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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

15,015 works

Chalk study on blue paper of a reclining man, a standing soldier in a tricorn hat, and a detached hand holding an object.

Study of Two Soldiers and a Hand

Adam Frans van der Meulen, 17th century

Engraved title plate showing a cartouche with garlands above a formal garden with fountain and strolling figures.

Title Plate, from "Livre Nouveau de Fleurs Tres-Util"

Nicolas Cochin, 1645

Pencil sketch of two men smoking pipes on a divan in Turkish-style dress, with a servant holding a tray at right.

Yankees trying to be Turkish from my album - Esquisses at the Centenial [sic] Leon y Escosura

Ignacio de León y Escosura, 1876 (?)

Brown ink drawing of two robed men beside a kneeling woman, a tent camp behind them, and a figure climbing a cloudy mountain.

Aaron and Nadab Taking Leave of Elisheba (?), with the Israelites Camped before Mount Sinai and Moses Ascending the M…

Adam van Noort, late 16th-mid 17th century

Engraving of an allegorical autumn scene with a woman holding fruit, a man with a goblet, and harvest produce in front of a f

Autumn, from "The Four Seasons"

Jan Saenredam, ca. 1595

Circular pen and blue wash drawing of a robed man among armored soldiers and columns, with a kneeling figure in the foregroun

St. George and the Sorcerer of Dacian

Lambert van Noort, 1555

Pen and ink drawing of women and children with a shorn sheep in the foreground and a village landscape behind.

The Month of June, Shearing Sheep (recto); Couples Drinking Wine, The Month of October (verso)

Master of the Months of Lucas, ca. 1535

Watercolor and pen drawing of peasants drinking in a smoky tavern, with a seated woman holding a glass and men around a table

Peasants Drinking, verso: sketches of peasants

Adriaen van Ostade, 1610-85

Engraved ornamental panel with a woman holding a vase aloft, surrounded by putti, scrolls and acanthus leaves, with Italian v

A panel of ornament with a woman holding a vase in centre

Master of the Die, 1532

Ink and wash drawing of a cobbler working at a stall beside a sleeping dog, with a kneeling man and climbing vines.

The Cobbler

Adriaen van Ostade, 17th century

Watercolor drawing of a violinist and villagers gathered outside a rustic ale house with a tankard, children, and a dog.

Strolling Violinist at an Ale House Door

Adriaen van Ostade, 1625-85

Ink and wash drawing of a dim barn interior with peasants, cows, and chickens beneath heavy timber roof beams.

Barn Interior with Peasants and Cows (recto); Six Studies of Peasants (verso)

Isaac van Ostade, 17th century

Grey wash drawing of a reclining woman with angels below, a cross on a hill, and the title La Maison de Nazaret.

Maison de Nazaret

Daniel Urrabieta Vierge, 1851-1904

Watercolor of a shepherd boy with a pipe looking up at a winged child in pink clouds, with trees and sheep around him.

Songs of Innocence: Frontispiece

William Blake, [1789] printed ca. 1825

Hand-colored title page for Songs of Innocence showing a woman reading to two children beneath a tree, with ornate lettering.

Songs of Innocence: Title Page

William Blake, [1789] printed ca. 1825

Pen and brown wash drawing of a seated man in a flat cap beside a doorway, with a dog at his feet.

Seated Man Wearing a Flat Cap

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1635-40

Brown ink drawing of a seated bearded prophet confronting a crowned king in an interior with columns and drapery.

Nathan Admonishing David

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1650-55

Ink drawing of a seated beggar with crutches reaching toward a robed figure beneath a stone archway, with onlookers.

St. Peter and St John Healing the Paralytic

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1606-69

Pen and brown wash sketch of a woman in bed accusing a turbaned man in a long coat, with onlookers and furniture in an interi

Potiphar's Wife Accusing Joseph Before her Husband

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1620-69

Pen and ink sketch of two studies of a woman in a headscarf reading, one seated leaning forward, one with raised hand.

Two Studies of a Woman Reading

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1635-40

Old Man in Profile

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1620-69

Hand-colored page showing children playing on a green under a large tree, with a poem printed below in orange text.

Songs of Innocence: The Ecchoing Green

William Blake, [1789] printed ca. 1825

Hand-coloured illuminated plate of children and adults on a green beneath vines, with a poem above.

Songs of Innocence: The Ecchoing Green (second plate)

William Blake, [1789] printed ca. 1825

Hand-colored Blake plate showing a seated elder under a willow with two children and sheep, with verse text above.

Songs of Innocence: The Little Black Boy (second plate)

William Blake, [1789] printed ca. 1825

Pen and watercolor drawing of an overturned carriage, fleeing pigs, and sprawled figures on a country road.

Going to Ivy Bridge

Thomas Rowlandson, 1780-1827

Pen and watercolor street scene of a brush vendor with a pole of wares talking to two women at a doorway.

Street Scene: Vendor of Brushes

Thomas Rowlandson, 1780-1827

Pen and watercolor drawing of a sailor embracing a woman in a kitchen while an elderly woman watches from the hearth.

The Sailor's Return from Active Service

Thomas Rowlandson, 1780-1827

Pen and watercolor drawing of a nude muscular man lifting an arm while supporting a draped figure bent at his side.

Standing Nude Man Supporting Fainting Female (Ludovisi Gaul in the Uffizi)

Thomas Rowlandson, 1780-1827

Pen and watercolor drawing of travelers with horses, a loaded cart, and a dog on a road beside sheds and trees.

Migrants

Thomas Rowlandson, 1780-1827

Brown wash drawing of a haloed Franciscan friar distributing knotted cords to kneeling figures and souls rising from clouds.

The Distribution of the Franciscan Cords

Jan Erasmus Quellinus, 1667