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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

32,885 works

Pencil and wash drawing of a draped woman with a water jug beside a small child in a wooded landscape.

Hagar and Ishmael in the Wilderness (recto); Two portrait studies of the artist's wife, and a study of a leg and tors…

George Richmond, 1829-33

Caricature drawing of a bearded man with an oversized head wiping tears, beside a signpost reading Route de Boheme.

Caricature of Henri Mürger

Nadar, 1849-61

Engraved portrait of a smiling man in a beret and fur collar holding a flute, with Dutch verse below.

The Man with the Flute

Cornelis Bloemaert, 1625

Pen and ink drawing of Pilate washing his hands before a crowd of soldiers, with a column, drapery and city behind.

Pilate Washing his Hands

Bernard van Orley, early 1530s

Pen and wash drawing of a wooden bridge over a river beside a cottage, with a seated figure and trees in the background.

Landscape with a Draughtsman Seated by a River, a Bridge and a Cottage Behind

Nicolaes Maes, 17th century

Red chalk drawing of a wide panoramic landscape with a windmill, farm buildings, and a large tree on the right.

An Extensive Panoramic Landscape with a Windmill

Jan Baptist Weenix, mid-17th century

Pen and wash drawing of a decorative frontispiece frame with a cook, a servant, hanging game birds, fish, and vegetables.

Study for a Frontispiece

Willem Pieterszoon Buytewech, 1621

Pen and grey wash drawing of a Dutch market with an ox cart, townspeople, poultry, and a church tower behind.

A Poultry Market in a Dutch Town

Willem Pieterszoon Buytewech, 1621

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

Ink and gray wash drawing of a haloed rider on horseback sharing his cloak with a beggar at his knee.

Saint Martin and the Beggar

Vittore Carpaccio, 1493-1500

Drawing of huntsmen and dogs retrieving ducks from a pond, with a company by a carriage and a distant town under a willow tre

Huntsmen and Company Observing Dogs Retrieving Ducks in a Pond (The Month of April)

Pieter Stevens, ca. 1610-20

Pen and watercolor drawing of a black-robed saint with a torch and cross triumphing over fallen figures beneath an angel.

An Allegory of the Triumph over Heresy, with St. Domenic to the Fore

Abraham van Diepenbeeck, 1650-60

Circular brown ink drawing of the Judgment of Paris with three nude goddesses, a seated man, Cupid, and a reclining river god

The Judgment of Paris

Pieter de Jode, late 16th-mid 17th century

Drawing of an elderly bearded man with flowing hair in brown wash and red chalk against a dark background.

Study for the figure of Moses

Jacob de Wit, 1730-37

Pen and wash drawing of Ecce Homo: a crowned figure on a balcony above a crowd, framed by a border of birds, flowers and urns

Ecce Homo

Maerten de Vos, 1584

Two Studies of a Man

Santi di Tito, ca. 1575

Red chalk drawing of a seated man in a powdered wig and buttoned coat, one hand resting on a table.

Portrait of George Graham

Thomas Hudson, ca. 1739

Brown wash drawing of the Virgin and Child with cherubs and an angel holding a cross, heightened with white.

Virgin and Child, and Saint John the Baptist (recto); Summary sketches, possibly the Virgin and Child (verso)

Jacob Adriaensz. Backer

Brown wash drawing of the risen Christ rising above a tomb as startled soldiers recoil below.

The Resurrection of Christ

Denys Calvaert, n.d.

Drawing of Neptune and Amphitrite in a shell chariot pulled by two sea horses, with a trident and a distant castle.

Neptune and Amphitrite

Hans Ulrich Franck, 1595-1675

Engraved oval portrait of a man with long curled hair, lace collar and armor, within an inscribed border.

Louis XIV

Robert Nanteuil, 1667

Engraved plate of an ornamental vase with laurel garlands, rosette handle, fluted body and stepped pedestal.

Vases Nouveaux Composées par M. Jacque[s]

Maurice Jacques, 18th century

Engraving of a nude man seated on a pedestal, bending to remove a thorn from his foot, with hatched background.

Man Removing a Thorn from his Foot, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Marco Dente, 16th century

Engraving of an equestrian statue of a bearded rider on a rearing horse, on a pedestal with Latin inscription.

Marcus Aurelius, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Nicolas Béatrizet, 16th century

Engraving of a triton carrying a reclining nymph over rippling waves toward a rocky shore.

A Triton Carrying off a Nymph, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Marco Dente, 16th century

Engraving of Roman soldiers with horses and shields beside a stone wall and tents, after Trajan's Column.

Roman Horsemen, from Trajan's Column, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Marco Dente, 16th century

Engraving of Roman soldiers in armor building and fortifying a stone camp wall, with workers carrying baskets and tools.

Roman Soldiers Fortifying their Camp, from Trajan's Column, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Marco Dente, 16th century

Engraving of Roman soldiers and horsemen with shields crossing a wooden bridge beside a stone tower and tree.

Roman Horsemen Crossing a Bridge (from Trajan's Column), from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Marco Dente, 16th century

Engraving of Roman legionaries with shields and standards marching in procession, with standard-bearers carrying eagle and di

A Roman Legion (from Trajan's Column), from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Marco Dente, 16th century

Etching of a kneeling woman holding a young child up beside a column, inside a room with shelves and an open doorway.

The Father's Leave-Taking

William Holman Hunt, 1879