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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

3,269 works

Seated Sibyl and Attendant Genius (recto); Study of the Head of a Horse in Profile (verso)

Pirro Ligorio, ca. 1540

Pencil sketch of a seated general in a columned hall, with two attendants carrying trays and an armored soldier at left.

Illustration for a Book: Soldiers Offering the Decapitated Head of a Man and Keys to a General

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Chalk drawing of a man with a mustache and fur-trimmed collar, shown in three-quarter bust view on grey paper.

Portrait of Piermarino Bernabò

Ottavio Mario Leoni, 1618

Red chalk drawing of a classical female bust with long wavy hair in an oval frame, with a Greek inscription below.

Presumed Portrait of Alexander the Great

Bernard Picart, 1719

Head of a Man Wearing a High Collar

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Loose charcoal-toned portrait of a bearded man in a dark jacket, with handwritten caption Stéphane Mallarmé below.

Stéphane Mallarmé, from "Vers et Prose"

James McNeill Whistler, 1892

Presumed Portrait of Phocion

Bernard Picart, n.d.

Charcoal and white chalk study of a bearded standing male figure with a draped white cloth on grey paper.

Study for Clovis (middle register; study for wall paintings in the Chapel of Saint Remi, Sainte-Clotilde, Paris, 1858…

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Charcoal study on grey paper of a seated man turning his head, with detailed arms and hands in the foreground.

David With the Head of Goliath (recto); Study of Lower Leg and Right Foot (verso)

Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, 1682-1754

Head of a Bearded Man

Jean Restout le jeune, ca. 1750

a. Hands of Saint Remi (lower register); b. Head of Saint Clotilde (upper register); c. Head of Saint Clotilde (lower…

Isidore Pils, 19th century

Watercolor of a woman in a feathered hat with three children gathered beside her against a wooded landscape.

Lady Smith and Her Children

Simon Jacques Rochard, 1800-1872

Profile of a Lady in a Bonnet

Augustin de Saint-Aubin, n.d.

Graphite sketch of a bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat and cloak, smoking a pipe while resting his arms on a ledge.

Portrait of Théodore Ballu

Isidore Pils, 1842

Head of a Young Woman in Profile to Left

Jacques Philippe Joseph de Saint Quentin, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of soldiers and a cloaked figure receiving a severed head on a tray before a crowd and standards.

The Head of Pompey Presented to Julius Caesar (recto); Study for an Elaborate Door Frame (verso)

Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini, 1675-1741

Drawing of a gentleman in a long curled wig and velvet cloak with lace jabot, shown in an oval on blue-grey paper.

Bust of a Gentleman in an Oval Field

Hyacinthe Rigaud, n.d.

Blue-grey drawing with white highlights of Christ ascending among angels while robed apostles look up toward him.

The Ascension of Christ (recto); Head of a Bearded Man Looking Down (verso)

Pierre Charles Trémolières, ca. 1737

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a seated gentleman in a curled wig and long coat, resting his hand on a table.

Gentleman Seated at a Table

François de Troy, n.d.

Charcoal drawing of a woman looking upward, wearing a tall feathered headdress with a pearl band and drop earrings.

Head of a Woman (Allegory of America)

Antoine Vestier, n.d.

Pierre-Charles Jombert

François-André Vincent, 1774

Engraved specimen sheet with banknote vignettes, allegorical figures, portrait medallions, and denomination numerals.

Specimen Sheet of Bank Note Engraving

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1828

Chalk drawing of a grinning satyr with curly beard, pointed ears and ivy leaves in hair, on grey paper.

Head of a Satyr

Jean-Antoine Watteau, n.d.

Pastel portrait of a woman with curled hair and a pearl necklace, turned to the left against a grey ground.

Portrait of Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise de Sévigné

Claude Lefèbvre, 17th century

Drawing of a bearded man in a pleated cap and ruff collar, looking toward the viewer, on tinted paper.

Portrait of a Man

François Clouet

Red and black chalk portrait of an elderly bearded man in a white biretta and collar, with faint sketch lines around him.

Portrait of cardinal d'Ossat

Daniel Dumonstier, 1601-46

Head of a Woman

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Satirical watercolor of an artist painting an elderly woman's portrait while powdered-wig gentlemen look on.

Satirical drawing: Artist Painting an Old Lady's Portrait

Pietro Antonio Novelli, 1729-1804

Head of a Young Woman

Lorenzo di Credi, 1479

Pencil and chalk drawing on blue paper of a woman's bowed head covered by a flowing veil.

Head of a Woman

Giovanni Battista Piva, 1729-50