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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

16,136 works

Engraving of a mounted warrior beside armored men weighing a sword on scales before classical columns.

Brennus throwing his sword on the scales before Camillus

Léon Davent, 1540-56

Engraving in an oval frame of a young man on horseback spearing a wild boar, with hounds, hunters and a classical building be

Young Man Hunting a Wild Boar, from "Three Prints on Hunting and Fishing"

Léon Davent, 1547

Engraving of fishermen in boats and on a riverbank hauling nets, with a village and tower in the distance.

Fishing Scene

Léon Davent, 1547

Graphite portrait drawing of a seated woman with curled hair and a ruffled collar, signed by Ingres.

Comtesse Turpin de Crissé

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, probably 1818

Drawing of a woman with curled hair and a pearl tiara, wearing an off-shoulder gown with ribbon bows against a pale backgroun

Lady of the Court of Napoléon I

Jean-Baptiste Isabey, 1804

Sheet of Studies: Two Male Heads in Profile and Standing Man

Jean-Baptiste Isabey, late 18th-mid-19th century

Chalk drawing on grey paper of a standing woman with hands on hips and a seated woman in a headscarf looking down.

Study of Two Women

Étienne Jeaurat, ca. 1755

Painted sketch of Niobe's children struck down by arrows from Diana and Apollo in the clouds, with a kneeling mother among th

The Punishment of the Arrogant Niobe by Diana and Apollo

Pierre Charles Jombert, ca. 1772

Grey wash drawing of the Virgin rising among angels above figures gathered around a tomb, with white highlights.

The Assumption of the Virgin

Jean Jouvenet, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of a female grotesque and a winged harpy among scrolls, foliage and tassels, with faint mask sketches.

Female grotesque and harpy (recto); fantastical creatures and masks (verso)

Andrés de Melgar, ca. 1545-60

Pen and brown ink drawing of fantastical sea creatures, a bird, and a strapwork cartouche with scrolls and faces.

Fantastical creatures, birds, and strapwork cartouche (recto); grotesque mask and kneeling priest (verso)

Andrés de Melgar, ca. 1545-60

Brown wash drawing of soldiers and figures gathered around a fire in a classical courtyard at night.

The Denial of Saint Peter

Louis Lafitte, 1790

Red chalk drawing of a seated gentleman with long wig and cravat resting his arm on an ornate armchair.

Gentleman Seated in an Armchair

Charles de La Fosse, late 17th century-early 18th century

Sepia drawing of the Rest on the Flight into Egypt: a seated mother and infant, a bearded man, and winged angels offering a g

Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Jean Jacques Lagrenée, n.d.

Blue-toned wash drawing of figures on a wooded shore beside a boat, with a large tree and distant cliffs.

Landscape with a Scene from Fénelon's Télémaque

Jean Jacques Lagrenée, 1780

Drawing of a seated man and a standing draped woman holding a spear beside a hound, with classical columns and a tree behind.

Cephalus Receiving the Spear and Hound from Procris

Laurent de La Hyre, ca. 1644

Watercolor of a courtly procession with horsemen, a royal carriage, elegant women, and a windmill over distant troops.

Camp de Compiègne, 1698

Eugène Lami, ca. 1860

Watercolor of a gallery with marble sculptures, vases, and paintings, with visitors in dark dresses and shawls.

View of part of the French Court at the Great Exhibition

Eugène Lami, 1851

Red chalk drawing of a standing woman in a flowing draped gown, turned to the right with one arm extended.

Standing Woman Facing Right

Nicolas Lancret, early 18th century

Black chalk and white highlight drawing of a seated woman in a draped skirt, leaning and looking downward, on grey paper.

Woman Seated on the Ground

Nicolas Lancret, early 18th century

Red chalk drawing on tan paper showing two studies of a reclining young male figure in different poses.

Two Studies of Reclining Youth

Nicolas Lancret, early 18th century

Black chalk and white highlight sketch on gray paper of a standing hunter in a hat holding a rifle.

Standing Hunter Holding a Rifle

Nicolas Lancret, 18th century

Jeanne (Spring)

Édouard Manet, 1882

Etching of a reclining nude woman on a bed, with a servant holding flowers and a black cat beside her.

Olympia (small plate)

Édouard Manet, 1867

Drawing of a bound nude woman seated before an altar with flame, while a warrior attacks figures in a burning temple behind h

Cassandra Imploring Athena for Revenge Against Ajax

Jérôme-Martin Langlois, 1810-38

Watercolor drawing of a Renaissance château with towers seen above trees, with two workers in a garden in front.

The Château of Chambord Seen from the Southwest

Simon Mathurin Lantara, 18th century

Brown wash drawing of a seated woman leaning on a globe beside a skull, chains, and an open book, with a bat above.

Allegorical Figure of Melancholy

Charles de La Traverse, 1763

Etching of a woman seen from behind holding a small child wrapped in a shawl, with loose hatched lines.

The Little Girl

Édouard Manet, 1861-62

Brown ink drawing of a draped man running with raised arms, above a cartouche held by two winged figures.

Draped Man Running; Cartouche Supported by Two Winged Victories

Étienne de Lavallée-Poussin, 18th century

Etching of a group of cavaliers in wide-brimmed hats and cloaks walking across an open ground with walking sticks.

The Little Cavaliers, after "Velázquez"

Édouard Manet, 1861-62