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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

16,136 works

Pen and brown wash drawing of two elderly men near an archway, one gesturing with a staff, a dog at his feet.

Two Studies for Blind Tobit

School of Rembrandt van Rijn, ca. 1651

Pencil portrait of a young woman with curled hair and a bow collar, resting her arm on a patterned chair.

Portrait of Madame Ravaisson

Théodore Chassériau, 1846

Black chalk drawing of a seated huntsman in a wide hat holding a rifle across his knees, with a sack behind him.

A Seated Huntsman

Gérard ter Borch, 1672

Brown ink and wash drawing of an executioner with an axe beside a kneeling blindfolded man and fallen bodies.

Beheading of Anabaptist Martyrs

School of Rembrandt van Rijn, ca. 1640

Pencil portrait of a seated man in a long coat and bow tie, with a faint landscape and handwritten dedication at left.

Portrait of Félix Ravaisson

Théodore Chassériau, 1846

Drawing of a smiling man in a feathered hat and lace collar, seated at a table with playing cards and an hourglass.

The Cardplayer

Frans van Mieris the Elder, 1655-81

Pen and wash sketch of a hawker with a tall hat showing a cage on a table, with a woman holding a child at right.

A Hawker Showing an Animal in a Cage to a Woman and Her Child

School of Rembrandt van Rijn, mid-17th century

Pen and ink drawing of a classical sacrifice scene with an altar, a kneeling woman, standing men, and a deer head among trees

The Sacrifice of Iphigenia

Gérard de Lairesse, ca. 1667-88

Pencil sketch of a group of figures in an interior with a plumed-hat man, a central woman, and ornate architecture.

The Procuress

Georges Lallemand, ca. 1620s

Brown wash drawing of an old woman in a headscarf holding a baby, with a basket at left and a hilly landscape behind.

Old Woman with a Baby in her Arms

School of Rembrandt van Rijn, ca. 1643

Pen and ink drawing of many hanged men on a bare tree, with soldiers and tents in a camp behind.

The Hangman's Tree

Jacques Callot, after 1633

Black chalk portrait of a man in a powdered wig and draped robe, resting his hand on a desk beside an inkwell.

Portrait of a Man Holding a Pen

Unknown artist, early second quarter 18th century

Brown ink sketch of a standing man in a plumed hat and cloak, holding a ceremonial sword upright beside him.

An Officer Holding a Ceremonial Sword

School of Rembrandt van Rijn, 1640s

Graphite drawing of a leafy garden courtyard with potted plants, a statue, and a seated draftsman sketching in the foreground

The Draftsman

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1770s

Brown ink drawing of revelers dining at a table under trees, a servant pouring wine, with arches labeled Trianon and Marly.

Revelers at a Table in the Countryside

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1760s

Brown ink and wash drawing of a bearded man in bust portrait, gazing forward against a hatched background.

A Young Man

School of Rembrandt van Rijn, 1635

Brown wash drawing of a sleeping woman in a pale gown in an armchair, with an easel and two watching women behind her.

The Dreamer

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, late 1770s

Watercolor of costumed figures and masked revelers in a city square with columns and an ornate monument, by Gabriel de Saint-

Les fêtes vénitiennes

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, after 1759

Drawing of an equestrian statue on a pedestal amid Roman ruins, with columns, fallen blocks and small figures in the foregrou

Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius

Hubert Robert, 1757

Pencil portrait of a man in spectacles and a double-breasted coat, hands at his waist, on tan paper, by Ingres, 1849.

Dr. François Mêlier

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1849

Seated Woman in Profile

Nicolas Bernard Lépicié, 1774

Grey wash drawing of a seated man with long hair holding a pitcher and glass at a table.

Seated Man with a Pitcher and a Glass

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1756-1810

Pencil portrait sketch of a woman in a turban and earrings, hand raised to her chest, by Ingres.

Portrait of Madame Rhode (Rhoda?)

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1810-20

Study of the Forearms and Hands of a Woman

Peter Lely, ca. 1665

Grey wash drawing of a wooded landscape with a stream, rocks, and a small figure crossing a bridge at right.

Wooded Landscape with a Man Crossing a Bridge

Thomas Gainsborough, early 1780s

Red chalk drawing of a young woman in a bonnet and ruffled sleeves, gazing upward, on pale paper.

Lady Amelia D'Arcy

Paul Sandby, early 1760s

Brown ink sketch of a young woman in a turban and cloak, head tilted, with loose quick lines on pale paper.

Half-Figure of a Young Woman

George Romney, 1782-86

Brown ink drawing of a seated allegorical woman with a playful putto beside her, set among swirling clouds.

Study of an Allegorical Female Figure with an Attendant Putto

Unknown artist, second half 18th century

Brown wash drawing of a family group in 18th-century dress: a seated woman, a standing boy, a girl, and two standing adults.

Thomas Sandby and His Family

Paul Sandby, mid-1760s

Charcoal drawing of the winged horse Pegasus with a pale rider, wings spread in dark strokes on tan paper.

Pegasus and Bellerophon

Odilon Redon, ca. 1888