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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

16,136 works

Brown chalk drawing of a winged angel descending over classical figures and soldiers in an arched composition.

The Continence of Scipio

François Boucher

Black and white chalk drawing of a woman with a basket and a small boy holding her skirt, on blue-gray paper.

Woman and Boy

François Boucher

Brown ink and wash drawing of bearded men beside a tent, with reclining figures and children in the foreground.

Laban Searching for his Idols (Genesis 31: 19-37)

François Boucher

Red chalk drawing of two figures in Asian dress by a brazier, one pouring tea, with a seated Buddha figure above.

Fire

François Boucher, ca. 1740

Red chalk drawing of a reclining muscular male figure with one arm raised overhead and drapery across his legs.

Fallen Huntsman

François Boucher, ca. 1736

Etched oval portrait of a bearded man with wavy hair, framed by a ribbon bow, with dense cross-hatched background.

Portrait of Edgar Allan Poe

Édouard Manet, ca. 1860-62

Black ink print of a raven in flight with spread wings and extended talons on a cream paper sheet.

The Flying Raven, Ex Libris for "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe

Édouard Manet, 1875

Lithograph of a man reading at a lamplit desk in a dark room, with a chair at left and loose black hatching.

Once Upon a Midnight Dreary, from "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe

Édouard Manet, 1875

Lithograph of a raven perched on a bust atop a pedestal, with a sleeping figure in the lower right and dense diagonal shading

Perched upon a Bust of Pallas, from "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe

Édouard Manet, 1875

Lithograph of a man at an open shutter watching a raven fly over a dark city skyline of chimneys and rooftops.

Open Here I Flung the Shutter, from "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe

Édouard Manet, 1875

Design for the poster and cover for "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe

Édouard Manet, 1875

Grey-blue drawing with white highlights of a mythological triumph, with a sea goddess and nude figures amid clouds and cherub

The Triumph of a Sea Goddess

Bon Boullogne, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of a bearded man offering sacrifice at a smoking altar before a statue of Jupiter, with attendants and p

Sacrifice Offered before a Statue of Jupiter

Louis de Boullogne the Elder, 17th century

Pencil sketch of two cover designs: a hunter with dogs and birds on the left, a shield-bearing woman and seated man on the ri

Cover designs for "Ulenspiegel au Salon"

Félicien Rops, ca. 1870

Grey wash drawing in arched frame of two women embracing beside a doorway, with other figures and trees behind.

Visitation

Domingos Sequeira, 1768-1837

Sheet with figures, details of hands and feet

Félicien Rops, ca. 1870

Pen and ink sketch of a man in a hat leaning forward to push a plow across a field with diagonal hatching behind him.

Study of a man pushing a plow

Félicien Rops, ca. 1870

Brown and white wash drawing of cavalry in a skirmish, with a fallen drummer and rearing horses in the foreground.

Cavalry Skirmish with a Fallen Drummer at Left

Francesco Giuseppe Casanova, 1763

Grey wash drawing of mounted cavalry in a smoky skirmish, with a fallen soldier in the foreground right.

Cavalry Skirmish with a Fallen Soldier at Right

Francesco Giuseppe Casanova, 18th century

Pen and ink sketch of two standing male figures in draped garments, one with an arm raised, on tan paper.

Two Standing Male Figures

Jacopo Zucchi, 1540-96

Red chalk and ink drawing of a kneeling bearded old man seen from behind, arm outstretched, head turned upward.

Kneeling Bearded Old Man (recto); Section of a Draped Limb and Sketches (verso)

Nosadella, 1500-1571

Pen and brown ink drawing of a standing male figure in a flowing robe, gazing upward with one arm extended.

Standing Male Saint (an Apostle?)

Pedro Duque Cornejo, ca. 1700-50

Pen and brown ink sketch of two women embracing in an interior, with loosely drawn figures and drapery behind them.

Visitation

Pedro Duque Cornejo, ca. 1716-18

Black chalk drawing of a woman with wavy hair and a high collar, with a handwritten inscription in the upper right corner.

Portrait of Charlotte Duchesne

Philippe de Champaigne, ca. 1628

Grey wash drawing of two winged figures, a bearded man holding a written scroll and a woman writing with a quill.

Allegory of History

François Chauveau, 17th century

Engraved allegorical print of a seated woman with putti, a crown, compasses, draped cloth and classical columns.

Diploma of the Freemasons of Bordeaux, after François Boucher

Pierre Philippe Choffard, 1766

Engraved Masonic lodge diploma with a mother and infants, cherubs holding compass and square, and a list of officers in scrip

Diploma for the Freemasons of Bordeaux, after François Boucher

Pierre Philippe Choffard, 1766

Brown ink drawing of a landscape with trees, a man leading a donkey, and a seated woman with a child by a road.

Landscape with the Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Claude Lorrain, ca. 1635

Pen and brown ink drawing of four men in feathered caps, three with bows and arrows and one with a raised spear, on rolling h

Three Archers and a Figure with a Spear

Claude Lorrain, ca. 1670-72

Red chalk allegorical drawing of robed figures, a helmeted woman and a winged child beneath draped curtains and a coat of arm

Allegory of the Life of the Dauphin

Charles-Nicolas Cochin II, ca.1765