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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

4,820 works

Engraving of Trajan's Column rising above its pedestal, with spiral reliefs, clouds, rooftops and small figures in the foregr

Trajan's Column, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Giovanni Ambrogio Brambilla

Engraved battle scene of Amazon warriors on horseback fighting armored men, with fallen bodies and horses in the foreground.

Battle of the Amazons, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Nicolas Béatrizet, 1559

Engraving of a crowded battle scene with Roman soldiers on horseback, raised swords, shields, and fallen bearded warriors.

Daican War, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Nicolas Béatrizet, 1553

Engraving of two seated marble dogs on pedestals, one viewed from the front and one from behind, with Latin inscription.

Two Dogs, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Sebastiano di Re, 1558

Engraving of a reclining nude figure tended by a bearded man in a turban, with a donkey and distant town beneath trees.

The Good Samaritan

Werner van den Valckert

Engraving of a laureate charioteer driving four horses past a winged victory figure, with classical columns and an arch behin

Triumph of Marcus Aurelius, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Nicolas Béatrizet, 1560

Engraved interior with a woman and gentleman before a clerk at a desk, a kneeling servant, two dogs, and children.

A Rake's Progress, Plate 5

William Hogarth, June 25, 1735

Engraved asylum interior with a chained man tended by figures, a violinist, and visitors; verses below.

A Rake's Progress, Plate 8

William Hogarth, June 25, 1735

Engraving of a crowded tavern with men gambling at tables, a dog, a fallen wig, and smoke filling the room.

A Rake's Progress, Plate 6

William Hogarth, June 25, 1735

Engraving of a village street at evening with a woman with a fan, a man holding a child, a boy with a cane, and a dog.

Evening: The Four Times of Day

Bernard Baron, March 25, 1738

Engraving of a cluttered garret with a poet at his desk, two women working by the fireplace, a cat and dog on the floor.

The Distrest Poet

William Hogarth, March 3, 1737

Engraving of an evening town street with a couple on a footbridge, a child, a cow, a dog, and an inn sign.

Evening (The Four Times of Day)

William Hogarth, March 25, 1738

Engraving of the Pantheon in Rome with its columned portico, domed rotunda, and decorative sculptures below.

The Pantheon, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Nicolas Béatrizet, 1649

Engraving of the Circus Maximus in Rome showing an obelisk, chariot races, turning posts, and arcaded buildings with Latin in

Circus Maximus, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Giovanni Ambrogio Brambilla

Engraving of mythological figures tying a bull to a rock, with a dog and Latin text along the bottom edge.

The Fate of Dirce, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Georges Reverdy, 1579

Engraving of a reclining bearded river god with putti, a crocodile and cornucopia, framed by a Latin inscription and ornament

The Nile, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Nicolas Béatrizet, mid-16th century

Engraving of a tournament in a courtyard with mounted knights, packed galleries of spectators, and a domed building behind.

Vatican Tournament, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Master HCB, 1565

Engraving of a papal benediction in a crowded city square with a domed church, riders, carriages and soldiers.

Papal Benediction, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Giovanni Ambrogio Brambilla, late 16th century

Woodcut of haloed Saint Ita reading in a forest with a dove above and a heraldic shield at left.

Saint Ita (of Toggenburg), from "The Habsburg Saints"

Leonhard Beck, 1516-18

Woodcut of a crowded anatomy theatre with a surgeon dissecting a corpse, spectators watching, and skeletons in side niches.

The Reward of Cruelty

John Bell, 1790

Engraving of Paul in chains addressing seated Roman governor Felix, with soldiers, scribes and classical columns in the backg

Paul Before Felix

Luke Sullivan, February 5, 1752

Newfoundland, from the Dogs of the World series for Old Judge Cigarettes

Goodwin & Company, 1890

Mexican Hairless, from the Dogs of the World series for Old Judge Cigarettes

Goodwin & Company, 1890

German Mastiff, from the Dogs of the World series for Old Judge Cigarettes

Goodwin & Company, 1890

Illustrated trading card of a merle-coated Great Dane wearing a red collar, labeled GREAT DANE, stippled background.

Great Dane, from the Dogs of the World series for Old Judge Cigarettes

Goodwin & Company, 1890

Yorkshire, from the Dogs of the World series for Old Judge Cigarettes

Goodwin & Company, 1890

Deer Hound, from the Dogs of the World series for Old Judge Cigarettes

Goodwin & Company, 1890

Harrier, from the Dogs of the World series for Old Judge Cigarettes

Goodwin & Company, 1890

Chromolithograph trading card of a fawn pug standing with a red collar and bells, labeled PUG, 1890.

Pug, from the Dogs of the World series for Old Judge Cigarettes

Goodwin & Company, 1890

Scotch Terrier, from the Dogs of the World series for Old Judge Cigarettes

Goodwin & Company, 1890