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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

2,335 works

Red chalk drawing of a seated mother nursing an infant while two other children rest nearby in soft shading.

Maternity

Benjamin West, 1784

Woodblock print of a woman standing, a child attending a kneeling woman's hair, beside a red lacquer stand and round lattice

Night Rain at the Double-Shelf Stand, from the series Eight Parlor Views (Zashiki hakkei)

Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1766

Watercolor of a banjo player, a standing man in a red cardigan, and a barefoot boy dancing in a plain interior room.

The Dancing Lesson

Thomas Eakins, 1878

Two barefoot boys with a bucket on a sandy beach beside beached sailboats, with a fish lying on the sand.

A Basket of Clams

Winslow Homer, 1873

Watercolor interior of a cottage with a man reading, a woman feeding a child, another man leaning on a wall, and a loom.

Reading the News at the Weavers' Cottage

Adriaen van Ostade, 1673

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a ballet dancer in a tutu holding an open fan, head tilted upward, on tan paper.

Dancer with a Fan

Edgar Degas, ca. 1880

Painting of figures harvesting and pressing apples beside barrels, thatched huts, and grazing sheep in a rural landscape.

Cider

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, ca. 1864

Pastel drawing of a young woman in a dark dress holding a yellow box beside a bright window, with blue tones.

The Milliner

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, ca. 1879

Semicircular fan mount with three sketched female dancers in brown and grey wash above a pale arc.

Fan Mount: Dancers

Edgar Degas, 1879

Watercolor of a seated man reading a newspaper, a woman holding an infant, a table with fruit and books, and a wall clock.

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Otis and Child

Joseph H. Davis, 1834

Watercolor of a young woman in a cream dress standing with bowed head beside potted red geraniums and a round table.

Young Girl Meditating

Thomas Eakins, 1877

Charcoal and white chalk sketch on blue-green paper of two young dancers in tutus, one seen from behind.

Two Dancers

Edgar Degas, ca. 1879

Three women carry a long canoe along a grassy shore by the sea, under tropical trees, in a 1891 watercolor.

Girls Carrying a Canoe, Vaiala in Samoa

John La Farge, 1891

Watercolor of a dense crowd of Native American faces with feathered headdresses, painted faces, and a nursing infant in the f

Tableau of Indian Faces

John Lewis Krimmel, 1811-ca. 1813

Drawing of nude figures, a bearded piper, and putti with grapes beneath a tree, in brown ink and wash.

Allegory of Fertility (Recto)

Jacob Jordaens, ca. 1640

Pen and wash drawing of a crowd listening to a preacher by a river, with a seated mother and infant under trees at right.

The Preaching of Saint John the Baptist

Gerrit Pietersz. Sweelink, ca. 1601

Watercolor of Black sawyers cutting logs before a columned neoclassical building, with a woman holding a child and a horse ne

Black Sawyers Working in front of the Bank of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

John Lewis Krimmel, 1811-ca. 1813

Brown wash drawing of an old couple at a table with a child playing a pipe beside them.

Old Couple with a Child Playing a Pipe

Jacob Jordaens, late 18th century

Pen and watercolor drawing of a peasant family in a cluttered barn interior with a woman in bed, a cat and baskets.

Peasant Family in a Barn

Isaac van Ostade, 1640s

Watercolor of people walking on a cobbled street past a brick wall and classical building, with willow trees behind.

Sunday Morning in front of the Arch Street Meeting House, Philadelphia

John Lewis Krimmel, 1811-ca. 1813

Drawing of a crowned king at a banquet table with musicians, a child, a dog and a parrot in an interior.

The King Drinks

Jacob Jordaens, ca. 1645-50

Pen and wash drawing of a schoolmaster at a desk with children and pupils working at benches in a timber-framed interior.

The Schoolmaster

Cornelis Dusart, ca. 1680-1700

Watercolor of a couple and street figures before a classical church, with a street lamp and a spotted dog.

"Worldly Folk" Questioning Chimney Sweeps and Their Master before Christ Church, Philadelphia

John Lewis Krimmel, 1811-ca. 1813

Pen and wash sketch of a hawker with a tall hat showing a cage on a table, with a woman holding a child at right.

A Hawker Showing an Animal in a Cage to a Woman and Her Child

School of Rembrandt van Rijn, mid-17th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of Solomon judging between two women as a soldier raises a sword over an infant.

The Judgment of Solomon

Constantijn à Renesse, 1649-50

A Praying Youth

Anthonie van Borssom, ca. 1645-50

Brown wash drawing of an old woman in a headscarf holding a baby, with a basket at left and a hilly landscape behind.

Old Woman with a Baby in her Arms

School of Rembrandt van Rijn, ca. 1643

Red chalk drawing of a smiling boy in a feathered hat holding a rommelpot and stick, with a cast shadow.

The Rommelpot Player

Unknown artist, 18th century

Brown wash drawing of a family group in 18th-century dress: a seated woman, a standing boy, a girl, and two standing adults.

Thomas Sandby and His Family

Paul Sandby, mid-1760s

Pen and ink sketch of a woman in a long skirt carrying a child on her back, with a second child walking beside her.

Study of a Woman and Two Children

Joshua Reynolds, 18th century