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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

10,707 works

Drawing of the Nativity with the Virgin holding the infant Christ, kneeling shepherds, an ox, and cherubs in a glowing sky.

The Adoration of the Shepherds

François Boucher

Grey-blue drawing with white highlights of a mythological triumph, with a sea goddess and nude figures amid clouds and cherub

The Triumph of a Sea Goddess

Bon Boullogne, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of a bearded man offering sacrifice at a smoking altar before a statue of Jupiter, with attendants and p

Sacrifice Offered before a Statue of Jupiter

Louis de Boullogne the Elder, 17th century

Black and white chalk drawing on blue paper of a reclining nude male figure seen from behind, leaning on an urn.

Reclining River God

Louis de Boullogne the Younger, 1694-1715

Drawing of a seated male nude with arms outstretched, modeled in white chalk on blue paper, signed Louis de Boullogne, 1704.

Seated Male Nude

Louis de Boullogne the Younger, 1704

Brown wash drawing of a classical landscape with arcaded buildings, trees, a hillside, and small figures near water.

A Classical Landscape with Buildings by a River

Sébastien Bourdon

Pencil sketch of two cover designs: a hunter with dogs and birds on the left, a shield-bearing woman and seated man on the ri

Cover designs for "Ulenspiegel au Salon"

Félicien Rops, ca. 1870

Pen and ink drawing of the Madonna holding the infant Christ seated on clouds, with an angel and rays of light.

Madonna and Child Seated on Clouds (recto); Madonna and Child in Reverse (verso)

Vicente Salvador Gómez, 1637-1700

Grey wash drawing in arched frame of two women embracing beside a doorway, with other figures and trees behind.

Visitation

Domingos Sequeira, 1768-1837

Pencil sketch of a bent nude male figure with one arm raised and the other extended, on cream paper.

Study of two figures, one lunging at the other

Félicien Rops, ca. 1870

Sheet with figures, details of hands and feet

Félicien Rops, ca. 1870

Brown wash drawing of a country chapel with a bell tower among trees, with a distant town at the left.

Landscape with a Country Chapel

Jacques Callot, 1605-35

Pen and ink drawing of soldiers in a camp with tents, a cart and a large tree under a hazy sky.

A Bivouac

Jacques Callot, n.d.

Four quick pen and ink studies of horses in varied poses on a pale sheet of paper.

Four Studies of Horses

Jacques Callot, 16th century

Pen and ink sketch of a man in a hat leaning forward to push a plow across a field with diagonal hatching behind him.

Study of a man pushing a plow

Félicien Rops, ca. 1870

Brown and white wash drawing of cavalry in a skirmish, with a fallen drummer and rearing horses in the foreground.

Cavalry Skirmish with a Fallen Drummer at Left

Francesco Giuseppe Casanova, 1763

Grey wash drawing of mounted cavalry in a smoky skirmish, with a fallen soldier in the foreground right.

Cavalry Skirmish with a Fallen Soldier at Right

Francesco Giuseppe Casanova, 18th century

Grey wash drawing of the château de Kerjean with a conical tower, a gateway and small figures in the courtyard.

Le château de Kerjean

Louis-François Cassas, 1777

Pen and grey wash drawing of Psyche bathing, with attendants and flying cherubs in an oval composition.

The Bath of Psyche

Pierre Jacques Cazes, n.d.

Pen and brown wash drawing of the Madonna and Child with a young Saint John and two adoring angels.

Madonna and Child with Saint John, Saint Anne, and Two Angels in Adoration

Francesco Stringa, 1635-1709

Pen and ink sketch of two standing male figures in draped garments, one with an arm raised, on tan paper.

Two Standing Male Figures

Jacopo Zucchi, 1540-96

Red chalk and ink drawing of a kneeling bearded old man seen from behind, arm outstretched, head turned upward.

Kneeling Bearded Old Man (recto); Section of a Draped Limb and Sketches (verso)

Nosadella, 1500-1571

Pen and ink drawing of a standing winged angel with one arm raised and a draped cloth in the other hand.

Standing Figure of an Angel

Pedro Duque Cornejo, ca. 1700-50

Pen and brown ink drawing of a standing male figure in a flowing robe, gazing upward with one arm extended.

Standing Male Saint (an Apostle?)

Pedro Duque Cornejo, ca. 1700-50

Pen and brown ink sketch of two women embracing in an interior, with loosely drawn figures and drapery behind them.

Visitation

Pedro Duque Cornejo, ca. 1716-18

Ink and wash drawing of the Flight into Egypt: Mary on a donkey holding the infant Christ, with Joseph walking ahead in an ar

The Flight into Egypt

Pedro Duque Cornejo, ca. 1700-50

Red chalk drawing of the Adoration of the Shepherds with the Holy Family, kneeling shepherds, and cherubs in clouds above.

Adoration of the Shepherds

Nicolas Bertin, n.d.

Pencil drawing of Roman ruins with a tall broken tower, an arched doorway, overgrown shrubs, and two seated figures among fal

Trofei di Mario, Rome

Louis Chaix, 1776

Drawing of a waterfall pouring through a vaulted cavern with a seated figure, foliage and rocky ledges in the foreground.

The So-Called Stables of Maecenas at Tivoli

Louis Chaix, n.d.

Pencil and chalk drawing of a thatched farmyard shed with barrels, bundled sticks, a stone wall, and a seated figure.

Farmyard

Charles Michel Ange Challe, mid-18th century