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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

10,714 works

Sepia ink and wash drawing of hunters on a rocky ledge under trees, overlooking a distant blue mountain valley.

Hunters in an Outlook on a Mountain

August Leopold Venus, ca. 1870

Pen drawing over a grid of an alleyway between old houses with scaffolding, a crate, and cobblestones.

An Alleyway between Houses

Théodore Rousseau, 1858

Drawing of a wall tomb design with a central urn, two cherubs drawing back drapery, and an inscribed tablet on the base.

Design for a Wall Tomb

Avanzino Nucci, 1590-1610

Saint Cecilia with a halo, holding an ornate harp beside a tree, in a green gown and red mantle, with a river and crescent mo

Saint Cecilia

Gustave Moreau, ca. 1890-95

Pen and wash drawing of a stone staircase under a stone arch, with a woman in a long dress climbing the steps.

The Curving Stair

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1778-79

Seated man in red coat and powdered wig beside a bookstand in an elegant room with a window and fireplace, drawn in watercolo

Jean-Pierre de Bougainville

Louis Carrogis de Carmontelle, 1760

Graphite portrait drawing of a standing man in a double-breasted coat with a medal, holding a top hat.

Admiral Sir Fleetwood Broughton Reynolds Pellew

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1817

Graphite portrait drawing of a young woman with hair pulled back, wearing a frilled collar and lace shawl, signed Ingres.

Madame Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, née Madeleine Chapelle

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1814

Chalk drawing on tan paper of a shirtless man with bowed head, one hand raised to his neck.

Half-Length Study of a Man

François Boucher, 18th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of two standing figures beside a group of camels, with sketched figures and architecture behind.

Rebecca at the Well

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, 17th century

Pencil drawing of a two-story house with an octagonal tower, front porch and arched doorways, flanked by trees.

Samuel F. B. Morse House, Poughkeepsie, New York (perspective and plan)

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1851

Watercolor drawing of a barred brown and grey shrike-like bird perched on a twisted branch, with an ink inscription above.

Castrica Fratina

Vincenzo Leonardi, 17th century

Grey wash drawing of a rocky hillside with trees, a stone path, arched ruins, and a building on the ridge.

Italianate Buildings on a Hill at Tivoli

Adriaen Honich, 17th century

Pen and grey wash drawing of a female Fortune figure between two river gods, with sea creatures and reeds in a landscape.

An Allegory of Fortune with Two River Gods

Hans Jakob Ebelmann, 1624

Circular ink and wash drawing of a prophet amid skeletons and nude figures beneath clouds and a divine figure.

Ezekiel in the Valley of the Dry Bones

Georg Pecham, late 16th-mid-17th century

Pencil drawing of an officer in a tricorn hat and his wife leaning on a stone balustrade, study by Arthur Devis.

Study for a Portrait of an Officer and His Wife

Arthur Devis, ca. 1756-58

Pen and brown ink drawing of a large old tree with dense foliage, a seated figure at lower left and distant walkers at right.

Study of an Old Tree

Gillis Neyts, 17th century

Pencil drawing of a river with sailboats, a walking couple on a bank, and a cloudy sky with birds.

River Landscape

Jan Porcellis, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of sailing boats on choppy sea, two figures on shore by wooden posts, ships on horizon.

Choppy Sea with Boats near the Coast

Pieter van Everdingen, n.d.

Watercolor of a pink poppy in several flowering stages with a caterpillar, pupa and moth on the stems and leaves.

A Poppy in Three Stages of Flowering, with a Caterpillar, Pupa and Butterfly

Johanna Helena Herolt, late 17th-early 18th century

Watercolor of a black curassow with a curled crest and yellow beak standing on a grassy mound.

A Black Curassow

Johannes Bronckhorst, late 17th-early 18th century

Watercolor of several black, blue and yellow birds perched on a gnarled branch, with a small river scene below.

Six South American Birds

Abraham Meertens, mid-18th-early 19th century

Brown wash drawing of an arcadian landscape with a gnarled tree, robed figures on a path, and a distant town.

Arcadian Landscape with Figures

Johannes de Bosch, 18th century

Brown wash drawing of a winter road framed by bare trees, with two figures and a distant windmill under an overcast sky.

A Winter Landscape

Johannes Franciscus Hoppenbrouwers, 1854

Oval graphite and chalk drawing on blue paper of a young man with curled powdered hair and a buttoned coat.

Oval, bust-length portrait study of a young man

Joseph van Aken, ca. 1740-60

Drawing of a wigged man in 18th-century dress, hand on hip, rendered in white chalk on blue-grey paper.

Half-length portrait study of a wigged man

Joseph van Aken, ca. 1740-60

Ink and white chalk drawing on blue paper of a seated man in a wig with a dog and a book beside him.

Three-quarter length portrait study of a man seated at a desk with a dog

Joseph van Aken, ca. 1740-60

Chalk drawing of a woman in a lace cap and satin dress with bows, shown in an oval frame on grey paper.

Half-length portrait study of a woman wearing a cap and pearl earrings

Joseph van Aken, ca. 1740-60

Chalk drawing on blue paper of a young woman with curled hair, lace trim, and bow-decorated sleeves in a half-length pose.

Half-length portrait study of a young woman with long hair

Joseph van Aken, ca. 1740-60

Blue-paper drawing in white chalk of a young woman with curled hair and lace collar, in an oval frame.

Bust-length portrait study of a young woman with a striped shawl

Joseph van Aken, ca. 1740-60