The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Sepia drawing of a palace terrace with urns and busts, figures in the foreground, and Vesuvius emitting smoke behind.

Pen and watercolor drawing of a crowded Paris street with armed soldiers marching past spectators at tall building windows.

Watercolor of a cobbled road lined with stone walls, cypresses, and a bell tower, with small figures walking in the foregroun

Pencil and white chalk study on pink paper of a hooded young man leaning forward, with smaller sketches of a head, a hand, an

Brown ink and wash drawing of a crowded city street with robed figures on a raised platform and soldiers with shields.

Drawing of a gentleman in a long curled wig and velvet cloak with lace jabot, shown in an oval on blue-grey paper.

Blue-grey drawing with white highlights of Christ ascending among angels while robed apostles look up toward him.

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a seated gentleman in a curled wig and long coat, resting his hand on a table.

Watercolor landscape of a dirt road curving past tall trees and open meadow under a cloudy sky.

Drawing of cows resting and grazing in an open grassy field under a grey sky, in graphite and chalk on grey paper.

Sketch of a rustic wooden shoe maker&#39;s workshop under overhanging tree branches, with clogs, logs, and a stone hearth.

Red chalk drawing of Venus seated beside Cupid, who leans on her holding a bow and quiver, on a pedestal.

Watercolor drawing of an ornate arched portico with balustrades and figures in period dress in a cobbled courtyard.

Grey wash drawing of winged harpies swooping over a feasting king and guests in a columned banquet hall.

Ink and wash drawing of a standing female figure with wings and an anchor, labelled SPES, on tan paper.

Ceremonial church interior with kneeling courtiers, clergy in vestments, and ornately dressed women before a draped altar.

Night harbor scene with masted ships, a glowing campfire, a moonlit sky, and figures on the shore beside a stone tower.

Stormy seascape with ships tossed on waves, a rowing boat in the foreground, a fortified tower and cliffs under dark clouds.

Pen and watercolor drawing of an arched stone bridge over a river, with a brick tower at left and a statue at right.

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Castel Nuovo tower in Naples with Mount Vesuvius and a smoke plume in the distance.

Brown wash drawing of a multi-arched stone bridge over a river, with a large tree at left and a wooded hillside behind.

Grey ink wash drawing of a standing warrior in a plumed helmet, segmented armor and a flowing cloak.

Pen and wash drawing of four seated men around a table, with handwritten names labeling each figure.

Charcoal drawing of a woman looking upward, wearing a tall feathered headdress with a pearl band and drop earrings.

Watercolor of a woman in blue gown and seated man watching an infant on a sofa in an ornate fireplace room.

Graphite drawing of a white cockatoo with raised crest perched on a bamboo branch, wing spread, by Jean-Georges Vibert.

Grey-toned drawing of a white cockatoo on a chained perch holding a berry, with metal feeding bowls beside it.

Pen and ink drawing of eight men in profile, wearing various clerical caps and hats, arranged in a row.

Watercolor of a woman in embroidered costume holding a palm frond beside a basket of palms and a dark arched doorway.

Red chalk drawing of draped fabric folds, a study of a cope, on a grey-tinted sheet with white highlights.