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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

17,349 works

Pencil sketch of a stout man pointing at a top-hatted man leaning forward, with a bonnet-wearing figure behind them.

John Bull and Uncle Sam

John Leech, 1837-64

Engraved interior view of a Gothic cathedral nave with ribbed vaults, an organ, and a text cartouche with allegorical figures

Interior View of Strasbourg Cathedral

Isaak Brun, 1617

Watercolor sketch of a boy with a blue pail looking up at a woman in a bonnet, with a child peeking from behind her.

"Have You Been to the Pump, Simpson?"

John Leech, 1837-64

Watercolor comic sketch of a stout man in top hat and checked trousers beside a Cartes de Visite display with a handwritten c

Comic Sketch

John Leech, 1837-64

Watercolor caricature of a servant dusting a lantern on a crate beside a man with an oversized nose and bald head.

"Preparing for the Pantomime"

John Leech, 1836-64

Charcoal and white chalk drawing of a standing figure in a long coat, head cropped above the chin, hands clasped at the front

Standing Figure in a Long Coat

Romain Cazès, 1828-81

Engraving of a woman and child in a cottage garden with birds flying around a house and trees.

The Island Bee, from "Picture Poesies"

George John Pinwell, first published 1867, reissued 1874

Charcoal and white chalk drawing of a standing figure in a long fur-trimmed robe, one arm raised to the head.

Figure in a Fur Trimmed Jacket

Romain Cazès, 1828-81

Charcoal drawing of a seated woman in draped skirts with faint preparatory outlines of a head and child above.

Study of a Woman and Child

Romain Cazès, 1828-81

Charcoal and white chalk drawing of a seated woman seen from behind, head bowed, one arm raised to her shoulder.

Study of a Woman Seated

Romain Cazès, 1828-81

Charcoal and white chalk drawing of a seated figure in a long robe with heavy drapery folds, head cropped at top.

Figure in a Long Robe, Seated

Romain Cazès, 1828-81

Charcoal and chalk study of a standing draped figure with a sash belt, with a red chalk accent on the robe.

Study of a Standing Figure

Romain Cazès, 1828-81

Graphite and white chalk study of a seated figure in a loose gathered garment with folded arms, on tan paper.

Study of a Draped Torso

Romain Cazès, 1828-81

Pencil and chalk study of two male legs seen from behind and the side, shaded on a beige sheet.

Study of Legs

Romain Cazès, 1828-81

Four studies of hands in black and red chalk on gray paper, showing varied poses and gestures.

Studies of Hands

Peter Lely, 1630-80

Sketch of a man with curly shoulder-length hair and a lace collar, drawn in grey chalk on grey paper.

Portrait Study

Anthony van Dyck, 1635-41

Loose watercolor of robed men gathered before a sunlit Moorish archway, with a figure in orange at right.

Cock Fight

Arthur Melville, 1900

Pencil sketch of a small man standing between tall bare trees, with sailboats on the water at right.

Study of Man between Trees

Odilon Redon, 1860-80

Graphite and white chalk drawing of a standing woman in a flowing robe, one hand raised to her face, on brown paper.

Draped Model

Albert Joseph Moore, ca. 1865-67

Pencil drawing of a kneeling man on a dirt path beside a thatched cottage and gate, with trees and clouds behind.

Landscape with Figure

George Morland, late 18th-early 19th century

Watercolor of a standing young man in a white turban, striped vest and white trousers, beside a tree with orange fruit.

Standing Turkish Youth

William James Müller, 1844

Pencil sketch of a shaded wooded hillside with a pale path and a small figure, with handwritten notes on the page.

Page from a sketchbook

Samuel Palmer, ca. 1848 (?)

Red chalk drawing of a man's head on grey paper, face turned slightly toward the viewer, with soft shading.

Man's Head

Jonathan Richardson Sr., 1728-40

Pencil and gray wash drawing of a tall medieval tower over a square with groups of people in period dress.

The Palazzo dei Priori, Volterra

David Roberts, 1835

Watercolor of an ornate tiered tower with a domed building behind, robed figures and palm trees in the foreground.

Oriental Scene

David Roberts, 1838

Pencil sketch of a seated woman in a wide-brimmed hat holding a book, with loose drapery lines around her gown.

Lady Holding a Book (recto); Plan of Placing Colors on a Palette (verso)

George Romney, 1754-1803

Pencil sketch on tan paper of bearded men, a nude female figure and an infant, studies after Rubens' Adoration of the Magi.

Adoration of the Magi, after Rubens

Eugène Delacroix, ca. 1830

Pencil sketch of an armored knight effigy standing beside a small child, with heraldic shields above.

Tomb Effigies: A Man in a Suit of Armor beside a Child

Eugène Delacroix, ca. 1825-30

Ink sketch of a lion crouching in the lower left and a seated female nude above it on a pale sheet.

Studies of a Lion and a Female Nude (recto); Figure Studies (verso)

Eugène Delacroix, ca. 1844

Pencil sketch of two men embracing at a grave while robed mourners with a crucifix and torches gather around them.

Hamlet and Laertes at the Tomb of Ophelia

Eugène Delacroix, ca. 1843