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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1,256 works

Pencil drawing of canoes with paddlers crossing a lake toward tipis on a wooded shore, with rocks in the foreground.

Indians Returning from the Hunt (from McGuire Scrapbook)

Charles Lanman, 1841

Watercolor of a striped paddle steamboat with passengers and an American flag moving between rocky cliffs on a river.

Steamboat Travel on the Hudson River

Pavel Petrovich Svinin, 1811-ca.1813

Watercolor of trees and boulders on a shore, with rowboats and sailboats on a calm river and wooded cliffs beyond.

Weehawken from Turtle Grove

William James Bennett, ca. 1830

Pen and brown ink drawing of two masted barges moored beside thatched cottages and willow trees, with swans on the water.

Barges Moored by Cottages

Claes Jansz. Visscher the Younger, mid-late 17th century

Watercolor of a ferry with carriage and passengers crossing a rocky river toward pale cliffs and wooded hills.

A Ferry Scene on the Susquehanna at Wright's Ferry, near Havre de Grace

Pavel Petrovich Svinin, 1811-ca. 1813

Drawing of a river with a boating party in a rowboat, a village with a church spire and a bridge beyond.

Boating Party on a River

Jan van Goyen, 1651

Brown wash drawing of fishermen on a shore with a net, sailing boats on the sea, and gulls under a cloudy sky.

Fishing Boats and a Man with a Net

Allart van Everdingen, ca. 1641-75

Watercolor of the packet ship Mohawk of Albany sailing past high wooded cliffs on a river with small sailboats nearby.

The Packet "Mohawk of Albany" Passing the Palisades

Pavel Petrovich Svinin, 1811-ca. 1813

Grey ink drawing of sailing boats at a riverside landing with town houses, a church spire and figures on the shore.

Landing Place by a Town

Jan van Goyen, mid-late 17th century

Brown wash drawing of a calm harbor with sailing boats, figures on the shore, a windmill and a church tower.

Harbor Scene

Allart van Everdingen, ca. 1641-75

Watercolor of tall trees on a riverbank, an American flag on a dock, sailing ships and a distant city skyline.

Philadelphia from across the Delaware River

Pavel Petrovich Svinin, 1811-ca. 1813

Grey wash drawing of a river village with sailing boats, a large tree, a cottage, and a church tower on the far bank.

Village on a River

Jan van Goyen, ca. 1645-50

Brown ink and wash drawing of several Dutch merchant ships with masts and sails on choppy water, with a small rowboat in fron

Dutch Merchant Ships at Anchor or under Easy Sail in a Moderate Breeze

Willem van de Velde the Elder, ca. 1658

Watercolor of an American three-masted ship with sailors, surrounded by spouting whales and seabirds on rough sea.

Replenishing the Ship's Larder with Codfish off the Newfoundland Coast

Pavel Petrovich Svinin, 1811-ca. 1813

Grey wash drawing of Dutch sailing ships at anchor on calm water, with a yacht and flags in the foreground.

Dutch Ships at Anchor with a Yacht Lying Head to the Wind

Willem van de Velde the Younger, 1664

Grey pencil drawing of a sailing ship with billowing sails tossed by choppy waves under a pale sky.

A Dutch Ship in a Strong Breeze

Willem van de Velde the Elder, ca. 1665

Watercolor of fishermen hauling a net on a rocky Hudson shore, with sailboats on the river and hills beyond.

Shad Fishermen on the Shore of the Hudson River

Pavel Petrovich Svinin, 1811-ca. 1813

Pen and grey wash drawing of a Dutch fleet with tall sailing ships and small boats at anchor on calm water.

A Dutch Fleet Lying at Anchor

Willem van de Velde the Younger, ca. 1664

A Dutch Fleet Under Sail at Sea in a Light Breeze

Willem van de Velde the Elder, 1665

Watercolor of two Indigenous men and a man in a top hat in a canoe on a river between rocky cliffs and pines.

Two Indians and a White Man in a Canoe

Pavel Petrovich Svinin, 1811-ca. 1813

Charcoal drawing of a dark sailboat sail beside a glowing lighthouse at dusk, with low buildings along the horizon.

The Lighthouse at Honfleur

Georges Seurat, 1886

Grey wash drawing of a royal yacht's ornate carved stern with figures on the gallery and small boats below.

An English Royal Yacht

Willem van de Velde the Elder, ca. 1677

Brown wash drawing of men in a boat carrying off a struggling woman, with a domed rotunda on the shore at right.

The Abduction of Helen

Giuseppe Salviati, mid-16th century

Pen and wash drawing of a canal with boats, stone embankments, domed churches and a city skyline under a cloudy sky.

Padua: The River Bacchiglione and the Porta Portello

Canaletto, ca. 1750-60

Grey pencil drawing of a large Dutch warship with a fleet at sea and two small sailing boats in the foreground.

A Large Dutch Ship with a Fleet at Sea and Two Small Vessels

Willem van de Velde the Elder, ca. 1672

Watercolor cityscape of Venice's waterfront with the Doge's Palace, campanile, and gondolas on the lagoon.

Panorama of Venice from the Bacino di San Marco, Including the Project for the Proposed Teatro Manin

Francesco Guardi, ca. 1788-93

Pen and wash drawing of a Venetian campo with gondolas on a canal, a church facade, a scuola, and strolling figures.

Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Looking Toward the Scuola di San Marco

Giacomo Guardi, ca. 1804-28

Grey wash drawing of robed clergy processing along a quay toward an ornate ship with banners under a cloudy sky.

The Arrival in Venice, from Alexandria, of the Relics of Saint John the Alsgiver in 1247

Jacopo Marieschi, ca. 1743

Pen and wash design for a trade card showing a doge under a parasol, a child, a ship, and a rococo frame.

Design for a Trade Card

Pietro Antonio Novelli, mid-18th century

Grey wash drawing of gondolas and rowers near a ship and fortification on a lagoon, with a church on the shore.

The Island of Povegila, with British Naval Officers Embarking

Giacomo Guardi, before 1797 or 1814-15