an arrow as the mast and his bli…

Marco Dente, ca. 1515-27

Grey wash drawing of a warship firing a cannon, smoke rising, with smaller boats on calm water under a cloudy sky.

Marine, the Cannon Shot

Johannes Christiaan Schotel

Brown ink and wash sketch of reclining figures on clouds with a descending nude figure in the upper right.

Mercury Appearing to a Marine Deity and a Nymph

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Engraving of Eros rowing a quiver-boat with his bow across waves, arrow as mast, Latin banderole above.

Eros escaping by sea using his bow to propel a boat made from his quiver with an arrow as the mast and his blindfold…

Marco Dente, ca. 1515-27

Engraving of Venus on a shell in the sea, Eros rowing a boat, a male figure at left, and putti among clouds above.

Eros in the Sea

Agostino Veneziano, ca. 1514-36

Pencil drawing of ornamental cartouches with scrolls, shells, garlands and an urn on a pedestal.

Design for Cartouches Decorated with Sea-Shells, Garlands, Foliage, Volutes and Urns

Agostino Mitelli, 1609-60

Engraving of Venus and Cupid riding sea monsters over the sea, with wind heads in clouds and a distant city.

Venus and Cupid riding two sea monsters, Cupid raises an arrow in his right hand, two heads representing wind in the…

Marco Dente, ca. 1515-27

Dutch Ship: The Tholen (?)

Willem van de Velde the Elder, 1625-93

Pen and wash drawing of warships in battle, with gunsmoke rising around a central ship flying a flag on calm water.

Sea Fight

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

Engraving of Venus and Cupid riding sea creatures, with wind heads in clouds above a distant coastal city.

Venus and Cupid riding two sea creatures, Cupid raising an arrow with his right hand and two heads representing wind…

Marco Dente, ca. 1515-27

Old Ship Model

Willem van de Velde the Elder, 17th century

Pen and ink sketches of sailing ships and small boats with masts and sails arranged in four rows on pale paper.

Studies of Ships and Boats

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

Engraving of Laocoön struggling with serpents beside a pedestal, with a Minerva temple, ships, and the sea behind.

Laocoön and his two sons being attacked by serpents upon a pedestal, a temple to Minerva behind them, another temple…

Marco Dente, ca. 1515-27

Pen and brown ink drawing of Dutch sailing ships with flags and rowboats on choppy water under a cloudy sky.

Dutch Ships on a Harbour

Willem van de Velde the Elder, 17th century

Grey wash drawing of a sailing ship near a rocky coastline with cliffs and hills under a pale sky.

Coast Scene

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

Engraving of people at a seaside clam bake on rocky beach, with smoke rising and sailboats on the sea.

Sea-side Sketches - A Clam Bake (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. XVII)

Winslow Homer, August 23, 1873

Engraving of a galleon in rough seas with a sea monster and mermaid, beside a walled harbor town under stormy clouds.

Landscape with a Ship and Jonah and the Whale

Lucas Gassel, ca. 1560-70

Pen sketch of a rider on a rearing horse inside a scrolling ornamental cartouche with a pedestal below.

Design for an Equestrian Statue in a Cartouche (recto); Sketches for a Frieze with Sea-Shells and Floral Ornament (ve…

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725