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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

16,136 works

Watercolor of a cobbled road lined with stone walls, cypresses, and a bell tower, with small figures walking in the foregroun

A Road below the Villa d'Este at Tivoli

Jean Thomas Thibault, n.d.

Pencil and white chalk study on pink paper of a hooded young man leaning forward, with smaller sketches of a head, a hand, an

Study of a young man bending forward to kiss a hand, for the painting "The Departure of the Prodigal Son"

James Tissot, 1862-63

Brown ink and wash drawing of a crowded city street with robed figures on a raised platform and soldiers with shields.

The Departure of the Prodigal Son

James Tissot, 1862-63

Drawing of a gentleman in a long curled wig and velvet cloak with lace jabot, shown in an oval on blue-grey paper.

Bust of a Gentleman in an Oval Field

Hyacinthe Rigaud, n.d.

Blue-grey drawing with white highlights of Christ ascending among angels while robed apostles look up toward him.

The Ascension of Christ (recto); Head of a Bearded Man Looking Down (verso)

Pierre Charles Trémolières, ca. 1737

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a seated gentleman in a curled wig and long coat, resting his hand on a table.

Gentleman Seated at a Table

François de Troy, n.d.

Watercolor drawing of an ornate arched portico with balustrades and figures in period dress in a cobbled courtyard.

The Entrance Portico of the Château d'Anet, seen from the interior of the courtyard

Jean Lubin Vauzelle, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of winged harpies swooping over a feasting king and guests in a columned banquet hall.

The Harpies Driven from the Table of King Phineus by Zetes and Calais

François-Alexandre Verdier, n.d.

Ink and wash drawing of a standing female figure with wings and an anchor, labelled SPES, on tan paper.

Standing Female Figure with an Anchor (Spes)

Hinrich Degener, 1600-30

Grey ink wash drawing of a standing warrior in a plumed helmet, segmented armor and a flowing cloak.

Standing Warrior

Bartolomeo Pinelli, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of four seated men around a table, with handwritten names labeling each figure.

Four Artists seated at a table (Brunet, Potier, Tiercetin [?], Vernet)

Carle Vernet, n.d.

Charcoal drawing of a woman looking upward, wearing a tall feathered headdress with a pearl band and drop earrings.

Head of a Woman (Allegory of America)

Antoine Vestier, n.d.

Watercolor of a woman in blue gown and seated man watching an infant on a sofa in an ornate fireplace room.

The First Babe

Jehan-Georges Vibert, 1872

Eight Heads of Ecclesiastics

Jehan-Georges Vibert, n.d.

Watercolor of a woman in embroidered costume holding a palm frond beside a basket of palms and a dark arched doorway.

Palm Sunday in Spain

Jehan-Georges Vibert, 1873

Charcoal caricature of a tall standing man in a pointed hat, buttoned coat and breeches, head turned to the side.

Caricature of the Painter Pierre-Charles Jombert

François-André Vincent, 1773-75

Brown wash drawing of a nude man bound to a cross as robed figures surround him under a cloudy sky.

Martyrdom of St. Bartholomew, after Mattia Preti

François-André Vincent, ca. 1774

Pierre-Charles Jombert

François-André Vincent, 1774

Pencil sketch of a standing man seen from behind in a long coat, breeches and clogs, hair tied back.

Caricature of Joseph-Benoît Suvée

François-André Vincent, mid-18th-early 19th century

Two Men Holding Long Staffs (recto); Proof impression of part of an etching, and scribbles in the artist's hand (verso)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1720-78

Black chalk drawing on grey paper of a woman looking upward, leaning on a staff, with draped fabric.

Woman with a Staff Looking Upward

Simon Vouet, early 17th century

Engraved specimen sheet with banknote vignettes, allegorical figures, portrait medallions, and denomination numerals.

Specimen Sheet of Bank Note Engraving

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1828

Studies of a Standing Woman Holding a Spindle and a Woman’s Head in Profile to the Right

Jean-Antoine Watteau, ca. 1714-18

Red chalk drawing of a seated woman in a bonnet and full skirt, looking down while holding a fan, on brown paper.

Seated Woman Holding a Fan

Jean-Antoine Watteau, ca. 1717

Red chalk landscape with a tall tower, village buildings, a leaning tree, a shepherd with sheep, and riders at right.

Landscape with an Old Woman Holding a Spindle, after Domenico Campagnola

Jean-Antoine Watteau, ca. 1715

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a woman in a hooded shawl with draped folds, on grey paper.

Study of a Seated Woman

Pietro Longhi, 1721-85

Red chalk drawing of a standing woman in a headscarf leaning on a staff, with a wooden box at her side.

Standing Savoyarde with a Marmot Box

Jean-Antoine Watteau, ca. 1715

Studies of a Woman Wearing a Cap

Jean-Antoine Watteau, ca. 1717-18

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated man gesturing beside a woman with an infant, children and a dog under a tree.

Young Father Distressed by His Growing Family

called Watteau de Lille Louis Joseph Watteau, 18th century

Watercolor perspective of two symmetrical neoclassical buildings with colonnades flanking a lawn, between brick townhouses un

Unexecuted Design for Cross-Block Terrace Development (perspective)

Alexander Jackson Davis, ca. 1831