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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

3,265 works

Head of a Bearded Man

Adolph Menzel, 1884

Pencil and red chalk portrait of a man in a powdered wig and buttoned coat, looking toward the viewer.

Portrait of Marc Liotard-Sarasin

Jean-Étienne Liotard, 1720-89

Brown wash drawing of a seated woman in a headscarf and gown, leaning at a table beside a globe under a tree.

Portrait of Maria Gaet - Agnesi

Jean-Baptiste-François Bosio, n.d.

Woman with a Crushed Velvet Hat

Adolph Menzel, 1894

Chalk drawing on grey paper of a man in a wide-brimmed hat and cloak, with a white lace collar, hand on his chest.

Portrait of a Man

Jacob Adriaensz. Backer, ca. 1645-50

Brown wash drawing of a seated man in period dress leaning on a table beside a curtain and tall flowering plants.

Portrait of M.-J.-A.-N. de Coritat, Marquis de Condorcet

Jean-Baptiste-François Bosio, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of two bearded men in dark cloaks, one with a lace collar, lit strongly against a dark ground.

Portrait of Two Men

Jan de Bisschop, mid 17th century

Pen and wash drawing of a bust portrait in a laurel wreath flanked by allegorical women, putti, and a coat of arms.

Design for a Title Page

Abraham van Diepenbeeck, 17th century

Brown wash drawing of a standing officer in uniform holding a sword, with a stone pedestal and landscape behind him.

Portrait of C.-F. du Perier Dumouriez

Jean-Baptiste-François Bosio, n.d.

Watercolor of a seated woman in a red dress and striped headscarf, head resting on her hand, eyes closed.

Seated Italian Peasant Woman

Pierre Louis Dubourcq, mid-19th century

Etching of a masked man in a cloak holding a coffee cup beside a table with coffee pots and a chair.

A man wearing a mask drinking a cup of coffee (Le Masque au Caffé), title page to "Divers Portraits"

Giovanni David, 1775

Brown wash drawing of a man in a tricorn hat pointing forward beside a horse, with a flag and rocky ground behind him.

Portrait of Prince Henry of Prussia

Jean-Baptiste-François Bosio, n.d.

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a powdered wig and white cravat, with the name Antonius Maria Zanetti on a pedestal.

Portrait of Anton Maria Zanetti the Elder

Giovanni Antonio Faldoni, ca. 1725

Etching of a veiled woman in black walking past a church with a small white dog beside her.

The Zendale, or the woman returning from church, from "Divers Portraits"

Giovanni David, 1775

Brown wash drawing of a man in a long coat leaning on an inscribed pedestal beside a quill and book.

Portrait of Giovanni Fantoni (or "Labindo")

Jean-Baptiste-François Bosio, n.d.

Pen and brown ink sketch of a plumed-hat rider on a rearing horse, with a cloaked standing figure at left.

Study for an Equestrian Portrait, Possibly that of Albert de Ligne, Count of Arenberg; verso: Various Studies of Stat…

Anthony van Dyck, ca. 1628-32

Ink and watercolor portrait of a mustached man in a blue jacket and red fez against a green background.

The Zouave

Vincent van Gogh, ca. June 20, 1888

Brown wash drawing of a seated man in a fur cap and spectacles beside a stove, with a quill and books on a table.

Portrait of Benjamin Franklin

Jean-Baptiste-François Bosio, n.d.

Black chalk drawing on grey paper of a bearded older man with eyes turned upward, white highlights on the face.

Head of an Apostle

Anthony van Dyck, early 17th century

Engraved double portrait of two men in oval medallions within an ornate Rococo frame, with Latin inscriptions below.

Portraits of Canaletto and Visentini

Antonio Visentini, 1735

Watercolor study of a stag beetle surrounded by butterflies, grasshoppers, a dragonfly, a wasp, and a spider, with a wind fac

Insects and the Head of a Wind God

Joris Hoefnagel, ca. 1590-1600

Sheet of Studies of Heads

Anthony van Dyck, 1615-41

Engraving of a woman in a dark cloak and ornate gown with a fan, standing before a Venetian square with columns and buildings

The Venetian Woman, from "Divers Portraits"

Giovanni David, 1775

Vignette with Two Portrait Medallions

Charles Percier

Chalk study on tan paper of a standing woman in a draped robe and headscarf, with studies of hands beside her.

Study for a Portrait of a Lady

Anthony van Dyck, early 17th century

Engraving of a exhausted wigmaker slumped in a chair beside a wig stand, candle, basin, and scattered grooming tools.

The Tired Wigmaker, from "Divers Portraits"

Giovanni David, 1775

Portrait of Edgar Degas, wearing a hat

Marcellin Gilbert Desboutin, 1876

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

Engraving of an elderly bearded man in a large folded turban, shown in three-quarter view against a plain background.

Head of an Elderly Man with a Long Beard and Turban

Israhel van Meckenem, n.d.

Pen and brown ink study of a standing bare-chested man beside an easel, with an inscription below, on pale paper.

Standing Male Figure: Study for a Portrait

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, 1670-80