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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

10,695 works

Pencil sketch of a young woman in a fur stole, one hand raised to her neck, on tan paper.

Study for "Young Girl in a Green Coat"

Berthe Morisot, ca. 1894

Three small colored pencil sketches of two walking geese, a peasant woman beside a cow, and a goose with its head tucked.

Three Sketches-Two Geese Walking; Peasant Woman with a Cow; Goose Hiding its Head

Alfred Sisley, 1895-97

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

Painted view of a sunlit bay with a white coastal town, boats on the water, and three figures on a hillside.

View of Sorrento

Unknown artist, 1810-40

Painted view of Naples bay with Mount Vesuvius smoking, a tall palm tree and small figures on a hilltop terrace.

View of Naples from San Martino

Unknown artist, 1810-40

Pencil sketch of a seated figure making offerings by a fire, with armed figures, a large tree, and domed architecture.

Indrajit Makes Offerings: Folio from the Siege of Lanka series

Manaku, ca. 1725

Pen drawing of two figures pierced by radiating arrows, with a crowd of monkeys and warriors watching in a battle scene.

Rama and Lakshmana Overwhelmed by Arrows: Folio from the Siege of Lanka series

Manaku, ca. 1725

Singer and Sarinda Player

Sahib Ram, ca. 1800

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash of nymphs bathing, a horned hunter with a dog, and winged figures in clouds.

Diana and Actaeon

Bartholomeus Spranger, ca. 1580-85

Watercolor drawing of three young women resting among classical ruins with an obelisk and broken stone fragments under a blue

Three Young Girls by Ruins

Hubert Robert, ca. 1790

Pen and ink drawing of the Madonna and Child with a mitred bishop and a standing youth in a cloak, on aged paper.

Madonna and Child with Saints Martin and Maurice (?)

Gaudenzio Ferrari, ca. 1530

Pen and brown wash drawing of a winged figure in billowing drapery flying through clouds with cherubs above.

Angels in the Sky

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, before 1762

Pen and watercolor drawing of a crowded auction room with an auctioneer on a rostrum and framed paintings covering the walls.

Christie's Auction Room, Pall Mall

Thomas Rowlandson, ca. 1808-10

Ink sketch of demons, horned figures, a cart and mounted riders arranged in two panels on aged paper.

Preliminary Drawings of Demons

Kawanabe Kyōsai, late 19th century

Ink sketch of three kyōgen dancers in animated poses, one holding an open fan, on mounted paper.

Three Kyōgen Dancers

Kawanabe Kyōsai, late 19th century

Ink drawing of a sea turtle with a patterned shell and red-tinged head resting on layered waves.

Sea Turtle (Emblem of Longevity)

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink sketch of an armored warrior on a tiger with a snake and clouds above, with Japanese notes in the margins.

Yorimasa Killing Nue

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink drawing of the warrior Sakata Kintoki in a fierce crouching pose, with swords at his belt and a raised clenched fist.

Sakata Kintoki

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Muscular figure with a fierce face drinking from a large red sake cup, seated with a sword hilt beside him.

Sakata Kintoki Drinking Sake Wine

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink drawing of Guan Yu, Chinese god of war, seated with a fur mantle and scroll, with Japanese text in the margins.

Guan Yu Seated (Chinese God of War)

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink sketch of a laughing bald boy in ruffled clothing pointing at a large calligraphy scroll.

Chinese Boy

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink and red sketch of a red-haired shōjō beside a sake jar with flower crest, plus studies of wasps and a honeycomb.

Shōjō

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink drawing of a bent, bearded old hermit in loose robes leaning on a tall staff, with light red wash on the face.

Hermit with a Staff

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink drawing of two smiling gods, Ebisu and Daikoku, celebrating New Year beside a table with fish and sake bottles.

Ebisu and Daikoku Celebrating the New Year Festival

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink drawing of a smiling elderly man in a black robe and hat, seated behind a large round fan with a staff beside him.

Portrait of the Poet Matsuo Bashō (?)

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink drawing of two turtles seen from above with pine sprigs and grass on a pale paper ground.

Turtles

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink drawing of two wrestlers grappling in a dynamic, twisting pose with flowing garments on cream paper.

Two Wrestlers

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Colored drawing of a turtle with a hexagonal shell beside two pencil sketches of unidentified objects on tracing paper.

Two Sketches: One of a Turtle, the Other of Two Unidentified Objects

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink line drawing of the god Daikoku reclining on a sack, smiling and holding a radish, wearing a patterned robe.

Daikoku (God of Luck) with Radish

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century

Ink and colour drawing of a red-faced child riding a grey bear on a rocky cliff, with an axe and pine branches.

Sakata Kintoki Riding on Bear's Back

Katsushika Hokusai, 18th-19th century