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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,907 works

Sketch of a mustached man in a tight coat holding a top hat and cane in a bedroom, with a caption below.

"A Tight Fit"

Charles Samuel Keene, 1872

Pen and ink sketch of a farmer and wife in a yard with pigs, a horse, and a picket fence, with dialect caption below.

She was "Sorry She Spoke"

Charles Samuel Keene, 1870-1891

Pen and brown wash drawing of a bedchamber with a canopy bed, a bishop with crozier, and women working nearby.

St. Nicholas and the Three Daughters of the Poor Gentleman

Jan Swart van Groningen, 16th century

Red chalk drawing of a young soldier in a plumed hat, head resting on his hand, leaning on a table beside a sword hilt.

Soldier Resting his Head on his Elbow

Giuseppe Maria Crespi, 18th century (?)

Pen and wash sketch of uniformed soldiers and civilians in a crowded room with a wall poster and a cap on the floor.

"The Soldier's Tear"-Old Song

Charles Samuel Keene, ca. 1879

Pen and ink drawing of a dining room with a seated woman, a man at a laden table, and a standing servant.

"So Considerate"

Charles Samuel Keene, 1870-91

Pen and ink sketch of a man seen from behind facing a small child gesturing in a scrubby field.

"A Reproof"

Charles Samuel Keene, 1870-1891

Brown ink drawing of a neoclassical plaza with a triumphal arch, domed building, winged lion statue, carriage and figures amo

Monuments of Paris

Régine Carey, ca. 1806

Pen and ink sketch of a boy handing a paper to a woman in a bustled dress on a city street with onlookers.

"Tract Distributor"

Charles Samuel Keene, 1870-1891

Pen and brown wash drawing of a wall design with two standing draped female figures in arched niches beside blank panels.

Design for Wall Decoration with Two Female Figures

Il Pomarancio, 16th century

Pen drawing of an architectural wall design with grotesque ornaments, drapery swags, garlands and small birds.

Design for the Decoration of a Wall with Grotteschi in the Antique-Style

Luzio Romano, 1545

Pen and ink sketch of men in overcoats and hats helping a stooped figure along a busy street.

"Happy Thought" (for Punch, December 16, 1876)

Charles Samuel Keene, 1876

Pen and ink sketch of three people at an iron fence beside a notice board, two men in top hats and a woman with a basket.

"A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing"

Charles Samuel Keene, 1870-1891

Brown wash sketch of two stags running across tan paper, the foreground stag leaping with raised antlers.

Two stags running

Edwin Landseer, 1820-73

Brown wash sketch of a stag with antlers standing among several does on a toned paper background.

Stag and does

Edwin Landseer, 1820-73

Chalk drawing on tan paper of a shaggy dog turning its head, with a sketched hand and fabric at the right edge.

Study of a dog

Edwin Landseer, 1820-73

Study of a herding dog facing right

Edwin Landseer, 1810

Study of a feathered saluki, facing left

Edwin Landseer, 1813

Sam Lovill, Porter at the Royal Academy

Edwin Landseer, ca. 1817-20

Pen and ink drawing of a standing draped woman in a niche with columns, with a winged putto at lower left.

Allegory or Goddess (Juno?)

Perino del Vaga, 16th century

Pen and wash drawing of robed saints ascending through clouds toward light, with angels and palm fronds.

Apotheosis of Four Martyred Saints (Four Crowned Martyrs?)

Antonio Cavallucci, 17th century

Black chalk drawing of a young person in three-quarter view with curly hair and loose drapery, in a ruled border.

Figure of Young Man or Woman in Bust-length, in Three-Quarter View

Carlo Maratti, 1700-1713

Pen and ink drawing of robed men and an armored soldier pointing to a canopied bed with figures in a classical setting.

Christ and the Daughter of the Centurion

Perino del Vaga, 16th century

Pen and wash drawing of a ruined classical interior with arches, columns, a sarcophagus, and small seated figures.

Ruins of a Basilica or Mausoleum

Giovanni Paolo Panini, 1691-1765

Brown wash drawing of an elderly seated man in a skullcap facing a kneeling younger man beside a draped curtain.

Young Cleric Kneeling before a Pope

Pietro Antonio de' Pietri, 1663-1716

Engraving of a cardinal writing at a desk with books and quill, a city view through a window, and a framed portrait above.

Cardinal Roberto Bellarmino at his desk, writing

Francesco Villamena, 1604

Engraved portrait of an elderly man in a cardinal's cap holding compasses, with an armillary sphere and books beside him.

Portrait of Cardinal Christopher Clavius

Francesco Villamena, 1606

Pen and ink anatomical study of muscular forearms and hands with visible tendons, drawn in hatched brown ink.

Anatomical Studies: a left forearm in two positions and a right forearm

Peter Paul Rubens, ca. 1600-05

Pen and wash drawing of a monumental classical stage set with tiered arches, columns and a receding central arch.

Design for a Stage Set (recto); Fragmentary Sketch of a Stage Set in Elevation (verso)

Giovanni Battista Natali III, 1718-65

Pen and wash drawing of a theatrical stage set with arches, columns, and ornate vaulting receding in perspective.

Design for a Stage Set (recto); Fragmentary Sketch of a Plan (verso)

Giovanni Battista Natali III, 1718-65

Pencil and watercolor drawing of a receding loggia with Corinthian capitals, Gothic arches and a tower in Venice.

Loggia of the Ducal Palace, Venice

John Ruskin, 1849-50

Etching of a river valley with a hilltop château, church spires, rustic cottages, figures, and a small boat on the water.

View of the Madrid Castle, near Paris

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1764

Etched bust portrait of a bearded man in a dark doublet and white ruff collar, after Van Dyck, 1770.

Portrait, after Van Dyck

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1770

Etching of a herdsman leading a bull through a river past a leaning tree and a thatched cottage.

Herdsman and Bull, after Ruisdael

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1772

Etching of a forest path beside a thatched cottage, with a rider and pack horse passing a large tree trunk.

Entrance to the Forest of Brie with Cottage on the Right

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1772

Etching of villagers gathering on a path before a small church with a bell tower, a canopy and a large tree at right.

Village Festival

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1773

Etching of a river landscape with a hilltop town, sailing boats, fishermen in a rowboat, and trees on a rocky bank.

View of the Water Along the Route from Sienna to Rome

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1773

Etching of a round temple above a river with herders and cattle wading in the foreground and mountains beyond.

View of the Temple of Vesta

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1774

Etching of a village square with a stone fountain, ruined tower, goats, donkeys, and figures in rustic dress.

View of Saint-Andéol

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1774

Etching of an elderly schoolmaster at a desk with children studying in a plain room with windows and a dog on the floor.

The School Master

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1780

Etching of two boys playing with a dog in a dim doorway while two women look on, lit from one side.

Children Playing with a Dog

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1789

Etching of a public writer at a wooden booth with waiting customers, a seated knitting woman, a child and dogs on a street.

Public Writer

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1790

Etching of a small rustic chapel by rocks and trees, with two robed hermits in the foreground and cattle on a path.

The Little Hermitage

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1793

Etching of a ferry crossing a river near a stone bridge and tower, with a hilltop town and mountains behind and travellers in

Garigliano Passage (Italy)

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1793

Etching of a gnarled tree with leafy branches above grazing cattle, sheep, and seated figures in a wooded landscape.

Spring, after a drawing completed in Saint-Chamond

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1795

Etching of a leaning bare tree, goats on a hill, figures in hats at left and a wooden shed at right.

Winter, after a drawing completed in Saint-Chamond

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1795

Engraved self-portrait of a man in a wide hat holding a print of cows under trees, with a plaster bust and inkwell on the tab

Self-Portrait with Cows

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1796

Etching of a standing donkey and a resting donkey in a grassy field, with a herder and cow in the distance at right.

Jenny with its Foal

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1797

Etching of a rural landscape with a domed chapel, trees, a stone bridge over a river, and a château on a distant hill.

The Old Chapel at Châtillon-d'Azergues

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1799

Etching of a river with a stone bridge, ruined castle tower, watermill, figures on a jetty, rowboats and dense trees.

View of the Château de Sainte-Colombe in Dauphiné

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1800

Etching of a wooden boat on a riverbank with figures, logs, and a castle and church spire behind.

The Construction Site, in Savigny

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1803

Etched portrait of an elderly bearded man in a white ruff collar and dark gown, hands clasped, with a sketch pinned to the wa

Portrait, after David Teniers the Younger

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1803

Etching of a river scene with a covered barge, rowing boats, a crowd on the bank, and a fortified hilltop town.

Papal Promenade Along The Saône

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1805

Etching of a riverside customs house with arches, a tower, figures on the shore, boats with barrels, and a distant town.

View of Old Customs House in Rome

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1807

Etching of a river landscape with a fortified castle on a rocky cliff, a stone bridge, and boatmen in the foreground.

View of the Convent of the Barefooted Carmelites at Lyon

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1807

Engraved self portrait of a man in a top hat holding a sketch of a woman, beside a plaster bust, quill and inkwell.

Self Portrait Holding Portrait of Wife

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1796

Engraving of seated Apollo with a lyre, a cow, a dog, and a serpent around a dead tree beside classical columns.

Apollo tending the flocks of Admetus, Apollo seated holding a lyre and flanked by a cow and a dog, a serpent winding…

Marco Dente, ca. 1515-27

Engraving of a nude bearded man reaching toward a reclining woman and winged cupid beside a tree over water.

A naked man pursing a naiad and a cupid into the water

Marco Dente, ca. 1515-27

Engraving of Vulcan hammering on an anvil, with Venus and three winged cupids around the forge.

Vulcan seated hammering on an anvil flanked by Venus and three cupids

Marco Dente, ca. 1515-27

Engraving of a nude woman on a rock with arms raised, long hair blowing, rocky background, in an oval format.

Eurydice naked standing on a rock, her arms raised to the right

Marco Dente, ca. 1515-27

Engraving of a satyr with goat legs carrying a nude nymph whose hair and drapery flow behind them.

Satyr carrying a nymph restraining her right arm

Marco Dente, ca. 1515-27

Engraving of a nude faun in an arched niche raising grapes, with fruit in his other hand and a small dog at lower right.

A faun standing in a niche holding aloft a bunch of grapes with his right hand and fruit with his left hand, a dog lo…

Marco Dente, ca. 1515-27

Engraving of nude Bacchus in an arched niche holding grapes and fruit, with a dog at his feet.

Bacchus standing in a niche holding grapes in his raised right hand, fruit in his left hand, a dog lower right

Marco Dente, ca. 1515-27

Engraving of a nude male figure seated on a tree stump in an arched niche, playing pan pipes.

Olympus naked seated on a tree stump holding pipes, set within a niche

Marco Dente, ca. 1515-27