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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,907 works

Two Caricature Heads of Men

Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein, after 1794

Colored pencil drawing of a figure in classical robes with a blue cloak, wrists chained, head bowed, on a pale background.

The soprano Karoline Hetzenecker in the role of Sesto in La Clemenza di Tito by W.A. Mozart

Moritz von Schwind, ca. 1848

Pencil and watercolor study of a man in a tall hat and blue jacket leaning on a wall, with a cloak over his shoulder.

Study of a Roman Coachman

Martinus Rørbye, early 19th century

Colored drawing of an enthroned allegorical woman under a rainbow with attendants, framed by a classical decorative border wi

Weekly Calendar

Joseph Anton Koch, 1822

Pen and grey wash drawing of a haloed figure raising a reclining youth as a crowd gathers before a domed building.

The Raising of the Youth of Naim

Georg Pecham, late 16th-early 17th century

Watercolor landscape with trees, an obelisk, a statue on a pedestal, small figures, a river and a distant hilltop town.

Arcadian Landscape with Figures Making Music

Jan van Huysum, early 18th century

Brown wash drawing of the Old Admiralty building in London with a columned colonnade, pediment, and arched gateway.

The Old Admiralty in London

Carl Gustav Carus, 1844 (?)

Study of a Standing Man with Headcloth and Two Studies of his Hands

Friedrich Wilhelm Schadow, early to mid-19th century

Study of a Woman Walking to the Right

Friedrich Wilhelm Schadow, 1808-62

Pen and wash drawing of a woman at her toilet attended by a maid, a boy, a dog and a soldier, 1770.

A Woman at her Toilet with a Maid, a Boy, a Dog and a Young Soldier; verso: A Sketch for a Similar Composition

Johann Eleazar Zeissig, 1770

Engraving of the Coronation of the Virgin with God the Father above, St John the Baptist left, St Jerome and a lion right.

The Coronation of the Virgin, at lower left stands St John the Baptist, at lower right St Jerome, God the father above

Master of the Die, 1530-60

Pen and ink drawing of an aristocratic family standing among a crowd of villagers outside cottages.

An Aristocratic Family Visiting Paupers

Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, mid-18th-18th century

Brown wash drawing of Christ carrying the cross past a kneeling figure, a spear-bearing soldier, and a walled city.

Christ on the Road to Calvary

Thaddäus Kuntz, 1731-93

Pencil sketch of a man and a draped woman standing, with small head studies above and a signature at lower right.

A Man Holding the Hand of a Woman, Another Woman Looking On

Johann Christoph Liska, late 17th-early 18th century

Pen and ink drawing of a fallen tree with branches draped over classical ruins and a broken column beneath a cloudy sky.

A Fallen Tree with Ruins

Paul Troger, 1700-1762

Studies of a Woman Praying

Ludwig Emil Grimm, early to mid-19th century

Watercolor of Dresden across a river with a bridge and church domes, a couple and dog walking under trees in the foreground.

View of Dresden from the West

Christian Gottlob Hammer, 1833

Watercolor landscape of a twisted tree beside a dirt path, with shrubs, a stream, and a pale blue-gray sky.

Mountain Path with a Tree

Friedrich Nerly, 1825-35

Drawing of a standing man in a wide-brimmed hat and loose coat, with an unsteady posture and a tilted gaze.

A Drunken Man Standing

Aleksandr Orlovsky, 1822

Grey wash landscape drawing of two trees on a rocky hillside with a path and distant hills.

Landscape near Albano and Pallazole

Josef Rebell, 1812

Pencil drawing of an ornate three-armed candelabra with a crown finial and scrolled decoration on a stepped base.

Design for a Candelabra

Heinrich Jauner, 1877

Pen and wash drawing of a smiling fisherman with a pole, net and basket, framed by rococo scrollwork with fish and a heron.

Caricatures of a Fish and a Bird Peddler in Ornamental Frames

Johann Esaias Nilson, 1735-88

Watercolor stage design of a vaulted Roman ruin converted into a barn, with a staircase, cart, ladder and figures.

Stage Set Design of an Ancient Roman Ruin being Converted into a Barn

Johann Heinrich Ramberg, late 18th-mid-19th century

Grey ink and wash design for a pendant showing St. George on horseback attacking a dragon, surrounded by scrollwork.

Design for a Pendant with St. George and the Dragon

Otto Seitz, 1889

Engraving of a baroque theatre proscenium with ornate columns, a central stage with performers, and a large audience.

Proscenium for Angelica, Vincitrice di Alcina

Franz Ambros Dietel, 1716

Watercolor of a nude seated figure crowning a soldier with a laurel wreath before classical columns and attendants.

Allegory of Victory: Soldier Being Crowned by Laurels

Franz von Hauslab the Younger, ca. 1814

Pen and blue wash drawing of a white eagle perched on a branch between floral garlands, in a horizontal ornamental band.

Ornament with Eagle and Garlands

Aug. Strubeker, 1833

Pen and gray wash drawing of a woman with a bucket on a cobbled street beside a high wall, with pedestrians and trees behind.

View of Charlottenborg Palace in Copenhagen with the Old Botanical Garden and Figures

Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, ca. 1838-41

Grey wash drawing of a spired castle across a moat, with a large tree and figures near a gate in the foreground.

View of Frederiksborg Castle from the Northeast

Johan Christian Dahl, 1817

Grey wash drawing of deer resting and grazing in a meadow beside a large tree, with hills in the distance.

View of Dyrehaven

Johan Thomas Lundbye, 1838

Architectural drawing with a watercolor elevation of a domed temple above a colored triangular floor plan.

Project for a Temple Dedicated to the Trinity, Elevation and Plan

Jean Nicolas Sobre, ca. 1783

Portrait of a woman in a blue gown with lace, pink rose and pearls, set in an ornate gilt frame.

Mrs. Edward Green (Mary Storer)

John Singleton Copley, 1765

Watercolor elevation and cut-away section of a domed neoclassical pleasure villa with columns and garden terrace.

Project for a "Maison de plaisance pour un grand seigneur", Elevation and Section

Jean Nicolas Sobre, ca. 1783

Portrait of a bald man in a green velvet cap and patterned green silk robe, set in a gilded frame.

Ebenezer Storer

John Singleton Copley, 1767

Pen and wash design drawing of a classical pulpit with Corinthian columns, a seated allegorical figure with a cross, and a do

Design for a Pulpit

Louis Gustave Taraval, 18th century

Lithograph of a lightning-struck tree trunk with smoke rising and roots gripping the ground, by Honoré Daumier, 1871.

Poor France! The trunk is blasted, but the roots hold!, published in "L'Album du Siège"

Honoré Daumier, 1871

Engraving of a bound, bearded giant lying on rocks while an eagle attacks his torso, with a snake and clouds nearby.

Tityus Punished in Hell

Cornelis Cort, 1566

Color print of a nude woman in a river beneath a rainbow, with ducks, reeds, and a distant city under a stormy sky.

The Rainbow

Félix Bracquemond, 1893

Etching of a dark horse tethered to a post beside a tent, with a turbaned man holding a spear and shield at left.

Cheval arabe au piquet, d'après Delacroix

Félix Bracquemond, 1857

Etching of men gathered in a forest clearing around a badger dig, with dogs, tools, and a tent among the trees.

Un Déterrage de Blaireau

Félix Bracquemond, 1863

Etching of a male duck swimming among reeds, one wing raised, with ripples across the water surface.

Duck

Félix Bracquemond, 1850-1914

Etching of a seated woman with hair pulled back, lace collar, and hands resting on a chair arm, gazing at the viewer.

Madame Granger, after Ingres

Félix Bracquemond, 1867

Etched bust portrait of a bearded man with curly hair, turned three-quarters toward the viewer, on cream paper.

Portrait of Charles Leland

Félix Bracquemond, 1871

Etched oval portrait of a young child in a fur-trimmed hood and cape, set against dark cross-hatching.

Portrait of Henri Houssaye, as a child

Félix Bracquemond, 1855-60

Etched portrait of an elderly bearded man seated beside a window, with a leafy landscape of trees behind him.

Portrait of Meyer-Heine

Félix Bracquemond, 1872

Etched portrait of a bearded man with long hair seated on a wooden chair, wearing a buttoned jacket, dated 1853.

Portrait of Charles Meryon

Félix Bracquemond, 1853

Etching of an elderly bearded man with spectacles writing with a pen beside an easel, a window and a potted plant.

Portrait of Edwin Edwards

Félix Bracquemond, 1872

Engraving of crowded steerage emigrants on a ship deck among ropes, with a sailor and women in shawls, dated 1870.

Steerage Emigrants, from "The Graphic," vol. 1

Arthur Boyd Houghton, March 19, 1870

Portrait of Alois Senefelder

Franz Xaver Winterhalter, 1805-73

Etched half-length portrait of a bearded man with tousled hair, open collar and loose cravat, seated beside a chair.

Portrait of Zacharie Astruc

Félix Bracquemond, ca. 1865

Etching of a man with a cane beside ducks on a rainy riverbank, with a boat and willows across the water.

Les Canards l'ont bien passée

Félix Bracquemond, 1856

Etching of a curving river and distant city seen past a tall stone wall topped with trees, by Félix Bracquemond.

The Seine seen from Passy

Félix Bracquemond, 1860s

Etching of a nude man pushing a banner that reads EAU-FORTE, with ships in rough surf behind him.

Frontispiece for "L'Illustration Nouvelle"

Félix Bracquemond, 1868

Brown wash drawing of two figures struggling against wind in a churchyard with gravestones, skull and Gothic church behind.

Tom Jones Assisting Molly Seagrim in the Churchyard

Philip James de Loutherbourg, 1775

Engraving of St. Teresa with a halo, an angel holding an arrow, a cherub, flowers, and God the Father in clouds above.

St. Theresa

Antonius Wierix III, ca. 1614-22

Engraving of a kneeling nun receiving light and a palm from angels, with Joseph, Mary and the infant Christ beside her.

The Ecstasy of St. Teresa

II Antonius Wierix, ca. 1622-24

Ink and wash drawing of a bearded elderly man seated at a table, raising one hand, within an oval frame on blue paper.

Saint Jerome

Georg Anton Urlaub, 1713-59

Red chalk drawing of a young boy seen from behind, looking up, holding a sword and a cap.

A Young Boy Seen from Behind, holding a sword and cap

Matteo Rosselli, n.d.

Charcoal and white chalk portrait of a mustached man in a cravat and frock coat, turned three-quarters, dated 1851.

Ernest Chassériau (?)

Théodore Chassériau, 1851

Pencil portrait of a seated man in a frock coat and cravat, with curled hair, resting his arm on a ledge.

Count Philibert-Oscar de Ranchicourt

Théodore Chassériau, ca. 1836

Ink and wash design drawing for a square ornamented tile with a central radiating motif, zigzag border and blue corner rosett

Design for Ornamented Tile

Stuttgart Carl Faber, 19th century

Watercolor of a spotted grey butterfly beside a brown-spotted sea shell casting a shadow on a pale background.

An Arrowhead Blue Butterfly and a Scotch Bonnet Sea Shell

Balthasar van der Ast, 17th century

Pencil and ink sketch of a child leaning on a table, hand at mouth, looking down at an open book.

Portrait of Eline Marie Heger as a Child, Leaning on a Table, Looking at a Book

Johan Christian Dahl, 1818

Portrait of Juliane Sophie Heger as a Child, leaning on a Table

Johan Christian Dahl, ca. 1820 (?)

Engraving of figures struggling beneath trees, with two cherubs holding a palm branch in the sky above.

The Martyrdom of Saint Peter

Martino Rota, ca. 1560

Ground floor plan of Charlton House, Wiltshire, showing rooms, a central court, hall, gallery and staircases in ink.

Ground Floor Plan, Charlton House, Wiltshire

the younger Matthew Brettingham, before 1772

Pencil and wash architectural elevation of a chimney-piece with cornice, pilasters and dimension notes on aged paper.

Drawings for a Chimney-piece for 25 Harley Street, Westminster, London

Sir William Chambers, 1740-96

Ink and wash architectural elevation of a classical chimney-piece with columns, a relief medallion, and a side view.

Designs for a Chimney-piece for Richard Barwell's Drawing Room at Esher, Surrey

Sir William Chambers, ca. 1760s

Etched cartouche design with a blank central oval framed by winged dragons, a grotesque face, and scrolling foliage.

Design for ornamental cartouche

Pierre Quentin Chedel, n.d.

Graphite sketch of a standing woman with raised arm above a reclining man resting on the ground.

Study of a standing woman with a sitting man; study of a resting artist

François-Claudius Compte-Calix, 1830-80

Pencil sketch of a tall decorative panel with a niche holding draped figures, cherubs, a shield and garland ornament.

Decorative study of a play

François-Claudius Compte-Calix, 1830-80

Black chalk sketch on grey paper of a standing man in period coat seen from behind, with a seated man sketched at lower left.

Study of a standing man knocking; sketch of a sitting man

François-Claudius Compte-Calix, 1830-80

Woodcut portrait of a bearded king in fur robe and feathered cap, flanked by satyrs and a heraldic shield, dated 1523.

Christian II, King of Denmark

Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1523

Woodcut of the Crucifixion with Mary and John beside Christ on the cross, a skull below, within an arched frame.

The Crucifixion used in Missale Traiectense (Utrecht Missal), Leiden, 1514

Lucas van Leyden, ca. 1512

Red chalk drawing of standing Saint John the Baptist with a lamb at his feet, marked with a faint grid.

Standing Saint John the Baptist with The Lamb

Girolamo Macchietti, ca. 1575-76

Etching of owls perched on a gnarled tree and rocky ledge, one with spread wings, in a sparse woodland setting.

Frontispiece, from the Scherzi di Fantasia

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, ca. 1743-50

Etching of three magicians at a parapet burning a snake, with a torch, bagpipe and rustic hut in the background.

Three magicians burning a snake, from the Scherzi

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, ca. 1743-50

Etching of a magician pointing to a burning head on a pedestal, with two youths and onlookers beside a tree.

Magician pointing out a burning head to two youths, from the Scherzi

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, ca. 1743-50

Etching of a bearded seated magician beside a standing boy, with sheep, a trumpet, and figures among gnarled trees.

Seated magician, boy and four figures from the Scherzi di Fantasia

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, ca. 1743-50

Etching of villagers dancing beneath large trees in a clearing, with seated musicians at right and hills in the distance.

The Country Dance (Small Plate)

Claude Lorrain, ca. 1637

Etching of a central standing woman surrounded by loose sketches of trees, shrubs, and hatched shading on a mottled ground.

Seated Woman and Other Sketches

Claude Lorrain, ca. 1630-33

Etching of three men on a path beneath a palm tree, with rocky cliffs and a mountain valley behind them.

Landscape with Brigands

Claude Lorrain, 1633

Etching of a pastoral scene with cattle at a ford, two standing figures, a seated figure, trees and an arched bridge.

The Ford

Claude Lorrain, 1634

Two small etched landscapes side by side, each with a large leafy tree, grassy ground, and a distant figure in the right scen

The Two Landscapes

Claude Lorrain, ca. 1630

Etching of a leafy tree on the right over grassy ground and a distant hill, drawn in loose, scribbled lines.

The Two Landscapes (Left Tree)

Claude Lorrain, ca. 1630

Etching of a large tree on a hillside with two small figures standing beside it under a loosely drawn sky.

The Two Landscapes (Right Tree)

Claude Lorrain, ca. 1630

Small etching of three men in the foreground with figures in conflict behind them, set in a loosely hatched landscape with ru

Study with Brigands (Lower Section)

Claude Lorrain, ca. 1633

Etching with sketch studies of hares, rabbits and a standing figure carrying a bundle, with dense cross-hatched shading.

Study with Brigands (Upper Section)

Claude Lorrain, ca. 1633

Etching of a herdsman and shepherdess with cattle beneath a large tree, with hills and a distant town in the background.

The Herdsman and the Shepherdess

Claude Lorrain, ca. 1630

Etching of four goats on a path beneath a large leafy tree, with a small figure resting on the left.

Four Goats (Left Section of The Goats)

Claude Lorrain, ca. 1630-33

Grey wash print of a woman in a plumed hat seated while a man kneels and gazes up at her beside a drape.

Courtship in High Life

Thomas Rowlandson, December 15, 1785

Etching of a herdsman with a staff beside cattle drinking at a pool beneath a large tree, with hills behind.

The Herd at the Watering Place

Claude Lorrain, 1635

Etching of a wooded riverside landscape with tall trees, two small figures on a bank, and a distant town with spires.

The Vision

Claude Lorrain, ca. 1630

Etching of a seated soldier gesturing beside a stone monument, with a turbaned figure and a woman watching a smoking skull at

A magician, a soldier and three figures watching a burning skull from the Scherzi di Fantasia

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, ca. 1743-50

Etching of a kneeling woman before bearded magicians and turbaned figures beside a stone well with onlookers.

Woman kneeling in front of magicians and other figures, from the Scherzi

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, ca. 1743-50

Etching of six figures watching a coiled snake on grass, with a bearded man at center and a rocky figure at left.

Six people watching a snake, from the Scherzi

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, ca. 1743-50