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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

4,820 works

Hogarth etching of a crowded London street with a whirligig ride, gamblers, a monument column and a devil figure.

The South Sea Scheme

William Hogarth, 1722

Engraved military map of a fortified camp by a river with labeled positions, tents, horsemen, and portrait medallions.

Parke of the Artillary (Aubry de La Mottraye's "Travels throughout Europe, Asia and into Part of Africa...," London,…

William Hogarth, 1723-24

Engraved plate of Bender with a fortress by a river, camp plans with tents, and mounted riders in a landscape above.

Charles XII at Bender (Aubry de La Mottraye's "Travels throughout Europe, Asia and into Part of Africa...," London, 1…

William Hogarth, 1723-24

Etching of villagers butchering a pig in a rustic yard, with children watching beside a pump, in a circular frame.

Pork Butcher

Adriaen van Ostade, 1610-85

Engraving of a robed saint with wings praying on a globe, under a dove and a bead chain arching over a landscape.

Perfectionis Ascensio from The Life of Saint John of the Cross

Antonius Wierix III, 1622-24

Etching of a Lapland hut with a smoking conical tent, reindeer, a sled on a lake, and figures in fur clothing.

A Lapland Hut (Aubry de La Mottraye's "Travels throughout Europe, Asia and into Part of Africa...," London, 1724, vol…

William Hogarth, 1723-24

Etching of a man with a horse beneath a large tree, a stream in front and mounted figures in the distance on the right.

Cassandra, Frontispiece, Vol. 1

William Hogarth, 1725

Etched frontispiece with a seated allegorical figure, horned creatures on each side, a church, and a Latin inscription below.

The New Metamorphosis: Frontispiece, Vol.1

William Hogarth, 1724

Etching of mounted bandits seizing a woman before a stone building while other women react under a dark night sky.

The New Metamorphosis, Plate 3: The Bandits Abduct Camilla

William Hogarth, 1724

Etching of soldiers in armor gathered before a large central tent with a bird on top and rows of tents behind.

Taking Away the Military Belt or Girdle (John Beaver, Roman Military Punishments, 1725)

William Hogarth, after 1725

Etching of a bedroom with a canopy bed, a seated woman, and a standing man in a long coat and tall hat gesturing.

The New Metamorphosis, Plate 5: Fantasio, Transformed into a Lapdog, in the with Donna Theresa

William Hogarth, 1724

Etching of a cardinal, a woman holding a small animal, and a kneeling hermit in a rocky wooded landscape with a cross.

The New Metamorphosis, Plate 7: The Cardinal, a Hermit and Donna Angela Holding Fantasio

William Hogarth, 1724

Etching of a military punishment: a man tied to a post, chained prisoners, soldiers with flags and a drum, castle ruins behin

Cutting Off the Nose (Modern Military Punishments)

William Hogarth, after 1725

Etching of a crucifixion, a hanging man attacked by two lions, soldiers on a cliff and a tent camp in the distance.

Crucifixion, etc. (John Beaver, Roman Military Punishments, 1725)

William Hogarth, after 1725

Etching of a soldier hanging by the thumbs from a post, with mounted officers and troops watching in a military camp.

Hanging by the Thumbs (Modern Military Punishments)

William Hogarth, after 1725

Etching of a peasant family in a cluttered kitchen, with a woman nursing an infant by the hearth and a dog nearby.

The Family

Adriaen van Ostade, 1610-85

Grey wash drawing of allegorical figures guiding cherubs toward a ship, with an eagle, shield and fruit in the foreground.

Allegories of Wisdom and Truth Leading the Infant Arts to America

John James Barralet, after 1796

Engraving of a phoenix on a tree above resting animals including stags, lions and a bull, with pigeons on a ruin at right.

A phoenix sat atop a tree, wings open, an assortment of animals below

Master of the Die, 1530-60

Engraving of a monkey holding a bound putto on a fruit garland, with two winged putti flanking it and birds above.

A monkey holding a bound putto standing on a garland in front of which are two winged putti, from a series of tapestr…

Master of the Die, 1530-60

Engraving of robed figures raising their arms toward quails flying overhead, with a bearded leader at left and a kneeling fig

Moses showing the quails to the Israelites (the miracle of the quails and manna)

Andrea Schiavone, ca. 1545

Etching of fishermen in a boat hauling a net, with a wooded landscape and distant town behind them.

The miraculous draught of the fishes, Christ at the right accompanied by apostles in the boat

Andrea Schiavone, ca. 1548-52

Nude figure of Mercury with winged helmet holding a caduceus and lyre beside a ram in a hatched landscape.

Mercury standing holding a cadecus in his right hand, a lyre in his left

Andrea Schiavone, ca. 1536-40

Etching of a peasant kitchen interior with a woman nursing a baby, a man at the hearth, a child, a dog, and hanging pots.

The Family (reverse copy)

Adriaen van Ostade, 1610-85

Etching of a bearded man on horseback with a dog while a woman raises a stick at him beside a tree and fence.

Trulla Attacking Hudibras (Seventeen Small Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, no. 4)

William Hogarth, 1721-26

Etching of a boisterous street procession with riders, crowds, a cauldron, and onlookers at windows.

Hudibras and the Skimmington (Seventeen Small Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, no. 9)

William Hogarth, 1721-26

Etching of a crowded semicircular lecture hall with galleries, a rostrum, and figures in the foreground including a gowned ma

Frontispiece to Nicholas Amhurst's "Terrae-Filius"

William Hogarth, June 1726

Etching of a woman in a doorway and a stooped man bowing on a cobbled street, with a dog and a brick house behind.

Hudibras Wooing the Widow (Seventeen Small Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, no. 13)

William Hogarth, 1721-26

Engraving of two men on horseback on a wooded path, one pointing forward, beneath a large leaning tree and cloudy sky.

Hudibras Sallying Forth (Seventeen Small Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, no. 1)

William Hogarth, 1721-26

Engraving of a mounted knight with a pistol facing musicians, a chained bear and a crowd beneath trees.

Hudibras' First Adventure (Twelve Large Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, Plate 3)

William Hogarth, February 1725-26

Engraving of a mounted knight passing a pillory where a man is confined, with a fiddle hung on a post and onlookers watching.

Hudibras Triumphant (Twelve Large Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, Plate 4)

William Hogarth, February 1725-26