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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

14,994 works

Lithograph of a seated man in a pointed hat reading at a cluttered desk beside stacked books and a portrait medallion.

A Literary Fellow Meditating

Eugène Delacroix, 1821

Engraving of the god Mars reclining with a plumed helmet, spear, and armor and weapons trophies beside him.

Mars seated on his Trophies

Léon Davent, ca. 1542-45

Engraving of Hercules fighting armored warriors aboard a ship, with swords raised and a mast and shields in the background.

Hercules Fighting Aboard The Argonauts' Ship

Léon Davent, ca. 1542-45

Engraving of armored warriors on horseback fighting over a nude body while mourning women kneel at left.

Achilles Removing Patroclus' Body From the Battle

Léon Davent, ca. 1547

Engraving of a reclining nude woman on a draped bed, with a horned bearded figure and a bird with spread wings nearby.

Jupiter and Antiope

Léon Davent, ca. 1540-45

Engraving of a seated bearded musician in a hooded robe playing a stringed instrument, with a drum beside him.

Jewish Musician in Mogador Costume, Morocco, from "Le Magasin Pittoresque"

Eugène Delacroix, January 1842

Engraving of the Virgin in a glory of angels, with cherubs, musician angels and clouds filling the composition.

The Apostles looking at Christ and the Virgin in a Glory of Angels (top left plate)

Léon Davent, 1546

Engraving of Christ with outstretched arms among winged angels and cherub heads in clouds.

The Apostles Looking at Christ and the Virgin in a Glory of Angels (top right plate)

Léon Davent, 1546

Engraving of bearded apostles in draped robes gazing upward with raised arms, set against hatched sky.

The Apostles Looking at Christ and the Virgin in a Glory of Angels (bottom left plate)

Léon Davent, 1546

Engraving of bearded apostles leaning on a parapet, gazing upward with raised arms, one holding a key.

The Apostles Looking at Christ and the Virgin in a Glory of Angels (bottom right plate)

Léon Davent, 1546

Etching of a striped tiger lying at the entrance of a dark lair, with an open plain beyond.

Tiger Lying at the Entrance of its Lair

Eugène Delacroix, ca. 1828-30

Red chalk drawing of a reclining male nude as a wind god on clouds, one arm raised, hair blown back.

Reclining Male Nude, as Wind God on Clouds

Jakob Matthias Schmutzer, 1765-1810

Pen and wash drawing of Cupid aiming arrows at a world globe pierced by several arrows.

Cupid Shooting Arrows at the World Globe

Otto van Veen, 1608 or shortly before (?)

Etching of three cats: a dark cat seen from behind, a cat curled under a chair, and a cat lying with its tail extended.

Cats

Édouard Manet, 1868-69

Graphite sketch of a seated nude male figure with extra studies of arms and legs on pale paper.

Study of a Seated Nude Male

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, n.d.

Engraving of bearded men in turbans searching sacks on a camel beside donkeys, a tree and an ornate urn in a landscape.

Search through the baggage of Joseph's brothers

Léon Davent, ca. 1540-56

Engraving of bearded men gathered around a kneeling camel by a well, with an ornate vase, trees, and a distant caravan.

Men Gathered Around a Camel

Léon Davent, mid-16th century

Engraving of draped women around a flaming altar with carved supports, one playing pipes, one seated at right.

A Sacrifice

Léon Davent, 1540-56

Engraving of nude smiths hammering at an anvil in a furnace workshop, with Venus and putti attending a cauldron in the foregr

Venus in Vulcan's Forge

Léon Davent, 1546-47

Engraving of a Corinthian capital with acanthus leaves, scrolled volutes, rosettes, and an ornate carved top.

Capital of Composite Order, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Léon Davent, mid-16th century

Engraving of Adonis's death: a wounded youth lies among grieving figures beneath trees, with a hunter and hounds at right.

Death of Adonis

Léon Davent, 1540-56

Engraving of Mars and Venus at a banquet table, served by winged Cupid and female attendants, with ornate urns and putti.

Mars and Venus Being Served at Table by Cupid

Léon Davent, 1540-56

Engraving of a mounted warrior beside armored men weighing a sword on scales before classical columns.

Brennus throwing his sword on the scales before Camillus

Léon Davent, 1540-56

Engraving in an oval frame of a young man on horseback spearing a wild boar, with hounds, hunters and a classical building be

Young Man Hunting a Wild Boar, from "Three Prints on Hunting and Fishing"

Léon Davent, 1547

Engraving of nymphs in boats pursuing a stag through a river beside a town and forest, with dogs on the bank.

Diana and Her Nymphs Pursuing a Stag, from "Three Prints on Hunting and Fishing"

Léon Davent, 1547

Engraving of fishermen in boats and on a riverbank hauling nets, with a village and tower in the distance.

Fishing Scene

Léon Davent, 1547

Graphite sketch on tan paper of reclining and standing nude figures grouped around a curved ledge.

Nude Figures for L'Âge d'Or, Château de Dampierre

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, n.d.

Chalk drawing on grey paper of a standing woman with hands on hips and a seated woman in a headscarf looking down.

Study of Two Women

Étienne Jeaurat, ca. 1755

Pencil drawing of Rome's rooftops, domes, bell tower and ruined arches seen from a terrace with cypress trees.

View of Rome from the Palatine

Pierre Charles Jombert, ca. 1775

Pen drawing of a perched bird and grotesque masks with scrolling ornament on aged paper.

Studies for birds and grotesque masks (recto); candelabra grotesques, ewers and vases (verso)

Andrés de Melgar, ca. 1545-60