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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

10,707 works

Sepia drawing of a stone forge with a waterwheel, smoking chimney, waterfall, and hills in the background.

The Iron Forge between Dolgelli and Barmouth, Merioneth Shire

Paul Sandby, ca. 1776

Pen and wash drawing of the Baptism of Christ in an arched architectural frame, with angels and cherubs in clouds above.

Design for a Baptism of Christ in an Architectural Setting

James Thornhill, early 18th century

Watercolor elevation and floor plan of an octagonal rustic shore seat with shingled roof, with mountains behind.

Shore Seat for Montgomery Place, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York (elevation and plan)

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1870-79

Abstract watercolor of overlapping vertical color bands, arches, and a blue circle in pink, yellow, red, and green tones.

Movement of Vaulted Chambers

Paul Klee, 1915

Ink drawing of four men in a loose group, two seated in front and two standing behind, rendered in fluid black strokes.

Four Men

Jules Pascin, 1926

Pastel drawing of a nude woman seen from behind, arms raised, combing long red hair against a colorful background.

Nude woman combing her hair

Edgar Degas, 1888

Standing Female Nude

Frederick William MacMonnies, 1885

Drawing of tall oak trees over a sandy path, with a woman and child seated at left, a dog drinking, and a distant village.

Woman and Child Sitting next to a Road

Egbert van Drielst, 1760-1818

Grey paper sketch with grid lines showing two angels with wings and drapery, study for Val de Grâce by Pierre Mignard.

Two Angels, Study for the Val de Grâce

Pierre Mignard I, 17th century

Pen and grey wash drawing of an ornate rococo table leg with scrollwork, floral sprays and a carved female head.

Design for a Table

Giovanni Battista Natali III, 1698-1765

The Water Carriers

James Harvard Thomas, 1895

Pencil sketch of a feathered-headdress woman shaking hands with a uniformed man beside a rope stanchion.

The Best of Friends Must Part

Sir John Tenniel, ca. 1878

Pencil sketch of a man in a top hat holding a horse's bridle beside a carriage carrying two women.

Easing the Curb

Sir John Tenniel, 1869

Pencil sketch of a helmeted classical woman with a sword beside a man in a top hat raising his fist.

Two Forces

Sir John Tenniel, 1881

Pencil sketch of a hesitant man with a cane, followed by a shadowy figure whose hat reads ANARCHY, near a rocky edge.

The Tempter

Sir John Tenniel, 1886

Pencil sketch of an armored knight riding a horse with a dog below, banners reading Majority and Socialism.

The Knight and His Companion

Sir John Tenniel, 1887

Watercolor interior of a billiard room with a green table, fireplace, framed paintings, lamps and a flower arrangement by a w

Interior of the billiard room at Lupton House, Devonshire, designed by George Wrightwick for Sir J.B.Y. Buller

Reid Turner, 1838

Architectural drawing of an octagonal bath pavilion with plan and two elevations, grey wash and yellow tint.

Design for a Bath in the Form of an Elongated Polygonal Temple, Plan and Two Elevations

John Vardy, mid-18th century

Grey wash drawing of elegantly dressed figures talking beneath an oak tree near a fence and thatched cottage.

Drawing for a book illustration

Samuel Wale, 1738-86

Grey wash drawing of lions attacking a rearing horse and two men on the ground, with a distant landscape.

Lions Attacking Two Men and a Horse

James Ward, 1801-59

Ink and wash sketch of a standing woman in a long gown with a faint second figure at left, study for a bride painting.

Studies for "The Bride at Her Toilet on the Day of Her Wedding"

David Wilkie, ca. 1838

Brown ink and wash sketch of a standing nude woman seen from behind, with seated figures and a dark interior background.

Study for "The Bride at Her Toilet on the Day of Her Wedding"

David Wilkie, ca. 1838

Grey wash drawing of an ornate rococo ceiling design with a central medallion, oval side panels, shells and scrollwork.

Design for a Staircase Ceiling

Isaac Ware, ca. 1756

Pencil and ink sketches of Turkish figures, including veiled women, a turbaned seated man, and standing figures in tall headw

Studies of two groups of Turkish figures

David Wilkie, before 1841

Grey wash frontispiece with a classical frame reading TASSO, showing an embracing couple and sheep in a wooded pastoral scene

Fronticepiece for Tasso's Poems

Richard Westall, late 18th-mid-19th century

Grey wash drawing of old buildings, a tower, and ruined arches beside a sloping field under a pale sky.

House of Pompey at Albano

Richard Wilson, 1753-56

Pencil drawing on blue-grey paper of a ruined circular Roman structure at right, with a tree and small figure at left.

View of the Colosseum

Richard Wilson, 1751-56

Pen and wash drawing of three ornate candlestick designs with classical motifs, including heads, garlands and a winged figure

Three Designs for Candlesticks

Henri Auguste, ca. 1770-1816

Brown wash drawing of a rococo cartouche-shaped frame with scrolls, a face mask at top and a shell motif below.

Design for a Frame in the Form of a Cartouche (Mirror?)

Giovanni Battista Natali III, 1698-1765

Watercolor elevation of a Gothic-style mill with a blue roof, central spire and weathervane, flanked by trees.

An Elevation for the Projected Mill at Méréville

François Joseph Belanger, n.d.