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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

16,136 works

Oval chalk drawing of a man in a powdered wig and fur-trimmed collar, shown head and shoulders on tan paper.

William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1779-1802

Oval drawing in black and red chalk of a man with curled powdered hair gazing downward, on brown paper.

William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1764-1802

Red chalk drawing of a man in a powdered wig and cravat, turned three-quarters right, on an oval brown sheet.

Richard Brocklesby, physician

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1764-1802

Red and black chalk portrait drawing of an older man in a curled wig, turned three-quarter view, on an oval tan sheet.

Charles Pratt, Baron Camden (later 1st Earl Camden)

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1764-1802

Oval red and black chalk portrait of a man in a buttoned coat, turned three-quarters, on tan paper.

Frederick, Lord North

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1764-1802

Drawing of a man with a curled wig and high collar, in red chalk and pencil on an oval sheet.

Thomas Howard, 3rd Earl of Effingham and 9th Baron Howard

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1764-1802

Head of a Woman

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1760-1815

Grey wash drawing of shepherds and sheep in a hilly landscape, with an angel appearing in the sky above.

The Annunciation to the Shepherds

Jacopo Bassano, 1510-92

Grey chalk drawing of a nude martyr with raised arms surrounded by soldiers beneath classical columns and arches.

The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence

Leandro Bassano, 1557-1622

Brown wash drawing of a seated woman embracing a small child while draped figures watch from the left and a standing woman tu

Andromache and Astyanax

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, ca. 1798

Red chalk allegory: winged figure above a papal shield, scholars around a star globe, and a domed city on the right.

Allegory in Honor of Pope Benedict XIV

Pompeo Batoni, ca. 1745

Black and white chalk drawing of a seated bearded man seen from behind, head turned left, on blue-grey paper.

Seated Bearded Male Figure Looking to Upper Left

Giovanni Battista Beinaschi, 1636-88

Pen and ink drawing of four cloaked horsemen in wide-brimmed hats with pedestrians walking beside them.

A Procession

Stefano Della Bella, 1610-64

Pen and ink drawing of mounted horsemen and foot soldiers in period costume walking across a sheet.

Horsemen and Soldiers

Stefano Della Bella, 1610-64

Pen and ink sketch of several groups of men in robes and hats talking outdoors, some standing and some seated on the ground.

Groups of Men Talking

Stefano Della Bella, 1610-64

Studies of Cavaliers

Stefano Della Bella, 1610-64

Pen and ink sheet of scattered figure studies, including a haloed rider on a donkey amid a crowd and a banquet table scene.

Scenes from the Life of Christ and Other Figure Studies

Stefano Della Bella, 1610-64

Ink drawing of two riders on a rearing horse, a sword-carrying soldier walking left, and sketched trees in the background.

Two Figures on Horseback, a Soldier Walking Behind

Stefano Della Bella, 17th century

Figures in Battle and Head of a Horse (recto); Studies of a Man's Head and Arms (verso)

Stefano Della Bella, 1610-64

Pen and brown ink drawing of Christ reaching into limbo to raise souls, with angels above and grid lines across the sheet.

Christ in Limbo: Design for the Standard of a Confraternity

Filippo Bellini, 1550-1604

Pen and brown ink drawing of reclining nude male figures with a crowd of onlookers behind them.

Copy in Reverse Design Orientation: Based on the Group of Reclining Figures at Left in Domenico Beccafumi's Scene of…

Domenico Beccafumi

Red chalk drawing of a penitent woman holding a skull, with angel musicians in clouds and putti and objects below.

The Penitent St. Mary Magdalen

Charles Parrocel, 1742

Black chalk drawing of a veiled seated woman holding a child, with two study heads in the upper corners.

Seated Woman with a Child on her Lap (Study for a Mystic Marriage of St. Catherine of Alexandria)

Étienne Parrocel, 18th century

Red chalk study sheet with draped kneeling and seated figures, drapery sketches, and a standing nude on tan paper.

Figural Studies

Marco Benefial, 1684-1764

Ink and wash drawing of a winged angel and a man locked in struggle, with clouds and a distant landscape behind them.

Jacob Wrestling with the Angel

Giulio Benso, 1601-68

Pen and wash drawing of a bearded saint baptizing a kneeling man beneath columns, with onlookers and a dove above.

St. Peter Baptizing Cornelius (Acts 10: 44-48)

Laurent Pêcheux, n.d.

Pencil sketch sheet with several figure studies: a kneeling draped figure, a seated bearded man, a clenched hand, and head st

Figure Studies

Alphonse-Henri Périn, 1810-74

Pen and brown ink drawing of Christ speaking with two women in a vaulted interior, one seated at a table.

Christ in the House of Martha and Mary

François Perrier, ca. 1640

Pen and brown wash drawing of embracing female figures, some holding musical scores, with sketched heads behind them.

Embracing Female Figures, Some Holding Musical Scores

Girolamo Mirola, 1570-73

Grey ink drawing of two women tending a wounded nude male figure beside a tree, with a third woman holding a tray.

Two Women Annointing the Wounds of Saint Sebastian (recto); Study of a Nude Male Figure (verso)

Giovanni Biliverti, 1585-1644