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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

15,015 works

Pencil sketch of a man in a fur cap smoking a pipe, seated in a attic room with dogs, cats, and hanging laundry.

Der Hundefreund (The Dog's Friend)

Moritz von Schwind, mid-19th century

Pen and grey wash drawing of a banquet with reclining guests, servants, draped curtains and urns in a classical interior.

Feast in the House of Simon

Melchior Steidl, 1699 or before

Watercolor of a couple embracing in a moonlit garden beside a cupid statue on a stone pedestal.

La Nuit (Night)

Pierre Antoine Baudouin, 1723-1769

Brown wash drawing of Christ on the cross with two angels and two draped mourning figures below.

Christ on the Cross Between Mary and Saint John

Johann Christoph Storer, 1620-71

Pen and wash drawing in a circle of bearded men in a wooded landscape, two standing and two reclining in the foreground.

The Drunkenness of Noah

Friedrich Sustris, 1550-1600

Red chalk drawing of seated figures by a fireplace and musicians in tall hats performing at an arched doorway.

February (one of a series representing the labors of the months)

Jonas Umbach, 1690 or slightly earlier

Red chalk drawing of a horseman with hunting dogs and a figure carrying a pole on a rural path beside a house.

November (one of a series representing the labors of the months)

Jonas Umbach, 1690 or slightly earlier

Red chalk drawing of figures shearing sheep outside a farmhouse, with a flock and rolling landscape in the background.

June (one of a series representing the labors of the months)

Jonas Umbach, 1690 or slightly earlier

Red chalk drawing of figures resting under a tree with a musician, while a farmer leads a cow across fields.

April (one of a series representing the labors of the months)

Jonas Umbach, 1690 or slightly earlier

Red chalk drawing of a rural harvest scene with seated woman, poultry basket, hanging game birds and a distant landscape.

September (one of a series representing the labors of the months)

Jonas Umbach, 1690 or slightly earlier

Red chalk drawing of rural labourers carrying a bundle near a cottage, with haymaking and village houses in the background.

July (one of a series representing the labors of the months)

Jonas Umbach, 1690 or slightly earlier

Red chalk drawing of a harvest scene with seated figures under a tree, reapers in a field, and a distant village.

August (one of a series representing the labors of the months)

Jonas Umbach, 1690 or slightly earlier

Red chalk drawing of a grape harvest with figures picking grapes from a pergola and a man carrying a basket.

October (one of a series representing the labors of the months)

Jonas Umbach, 1690 or slightly earlier

Red chalk drawing of peasants working near a dog and farmhouse in a rural landscape with clouds above.

December (one of a series representing the labors of the months)

Jonas Umbach, 1690 or slightly earlier

Red chalk drawing of men carrying sacks through a wooded landscape with bare trees and a distant village.

March (one of a series representing the labors of the months)

Jonas Umbach, 1690 or slightly earlier

Red chalk drawing of a domestic interior with figures by a fireplace and a street scene with a bridge outside.

January (one of a series representing the labors of the months)

Jonas Umbach, 1690 or slightly earlier

Red chalk drawing of comedians performing on a platform in a public square, with a lute player and a crowd of spectators.

Italian Comedians Performing in a Public Square

Jacob Matthias Weyer, 1635-91

Pen and ink sketch of a stout man seated on a stool with two women pulling at him, surrounded by loose sketched forms.

Falstaff with Mrs. Ford and Mrs. Page (Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Act 5, Scene 5)

Henry Fuseli, 1790

Watercolor of a pale armored warrior on a rearing horse beside nymphs in glowing water and a hooded figure.

Hagen and the Nymphs of the Danube

Henry Fuseli, 1802

Pencil and red chalk portrait of a man in a powdered wig and buttoned coat, looking toward the viewer.

Portrait of Marc Liotard-Sarasin

Jean-Étienne Liotard, 1720-89

Pen and ink drawing of a woman seen from behind in a long gown and tall headdress, holding a staff.

A Woman from Altmark

Melchior Lorck, 1570

Pen and grey wash drawing of a heraldic coat of arms with lions, columns, putti, and two seated allegorical women.

Design for a Stained Glass Window

Christoph Murer, 1608

Pen and ink sketch of two 17th-century men in plumed hats, one playing a lute and one seen from behind.

Study of Two Figures

Jacques Callot, ca. 1617

Pen and ink drawing of a shepherd beside a large tree, with cattle grazing in a rolling landscape and a distant town.

Shepherd in a Landscape

Jacques Callot, early 17th century

Pen and ink sketch of a seated woman in a shawl, head tilted, hand raised to her chin, on pale paper.

Margit

Anders Zorn, late 19th-early 20th century

Ink and wash drawing of a colossal figure surrounded by scaffolding, with small workers climbing ladders beside it.

Sculptor at Work on a Colossal Statue

Carl August Ehrensvärd, mid-18th century

Grey wash drawing of a sculptor's studio with a nude model, statuettes, and visitors entering a doorway.

Sculptor Receiving Visitors in his Studio

Nicolaas Aartman, 1728-93

Watercolor drawing of sailing boats on a waterway with figures and baskets on the shore under a cloudy sky.

Seascape with Six Figures in the Foreground

Nicolaas Aartman, 1728-93

Pen and ink wash drawing of shepherds adoring the infant Christ with Mary, a donkey and an ox in the background.

Adoration of the Shepherds

Joachim Beuckelaer, 1560

Pen and wash drawing of a ferryboat with passengers and a white horse crossing a river toward a distant town.

The Ferryboat

Hendrick Avercamp, 17th century