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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

10,707 works

Red and black chalk drawing of a standing female nude with head bowed and one arm raised, on toned paper.

Standing female nude

William Etty, 1810-49

Pencil drawing of Achilles reaching toward the ghostly shade of Patroclus floating above him among clouds.

Achilles and the Shade of Patroclus

John Flaxman, 1793

Pen and brown wash drawing of a symmetrical altar design with God the Father, angels, cherubs and flanking statues.

Design for a "Quarantore" Decoration

Federico Zuccaro, 1540-1609

Pen and ink sketch sheet on blue paper with figure studies including a helmeted warrior, winged figures and seated men.

Sheet of Sketches

John Flaxman, 1793

Pencil sketch of a title page with a theatrical mask, lettering, and a draped figure with a staff beside a reclining figure.

Sketch for the Title-Page of an Edition of Aeschylus

John Flaxman, 1793

Pencil drawing of Dante and Virgil in a wood of bare trees, with winged harpies and a figure in a trunk, from Inferno canto 1

Dante and Virgil in the Suicidal Wood (Inferno, Canto 13, verses 22-23)

John Flaxman, 1792-93

Pen and wash drawing of the Virgin and Child in clouds above kneeling saints and angels, with a martyrdom scene behind.

The Virgin and Child Appearing to Saint Peter, Saint Damasus, Saint Lawrence, and Saint Paul; the Martyrdom of Saint…

Federico Zuccaro, 1566-68

Red and black chalk sketch of a pointing young man beside a bishop in mitre and patterned cloak.

Saint John the Baptist and Saint Bernardo degli Uberti (after Andrea del Sarto's Vallombrosa Altarpiece)

Federico Zuccaro, 1540/41-1609

Pencil sketch of classical female figures with flowing drapery and radiating light lines above cloud forms.

Morning: Pope's Odyssey, Book 12 (recto); Study for the final drawing (verso)

John Flaxman, 1792

Pencil drawing of Night and Sleep under a starry sky, with Jupiter in a chariot above, by John Flaxman.

Sleep Escaping from the Wrath of Jupiter - "But gentle Night to whom I fled for Aid (the Friend of Earth and Heaven),…

John Flaxman, 1793

Pencil drawing of two armored warriors fighting with spear and shield beside a winged archer drawing a bow.

Illustration for "Seven Chiefs Against Thebes" (recto); Studies of Figures (verso)

John Flaxman, ca. 1794

Pen and ink drawing of two bearded seated figures with haloed heads and winged putti holding a tablet and scroll.

Decorative Group

Federico Zuccaro, 16th century

Grey wash drawing of a classical frieze with bearded men, draped women, nude youths, a horse and two lion heads.

Design for a Frieze, after a Roman Sarcophagus: The First Visit of Bacchus to Ariadne

John Flaxman, late 18th-early 19th century

Pen and wash sketch of a kneeling woman embracing a standing figure in draped robes, with faint tree and figure studies at ri

Sheet of studies with female figure kneeling and embracing standing figure

John Flaxman, 1775-1826

Pen and wash drawing of a bearded man in a robe gesturing toward a bound nude figure on a balcony, with onlookers and steps b

Ecce Homo

Federico Zuccaro, 1540/41-1609

Brown ink and wash drawing of a standing angel with clasped hands, with two cherubs partly visible at the edges.

A Standing Angel and two Cherubs

Federico Zuccaro, ca. 1566

Brown ink drawing on blue paper of a crowded banquet with seated guests, a grand staircase, columns, and servants.

The Wedding Feast at Cana (after Paolo Veronese)

Federico Zuccaro, 1540-1609

Watercolor design of a neoclassical pavilion with columns, fountains and a rocky cascade for a 1781 fireworks display.

Design for the Fireworks Display in Paris for the Birth of the Dauphin in 1781

Louis Gustave Taraval, 1781

Watercolor drawing of a formal garden with cypresses, a crowned monogram on a tiered pedestal, and decorative rosettes and gl

Coronation of the Czar Alexander I, Moscow, September 1801

Lieutenant-Captain Cheleyev, 1801

Portrait of a man

Thomas Frye (, 1760

Red chalk drawing of a muscular nude man seen from behind, arms raised and extended, legs apart in a dynamic pose.

Standing Nude Man (recto); Three Studies of Soldiers (verso)

Taddeo Zuccari, 1550

Brown wash drawing of a mounted rider and procession before a city with towers and a harbor with a sailing ship.

Study for the Armistice between King Francis I of France and Emperor Charles V, fresco in the Palazzo Farnese, Caprarola

Taddeo Zuccari, 16th century

Standing Beggar

Jan Both, 17th century

Grey wash drawing of an open landscape with a herdsman, cows, grazing sheep, a leaning tree, and a pool under cloudy skies.

Open Landscape with Herdsman, Cows, and Sheep

Thomas Gainsborough, ca. 1785

Grey chalk drawing of a mountain landscape with a leaning tree, distant valley, buildings and a winding path.

Mountain Landscape with Figures and Buildings

Thomas Gainsborough, mid-to-late 1780s

Graphite drawing of a wooded landscape with a standing man, seated woman, dog, fence and small cottage.

Landscape with Figures

George Frost, 18th or early 19th century

Watercolor woodland scene of a peasant leading a horse and cart along a forest path beside a pond.

Woodland Scene with a Peasant, a Horse, and a Cart

Thomas Gainsborough, ca. 1760

Sepia drawing of a figure resting with a donkey on a path beside large trees, with horses in the distance.

A Rest by the Way (Open Landscape with Figures, Donkey and Horses)

Thomas Gainsborough, ca. 1780

Soft green wash landscape of a thatched cottage, grazing cows and sheep, and windswept trees under dramatic clouds.

Wooded Landscape with Cottage, Cows and Sheep

Thomas Gainsborough, ca. 1770

Watercolor of a river lined with old buildings, moored sailing boats with masts, and figures on the quay under a pale sky.

River at Norwich

Thomas Girtin, early 19th century