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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,907 works

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Adoration of the Shepherds with the Virgin, Christ Child, kneeling shepherd and angels abov

Adoration of the Shepherds

Jusepe de Ribera, 1645-50

Watercolor still life of a bouquet of chrysanthemums in a dark vase on a wooden table against a grey wall.

Bouquet of Small Chrysanthemums

Léon Bonvin, 1862

Watercolor fashion drawing of a woman in a layered rococo gown with blue, yellow and silver trim, annotated in French.

Mademoiselle Marie-Jeanne Fesch Chevallier

Louis René Boquet

Red chalk drawing of a feathered female figure drawing a bow while seated on a large animal.

Allegory of America, from the Four Continents

Edmé Bouchardon, 18th century

Red chalk design for a circular medal showing a winged helmeted warrior with sword and shield above a shoreline.

Design for a Medal: Marine 1758

Edmé Bouchardon, 1758

Red chalk design for a circular medal showing two draped women beside a pedestal with scales of justice.

Design for a Medal

Edmé Bouchardon, ca. 1738

Red chalk design for a medal showing a seated helmeted female figure with a Latin inscription and the date 1740.

Design for a Medal: Bâtiments du Roy, 1740

Edmé Bouchardon, 18th century

Red chalk design for a circular token showing a woman in a chariot drawn by lions, with inscription and 1740 below.

Design for a jeton or a token: Maison de la Reine 1740

Edmé Bouchardon, 1740

Red chalk drawing of a circular medallion showing two putti riding a sea creature over waves, with Latin inscription and date

Design for a Token: Galères, 1740

Edmé Bouchardon, 1740

Red chalk design for a circular medal showing a winged figure holding two crowns, with Latin inscription below.

Design for medal commemorating the capture of Port Mahon

Edmé Bouchardon, 18th century

Red chalk drawing of a child holding a flowering vase, with a dog sniffing the ground below, within an oval frame.

The Sense of Smell

Edmé Bouchardon

Red chalk drawing of a fountain with three nude nymphs on top, lion heads on the pedestal, and dolphins at the base.

Fountain Surmounted by Three Nymphs

Edmé Bouchardon

Red chalk drawing of a helmeted female figure with a spear and a nude child at her side, in flowing drapery.

La Guerre

Edmé Bouchardon

Circular drawing of a reclining river god holding a cornucopia, with a crocodile and the words Trésor Royal 1748.

Design for a Token: Trésor Royal 1748

Edmé Bouchardon, 1748

Red chalk design for a circular token showing a seated youth playing a lyre beside stone blocks, inscribed BÂTIMENS DU ROY 17

Design for a Token: Bâtiments du Roi, 1748

Edmé Bouchardon, 1748

Red chalk drawing of a winged cherub on clouds reaching toward flowers, with radiating lines behind, labeled Le Vent d'Orient

Le Vent d'Orient

Edmé Bouchardon

Red chalk drawing of a nude boy kneeling with both arms raised toward the upper right.

Seated Nude Boy

Edmé Bouchardon

Pencil sketch of a thatched cottage among trees, with a cart wheel, firewood pile and a seated figure in the foreground.

A Cottage

François Boucher, n.d.

Red chalk sketch of a standing man extending his arm, with a cloth over his other arm, and a smaller figure study at left.

Study of a Valet Pouring Wine

François Lemoyne, ca. 1723

Chalk study of a woman's outstretched arm and hands on tan paper, with a bracelet at the wrist.

Study of the left hand of Mme de Pompadour

François Boucher, 18th century

Grey chalk drawing of Christ and a veiled woman with a crowd of onlookers and bearded elders in a columned interior.

Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery

François Boucher

Pencil drawing of cupid restraining Father Time with a scythe, with cherubs and a reclining figure above a blank cartouche.

Design for a Frontispiece: Love Staying the Hand of Time

François Boucher

Brown ink and wash drawing of a rustic cottage with figures, chickens, a wheelbarrow, and trees in a farmyard.

Cottage with Figures

François Boucher

Red chalk sketch of a seated woman in a full period gown holding a fan, drawn in loose strokes on pale paper.

Seated Woman Holding a Fan

François Boucher, 18th century

Chalk drawing of two winged putti with a garland and flowers on tan paper, by François Boucher.

Winged Putti with Flowers

François Boucher, ca. 1750

Ink and wash drawing of a standing man in a large cloak with a small naked figure perched on his head.

Man Wearing a Large Cloak and a Small Naked Man on His Head

Jusepe de Ribera, ca. 1637-40

Pen and gray wash drawing of a dying clergyman supported by an angel, with standing clergy and a bed in an oval composition.

A Dying Ecclesiastic Supported by an Angel

Gaetano Gandolfi, 1760-70

Ink and wash drawing of a bearded hermit beside a wooden cross in a rocky landscape, with sketched heads in the corner.

Two Hermits in the Wilderness

Domenico Maria Canuti, 1625-84

Red chalk drawing of an elderly bearded man, head bowed, hands crossed over his chest, with hatched shading.

Old Bearded Man in Three-Quarter View with Hands Crossed Over His Chest

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Brown wash drawing of a kneeling nude saint resting his hand on a lion in a church interior with arches and a crucifix.

Saint Jerome and the Lion

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Ink and wash drawing of a nude figure with faces at left and a robed bearded figure holding a staff at right.

Christ in Limbo (recto); Saint with Rosary (verso)

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Brown wash drawing of a bearded, haloed saint holding a tall staff with a scroll, draped in a flowing cloak.

Saint John the Baptist

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Pen and wash drawing of a frontispiece design with Mercury and Fame beside a globe, a trumpeting putto, and a blank cartouche

Design for a Frontispiece: Mercury and Fame

Francisco Rizi, 1650

Brown chalk drawing of a kneeling sculptor gazing at a nude woman stepping from a pedestal, with cherubs floating in clouds a

Pygmalion and Galatea

François Boucher

Sketch of a seated woman in a garden with an older figure leaning toward her and a cupid flying overhead.

Vertumnus and Pomona

François Boucher

Pen and wash drawing of a bearded man reading a young woman's outstretched hand beside trees, with a child watching.

The Fortune Teller

François Boucher, ca. 1725-28

Ink and wash design for an ornate rococo frame with cherubs, an IHS monogram, and oval saintly medallions around a blank pane

Design for a Frontispiece Surmounted by the Sacred Monogram IHS

François Boucher

Pen and wash drawing of a standing draped man carrying a bundle of rods on his shoulder, with two reclining figures below.

Standing Man Carrying Fasces and Arms

François Boucher

Grey wash drawing of a seated mother with cherubs, draped cloth, inscribed banners, candles and putti with music.

Diploma of the Freemasons of Bordeaux

François Boucher

Brown chalk drawing of a winged angel descending over classical figures and soldiers in an arched composition.

The Continence of Scipio

François Boucher

Black and white chalk drawing of a woman with a basket and a small boy holding her skirt, on blue-gray paper.

Woman and Boy

François Boucher

Red chalk drawing of a seated nude woman with white highlights, one leg extended and a cloth draped across her lap.

Seated female nude

François Boucher, 1742

Brown ink and wash drawing of bearded men beside a tent, with reclining figures and children in the foreground.

Laban Searching for his Idols (Genesis 31: 19-37)

François Boucher

Red chalk drawing of two figures in Asian dress by a brazier, one pouring tea, with a seated Buddha figure above.

Fire

François Boucher, ca. 1740

Red chalk drawing of a reclining muscular male figure with one arm raised overhead and drapery across his legs.

Fallen Huntsman

François Boucher, ca. 1736

Drawing of the Nativity with the Virgin holding the infant Christ, kneeling shepherds, an ox, and cherubs in a glowing sky.

The Adoration of the Shepherds

François Boucher

Etched oval portrait of a bearded man with wavy hair, framed by a ribbon bow, with dense cross-hatched background.

Portrait of Edgar Allan Poe

Édouard Manet, ca. 1860-62

Etching of a goose in the foreground beside a bare tree, with a second goose and sketched branches in the background.

Goose

Berthe Morisot, 1889

Etching of two tree trunks beside a river with loose foliage and a small boat at lower right.

Landscape (Tree-trunks near a River)

Berthe Morisot, 1888

Drypoint print of a swan and duck on rippled water with a faint sketched figure at left.

Swan and Duck, with Portraits of Julie

Berthe Morisot, 1889

Small etching of a duck resting by water beside tall reeds and leafy plants, printed on a large white sheet.

Duck and Reeds

Berthe Morisot, 1889

Black ink print of a raven in flight with spread wings and extended talons on a cream paper sheet.

The Flying Raven, Ex Libris for "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe

Édouard Manet, 1875

Lithograph of a man reading at a lamplit desk in a dark room, with a chair at left and loose black hatching.

Once Upon a Midnight Dreary, from "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe

Édouard Manet, 1875

Lithograph of a raven perched on a bust atop a pedestal, with a sleeping figure in the lower right and dense diagonal shading

Perched upon a Bust of Pallas, from "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe

Édouard Manet, 1875

Lithograph of a man at an open shutter watching a raven fly over a dark city skyline of chimneys and rooftops.

Open Here I Flung the Shutter, from "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe

Édouard Manet, 1875

Loose black lithograph of a chair and a dark floor shadow in a room, with a bird-like form, by Edouard Manet, 1875.

The Shadow that Lies Floating on the Floor, from "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe

Édouard Manet, 1875

Design for the poster and cover for "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe

Édouard Manet, 1875

Grey-blue drawing with white highlights of a mythological triumph, with a sea goddess and nude figures amid clouds and cherub

The Triumph of a Sea Goddess

Bon Boullogne, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of a bearded man offering sacrifice at a smoking altar before a statue of Jupiter, with attendants and p

Sacrifice Offered before a Statue of Jupiter

Louis de Boullogne the Elder, 17th century

Black and white chalk drawing on blue paper of a reclining nude male figure seen from behind, leaning on an urn.

Reclining River God

Louis de Boullogne the Younger, 1694-1715

Drawing of a seated male nude with arms outstretched, modeled in white chalk on blue paper, signed Louis de Boullogne, 1704.

Seated Male Nude

Louis de Boullogne the Younger, 1704

Brown wash drawing of a classical landscape with arcaded buildings, trees, a hillside, and small figures near water.

A Classical Landscape with Buildings by a River

Sébastien Bourdon

Engraving of witches preparing for a sabbath in a grotto, with flying demons, a cauldron, rats and a distant town.

Witches Preparing for Sabbath

Andries Jacobsz. Stock, ca. 1610

Pencil sketch of two cover designs: a hunter with dogs and birds on the left, a shield-bearing woman and seated man on the ri

Cover designs for "Ulenspiegel au Salon"

Félicien Rops, ca. 1870

Pen and ink drawing of the Madonna holding the infant Christ seated on clouds, with an angel and rays of light.

Madonna and Child Seated on Clouds (recto); Madonna and Child in Reverse (verso)

Vicente Salvador Gómez, 1637-1700

Grey wash drawing in arched frame of two women embracing beside a doorway, with other figures and trees behind.

Visitation

Domingos Sequeira, 1768-1837

Pencil sketch of a bent nude male figure with one arm raised and the other extended, on cream paper.

Study of two figures, one lunging at the other

Félicien Rops, ca. 1870

Sheet with figures, details of hands and feet

Félicien Rops, ca. 1870

Brown wash drawing of a country chapel with a bell tower among trees, with a distant town at the left.

Landscape with a Country Chapel

Jacques Callot, 1605-35

Pen and ink drawing of soldiers in a camp with tents, a cart and a large tree under a hazy sky.

A Bivouac

Jacques Callot, n.d.

Four quick pen and ink studies of horses in varied poses on a pale sheet of paper.

Four Studies of Horses

Jacques Callot, 16th century

Pen and ink sketch of a man in a hat leaning forward to push a plow across a field with diagonal hatching behind him.

Study of a man pushing a plow

Félicien Rops, ca. 1870

Brown and white wash drawing of cavalry in a skirmish, with a fallen drummer and rearing horses in the foreground.

Cavalry Skirmish with a Fallen Drummer at Left

Francesco Giuseppe Casanova, 1763

Grey wash drawing of mounted cavalry in a smoky skirmish, with a fallen soldier in the foreground right.

Cavalry Skirmish with a Fallen Soldier at Right

Francesco Giuseppe Casanova, 18th century

Grey wash drawing of the château de Kerjean with a conical tower, a gateway and small figures in the courtyard.

Le château de Kerjean

Louis-François Cassas, 1777

Pen and grey wash drawing of Psyche bathing, with attendants and flying cherubs in an oval composition.

The Bath of Psyche

Pierre Jacques Cazes, n.d.

Pen and brown wash drawing of the Madonna and Child with a young Saint John and two adoring angels.

Madonna and Child with Saint John, Saint Anne, and Two Angels in Adoration

Francesco Stringa, 1635-1709

Pen and ink sketch of two standing male figures in draped garments, one with an arm raised, on tan paper.

Two Standing Male Figures

Jacopo Zucchi, 1540-96

Red chalk and ink drawing of a kneeling bearded old man seen from behind, arm outstretched, head turned upward.

Kneeling Bearded Old Man (recto); Section of a Draped Limb and Sketches (verso)

Nosadella, 1500-1571

Pen and ink drawing of a standing winged angel with one arm raised and a draped cloth in the other hand.

Standing Figure of an Angel

Pedro Duque Cornejo, ca. 1700-50

Pen and brown ink drawing of a standing male figure in a flowing robe, gazing upward with one arm extended.

Standing Male Saint (an Apostle?)

Pedro Duque Cornejo, ca. 1700-50

Pen and brown ink sketch of two women embracing in an interior, with loosely drawn figures and drapery behind them.

Visitation

Pedro Duque Cornejo, ca. 1716-18

Ink and wash drawing of the Flight into Egypt: Mary on a donkey holding the infant Christ, with Joseph walking ahead in an ar

The Flight into Egypt

Pedro Duque Cornejo, ca. 1700-50

Red chalk drawing of the Adoration of the Shepherds with the Holy Family, kneeling shepherds, and cherubs in clouds above.

Adoration of the Shepherds

Nicolas Bertin, n.d.

Pencil drawing of Roman ruins with a tall broken tower, an arched doorway, overgrown shrubs, and two seated figures among fal

Trofei di Mario, Rome

Louis Chaix, 1776

Drawing of a waterfall pouring through a vaulted cavern with a seated figure, foliage and rocky ledges in the foreground.

The So-Called Stables of Maecenas at Tivoli

Louis Chaix, n.d.

Pencil and chalk drawing of a thatched farmyard shed with barrels, bundled sticks, a stone wall, and a seated figure.

Farmyard

Charles Michel Ange Challe, mid-18th century

Grey wash drawing of the Colosseum interior with stone arches, a vaulted ceiling, and small figures among rubble.

View Within the Colosseum, Rome

Charles Michel Ange Challe, 18th century

Black chalk drawing of a woman with wavy hair and a high collar, with a handwritten inscription in the upper right corner.

Portrait of Charlotte Duchesne

Philippe de Champaigne, ca. 1628

Pencil sketch of a cat beside a table with fish and fowl, with a hanging bird above, signed Chardin 1753.

Cat Surveying Fish and Fowl on a Table

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, 1753

Grey wash drawing of a wide sandy landscape with scrubby bushes, a distant walled city by the water, and small figures restin

Distant View of Syracuse and its Harbor

Claude Louis Châtelet, late 18th century

Watercolor of a sunlit road with umbrella pines, whitewashed buildings, an oxcart, and travelers near a column.

Road Leading to the Grotto of Posillipo

Claude Louis Châtelet, 18th century

Brown ink sketch of a winged angel descending in clouds toward a kneeling woman beside a stone block.

The Annunciation

Pedro Duque Cornejo, ca. 1700-50

Grey wash drawing of a covered wooden bridge over a river with stone buildings, a hillside and small figures on the bank.

The Covered Bridge at Fribourg

Claude Louis Châtelet, 18th century

Grey wash drawing of two winged figures, a bearded man holding a written scroll and a woman writing with a quill.

Allegory of History

François Chauveau, 17th century

Engraved allegorical print of a seated woman with putti, a crown, compasses, draped cloth and classical columns.

Diploma of the Freemasons of Bordeaux, after François Boucher

Pierre Philippe Choffard, 1766