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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,907 works

Watercolor of a hilltop fortress above a deep gorge with snowy Alpine peaks in misty blue distance.

The Fort of L'Esseillon, Val de la Maurienne, France

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1835-36

Grey wash drawing of a neoclassical two-armed candelabrum with scrolled arms, acanthus ornament and a fluted pedestal base.

Candelabrum with Alternative Designs for the Arms

Henri Auguste, ca. 1770-1800

Ink and wash drawing of a classical wine cooler with scroll handles, a central mask, and a fluted pedestal base.

Design for a Wine Cooler

Henri Auguste, 1770-1800

Watercolor design for a decorated salon ceiling with a central cloud medallion, gilded scrollwork and pastel panels.

Study for a Ceiling of a Salon in the Hôtel de Mazarin

François Joseph Belanger, ca. 1780

Oval drawing of Diana with stags, hounds, spears and hunting gear amid ornamental scrollwork.

Diana with Attributes of the Hunt

Antoine Caron, 16th century

Grey wash drawing of a bacchanal with reclining revelers, cherubs, a fountain and classical columns.

Bacchanal

Michel Dorigny, 17th century

Chalk drawing of a seated woman with curly hair and a standing boy in a ruffled collar beside a chair.

Portrait of a Mother and Child

François-André Vincent, n.d.

Lithograph of five heads crowded together, each making an exaggerated grimace, with a pointing hand in the foreground.

The Grimaces

Louis-Léopold Boilly, 1823

Red chalk drawing of mounted riders and tents in a camp, with a distant city and smoke under a pale sky.

Louis XIV at the Siege of Cambrai, Seen from the South-West (March 20-April 19, 1677)

Adam Frans van der Meulen, probably 1680s

Colored drawing of a neoclassical coffered ceiling with octagonal center, wreaths, garlands and rosettes on a blue-gray borde

Study for the Dining-Room Ceiling of the Bagatelle Pavilion

François Joseph Belanger, 1760-1818

Pencil drawing of an artist sketching under a tree beside reclining cattle and a stone wall with an inscription.

Artist Drawing in an Italianate Landscape

Jan van Ossenbeeck, 17th century

Pen and ink drawing of the Virgin and Child with an older man gesturing beside them, with heavy drapery.

The Holy Family

Jan Gossaert, ca. 1510-20

Circular pen and ink drawing of Christ being crowned with thorns by soldiers, with architecture and putti in background.

The Crowning with Thorns

Lucas van Leyden, ca. 1520-30

Pencil drawing of a draped female figure holding an armillary sphere, with a globe and instruments at her feet.

Urania

Wenzel Jamnitzer, 1520-85

Pen and brown wash drawing of Saint Thomas standing barefoot in a long cloak beside a carpenter's square and tools.

Saint Thomas

Hans Holbein the Younger, 1527

Brown ink drawing of a palace garden with an arched gateway, fountains, colonnades, statues, and towers.

View of the Gardens of a Palace

Lodewijk Toeput, mid-16th-early 17th century

Gray wash drawing of soldiers with spears and a banner around kneeling captives, with figures hanging from gallows in the dis

Execution of the Five Kings of the Amorites

Joachim Beuckelaer, 1533-74

Circular drawing of an old bearded man by a hearth as a boy blows on the fire, with a street scene visible outside.

December: And Old Man Seated by a Hearth with a Young Man Blowing on the Fire

Crispijn de Passe the Elder, late 16th-mid 17th century

Drawing of a mustached man in a ruffled collar and embroidered doublet, within an oval frame with painter's tools below.

Portrait of the Painter François Gysels

David Bailly, ca. 1620-30

Grey wash drawing of a bearded armored warrior with a banner, with battle scenes and horsemen behind him.

Levi Avenging the Honor of his Sister Dinah

Crispijn van den Broeck, 16th century

Pen and wash drawing of a river valley with conifers, a rocky cliff, and a jagged mountain range under a pale sky.

The Salzach Valley with a View of the Watzmann Massif in the Background

Frederik van Valkenborch, ca. 1595-1600

Pen and brown ink drawing of grotesque devils and a skeleton around bottles, with a Dutch inscription across the top.

Diablerie: A Satire on the Medical Profession

Andries Both, 1612-41

Grey wash drawing of a small house beside a river, framed by tall trees and reeds under a pale sky.

Wooded Landscape with a House beside a River

Lucas van Uden, 17th century

Brown wash drawing of an old bearded man kneeling in a rocky landscape beside a lion, with a town on a hill.

Saint Jerome Praying in a Landscape

Niccolò dell' Abate, 1550-60

Pen and brown ink sheet of figure studies, nude bodies, a winged putto and ornamental scrolls, by Vincenzo Tamagni.

Sheet of Figure Studies and Ornamental Motifs (recto and verso)

Vincenzo Tamagni, 1520-30

Brown ink drawing of an armored warrior standing beside a robed figure holding up a cloth, with a rocky landscape behind.

David Showing Saul the Tip of His Coat

Ferdinand Bol, 1636-41

Pen and brown ink drawing of a fox beside a glass vessel with fish, two herons, and a dead duck in a landscape.

Fox With Two Herons

Frans Snyders, ca. 1630-40

Brown ink and wash drawing of seated King David playing a harp with angels on clouds, over a red chalk grid.

King David with Angels

Morazzone, ca. 1625-26

Portrait of Honoré Daumier

Étienne Carjat, 1861

Pen and ink drawing of a bearded man in a flowing robe and draped cloak, standing barefoot on a ground line.

An Apostle Holding a Book

the Elder Francisco de Herrera, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of a lamentation scene with Christ's body on the ground and many mourning figures in period dress.

The Lamentation

Jan de Beer, ca. 1500-20

Drawing of the Adoration of the Shepherds with the Virgin, Christ child, shepherds, oxen and a ruined stone structure.

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Aertgen van Leyden, early 16th-mid 16th century

Pen and ink drawing of Saint Catherine, crowned and haloed, leaning on a sword with draped robes.

Saint Catherine Leaning on a Sword

Hans Baldung Grien, ca. 1503-4

Oval pencil drawing of a young woman in a bonnet beside a metal milk churn and rose bush, with a tree behind her.

Perrette, ou la petite laitière

Montbrian De Chateauvieux, 1786

Oval drawing of a young woman in period dress carrying a rose basket on her head, with a cherub, urn and cypress trees.

Marton, ou la jeune bouquetière

Montbrian De Chateauvieux, 1787

Ink drawing of a standing soldier in a tricorn hat holding a musket with bayonet, on a rocky ground, brown ink on tan paper.

Standing Soldier

Nicolas Toussaint Charlet, 1812-45

Brown ink drawing of an imagined palace courtyard with a domed building, arcades, statues, obelisks, and small figures.

Architectural Fantasy

Charles Michel Ange Challe, 18th century

Brown wash drawing of a large pyramid with small temple facades at its base and sailboats on a waterfront at right.

Study of a Pyramid

Jacques-Louis David, n.d.

Ink and wash elevation of an ornate gallery wall with columns, painted panels, sculpted niches and paneled doors.

Design for a "Grande Galerie"

Jean Charles Delafosse, 1769

Red and black chalk sketch of an ornate classical pavilion with columns, steps, and small figures in the foreground.

Study for a Festival Machine

Laurent Hubert, 18th century

Ink and wash elevation of a long classical monument with colonnades, a central pyramid roof, and domed end pavilions.

Elevation of a Monument

Jean Jacques Huvé, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of rocky cliffs and palm trees, with riders and a distant domed city on the right.

Caucasian Landscape

Rodolphe Bresdin

Pen drawing of jagged mountains with castles on cliffs and small figures hauling a rope across rocky ground.

Castles on Mountains

Rodolphe Bresdin

Pencil and wash drawing of the Adoration of the Shepherds, with the Virgin and infant Christ lit at center and kneeling figur

Adoration of the Shepherds

Claude Vignon, ca. 1620-30

Brown wash drawing of a draped female figure holding a fluted bowl overhead as a torchère on an ornate pedestal.

Design for a Torchère

Jean-Jacques-François Le Barbier, ca. 1770-90

Architectural elevation drawing of the Hôtel de Montholon in Paris, showing a columned neoclassical facade with dormer window

Elevation of the Façade of the Hôtel de Montholon, Paris

Jean-Jacques Lequeu, 1785-86

Architectural drawing of two dining room sections with statues in niches, paneled doors, and draped windows, titled Hotel de

Longitudinal and Cross Sections of the Dining Rooms of the Hôtel de Montholon

Jean-Jacques Lequeu, 1785-86

Four colored architectural elevations of salon interiors with blue drapery, gilded paneling, doors, and fireplaces, titled Hô

Longitudinal and Cross Sections of the Salons of the Hôtel de Montholon

Jean-Jacques Lequeu, 1785-86

Hand-colored print of Kew Gardens with pine trees, strolling figures, a white Alhambra pavilion and a tall pagoda in the dist

A View in Kew Gardens of the Alhambra and the Pagoda

Heinrich Joseph Schütz, 1813

Pen and ink sketch sheet with horses, riders, elephants, an ox and two dancing figures, with handwritten notes.

Various Studies

Rodolphe Bresdin

Pen and ink sketch sheet with nativity group, horseback figures before a village, and studies of contorted figures.

Sketches for Biblical Scenes

Rodolphe Bresdin

Pen and ink sketch of a convalescent in a canopy bed attended by visitors in a room with a clock and folding screen.

The Convalescent

Rodolphe Bresdin

Pen and ink drawing of hunters and hunting dogs gathered in a crowded interior hung with game and filled with pottery.

Departure for the Hunt

Rodolphe Bresdin

Colored design with Virgin and Child in clouds above a landscape scene, framed by an ornate blue patterned border.

Design for a Stained Glass Window

Rodolphe Bresdin

Pen and ink drawing of a rustic country house with thatched outbuildings, figures, sheep, and a stream in front.

A Rustic Country House

Rodolphe Bresdin, 1850

Pen and ink sketch of crowded figures, horsemen, a camel, dogs and a walled city on an arched sheet.

Sketches of Classical or Biblical Figures

Rodolphe Bresdin

Pen and ink drawing of mounted warriors with spears moving through a narrow mountain pass between steep rock walls.

Warriors in a Mountain Pass

Rodolphe Bresdin

Pen and ink drawing of a mountainous valley with rocky cliffs, a village on a ridge, and a winding path.

Mountainous Scene

Rodolphe Bresdin

Pen and ink drawing of a crowd of armed riders and figures under a cloudy sky, with skeletal remains in the foreground.

After the Battle

Rodolphe Bresdin

Pen and ink sketch sheet with studies of helmeted Roman soldiers, cavalry riders, and a battle scene with fallen figures.

Sketches of Roman Soldiers

Rodolphe Bresdin, 1842-85

Pen and ink sketch of a rock dwelling with a wooden door and steps, with a family group of adults and children in the foregro

House in the Rocks

Rodolphe Bresdin, 1839

Pen and ink drawing of a thatched inn with birds on the roof and a crowd dancing and dining below.

The Chien-Caillou Inn

Rodolphe Bresdin

Pen and ink drawing of a dark rocky crevasse with steep cliffs and jagged rock formations on tan paper.

The Crevasse

Rodolphe Bresdin

Pen drawing of travelers with a child and donkey in a rocky landscape with skulls in the foreground and hills beyond.

Flight to Egypt

Rodolphe Bresdin