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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

10,702 works

Pen and ink sketch on blue paper of a tavern scene with men gathered around a singer raising his arm.

Scene in a Tavern at Civita Vecchia

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, 1858

Pencil drawing of a large spreading tree with boulders and undergrowth at its base in a forest setting.

Tree and Rocks in the Forest of Fontainebleau

Eugène Stanislas Alexandre Bléry, 1834

Grey wash drawing of a seated bearded man in draped robes, hand to face, resting on a stone block.

Crito

Jacques-Louis David, ca. 1786-87

Loose graphite sketch of three figures, a kneeling youth and nymphs, arranged within an arched lunette shape.

Three Nymphs and a Youth: study for a decorative lunette

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, ca. 1850

Grey wash drawing of a draped standing figure and a reclining man on a bench before curtains and a column.

L'Apparition

Gustave Doré, 1850-83

Pencil and watercolor study of a diagonal tree branch with bare twigs on a pale sheet of paper.

Studies of a tree (recto and verso)

Paul Cézanne, 1887-90

Pencil drawing of a man's face with deep-set eyes and pursed mouth, framed by a close-fitting hood and draped cloth.

Male Head in a Hood

Dominique Vivant Denon, ca. 1794

Severed head, said to be that of Maximilien-François-Marie-Isidore de Robespierre (1758-1794), guillotined July 28, 1…

Dominique Vivant Denon, 1794

Pencil sketch of a flying winged figure holding a crown above a reclining male figure, on pale paper.

Flying Figure Holding a Crown, Reclining River God

Jacques-Louis David, n.d.

Pencil sketch on grey paper of cattle resting and standing beside a herdsman in a hat, with trees in the distance.

Landscape with Cattle

Chalk study on grey paper of allegorical figures, cherubs and clouds in a sky, planned for a ceiling composition.

Study for a ceiling

Charles Joshua Chaplin, 1840-91

Watercolor sketch of several nude bathers in blue outline, with a seated figure at center against green and blue landscape wa

Bathers (recto); Still Life (verso)

Paul Cézanne, ca. 1890 (recto) - 1900 (verso)

Man Dreaming

Honoré Daumier, 1825-80

Watercolor and graphite sketch of a seated woman in a patterned robe and headwrap, with handwritten notes at right.

Jewish Woman of Algiers Seated on the Ground

Théodore Chassériau, ca. 1846

Graphite drawing of two nude children sleeping together on a bed with pillows and a curtain behind them.

Two Sleeping Children

William-Adolphe Bouguereau, n.d.

Graphite drawing of a standing peasant girl in a headscarf and smock, holding up her skirt, wearing clogs.

Standing Peasant Girl

François Bonvin, 1847

Pencil sketch of a seated man in classical robes with a laurel wreath, with dancers and musicians sketched in the background.

Male figure in classical costume

Gustave Doré, 1845-83

Watercolor of a woman with a fan leaning on a stone pillar beside flowering vines, wearing a gold dress and blue sash.

Lady with a Fan

Louis-Robert Cuvillon, n.d.

Watercolor of pine trees on a sunlit coastline with blue sea and hills beyond, painted in small dabs of color.

Pines on the Coastline

Henri-Edmond Cross, n.d.

Charcoal drawing of a nude male figure looking up toward winged figures in clouds, beside a dark tree trunk.

Saint Sebastian

Honoré Daumier, 1849-50

Watercolor landscape of a winding river, village houses, meadows and a fortified building on a hill under a pale sky.

Extensive landscape prospect with a fortified building on hill in the background (recto); Study of a landscape and a…

Antoine Chintreuil, mid-19th century

Sketchbook with views of Tours, France and its environs

Eugène Delacroix, 1828-29

Watercolor landscape of a green wagon on a country road beside two haystacks and trees under a cloudy sky.

Landscape with Wagon and Haystacks

Zacharie Astruc, ca. 1869-70

Watercolor of white flower heads and green leaves in a golden vase on a fluted base, with a blue shadow.

White Flowers in a Vase

Zacharie Astruc, ca. 1884-1904

Watercolor still life of pink and purple peonies, a thistle and a blue globe thistle in a clear glass vase.

Flowers in a Vase

Zacharie Astruc, ca. 1884-1904

Watercolor sketch of two pink roses on thorny green stems with leaves and buds on cream paper.

Two Roses

Zacharie Astruc, ca. 1884-1904

Brown wash drawing of a bound man in a pale robe hanging from a gallows, with a figure on a ladder above.

Hanged Man

Watercolor of a reclining tiger on pale sand, head turned toward viewer, with dark hills and cloudy sky behind.

Royal Tiger

Antoine-Louis Barye, 1810-75

Graphite portrait sketch of a bearded, balding man with loose hatched shading against a pale background.

Portrait of the Artist (recto); Fragment of a Landscape Study (verso)

Paul Cézanne, ca. 1880

Pencil drawing of a seated woman flanked by two standing young women in period dresses, in a sketched interior.

The Baroness Duperré and Her Daughters

Théodore Chassériau, 1841