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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

16,136 works

Loose lithograph sketch of an elderly man in a top hat beside a woman in a fur-trimmed coat holding a muff.

"Les Vieux Messieurs" (The Old Gentlemen)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1894

Léonie Yahne and Henry Mayer, in L'Age Difficile

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1895

Louise Blouet "Le Margoin"

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1900

Sketch of a ballerina in an extended arabesque pose on a striped stage floor, beside a draped curtain.

Miss Ida Heath, English Dancer

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1894

Poster showing a red-haired woman in a blue skirt with raised arms, with a sketched top hat and exhibition text, 1896.

Elles (poster for 1896 exhibition at La Plume)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1896

Cassio Bowing

Théodore Chassériau, 1852

Ink and grey wash drawing of a woman with curly hair and hoop earrings, bare-shouldered and draped in cloth, turned to the si

Study related to "Why Born Enslaved!"

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, 1868-75

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 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

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

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.

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

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 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

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.

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

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

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