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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,826 works

Etching of a plumed falconer on horseback beside a tree, with a hawk on his arm and two riders in the distance.

The Falconer

Jacques Callot, 1617

Drawing of a ceiling design with cherubs holding scales and a sword above reclining figures in a painted frame.

Design for a ceiling with an allegory of Justice

Hendrik-Frans Verbruggen, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated man turned left, seen from below, with foreshortened limbs and torso.

Seated Man Turned Towards the Left Seen from Below

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Pencil and brown wash drawing of a scowling bearded man with wild curly hair, turned three-quarters to the viewer.

Head of Silenus

Paul Cézanne, 1855-1906

Watercolor design of a blue urn with gold mounts, a female mask, rope handles, and a gilded pedestal on a paper sheet.

Design for an Urn

George Heinrich von Kirn, ca. 1770-90

Red chalk drawing of a river scene with trees, houses, reeds and a rower in a small boat on calm water.

River Scene

Abraham Rutgers, 1645-99

Pen and wash drawing of two officers meeting before soldiers, flags and a city gateway, in a circular composition.

Captain de Bours handing over the Keys to the Citadel of Antwerp to the Estates General

Maerten de Vos, mid-16th-early 17th century

Brown wash drawing of a crowned woman beside a lion, looking up at clouds, rushing water and muscular figures in a storm.

The Deliverance of Cybele, an Allegory of the Seasons

Gabriel François Doyen, n.d.

Watercolor landscape of rolling hills, a cottage, and two small figures walking on a winding road.

Hilly Landscape with Two Figures on a Road

William Taverner, mid-18th century

Ink drawing of an ornate wall elevation with a semicircular window, scrolled ornament and a shell niche with a head.

Design for the Upper Half of a Wall Elevation with a Semicircular Window

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Brown ink and wash drawing in an oval of a bearded man with curly hair looking upward, hands on a cross, rays behind.

Christ with the Cross

Joachim Wtewael, ca. 1605-15 (?)

Graphite and white chalk sketch on blue-grey paper of a seated woman with drapery, a winged figure, and animals.

Venus Lamenting the Dead Adonis (or Diana and Endymion)

Januarius Zick, 1740-97

Grey wash drawing of a castle with stepped gables and a tower beside a moat, with a wooden drawbridge and trees.

The Castle Meerdevoort, near Dordrecht

Roelant Roghman, 1647

Pen and wash drawing of two sailing ships moored at a Copenhagen quay with rowboats and waterfront buildings.

Sailing Vessels at Wilders Plads, Copenhagen

Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, 1830

Watercolor of a vaulted stone prison interior with arches, staircases, balconies, a hanging lantern, and small figures.

Dark Prison (Carcere Oscura)

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1790-99

Architectural drawing of two Gothic church elevations with tall spires and pointed arch windows, labeled design for proposed

Design for the Proposed Church at Middlesborough

John Green, 1837

Grey wash drawing of a river valley with trees, rocky banks, two figures, and a domed building on a hill.

View of Ariccia, Italy

Jonathan Skelton, ca. 1758

Monochrome blue-green drawing of a moonlit ruined abbey beside a river, with boats and figures in the foreground.

Tintern Abbey by moonlight

John 'Warwick' Smith, ca. 1789

Watercolor of a cobbled courtyard with timber-framed houses, carved balconies, and figures in period dress.

Courtyard of House at no. 29, Rue de la Tannerie, Abbeville, Somme, France; said to be from the reign of François I

Lewis John Wood, 1865

Illuminated letter B with a dragon, a knight with a sword, a tree, and figures being anointed in blue, red and gold.

Illuminated Initial "B"

Freeman Gage Delamotte, 1830-62

Watercolor elevation of All Saints Church, Worcester, showing a tall tower with clock beside timber-framed houses and a wall.

All Saints Church, Worcester

Richard Varden, 1836

Pen and grey wash drawing of a rushing rocky stream passing a large boulder, with trees and hills behind.

A rocky stream, Italy

Samuel Woodforde, ca. 1786-91

Pen and ink caricature of a scowling man's bust with a cigarette, captioned "Phil May's Bust. Has he?"

"Phil May's Bust. Has he?"

Phil May, ca. 1882

Watercolor drawing of a Gothic hall with vaulted timber roof, stained glass window, chandeliers, and figures on a tiled floor

Guildhall, London: The Great Hall, Facing East

Horace Jones, ca. 1864

Watercolor elevation of a Gothic Revival church with a tall spired tower, pointed windows, and small figures near an iron fen

Perspective Elevation of Reverend Mr. Gaird's Church, Glasgow, in the Gothic Style

J. T. Rochead, 1858

Colored drawing of a green eclectus parrot on a branch, with two parrots in flight above and handwritten notes on the sheet.

Eclectus Roratus Polychloros

Edward Lear, ca. 1830-32

Pen and wash design elevation of a dining room with a central oval ceiling painting, panelled walls, and ornate plasterwork.

Design for the Dining Room at Kirtlington Park, Oxfordshire

John Sanderson, 1747-48

Pen drawing on torn brown paper of an arcaded building with a crowd, horsemen and a fallen figure in the street.

Tracing of scene from Dr. Syntax

Thomas Rowlandson, ca. 1819

Etching of a woodland sacrifice to Pan, with a goat, satyrs, nymphs and a large tree beside an altar.

Sacrifice to Pan

Jean Jacques Lagrenée, 1762-63

Grey paper study with ink and wash sketches of winged female figures, a veiled central figure, and chalk studies of hands.

Studies of fairies with a pair of hands (possibly representing the Opening of Pandora's Box)

William Lock the Younger, 1784

Pen drawing of a dining room ceiling with an oval central medallion, rococo scrollwork and coffered panels, with a scale bar

Design for Ceiling at Kirtlington Park, Oxfordshire

John Sanderson, ca. 1747-48

Pen sketch of a small child riding a long-bodied dog above a symmetrical scrolled ornament study.

Sketch of a Child Riding a Dog

William Pitts, 1805-40

Portrait of a man in profile

Cornelius Varley, 19th century

Head of a Man

Jan Lievens, 17th century

Colored print of two white kittens lapping spilled milk from a table beside an overturned bowl, with red drapery behind.

My Little White Kitties - Into Mischief

Currier & Ives, 1857-71

Hand-colored section drawing of a Chinese-style pavilion with pagoda roofs, arched interior windows, and a smaller adjoining

Project for a Chinese Pavillion

Michel Barthelemy Hazon, n.d.

Watercolor design of a blue passion flower with green leaves and tendrils on a grey scrolled lattice panel.

Design for Panel Decoration Centered on a Passion Flower

J. Hulme, 1828-40

Red chalk drawing of a young man in a beret, eyes looking upward, with curly hair and loose hatched shading.

Young Man Wearing a Beret

François Boucher, 18th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of an ancient galley with carved prow and armored soldiers in classical dress.

Studies of Details from Trajan's Column

Nicolas Poussin, ca. 1635

Pen and wash perspective drawing of a cradle with scrolled feet, ring handle, and finials on a plain ground.

Perspectival Drawing of a Cradle

Peter Flötner, 1500-1546

Pen and wash drawing of two nude children playing a bowling game with a ball and pins in a landscape.

Two Children Playing with a Ball

Peter Flötner, 1500-1546

Etching of an elderly bearded man in a dark cap, head turned, with a sketched hand raised at left.

Sketch of Joseph Guichard

Félix Bracquemond, 1853

Grey wash drawing of craggy rock formations with boulders and trees, pen outlines on pale paper.

Design for rock-work at Virginia Water, Windsor Great Park

Thomas Sandby, 1780s (?)

Watercolor drawing of rock-work with cascading waterfalls, a cave opening, and a pool, by Thomas Sandby.

Design for rock-work and cascades at Virginia Water, Windsor Great Park (recto). Rock-work Designs (verso)

Thomas Sandby, 1780s (?)

Watercolor of a crowded domed hall with dancing guests, potted trees, and a balcony audience beneath a glass ceiling.

Innere Ansicht des Deutschen Volks Winter Gartens. IInterior of the German Winter Garden. 45 Bowery, New York

Fritz Meyer, 1856

Etched head-and-shoulders portrait of a man in three-quarter view with a moustache, against dense diagonal hatching.

Portrait of Charles Baudelaire, after his own design of 1848

Félix Bracquemond, 1869

Pen and brown ink drawing of the Holy Family, Saint Elizabeth and infant John the Baptist beneath a tree, with a hilltop town

The Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth and the Infant John the Baptist

Polidoro da Caravaggio, 1520-25

Watercolor landscape of a winding river gorge with cliffs and trees, a distant town and hills under cloudy sky.

View of Chepstow, Wales

John Scarlett Davis, 1834

Brown watercolor of a columned mansion above a fenced lawn, with a rowboat on the water and a carriage on the road.

Inner Bay, Staten Island, New York

Augustus Köllner, ca. 1872

Colour print of a seated man in a grey coat with a quill and inkwell on a café table, floral banquette behind him.

Viennese Café: The Man of Letters (Wiener Café: Der Litterat)

Moriz Jung, 1911

Colored print in six panels showing a courtly man and woman with a smiling sun, treasure chest, and handwritten German verse.

A Fulfilled Wish (Der erfüllte Wunsch)

Moriz Jung, 1911

Head of a Woman

Eugène Carrière, ca. 1904

Pen and ink sketch of a head and shoulders of a figure in a tall headdress, turned to the right, with loose hatching.

Study of Head and Shoulders of Woman with Headdress

Pen and brown ink drawing of a standing man in a hat and long coat holding a gun, with a hatched shadow on the ground.

A sportsman with a gun

Marcellus Laroon the Elder, 1670-1702

Pen and ink sketch of a plumed rider with a baton on a horse with an ornate saddle cloth, seen from behind.

A mounted drummer from the front

Marcellus Laroon the Elder, 1670-1702

Engraved print of men in period dress gathered around a table in a classical hall with hanging flags.

The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America, July 4, 1776

Asher Brown Durand, 1823

Engraving of two women and a man in a field, with an ox-drawn hay wagon behind them at the edge of the trees.

The Last Load (from "Appleton's Journal," Vol. I)

Winslow Homer, August 7, 1869

Pen and ink drawing of an elderly itinerant man in a wide-brimmed hat, leaning on a walking stick.

An itinerant

Marcellus Laroon the Elder, 1670-1702

Pen and ink drawing of a mounted drummer seen from behind, raising a drumstick beside a horse with a tasselled saddle cloth.

A mounted drummer from the back

Marcellus Laroon the Elder, 1670-1702

Woodcut print of two men beside a tangle of pale ribbons, with a framed picture above and title text below.

Gespräch eines Redakheurs mit einem Staatsmann (Editor's Conversation with a Statesman)

Moriz Jung, 1907

Engraved cartoon of vultures with human faces on cliffs in a storm, with skulls labeled Law, Justice and Taxpayer below.

A Group of Vultures Waiting for the Storm to "Blow Over"-"Let Us Prey" (from "Harper's Weekly," vol. 15, p. 889)

Thomas Nast, September 23, 1871

Pen and ink drawing of a young medieval warrior with sword and shield framed by ornate foliate scrollwork.

The Young Siegfried

Julius Hübner, 1839

Watercolor of two children outdoors, a girl in white with a pink sash standing beside a seated boy in a brown jacket.

Portrait of two children

George Richmond, 1837

Lithograph of a hunter with dogs crossing a field at dusk, two figures and a cart in the distance.

Return from the Hunt, from "Hunting Scenes"

Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps, 1829