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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,907 works

Pencil sketch of tall trees and rocky ground in a forest clearing, drawn in 1854.

Plateau de la Mare aux Fées (Forest of Fontainebleau)

Claude-Félix-Théodore Caruelle d' Aligny, 1854

Etching of a hanged man from a tree beside a seated figure in a cap, numbered 36, from Goya's Disasters of War.

Not [in this case] either (Tampoco), plate 36 from "The Disasters of War" (Los Desastres de La Guerra)

Francisco Goya, 1810

Nude Male Figure with a Sword

Alexandre Cabanel, 1878

Graphite study of two veiled, draped standing figures, one with a halo and a raised hand, on tan paper.

Saints Adrian and Natalia

Hippolyte Flandrin, 19th century

Pen and ink drawing of a hilltop palace with an arcaded facade, surrounded by trees and a rolling landscape with distant moun

Castello Colonna at Genazzano, Italy

Claude-Félix-Théodore Caruelle d' Aligny, 1835

Pencil and white chalk drawing of a kneeling nude male figure leaning over a low block on gray paper.

Crouching Nude Male Figure

Paul-Jacques-Aimé Baudry, 1864-74

Pen and ink drawing of a reclining classical male figure in draped cloth, with a small seated figure in the upper left.

General Bonchamp Shown in a Pose Designed for His Tomb (recto); Three Figures after Poussin (verso)

Pierre-Jean David d'Angers, 19th century

The Allegorical Figure of France for the Tomb of General Bonchamp

Pierre-Jean David d'Angers, 19th century

Pen and ink sheet of studies: an older man's head, a crosshatched head, a lion, a mouse, and a bird head.

Sheet of Studies: Three Male Heads, a Lion and a Mouse

Pierre-Jean David d'Angers, 1800-1856

Brown wash drawing of a woman with long hair crouching in a fur garment, with pencil outline of legs at right.

Crouching Woman

Fernand Cormon, n.d.

Pencil sketch of a mitred bishop raising his hand above two recumbent figures, with robed onlookers around the scene.

Miracle of St. Sylvester; the Raising of Two Pagan Priests, after Maso di Banco, S. Croce, Florence

Hippolyte Flandrin, 1835-38

Miss May Belfort Taking a Bow

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1895

Graphite drawing of a reclining woman with draped cloth, head tilted back and arm extended across the sheet.

Drapery Study for the Figure of the Dying Mary Magdalen

Paul Delaroche, 1815-56

Red chalk drawing of the Nativity: reclining Virgin Mary with halo, seated Joseph, and infant Christ in a manger.

The Nativity

Hippolyte Flandrin, 1860

Saint Cloud; Study for the frieze at Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Paris

Hippolyte Flandrin, 1835-64

Graphite drawing of two standing draped male figures, one bearded, with a partial third figure at the right edge.

Group of Apostles

Hippolyte Flandrin, 1854-61

Graphite and white chalk study of a standing soldier in a draped cloak on blue paper, with a squared grid and red chalk accen

Standing Soldier: Study for the Chapel of Saints Peter and Paul in the Church of Saint-Séverin, Paris

Victor-François-Eloi Biennourry, 1851-52

Charcoal study on grey paper of a muscular male nude with raised arm and sword, with a crouching figure in the corner.

Seated Male Nude (recto); Crouching Male Nude (verso)

Paul-Jacques-Aimé Baudry, 1864-74

Pencil drawing of a tall poplar and a pollarded willow beside a pond, with shrubs at the lower left.

Landscape with a Poplar and a Willow Tree at the Edge of a Pond

Jean-Victor Bertin, 1787-1842

Red chalk drawing of winged Father Time seated on a globe with a scythe and two putti above, on a carved pedestal.

Father Time on a Globe; Design for a Clock

Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, 19th century

Pencil drawing of a bearded seated figure in flowing robes, leaning on one arm, with an arched inscription above.

John the Apostle, for the church of St. Vaast in Arras

Alexandre Denis Abel de Pujol, 1832

Graphite sketch of horses and riders in motion on tan paper, with loose studies of more horses and figures in the background.

Sheet of Studies for "The Horse Fair"

Rosa Bonheur, 1840-99

Drawing of a seated man in a white robe holding a long pipe, shown in two studies in brown and white chalk.

Two Studies of a Seated Arab with a Pipe

Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps, 1820-60

Brown ink drawing of a shepherd resting by a stream under trees, with sheep grazing and a classical temple on a hill.

Classical Landscape with a Shepherd

Jean-Victor Bertin, 1803

Study of a Girl's Legs for the painting "Young Spartans"

Edgar Degas, ca. 1860-62

Pencil drawing of a tall plane tree with a dense leafy canopy above a sturdy trunk, shrubs and a rock at its base.

A Plane Tree

Jean-Victor Bertin, late 18th-mid-19th century

Ink and wash drawing of a nude youth offering a boar's head to a draped woman among onlookers and satyrs.

Meleager Presents to Atalanta the Head of the Calydonian Boar

Guillaume Boichot, ca.1800

Pencil study of a standing robed man with hands at his chest, gazing upward, drawn in soft graphite on pale paper.

Study of an Apostle, for the painting of the Ascension in Saint-Germain-des-Pres, Paris (1839-1863)

Hippolyte Flandrin, 1822-64

Drawing of a seated man with long hair in a pink cloak, resting his hand on bagpipes, colored with pencil and wash.

The Bagpipe Player

Guillaume Bodinier

Graphite study of a seated woman resting her chin on her hand, with a rod across her lap, within an architectural frame.

Study for the Muse Thalia

Paul-Jacques-Aimé Baudry, 19th century

Lithographic portrait of a young man with tousled dark hair, white cravat and dark coat, against hatched shading.

Portrait of a Young Man

Francisco Goya, ca. 1820

Pencil drawing of a robed figure offering bread to a bearded man, with spearmen and jars in a classical colonnade.

Melchizedek Presenting Abraham with Bread and Wine

Hippolyte Flandrin, 1835-64

Etching of a bearded old man reading in a rocky wood, with a lion in the foreground and a skull at lower right.

St. Jerome Reading

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1634

Etching of a bearded man in a turban and fur robe beside an arch, with a woman, a child, and a dog nearby.

Abraham Casting out Hagar and Ishmael

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1637

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a feathered crown and chain collar, labeled Atabalipa Rex Peruviæ.

Atabalipa, Rex Peruviæ

Jerôme David, ca. 1634-37

Grey wash drawing of a draped figure lying on open ground, with a pale hand extended and distant buildings at right.

War Scene (A Female Casualty)

Théodule Augustin Ribot, ca. 1870-72

Engraving of a seated man in court dress with a star insignia and a standing younger man beside him, in a paneled interior.

Portrait of Louis-Philippe, Duc d'Orleans and His Son Louis-Phillipe Joseph, Duc de Chartres

Louis Carrogis de Carmontelle, 1759

Etching of a nude nymph held up by two kneeling satyrs in a leafy woodland clearing.

Nymph Supported by Two Satyrs

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1763

Etching of a satyr and a nude woman with two infants in a stone frame, surrounded by foliage and tree trunks.

The Satyr's Family

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1763

Etching of a nymph riding a satyr inside an oval medallion, framed by trees and foliage.

Nymph Astride a Satyr

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1763

Etching of a satyr holding a child beside a dancing nymph with a tambourine, framed by ivy in a garden niche.

The Satyrs' Dance

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1763

Studies of a Head and a Hand

Andrea del Sarto, 1510

Etching of the Virgin embracing a child beside a cat and cradle, with Joseph at a sunlit window behind them.

Virgin and Child with the Cat: and Joseph at the Window

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1654

Brown wash drawing of a seated river god, a nymph holding an oar, and a reclining putto on clouds.

Seated River God, Nymph with an Oar, and Putto

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Dark drawing of a seated woman with bowed head, lit softly against a black background, hands resting low.

Embroidery; The Artist's Mother

Georges Seurat, 1882-83

Pen and wash drawing of a couple embracing under a tree with a cupid, figures on an arcade at right, by Rubens.

The Garden of Love (left portion)

Peter Paul Rubens, ca. 1633-35

Pen and wash drawing of elegant women and cherubs in a garden with a classical column and fountain.

The Garden of Love (right portion)

Peter Paul Rubens, ca. 1633-35

Pen drawing of a layered papal tomb design with columns, niches, a Madonna and Child, angels and sculpted figures.

Design for the Tomb of Pope Julius II della Rovere

Michelangelo, 1505-6

Pencil and watercolor drawing of a seated nude woman with her head bowed, arms around her raised knee, in soft green tones.

The Embrace

Auguste Rodin, 1900-1910

Pen and brown wash drawing of an ornate lidded vase with dragon-head handles and relief figures on a tall foot.

Design for a Vase with Hercules and Farnese Lilies

Francesco Salviati, ca. 1540

Engraving of Christ as the Man of Sorrows, seated with a crown of thorns, head resting on his hand beside a column.

Christ as the Man of Sorrows

Frans Crabbe van Espleghem, ca. 1522-25

Pen and watercolor drawing of a sailor in a straw hat and pink jacket standing on a rocky shore with hands in pockets.

A Sailor Standing on the Shore

Paul Gavarni, 1859-60

Etching of a young girl with long hair and a ruffled collar, seated before a plain background with a chair at right.

The Infanta Margarita, after Velázquez

Edgar Degas, ca. 1861-62

Pencil drawing of a seated man in Tyrolean costume with a wide hat, smoking a pipe, on tan paper.

A Man in Tyrolean Costume, Seated, Smoking a Pipe

Théodore Valério, 1842

Pencil drawing of a thatched farmhouse beside trees, with sailing boats on a river in the distance.

A Farmhouse with a Thatched Roof and Trees Beside a River

Constant Troyon, 1825-65

Grey wash drawing of the Trevi Fountain in Rome with pedestrians in period dress on the cobbled square.

The Trevi Fountain, Rome

Giovanni Battista Cipriani, late 18th-mid-19th century

Pencil and ink sketch of a crowded temple interior with columns, a draped canopy, and kneeling figures around an altar.

Congregation in a Temple

Fortunato Duranti, 1787-1863

Wash drawing of priests and bearers carrying a chest toward a columned temple while a crowned king kneels in a doorway.

King Solomon Beholds the Ark of the Covenant Being Brought to the Temple

Andrea Vicentino, 1604

Pen and ink sketch of two winged skeletons holding drapery above a funerary urn with a skull, a wall tomb design.

Sketches for a Wall Tomb with Skeletons

Gian Lorenzo Bernini, 1630-40

Pen and brown ink sketch of figures in hats and cloaks gathered around two wooden bird-coops with birds inside.

A Group of Figures Surrounding Two Bird-coops

Bernardo Bellotto, 1742-68

Red chalk drawing of oxen, a sheep, a dog and a horse on open ground, with faint sketched figures above.

Animal Studies

Nicolaes Pietersz. Berchem, mid-late 17th century

Watercolor of a stormy sky over a field with a domed city skyline, a water wheel, and seated figures on a dirt road.

A View of Paris

Jules-Achille Noël, 1830-81

Pen and brown wash drawing of Christ raising a kneeling figure from Limbo, with crowds of souls and angels in an arched frame

The Descent of Christ to Limbo (recto); Coats of Arms of Florentine and Sienese Families (verso)

Domenico Beccafumi, ca. 1536

Cover - Yvette Guilbert

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1898