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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

4,820 works

Engraving of a haloed figure holding a sword and scales, seated beside a lion, by Albrecht Dürer.

Justice

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1499

Engraving of a small armored horse standing in a stone archway with a lance, a flaming brazier, and a monogram block.

The Little Horse

Albrecht Dürer, 1505

Engraving of an armored horse with a lance standing in a stone archway, with a flaming brazier visible behind.

The Little Horse (copy)

Johannes Wierix, n.d.

Engraving of Saint George in armor on horseback with a banner and halo, a dead dragon beneath the horse's hooves.

Saint George on Horseback

Albrecht Dürer, 1505-8

Engraving of a nude witch with flying hair riding a bull, accompanied by three winged putti against a sparse landscape.

The Witch

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1500

Engraving of a large horse seen from behind beside a column, with a helmeted armored rider and a lance behind it.

The Great Horse

Albrecht Dürer, 1505

Engraving of a child reaching toward a birdcage held by a woman in a Chinese-style pavilion, with a tree and garden furniture

Child Reaching for a Caged Bird

Gabriel Huquier, ca. 1742

Engraving of a winged figure with geometric solids, a magic square, hourglass, and sleeping dog under a comet-filled sky.

Melencolia I (copy)

Johannes Wierix, 1602

Engraving of an armored knight riding past a devil with ram horns, a dog, and a skull, with a castle on a hill behind.

Knight, Death, and the Devil (copy)

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Engraving of a peasant couple at market with a basket of eggs, a jug, and a rooster, dated 1515.

The Peasant Couple at Market (copy)

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Etched caricature of a singing man in a cocked hat with musicians, a dog, and two snarling donkeys beside him.

A Medley of Musicians, or, Campbell's Concert

Oval etching of Saint Jerome kneeling beside a sleeping lion, with a crucifix and skull in a rocky landscape.

Saint Jerome

Alois Petrak, 19th century

Engraving of a crossbow-carrying rider on a rearing horse, with a second horse and a distant church steeple in the background

The Great Courier (copy)

Alois Petrak, 19th century

Etching of a smiling painter pointing at a painted portrait of a cat wearing spectacles in a studio with a window.

The Favourite Cat and De La-Tour Painter

John Kay, Drawn and Engraved by Himself (Self Portrait with Cat)

Etching of a lion facing hunters on horseback, with spears raised in a chaotic hunting scene.

The Small Lion Hunt (with One Lion)

Rembrandt van Rijn, ca. 1629

Etching of a turbaned rider on a horse holding a lance, with a seated figure and a standing figure at left.

Turbaned Soldier on Horseback

Rembrandt van Rijn, ca. 1629

Etching of a rearing horse and rider amid mounted soldiers and raised spears in a cavalry battle scene.

A Cavalry Fight

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1629

Etching of Christ at a table with two companions, a radiant halo behind Christ and a dog in the foreground.

Christ at Emmaus: The Smaller Plate

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1634

Etching of a standing shepherd in a wide hat and cloak, leaning on a staff, with a dog and tree beside him.

Standing Shepherd

Parmigianino, early 16th century

Etching of the Virgin kneeling at a lectern with a book, face upturned, as a dove descends with rays of light.

The Annunciation

Parmigianino, early 16th century

Etching of an older woman in a fur hat cooking at a hearth, surrounded by children, onlookers and a cat, dated 1635.

The Pancake Woman

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1635

Etching of a bagpiper in a fur-trimmed cloak with a dog, watched by a woman, a child and a man at a doorway.

The Strolling Musicians

Rembrandt van Rijn, ca. 1635

Etching of a boy standing among bearded, turbaned men while a scribe writes in a book, with a dog in the foreground.

Joseph Telling His Dreams (reverse copy)

Rembrandt van Rijn, n.d.

Etching of a sleeping herdsman by a tree with a cow, a goose and a seated child in a shaded wooded landscape.

The Sleeping Herdsman

Rembrandt van Rijn, ca. 1644

Hand-colored caricature of a mounted officer leading chained, ragged volunteers, with some riding a donkey and a cart.

French Volunteers Marching to the Conquest of Great Britain

James Gillray, October 25, 1803

Hand-colored 1808 caricature by James Gillray of men feasting under clouds, with a castle procession above.

Delicious Dreams! -Castles in the Air! -Glorious Prospects!

James Gillray, April 10, 1808

Hand-colored satirical etching of a chaotic parliament chamber with a bird-bodied figure, smoke blasts, and a startled crowd.

A Plumper for Paul!-or-the Little Taylor Done Over; vide-the terrible Effects of provoking a Red-hot Shot from the Br…

James Gillray, March 13, 1807

Hand-colored caricature of a loaded British state wagon stuck in mud, pulled by donkeys, with figures shouting for help.

The State Waggoner and John Bull.-or-the Waggon too Much for the Donkeys!

James Gillray, March 14, 1804

Hand-colored caricature of a clergyman hanging beneath a striped balloon over a crowded Oxford street with onlookers and a do

Tendanda via est qua me quoque possim tollere humo-Virgil, Geor:

James Gillray, August 8, 1810