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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,907 works

Etched card of a standing allegorical woman holding a flag, with the number 3 and a French caption naming Syrie.

Syrie, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etched print of a figure in feathered headdress with bow and quiver, titled Tartarie, with French text beneath.

Tartarie, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etched card showing a figure in a feathered headdress and embroidered robe holding a staff, with French caption on Moscovie.

Moscovie, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Red chalk drawing of a seated putto on a corbel within a shell niche, with scrolls and sketched wings.

Study of a Putto Seated on a Corbel in a Shell Niche

Carlo Maratti, ca. 1674-76

Brown ink and wash drawing of a nude putto seated on a ledge, reaching up toward an ornate garland on a frame.

A Putto Seated on a Frame

Girolamo Mazzola Bedoli, ca. 1538-40

Pen and wash design of a decorated wall with an urn in a niche, garlands, and a panel with putti and a female figure.

Design for a Wall Elevation

Simon Schijnvoet, late 17th-early 18th century

Etching of a rider on a rearing horse brandishing a lance, with French caption text beneath reading Pérou.

Pérou, from the playing cards "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etched print of a feathered female figure with spear and bow, above French text describing Nouvelle France.

Nouvelle France, from the playing cards "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etched figure in feathered headdress and cloak holding plumes, with French text below naming Brésil.

Brésil, from the playing cards "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Brown wash drawing of ruined castle walls with grazing cattle and sheep and a shepherd in a hilly landscape.

Italianate Landscape with the Ruins of Brederode Castle

Nicolaes Pietersz. Berchem, mid-late 17th century

Colored drawing of an ornate organ under draped canopy with trumpets, a gilded lyre, and blue and pink curtains.

Design for a Fanciful Organ

Joseph Ignaz Gurk, late 18th-early 19th century

Pen and ink drawing of an interlaced scrolling leaf ornament rising from a small pedestal, on aged paper.

Gothic Leaf Scroll (Top of a Crozier?)

J. Gruenwald, 1899

Pen and graphite drawing of a Gothic ornamental panel with putti, acanthus scrolls, tracery and flowers.

Gothic Ornament with Putti and Acanthus Leaves

Bernd, 19th century

Engraved rocky landscape with a cave arch, waterfall, tall trees, and two small kneeling figures under rays of light.

Rocky Landscape with the Stigmatisation of Saint Francis

Aegidius Sadeler, n.d.

Engraved coastal scene with moored sailing boats, a windmill on a hill, village houses, and figures working on the shore.

Coast Scene with a Windmill

Aegidius Sadeler, n.d.

Etching of a village road with two horse carts, travelers, chickens, geese and houses under a cloudy sky.

Village Street with Two Carts

Aegidius Sadeler, n.d.

Engraved landscape with a large tree framing a river view, a hilltop town, distant mountains, and a small seated figure.

Riverscape

Aegidius Sadeler, n.d.

Etching of tall bare trees beside a still river with shrubs and a distant treeline under an overcast sky.

Autumn's Grey and Melancholy

Henry Farrer, 1884

Etching of a tall lighthouse on a rocky headland beside a small cottage, with a calm sea and birds under a cloudy sky.

Lighthouse

Henry Farrer, 1880

Etching of tall trees over a small wooden footbridge crossing a stream, with reeds in the foreground and a distant tower.

A Small Bridge over a Stream

Anthonie Waterloo, 17th century

Watercolor drawing of soldiers and a chariot procession through a classical colonnaded hall, with robed figures raising their

Allegory of Victory of Russians over Napoleon's Army, from a poem by Cremes

Franz von Hauslab the Younger, ca. 1814

Etching of a dense forest on a rocky ledge, with two small figures and a dog on a path and hills in the distance.

The Little Hunchback

Anthonie Waterloo, 17th century

Colored drawing of a crowned king on a throne with a bearded man and a young man in white gesturing before him.

Daniel interprets Nebuchadnezzar's Dream

Franz von Hauslab the Younger, 1815-83

Drawing of two figures on rocky ledges in a shadowed cave, one in armor holding a spear, the other with an arm raised.

Soldiers in a Cave Receiving Blessings from Heaven

Franz von Hauslab the Younger, 19th century

Grey wash drawing of a priest before a radiant sun raising arms over a chained couple, with plumed guards and drapery.

Sun King Anointing a Bound Couple, from August von Kotzebue's Die Sonnenjungfrau

Franz von Hauslab the Younger, 19th century

Grey wash drawing of Roman figures gathered in a classical columned hall, with a seated elder and an arm gesture in the foreg

Assembly of Roman Figures, from Regulus, a play by Collin

Franz von Hauslab the Younger, 19th century

Watercolor of two mounted soldiers in blue uniforms beneath a classical colonnade with carved reliefs and a distant hilltop t

Two Mounted Soldiers in Classical Ruins, for a poem by Cremes

Franz von Hauslab the Younger, 1812-83

Etching of two travellers resting in a shaded woodland beside a path, with dogs and a large twisted tree.

Two Travellers Resting in the Woods

Anthonie Waterloo, 17th century

Etched landscape of a wooded path with tall trees, a fence, a cottage, and a woman and children resting at the roadside.

A Mother and Children Resting

Anthonie Waterloo, 17th century

Etching of a peasant with a shovel on a dirt path beside large trees, sheep grazing, and a fence in the distance.

A Peasant with a Shovel

Anthonie Waterloo, 17th century