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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,661 works

Pen and wash drawing of men and a boy on a shore beside a ship's sails and rigging.

Historical subject with men and a boy near a ship (recto). Anatomical study of a foot (verso)

William Hamilton, 1770-80

Watercolor and pen drawing of Corinthian columns of a Roman temple ruin, with an arched gate and oxen cart at lower right und

Temple of Mars Ultor, Rome

James Holland, 1840-45

Brown wash drawing of a crowded gambling room, with a woman in a pale blue gown standing among seated men.

Pauline Viardot Gambling at Baden-Baden

Gustave Doré, 1862

Pen and ink with grey wash drawing of a hooded woman sheltering a child, with a boat and trees in a landscape.

Woman sheltering a child in a landscape

William Hamilton, 1770-80

Red chalk drawing of a gnarled tree with a knotted trunk, spreading branches and leafy crown on pale paper.

Study of a Tree in the Luxembourg Gardens

Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes, 1773

Pen and watercolor design for an alcove with four columns, pink draped canopy, garlands, and two classical busts.

Design for an Alcove

Giuseppe Valeriani, ca. 1740-60

Watercolor of a burning ship at sea, with crew escaping in a boat and swimmers in rough water under a dark sky.

Fire at sea

Clarkson Frederick Stanfield, 1820-46

Red chalk drawing of a balding man in an oval medallion framed by cherubs, garlands and a blank scrolled cartouche.

Oval Portrait of a Man in an Elaborate Frame with a Cartouche

Antonino Grano, ca. 1724

Brown wash drawing of an octagonal interior with columns, statues in niches, and a coffered dome.

Interior of an Octagonal Room (Stage Design?)

Tranquillo Orsi, ca. 1790-1830

Graphite drawing of a seated mother with curled hair holding a toddler in a white ruffled dress, on tan paper.

Portrait of a mother and child

John Linnell, 1823

Watercolor of a woodland clearing with stacked planks, felled logs, a wooden shed and tall trees under green foliage.

Clearing with a lumber mill

John Middleton, 1847 (?)

Watercolor design of a classical chimney piece with Venus in a shell, dolphins, two figures, and lion masks.

Design for a Chimney piece decorated with figures of Venus and Cupid

Emil Wolff, ca. 1835-50

Watercolor design of a painted wall dado and cornice with scrolling foliage, winged figures, and a central oval medallion.

Design for the Decoration of a Cornice and Dado with Neoclassical Motifs

Guiseppe Mannocchi, ca. 1760-1782

Lithograph of a startled butcher with outstretched arms beside a woman in a full skirt, with hanging meat in a shop interior.

Nous voilà libres... qu'est-ce que nous allons devenir?, from "Actualités"

Honoré Daumier, March 16, 1858

Ink and wash design for an epitaph with kneeling figures, an IHS monogram, winged putti, garlands and heraldic shields on red

Design for the Epitaph of the 't Seraets-Van Etten family

Abraham van Diepenbeeck, ca. 1650-75

Pen and brown wash drawing of an epitaph design with two cherubs, a central putto, a female term holding a skull, and a laure

Design for an Epitaph with a Variant, flanked by Terms and surmounted by statues of Cherubs

Abraham van Diepenbeeck, 17th century

Brown ink drawing of a kneeling saint in a grotto with a skull, open book, hourglass and crucifix.

Saint Francis Kneeling in a Grotto, holding a Book and a Skull

Nicolaas van der Horst, 1627 or before

Pen and brown wash drawing of a covered wagon with spoked wheels and a canvas tilt tied with cords.

Study of a Covered Wagon

Isaac van Ostade, ca. 1646-49

Pen and brown ink drawing of a horse lying on its side with legs extended and head resting on the ground.

A Horse Lying on its Side

Sinibaldo Scorza, 1620s

Ink drawing of three nude male figures with frilled stockings and curly hair, inside a double-ruled border, signed Aubrey Bea

The Lacedemonian Ambassadors, for "The Lysistrata of Aristophanes"

Aubrey Beardsley, ca. 1926

Ink drawing of a stooped old man in a dark cloak peering at a figure in a pale robe and feathered headdress.

The Examination of the Herald, for "The Lysistrata of Aristophanes"

Aubrey Beardsley, ca. 1926

Engraving of two figure studies: a man with long curly hair raising his hands, and a reclining woman with closed eyes and a h

Figures from Annibale Carracci's "The Deposition"

Alexandre Chaponnier, 1791-1801

Hand-colored toy theater scene of a winding blue path with yellow and red arches through rocky cliffs, from Jack and the Gian

Scene 1, from Jack and the Giant Killer, Scenes for a Toy Theater

Benjamin Pollock, 1870-90

Poster of a stagecoach and team of horses on a hill at dusk, with magazine text for The Century's January issue.

The Century, New Year's Number, January

Frederic Remington, 1902

Hand-colored toy theater print showing Jack, Harlequin, a clown, Columbine and other characters around a sleeping giant.

Characters and Scenes, from Jack and the Giant Killer, Plate 1 for a Toy Theater

Benjamin Pollock, 1870-90

Standing Male Nude

Agostino Ciampelli

Etching of two grotesque dancers in plumed costumes facing each other, with a crowd and buildings in the background.

Pasquariello Truonno - Meo Squaquara, from "Balli di Sfessania" (Dance of Sfessania)

Jacques Callot, ca. 1622

Etching of two masked dancers, Razullo playing guitar and Cucurucu posing, in a town square with a crowd and stage behind.

Razullo - Cucurucu, from "Balli di Sfessania" (Dance of Sfessania)

Jacques Callot, ca. 1622

Brown wash drawing of the Virgin Mary seated among apostles looking up at a dove with rays of light above.

The Pentecost (The Descent of the Holy Spirit)

Cesare Nebbia, ca. 1576

Hand-colored caricature of a French dentist and patients with exaggerated open mouths displaying artificial teeth, by Thomas

A French Dentist Shewing a Specimen of His Artificial Teeth and False Palates

Thomas Rowlandson, February 26, 1811

Two children huddle on a church floor around a glowing candle in a dim interior with an arched window.

Children Holding a Candle in a Church

Jean-Baptiste Isabey, 1818

Lithograph of a turreted castle with a tall tower, a hay cart on a dirt road, and a stone wall under a cloudy sky.

Pesteil Castle in Polminhac

Eugène Isabey, 1832

Etching of a seated woman and small dog beside a stream with rocks, leafy trees and bare trees under a misty sky.

At the Bank of the Stream in Rossillon (Ain)

Adolphe Appian, 1867

Drawing of a costumed theatrical troupe on a horse-drawn cart with painted canvases, a mounted rider and a guitarist.

Theatrical Troupe on the Road

Eugène Delacroix, 1818

Portrait of Sir Sidney Smith in the Temple Prison

Philippe Auguste Hennequin, 1796

Etching of a pond framed by leaning trees, with a heron on the bank and distant hills under a hatched sky.

A Pond

Adolphe Appian, 1867

Sepia wash allegory of a seated woman and winged figure pointing to a Washington memorial inscription, 1800.

Allegory on the Death of George Washington

Jacques Kuyper, 1800

Sepia wash drawing of a church bell tower, an obelisk and a staircase on a Roman terrace, with city domes at left.

The Church of the Trinità dei Monti and the Villa Medici, Rome

François Marius Granet, ca. 1808

Etching of two wild boars running through a bare-trunked forest clearing with scattered undergrowth.

Wild Boar, from "Eaux-Fortes Animaux & Paysages"

Karl Bodmer, ca. 1860

Watercolor of a coastal path with grazing cows, a wooden gate, autumn shrubs, and the sea under clouds.

Bonchurch Downs

John Brett, December 1865

Pencil portrait sketch of a woman with a bob haircut looking toward the viewer on tan paper.

Portrait of Madame Paul Meurice, née Palmyre Granger

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, ca. 1845-50

Etching of glass bottles, a funnel, quill pen and inkwell on a table with a sheet of paper, against a dark background.

Etching Tools

François Bonvin, 1861

Pen and wash drawing of a garden urn with a wolf head and two dogs perched on its rim, set on a stone pedestal.

Design for a Garden Vase with Hunting Theme

Paul Egell, ca. 1740

Botanical watercolor of a pink-flowered heath plant with needle-like leaves and numbered flower dissection details.

Erica Fulgida

Pierre-Joseph Redouté, 1813

Pen and wash drawing of the Madonna and Child with infant John the Baptist, three women, and a winged angel on steps.

Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist, Three Women, and an Angel

Adriaan de Weerdt, mid 16th century

Pen and ink drawing of two sailboats on a river beside a cottage, trees and walking figures on the right bank.

Riverscape with Two Sailboats and Several Figures; verso: A Mountainous Landscape near a River with a Horse-Drawn Bar…

Cornelis Claesz. van Wieringen, early 17th century

Engraving of a classical banquet with a seated woman, a helmeted warrior, winged attendants serving dishes, and ornate urns.

Mars and Venus Served by Cupid and the Graces

Léon Davent, 1545-50

Pen and ink caricature of a balding older man in spectacles and cape, signed Henry Monnier and dated 1858.

Self-Portrait as Monsieur Prudhomme

Henry Bonaventure Monnier, 1858

Hand-colored lithograph of an alpine chalet with a flower-filled balcony, stacked firewood, and snowy mountains behind.

Alpine Scene

Henri Boug d'Orschwiller, first half 19th century

Pencil sketch of David with a sling facing armored Goliath in chain mail, with handwritten French notes at lower right.

David and Goliath, after a Capital in Vézelay Abbey

Eugène Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc, ca. 1840

Etching of a standing man in evening dress and two seated women, one with a black fan, beside a printed program title.

Program for the Performance of' "L'Obole"

Henri Boutet, March 5, 1882

Etching of a young woman in a bustled dress with a bow at her collar, holding a wrapped gift box, by Henri Boutet.

Woman Holding a Gift Box

Henri Boutet, ca. 1895

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

Sepia print of a kneeling haloed saint gazing up at the Madonna and child on clouds, with angels, in an arched interior.

Madonna and child appearing before a kneeling saint, after Bernardino Poccetti

Andrea Scacciati, ca. 1766

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

Color print of three children at a snowy window watching birds feed on a tray outside, one boy eating bread.

Hungry Birds, from "The Graphic" Christmas Number

Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Bauerle, December 2, 1882

Grey wash drawing of an explosion near a village, with horses and soldiers scattered, smoke clouds, and a church spire at lef

An Explosion near a Village

Dirk Langendijk, 1805 (?)

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

Grey wash drawing of a melee of soldiers and fallen horses in a woodland clearing, with a distant village spire.

The Capture of Lieutenant General Johann Hermann von Fersen During the Battle of Bergen (19 September 1799)

Dirk Langendijk, 1803

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 cavalrymen charging with sabers against running infantry, with smoke, a tower and a fallen soldier.

A Battle Between Cavalrymen and Infantry

Dirk Langendijk, early 19th century

Grey wash drawing of soldiers and workers loading boats and mules by a rocky coast, with a large ship and stone tower.

Soldiers Loading Barges for a Large Sailing Ship Along the Coast

Dirk Langendijk, 1784

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