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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

16,010 works

Portrait of Nicolas Trigault in Chinese Costume

Peter Paul Rubens, 1617

Pen and wash drawing of a praying man in a cloak flanked by two women inside a circular frame with rosette arch.

Design for a Wall Monument

Francesco di Giorgio, ca. 1490

Pencil and chalk study of a sword-bearing man striding left beside two figures with raised arms, on blue-grey paper.

Study for "The Surrender of the Dutch Admiral De Winter to Admiral Duncan, October 11, 1797": Admiral De Winter Raisi…

John Singleton Copley, 1798

Charcoal and chalk study of three male figures with raised arms on blue paper with a red grid.

Study for "The Surrender of the Dutch Admiral De Winter to Admiral Duncan, October 11, 1797": Three Figures Raising t…

John Singleton Copley, 1798

Watercolor of two women in white dresses seated on a brown patterned bench, facing each other in conversation against a green

Two Ladies

Winslow Homer, 1880

Pencil study of an angel marking a kneeling haloed woman, with two draped figures floating above in an arched frame.

Angel Sealing the Servants of God (Study for the Anna, Margaret Sherman and Gertrude Van Dalfsen Memorial Window, Tri…

John La Farge, 1889

Watercolor of a hazy mountain valley with a man in a dark coat standing on a path beside a meadow.

Franconia Notch, New Hampshire

William Trost Richards, 1872

Graphite portrait study of a young man with curly hair, ruffled collar and clasped hands, looking upward.

Hugh Mercer, Jr. (Study for "The Death of General Mercer at the Battle of Princeton, Janury 3, 1777")

John Trumbull, 1791

Seated young woman in a pale gown before a dark garden with a classical urn, drawn in chalk.

Elizabeth Maria Church

John Vanderlyn, 1799

Chalk portrait of a woman in a white gown holding a toddler who gazes outward, against a dark background.

Mrs. Daniel Strobel, Jr. (Anna Church Strobel) and Her Son, George

John Vanderlyn, ca. 1799

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a young woman in a white dress seated before a tree and landscape.

Sarah Russell Church (daughter of Edward Church)

John Vanderlyn, 1799

Seated man in a dark coat and white cravat with a powdered wig, resting a gloved hand on a chair arm.

Daniel Strobel, Jr.

John Vanderlyn, ca. 1799

Watercolor of an elderly bearded man in spectacles reading a large book beside a fireplace and broom.

Reading the Scriptures

Thomas Waterman Wood, 1874

Portrait of an elderly man with white hair, white cravat and dark coat with gold buttons, against a brown background.

Captain Abraham Vorhees

Micah Williams, ca. 1803-5

Pencil sketch of a bearded man in a leather apron standing with one hand on his hip, on grey paper.

The Village Blacksmith

Thomas Hovenden, ca. 1885

Watercolor of a man in a top hat by a stream, with a fallen log, waterfall, ferns and tall trees in a dark forest.

The Entrance to a Wood

Robert Walter Weir, 1836

Adelaide Napier

Olin Levi Warner, 1882

Sepia wash drawing of a woman reading by an arched window, with a draped table, flowers and a framed picture in the room.

Woman at a Window (from Sketchbook)

Thomas Sully, 1810-20

Grey wash drawing of a bearded man in a feathered turban and cape holding a sword, with small pen sketches of standing figure

Half-length Bearded Man in Armor and Cape, Drawing Sword (Macbeth?); Three Standing Angels (or Witches?); Male Figure…

Thomas Sully, 1810-20

Pen sketch of a standing man with a staff and dog beside a slumping seated man attended by other figures.

Man and Dog Overlooming Distant Landscape; Seated Man Collapsing, Attended by Three Figures (from Sketchbook)

Thomas Sully, 1810-20

Brown ink and wash study of a bearded nude male figure with one arm raised, leaning against a pillar.

Study for the Crucifixion

Benjamin West, 1788

Engraving of a preacher with outstretched arms addressing kneeling women and standing men in a stone church interior.

The Wept of the Wish-Ton-Wish

Felix Octavius Carr Darley

Pastel portrait of a woman with pearl-decorated hair, blue-green silk gown, lace collar and a pink rose at her neckline.

Elizabeth Green (Mrs. Ebenezer Storer II)

John Singleton Copley, ca. 1767

Pencil and chalk sketch of a formal garden with a central fountain, reflecting pool, and a statue framed by trees.

Sketch of Saint Gaudens's Statue of Deacon Samuel Chapin, Springfield, Massachusetts

Stanford White, ca. 1887

Caricature of a Man Carrying a Stick, Standing in Profile to the Left

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1760 (?)

Pen and ink drawing of a man in a cap beside a raised hand and a crumpled pillow, by Albrecht Dürer, 1493.

Self-portrait, Study of a Hand and a Pillow (recto); Six Studies of Pillows (verso)

Albrecht Dürer, 1493

Seated Female Figure with Upraised Arms, Facing Right

Veronese School, mid-15th century

Woodblock print of two women in kimono, one holding a lantern and the other an umbrella, by Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1800.

“Geisha” from the series Three Amusements of Contemporary Beauties (Tōsei bijin san’yū: Geigi)

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1800

Woodblock print of a woman with elaborate hairpins holding a scroll and brush, wearing a blossom-patterned kimono.

“Hanamurasaki of the Tamaya,” from the series Seven Komachi of the Pleasure Quarters (Seirō Nana Komachi)

Kitagawa Utamaro, ca. 1790

Ukiyo-e print of courtesans in kimono and hair ornaments in a wooden interior with latticed windows and a river view.

Scene in the Yoshiwara

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1790