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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

15,034 works

Pencil portrait sketch of a man with shoulder-length hair and a white cravat, with handwritten name below.

Gaetano Rossi Napoletano

Jean-Baptiste Wicar, n.d.

Pencil portrait of a young man with short curly hair, high collar and cravat, turned three-quarters toward the viewer.

Liberali de Verona

Jean-Baptiste Wicar, n.d.

A Standing Grenadier of the Municipal Guard

Édouard Detaille, 1891

Watercolor of a stone monument among cypress trees, with a figure in a red cloak and a seated figure beside it.

Oriental Scene

William James Müller, ca. 1844

Red chalk drawing of a man with long curly hair and a buttoned jacket on toned paper.

Portrait of a Man (recto); A Male Torso in Jacket and the Head of a Child (verso)

Giuseppe Ghislandi, 1740s

Pen and ink drawing of a seated woman spinning thread with a distaff, with a faint sketched figure behind her.

A Woman Spinning (recto); A Woman Holding a Bundle (verso)

Giacomo Ceruti, 18th century

Dark interior print of a seated woman by a glowing fireplace and a standing nude figure at right.

The Fireside

Edgar Degas, ca. 1876-77

Grey wash drawing of a church with a spire beside ruined abbey walls, an arched gateway and figures on open ground.

The Church and Ruins of Rijnsburg, Seen from the Northeast

Cornelis Pronk, 1753

Hand-colored print of fashionable figures sheltering from rain under a large tree, with a woman in a pink cloak at the center

The Summer Shower, or Mademoiselle Par, a Pluye

George Townley Stubbs, May 16, 1786

Hand-colored print of fashionable figures in period dress strolling outdoors, faces hidden by hats and bonnets.

Les Invisibles (The Invisible Ones)

William Brocas, 1810

Grey wash drawing of Trajan's Column and ruined column bases in the Forum of Trajan, Rome, with a domed church at left.

The Forum of Trajan, Rome

Giovanni Battista Cipriani, late 18th-mid-19th century

Pen and wash drawing of an armoured commander and a woman in a gown among crowds, with spearmen and ships in a harbour.

Allegorical Portrait of a Commander and His Wife

Pieter Jansz, 17th century

Grey wash drawing of a classical landscape with two figures, a stone monument, a pine tree, and a distant town.

Arcadian Landscape

Johannes Glauber, n.d.

Drawing of the Pentecost: a dove descends through clouds above apostles gathered in prayer, within a gilt ornamental frame.

The Pentecost

Salomon de Bray, early to mid-17th century

Pen and ink drawing of a kneeling friar gazing up at the Christ Child in clouds, with an altar table and procession at right.

The Vision of Saint Anthony of Padua

Vicente Salvador Gómez, n.d.

Pencil and wash drawing of a crowned rider on a white horse entering a city past a triumphal arch, with soldiers and crowds.

The Entrance of Charlemagne into Pavia

Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, 1840

Grey wash drawing of a woman at a fountain before a ruined temple, with a classical Hercules statue among trees behind.

A Woman at a Fountain by a Ruined Temple, the Farnese Hercules in the Background

Johannes Antiquus, 1726-50

Brown wash drawing of three seated women under an oak tree, one holding a chalice and book, one cradling an infant.

Allegories of Faith, Hope, and Charity

Heinrich Maria von Hess, 1819

Watercolor drawing of a woman arranging flowers before a bust, with a glasshouse and swans behind, framed by bird and fountai

An Allegory of Empress Josephine as Patroness of the Gardens at Malmaison

François Gérard, ca. 1805-6

Engraving of a crowned rider on horseback with attendants, and a gaunt nude corpse on the left beside a bare tree.

The King's Sons Shooting Their Father's Corpse

Master MZ, ca. 1500

Etching of a nude Roman warrior seen from behind, with plumed helmet, spear and oval shield beside classical columns.

A Roman Warrior with Shield and Spear

Leendert van der Cooghen, 1666

Etching of a nude warrior seen from behind, leaning on a fasces, with armored soldiers and a flag in the background.

A Roman Warrior with Fasces

Leendert van der Cooghen, 1666

Etching of an elderly bearded man in a fur cap and long coat leaning on a walking stick beside a grassy bank.

Man in a Coat and Fur Cap Leaning against a Bank

Rembrandt van Rijn, ca. 1630

Etching of an elderly beggar in a fur cap and ragged clothes, leaning on a crutch and wooden leg.

Beggar with a Wooden Leg

Rembrandt van Rijn, ca. 1630

Brown wash drawing of a gallows with a hanged figure, birds rising above, and small figures on a dark ridge under a pale sky.

The Hanged Man

Victor Hugo, ca. 1855-60

Seated man in white turban, dark robe and blue garment holding a book, drawn in pencil and watercolour.

Abram Incab Messir

David Wilkie, 1841

Etching of workmen hoisting an Egyptian obelisk with a wooden derrick, hieroglyphic blocks on the ground, and spectators at n

The Excavation of an Obelisk from the Campo Marzo

Jean Barbault, ca. 1749

Napoleon I

Philibert-Louis Debucourt, 1807

Portrait of Louis-Francois Bertin, l'ainé

Anne-Louis Girodet, n.d.

Red chalk and white highlight drawing on blue paper of a kneeling draped figure seen from behind, bare feet visible.

Study of a Draped Figure

Jean-François de Troy, ca. 1736-39