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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,907 works

Engraving of two women seated in a wooded landscape with sheep, a dog, and a stone lion statue.

Les deux Confidentes (The two Confidants)

Jean Ouvrier, 18th century

Engraving of Mercury handing the infant Bacchus to reclining nymphs by a waterfall, with goats in the foreground.

Naissance de Bacchus (Birth of Bacchus)

Pierre Alexandre Aveline, 18th century

Engraving of women with garlands beside a bull, cupids on clouds above, and an eagle in a landscape with a waterfall.

Enlevement d'Europe (Abduction of Europa)

Pierre Alexandre Aveline, 18th century

Black ornamental print of a crescent bezel with grotesque figures, a winged figure at top, and two facing dragons below.

Lunar-shaped Ring Bezel and Grotesque Figures

Noël Rouillard, ca. 1620-30

Engraving of Neptune with a trident driving horses through waves, a reclining woman, a satyr, and cherubs under stormy clouds

Neptune and Amymone

Jean Claude Danzel, 18th century

Engraving of a young woman reaching toward a tree branch with a sheep, spaniel, and flying dove in an oval woodland scene.

L'Arivée du Courier (The Arrival of the Messenger)

Jacques Firmin Beauvarlet, 18th century

Engraving of Neptune calming the sea from a chariot pulled by sea horses, with putti and figures in clouds above.

Neptune apaisant la tempête (Neptune Calming the Storm)

François-Antoine Aveline, 18th century

Engraving of a pastoral landscape with ruined columns, children with animals, a stream, a stone bridge and cottages.

Le Moineau Apprivoisé (The Tame Sparrow)

René Gaillard, 18th century

Engraving of an elderly man on a bed embracing a kneeling young man, with a seated woman, a dog, and household objects in a r

Isaac Blessing Jacob

Martin Gottfried Crophius, 18th century

Chromolithograph trading card of cyclist William A. Rowe beside a high-wheel bicycle, with daisies and a fence in the backgro

William A. Rowe, Cyclist, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph card of W.E. Crist, a tricyclist, in a portrait panel with pink ribbons and tricycle parts.

W.E. Crist, Tricyclist, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph trading card of cyclist H.G. Crocker with penny-farthing bicycles and palm fronds in the background.

H.G. Crocker, Cyclist, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph trading card of cyclist F.F. Ives in a cap and high collar, framed by ribbons and a bicycle saddle.

F.F. Ives, Cyclist, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph card of cyclist Ralph Temple with medals, beside two riders on high-wheel bicycles among palms.

Ralph Temple, Cyclist, Champion Trick Rider, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph trade card of cyclist Percy Stone in red cap, beside a high-wheel bicycle and flowers, 1888.

Percy Stone, Cyclist, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph trade card of Duncan C. Ross, a shirtless athlete with arms crossed beside a hammer and draped curtains.

Duncan C. Ross, All Around Athlete, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph trade card of Captain J.C. Daly, a shirtless muscular athlete with folded arms beside a kettlebell and urn.

Captain J.C. Daly, All Around Athlete, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph trading card of M.W. Ford, an all-around athlete with folded arms, surrounded by sports equipment and palm f

M.W. Ford, All Around Athlete, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph trade card of athlete W.B. Page with folded arms beside a high jump apparatus, caption noting 6 feet 4 inche

W.B. Page, High Jump, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Trading card of athlete T. Ray holding a vaulting pole beside a vault standard, with caption noting an 11 ft 8 1/2 in vault.

T. Ray, Pole Vault, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Trade card portrait of H.W. Slocum Jr. in red cap and striped jacket, with vignettes of a woman playing tennis at a net.

H.W. Slocum, Jr., Lawn Tennis Champion of New England 1887/88, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen…

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Engraved frontispiece with angels, cherubs and a church building among clouds, with a Latin banner above.

Frontispiece, from The Building of St. Sulpice by Alexis Piron

Claude Augustin Duflos le Jeune, ca. 1744

Chromolithograph trade card portrait of Thomas Pettitt, court tennis champion, with a woman playing tennis beside a net.

Thomas Pettitt, Court Tennis Champion, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Trading card portrait of R.D. Sears in striped jersey and cap, set against a tennis racket with pink blossoms, 1888.

R.D. Sears, Champion American Lawn Tennis Player, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen & Ginter Ciga…

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Trading card portrait of Dr. James Dwight in a striped cap, framed by a tennis racket and pink blossoms.

Dr. James Dwight, Lawn Tennis Champion North of England of 1885, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Alle…

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph trade card of wrestler Edwin Bibby in a dark tunic, framed by pineapples, palm leaves and draped cloth.

Edwin Bibby, Catch as Catch Can- Wrestler, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph trading card of Theobaud Bauer, a shirtless Graeco-Roman wrestler with arms folded, framed by pineapples and

Theobaud Bauer, Graeco-Roman Wrestler, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph trade card portrait of Hugh McCormack, a skater, in a gilded frame with skates and ribbons.

Hugh McCormack, Skater, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph trading card of skater Axel Paulsen in a fur hat and collar, with ice skates and a winter scene.

Axel Paulsen, Skater, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph card of walker C.W.V. Clarke in a white shirt, with athletic and trophy vignettes, Allen & Ginter 1888.

C.W.V. Clarke, Walker, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888