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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,907 works

Three painted design studies for ornamental room borders with floral bouquets, gilded scrolls and red medallion patterns.

Three designs for painted borders to decorate a room

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 19th century

Painted design for a paneled ceiling with a central cherub group, bird panels, floral garlands, and gilded ornamental borders

Design for a paneled ceiling painted with putti, birds, and floral motifs on tracing paper; mounted on wove paper

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 19th century

Etching of an old bearded man and a young girl reading a book together in a forest hut surrounded by trees and rocks.

Simplici Schreibstunde, from the series Intermezzi

Max Klinger, n.d.

Design drawing for a coffered ceiling with a central putto cartouche, red and black panels, bird scenes and gilded ornament.

Design for a ceiling painted with grotesque motifs

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 19th century

Etching of a wounded centaur rearing on a grassy plain while nude hunters with spears pursue it under a cloudy sky.

Verfolgter Centaur, from the series Intermezzi

Max Klinger, n.d.

Watercolor design for a paneled ceiling with ornate moldings, floral medallions, and green painted accents.

Design for a paneled ceiling with painted decoration

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 19th century

Four painted decorative border designs with putti, floral garlands, scrollwork, urns and swan medallions on a pale ground.

Four designs for painted borders to decorate a room

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 19th century

Watercolor design of two painted panels: a blue rosette on gold and an ornate white monogram on red, in a wooden frame.

Two alternative designs for the painted decoration of a panel (one with the intertwined initials CL)

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 19th century

Two watercolor designs for a paneled ceiling with gold scrollwork, rosettes, and blue and red painted panels.

Two designs for paneled ceiling with painted decoration

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 19th century

Loose etching of a seated woman in a bonnet bent over sewing, her hands raised, on a pale empty ground.

The Maid Sewing (Bonne Femme Cousant)

Félix-Hilaire Buhot, 1860-98

Etching of a stone church with a bell tower and cemetery cross under a cloudy sky, with two figures in the foreground.

The Jobourg Church

Félix-Hilaire Buhot, 1887

Etching of a flock of geese crossing a field toward a wooden gate, with two figures and bare trees under a hazy sky.

Geese

Félix-Hilaire Buhot, 1860-98

Etching of large thatched cottages behind a wooden fence, with a cart and stone wall at right under a cloudy sky.

Large Thatched Cottages (Les Grandes Chaumières)

Félix-Hilaire Buhot, 1860-98

Etching of a coastal landscape with a ruined chapel, steep cliffs, a distant sea and a sailboat under a dramatic sky.

Saint-Michel à L'Estre

Félix-Hilaire Buhot, 1881

Etching of a rainy Paris quay with pedestrians, horse carriages, gas lamps and smoking chimneys under a hazy sky.

Winter Morning on the Quay, Paris

Félix-Hilaire Buhot, 1883

Etching of two figures under an umbrella walking a rain-soaked path toward a gabled country house with a small dog.

Country Neighbors (Les Voisins de Campagne)

Félix-Hilaire Buhot, 1860-98

Etching of thatched cottages with smoking chimneys, a flock of geese in the foreground, and a cloudy sky.

Small Thatched Cottages (Les Petites Chaumières)

Félix-Hilaire Buhot, 1878

Etching of a woman in a long dark gown beside three white swans in a misty landscape with trees and birds.

Lady of the Swans

Félix-Hilaire Buhot, 1879

Etching of a figure with gear wading across shallow water under a dark, cloudy sky with birds flying overhead.

The Seascape Painter (Le Peintre de marine)

Félix-Hilaire Buhot, 1860-98

Etching of a rainy country road with a figure under an umbrella, a small dog, and a gabled house behind a garden fence.

The Country Neighbors (Les Voisins de Campagne)

Félix-Hilaire Buhot, 1860-98

Etching of a winged genius with a lyre and torches on a cloud, inside an oval frame, labeled Genie de la Poësie.

Genie de la Poësie

Madame la Marquise de Pompadour, 18th century

Engraved print of a woman in an elaborate feathered ballet costume holding a fan, with a landscape behind her.

Costume of an Indian Woman from the Ballet "Triumph of Love" (Habit d'Indienne du balet du Triomphe de l'amour)

Juan Dolívar, 1681-92

Engraved costume design of a man in an ornate plumed helmet and embroidered tunic holding a spear in a formal garden.

Costume of Endymion from the Ballet "Triumph of Love" (Habit d'Andimion du balet du 'Triomphe de l'amour)

Jean Bérain, ca. 1681

Etching of anthropomorphic butterflies and insects at a dressing table in a rococo interior, with the caption La Toilette.

The Toilet (La Toilette), from Essai de Papilloneries Humaines par Saint Aubin

Charles Germain de Saint-Aubin, ca. 1756-60

Architectural elevation drawing of a classical facade with pediment, columns and tall windows, titled Lyceum of Natural Histo

Lyceum of Natural History, New York (front elevation)

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1835

Etching of a snowy Paris street with horse carriages, dogs, pedestrians, and an advertising kiosk, with small scenes in the m

Winter in Paris, or Paris in the Snow

Félix-Hilaire Buhot, 1879

Etching of people with umbrellas walking on a wooden pier under a stormy sky with gulls, a mast and a smoking chimney.

A Pier in England (Une Jetée en Angleterre)

Félix-Hilaire Buhot, 1879

Etching of horse-drawn cabs waiting on a rainy city quay beside tall buildings and a lamp post, with pedestrians.

Winter Morning on the Quai de l'Hôtel-Dieu (Cabstand)

Félix-Hilaire Buhot, 1876

Etching of a rainy Paris quay with horse carriages, tall buildings, a street lamp and pedestrians reflected on wet pavement.

Winter Morning on the Quai de l'Hôtel Dieu

Félix-Hilaire Buhot, 1876

Etching of a snowy Paris street with carriages, pedestrians, dogs, and a kiosk, with small sketches along the left edge.

Winter in Paris, or Snow in Paris

Félix-Hilaire Buhot, 1879