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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

354 works

Etching of a three-masted ship tossed by stormy waves beside a rocky outcrop under heavy clouds and rain.

Water, a ship at sea during a storm, from "The Four Elements" (Les Quatre Eléments)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1645-50

Tobacco card portrait of pirate Sawkins in a plumed hat, with a scene of sailors boarding a ship and a cannon.

Sawkins, Boarding Peralta's Ship, from the Pirates of the Spanish Main series (N19) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, ca. 1888

Engraving of a reclining man with a goblet beside a seated woman, with a ship at sea and houses in the background.

A couple seated on the ground, the man holding a goblet and reclining against the woman's leg, a ship at sea and land…

Heinrich Ulrich, ca. 1585-1621

Etching of two sailors in the foreground with workers repairing a ship on scaffolding in the background.

A Black sailor standing to left, in profile to the right, a White sailor seated in center with legs outstretched, a s…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1658-63

Chromolithograph card of pirate Howell Davis in a tricorn hat, with sailing ships exchanging cannon fire on the sea behind hi

Howell Davis, Taking a Dutch Treasure Ship, from the Pirates of the Spanish Main series (N19) for Allen & Ginter Ciga…

Allen & Ginter, ca. 1888

Engraved circular print of Arion playing a lyre on a dolphin, surrounded by a border of sea creatures and putti.

Arion on a Dolphin surrounded by a Border decorated with Sea Creatures, from a set of circular designs with sea gods

Adriaen Collaert, 1580-1600

Etching of a beached ship and rowboat on a shore, with a ruined tower and crumbling walls behind them on the left.

Plate 2: A ship at right and a rowboat at left, washed up on shore, a tower in ruins behind to left, from "Caprice fa…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1642

Illustrated card of a man in striped bathing suit holding a towel and cigarette on a beach by the sea.

Sea-Side, from World's Dudes series (N31) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Engraved harbor scene with sailing boats, a windmill, a town with a church spire, and people loading carts on the shore.

Harbor Scene

Crispijn de Passe the Elder

Etching of a mythological sea scene with dancing nymphs, sea creatures and tritons between rocky cliffs, with figures on a cl

Fourth scene, the sea, from "The marriage of the gods" (Le nozze degli Dei)

Stefano Della Bella, 1637

Etching of an allegorical fireworks chariot shaped like a sea creature, with a winged Cupid, armored figures and sparks over

Le Char de l'Amour appelé aussi Le Vausseau d'Artifice (The Ship of Love also called the Ship of Fireworks)

Jacques Callot, ca. 1615

Engraved print of a riverside port with moored boats, figures on the bank, horses, trees, and gabled houses beyond the water.

Sea Port (Port de Mer) after the painting in the collection of Madame la Comtesse de Verrue

Pierre-François Beaumont

Etching of a naval battle with galleys, smoke, a sinking ship at right, and a rowboat of men at left.

A naval battle, a rowboat full of men to left, a sinking ship to right, two galleys battling in center, other ships b…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Engraving of a busy harbor with figures on the shore, rowboats, tall sailing ships, a walled city and mountains under clouds.

Harbor Scene

Aegidius Sadeler

Woodcut of Egyptian soldiers and horses drowning in the Red Sea while robed figures watch from the shore under a bright cloud

The Egyptians Crossing the Red Sea, from Das Buch Granatapfel

Hans Baldung Grien, 1511

Etching of porters unloading bales from a rowboat onto a quay, with sailing ships in the harbor behind them.

Title Page, from "Views of seaports" (Vues de ports de mar)

Stefano Della Bella, 1647

Etching of a small harbor with moored sailing boats, rowboats, ruined stone buildings and a tree on the right bank.

Le Petit Port appelé aussi Le Port de Mer (The Small Port, also called the Sea Port), from "Les Quatre Paysages" (The…

Jacques Callot, 17th century

Engraved ornamental vase with mermaids, mermen and sea centaurs on its body, a serpent handle and a grotesque mask at the bas

Vase with a Group of Mermaids, Mermen and Sea Centaurs

René Boyvin, 17th century (late)

Etching of a three-masted ship in rough seas under a stormy sky, with smaller boats and a distant coastline.

An ordinary ship travelling between Douvre and Calais (Naviere ordinaire qui passe de Douvre a Calais), from "Views o…

Stefano Della Bella, 1647

Engraving of a siren holding a shell in the sea between two sailing ships, with a rocky outcrop and text verses below.

Une Sirène entre deux Vaisseaux (A Siren Between Two Ships), plate 17 from "Lux Claustri ou La Lumière du Cloitre" (T…

Jacques Callot, 1621-35

Chromolithograph trade card of a sea bass in a frame, with a lighthouse, gulls and a lobster pot behind it.

Sea Bass, from Fish from American Waters series (N39) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1889

Etching of a capsized ship, figures on a beach, sailing boats and a stone tower on a rocky Italian coast.

View of the coast of Italy (Veue des Costes d'Italie), from "Views of seaports" (Vues de ports de mar)

Stefano Della Bella, 1647

Etching of Moses raising a staff as a crowd crosses rocky cliffs while waters churn beside them, with soldiers and figures.

Le Passage de la Mer Rouge (The Passage of the Red Sea)

Jacques Callot, 1629

Chromolithograph card with portrait of William Penn Nixon beside a Chicago street scene with streetcar and church spire.

William Penn Nixon, The Chicago Daily Inter-Ocean, from the American Editors series (N35) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1887