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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

14,896 works

Engraved triumphal arch with allegorical statues, flags and cherubs, carried through a crowd in a procession scene.

Triumphal arch erected in honor of Cardinal Mazarin after the Treaty of the Pyrénées

François Chauveau, ca. 1664-65

Study for Astyanax’s Nurse

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, ca. 1812

Brown ink drawing of a memorial design with a blank tablet, flanking allegorical women, military trophies, and a laurel wreat

Design for a memorial to Sir William Myers

Thomas Stothard, 1811

Chalk drawing on grey paper of a smiling woman in a wide-brimmed flowered hat, lace collar and shawl, turning over her should

Portrait of an elegant lady

Frans van der Mijn, 1750-70

Colored print of a couple in period dress holding hands on a snowy street with townspeople and brick houses behind them.

New Year's Day in Old New York, from "The Graphic" Christmas Number

George Henry Boughton, December 2, 1882

Grey wash drawing of horsemen and horses at a cottage, a covered coach on a hill, and a couple at right.

A Gathering of Horsemen and a Coach near a Watering Place

Dirk Langendijk, 1776

Pencil drawing of a man in a beret and frilled cravat, turned three-quarters to the left, with handwritten inscriptions below

Portrait of Johann Heinrich Friedrich Carl Witte

Samuel Amsler, 1819

Grey-wash drawing of riders and horses at a riding school with a visiting family, dogs, a statue and a carriage.

A Riding School with a Visiting Family

Dirk Langendijk, 1778

Etching of allegorical winged figures above a city square, with robed figures gathered before a pedestal and a Gothic church

The Return of the Parliament (Le Retour du Parlement)

Jean Bernard Restout, ca. 1774

Pencil drawing of Socrates seated in a stone chamber, reaching for a cup while robed figures gather around him.

Death of Socrates

Jean-Baptiste Wicar, ca. 1782-92

Pen and ink drawing of William Shakespeare in ruff and embroidered doublet within an ornate octagonal frame.

William Shakespeare

Samuel Ireland, 1795

Pencil sketch of a hunter with a rifle and hat, seen from behind, with a dog at lower left.

Roman Hunter with his Dog, seen from the Back

Johan Thomas Lundbye, 1845

Etching of a mustached man in a suit and tie, with a small street scene of buildings and a bare tree at upper left.

Portrait of John F. Weir

J. Alden Weir, 1890

Engraved oval portrait of William Shakespeare in a laurel wreath, with a verse and coat of arms on a pedestal below.

William Shakespeare

George Vertue, 1719

Red chalk drawing of a melancholic woman leaning on a ledge beside a skull, celestial globe, hourglass and sleeping dog.

Melancholia

Henri Simon Thomassin, ca. 1729-40

Blue-toned print of a woman with curled hair resting her hand on her chin, looking downward, with white chalk highlights.

Head of a Woman

Louis-Marin Bonnet, 1767

Engraving of a reclining woman with a flower wreath, holding a globe and cornucopia, with the word TERRA inscribed.

Earth, from "The Elements"

Johann Justin Preissler, 1735

Chalk drawing of a young man with curly hair, gazing upward, draped in classical cloth against a grey background.

Portrait of a Young Man

Pierre-Narcisse Guérin, ca. 1810-20

Watercolor of a woman, children in a cart, and a dog on a path, with a distant city dome and cows on a hillside.

View of London with St. Paul’s in the distance: woman and children with a baby carriage

Julius Caesar Ibbetson, 1787

Engraving of a draped woman seated on a ledge holding a flaming urn, with a salamander at her side.

Fire, from "The Elements"

Johann Justin Preissler, 1735

Watercolor of a family pausing on a road with a dog, grazing cattle, and a distant city dome under a cloudy sky.

View of London with St. Paul’s in the distance: a family pausing on a road

Julius Caesar Ibbetson, 1787

Pencil portrait sketch of a man with tousled hair and a stern expression, on cream paper.

Portrait of the Sculptor Hermann Ernst Freund

Christen Købke, 1837

Watercolor drawing of nude Adam and Eve by a tree with fig leaves, a parrot, an angel, and a mountain landscape behind.

The Expulsion from Paradise

Daniel Fröschl, late 16th-early 17th century

Engraving of a winged armored guardian with a spear and key on a cliff, watched by a crowd, with serpents below.

The Angelic Guards

James Barry, 1808

Etching of men drinking and smoking at an outdoor inn table beneath a tree, with a dog and a serving woman nearby.

Wet Parsons

Thomas Rowlandson, 1785

Hand-colored satirical print of ten political caricature panels with foxes, men, a balloon, and mythological punishments.

Two New Slides for the State Magic Lantern

Thomas Rowlandson, December 29, 1783

Pencil sketch of armed men in a rowing boat on a shore beside a ship, with rocks and trees in the landscape.

Rinaldo rescued from Armida

Benjamin West, 1766-1800

Hand-colored satirical print of a seated man in a red chair with onlookers, a woman in yellow, and a man in blue grabbing her

Secret Influence Directing The New P-l-t [Parliament]

Thomas Rowlandson, May 18, 1784

Hand-colored caricature of an armored champion with a sword and shield fighting a green many-headed hydra labeled tyranny and

The Champion of the People

Thomas Rowlandson, March 11, 1784

Hand-colored caricature of three men in 18th-century dress labeled Themistocles, Demosthenes, and Judas Iscariot.

The Rival Candidates

Thomas Rowlandson, April 8, 1784