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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,907 works

Two Caricature Heads of Men

Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein, after 1794

Colored pencil drawing of a figure in classical robes with a blue cloak, wrists chained, head bowed, on a pale background.

The soprano Karoline Hetzenecker in the role of Sesto in La Clemenza di Tito by W.A. Mozart

Moritz von Schwind, ca. 1848

Pencil and watercolor study of a man in a tall hat and blue jacket leaning on a wall, with a cloak over his shoulder.

Study of a Roman Coachman

Martinus Rørbye, early 19th century

Colored drawing of an enthroned allegorical woman under a rainbow with attendants, framed by a classical decorative border wi

Weekly Calendar

Joseph Anton Koch, 1822

Pen and grey wash drawing of a haloed figure raising a reclining youth as a crowd gathers before a domed building.

The Raising of the Youth of Naim

Georg Pecham, late 16th-early 17th century

Watercolor landscape with trees, an obelisk, a statue on a pedestal, small figures, a river and a distant hilltop town.

Arcadian Landscape with Figures Making Music

Jan van Huysum, early 18th century

Brown wash drawing of the Old Admiralty building in London with a columned colonnade, pediment, and arched gateway.

The Old Admiralty in London

Carl Gustav Carus, 1844 (?)

Study of a Standing Man with Headcloth and Two Studies of his Hands

Friedrich Wilhelm Schadow, early to mid-19th century

Study of a Woman Walking to the Right

Friedrich Wilhelm Schadow, 1808-62

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

Engraving of the Coronation of the Virgin with God the Father above, St John the Baptist left, St Jerome and a lion right.

The Coronation of the Virgin, at lower left stands St John the Baptist, at lower right St Jerome, God the father above

Master of the Die, 1530-60

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

Brown wash drawing of Christ carrying the cross past a kneeling figure, a spear-bearing soldier, and a walled city.

Christ on the Road to Calvary

Thaddäus Kuntz, 1731-93

Pencil sketch of a man and a draped woman standing, with small head studies above and a signature at lower right.

A Man Holding the Hand of a Woman, Another Woman Looking On

Johann Christoph Liska, late 17th-early 18th century

Pen and ink drawing of a fallen tree with branches draped over classical ruins and a broken column beneath a cloudy sky.

A Fallen Tree with Ruins

Paul Troger, 1700-1762

Studies of a Woman Praying

Ludwig Emil Grimm, early to mid-19th century

Watercolor of Dresden across a river with a bridge and church domes, a couple and dog walking under trees in the foreground.

View of Dresden from the West

Christian Gottlob Hammer, 1833

Watercolor landscape of a twisted tree beside a dirt path, with shrubs, a stream, and a pale blue-gray sky.

Mountain Path with a Tree

Friedrich Nerly, 1825-35

Drawing of a standing man in a wide-brimmed hat and loose coat, with an unsteady posture and a tilted gaze.

A Drunken Man Standing

Aleksandr Orlovsky, 1822

Grey wash landscape drawing of two trees on a rocky hillside with a path and distant hills.

Landscape near Albano and Pallazole

Josef Rebell, 1812

Pencil drawing of an ornate three-armed candelabra with a crown finial and scrolled decoration on a stepped base.

Design for a Candelabra

Heinrich Jauner, 1877

Pen and wash drawing of a smiling fisherman with a pole, net and basket, framed by rococo scrollwork with fish and a heron.

Caricatures of a Fish and a Bird Peddler in Ornamental Frames

Johann Esaias Nilson, 1735-88

Watercolor stage design of a vaulted Roman ruin converted into a barn, with a staircase, cart, ladder and figures.

Stage Set Design of an Ancient Roman Ruin being Converted into a Barn

Johann Heinrich Ramberg, late 18th-mid-19th century

Grey ink and wash design for a pendant showing St. George on horseback attacking a dragon, surrounded by scrollwork.

Design for a Pendant with St. George and the Dragon

Otto Seitz, 1889

Engraving of a baroque theatre proscenium with ornate columns, a central stage with performers, and a large audience.

Proscenium for Angelica, Vincitrice di Alcina

Franz Ambros Dietel, 1716

Watercolor of a nude seated figure crowning a soldier with a laurel wreath before classical columns and attendants.

Allegory of Victory: Soldier Being Crowned by Laurels

Franz von Hauslab the Younger, ca. 1814

Pen and blue wash drawing of a white eagle perched on a branch between floral garlands, in a horizontal ornamental band.

Ornament with Eagle and Garlands

Aug. Strubeker, 1833

Pen and gray wash drawing of a woman with a bucket on a cobbled street beside a high wall, with pedestrians and trees behind.

View of Charlottenborg Palace in Copenhagen with the Old Botanical Garden and Figures

Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, ca. 1838-41

Grey wash drawing of a spired castle across a moat, with a large tree and figures near a gate in the foreground.

View of Frederiksborg Castle from the Northeast

Johan Christian Dahl, 1817

Grey wash drawing of deer resting and grazing in a meadow beside a large tree, with hills in the distance.

View of Dyrehaven

Johan Thomas Lundbye, 1838