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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,907 works

Brown wash drawing of a travelling column scattered by a swirling dust storm, with figures tumbled on the right.

A column of oriental travelers scattered by a dust storm

William West, 1820-40

Pen and brown ink drawing with grey wash of robed figures gathered in an interior beside a balustrade, one seated man holding

Jacob Gives Joseph a Coat of Many Colors

Daniel Seiter, 17th-early 18th century

Etched portrait of a bearded man in a loose shirt before draped curtains, seen turned over his shoulder.

Augustus Saint-Gaudens

Anders Zorn, 1898

Etching of a bearded man seated in the foreground with a second figure in shadow behind him, rendered in dense hatched lines.

Augustus Saint-Gaudens and His Model

Anders Zorn, 1897

Engraving of a Roman-style procession: armored soldiers with spears and palm fronds lead robed senators past a brick arcade.

The Triumph of Caesar: The Senators

Gian Marco Cavalli, ca. 1497

Etching of a barefoot peasant on a horse drinking at a river, with another rider and a horse on a bank at right.

A barefoot peasant on horseback crossing a river, another peasant on horseback and leading a horse on a bank to right…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1644-47

Sepia drawing of a ruined classical hall with Corinthian columns, ivy, and figures including a sketching artist and a child.

Artist Among Ruins

Antonio Zucchi, 18th century

Engraving of a wooded road with several riders on horseback passing large trees and a rocky bank under a cloudy sky.

Wooded Landscape with Riders

Thomas Gainsborough, August 1, 1797

Pen and ink landscape of a country cart on a wooded road beside a thatched cottage, with figures near the doorway.

Wooded Landscape with Country Cart, Cottage and Figures

Thomas Gainsborough, 1784-86

Engraving of cows drinking at a pond in a wooded landscape, with a seated figure at left and hills under clouds.

Wooded Landscape with Figures and Cows at a Watering Place (The Watering Place)

Thomas Gainsborough, August 1, 1797

Hand-colored print of herdsmen driving cattle over an arched bridge near a ruined tower and trees.

Wooded Landscape with Herdsmen Driving Cattle over a Bridge, Rustic Lovers and Ruined Castle

Thomas Gainsborough, 1797

Hand-colored print of a hillside with a ruined church, gravestones, a man leaning on a staff, a donkey, and sheep.

Wooded Landscape with Peasant Reading Tombstone, Rustic Lovers and Ruined Church

Thomas Gainsborough, August 1, 1797

Watercolor drawing of an Egyptian temple gateway with columns and hieroglyphs, with robed figures before the entrance.

The Temple at Dendur, Nubia

David Roberts, 1848

Brown wash drawing of peasants working at a well beside a thatched hut and barrels, with trees and clouds.

Peasants Around a Well

Johann Georg Wille, 1758

Graphite and white chalk study of a monk's head in three-quarter view, with a tonsured crown and downcast eyes, on tan paper.

Study of the Head of St. Augustine, for the painting of the Madonna and Child with Saint Augustine and Bonifacius (1846)

Eduard von Steinle, 1846

Pen and grey wash drawing of two wooden carts on a dirt road beside a stone house with a thatched roof and hills behind.

Irish cars (Study of two carts in a landscape)

Cornelius Varley, 1800-73

Engraving of a sower scattering seed over rocky ground, with birds in flight and feeding and pine trees at left.

The Sower (The Parables of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ)

John Everett Millais, 1864

Engraving of a woman kneading at a table while a young girl holds a bowl by a fireplace in a dim kitchen.

The Parable of the Leaven (The Parables of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ)

John Everett Millais, 1864

Engraving of a bearded man in a cloak carrying a bundle of stalks across a dark field at night, a wolf watching nearby.

The Tares (The Parables of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ)

John Everett Millais, 1864

Wood engraving of a bent farmer guiding a plow pulled by two oxen across a furrowed field under an open sky.

The Hidden Treasure (The Parables of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ)

John Everett Millais, 1864

Engraving of a merchant offering a pouch to bearded men on a shore, with a donkey, a woman with a net, and seagulls overhead.

The Pearl of Great Price (The Parables of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ)

John Everett Millais, 1864

Engraving of a kneeling servant before a robed king with a sword, watched by onlookers, with a domed building behind.

The Unmerciful Servant (The Parables of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ)

John Everett Millais, 1864

Engraving of a robed bearded man in a crown speaking with a half-naked worker, with onlookers behind them.

The Labourers in the Vineyard (The Parables of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ)

John Everett Millais, 1864

Black and white print of a reclining figure among vines beside a stone wall and gate, with a tower in the distance.

The Wicked Husbandmen (The Parables of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ)

John Everett Millais, 1864

Engraving of ten women with lamps and jars in a field, one sleeping in the foreground beside a spilled vessel.

The Parable of the [Ten] Virgins (The Parables of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ)

John Everett Millais, 1864

Engraving of a cloaked man with a loaf of bread at a door, a dog beside him, and a fence under a stormy sky.

The Importunate Friend (The Parables of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ)

John Everett Millais, 1864

Engraving of a king at a feast watching a servant lead a disheveled guest toward a banquet table.

The Marriage Feast (The Parables of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ)

John Everett Millais, 1864

Engraving of a shepherd carrying a sheep on his shoulders up a rocky hillside, with a soaring eagle above.

The Lost Sheep (The Parables of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ)

John Everett Millais, 1864

Engraving of a stooped woman with a broom lighting a candle in a dark room, a crescent moon visible through a window.

The Lost Piece of Silver (The Parables of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ)

John Everett Millais, 1864

Engraving of a ragged bearded man with dogs in foreground, and feasting figures at a table in a dim hall behind.

The Rich Man and Lazarus (The Parables of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ)

John Everett Millais, 1864