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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

4,705 works

Brown wash drawing of Orpheus playing a lyre among nymphs, lions, sheep and a deer beside a stream.

Orpheus Charming the Nymphs, Dryads, and Animals

Charles-Joseph Natoire, 1757

Drawing of an equestrian statue on a pedestal amid Roman ruins, with columns, fallen blocks and small figures in the foregrou

Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius

Hubert Robert, 1757

Watercolor of travelers on a dirt road entering a town past a ruined stone building and large trees under a blue sky.

Travelers Entering a Town

Paul Sandby, 1751-1809

Foal (Le Poulain) [also called "The Colt"]

Georges Seurat, 1882-83

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated woman and standing man beside a bench in a wooded park, ca. 1780.

Study for a Portrait: A Lady and a Gentleman in a Park

Unknown artist, ca. 1780

Sepia drawing of three seated girls, a standing boy by a tree, and two small dogs on open ground.

A Group of Four Children, with Dogs

Paul Sandby, 1798-99

Pen and ink sketch of a horse with bridle and saddle beside a sleeping man in a turban and a dog.

A Man Asleep Alongside a Dog and a Horse

Stefano da Verona, early 15th century

Brown ink drawing of an armored warrior riding a horse with detailed harness, horse turned toward the viewer.

A Warrior on Horseback

The Veneto, second quarter 15th century

A Gazelle in Profile, Moving Toward the Right

Michelino da Besozzo, early 15th century

Monochrome drawing of a gentleman and a young woman with a staff clasping hands, with a dog at their feet, on a dark ground.

A Gentleman, a Young Woman, and a Dog

Michele da Verona, early 16th century

Pen and ink drawing of a shepherd resting under a tree with a dog, beside a path leading to a farmhouse.

Landscape with a Shepherd in Repose

The Veneto, mid-16th century

Pen and brown ink drawing of two nude women carrying a third figure, with a small dog at lower right.

Two Nymphs Carrying a Third

Francesco Primaticcio, ca. 1547

Brown ink and wash drawing of a busy kitchen with hanging game, copper pots, a hearth fire, and servants at work.

Kitchen Scene

Copy after Leandro Bassano, late 16th century

Brown ink drawing of two lions attacking, with a leaping nude man, hounds, and a spearman on aged paper.

Hunting Scene and Lions Attacking Animals

The Veneto, late 16th century

Pen and brown ink drawing of Orpheus among classical ruins, with a lion, a deer and other animals gathered nearby.

Orpheus

Unknown artist, early 16th century

Pen and brown ink sketch of a hilltop city, horsemen and crowds, with a columned niche and steps in the lower left.

Page from a Sketchbook Depicting a City under Siege and a Scene of Homage(?) (recto); standing figures and a horseman…

Domenico Beccafumi, 1520s

Pen and brown ink drawing of a chaotic battle with horsemen, rearing horses, fallen soldiers, and a distant city.

Battle of Horsemen and Foot Soldiers

Guglielmo della Porta, mid-16th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of a frieze with draped male figures and two horses on the right.

Frieze with Male Figures and Two Horses

Polidoro da Caravaggio, mid-16th century

Brown ink drawing of a woman driving a chariot over a body while rearing horses pass classical columns and soldiers.

Tullia Driving Her Chariot over the Body of Her Father

Ciro Ferri, ca. 1655-70

Brown ink landscape drawing of a villa with a tower, sheep, a shepherd, and a large tree in the foreground.

The House of Marco Ricci in the Bellunese

Marco Ricci, 1726

Brown ink and wash drawing of three horses and horsemen in a frieze-like composition beside an obelisk.

Frieze with Three Horsemen

Polidoro da Caravaggio, 1530s

Brown ink and wash drawing of a rearing horse held by a winged figure, with other figures around it.

One of the Hours Holding the Bridle of a Horse of the Sun, and Other Figures

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, ca. 1750-53

Brown ink and wash drawing of a blindfolded Cupid carried through the sky by seven winged putti, with birds.

Cupid Blindfolded, Carried Through the Sky by Seven Winged Putti

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, ca. 1770-90

Pastoral drawing of a rider, two figures and a dog before a ruined stone arch, with trees and distant hills.

Landscape with Ruined Architecture

School of Zuccarelli, mid-18th-mid-19th century

Brown ink and wash sketch of a man leaning against a horse's head, with a faint head study in the upper left.

Man Leaning against a Horse

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1757

Brown ink and wash drawing of Actaeon as a stag with antlers, lying on the ground and attacked by one of his hounds.

Actaeon, Changed into a Stag, Attacked by One of His Own Hounds

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, late 18th century

Studies of a Horse in Profile

Eugène Delacroix, 1823-30

Watercolor of a two-horse carriage with liveried footmen passing a stone gateway, by Constantin Guys.

A Carriage in London

Constantin Guys, 1848-56

Meleager, Turning to the Right

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, mid-18th-early 19th century

Watercolor and ink drawing of three men drinking wine at a table in a room with framed pictures, with a dog beside them.

Raising the Wind

Thomas Rowlandson, 1812