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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Engraved theatre scene with costumed players, dogs, satyr figures and a cartouche reading The Authors Benefit Pasquin.

The Author's Benefit: Pasquin

William Hogarth, 1736

Engraved theatre ticket showing period-dressed figures in an interior with a window and bed, framed by scrollwork and flower

Ticket for Fielding's The Mock Doctor

William Hogarth, 1732(?)

Woodcut of Saint Peter with a halo and radiating rays, holding a large key and a staff, with a monogram at left.

St. Peter, from "Christ and the Apostles"

Hans Baldung Grien, 1519

Engraved theatre ticket showing figures in an interior room with a window and mirror, text reading Theatre Royal, The Mock Do

Ticket for Henry Fielding's The Mock Doctor

William Hogarth, 1792

Etched tavern card of the John Shaw Ram Inn with a ram on the sign, a coach, a horse, two men and a dog in the courtyard.

A Tavern Card for John Shaw

William Hogarth, 1790s

Engraved bust portrait of a man in a powdered wig and cravat, titled Justice Welch, after William Hogarth.

Justice Welch

William Hogarth, 1794

Surprised Woman from Hogarth's "Morning"

Richard Livesay, October 1788

Etching of a smiling man in a tricorn hat and powdered wig, seated with hands gesturing forward over a table.

A Parson Joining the Hands of Two People

Richard Livesay, October 1788

Engraved trade card showing two fencers on a stage with spectators, crossed swords above, and advertising text for James Figg

Trade card for James Figg

William Hogarth, 1790s

Etched caricature of a seated man aiming a telescope at a standing man in a book-lined study with a dog.

The Complicated R_____n

Richard Livesay, 1794 (?)

Pen and ink print of a clergyman in a white wig christening an infant at a font, surrounded by onlookers.

Orator Henley Christening a Child

Jane Ireland, 1794

Engraved portrait of a standing gentleman in period dress with wig, cane and hat, set against a cloudy landscape.

The Right Hon. Gustavus Lord Viscount Boyne &c

William Hogarth, 1794 (?)

The Half-Starved Boy

F. Sykes, 1738-39

Etched portrait of a man in a powdered wig and cravat, with a palette at lower right, after an oil self portrait.

William Hogarth, Self Portrait

Samuel Ireland, 1785

Etching of Satan, Sin and Death from Paradise Lost Book II, with Satan in armor, Sin at center and Death at iron gates.

Satan, Sin and Death (Paradise Lost, Book II)

Samuel Ireland, May 1, 1788

Handwritten ink epitaph in two-column verse honouring George Taylor for his courage in manual combat, within a ruled border.

To the Memory of George Taylor Whose Skill and Courage in Manual Combat Would Have Done Honour to the Roman Circus...…

Richard Livesay, 1782

Oval sepia stipple engraving of a young woman with curled hair and a draped shawl, titled Jenny Cameron.

Jenny Cameron

William Hogarth, February 8, 1788

Etched bust portrait of a man with curled hair and a pleated white cravat, against dense hatched shading.

The Right Honorable James Caulfield, Earl of Charlemont of the Kingdom of Ireland, Head of the Volunteers

Joseph Haynes, 1782

Etching of a standing commedia dell'arte figure with a feathered hat and sword, with a crowded city street behind him.

Le Zani ou Scapin, from "Les Trois Pantalons pièces appélees Les Trois Acteurs" (The Three Pants also called the Thre…

Jacques Callot, ca. 1618-20

Engraving of the Last Supper with Christ at a central banquet table, apostles seated around it, servants and columns framing

La Cêne (The Last Supper), from "La Grande Passion" (The Large Passion)

Jacques Callot, ca. 1619-24

Etching of a judgment scene in a colonnaded hall, with a seated judge, armed soldiers, a haloed prisoner, and a Latin caption

La Condamnation a Mort (The Condemnation to Death), from "La Grande Passion" (The Large Passion)

Jacques Callot, ca. 1619-24

Etching of soldiers mocking a figure in a courtyard, with spectators on a balcony and robed onlookers at left.

Le Couronnement D'Épines (The Crowning with Thorns), from "La Grande Passion" (The Large Passion)

Jacques Callot, ca. 1619-24

Woodcut zodiac chart with sun face, Venus and Cupid, a bishop saint, and a winged bird, with red color accents.

Chart of the Signs of the Zodiac with Venus, Cupid, and a Bishop Saint

Hans Baldung Grien, probably first half of the 16th century

Hand-colored woodcut of nude Adam and Eve holding an eight-pointed star, with apples and fig leaves, framed by birds and anim

Adam and Eve Holding a Star, illustration from Beschlossen Gart des Rosenkranz Mariae

Hans Baldung Grien

Hand-colored woodcut of a haloed figure gesturing beside a green-robed elder on a cloud, framed by foliage and birds.

Illustration from Beschlossen Gart des Rosenkranz Mariae

Hans Baldung Grien

Woodcut portrait of a man in a feathered cap and fur-trimmed robe, holding a striped heraldic shield, with German text above.

Portrait of Charles V

Hans Baldung Grien

Etching of Christ carrying the cross through a crowd of soldiers, with kneeling women in the foreground and a hill behind.

Le Portement de Croix (Christ Carrying the Cross), from "La Grande Passion" (The Large Passion)

Jacques Callot, ca. 1619-24

Etching of Christ presented to a crowd before a classical building, with soldiers, a large cross, and onlookers in the street

La Présentation au Peuple (The Presentation of Christ to the People), from "La Grande Passion" (The Large Passion)Pas…

Jacques Callot, ca. 1619-24

Etching of a crucifixion scene with soldiers, mounted riders, workers with tools, and spectators on a hill; Latin text below.

Le Crucifiement (The Crucifixion), from "La Grande Passion" (The Large Passion)

Jacques Callot, ca. 1619-24

Etching of a stooped, masked figure in a long cloak standing before a crowd in a town square with tall buildings.

Le Pantalon ou Cassandre, from "Les Trois Pantalons pièces appélees Les Trois Acteurs" (The Three Pants also called t…

Jacques Callot, ca. 1618-20