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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,832 works

Loose pencil sketch of a reclining female nude on a draped couch in a sparse studio interior, by James McNeill Whistler.

Nude Model, Reclining (Nude Model Resting)

James McNeill Whistler, 1893

Sketch of a vaulted gallery with framed paintings on the wall and visitors walking across the floor.

The Long Gallery, Louvre, from "The Studio"

James McNeill Whistler, 1894

Pencil sketch of a classical stone archway framing a dim workshop with two figures working at a bench.

The Whitesmiths: Impasse de Carmélites

James McNeill Whistler, 1894

Loose pencil-style sketch of steep gabled roofs, a chimney and a tower above a stone house with an arched doorway.

Gabled Roofs, Vitré

James McNeill Whistler, 1893

Pencil sketch of a helmeted warrior addressing a seated king in a crowded tent, with onlookers and a round table at right.

Mucius Scaevola Before King Porsenna

François Boucher, 18th century

Loose sketch of a seated mustached man with hatched strokes for his jacket and trousers on white paper.

The Doctor, from "The Pageant"

James McNeill Whistler, 1894

Loose sketch of a standing woman in a headscarf and flowing dress, leaning on a bowl, drawn in dark lines on cream paper.

Girl with a Bowl

James McNeill Whistler, 1895

Sketch of two children standing at a doorway beside a house with bay windows, drawn in loose grey lines on cream paper.

Little Doorway, Lyme Regis

James McNeill Whistler, 1895

Lithograph of two figures beside horses in a stable yard, drawn in loose dark strokes on cream paper.

The Smith's Yard, from "The International Studio"

James McNeill Whistler, 1895

Lithograph of a seated woman with dark hair, face lightly modeled and body rendered in loose tonal strokes.

Firelight (Mrs. Joseph Pennell)

James McNeill Whistler, 1896

Pen and wash drawing of a muscular man in a blue loincloth reclining on a grey table, arms behind his head.

Male Nude Lying on a Table

Monogrammist AW, 1567 (?)

Pencil sketch of townhouses and trees along a street, drawn lightly on cream paper with the number 146 in the corner.

Trial Sketch: Grande Rue Dieppe

James McNeill Whistler, probably 1891

Etching of a woman in a long dress and bonnet at a ship railing, looking out to sea with gulls and rigging beside her.

The Major's Daughter (from "Once a Week")

James McNeill Whistler, June 21, 1862

The Nun in "Count Burckhardt" (from "Once a Week")

James McNeill Whistler, September 27, 1862

Etching of a woman with long windblown hair leaning against a wall, with a stormy sky and sea behind her.

The Relief Fund in Lancashire (for "Once a Week")

James McNeill Whistler, July 26, 1862

The Morning before the Massacre of St. Bartholomew (from "Once a Week")

James McNeill Whistler, August 16, 1862

Pencil drawing of a young man with bow and quiver seated on a rock with two dogs in a rocky wooded landscape.

Young Man with Bow and Arrow

François Jacques Fleischbein, 1832

Watercolor of a fisherman's family with a dog-drawn cart on a dune beach, boats and birds under a pale sky.

A Fisherman's Family at the Beach, the Mother and One of the Children Sitting in a Cart

Jan Gerard Smits, 1855

Engraving of infant Jupiter nursed by goat Amalthea, with nymphs, a shepherd and goats in a rocky landscape.

Jupiter suckled by the goat Amalthea

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-76

Lithograph of a draped woman seated on a bench, head bowed, rendered in soft grey tones on cream paper.

The Draped Figure Seated, from "L'Estampe Originale"

James McNeill Whistler, October-December 1893

Sketch of a dancing girl with billowing drapery and an outstretched arm, drawn in soft grey strokes on cream paper.

Dancing Girl

James McNeill Whistler, 1890

Loose pencil sketch of a standing female figure partly draped in vertical folds of cloth, with one arm raised.

Model Draping

James McNeill Whistler, 1890

Sketch of two seated women chatting in a garden, with a statue on a pedestal and trees behind them.

Conversations under the Statue, Luxembourg Gardens

James McNeill Whistler, 1893

Monochrome sketch of a city building with a crowded balcony of figures and umbrellas, chimneys above, by Whistler.

The Long Balcony (Paris Windows, The Long Balcony)

James McNeill Whistler, 1894

Loose sketch of two men seated at a table in an interior, with a standing woman in a gown at the right.

Late Picquet

James McNeill Whistler, 1890

The Old Smith's Story

James McNeill Whistler, 1896

Loose pencil sketch of a young woman in a hat and long coat, standing with her head bowed, on cream paper.

Portrait of a Young Woman Wearing a Hat (Miss Seaton) (Dorothy Seaton in a Hat)

James McNeill Whistler, 1902

Loose sketch of a seated young woman in a chair, face lit within dense diagonal shading, by James McNeill Whistler.

Portrait of a Young Woman (Miss Seaton) (Dorothy Seaton)

James McNeill Whistler, 1897, only printed posthumously

Etching of a busy Thames wharf with moored boats and sailing ships, and a seated man in the foreground.

The Old Thames: "Black Lion Wharf," an Etching

Carl Hentschel, 1895

Loose lithograph sketch of a young girl in a long dress standing before a shaded background, by James McNeill Whistler.

Little Evelyn, from "The Art Journal," opposite p. 88

James McNeill Whistler, March 1896

Lithograph of a seated shoemaker at a cluttered worktable with a standing woman behind him in a dim interior.

The Shoemaker (The Shoemaker, Dieppe)

James McNeill Whistler, 1896

Pen sketch of a hooded woman leaning on a wall beside a stormy, swirling sky and dark ground.

The Relief Fund in Lancashire (for "Once a Week," July 26, 1862)

James McNeill Whistler, 1862

Black-and-white print of a woman in a long dress leaning on a ship railing, looking toward the sea and distant shore.

The Major's Daughter (for "Once a Week," June 21, 1862)

James McNeill Whistler, 1862

Pen-and-ink print of a woman in a long gown seated at a window, looking out over a city with rooftops and clouds.

The Morning Before the Massacre of St. Bartholomew (for "Once a Week," August 16, 1862)

James McNeill Whistler, 1862

The Nun in "Count Burckhardt" (for "Once a Week," September 27, 1862)

James McNeill Whistler, 1862

Engraving of a seated woman in a long gown by a window, printed on a magazine page with verse below.

The Morning Before the Massacre of St. Bartholomew (from "Once a Week," August 16, 1862)

James McNeill Whistler, August 16, 1862

Engraved illustration of a woman in a long dress leaning on a ship's rail beside rigging, with open sea behind her, on a prin

The Major's Daughter (from "Once a Week," June 21, 1862)

James McNeill Whistler, June 21, 1862

Wood engraving of a veiled woman in a long gown standing at a window, with printed verse on the page above and below.

Count Burckhardt (from "Once a Week," September 27, 1862)

James McNeill Whistler, September 27, 1862

Engraved magazine illustration of a pensive woman with long flowing hair and gown beside printed text columns, July 1862.

The Relief Fund in Lancashire (from "Once a Week," July 26, 1862)

James McNeill Whistler, July 26, 1862

Engraved Coast Survey plate with a map of Anacapa Island above and a view of its eastern sea cliffs and sea arch below.

U.S. Coast Survey...Sketch of Anapaca Island in Santa Barbara Channel

James McNeill Whistler, 1854-57

Engraving of the risen Christ with a banner staff, flanked by Saint Andrew holding a cross and a kneeling armored soldier.

The Risen Christ between Saints Andrew and Longinus

Andrea Mantegna, ca. 1475

Lithograph of a Chelsea fishmonger's shop front with the name Maunder on the fascia and figures at the counter.

Maunder's Fish Shop, Chelsea, from "Whirlwind," December 27, 1890

James McNeill Whistler, 1890

Woodcut of Saint John before an enthroned God and crowned elders in clouds, with a castle and river landscape below.

Saint John before God and the Elders, from The Apocalypse

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Engraving of three nude women before an armored man, a sleeping figure, and Cupid with a bow in a tree above.

The Dream of Paris

Grey wash drawing of a religious scene with two women, an infant, a winged angel and a cherub inside a tall arched panel.

The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, ca. 1761

Pencil sketch of four women seated around a table with needlework, reading and writing, lit by a candle.

Four Ladies Sitting around a Table Occupied with Needlework, Reading, and Writing (recto); Study of a Woman with Need…

Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1758

Pen drawing of a classical procession with elephants, oxen, torch bearers and riders carrying laurel branches.

The Triumph of Caesar: The Elephants

Gian Marco Cavalli, ca. 1497

Engraving of the Virgin and Christ child in a cave surrounded by cherubs, with two bearded men in the foreground.

The Adoration of the Magi

Andrea Mantegna, ca. 1475-80

Engraving of a bound, haloed figure tied to a column being whipped by two men, with armored soldiers watching on a tiled floo

The Flagellation, with the Pavement

Gian Marco Cavalli, Before 1480

Engraving of nude revelers and satyrs around a wine vat under a grapevine, with sleeping putti in the foreground.

Bacchanal with Wine Vat

Andrea Mantegna, ca. 1475

Etching of Christ with disciples facing crowned figures, with a man felling a tree beside fire, a wolf, and fruit trees.

Christ Denouncing False Prophets and Pharisees: Illustration to Matthew 7: 15-21

Daniel Hopfer, 1530s

Engraving of Christ among a crowd beneath an arcade with angels, with a German text cartouche above.

Christ Sermonizing on the Bread from Heaven

Daniel Hopfer, ca. 1520

Engraving of haloed Christ among disciples under an arcade, with cherubs and a German inscription above.

Christ Testifying his Mission

Daniel Hopfer, ca. 1520

Three-part etching of a feast, a wealthy man with a skeleton and devil counting coins, and a poor hut scene with inscriptions

Illustrations to Proverbs 10: 1-3

Daniel Hopfer, ca. 1534

Etching in two rows of scenes with German verses: harvesters, a sleeping man, scales, a beheading and a hanging.

Illustrations to Proverbs 10: 4-7

Daniel Hopfer, 1534

Etching of grain merchants at a town market, with a demon above a fat hoarder and a sunburst with a bird at right.

Illustration to Proverbs 11: 26

Daniel Hopfer, 1534

Engraving of Leda embracing a swan with a cupid in a wooded landscape, framed by rococo scrollwork and garlands.

Leda and the Swan

Claude Augustin Duflos le Jeune, n.d.

Engraving of a bearded face on a draped cloth held by two angels, surrounded by foliage, fruit, and a column.

The Sudarium Held by Two Angels

Daniel Hopfer, ca. 1515

Engraved print with six panels of German text and biblical scenes, including a feast, crowds, soldiers and a city landscape.

Different Scenes, from the Gospels and from Acta Apostolorum

Daniel Hopfer, ca. 1530

Six-panel etching of biblical scenes with haloed figures, a feast table, soldiers, and German text blocks.

Different Scenes from the Gospels and from Acta Aposotolorum

Daniel Hopfer, ca. 1530

Engraving of a haloed Christ standing triumphantly over a skeleton and serpent, with angels, chained damned souls and German

The Triumphant Christ

Daniel Hopfer, ca. 1530-36

Etching of the Virgin and Child at left with winged angels dancing in a line across a landscape with a castle.

Virgin and Child with Angels Dancing in a Landscape

Daniel Hopfer, 1530s

Engraving of three armored men labeled Hector, Alexander, and Julius Caesar, each with a heraldic shield, standing on grass.

Three Worthy Pagans: Hector, Alexander the Great, and Julius Caesar

Daniel Hopfer, ca. 1516

Engraving of three armored knights with swords and shields, labeled as Charlemagne, King Arthur and Geoffrey of Bouillon.

Three Worthy Christians: Charlemagne, King Arthur, and Geoffrey of Bouillon

Daniel Hopfer, ca. 1516