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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,907 works

Graphite sketch of a standing male nude with head turned upward, torso rendered in fine diagonal hatching.

Study of a Figure

Alphonse Legros, 1837-1911

Pencil study of a crouched seated male nude with head bowed and arms wrapped around knees, drawn in fine hatching.

Study of a Figure

Alphonse Legros, 1888

Pale sketch of a seated veiled woman with a child peering over her shoulder, with loose hatched shading on cream paper.

Figures from "The Deluge" of Michelangelo

Alphonse Legros, 1837-1911

Pencil study of a classical male torso with hatched shading on cream paper, by Alphonse Legros.

Torso of the Belvedere

Alphonse Legros, 1837-1911

Head of an Irish Girl

Alphonse Legros, 1888

Study of Two Figures

Alphonse Legros, 1837-1911

Study of a Head of a Man

Alphonse Legros, 1837-1911

Head of a Woman

Alphonse Legros, 1837-1911

Red chalk drawing of a bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat, head turned, with loose hatching around the figure.

Head of a Gamekeeper

Alphonse Legros, 1837-1911

Red chalk drawing of an elderly man's head, bald, looking downward, with dense diagonal hatching across the face.

Head of a Beadle

Alphonse Legros, 1837-1911

Head of a Quarryman

Alphonse Legros, 1837-1911

Etching of a figure in matador costume with cape and sword, a charging bull and mounted rider in the arena behind.

Mlle. Victorine in the Costume of an "Espada"

Édouard Manet, 1862

Black and white print of three people leaning on a balcony rail, a boy in a cap, a man in a hat, and a woman.

In the Upper Gallery (Au Paradis)

Édouard Manet, 1877

Lithograph of a firing squad of soldiers aiming rifles at figures in a dark setting, with smoke rising at left.

The Execution of Maximilian

Édouard Manet, 1868, published in 1884

Lithograph of a boy with a sack over his shoulder looking down at a shaggy dog, by Edouard Manet, 1868.

The Urchin

Édouard Manet, 1868

Loose black lithograph portrait of a woman in a tall feathered hat and dark dress, by Edouard Manet.

Berthe Morisot (in Black)

Édouard Manet, 1872-74, published 1884

Loose line drawing of a woman's face with a large abstract hat silhouette above her head, printed on pale paper.

Berthe Morisot (in Silhouette)

Édouard Manet, 1872-74, published 1884

Grey wash drawing of a bearded, laurel-crowned man and a turbaned woman seated together on clouds.

Jupiter and Ceres

Antoine François Callet, ca. 1777

Engraved battle scene with warriors, shields, a nude female rider on a rearing horse, and fallen soldiers.

Battle of Amazons

Léon Davent, 1547

Engraving of Christ in Limbo with a cross-topped staff, nude figures, and winged demons in a stone-arched underworld.

Christ in Limbo

Léon Davent, 1546-47

Oval engraving of an allegorical seated woman with sword and scales, a globe, and chained figures below.

Justice, frontispiece from the "Seven Deadly Sins"

Léon Davent, ca. 1550-55

Engraving of a crowd and robed figures before a seated crowned woman surrounded by coins, jugs and a chest.

Avarice

Léon Davent, ca. 1550-55

Engraving titled Avarice: central oval scene of a seated ruler surrounded by coins and a crowd, with four small vignettes at

Avarice, from "Seven Deadly Sins"

Léon Davent, ca. 1547

Engraving of Envy: a horned figure tearing at hair among flames, dragons and demons, with robed figures in clouds above.

Envy, from "The Seven Deadly Sins"

Léon Davent, ca. 1550-55

Engraving of violent combat in front of burning buildings, with armored soldiers, struggling figures and fallen bodies in an

Wrath, from the 'Seven Deadly Sins'

Léon Davent, ca. 1550-55

Circular engraving of an allegorical nude woman with skeleton, torch, winged archer and animals including stag, boar and peli

Lust, from the "Seven Deadly Sins"

Léon Davent, ca. 1550-55

Engraving of a seated figure by a fire beneath a tree, with kneeling and reclining figures and flowering plants around them.

Sloth, from "Seven Deadly Sins"

Léon Davent, ca. 1550-55

Engraving of a nude woman pointing at three bulls near clouds, with a bearded man and a classical building on a hill.

A Woman Showing Bulls to a Man

Léon Davent, ca. 1540-45

Pencil drawing of a young girl's face with wavy shoulder-length hair, seen frontally on cream paper.

Head of a Girl

Alphonse Legros, 1837-1911

Charcoal drawing of a male nude seen from behind, with studies of a head and hands at upper right.

Back View of a Male Nude

Henri Lehmann, 1859

Charcoal drawing of a hooded figure in a draped cloak seen from behind, with smaller cloaked studies at the sides.

Back View of a Male Figure Wearing a Cloak

Henri Lehmann, 1859

Pencil study of a draped male figure seen from behind, holding a staff, with signature Henri Lehmann below.

Back View of a Draped Male Figure Holding a Staff

Henri Lehmann, March 24, 1859

Charcoal drawing of a kneeling nude male figure seen from behind, arm raised to head, with a separate hand study at left.

Kneeling Nude Male Figure, Facing Left

Henri Lehmann, March 25, 1859

Pencil study of a kneeling draped male figure with surrounding sketches of hands, fabric folds, and a leg.

Kneeling Draped Male Figure, Facing Left

Henri Lehmann, March 25, 1859

Graphite drawing of a draped standing figure with extended arm, plus studies of hands and cloth folds on the page.

Standing Draped Female Figure

Henri Lehmann, 19th century

Graphite pencil study of folded drapery with soft shading in the creases, signed H. Lehmann in the lower right.

Study of Drapery

Henri Lehmann, 19th century

Graphite sketch of a standing nude woman leaning on a support, with studies of feet, a hand and draped cloth.

Standing Nude Female Figure

Henri Lehmann, 19th century

Pen and ink study of angels above a crowd of figures and columns in a Gothic church interior.

Composition Study with Figures Distributing Bread

Henri Lehmann, 19th century

Pen and blue ink study of three standing figures on a rock, a winged figure above, and clustered figures in clouds.

Composition Study with Three Figures Standing on a Rock

Henri Lehmann, 19th century

Small painting of a shirtless man embracing a kneeling woman under an archway, with veiled onlookers and a staff-holding woma

A Scene from the Story of Tobit

Henri Lehmann, ca. 1834-82

Chalk study on blue-grey paper of veiled draped female figures with an outstretched arm, by Henri Lehmann, 1863.

Study for the figure of Sarah in the now-lost painting, "Tobias Brings His Bride Sarah to the House of His Father, To…

Henri Lehmann, 1863

The Figure of Sarah, Bride of Tobias

Henri Lehmann, 1830-82

Painted drawing of an elderly couple embracing a young bride and groom on a terrace, with a haloed angel holding a staff at r

Tobias Brings His Bride Sarah to the House of His Father, Tobit

Henri Lehmann, 1830-82

Pencil and chalk portrait of a bearded man with shoulder-length hair, wearing a jacket and cravat, on tan paper.

Portrait of Anton Heinrich Springer (1825-1895)

Henri Lehmann, mid-19th century

Watercolor of a seated woman in red and black clothing on a grassy bank with daisies and butterflies.

Female Figure

Alexandre-Louis Leloir, 19th century

Watercolor of a man in a red costume reclining in a courtyard, raising a wine bottle, with broken glass on the cobblestones.

In His Cups

Alexandre-Louis Leloir, 1872

Watercolor of a minstrel with a large instrument on his back walking a sunlit old street past half-timbered houses.

Wandering Minstrel; Old Nuremberg

Alexandre-Louis Leloir, 1843-84

Pen and grey wash drawing of a church with a bell tower above a garden, trees, and figures on a path.

The Church of São Martinho in Sintra, Portugal

Pierre Lélu, n.d.

Graphite and white chalk drawing of a seated figure in heavy draped cloth, legs crossed, on blue-grey paper.

Seated Draped Figure

François Lemoyne, early 18th century

Head of a Bearded Man Looking Left

François Lemoyne, early 18th century

Chalk drawing of the Adoration of the Shepherds with figures gathered around the Virgin and angels in clouds above.

The Adoration of the Shepherds

François Lemoyne, 1720-21

Brown and blue wash drawing of a plumed mounted commander with a banner among soldiers carrying a wounded man on a battlefiel

Alexander and Porus

François Lemoyne, early 18th century

Head of a Bearded Man in Profile to Left

François Lemoyne, early 18th century

Black chalk drawing on blue paper of three nude putti in dynamic poses, one supporting a garland.

Putti Supporting a Garland

François Lemoyne, early 18th century

Grey wash drawing on blue paper of the Holy Family on a donkey passing ruined classical architecture.

The Flight into Egypt

François Lemoyne, early 18th century

Graphite and white chalk drawing of a standing male nude with head tilted upward, framed in a gilt mount.

Standing Male Nude Seen from Below

François Lemoyne, ca. 1730

Oval grey-toned drawing of a young woman in a pale bonnet, ribbon bow and ruffled collar, signed Lemoine 1796.

Madame Claire Philippe de La Pierre (née da Cunha)

Jacques-Antoine-Marie Lemoine, 1796

Red chalk study sheet with many hands, arms and feet in different poses, mounted on blue board.

Studies of Hands and Feet

François Lemoyne, early 18th century

Red chalk drawing of a standing ecclesiastic in a mitre and robes with arms raised outward.

Standing Ecclesiastic With Arms Upraised

Anicet Charles Gabriel Lemonnier, n.d.

Hand-colored 1800 print of a reclining woman embracing a monkey dressed in a red military coat and cocked hat.

General Jacko & his Rib

John Cawse, 1800

Veiled woman pouring a libation over a dead nude man in a barren landscape with a distant city under stormy clouds.

Antigone Gives Token Burial to the Body of Her Brother Polynices

Jules Eugène Lenepveu, 1835-98

Hand-colored print of a woman on a yellow sofa with a monkey in a plumed military hat and red jacket leaning on her.

General Jacko & his Rib

John Cawse, 1820

Pencil drawing of Purgatory with angels in clouds above and crowded souls reaching upward in an arched composition.

Purgatory

Jules Eugène Lenepveu, 1835-98

Gray wash drawing with white highlights of a seated, muscular male nude turned to the right, head bowed.

Seated Male Nude Facing Right

Nicolas Bernard Lépicié, mid-18th century

Grey chalk drawing of two nude male figures, one seated leaning forward and one reclining across his lap.

Two Nude Male Figures

Nicolas Bernard Lépicié, 18th century

Watercolor drawing of a farmyard with a thatched shed, a woman in the doorway, chickens, straw stacks and a cloudy sky.

Farmyard

Jean-Baptiste-Denis Lempereur, 18th century

Grey wash drawing with three religious scenes: a mystic marriage, clergy in a circular church scene, and an angel with a chil

The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine; Saint Celestine V Renouncing the Papacy; Saint Catherine Touched by Divine Love

Nicolas Bernard Lépicié, ca. 1780

Grey wash drawing of two framed allegorical scenes with seated figures, a cherub, bearded men and clouds in arched niches.

Copies after Jusepe de Ribera

Nicolas Bernard Lépicié, 18th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of a shepherd with sheep and a dog in a clearing beside large gnarled trees.

Shepherd with His Flock in a Clearing

Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, 1776

Drawing of a half-nude armored warrior raising his fist before a crowd of Roman soldiers and onlookers in a classical city sq

Coriolanus Vows Eternal Hatred to Rome

Henri Lérambert, 1560-1609

Watercolor drawing of the Château de Versailles facade over formal gardens, with a fountain, strollers, a dog and a boatman.

The Château de Versailles Seen from the Gardens

called the Chevalier de Lespinasse Louis Nicolas de Lespinasse, 1779

Watercolor drawing of the Palace of Versailles across a forest, with riders on horseback and two seated figures in the foregr

Versailles Seen from the Southwest

called the Chevalier de Lespinasse Louis Nicolas de Lespinasse, 1779

Charcoal and white chalk drapery study on grayish paper showing a robed figure with flowing folds of cloth.

God the Father

Eustache Le Sueur, mid-17th century

Study for Saint Gervasius

Eustache Le Sueur, ca. 1652

Pencil drawing of a helmeted goddess reaching toward a kneeling huntress within an oval frame over a grid.

Design for a Medallion: Huntress Kneeling before an Armed Goddess

Eustache Le Sueur, 17th century

Pencil drawing of Apollo with a lyre beside helmeted Minerva holding a shield, with a cherub and tablet between them.

Minerva Presenting Two Portraits to Apollo

Eustache Le Sueur, 17th century

Charcoal and white chalk drawing of a standing man in a loose tunic with a raised hand, plus a drapery study.

Standing Man

Eugène Leygue, 1830-77

Charcoal drawing of a draped figure falling diagonally, one arm raised, over faint red grid lines on tinted paper.

Falling Man

Eugène Leygue, 1830-77

Red chalk drawing of a plumed female figure in a chariot drawn by lions, with a flaming altar and tree behind.

Allegory of America

Louis Licherie de Beurie, mid-17th century

Watercolor bouquet of white roses, pale lilacs, buds and green leaves against a grey background.

Flowers: Roses and Lilacs

Paul de Longpré, late 19th-early 20th century

Painted bouquet of white and pink roses with green leaves and buds against a dark gradient background.

Flowers: Roses

Paul de Longpré, late 19th-early 20th century

Red chalk drawing of a young woman with curly hair holding a curved horn, with an Italian inscription below.

Huntress with a Horn

Carle Vanloo, ca. 1733

Bust of a Young Girl, Profile to Left

Carle Vanloo, 18th century

Brown wash drawing of a praying deacon before a crowd, an angel above, and kneeling figures in an ornate cartouche frame.

Saint Gregory as Deacon Directing Prayers and Processions for the Cessation of the Plague

Carle Vanloo, 1762

Brown wash drawing of St. Gregory dictating to a secretary by candlelight in a book-lined room, inside an arched frame.

St. Gregory Dictating His Homilies to a Secretary

Carle Vanloo, 18th century

Brown wash drawing of a seated pontiff receiving homage from kneeling figures and clergy, framed in an ornate cartouche with

The Clergy of Rome Paying Homage to St. Gregory after His Investiture

Carle Vanloo, 18th century

Brown wash drawing of a kneeling figure held by a man amid a crowd, framed by a shield cartouche with two cherubs.

St. Gregory Reluctant to Accept His Election as Bishop of Rome

Carle Vanloo, 18th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of a man giving alms to a kneeling woman and child in a city street, within an arched frame.

St. Gregory Distributing His Worldly Goods to the Poor

Carle Vanloo, 18th century

Brown wash drawing of a robed priest at an altar with a kneeling woman, candle, angels and cartouche frame.

The Mass of St. Gregory

Carle Vanloo, 18th century

Pen and brown ink drawing of elegant figures conversing in a colonnaded hall, with a servant carrying a tray and a small dog.

La Conversation espagnole

Carle Vanloo, 1754

Ink drawing of a bearded man in a cap and long coat standing on two crutches against a pale background.

A Man on Crutches

Édouard Manet, 1878

Brown ink and wash design for a ceiling with a central medallion of putti, trumpets and clouds, surrounded by ornamental scro

Design for the Decoration of a Ceiling an Allegory of Victory

Daniel Marot the Elder, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of a bearded man in period dress seated beside an ornate tray and jug.

Portrait of a Silversmith, Seated

Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier, 19th century

Charcoal drawing of a reclining male figure draped in cloth, with limp arms, on pale paper.

Dead Man

Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier, 1830-91

Hand-colored print of Saint Wolfgang as a bishop holding a crozier and a church model, in red, green and yellow.

Saint Wolfgang

Casper, ca. 1460

Hand-colored woodcut of the Nativity with Mary kneeling, Joseph standing, an ox and ass, and an angel with a scroll above.

The Nativity

Wolfgang, ca. 1470