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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,907 works

For You!…, from "The Old Tales"

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1893

Etching of the Holy Family with saints: Virgin holding the infant Christ, an elderly man with a staff, and onlookers beside a

Holy Family with Saints, from "Episodes from the New Testament"

Pierre Brébiette, 1610-42

Engraving of a sleeping Virgin and infant with an angel and a putto bringing fruit, set in a landscape with trees.

Angels Giving Fruit to the Sleeping Holy Family, from "Episodes from the New Testament"

Pierre Brébiette, 1610-42

Etching of a man leading a donkey below angels lifting the Virgin and Child into clouds, with a Latin caption below.

Angels Lifting Virgin and Child, from "Episodes from the New Testament"

Pierre Brébiette, 1610-42

Etching of a woman with an infant on a donkey, an attendant reaching to a palm tree, and winged putti in a rocky landscape.

Angels Giving Dates to Child, from "Episodes from the New Testament"

Pierre Brébiette, 1610-42

Charcoal sketch of a winding path past a rocky cliff and tall trees under a loosely drawn sky.

Rocky Landscape

Charles-François Daubigny, ca. 1845-50

Charcoal study on gray paper of men straining to push a cannon, with a crowd of onlookers at the left.

Study for "The Enrollment of the Volunteers of 1792"

Thomas Couture, ca. 1848-51

Grey graphite study of a circular ceiling with a central medallion, clouds, allegorical figures and panels, by Thomas Couture

Study for the decoration of the ceiling of the Opéra Comique

Thomas Couture, ca. 1857

Lawyer on His Way to Court (Se Rendant à l'Audience)

Thomas Couture, ca. 1860

Brown wash drawing of a glowing robed figure leaving a rocky tomb at night while soldiers rest and winged figures hover above

Le Christ sortant du tombeau

Gustave Doré, 1850-83

Etched frieze of a procession with robed figures, mitred bishops, and cherubs blowing trumpets, with the word GRAMMAIRE below

Triumph of Grammar

Pierre Brébiette, 17th century

Engraved elevation of St Paul's Cathedral in London with a large central dome, lantern and classical columns, under a title c

A Catalogue of the Churches of the City of London: Royal Palaces, Hospitals, and Publick Edifices, Built by Sr. Chris…

Christopher Wren, 1726 or 1749

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a bearded old man with downcast eyes wearing a laurel crown and draped cloth.

Head of a Bearded Old Man Wearing a Laurel Crown

Antoine François Callet, mid-18th-early 19th century

Pencil sketch of draped figures in a classical interior, one offering a cup beside a couch, with curtains and columns.

Scene from Ancient History: Cup Offered to an Invalid

Jacques-Louis David, n.d.

Pastel drawing of a female nude bending forward to dry her leg, hair falling down, on an ochre paper ground.

Bather Drying Herself

Edgar Degas, ca. 1892

Pen and ink sketch on blue paper of a tavern scene with men gathered around a singer raising his arm.

Scene in a Tavern at Civita Vecchia

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, 1858

Pencil drawing of a large spreading tree with boulders and undergrowth at its base in a forest setting.

Tree and Rocks in the Forest of Fontainebleau

Eugène Stanislas Alexandre Bléry, 1834

Grey wash drawing of a seated bearded man in draped robes, hand to face, resting on a stone block.

Crito

Jacques-Louis David, ca. 1786-87

Etching of a man in a feathered hat and ruff riding a rearing horse across a landscape, with Spanish caption below.

Philip III, King of Spain on horseback, after Velázquez

Francisco Goya, 1778

Loose graphite sketch of three figures, a kneeling youth and nymphs, arranged within an arched lunette shape.

Three Nymphs and a Youth: study for a decorative lunette

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, ca. 1850

Grey wash drawing of a draped standing figure and a reclining man on a bench before curtains and a column.

L'Apparition

Gustave Doré, 1850-83

Pencil and watercolor study of a diagonal tree branch with bare twigs on a pale sheet of paper.

Studies of a tree (recto and verso)

Paul Cézanne, 1887-90

Pencil drawing of a man's face with deep-set eyes and pursed mouth, framed by a close-fitting hood and draped cloth.

Male Head in a Hood

Dominique Vivant Denon, ca. 1794

Severed head, said to be that of Maximilien-François-Marie-Isidore de Robespierre (1758-1794), guillotined July 28, 1…

Dominique Vivant Denon, 1794

Loose pencil sketch of several men standing beside a small fire at lower right, one leaning forward.

Men Spitting at a Fire

Francisco Goya, ca. 1820-50

Pencil sketch of a flying winged figure holding a crown above a reclining male figure, on pale paper.

Flying Figure Holding a Crown, Reclining River God

Jacques-Louis David, n.d.

Pencil sketch on grey paper of cattle resting and standing beside a herdsman in a hat, with trees in the distance.

Landscape with Cattle

Red line drawing of a woman with dark hair lying on a bed beside a nightstand with a candle.

Your Mouth (from Les Vieilles Histoires)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1893

Chalk study on grey paper of allegorical figures, cherubs and clouds in a sky, planned for a ceiling composition.

Study for a ceiling

Charles Joshua Chaplin, 1840-91

Watercolor sketch of several nude bathers in blue outline, with a seated figure at center against green and blue landscape wa

Bathers (recto); Still Life (verso)

Paul Cézanne, ca. 1890 (recto) - 1900 (verso)

Man Dreaming

Honoré Daumier, 1825-80

Watercolor and graphite sketch of a seated woman in a patterned robe and headwrap, with handwritten notes at right.

Jewish Woman of Algiers Seated on the Ground

Théodore Chassériau, ca. 1846

Graphite drawing of two nude children sleeping together on a bed with pillows and a curtain behind them.

Two Sleeping Children

William-Adolphe Bouguereau, n.d.

Lithograph sheet music cover for Eros Vanné showing two figures in hats and fur collars beside a lamppost, with printed title

Eros Vanquished

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1894

Graphite drawing of a standing peasant girl in a headscarf and smock, holding up her skirt, wearing clogs.

Standing Peasant Girl

François Bonvin, 1847

Pencil sketch of a seated man in classical robes with a laurel wreath, with dancers and musicians sketched in the background.

Male figure in classical costume

Gustave Doré, 1845-83

Etching of Bacchus reclining with a satyr offering grapes, a lion beside them, a classical urn and a rocky landscape behind.

Bacchus, Satyr, and Lion

Pierre Brébiette, 1610-42

Watercolor of a woman with a fan leaning on a stone pillar beside flowering vines, wearing a gold dress and blue sash.

Lady with a Fan

Louis-Robert Cuvillon, n.d.

Watercolor of pine trees on a sunlit coastline with blue sea and hills beyond, painted in small dabs of color.

Pines on the Coastline

Henri-Edmond Cross, n.d.

Etching of a stone arched bridge over the Seine, with towered riverside buildings on the right and small boats on the water.

Le Pont au Change

Charles Meryon, 1854

Charcoal drawing of a nude male figure looking up toward winged figures in clouds, beside a dark tree trunk.

Saint Sebastian

Honoré Daumier, 1849-50

Watercolor landscape of a winding river, village houses, meadows and a fortified building on a hill under a pale sky.

Extensive landscape prospect with a fortified building on hill in the background (recto); Study of a landscape and a…

Antoine Chintreuil, mid-19th century

Sketchbook with views of Tours, France and its environs

Eugène Delacroix, 1828-29

Black-and-white book cover showing a loosely drawn clown with ruffled collar and cuffs beside the title Jouets de Paris.

Jouets De Paris

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1901

L'Exemple de Ninon de Lenclos, Amoureuse

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1898

Watercolor landscape of a green wagon on a country road beside two haystacks and trees under a cloudy sky.

Landscape with Wagon and Haystacks

Zacharie Astruc, ca. 1869-70

Watercolor of white flower heads and green leaves in a golden vase on a fluted base, with a blue shadow.

White Flowers in a Vase

Zacharie Astruc, ca. 1884-1904

Watercolor still life of pink and purple peonies, a thistle and a blue globe thistle in a clear glass vase.

Flowers in a Vase

Zacharie Astruc, ca. 1884-1904

Watercolor sketch of two pink roses on thorny green stems with leaves and buds on cream paper.

Two Roses

Zacharie Astruc, ca. 1884-1904

Brown wash drawing of a bound man in a pale robe hanging from a gallows, with a figure on a ladder above.

Hanged Man

Watercolor of a reclining tiger on pale sand, head turned toward viewer, with dark hills and cloudy sky behind.

Royal Tiger

Antoine-Louis Barye, 1810-75

Graphite portrait sketch of a bearded, balding man with loose hatched shading against a pale background.

Portrait of the Artist (recto); Fragment of a Landscape Study (verso)

Paul Cézanne, ca. 1880

Pencil drawing of a seated woman flanked by two standing young women in period dresses, in a sketched interior.

The Baroness Duperré and Her Daughters

Théodore Chassériau, 1841

Pencil sketch of a hill town with a church bell tower, a tall crucifix, rooftops and a sloping path.

View of a Hill Town with a Crucifix

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, possibly 1830s

Ink and wash drawing of a crowded theater audience with men in coats and top hats gazing toward the stage.

A Theater Audience

Honoré Daumier, 19th century

The Cardinal Pacca

Jacques-Louis David, n.d.

Portrait of Hortense Valpinçon (Mme. Jacques Fourchy)

Edgar Degas, 1883

Sketch of a jockey in a dark jacket riding a horse, drawn in graphite and wash on tan paper.

A Jockey on His Horse

Edgar Degas, ca. 1868-70

Pencil sketch of a lion resting its head on the ground with eyes closed, mane shaded in loose strokes.

The Head of a Recumbent Lion

Self-Portrait; wearing a top hat facing left within a drawn frame (recto); two studies of his face (verso)

Francisco Goya, ca. 1797-98

Pencil drawing of a smiling balding man with curly hair in an oval frame, beside a book and a long gun on a table.

Portrait of the Composer André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry (1741-1813)

François Dumont, 1808

Pencil sketch of a preacher in a pulpit addressing a seated congregation under arches, with a kneeling figure in the foregrou

Interior of a Church

Thomas Couture, 1877

Loose watercolor and pencil landscape with slanting tree trunks, a pastel sky, and low hills beneath.

Landscape (recto); Sketch of rocks(?) (verso)

Paul Cézanne, 1890-95

Open sketchbook with a pencil drawing of a seated female nude on the right page and faint blue outline on the left.

Album of Forty-five Figure Studies

Edgar Degas, ca. 1882-85