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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

10,695 works

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash showing two studies of a standing soldier holding a spear, in patterned tunics.

Studies of a Soldier

Giovanni Buonconsiglio, n.d.

Pen and brown ink drawing of a seated woman beside a bust and classical sculptures in a studio, dated 1704.

Allegory of Sculpture

Jan Claudius de Cock, 1704

Watercolor drawing of a stone arched bridge over water, with two figures on top, a large tree at right, and a cloudy sky.

Bridge at Blenheim Palace (recto); York Cathedral (verso)

Hubert Cornish, 1780-1832

Watercolor of Saint Elizabeth in a blue gown giving alms to a seated figure, in a Gothic arch, within a carved wooden shrine

Saint Elizabeth of Thuringia Giving Alms

Karl Ballenberger, 1833

Pencil architectural drawing of a gabled factory lodge elevation with base, main and attic floor plans.

Switz[erland] Cottage (elevation and three plans), and Factory Lodge (elevation and three plans) for Montgomery Place…

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1866-67

Pen and ink study of two standing bishops in mitres and flowing robes, one holding a crozier and one a staff.

Two studies for Saint Ulrich of Augsburg

Hans Burgkmair, ca. 1505-8

Circular grey wash drawing of helmeted Minerva leading a procession of women beneath a tree in a landscape.

Minerva Leading a Procession of Women

Pieter Coecke van Aelst, mid-16th century

Pencil landscape drawing with a standing man, a snake near a stream, a rock arch, tall trees and distant mountains.

Southern landscape with a man and a snake

Heinrich Dreber, 1847

Pencil sketch of a southern landscape with trees, a low building, and small figures resting in the foreground.

Southern landscape with a building and figures

Heinrich Dreber, ca. 1855-58

Design sheet with three rows of ornamental panels in gilt frames, painted medallions, floral motifs and red grounds, in water

Designs for panels

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 19th century

Pen and brown wash drawing of a left-half architectural design with a garlanded column, scrolled capital and figure cartouche

Left Half Design for an Architectural Project

Mauro Antonio Tesi

Pen and watercolor design for a Baroque ceiling with putti, flower garlands, scrolled stucco and a round oculus.

Design for a Ceiling

Faustino Trebbi

Pen and watercolor design of a classical interior wall with arch, Corinthian columns, balcony balustrade and a flower urn.

Design for Part of a Wall Elevation with a Balcony flanking an Arch

Faustino Trebbi

Pen and wash drawing of a seated woman gesturing to a winged Cupid hiding his face in a wooded grove with putti.

Cupid's ruse

Hans Veit Friedrich Schnorr von Carolsfeld, 1792

Brown wash caricature drawing of a man with curly hair, large nose, and striped collar, signed Horace Vernet.

Caricature of Charles-Henri Plantade (?)

Horace Vernet, 19th century

Pen and brown ink drawing of stone houses and trees on a hilltop with a sloping path and distant plain, 1866.

Roman Landscape near Rocca di Papa

Ernst Furchtegott Mohn, 1866

Pen and blue wash drawing of an ornate ewer with dragon handles, flared spout and footed base on paper.

Design for a Glass (?) Ewer

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1640-60

Pen and ink design drawing of an ornate candlestick with a burning candle, a coiled snake, and a spiral column.

Design for a Candlestick

Giulio Romano, ca. 1530-46

Pen and ink drawing of a rocky estuary with sailing ships, rowboats, and fortified hill towns under a cloudy sky.

A Rocky Estuary with Ships and Hill Towns

Hendrik van Cleve, 1585

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Virgin and Child with Saint Joseph, a veiled woman, and figures gathered around them.

Adoration of the Shepherds

Ubaldo Gandolfi, mid-to late 18th century

Watercolor of St. Mark's Square in Venice with a brick campanile, ornate loggetta, red flag and small figures.

St. Mark's Square, Venice, with Loggetta

William Wyld, ca. 1840

Brown wash drawing of a woman nursing children beside a cherub with a palm, before classical columns and an elderly couple.

An Allegory of Charity

Jean Jacques Lagrenée, ca.1770-90

Pen and brown ink drawing of a hilltop town with a ruined tower, arched bridge, and a leaning tree at left.

View of a Town with a Tower

Remigio Cantagallina, ca. 1600

Pen and brown ink study of three overlapping female heads with lowered eyes, veils and curled hair on aged paper.

Three Female Heads

Gaetano Gandolfi, 1734-1802

Chalk drawing on gray paper of an elderly woman in a headscarf and shawl, looking upward with white highlights.

Old Woman

Nicolas Bernard Lépicié, ca. 1770-80

Watercolor sketch of the Bay of Naples framed by an arch and trees, with sailboats, a town, and Mount Vesuvius.

View of the Bay of Naples with Mount Vesuvius

Franz Ludwig Catel, ca. 1820-1822

Grey ink and wash drawing of a large tree on a slope with small figures, a lakeside town in the distance.

Seated Figure by a Lake

Émile Schuffenecker, 19th century

Watercolor of white convolvulus, wild rose, bramble and thistles with ivy on a mossy forest floor.

Flower study

John Jessop Hardwick, 1866

Brown ink and wash drawing of a hilly landscape with a distant town, arcaded building, tall trees and two small figures.

View of the Rhone river near Saint-Genis-Laval, south of Lyons

Michiel van Overbeek, after 1667

Pen and brown wash drawing of Castel Sant'Angelo and a stone bridge over the Tiber with boats below.

Ponte and Castell Saint'Angelo

Stefano Della Bella, 1633-64