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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

16,136 works

Pen and ink drawing of a man in an ornate feathered hat, lace cape and ruffled ballet costume, arm extended.

Male Figure in Ballet Costume

T Remy, 17th century

Etching of a naiad beside an overturned urn pouring water, with a triton and sea figures rising from the waves and putti at l

Water, represented by a naiad seated at the base of a tree and resting her arm on a supine urn from which water flows…

Giulio Carpioni, 1640-60

Etching of a woman in a white nightgown leaning over a bed in a dark room, with a shadowy figure behind her.

Plate 36 from "Los Caprichos": A bad night (Mala noche)

Francisco Goya, 1799

Etching of a young draped model in a headscarf standing before a hatched dark background, by James McNeill Whistler.

The Model Resting (Draped Model)

James McNeill Whistler, 1870

Brown wash drawing of riders falling beneath a divine light beam, with angels in clouds above a city wall.

The Conversion of Saint Paul

Ludovico Carracci, ca. 1587-89

Engraving of a giant fish with a horn-blowing rider and cherubs on sea creatures, with fountains and gabled buildings behind.

Fish Construction in Honor of the Entry of Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand into Ghent in 1635

Anton van der Does, 1636

Etching with two oval scenes: books burning on steps, and a man pointing at a tablet in an archway, with a dog below.

The Expulsion of the Jesuits

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1761

Black trade card with white ornament showing dragons, rockets and a seated figure, advertising fireworks maker Ladislas Lukas

Trade card for Ladislas Lukassy Kunstfeuerwerker

Joseph Franz Kaiser, 19th century

Red chalk style print of a young woman leaning on an open book beside a classical bust and sketched heads.

Painting - Gilles Demarteau

Gilles Demarteau

Engraving of Christ crowned with thorns by soldiers, inside a circular border of scrollwork and putti, dated 1509.

Christ Crowned with Thorns, from the Circular Passion

Lucas van Leyden, 1509

Engraving of a reclining mermaid and bearded merman by water, with a walled town and castle on a cliff behind them.

The Sea Monster (Das Meerwunder)

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1498

Engraved oval portrait of a crowned woman in pearls and fur-trimmed robe, with inscription and coat of arms below.

Anne of Austria

Robert Nanteuil, 1660

Engraved oval portrait of a man with curly hair in a fur-trimmed robe, with inscription and coat of arms below.

Louis-Dominique de Bailleul

Robert Nanteuil, 1660

Engraved portrait of a man with curly hair and moustache wearing a fur-trimmed robe, within an ornamental border.

Pompone II de Bellièvre

Robert Nanteuil, 1653

Engraved oval portrait of a man with shoulder-length hair and a white collar, with a coat of arms below, 1651.

Charles Benoise

Robert Nanteuil, 1651

Engraved oval portrait of a man in armor and lace collar, with a coat of arms and inscription below, dated 1649.

Frédéric-Maurice de la Tour d'Auvergne, duc de Bouillon

Robert Nanteuil, 1649

Engraved oval portrait of a man with curled hair, lace collar, and sash, in a layered oval frame.

Léon-Bouthillier, comte de Chavigny

Robert Nanteuil, 1651

Engraved oval portrait of a man with long curled hair and lace collar, inscribed frame and coat of arms below.

Jean-Baptiste Colbert

Robert Nanteuil, 1660

Pencil and wash drawing of a draped woman with a water jug beside a small child in a wooded landscape.

Hagar and Ishmael in the Wilderness (recto); Two portrait studies of the artist's wife, and a study of a leg and tors…

George Richmond, 1829-33

Caricature drawing of a bearded man with an oversized head wiping tears, beside a signpost reading Route de Boheme.

Caricature of Henri Mürger

Nadar, 1849-61

Engraved portrait of a smiling man in a beret and fur collar holding a flute, with Dutch verse below.

The Man with the Flute

Cornelis Bloemaert, 1625

Pen and ink drawing of Pilate washing his hands before a crowd of soldiers, with a column, drapery and city behind.

Pilate Washing his Hands

Bernard van Orley, early 1530s

Pen and wash drawing of a decorative frontispiece frame with a cook, a servant, hanging game birds, fish, and vegetables.

Study for a Frontispiece

Willem Pieterszoon Buytewech, 1621

Pen and grey wash drawing of a Dutch market with an ox cart, townspeople, poultry, and a church tower behind.

A Poultry Market in a Dutch Town

Willem Pieterszoon Buytewech, 1621

Red chalk drawing of a man with long curly hair and a wide-brimmed hat, looking to the side with a serious expression.

Portrait of a man, bust-length, wearing a hat

Hans Leonhard Schäufelein, ca. 1510-15

Ink and gray wash drawing of a haloed rider on horseback sharing his cloak with a beggar at his knee.

Saint Martin and the Beggar

Vittore Carpaccio, 1493-1500

Drawing of huntsmen and dogs retrieving ducks from a pond, with a company by a carriage and a distant town under a willow tre

Huntsmen and Company Observing Dogs Retrieving Ducks in a Pond (The Month of April)

Pieter Stevens, ca. 1610-20

Pen and watercolor drawing of a black-robed saint with a torch and cross triumphing over fallen figures beneath an angel.

An Allegory of the Triumph over Heresy, with St. Domenic to the Fore

Abraham van Diepenbeeck, 1650-60

Circular brown ink drawing of the Judgment of Paris with three nude goddesses, a seated man, Cupid, and a reclining river god

The Judgment of Paris

Pieter de Jode, late 16th-mid 17th century

Two Studies of a Man

Santi di Tito, ca. 1575