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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

10,714 works

Gray wash drawing of the Good Shepherd standing on a globe with a lamb, cherubs, a dragon and a radiant IHS monogram.

The Good Shepherd

Gottfried Eichler the Younger, 1715-70

Grey wash drawing of Christ holding a cross above clouds, with angels, skeletons and falling figures in the lower corners.

Christ as Judge

Gottfried Bernhard Göz, 1708-74

Drawing of a robed priest giving last rites to plague victims beneath hovering angels and cherubs, with columns behind.

Saint Carl Borromäus Giving Extreme Unction to the Plague-Stricken

Johann Daniel Herz the Elder, 1700-1754

Brown ink drawing of a helmeted Roman warrior raising a spear beside a sword and shield on a rocky ledge.

Roman Warriors

Johann Elias Ridinger, 1700-1767

Pen and blue wash drawing of a battle on a bridge, with an angel above holding a cross in a radiant sunburst.

Constantine's Battle at the Milvian Bridge

Georg Philipp Rugendas, 1722

Pen drawing of ruined Roman buildings and arcades behind trees, with small figures in the foreground landscape.

Ruins of the Imperial Palaces in Rome

Joseph Anton Koch, 1810

Brown wash drawing of a Swiss farmyard with a timber farmhouse, woodpile, dog, chickens, and large shade trees.

Swiss Farm ('Hirtenhof')

Robert Zünd, 19th-20th century

Pen and ink sheet of studies showing a Madonna and child, a bearded old man, and draped standing and seated figures.

Sheet of Studies

Anthony van Dyck, 1621-27

Brown wash drawing of a craggy rock cliff with fissures, topped by trees and foliage.

Rocky Cliff

Johann Christian Reinhart, 18th-19th century

Pen and wash drawing of the west front of Houghton Hall, Norfolk, with colonnaded wings, domed pavilions and a ground plan.

West Front of Houghton Hall in Norfolk, Perspective

Thomas Ripley, 1735

Architectural elevation drawing of the west front of Houghton Hall, showing a central pedimented block, domes, and colonnaded

The West Front of Houghton Hall, Norfolk, Elevation

Isaac Ware, 1735

Ink and wash floor plan of Houghton Hall with a central block, curved colonnades, and labeled service wings.

Houghton Hall, Norfolk, Ground Floor (Basement) Plan

Isaac Ware, 1735

Pen and grey wash drawing of a reclining woman with a globe and a putto with a set square on an ornate pedestal.

Allegory of Geometry

Hans Krumpper, late 16th- early 17th century

Pen and wash elevation of a classical staircase wall with statues, busts, garlands and a balustrade.

End of Staircase, Houghton Hall, Norfolk

Isaac Ware, 1735

Red chalk drawing of the mythological flaying of Marsyas, with a seated musician, onlookers, and a tree in a landscape.

The Flaying of Marsyas

François van Loo, early 18th century

Ink drawing of a classical pedimented chimneypiece with garlands and an urn, with a floor plan below.

Chimney to the Parlour, Houghton Hall, Norfolk

Isaac Ware, 1735

Pen and ink drawing of a kneeling saint with arms raised among lions in an amphitheatre, with spectators above.

San Ponziano in an Amphitheatre Being Exposed to Lions

Christoph Unterberger, 1732-98

Pen and ink drawing with red chalk of armored horsemen with a pennant and a kneeling figure holding a bridle.

Equestrian Group

Michel-François Dandré-Bardon, 18th century

Pen and ink drawing of a bearded man's head in three-quarter view, with dense curling hair and beard hatching.

Head of a Bearded Man

Monogrammist SM, 1515

Architectural cross-section drawing of a building's west front with domed pavilions and interior rooms, labeled Section of th

Section of the West Front, Houghton Hall, Norfolk

Isaac Ware, 1735

Architectural cross-section drawing of Houghton Hall showing ornate interior rooms, arched colonnade and two domed towers.

Transverse Section, Houghton Hall, Norfolk

Isaac Ware, 1735

Ink and wash elevation drawing of a salon chimneypiece with overmantel mirror, carved figures, and a plan below.

Salon Chimney, Houghton Hall, Norfolk, Elevation

Isaac Ware, 1735

Ink and wash drawing of a salon ceiling with an octagonal painted allegory of a chariot and clouds, above a decorated cornice

Salon Ceiling, Houghton Hall, Norfolk

Isaac Ware, 1735

Architectural elevation and plan of a staircase with balustrades, classical sculpture niches, and a painted panel.

Side of the Staircase, Houghton Hall, Norfolk, Elevation

Isaac Ware, 1735

Red chalk drawing of Acis and Galatea showing reclining nymph, seated sea god, flying cherubs and horses.

Acis and Galatea

William Kent, 1708 (?)

Architectural cross-section drawing of a classical country house east front with domed pavilions, rooms, and roof statues.

Section of the East Front, Houghton Hall, Norfolk

Isaac Ware, 1735

Ink and wash elevation of a classical building's back façade with columned portico, arched ground floor, and cupola.

Elevation of Back Façade of the Kings House, Richmond, Surrey

Augustus Heckel, after 1727

Grey wash drawing of a symmetrical country house with pediment and cupola, a large tree at left and small figures in a park.

Perspective View of the Entrance Front of the Kings House, Richmond, Surrey

Augustus Heckel, after 1727

Pen drawing of a symmetrical coffered ceiling with a central rosette medallion and shell-shaped corner spandrels.

Ceiling to the Gallery, Houghton Hall, Norfolk

Isaac Ware, 1735

Pen and wash drawing of a wagon pulled by horses on a dirt road beside tall trees and a rocky bank.

The Wagonner

Lodewijk de Vadder, 1620 (?)