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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

161 works

Grey wash drawing of the Colosseum cross-section with tiered seats and arches, topped by a laurel-crowned bust on a plinth.

A Reconstruction of the Colosseum in Cross-Section

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Brown ink sketch of a bearded man's head turned three-quarters, with wavy hair and loose shoulder lines.

Head of Christ

Pedro Duque Cornejo, ca. 1700-50

Etching of a woman resting her cheek on her hand, wearing a lace collar and bow, with hair in a bun.

Portrait of Madame Frédéric Villot

Eugène Delacroix, 1833

Bust of a Man in Profile to Left

Jacques Gamelin, n.d.

Monochrome circular portrait drawing of a young man with curly hair, white cravat and dark coat, set against a landscape.

Portrait of a Young Man

Fulchran Jean Harriet, 1802

Graphite study of a seated man in a frock coat and waistcoat, looking forward with hands resting on his knees.

Study for the Portrait of Louis-François Bertin (1766-1841)

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, n.d.

Charcoal drawing of a bearded man's head turned to the upper right, with curly hair and shoulder outline.

Head of a Bearded Man Looking to Upper Right (recto); Head of an Old Man and a Drapery Study (verso)

Giacomo Cavedone, 1577-1660

Chalk head study of a bearded man turned to the upper left, with white highlights on blue-grey paper.

Head of a Bearded Man Looking to Upper Left

Ciro Ferri, 1634-89

Pen and wash drawing of a curly-haired man in a cloak riding a rearing horse, with red chalk curls at upper right.

Man on Horseback, Study of a Man's Head (recto); Head of a Young Woman (verso)

Marcello Fogolino, 1483-1548

Seated Sibyl and Attendant Genius (recto); Study of the Head of a Horse in Profile (verso)

Pirro Ligorio, ca. 1540

Head of Bearded Old Man Shown in Profile, Looking Up

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Brown wash drawing of swirling fire tongues and a radiating halo, a fragment of a Descent of the Holy Spirit cartoon.

Head of an Apostle Surrounded by a Tongue of Fire and a Nimbus: Fragment of a Cartoon for a Descent of the Holy Spirit

Raphael, 1500-50

Head of a Man Wearing a Helmet, Looking to Upper Left (recto); Two Sketches, Arms and Hands (verso)

Francesco di Maria, 1623-90

Pen and ink drawing of Saint Andrew bound to an X-shaped cross with a crowd of onlookers and a dog below.

Martydom of Saint Andrew (recto); Head of a Woman (verso)

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Mrs. Palmer

John Downman, 1785

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

Etching of an elderly woman with a headscarf and lace collar, head bent, seen three-quarters right, dated 1628.

The Artist's Mother: Head and Bust, Three-Quarters Right

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1628

Head of a Woman in Profile

Edgar Degas, 1879-80

Portrait of Louis-Francois Bertin, l'ainé

Anne-Louis Girodet, n.d.

Etched roundel portrait of a woman in a large pleated lace ruff and dark gown, by Wenceslaus Hollar, 1644.

Woman with circular lace ruff, from "Women's Heads Framed in Roundels"

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1644

Etching of an elderly bearded man in a divided fur cap and fur-trimmed coat, hand resting on his chest.

Old Man with Divided Fur Cap

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1640

Drawn circular portrait of a man in a buttoned garment, framed by decorative scrollwork and inscribed lettering.

Portrait of Rinaldo Orsino, Archbishop of Florence (1474-1508)

Bernardino Capitelli, early 17th century

Head of Young Man

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1644-52

Pen and wash design for a ceiling with a central medallion of a seated female figure holding a celestial sphere.

Design for Ceiling with Allegorical Figure of Astronomy

Giovanni Battista Crespi, 1605-15

Etching of a man in a beret and fur-trimmed coat leaning on a stone wall, looking toward the viewer.

Self-Portrait, Leaning on a Stone Wall

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1639

Etched bust portrait of a woman in a large round fur hat, lace ruff, and fur-trimmed cloak, within a circular frame.

Woman with large circular fur hat and lace ruff

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1645

Portrait of Cosimo de' Medici and Marguerite Louise d'Orleans, His Wife

Stefano Della Bella, 1661

Portrait of Julius Olivier, the Artist's Son

Friedrich von Olivier, 1846

Circular etching of a woman wearing a large fur hat, earrings, and a lace collar, by Wenceslaus Hollar.

Woman with large circular fur hat and earrings

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1645

Etched bust portrait of a bearded man in a fur hat with a feather, turned slightly to the right.

Bust of a Pole, from "Drawing Basics" (I principii del disegno)

Stefano Della Bella, after 1641