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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Drawing of a nude man kneeling and reaching upward with one arm, rendered in chalk on toned grey paper.

Study from Life: Nude Male

John Trumbull, ca. 1795-96

Graphite sketch on grey paper of a seated man at a table and kneeling figures, with a standing figure at upper right.

Four sketches (from Sketchbook)

James McNeill Whistler, 1854-55

Watercolor of a river valley with wooded hills, rocky shoals in the water, and a soft cloudy sky.

A View of the Potomac at Harpers Ferry

Pavel Petrovich Svinin, 1811-ca. 1813

Grayscale watercolor of a standing woman in a white gown with her hand on a globe beside a draped table.

Standing Portrait of a Lady with a Globe (from Sketchbook)

Thomas Sully, 1810-20

Pale arch-shaped sketchbook page with faint grey wash and a loose dark ink sketch of a head in the lower left.

(from Sketchbook)

James McNeill Whistler, 1854-55

Watercolor of a river view framed by trees, with a distant town, masted ships, and rolling hills under a cloudy sky.

Washington and Georgetown from the Alexandria Road

Pavel Petrovich Svinin, 1811-ca. 1813

Pencil sketch on blue-grey paper of distant mountains and classical ruins along a hazy horizon.

Sketchbook of Italian Landscape Subjects

Jervis McEntee, 1869

Portrait of a bald man with blue eyes in a green velvet cap and brown silk robe against a dark background.

Ebenezer Storer II

John Singleton Copley, ca. 1767

Watercolor of a crowded market square in muted greys and blues, with townhouses, stalls, umbrellas and pedestrians.

Variations in Violet and Grey - Market Place, Dieppe

James McNeill Whistler, 1885

Watercolor of a crater lake among green hills and tall pines, with a distant sea and boats under a pale sky.

Lago Avernus

William Trost Richards, ca. 1867-70

Watercolor of the Temple of Dendur's pylon and columned entrance rising from desert sand under a pale blue sky.

The Temple of Dendur, showing the Pylon

Frederick Arthur Bridgman, 1874

Sketch of sheep grazing on a hillside, drawn in graphite and white chalk on brown paper.

Sheep

Winslow Homer, 1878

Watercolor design study of a brown bowl covered with purple plums and green leaves, with handwritten color notes on the page.

Design for Enamel "Plum" Bowl

Louis Comfort Tiffany, 1898-99

Watercolor of the Temple of Dendur pylon and sandstone terrace in desert sand, with a seated robed figure holding a spear.

The Temple of Dendur, Showing the Pylon and Terrace

Frederick Arthur Bridgman, 1874

Pen and brown ink drawing of a turkey standing near a wooden fence in a landscape with trees.

Turkey

Theodore Robinson

Kenyon Cox, 1878

Watercolor of a wooded landscape with tall trees beside a still waterway and a small boat on a distant lake.

A View from the Artist's Estate, Springland, or the Elysian Bower

William Russell Birch, ca. 1800

Hand-colored print of numbered costumed figures from the peoples of America in three rows among trees and huts.

Tableau of the Principal Peoples of America (Tableau des principaux peuples de l'Amérique)

Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, 1798

Two painted riders on galloping horses, one with a feathered headdress and lance, one drawing a bow, on aged ledger paper.

Swift Dog Strikes an Enemy

Swift Dog, ca. 1880

Watercolor of a winged nude woman reaching for grapes above a pool, with red autumn maple leaves falling around her.

Autumn Scattering Leaves

John La Farge, ca. 1900

Three women in embroidered skirts and flower wreaths dance in a field, rendered in loose colorful pastel strokes.

Dancers in Ukrainian Dress

Edgar Degas, 1899

Pen and ink drawing of the Madonna of Mercy with two saints under Gothic arches, flanked by narrative scenes and a decorative

Design for an Antependium: The Madonna della Misericordia with Saints John the Baptist and John the Evangelist, the C…

Lorenzo Veneziano, ca. 1370

Watercolor of a crouching nude man by the sea with a swimming figure reaching up and white daisies in the grass below.

Song of the Siren

John La Farge, ca. 1883-84

Pen and brown ink drawing of a bearded nude man running right with windblown hair against a hatched rocky landscape.

Bearded Nude Male Figure Running Toward the Right

Stefano da Verona, mid-15th century

Black chalk drawing of a standing bearded man in a draped cloak holding a long staff, with white highlights on toned paper.

Saint John the Baptist

Innocenzo da Imola, early 16th century

Studies of Saint John the Baptist

Copy after Rogier van der Weyden, after 1455

Pen and ink drawing of a bearded seated man in a hat holding a book and gesturing toward an inscribed scroll.

Seated Man with a Book and a Scroll

Stefano da Verona, first half 15th century

Pen and brown ink drawing of a bear hunt with mounted hunters, hounds and a bear in a landscape with a town.

Bear Hunt

Flanders, ca. 1470-90

Pen and ink drawing of the dead Christ mourned by women beneath a cross, with a standing figure and clouds behind.

The Lamentation of Christ

Circle of Hans Baldung Grien, ca. 1513

Drawing of a bearded man in a billowing cloak carrying a child on his shoulders, with a staff and flowering branch.

Saint Christopher

Follower of Hans Baldung Grien, third quarter 16th century