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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

17,349 works

Hand-colored page with William Blake's poem The Tyger, showing a striped tiger beside a tree under a watercolor sky.

Songs of Experience: The Tyger

William Blake, [1794] printed ca. 1825

Brown wash drawing of a helmeted warrior from behind, surrounded by rearing horses, soldiers, and raised spears in a battle.

Battle Scene

Peter Paul Rubens, n.d.

Hand-colored page with a embracing seated couple under radiant light, verse titled The Little Vagabond, and figures by a fire

Songs of Experience: The Little Vagabond

William Blake, [1794] printed ca. 1825

Hand-colored page from Blake's Songs of Experience with the poem A Poison Tree, a tree, and a reclining figure below.

Songs of Experience: A Poison Tree

William Blake, [1794] printed ca. 1825

Study of a Standing Female Saint

Peter Paul Rubens, n.d.

Hand-colored page of Blake's poem The School Boy, framed by vines with small children at the base and a climbing figure.

Songs of Experience: The School Boy

William Blake, [1789] printed ca. 1825

Brown ink and wash drawing of a scowling bearded satyr face with curly hair on an oval sheet.

Head of a Satyr (Silenus)

Peter Paul Rubens, ca. 1620-30

Pen and ink study of a bearded man's head tilted downward, with curly hair and beard, on toned paper.

Head of Silenus

Peter Paul Rubens, early 17th century

Red chalk drawing of two draped prophets, one standing with a scroll and one seated reading, with a figure gesturing behind.

The Prophets David and Daniel

Peter Paul Rubens, ca. 1601-2

Engraving of a fortune teller reading the palm of a seated woman beneath a large tree, with onlookers and a small dog nearby.

The Fortune Teller and the Lady

Jacob de Gheyn II, ca. 1608

Drawing of a man in a cap playing a violin with head tilted back, beside a jug on a stool.

Man Playing The Violin

Hendrick Sorgh, 1645

Etched portrait of a young man with curly hair, dark coat and cravat, signed by Félix Bracquemond, 1893.

Portrait of Théodore Chassériau

Félix Bracquemond, 1893

Pen and grey wash drawing of a man in a tricorn hat handing a letter to a woman beside a tree on a cobbled street.

Scene From A Comedy

Jacob Buys, 1740-1801

Chalk drawing of a young woman with curled hair, lace collar and pearl ornament, shown head and shoulders on grey paper.

Portrait of a Young Woman

Wallerant Vaillant, 17th century

Ink and brown wash drawing of a spreading tree with drooping branches on a grassy mound.

Study of a Tree

Marten van Valckenborch, mid-16th-early 17th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of a crowded street with figures, a statue on a pedestal, and a hanging banner.

Emblematic Scene

Otto van Veen, 1607 or before (?)

Old Ship Model

Willem van de Velde the Elder, 17th century

Pen and ink sketches of sailing ships and small boats with masts and sails arranged in four rows on pale paper.

Studies of Ships and Boats

Willem van de Velde the Younger, mid-17th-early 18th century

Engraved title page showing a reclining skeleton on a shrouded bier, flames, and an inverted nude figure holding a goblet.

The Skeleton Re-Animated, Title Page to "The Grave," a Poem by Robert Blair

William Blake, March 1, 1813

Gray wash drawing of a seated woman in a dark gown, white collar and lace cap, hands folded in her lap.

Portrait of a Lady

Cornelis Visscher, ca. 1655

Reddish-brown print of a man in a wide hat walking under an arch, with a sunburst at his side and handwritten text above.

Frontispiece to Jerusalem, the Emanation of the Great Albion

William Blake, [ca. 1804-20] (?)

Pen and wash drawing of refugees leaving a shore with ships, a fortified city behind them, and a Dutch verse below.

Leaving Troy

Sebastiaen Vrancx, late 16th-mid 17th century

Grey wash drawing of bare trees framing a stone arched bridge and a house with a steep roof beside a path.

A House near a Bridge

Anthonie Waterloo, 17th century

Blue-grey wash drawing of a shadowed forest with a waterfall cascading over rocks beneath tall trees.

River Landscape with Mountain Stream

Anthonie Waterloo, 17th century

Brown wash drawing of a ceiling design with clouds, a seated figure with a staff, and winged putti in a shaped frame.

Ceiling Design

Jacob de Wit, early 18th century

Grey wash drawing of allegorical figures in an arched niche, with a woman holding a chalice and a seated woman with children.

Allegorical Figures of Faith, Hope and Charity in a Niche

Jacob de Wit, early 18th century

Hand-colored fashion print of a man in a blue coat and a woman in a white dress with blue trim, standing side by side.

Anglais en Habit Habille; from Collections de Costumes dessinés

Philibert-Louis Debucourt, 1814-24

Etching of two men in the foreground with tall-masted ships and a harbor view framed by a wooden beam and brick building.

Rotherhithe (Wapping)

James McNeill Whistler, 1860

Etching of two seated women and a child stringing beads in a dark interior beside a fireplace and shuttered window.

Bead Stringers

James McNeill Whistler, 1879-80

Wood engraving of a boy offering a treat to another boy with eyes closed on a city street with barrels and a gas lamp.

Open Your Mouth and Shut Your Eyes (from "Harper's Weekly")

John George Brown, May 16, 1874