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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

4,820 works

Etching of a bearded man sleeping under a gnarled tree while a raven flies toward him, with ruins and an aqueduct in the dist

Elijah Fed by Ravens

Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert, 1549

Brown ink drawing of a distorted soldier on horseback in catoptric anamorphosis, arranged in an arc above a circle.

Soldier on Horseback in Catoptric Anamorphosis (after Hendrick Goltzius)

Jean François Niceron, ca. 1620-40

Etching of a dense forest with tall trees, a reclining figure, a spear and hunting dogs, with hills under a cloudy sky.

Landscape with Venus and Adonis, from "Six Mythological Scenes"

Anthonie Waterloo, 17th century

Etching of a large oak tree over a forest clearing with a fallen hunter, a spear, a sitting dog, and running animals.

Landscape with the Death of Adonis, from "Six Mythological Scenes"

Anthonie Waterloo

Etching of a gnarled tree and a hunter with dogs in a hilly landscape with pines and a cloudy sky.

Landscape with a hunter and his dogs

Jonas Umbach, 1640-93

Lithograph of a banyan tree over a domed shrine, with an elephant, riders and figures in a rocky Indian landscape.

View in Behar [Bihar], in an Anglo-Indian Album associated with Sir Charles D'Oyly

Charles D'Oyly, ca. 1828

Engraved interior with figures at a table, a dog, an overturned chair, and a river view through an open window.

Marriage A-la-Mode, Plate VI

Gérard Jean-Baptiste Scotin, April 1, 1745

Engraved domestic interior with figures at a table, a dog, a river view through a window, and a seated woman embraced by anot

Marriage A-la-Mode, Plate VI

the elder Simon Francis Ravenet, April 1745

Engraved horizontal frieze with two eagles, a central name cartouche, and flowers and acanthus scrolls.

Plate 1, from "Friezes with Birds, Flowers and Meandering Wreaths and Scrolls"

Theodor Bang, ca. 1600-1617

Engraved horizontal frieze with symmetrical scrolls, flowers, rosettes and pomegranates in black line on pale paper.

Plate 2, from "Friezes with Birds, Flowers and Meandering Wreaths and Scrolls"

Theodor Bang, ca. 1600-1617

Engraved ornamental frieze with two birds facing each other amid symmetrical flowers and scrolling foliage.

Plate 3, from "Friezes with Birds, Flowers and Meandering Wreaths and Scrolls"

Theodor Bang, ca. 1600-1617

Engraved frieze with two roosters flanking a central rosette, surrounded by scrolling foliage and flowers.

Plate 4, from "Friezes with Birds, Flowers and Meandering Wreaths and Scrolls"

Theodor Bang, ca. 1600-1617

Engraved horizontal frieze with a central double-headed eagle, flanking birds, flowers and symmetrical scrolling foliage.

Plate 5, from "Friezes with Birds, Flowers and Meandering Wreaths and Scrolls"

Theodor Bang, ca. 1600-1617

Engraved ornamental frieze with two birds, a central flower medallion, and scrolling foliage on a light ground.

Plate 6, from "Friezes with Birds, Flowers and Meandering Wreaths and Scrolls"

Theodor Bang, ca. 1600-1617

Engraved ornamental frieze with two spread-winged birds, flowers, and scrolling acanthus foliage on a pale sheet.

Plate 7, from "Friezes with Birds, Flowers and Meandering Wreaths and Scrolls"

Theodor Bang, ca. 1600-1617

Engraved decorative frieze with scrolling foliage, flowers, grapes, and a central parrot perched among the tendrils.

Plate 8, from "Friezes with Birds, Flowers and Meandering Wreaths and Scrolls"

Theodor Bang, ca. 1600-1617

Engraved horizontal frieze with symmetrical scrolls, flowers and leafy vine border in black line on cream paper.

Plate 9, from "Friezes with Birds, Flowers and Meandering Wreaths and Scrolls"

Theodor Bang, ca. 1600-1617

Chromolithograph of a mounted cavalry soldier in gold helmet and blue uniform raising a saber on a brown horse.

Saber, from the Arms of All Nations series (N3) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands

Allen & Ginter, 1887

Chromolithograph trade card showing a mounted lancer in red and blue uniform with a lance, Allen & Ginter Cigarettes, 1887.

Lance, from the Arms of All Nations series (N3) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands

Allen & Ginter, 1887

Chromolithograph of a mounted armored knight raising a spiked mace, with Allen & Ginter cigarette advertising below.

Mace, from the Arms of All Nations series (N3) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands

Allen & Ginter, 1887

Chromolithograph of a mounted soldier in dark uniform holding a carbine, with tents and a flag behind him.

Carbine, from the Arms of All Nations series (N3) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands

Allen & Ginter, 1887

Chromolithograph of a mounted horseman in blue doublet and ruff holding a blunderbuss, from an 1887 Allen & Ginter card.

Blunderbuss, from the Arms of All Nations series (N3) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands

Allen & Ginter, 1887

Chromolithograph of an Arab rider on a white horse holding a musket, with Allen & Ginter cigarette advertising below.

Arab Musket, from the Arms of All Nations series (N3) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands

Allen & Ginter, 1887

Chromolithographed card of a brown cuckoo on a branch with pink and white roses on a yellow background.

Cuckoo, from the Birds of America series (N4) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph trade card of an osprey in flight carrying a fish over blue water, with a sunburst sky behind it.

Osprey, from the Birds of America series (N4) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Trade card showing a goldfinch above a nest with four pale eggs, with pink roses and a daisy below.

Goldfinch, from the Birds of America series (N4) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph of a meadowlark with yellow breast and black collar among yellow flowers and green leaves, 1888.

Meadow Lark, from the Birds of America series (N4) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph trade card of a red and white pouter pigeon with a puffed chest standing before wire mesh, 1888.

Pouter Pigeon, from the Birds of America series (N4) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph card of a black-headed bird perched on a branch with red berries in a snowy winter scene.

Snow Bird, from the Birds of America series (N4) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph of a song sparrow perched on a branch with red berries, labeled Song Sparrow, Allen & Ginter, Richmond, Virg

Song Sparrow, from the Birds of America series (N4) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands

Allen & Ginter, 1888