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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,661 works

Semicircular fan design with white cats holding gilded sunflowers on stems, edged with a green and gold scalloped border.

Fan Design with Cats and Sunflowers

Henri Charles Guérard, ca. 1885-90

Pencil drawing of a man in a beret and frilled cravat, turned three-quarters to the left, with handwritten inscriptions below

Portrait of Johann Heinrich Friedrich Carl Witte

Samuel Amsler, 1819

Grey-wash drawing of riders and horses at a riding school with a visiting family, dogs, a statue and a carriage.

A Riding School with a Visiting Family

Dirk Langendijk, 1778

Watercolor of a figure with a dog on ancient stone walls overlooking a plain, a winding road, and a distant sea under stormy

View of Norba from the North, towards San Felice Circeo

Carl Friedrich Heinrich Werner, 1856

Grey wash drawing of soldiers fighting a skirmish beside a cannon and farm building, with smoke and a mounted officer at left

A Skirmish with Soldiers Near a Farm (recto); Sketch with Soldiers (verso)

Dirk Langendijk, ca. 1790-1800

Watercolor of weathered stone ruins overgrown with plants, with two figures in the foreground under a partly cloudy sky.

Ruins on the Right of the Via Appia

Carlo Labruzzi, ca. 1789

Etching of allegorical winged figures above a city square, with robed figures gathered before a pedestal and a Gothic church

The Return of the Parliament (Le Retour du Parlement)

Jean Bernard Restout, ca. 1774

Pencil drawing of Socrates seated in a stone chamber, reaching for a cup while robed figures gather around him.

Death of Socrates

Jean-Baptiste Wicar, ca. 1782-92

Engraved portrait of William Shakespeare with a skull, a book, a coat of arms and a Latin inscription.

William Shakespeare

Charles William Sherborn, 1876

Pen and ink drawing of William Shakespeare in ruff and embroidered doublet within an ornate octagonal frame.

William Shakespeare

Samuel Ireland, 1795

Pencil sketch of a hunter with a rifle and hat, seen from behind, with a dog at lower left.

Roman Hunter with his Dog, seen from the Back

Johan Thomas Lundbye, 1845

Etching of a mustached man in a suit and tie, with a small street scene of buildings and a bare tree at upper left.

Portrait of John F. Weir

J. Alden Weir, 1890

Engraved oval portrait of William Shakespeare in a laurel wreath, with a verse and coat of arms on a pedestal below.

William Shakespeare

George Vertue, 1719

Watercolor of a shepherd driving sheep along a path beneath steep rocky cliffs and a twisted tree under cloudy skies.

Driving sheep in a rocky landscape

David Cox, ca. 1846

Watercolor of a wooded landscape with a large tree, rocky cliffs, a waterfall, and three small figures on a path.

Figures beside a waterfall and pool in a wooded landscape

John Varley, 1812

Engraving of a reclining nude woman pouring water from an urn, with reeds and clouds, from the series The Elements.

Water, from "The Elements"

Johann Justin Preissler, 1735

Etching of the crowned Virgin holding the Christ Child amid angels, with saints kneeling below in clouds.

Coronation of the Virgin by the Child Adored by Saints

Cornelis Schut, 17th century

Red chalk drawing of a melancholic woman leaning on a ledge beside a skull, celestial globe, hourglass and sleeping dog.

Melancholia

Henri Simon Thomassin, ca. 1729-40

Blue-toned print of a woman with curled hair resting her hand on her chin, looking downward, with white chalk highlights.

Head of a Woman

Louis-Marin Bonnet, 1767

Engraving of a reclining woman with a flower wreath, holding a globe and cornucopia, with the word TERRA inscribed.

Earth, from "The Elements"

Johann Justin Preissler, 1735

Chalk drawing of a young man with curly hair, gazing upward, draped in classical cloth against a grey background.

Portrait of a Young Man

Pierre-Narcisse Guérin, ca. 1810-20

Watercolor of a woman, children in a cart, and a dog on a path, with a distant city dome and cows on a hillside.

View of London with St. Paul’s in the distance: woman and children with a baby carriage

Julius Caesar Ibbetson, 1787

Watercolor of a craggy mountain under stormy clouds, with rocky boulders and tawny moorland in the foreground.

Snowdon, after an April Hailstorm [or Snowdon through Clearing Clouds]

Alfred William Hunt, ca. 1857

Engraving of a draped woman seated on a ledge holding a flaming urn, with a salamander at her side.

Fire, from "The Elements"

Johann Justin Preissler, 1735

Pen and ink drawing with blue wash of the Holy Family with two infant children, Virgin Mary, and bearded Saint Joseph.

Holy Family with the Infant St. John the Baptist (recto); large-scale cropped sketches of draperies and legs (verso)

Gregorio Pagani, 1590-92

Engraving of the Archangel Michael with spear and wings standing over a defeated demon in an architectural niche with columns

The Archangel Michael Defeating Satan, in a Niche

Lucas Kilian, 1588 or later

Engraving of a reclining nude woman with a peacock and birds in the sky, representing air as an allegorical element.

Air, from "The Elements"

Johann Justin Preissler, 1735

Watercolor of a calm lake with wooded hills, distant mountains, and a small tower on a ridge under cloudy skies.

View of Lake Como

Francis Towne, August 27, 1781

Watercolor of a family pausing on a road with a dog, grazing cattle, and a distant city dome under a cloudy sky.

View of London with St. Paul’s in the distance: a family pausing on a road

Julius Caesar Ibbetson, 1787

Dark woodland path at dusk with tall trees on both sides and pale light on the ground, in brown and blue wash.

A woodland scene at dusk (recto); A study of trees and foliage (verso)

William James Müller, 1833-45

Pencil portrait sketch of a man with tousled hair and a stern expression, on cream paper.

Portrait of the Sculptor Hermann Ernst Freund

Christen Købke, 1837

Drawing of a wooded and rocky landscape with trees on the left, boulders on a steep slope, and white highlights on grey paper

A wooded and rocky landscape

Raphael Lamar West, ca. 1800

Engraving of a crowd of men and women beneath a flying allegorical figure holding flowers, with a hooded figure and scales in

Divine Justice

James Barry, 1808

Watercolor drawing of nude Adam and Eve by a tree with fig leaves, a parrot, an angel, and a mountain landscape behind.

The Expulsion from Paradise

Daniel Fröschl, late 16th-early 17th century

Watercolor of a wooded Caucasus valley with a river, village huts, and figures in traditional dress on a path.

Valley of Vardan, Caucasus

William Simpson, 1855-58

Engraving of a winged armored guardian with a spear and key on a cliff, watched by a crowd, with serpents below.

The Angelic Guards

James Barry, 1808

Etching of men drinking and smoking at an outdoor inn table beneath a tree, with a dog and a serving woman nearby.

Wet Parsons

Thomas Rowlandson, 1785

Hand-colored satirical print of ten political caricature panels with foxes, men, a balloon, and mythological punishments.

Two New Slides for the State Magic Lantern

Thomas Rowlandson, December 29, 1783

Pencil sketch of armed men in a rowing boat on a shore beside a ship, with rocks and trees in the landscape.

Rinaldo rescued from Armida

Benjamin West, 1766-1800

Hand-colored satirical print of a seated man in a red chair with onlookers, a woman in yellow, and a man in blue grabbing her

Secret Influence Directing The New P-l-t [Parliament]

Thomas Rowlandson, May 18, 1784

Red chalk drawing of a classically dressed figure in a cloak and armor, with faint inscribed lettering at lower left.

Louis XV as a Roman Emperor

Michel-François Dandré-Bardon, ca. 1750-60

Hand-colored caricature of an armored champion with a sword and shield fighting a green many-headed hydra labeled tyranny and

The Champion of the People

Thomas Rowlandson, March 11, 1784

Hand-colored caricature of three men in 18th-century dress labeled Themistocles, Demosthenes, and Judas Iscariot.

The Rival Candidates

Thomas Rowlandson, April 8, 1784

Etching of demons and caricatured heads around a cauldron of vices, with a city skyline and bridge in the upper left.

The Pit of Acheron or The Birth of the Plagues of England

Thomas Rowlandson, January 28, 1784

Hand-colored satirical print of a fallen man in a blue coat beside a tilted crate, with a city skyline behind him.

The Fall of Dagon - Or Rare News For Leadenhall Street

Thomas Rowlandson, January 4, 1784

Hand-colored caricature of a leaning old house with a coach, kneeling figures, and a fox guarding a door marked Funds under a

The Times - Or A View Of The Old House In Little Brittain - With Nobody Going To Hannover

Thomas Rowlandson, January 23, 1784

Hand-colored caricature of a tall man in green coat with a staff beside a red-coated soldier, with a crowd and handwritten ve

The Drum Major of Sedition

Thomas Rowlandson, March 29, 1784

Hand-colored print of a crowded street procession with carts, banners and onlookers before shop fronts and a church tower.

Master Billy's Procession to Grocers Hall

Thomas Rowlandson, March 8, 1784

Hand-colored caricature of a stout watchman in blue coat with a dog, a lantern, and two rival watchmen on the right.

The Westminster Watchman

Thomas Rowlandson, April 12, 1784

Hand-colored caricature of two stout figures with canes, a woman in a feathered hat, a tombstone, and framed fox scenes.

For The Benefit of The Champion

Thomas Rowlandson, May 20, 1784

Hand-colored satirical print of a drummer leading a street procession with flags, placards and a crowd beside a colonnade.

The Westminster Deserter Drum'd Out of The Regiment

Thomas Rowlandson, May 18, 1784

Pen and ink caricature of three men seated at a table with a teapot, one reading a document, titled Money Lenders.

Money Lenders

Thomas Rowlandson, November 8, 1784

Etching of a painter disturbed in his studio by visitors while a nude woman reclines nearby.

Intrusion on Study or The Painter Disturbed

Thomas Rowlandson, November 30, 1785

Lithograph of a caricatured hybrid creature with a human face, top hat, winking, and a long curled tail, seated with a pouch.

An Extradordinary Animal. Neither an Opossum nor a Kangaroo but having something of both

John Doyle, March 26, 1835

Hand-colored caricature of a gesturing lecturer at a lectern with books, facing a crowd of exaggerated listeners beneath a wi

An Essay on the Sublime & Beautiful

Thomas Rowlandson, April 10, 1792

Hand-colored print of five men in powdered wigs and 18th-century dress conferring together outdoors, some leaning on canes.

The Consultation

Thomas Rowlandson, September 1785

Caricature of men in top hats around a table playing the thimble rig, with speech bubbles above the figures.

The Thimble Rig: "A Scene from the Derby"

John Doyle, July 10, 1834

Caricature sketch of a horse-drawn Public Reform omnibus with top-hatted men beside and atop it, dated 1834.

New State Omnibus, or, The Man wot is Cad to the Man wot was Cad to the Man wot drove the Sovereign

John Doyle, December 24, 1834

Etching of two men quarrelling in a cluttered interior while a woman sits beside them, with a jug and dead rat on the floor.

A Cully Pillag'd

Thomas Rowlandson, November 30, 1785

Etching of a startled bedroom scene with figures around a bed, a lantern and candle, by Thomas Rowlandson.

The Sad Discovery; or, the Graceless Apprentice

Thomas Rowlandson, November 30, 1785

Caricature of Little Red Riding Hood with a basket meeting a wolf disguised in a cloak and top hat, pencil sketch style.

Little Red-Riding Hood's Meeting With the Wolf

John Doyle, April 3, 1835