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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,907 works

Engraved design print of a neoclassical hanging ceiling lamp with urn-shaped body and two side lamps, labeled Japann Lamp.

Japan lamp for ceiling

Matthew Boulton, ca. 1790

Etched interior view of St. Peter's Basilica showing the nave, columns, coffered vault and high altar with small figures on t

Interior view of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, from "Vedute di Roma" (Roman Views)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1748

Etching of the nave of St. John Lateran in Rome, with towering columns, a coffered ceiling, statues, and a distant altar.

St. Giovanni in Laterano, Interior, from "Vedute di Roma" (Views of Rome)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1768

Engraving of a kneeling young man embraced by a bending older woman, with cattle, a pond and a thatched cottage behind them.

The Prodigal Son (The Parables of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ)

John Everett Millais, 1864

Pen and ink frieze design with two putti holding garlands around an empty oval cartouche, flanked by scrolls.

Design for a Frieze

Henri Sallembier, n.d.

Grey ink and wash drawing of a bearded man, a veiled woman, a kneeling figure and a torch in a stone interior.

Witch of Endor

Ary Scheffer, 19th century

Pen and wash drawing of an ornamental vase with two female figure handles and a garland, within a ruled border.

Design for Vase

Jacques Francois Joseph Saly, mid-18th century

Grayscale drawing of two winged nude figures with comedy and tragedy masks above carved busts of playwrights.

Comedy and Tragedy

Anne-Louis Girodet, 1814

Pencil sketch of Mars with a rearing horse, a winged Victory figure behind him, and a veiled figure on the right.

Mars Crowned by Victory and Listening to Moderation

Antoine-Jean Gros, n.d.

Pen and brown ink drawing of The Last Supper with apostles around a long table under a draped curtain.

The Last Supper

Master of the Egmont Albums, 16th century

Engraving of Europa riding a white bull by the sea, with nymphs, a piper, cattle, ships and an island in the background.

The Rape of Europa

Giulio Bonasone, 1546

Pen and watercolor drawing of an elderly monocled man examining a box beside a seated woman, with a servant and urn.

The Connoisseur

Thomas Rowlandson, 1780-1800

Watercolor drawing of a woman in a pink gown gesturing toward a horned beast holding a basket of jewelry beneath a tree.

Beauty and the Beast

Thomas Rowlandson, 18th-19th century

Hand-colored caricature of an elderly antiquarian in pink coat examining a classical bust through a magnifying glass.

An Antiquarian

Frederick George Byron, October 23, 1789

Hand-colored caricature etching of a seated man watching two dancing women behind a sheer curtain, while a uniformed man peek

Ci-devant Occupations; or, Madame Talian and the Empress Josephine Dancing Naked before Barrass in the Winter of 1797…

James Gillray, February 20, 1805

Hand-colored caricature of four elderly gentlemen in wigs peering at a reclining nude painting on an easel in a classical int

Connoisseurs

Thomas Rowlandson, June 20, 1799

Engraving of King Lear on his throne pointing at Cordelia as courtiers and attendants watch in a columned hall.

King Lear Casting Out His Daughter Cordelia (Shakespeare, King Lear, Act 1, Scene 1)

Richard Earlom, first published 1792; reissued 1852

Engraving of a nude woman with serpent headdress, chained and holding a large key, with a shadowy winged figure behind her.

Sin Pursued by Death (John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book 2, 787, 790-792)

Moses Haughton the younger, November 27, 1804

Etching of a robed man before a sacrificial fire, with burning books, demons and allegorical figures in clouds above.

Shakespeare - Sacrificed; or, The Offering to Avarice

James Gillray, June 20, 1789

Letter by Edouard Manet with a watercolor of two apples casting soft shadows, handwritten in French ink.

A Letter to Eugène Maus, Decorated with Two Apples

Édouard Manet, August 2, 1880

Red chalk drawing of Christ carrying the cross amid a crowd of soldiers and mourners, with a colonnade and hilltop crosses be

Christ Carrying the Cross

Pierre Mignard I, ca. 1684

Pen and wash drawing of a crowd carrying stones past a palm tree, with an obelisk and a cloud-borne figure above.

The Jews Collecting the Twelve Stones from the River Jordan

Pieter Coecke van Aelst, ca. 1535-38

Monochrome print of a reclining nude woman with curly hair lying on pillows beneath draped bed curtains.

Nude Reclining on Curtained Bed [Emma Hamilton (?)]

Adam Buck, November 1, 1797

Engraving of a banquet inside an arched hall, with a ragged beggar and a dog in the foreground by a doorway.

Lazarus at the Rich Man's Gate, from "The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus"

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1554

Chiaroscuro print of Diogenes seated reading a book beside a plucked hen, in olive and tan tones.

Diogenes, seated before his barrel, reading from a book, a plucked hen standing behind him at right

Ugo da Carpi, ca. 1527-30

Engraving of Christ crowned with thorns, hands bound, holding a reed, with two men beside him against a radiating halo.

Christ Crowned with Thorns (copy)

H. Johnston, 1671

Engraving of a laurel-crowned man in robes looking at a tablet of geometric shapes beside a stone pedestal and column.

Apelles standing profile looking at a tablet of geometric figures

Nicoletto da Modena, 1500-1510

Colored design drawing of a theatre ceiling with a gilded lunette, classical figures, and a frieze labeled Aristophane and Te

Design for a Ceiling at Théatre Français, Paris

Aimé Chenavard, 1810-38

Diary page with pen-and-ink floor plan of Tarrytown house additions and numbered list of drawings and fees, 1864.

A. J. Davis "Diary"

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1829-82

Scrapbook page with two architectural floor plans, a President's House study and a plan for four government departments aroun

A. J. Davis, Scrapbook VIII

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1835-92

Watercolor architectural drawing of a Gothic-style front door with glazed tracery panels beneath a pointed stone arch.

Front Door for Whitby, William P. Chapman House, Rye, New York

Alexander Jackson Davis, ca. 1853

Pencil and wash drawing of Gothic window tracery with a central rose design, lancet arches and quatrefoil ornament.

Design for window tracery for Chapman - full size

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1853-55

Lithograph of a Roman rider on horseback before classical columns, with a kneeling petitioner and soldiers in a crowd.

The Justice of Trajan, plate for l'Album des Salons

Jules Robert Pierre Joseph Challamel, 1840

Etched portrait of an older bald, bearded man in a loose collared shirt, set on a cream paper mount with faint text below.

Portrait of the photographer Lochard

Marcellin Gilbert Desboutin, 1877

Etching of a man leading a donkey by lantern light through a dark night landscape, with a veiled woman riding the donkey.

The Flight into Egypt: a Night Piece

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1651

Etching of a woman and child riding a donkey led by a man with a staff through dark, wooded terrain.

The Flight into Egypt: Crossing a Brook

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1654

Etching of a gnarled pollard willow with a lion at its base and a kneeling bearded man in the lower right landscape.

St. Jerome beside a Pollard Willow

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1648

Etching of three leafy trees on a rise under a stormy sky, with a flat plain and distant town at left.

The Three Trees

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1643

Etching of thatched cottages, a haystack and trees in flat countryside, with a man sketching in the lower right corner.

Cottages and Farm Buildings with a Man Sketching

Rembrandt van Rijn, ca. 1645

Etching of a clump of trees and cottages beside an open field, with a tall tree at left and a distant horizon at right.

Clump of Trees with a Vista

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1652

Etched panoramic landscape of flat fields, tree lines, farm buildings and a church tower under a wide sky.

Panorama near Bloemendael Showing the Saxenburg Estate

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1651

Etching of a bearded man in a wide hat and fur-trimmed cloak writing at a desk beside stacked books.

Cornelis Claesz Anslo, Mennonite Preacher

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1641

Etching of an elderly woman with a headscarf and lace collar, head bent, seen three-quarters right, dated 1628.

The Artist's Mother: Head and Bust, Three-Quarters Right

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1628

Engraving of a formal ball with dancing couples, musicians, and seated spectators in an ornate interior with tall windows.

The Ball

Abraham Bosse, ca. 1634-35

Engraving of commedia dell'arte actors on a stage with arched backdrop, two onlookers in side balconies, and French verses be

Actors at the Hotel de Bourgogne

Abraham Bosse, ca. 1633-34

Engraved genre scene of two women, a startled man with a hat and basket, children and a dog at a stone doorway.

Le Geste Napolitain

Pierre Étienne Moitte, 1763

Dark chiaroscuro print of a Roman-style triumphal procession with soldiers, spears, banners and a crowned figure.

Sheet 8 from "The Triumphs of Caesar"

Andrea Andreani, 1599

Pen drawing of a theatre stage set with draped curtains, a heraldic crest with winged figures, and ornamental panels.

Design for a Stage Set

Aimé Chenavard, 1810-38

Watercolor design of an ornate gilt gas lamp with a glass globe, fluted base and scroll handles, on cream paper.

Design for a Gas Lamp with Gilt Base and Glass Globe

Guérard, 19th century

Watercolor elevation of a spiral staircase lighthouse with smoking fire at the top, flanked by walls and distant ships.

Design for a Lighthouse (Margate?)

Debenne, ca. 1815

Etching of peasants dancing and drinking in a rustic inn with a fiddler, hanging meat and laundry, and a fireplace.

The Dance at the Inn

Adriaen van Ostade, 1652

Color poster titled Tribune showing a woman in a yellow hat dropping a letter into a red mailbox, with Sunday fiction text be

Tribune

George Reiter Brill, late 19th century

Poster for the Tribune Sunday edition showing a dark-haired woman holding a red poppy among red poppies on a green background

Tribune, Sunday

George Reiter Brill, late 19th-early 20th century

Pencil sketch of a group of wigged men in period dress gathered at a table with wine glasses and a decanter.

Group of Figures at a Table

Marcellus Laroon the Younger, 1732-33

Watercolor design of an ornate gilded candelabra with six candles, putti, and jeweled base on a pale ground.

Design for a Candelabra

Aimé Chenavard, 1810-38

Pencil drawing of a mechanical stylus with hexagonal nut and knurled knob on a curved metal base.

Stylus of a Machine Used for Engraving Bank notes

Cyrus Durand, 19th century

Pencil and chalk drawing of a woman in a lace bonnet seated with a young fair-haired boy leaning against her.

Mrs. Papendiek and Her Son

Thomas Lawrence, 1789

Watercolor landscape of a snowy mountain range over a winding river plain, with three robed figures on a hill in the foregrou

Mount Olympus from Larissa, Thessaly, Greece

Edward Lear, 1850-85

Graphite sketch by Edward Lear of St. Peter's dome in Rome, with smaller studies of umbrella pines and landscape.

View of St. Peter's, Rome

Edward Lear, 1843

Pen and ink sketch of a bay with a hilltop town, rocky foreground, small figures and a horseman.

View of Sciacca, Sicily

Edward Lear, May 20, 1847

Pencil sketch of a stout man pointing at a top-hatted man leaning forward, with a bonnet-wearing figure behind them.

John Bull and Uncle Sam

John Leech, 1837-64

Pen and watercolor drawing of a man fishing as leaping fish and winged insects with human faces float above the river.

Fishey Flies and Fly Fishes (recto); Typeface Designs (verso)

John Leech, 1837-99

Watercolor of a cook leading fish, a turtle and ducks past a rabbit, fox and pig in a kitchen.

Kitchen Staff (recto); Mountainous Landscape with Hiker (verso)

John Leech, 1837-64

Engraved interior view of a Gothic cathedral nave with ribbed vaults, an organ, and a text cartouche with allegorical figures

Interior View of Strasbourg Cathedral

Isaak Brun, 1617

Watercolor of an anthropomorphic carrot with a watering can and a pale parsnip walking in a garden beside a cottage.

"Vegetarian Odd Fellows: or, Carrott and Pa-Snip"

John Leech, 1837-64

Watercolor sketch of a boy with a blue pail looking up at a woman in a bonnet, with a child peeking from behind her.

"Have You Been to the Pump, Simpson?"

John Leech, 1837-64

Engraving of a Gothic choir screen with pointed arches, quatrefoil tracery, and sculpted saints above a row of columns.

Interior of Strasbourg Cathedral Showing the Choir Screen

Johann Jakob Arhardt, 1617

Watercolor comic sketch of a stout man in top hat and checked trousers beside a Cartes de Visite display with a handwritten c

Comic Sketch

John Leech, 1837-64

Watercolor caricature of a servant dusting a lantern on a crate beside a man with an oversized nose and bald head.

"Preparing for the Pantomime"

John Leech, 1836-64

Charcoal and white chalk drawing of a standing figure in a long coat, head cropped above the chin, hands clasped at the front

Standing Figure in a Long Coat

Romain Cazès, 1828-81

Engraving of a woman and child in a cottage garden with birds flying around a house and trees.

The Island Bee, from "Picture Poesies"

George John Pinwell, first published 1867, reissued 1874

Charcoal and white chalk drawing of a standing figure in a long fur-trimmed robe, one arm raised to the head.

Figure in a Fur Trimmed Jacket

Romain Cazès, 1828-81

Charcoal drawing of a seated woman in draped skirts with faint preparatory outlines of a head and child above.

Study of a Woman and Child

Romain Cazès, 1828-81

Charcoal and white chalk drawing of a seated woman seen from behind, head bowed, one arm raised to her shoulder.

Study of a Woman Seated

Romain Cazès, 1828-81

Charcoal and white chalk drawing of a seated figure in a long robe with heavy drapery folds, head cropped at top.

Figure in a Long Robe, Seated

Romain Cazès, 1828-81

Charcoal and chalk study of a standing draped figure with a sash belt, with a red chalk accent on the robe.

Study of a Standing Figure

Romain Cazès, 1828-81

Charcoal and white chalk study of folded drapery on toned paper, with smaller sketched cloth fragments at the edges.

Study in Draperies

Romain Cazès, 1828-81

Charcoal study on tan paper of a raised hand, a bent sleeve, and folded collars and drapery.

Studies of Drapery in Sleeve and Collars

Romain Cazès, 1828-81

Graphite and white chalk study of a seated figure in a loose gathered garment with folded arms, on tan paper.

Study of a Draped Torso

Romain Cazès, 1828-81

Pencil and chalk study of two male legs seen from behind and the side, shaded on a beige sheet.

Study of Legs

Romain Cazès, 1828-81

Four studies of hands in black and red chalk on gray paper, showing varied poses and gestures.

Studies of Hands

Peter Lely, 1630-80

Sketch of a man with curly shoulder-length hair and a lace collar, drawn in grey chalk on grey paper.

Portrait Study

Anthony van Dyck, 1635-41

Drawing of two camels, the front one wearing a patterned saddle blanket with tassels, on a tan background.

Two Camels

John Frederick Lewis, ca. 1843

Watercolor of an Arab school interior with pupils in turbans, a bearded teacher at right, and a boy kneeling at a lectern.

Arab School

John Frederick Lewis, 1841-51

Watercolor of a fortified hill with church domes, a harbor filled with masted ships, and stormy clouds over the water.

Approach to Montevideo, Uruguay

Conrad Martens, 1832

Loose watercolor of robed men gathered before a sunlit Moorish archway, with a figure in orange at right.

Cock Fight

Arthur Melville, 1900

Pencil sketch of a small man standing between tall bare trees, with sailboats on the water at right.

Study of Man between Trees

Odilon Redon, 1860-80

Graphite and white chalk drawing of a standing woman in a flowing robe, one hand raised to her face, on brown paper.

Draped Model

Albert Joseph Moore, ca. 1865-67

Pencil drawing of a kneeling man on a dirt path beside a thatched cottage and gate, with trees and clouds behind.

Landscape with Figure

George Morland, late 18th-early 19th century

Watercolor of a standing young man in a white turban, striped vest and white trousers, beside a tree with orange fruit.

Standing Turkish Youth

William James Müller, 1844

Grey wash drawing after Giotto showing St. Francis on a bier, mourning monks, a procession and angels above.

Death of St. Francis, after Giotto, upper Church San Francesco, Assisi

William Young Ottley, 1795-1836

Watercolor of a steep coastal hillside above a harbor village, with boats on calm water and a hazy sky.

View of Clovelly, Devon

Samuel Palmer, ca. 1848-49

Watercolor of a grassy coastal headland overlooking the sea, with a distant island on the horizon at right.

On the North Coast of Devon, Lundy Island in the Distance

Samuel Palmer, ca. 1835

Pencil sketch of a shaded wooded hillside with a pale path and a small figure, with handwritten notes on the page.

Page from a sketchbook

Samuel Palmer, ca. 1848 (?)

Watercolor of a stone arch bridge over a river with trees and a steep hillside, two small figures on the bridge.

Denham Bridge upon the Tavy

William Payne, 1780-1830

Hand-colored print of crowds in the glass and iron hall of the 1851 Great Exhibition, with a fountain and banners.

Recollections of the Great Exhibition

Day & Son, Ltd., London, September 1, 1851