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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

2,286 works

Wood engraving of a bearded seated figure under a fruit tree with raised arms, a full moon, sheep, and a cottage in a hilly l

Thenot Under a Fruit Tree, from Thornton's "Pastorals of Virgil"

William Blake, 1821

Watercolor of a horse-drawn carriage on a tree-lined road overlooking a valley with grazing cattle and distant hills.

Sketchbook of a Journey to the Château d'Eu

Pierre François Léonard Fontaine, 1811

Pen drawing of a kneeling penitent saint with a lion and open book beneath large trees, with a village in the distance.

The Penitent St. Jerome

Jost Amman, 1539-91

Watercolor study of gnarled tree trunks with hanging aerial roots and sparse leaves against a pale, sandy landscape.

Study of a Stump with Aerial Roots

Woldemar Friedrich, mid-19th-early 20th century

Ink drawing of figures gathered at a tomb entrance under trees, with a wide hillside landscape and inscribed gravestones.

The Raising of Lazarus

Matthias Deigle, 18th century

Blue-toned drawing of a mountain valley with a lake, trees, clouds, and small figures near a wooden building.

View of the Ankl-Alpe and the Schliersee

Johann Georg von Dillis, 1817

Graphite and chalk drawing of a wooded valley with a shepherd, goats and cattle on a path beneath clouds.

Landscape near Ruhpolding

Cantius Dillis, late 18th-mid-19th century

Sepia drawing of a dense woodland edge with tall trees and undergrowth in the foreground.

Edge of a Wood near Frascati

Ernst Fries, 1824

Pen and wash drawing of a wooded landscape with a river, distant mountains, two resting figures and a ruined tower.

Southern Landscape with Resting Wayfarers at a River

Ferdinand Kobell, 1760-99

Pen and brown ink sketch of three men beside a stone pedestal with sculptures and an urn among tall trees.

Three Men in a Landscape near Sculptures

Martin Johann Schmidt, 18th century

Pen and ink drawing of a fallen tree with branches draped over classical ruins and a broken column beneath a cloudy sky.

A Fallen Tree with Ruins

Paul Troger, 1700-1762

Watercolor landscape of a twisted tree beside a dirt path, with shrubs, a stream, and a pale blue-gray sky.

Mountain Path with a Tree

Friedrich Nerly, 1825-35

Grey wash landscape drawing of two trees on a rocky hillside with a path and distant hills.

Landscape near Albano and Pallazole

Josef Rebell, 1812

Grey wash drawing of deer resting and grazing in a meadow beside a large tree, with hills in the distance.

View of Dyrehaven

Johan Thomas Lundbye, 1838

Lithograph of a lightning-struck tree trunk with smoke rising and roots gripping the ground, by Honoré Daumier, 1871.

Poor France! The trunk is blasted, but the roots hold!, published in "L'Album du Siège"

Honoré Daumier, 1871

Etching of men gathered in a forest clearing around a badger dig, with dogs, tools, and a tent among the trees.

Un Déterrage de Blaireau

Félix Bracquemond, 1863

Engraving of figures struggling beneath trees, with two cherubs holding a palm branch in the sky above.

The Martyrdom of Saint Peter

Martino Rota, ca. 1560

Etching of owls perched on a gnarled tree and rocky ledge, one with spread wings, in a sparse woodland setting.

Frontispiece, from the Scherzi di Fantasia

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, ca. 1743-50

Etching of villagers dancing beneath large trees in a clearing, with seated musicians at right and hills in the distance.

The Country Dance (Small Plate)

Claude Lorrain, ca. 1637

Etching of three men on a path beneath a palm tree, with rocky cliffs and a mountain valley behind them.

Landscape with Brigands

Claude Lorrain, 1633

Etching of a pastoral scene with cattle at a ford, two standing figures, a seated figure, trees and an arched bridge.

The Ford

Claude Lorrain, 1634

Two small etched landscapes side by side, each with a large leafy tree, grassy ground, and a distant figure in the right scen

The Two Landscapes

Claude Lorrain, ca. 1630

Etching of a leafy tree on the right over grassy ground and a distant hill, drawn in loose, scribbled lines.

The Two Landscapes (Left Tree)

Claude Lorrain, ca. 1630

Etching of a large tree on a hillside with two small figures standing beside it under a loosely drawn sky.

The Two Landscapes (Right Tree)

Claude Lorrain, ca. 1630

Etching of a herdsman and shepherdess with cattle beneath a large tree, with hills and a distant town in the background.

The Herdsman and the Shepherdess

Claude Lorrain, ca. 1630

Etching of four goats on a path beneath a large leafy tree, with a small figure resting on the left.

Four Goats (Left Section of The Goats)

Claude Lorrain, ca. 1630-33

Lithograph of a classical palace garden front with colonnaded terrace, flowering shrubs, strolling figures and trees.

Palais de S.A.I.Mgr. Le Duc de Leuchtenberg, from "Vues pittoresques des palais & jardins impériaux aux environs de S…

J. Meyer, ca. 1850

Lithograph of the Znamensky Palace near Peterhof with strollers in period dress on a garden path before its facade.

Le Palais de Znamensky près de Peterhof, from "Vues pittoresques des palais & jardins impériaux aux environs de St. P…

J. Meyer, ca. 1850

Etching of a shepherd and shepherdess with cattle, sheep and goats beside a river, bridge and town under trees.

Shepherd and Shepherdess Conversing in a Landscape

Claude Lorrain, ca. 1651

Grey wash landscape of a huge tree, waterfall and hills, with a family near a small monument at lower right.

Family Gathered Before a Monument in a Landscape with a Waterfall

Johann Heinrich Meyer, 1805