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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,907 works

Grey wash drawing of two women in full skirts seated in armchairs in an interior room.

Two Seated Women

Constantin Guys, 19th century

Watercolor sketch of a horse pulling a carriage with a reclining woman and a standing man in a top hat.

Winter Drive

Constantin Guys, 19th century

Watercolor and ink drawing of fashionably dressed men and women in blue gowns and dark coats in an interior, dated 1852.

Leaving the Theater

Constantin Guys, 19th century

Grey wash drawing of children playing in a room, one holding a stick, with seated and standing adults in an interior.

Children Playing Horse and Carriage

Constantin Guys, 19th century

Watercolor and ink drawing of top-hatted men and crinoline-gowned women meeting in a park, with a carriage behind.

Meeting in the Park

Constantin Guys, ca. 1860

Gray wash drawing of a crowded civic celebration seen from ramparts, with a large building, carriages, soldiers, and annotati

The Visit of Napoléon III to Boulogne-sur-Mer

Constantin Guys, 19th century

Grey wash drawing of mounted guards escorting an ornate carriage past a wall with flags, by Constantin Guys.

The Senator Returning from the Vatican

Constantin Guys, ca. 1865

Graphite and white chalk drawing on blue paper of the Baptism of Christ, with a standing figure, a kneeling figure, and angel

The Baptism of Christ

Noël Hallé, 18th century

Etching of a bearded nobleman in a plumed cap holding a horse's reins, with sketched riders and horses behind him.

A Nobleman from the Time of Francis I

Eugène Delacroix, 1833

Etching of a tiger lying on open desert ground with distant hills, its head toward the viewer and legs stretched out.

Tiger Lying in the Desert

Eugène Delacroix, 1846 (?)

Watercolor landscape of leaning trees with yellow and green foliage, a small building on a hill, and sea at right.

Landscape

Henri Harpignies, 1900

Watercolor of weathered Roman ruins with stone blocks and a tall broken wall, with a distant town and bell tower under a pale

View of the Colosseum from the Basilica of Domitian and the Flavian Palace, Rome

Henri Harpignies, 1864

Watercolor of stone ramparts with rooftops and large green trees under a pale blue sky, by Harpignies, 1893.

View from the Ramparts at Chartres

Henri Harpignies, 1893

Grey wash drawing of Saint Peter's dome silhouetted over Rome's rooftops beneath stormy clouds and slanting rain.

Saint Peter's Seen From the Pincio, Rome

Henri Harpignies, 1856

Pencil drawing of a forest interior with leaning tree trunks, branches and undergrowth shaded softly on pale paper.

Forest Interior

Henri Harpignies, 1835-1916

Monochrome circular portrait drawing of a young man with curly hair, white cravat and dark coat, set against a landscape.

Portrait of a Young Man

Fulchran Jean Harriet, 1802

Charcoal and chalk portrait of a young boy with wavy hair and a white collar, within an oval vignette on tan paper.

Portrait of a Boy

Antoine Auguste Ernest Hébert, June 1870

Watercolor battle scene of nude and armored warriors with swords, spears and shields clashing before hazy mountains.

Battle Scene

François Joseph Heim, 19th century

Loose oil sketch of a martyrdom scene with a nude figure, rearing white horse, soldiers and red drapery.

The Martyrdom of Saint Hippolytus

François Joseph Heim, 19th century

Chalk drawing of a bearded shirtless man leaning on a crutch with one arm raised high, on grey paper.

Man Leaning on a Crutch with Left Arm Raised

Alexandre Hesse, 19th century

Chalk drawing on tan paper of a man in a powdered wig and white cravat, looking toward the viewer with a slight smile.

Head of a Man

Claude Jean-Baptiste Hoin, n.d.

Watercolor of robed figures and beggars on a grand staircase leading to the Campidoglio in Rome, with statues and a bell towe

The Campidoglio seen from the Staircase of the Church of the Aracoeli, Rome, at Sunset

Charles-François Houel, 1846

Ink and wash drawing of a vaulted hall with Corinthian columns, figures in period dress and torchlight near a smoky opening.

Visitors with Torches Inside a Circular Building

Jean-Pierre-Louis-Laurent Hoüel, ca. 1769

Black and White Dog, Head Turned to the Left

Jean Baptiste Huet, 1794-95

Watercolor of a rocky mountain valley with cliffs in the foreground and hazy peaks receding under a pale sky.

Mountain View at Oisans (Isère)

Paul Huet, 1858

Satirical lithograph of a crowded horse cart leaving a rental house, with caricatured passengers, flying scissors and a winge

The Board of Censors Moves Out

Eugène Delacroix, 1822

Watercolor landscape of brown hills and blue mountains under stormy clouds, with small figures walking beside a stream.

Mountains of Auvergne

Paul Huet, 1831-33

Satirical lithograph of two riders on rearing horses in a mock duel, with a judge seated under a canopy between them.

Polemical Duel between Lady Quotidienne and Sir Journal de Paris

Eugène Delacroix, 1821

Satirical lithograph of fashionable figures standing on a giant crayfish in a park, with riders on horseback behind.

The Crayfish at Longchamps

Eugène Delacroix, 1822

Grey wash drawing of a robed saint raising a cross toward a demon, with winged figures and an open book nearby.

St. Anthony of Egypt Driving Away Devils

Grégoire Huret, 17th century

Lithograph of an armored knight facing a cloaked man who points, with a castle tower and walls behind them at night.

The Ghost on the Terrace

Eugène Delacroix, 1843

Sheet of Nine Antique Coins

Eugène Delacroix, 1825

Caricature lithograph of a feathered-hat soldier with sabre and axe striding across rocks toward a mountain valley.

Watch Your Rear!!!!, from "Le Miroir"

Eugène Delacroix, 1822

Lithograph of a man on tall stilts beside a child violinist standing on a barrel, over a flat landscape.

Le Grand Opéra, from "Le Miroir"

Eugène Delacroix, July 26, 1821

Lithograph of a young man in dark costume pulling back a curtain beside a fallen body and a sword on the floor.

Hamlet and the Corpse of Polonius

Eugène Delacroix, 1835

Lithograph of three men in period costume, one offering a flute to another beside a curtain, with French caption below.

Hamlet and Guildenstern

Eugène Delacroix, 1834-43

Pencil portrait of a middle-aged man in a double-breasted jacket and cravat, turned three-quarters toward the viewer.

Portrait of a Man

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1814

Graphite study of a seated man in a frock coat and waistcoat, looking forward with hands resting on his knees.

Study for the Portrait of Louis-François Bertin (1766-1841)

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, n.d.

Etching of a forest path with travelers and laden pack animals, a village and church spire, and a river valley with hills bey

Rustic Market (Nundinae Rusticorum), from "The Large Landscapes"

Pieter Bruegel the Elder, ca. 1555-56

Pencil study of three reclining nude male figures drawn in different poses on a pale sheet.

Studies for the Cadaver of Acron

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, ca. 1810-12

Engraving of a river valley with a large tree, resting soldiers on a hillside, a village church, and a distant castle.

Soldiers at Rest (Milites Requiescentes), from "The Large Landscapes"

Pieter Bruegel the Elder, ca. 1555-56

Engraved print of a village kermis with dancing peasants, a church tower, pigs, a horse cart, and an archery contest.

The Kermis at Hoboken

Pieter Bruegel the Elder, ca. 1559

Etching of thatched farm houses, trees, and a ploughed field with small travelers on a road in the foreground.

Country Houses, couple and cornfield in the foreground, from the series The Small Landscapes (Praediorum Villarum)

The Master of the Small Landscapes, 1559-61

Lithograph of two men on a graveyard hill as a gravedigger holds up a skull, with a second gravedigger resting nearby.

Hamlet and Horatio before the Gravediggers

Eugène Delacroix, 1843

Lithograph of a young man with a drawn sword in a doorway, looking at a kneeling figure in a gown beside a column.

Hamlet Attempts to Kill the King

Eugène Delacroix, 1834-43

Lithograph of Hamlet restrained by two armored guards as he reaches toward a ghost on a stone staircase below a castle.

Hamlet Tries To Follow His Father's Ghost

Eugène Delacroix, 1835

Lithograph of a man with a drawn sword stabbing at a curtain as a crowned woman grips his arm, with a caption below.

The Murder of Polonius

Eugène Delacroix, 1834-43

Lithograph of a woman drowning in a river, one arm reaching up toward overhanging tree branches, with woodland along the bank

The Death of Ophelia

Eugène Delacroix, 1843

Lithograph of an older bearded man with a staff and a younger man holding an open book, by Eugène Delacroix.

Polonius and Hamlet

Eugène Delacroix, 1834-43

Lithograph of a dark-clad young man flanked by a crowned queen and a bearded king in a Gothic hall with courtiers behind.

The Queen Tries to Console Hamlet

Eugène Delacroix, 1834

Pen drawing of Hercules lifting the giant Antaeus in a struggle, with a crowned woman watching at right.

Hercules and Antaeus

Eugène Delacroix, 1852

Lithograph of a young armored man grieving over his fallen father on a battlefield strewn with dead horses and a sword.

Young Clifford Finding the Body of his Father, from "L'Artiste"

Eugène Delacroix, 1834

Lithograph of a young tiger playing with its mother on grassy ground, rendered in dark tonal hatching.

Young Tiger Playing with Its Mother, from "L'Artiste"

Eugène Delacroix, 1831

Sketch of a snarling lion standing with lowered head and curled tail, rendered in loose dark lines on pale paper.

Lion Standing

Eugène Delacroix, 1833

Charcoal study of draped cloth with dark folds and pale highlights, annotated in French, by Ingres.

Study for the Drapery of Molière in "The Apotheosis of Homer"

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, n.d.

Pencil drawing of a woman in a bonnet and shawl with a boy holding a stick, before classical buildings and trees.

Madame Guillaume Guillon Lethière, née Marie-Joseph-Honorée Vanzenne, and her son Lucien Lethière

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1808

Graphite portrait drawing of a curly-haired man in a dark coat and cravat holding a violin and bow.

Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840)

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, ca. 1830

Graphite portrait sketch of a woman in a ruffled cap, lace collar and draped shawl, signed Ingres.

Lady Mary Cavendish-Bentinck (?-1843)

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1816

Watercolor design of an ornate Gothic clock with an enameled dial, gilded figures and painted saint panels.

Design for Enameled Clock

Lucien Falize, ca. 1882

Narrow engraving of a kneeling king before a stone altar, flanked by musicians playing trombones, flutes and violin.

A King Kneeling Before an Altar

Léon Davent, ca. 1540-45

Engraving of Europa seated on a bull with two women attending, one holding a flower garland, in fine hatched lines.

The Rape of Europa

Léon Davent, ca. 1542-45

Engraving of a helmeted woman seated among shields, a sword, a spear and armor, gesturing upward.

Bellona Seated on her Trophies

Léon Davent, ca. 1540-45

Black and gray lithograph of armored knights and rearing horses in combat, with a plumed rider at center.

Weislingen attacked by Goetz's Men

Eugène Delacroix, 1836-43

Lithograph of a seated man in a pointed hat reading at a cluttered desk beside stacked books and a portrait medallion.

A Literary Fellow Meditating

Eugène Delacroix, 1821