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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

10,707 works

Graphite portrait of a seated man in an overcoat holding a sketchbook and pencil, turning toward the viewer.

Portrait of Pieter Frederik van Os

Anton Mauve, 1855

Pencil sketch of a woman in a headscarf and long skirt leaning forward on a shore, with a tow rope trailing behind her.

Woman pulling a tow rope. verso: sketch of landscape with figures

Anton Mauve, mid to late 19th century

Pencil drawing of a mountain lake landscape with figures, a dog, donkeys and a distant castle under clouds.

Landscape with mountains and a lake, figures in the foreground

Jan van der Meer the Younger, 1687

Black chalk and white highlight drawing of a seated man in a wide-brimmed hat, holding a paper, with a walking stick.

Seated Cavalier with Glass

Gabriel Metsu, mid-17th century

Grey wash drawing of horsemen riding past military tents toward a distant town with church spires under a cloudy sky.

Louis XIV at the Siege of Douai, Seen from the South-East (July 1-6, 1667)

Adam Frans van der Meulen, 17th century

Grey wash drawing of mounted horsemen in a field with a distant city skyline of church towers under a cloudy sky.

Louis XIV at the Siege of Tournai, Seen from the North-East (June 21-25, 1667)

Adam Frans van der Meulen, n.d.

Drawing of two soldiers in period dress lunging with swords, rendered in black chalk and white highlights on blue paper.

Study of Two Soldiers Swordfighting

Adam Frans van der Meulen, 17th century

Black chalk and white highlight study on blue paper of a soldier in a tricorn hat sprawled on the ground, one arm raised.

Study of a Fallen Soldier

Adam Frans van der Meulen, 17th century

Chalk study on blue paper of a reclining man, a standing soldier in a tricorn hat, and a detached hand holding an object.

Study of Two Soldiers and a Hand

Adam Frans van der Meulen, 17th century

Black chalk drawing of a curly-haired young boy with a lace collar, gazing forward within an arched border.

Portrait of a Young Boy

Frans van Mieris the Elder, 17th century

Pencil drawing of a landscape with a large tree, cottages, a ruined tower, a cart, and a distant church spire.

Landscape with cottages and a figure by a cart

Pieter de Molijn, 17th century

Two ink and wash elevation drawings of rococo pipe organs with floral carving, a putto, and a central carved shell.

Chippendale Drawings, Vol. II

Thomas Chippendale, ca. 1753-70

Pen drawing of a landscape with a herdsman driving cattle, trees at right, and figures and hills in the distance.

Landscape with Figures and Cattle

Pieter de Molijn, 1658

Pencil drawing of a dune landscape with three figures and a dog on a rise, church spires on the horizon, and birds in the sky

Landscape with Figures

Pieter de Molijn, 1659

Pen and wash drawing of a river landscape with a wooden bridge, a hilltop settlement, and small figures on a path.

Landscape with a Road Leading Towards a Settlement on a Hill

Joos de Momper the Younger, late 16th-mid 17th century

Pen and wash drawing of the Porta San Paolo gate and Pyramid of Cestius in Rome, with travelers and a mule on the road.

Pyramid of Cestius and the Porta San Paolo, Rome

Pieter Moninckx, 17th century

Pen and wash drawing of a formal garden with terraces, statues, shade trees, figures and a distant palace.

Classical Landscape

Isaac de Moucheron, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a formal garden with an arched portico, fountain, statue, tall trees and a boat on a pool.

Landscape with Architecture

Isaac de Moucheron, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of an ornamental wall design with a caryatid figure, putti, fruit garlands and a grotesque mask around a

Design for a Wall Decoration

Rosso Fiorentino, 16th century

Pen and grey wash elevation of a building façade with a large clock, sculpted figures, and a balustrade, by Robert de Cotte.

Elevation of the Pompe de la Samaritaine, Paris

Robert de Cotte, ca. 1713-14

Watercolor drawing of pink roses and blue morning glories in swags framing an empty oval cartouche with a purple ribbon.

Floral Swags Framing an Empty Oval

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, n.d.

Charcoal drawing of a steamship deck with smokestacks, rigging, a crate labeled Eaux-fortes de Guérard, a sleeping pug and a

Frontispiece to "Eaux-fortes de Guérard, Collection de Mr. S. P. [Samuel Putnam] Avery, New York"

Henri Charles Guérard, late 19th century

Pen and watercolor design for a decorated ceiling with a putto, garlands, rococo scrolls and a balustrade seen in perspective

Design for a Decorated Ceiling with Putti and Garlands and a Forshortening of a Balustrade Around an Oculus

Michelangelo Colonna, 17th century

Grey wash drawing of a river with fishermen, sailing boats, and a town with a church tower under cloudy skies.

Moonlit view of a river with fishermen and a town in the background

Karel La Fargue, mid-late 18th century

Pencil sketch of two men smoking pipes on a divan in Turkish-style dress, with a servant holding a tray at right.

Yankees trying to be Turkish from my album - Esquisses at the Centenial [sic] Leon y Escosura

Ignacio de León y Escosura, 1876 (?)

Brown ink drawing of two robed men beside a kneeling woman, a tent camp behind them, and a figure climbing a cloudy mountain.

Aaron and Nadab Taking Leave of Elisheba (?), with the Israelites Camped before Mount Sinai and Moses Ascending the M…

Adam van Noort, late 16th-mid 17th century

Circular pen and blue wash drawing of a robed man among armored soldiers and columns, with a kneeling figure in the foregroun

St. George and the Sorcerer of Dacian

Lambert van Noort, 1555

Pen and ink drawing of women and children with a shorn sheep in the foreground and a village landscape behind.

The Month of June, Shearing Sheep (recto); Couples Drinking Wine, The Month of October (verso)

Master of the Months of Lucas, ca. 1535

Charcoal drawing of a large face and a small face in a misty sky above faint grasses on tan paper.

Hallucinations

Odilon Redon, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of figures gathered in a dim inn interior beneath wooden rafters, by Adriaen van Ostade.

Scene in an Inn

Adriaen van Ostade, 1625-85