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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

16,136 works

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Scourging of Christ with soldiers flogging a bound figure beneath arches and columns.

Scourging of Christ

Aureliano Milani, 1700-1740

Pen drawing of brigands sorting loot by a treasure chest beneath a rocky cliff and tree.

Brigands: Design for an Engraving

Domenico Maria Fratta, 18th century

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 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

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 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

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 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

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 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