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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

2,401 works

Colored drawing of a crowned king on a throne with a bearded man and a young man in white gesturing before him.

Daniel interprets Nebuchadnezzar's Dream

Franz von Hauslab the Younger, 1815-83

Etched landscape of a wooded path with tall trees, a fence, a cottage, and a woman and children resting at the roadside.

A Mother and Children Resting

Anthonie Waterloo, 17th century

Etching of a wooded landscape with a large tree, a dirt path, a small group of walking figures and distant hills.

The Banishment of Hagar

Anthonie Waterloo, 17th century

Two studies of a saddled horse and of a horse with a boy astride; verso: Study of a bean plant

Jacob de Gheyn II, ca. 1602

Sepia etching of a ruined tower on a wooded hill with travelers in the foreground and a distant coast under clouds.

Winchelsea Sussex, part VIII, plate 42 from "Liber Studiorum"

Joseph Mallord William Turner, April 23, 1812

Sepia print of water cress gatherers by a stone bridge beside a river under a dramatic storm sky, by J.M.W. Turner.

Water Cress Gatherers, Rails Head Ferry Bridge, Twickenham, part XIII, plate 62 from "Liber Studiorum"

Joseph Mallord William Turner, January 1, 1819

Circular engraving of the Nativity with the Virgin kneeling before the infant Christ among ruined columns, an ox, and angels.

The Nativity

Master JG, ca. 1520s/1530s

Sepia print of three boys fishing on a riverbank beside willow trees, with a white house and another angler in the distance.

Young Anglers (Liber Studiorum, part VII, plate 32)

Joseph Mallord William Turner, June 1, 1811

Black and white chalk drawing of a boy in a buttoned jacket asleep, slumped over his arms beside a hat and staff.

A Sleeping Shepherd Boy

Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, 17th century

Pen and wash drawing of a blank coat of arms flanked by two putti holding a crown, with scrolls and garlands.

Design for a Title Page with a Coat of Arms (blank) and Two Putti Holding a Crown

Giovanni Andrea Maglioli, 17th century

Pencil sketch of a figure sleeping face-down on the ground among grass tufts, drawn in soft grey tones.

A Boy Sleeping in the Outdoors

Cornelis Saftleven, 17th century

Engraved group portrait of George Washington, a boy, a seated woman, an older woman, and a standing attendant beside a map an

The Washington Family: George Washington, His Lady, and her Two Grandchildren by the Name of Custis-George Washington…

Edward Savage, March 10, 1798

Wood engraving of two boys gesturing at a figure with a staff beside trees, with a distant hut in a pastoral landscape.

Colinet Mocked by Two Boys, from Thornton's "Pastorals of Virgil"

William Blake, 1821

Black and white engraving of two oxen walking homeward with a herdsman holding a long staff, beneath a striated sky.

Unyok'd Heifers, Loitering Homeward (Return of the Shepherd), from Thornton's "Pastorals of Virgil"

William Blake, 1821

Wood engraving of a farmer driving two oxen with a plough at sunrise, with two draped figures walking beside them.

Boy Returning Joyfully, with Plough and Oxen, from Thornton's "Pastorals of Virgil"

William Blake, 1821

Engraving of figures descending through rocky caverns toward a light-filled opening, with mourners in the foreground.

The Descent of Man into the Vale of Death, from "The Grave," a Poem by Robert Blair

William Blake, March 1, 1813

Engraved print with Virgin and Child above Dutch scripture text, framed by ornament and nude figures.

The Commandment to Love One Another

Gillis van Breen, 1599

Woodcut of a werewolf crouching over a child's body, with bones on the ground, a timber house and a castle in the background.

The Werewolf or the Cannibal

Lucas Cranach the Elder

Engraving of an allegorical woman on a cloud with a lamb and child, above a scene of playing nude children.

Innocentia, from "Virtues"

Maerten de Vos, ca. 1581

Figure Studies, from "Drawing Book"

Frederick Bloemaert, 1650-56

Grey wash drawing of a haloed priest preaching to kneeling men, women, children and a dog beside classical ruins.

Saint Ignatius of Loyola Preaching

Johann Wolfgang Baumgartner, before 1761

Pen and wash drawing of a woman at her toilet attended by a maid, a boy, a dog and a soldier, 1770.

A Woman at her Toilet with a Maid, a Boy, a Dog and a Young Soldier; verso: A Sketch for a Similar Composition

Johann Eleazar Zeissig, 1770

Pen and ink drawing of an aristocratic family standing among a crowd of villagers outside cottages.

An Aristocratic Family Visiting Paupers

Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, mid-18th-18th century

Etched oval portrait of a young child in a fur-trimmed hood and cape, set against dark cross-hatching.

Portrait of Henri Houssaye, as a child

Félix Bracquemond, 1855-60

Red chalk drawing of a young boy seen from behind, looking up, holding a sword and a cap.

A Young Boy Seen from Behind, holding a sword and cap

Matteo Rosselli, n.d.

Pencil and ink sketch of a child leaning on a table, hand at mouth, looking down at an open book.

Portrait of Eline Marie Heger as a Child, Leaning on a Table, Looking at a Book

Johan Christian Dahl, 1818

Portrait of Juliane Sophie Heger as a Child, leaning on a Table

Johan Christian Dahl, ca. 1820 (?)

Etching of three magicians at a parapet burning a snake, with a torch, bagpipe and rustic hut in the background.

Three magicians burning a snake, from the Scherzi

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, ca. 1743-50

Etching of a bearded seated magician beside a standing boy, with sheep, a trumpet, and figures among gnarled trees.

Seated magician, boy and four figures from the Scherzi di Fantasia

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, ca. 1743-50

Etching of two bearded men and a small boy beside bare trees, with a perched bird and objects on the ground.

Two astrologers and a boy, from the Scherzi

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, ca. 1743-50