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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

17,446 works

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

Drawing of the crucified Christ on a cloud above a kneeling monk, with cherubs in grey and red chalk.

The Vision of St. John of the Cross

Charles de La Fosse, n.d.

Drawing of the risen Christ above a tomb with soldiers and an angel, framed within a painted altar design with candles and to

The Resurrection

Louis Jean François Lagrenée, ca. 1760

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

Grey wash drawing of Saint Roch with an angel, pointing to the Trinity in clouds above, with plague victims lying below.

St. Roch Interceding before the Holy Trinity for Plague Victims

Laurent de La Hyre, 17th century

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

Etching of a young girl in a white gown seated beside a fireplace, with long hair and a bow, against a hatched dark backgroun

The Infanta Marguerita

Édouard Manet, ca. 1861-62; 1905 edition

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

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 bearded man in a top hat and long cloak standing before a hatched background, with a hat on the ground.

The Philosopher (Le Philosophe)

Édouard Manet, 1865-66

Red chalk and grey wash drawing of a draped woman and man beside an urn of flowers, with lions beneath a pedestal.

Allegory of Earth

Charles Le Brun, ca. 1660

Portrait of Charles Baudelaire in Profile

Édouard Manet, 1862-67

Etching of a seated man in a beret with a cigarette, surrounded by sketched women and a sailing ship.

Frontispiece for an edition of "Les Ballades" by Théodore de Banville

Édouard Manet, 1874

Profile of Eva Gonzalès turned to the left

Édouard Manet, ca. 1870

Etched bust portrait of a woman in a feathered hat and dark coat, with loose curls and a white collar.

Portrait of Berthe Morisot

Édouard Manet, 1872-74

Etching of a woman in a dark plumed hat and high-collared dark dress, with hatched lines modeling her face.

Berthe Morisot

Édouard Manet, 1872

Pen and ink drawing of a nude putto holding a fish beside a column and scrolling grotesque ornament.

Fragment of a Grotesque Decoration with a Term and Putto

Andrés de Melgar, ca. 1545-60

Pen and ink drawing of an ornamental candelabra with grotesque figures, scrollwork and flamingo and winged figure studies at

Candelabra grotesque and studies of kneeling figures (recto); two sphinxes (verso)

Andrés de Melgar, ca. 1545-60

Pen and ink drawing of grotesque ornaments with scrolls, cartouches, medallions, lion masks and a winged seated figure.

Grotesques Designs with Various Inscriptions (recto); Candelabra Grotesque and Two Putti Holding Flowers (verso)

Andrés de Melgar, ca. 1545-60

Pen and ink drawing of a grotesque figure with a curling tail above bands of strapwork, scrolls and creature ornament.

Various Designs of Strapwork and Grotesque Figures (recto); Grotesques with Term Figures (verso)

Andrés de Melgar, ca. 1545-60

Pen and ink drawing of two women above two satyrs playing horns, with a central ornamental mask cartouche.

Sheet with multiple Designs: Figurative Scene with Two Women (top) and Two Satyrs Playing Horns, Seated Back to Back…

Andrés de Melgar, ca. 1545-60

Pen and ink drawing of grotesque creatures with scrolls and wings beside a candelabra ornament with a winged female figure.

Flemish Grotesque Creatures and a Candelabra Grotesque (recto); Candelabra Grotesques with Mask (verso)

Andrés de Melgar, ca. 1545-60

Pen and ink drawing of a vertical grotesque ornament panel with a seated cat, two birds, scrolls and a mask.

Candelabra Grotesque with a Cat

Andrés de Melgar, ca. 1545-60

Etching of a standing man in a dark cloak holding a rapier, with its long shadow falling across the floor.

The Tragic Actor: Rouvière in the Role of Hamlet

Édouard Manet, 1865-66

Etching of a female dancer in a lace mantilla and dark skirt holding a fan, standing on pointed toes against a dark backgroun

Lola de Valence

Édouard Manet, 1863

Etching of people with umbrellas queuing along a street in front of a striped shop front.

Line in front of the Butcher Shop

Édouard Manet, 1870-71, published 1905

Etching of a dead rabbit hanging by its hind legs against a dark cross-hatched background, by Edouard Manet.

The Rabbit

Édouard Manet, 1866