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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

32,885 works

A Young Girl Walking to the Left

Adriaen van de Velde, mid-17th century

Pen and wash drawing of an armoured commander and a woman in a gown among crowds, with spearmen and ships in a harbour.

Allegorical Portrait of a Commander and His Wife

Pieter Jansz, 17th century

Grey wash drawing of a classical landscape with two figures, a stone monument, a pine tree, and a distant town.

Arcadian Landscape

Johannes Glauber, n.d.

Drawing of a river landscape with a hilltop group of sketching figures, a town with spires, boats, mountains and a ruined cas

Fantasy Rhine Landscape

Herman Saftleven, 1650

Drawing of the Pentecost: a dove descends through clouds above apostles gathered in prayer, within a gilt ornamental frame.

The Pentecost

Salomon de Bray, early to mid-17th century

Pen and brown ink drawing of a crowd of muscular figures gesturing beneath classical arches and an elevated platform.

Ecce Homo

Maarten van Heemskerck, 16th century

Pen and ink drawing of a kneeling friar gazing up at the Christ Child in clouds, with an altar table and procession at right.

The Vision of Saint Anthony of Padua

Vicente Salvador Gómez, n.d.

Pencil and wash drawing of a crowned rider on a white horse entering a city past a triumphal arch, with soldiers and crowds.

The Entrance of Charlemagne into Pavia

Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, 1840

Watercolor drawing of a building facade with rows of pleached trees above a gridded garden plan and handwritten notes.

Elevation and Plan of the Façade of a Building

Karl Friedrich Schinkel, 1840

Drawing of a draped woman seated on clouds beside a large eagle, with trees and a column in the background.

Jupiter and Astraea

Giulio Campi, ca. 1545-50

Watercolor drawing of five seashells on a pale background, with a large central conch surrounded by smaller shells.

Five Shells

George Jacobus Johannes van Os, early 19th-mid-19th century

Grey wash drawing of a woman at a fountain before a ruined temple, with a classical Hercules statue among trees behind.

A Woman at a Fountain by a Ruined Temple, the Farnese Hercules in the Background

Johannes Antiquus, 1726-50

Brown wash drawing of three seated women under an oak tree, one holding a chalice and book, one cradling an infant.

Allegories of Faith, Hope, and Charity

Heinrich Maria von Hess, 1819

Watercolor drawing of prehistoric standing stones on a grassy mound overlooking a wide valley with hills under cloudy sky.

A Prehistoric Stone Circle on a Mound, an Extensive Landscape Beyond

Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein, mid-18th-early 19th century

Watercolor drawing of a woman arranging flowers before a bust, with a glasshouse and swans behind, framed by bird and fountai

An Allegory of Empress Josephine as Patroness of the Gardens at Malmaison

François Gérard, ca. 1805-6

Watercolor of geese and goslings alarmed by foxes and cubs emerging from rushes beside a pond under a willow.

A Goose and a Gander with their Goslings Honking in Alarm as Two Foxes with their Cubs Emerge from the Rushes

Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein, mid-18th-early 19th century

Pen and ink drawing of two nude classical statues beside rearing horses on a ruined pedestal, with small figures nearby.

The Dioscuri on Monte Cavallo (recto); Study of a Spiral Staircase (verso)

Maarten van Heemskerck, ca. 1533

Engraving of a crowned rider on horseback with attendants, and a gaunt nude corpse on the left beside a bare tree.

The King's Sons Shooting Their Father's Corpse

Master MZ, ca. 1500

Etching of a nude Roman warrior seen from behind, with plumed helmet, spear and oval shield beside classical columns.

A Roman Warrior with Shield and Spear

Leendert van der Cooghen, 1666

Etching of a nude warrior seen from behind, leaning on a fasces, with armored soldiers and a flag in the background.

A Roman Warrior with Fasces

Leendert van der Cooghen, 1666

Etching of an elderly bearded man in a fur cap and long coat leaning on a walking stick beside a grassy bank.

Man in a Coat and Fur Cap Leaning against a Bank

Rembrandt van Rijn, ca. 1630

Etching of an elderly beggar in a fur cap and ragged clothes, leaning on a crutch and wooden leg.

Beggar with a Wooden Leg

Rembrandt van Rijn, ca. 1630

Pencil drawing of a group of large gnarled oak trees with dense foliage and spreading branches over grass.

Study of Oak Trees (recto)

Carl Wilhelm Kolbe, 1800

Pen and wash drawing of three gnarled, weathered tree trunks standing on grass, with textured bark and exposed roots.

Study of Three Old Gnarled Trees

Johannes Siberechts, 1660

Engraved landscape of a hilltop castle above a river, with a fisherman, seated figures, a dog, and a small boat.

XIIeme Vue d'Italie. Le Bas

Joseph Vernet, 18th century

Engraving of chariots, horses and soldiers struggling in sea waves, with robed figures on a rocky shore at upper right.

The Crossing of the Red Sea

Orazio Farinati, 1583

Pen and brown ink drawing of a headless classical female torso with draped cloth, standing on a plinth.

Study of an Antique Statue

Marcantonio Raimondi, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a domed circular temple among tall trees, with a winding path, figures, cattle and a stone urn.

Idyllic Landscape with Temple

Johann Heinrich Müntz, 1770

Brown wash drawing of a gallows with a hanged figure, birds rising above, and small figures on a dark ridge under a pale sky.

The Hanged Man

Victor Hugo, ca. 1855-60

Ornate pen and wash title page for the Illustrirte Zeitung 1856, with a winged lyre-playing figure, cityscapes and allegorica

Title Page for "Illustrirte Zeitung 1856"

Johann Caspar Nepomuk Scheuren, 1856