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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

4,814 works

Etching of Saint John the Apostle and Evangelist kneeling with an open book, an eagle beside him, rays of light above, in an

S. Jean, apôtre et évangéliste (St. John, Apostle and Evangelist), December 27th, from "Les Images De Tous Les Sainct…

Jacques Callot, 1636

Circular brown wash drawing of Venus above Vulcan at a forge, with hammering workers, cupids and scattered armor.

Venus at the Forge of Vulcan (recto); Sketches with Two Putti (verso)

Sebastiano Conca, ca. 1716-18

Ink and wash drawing of a rider on a grey horse performing a piaffe, with a groom and trees in the background.

A Mounted Grey Horse Being Schooled in Piaffe

Philips Wouwerman, after 1646

Red chalk anatomical drawing of a dog in a running pose, with skin removed to show muscles of the shoulder, ribs, and legs.

A full size écorché study of a hound

Charles Landseer, 1821

Circular Latin anagram drawing with crown, cross, animal scenes, and ribbon banners honoring Duke Charles III of Lorraine.

Anagram in Honor of Charles III, Duke of Lorraine and Bar

Aegidius Sadeler, ca. 1595-1605

Grey wash drawing of soldiers distributing sacks of grain to crowds of desperate townspeople in a colonnaded city.

Roman Soldiers Defending a City Plagued by Famine

Louis Fabritius Dubourg, 1734

Colored print of a soldier leaning over to hold a horse at water, with mounted riders and tents in the distant camp.

Life in Camp, Part 1: Water Call

Winslow Homer, 1864

Woodcut of a couple riding one horse with two hunting dogs, a hilltop castle at upper right, and a coat of arms above.

Gentleman and Lady Riding to the Hunt

Lucas Cranach the Elder

Woodcut of a knight on horseback spearing a dragon beneath a tree, with skeletons in the foreground and a kneeling figure at

St. George on Horseback Slaying the Dragon

Lucas Cranach the Elder

Watercolor of dead game birds, a hare, a shotgun and a hunting dog beneath an oak tree in a forest landscape.

Hunting Still Life in a Forest

Wybrand Hendricks, 1784

Oval drawing of a seated bearded man embraced by two women before a temple, with a horse and youth at left.

Oedipus before the Temple of the Furies between his Daughters Antigone and Ismene

Anton Raphael Mengs, ca. 1760-61

Pencil drawing of the Rhine with a fortress on water, a town on the right bank, sailing boats, and horses on a riverside path

View of the Rhine with Pfalzgrafenstein Castle and Kaub Seen from the South-East

Johann Adam Klein, 1815

Pen drawing of a mounted hunter, a spearman, hunting dogs, a dead boar and fleeing deer in a landscape with trees.

Medieval Hunting Scene

Franz Pforr, ca. 1807

Engraving of a helmeted figure fleeing a palace hall past lion statues, with a bird landing near a bowl on the floor.

The Flight of Adrammelech, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery"

Arthur Murch, 1865-81

Engraving of robed men and a boy beside a spread patterned coat and a dog, with a hilly landscape behind.

Joseph's Coat, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery"

Ford Madox Brown, 1864-81

Engraving of soldiers and trumpeters before a collapsing walled city, with veiled women and an ark-like chest in the foregrou

The Fall of the Walls of Jericho, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery"

Henry Hugh Armstead, 1881

Engraving of a chaotic battle with a chariot, fallen soldiers, archers on a rock, and ships by the sea under the sun.

The Sun and the Moon Stand Still, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery"

Henry Hugh Armstead, 1881

Black and white engraving of a woman with long hair bargaining with goblins with animal heads over a plate of fruit.

Buy from Us with a Golden Curl (frontispiece to "Goblin Market and other Poems" by Christina Rossetti)

Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1862

Pencil design for a medal showing a rooster, sunburst, crown, laurel wreath and the words FRANCE and Charte de 1830.

Design for the Medal to Commemorate the Charter of 1830

Henri-Baron de Triqueti, 1830

Engraving of Christ with a whip driving merchants from a columned temple, figures falling in the foreground, dated 1664.

Christ Driving the Merchants from the Temple, from The Passion of Christ, plate 3

Grégoire Huret, 1664

Engraving of Christ on shore as a kneeling fisherman hauls a net of fish while sailors on a ship look on.

Miraculous Draught of Fishes, from The Passion of Christ, plate 29

Grégoire Huret, 1664

Art Nouveau poster of a winged white horse and rider above a fruit and wine table, with a zigzag border and printed text.

Act 8: Gottlieb Säuselin the Improviser (Varietenummer 8: Gottlieb Säuselin der Improvisator)

Moriz Jung, 1907

Print of green birds attacking a white eagle beneath two early biplanes in a blue sky, with German caption below.

The Duke of Gramatneiss's Famous Pack of Birds (Die Berühmte Vogelmeute des Herzogs von Gramatneiss)

Moriz Jung, 1911

Hand-colored etching of a man struggling with a rearing horse as a carriage overturns and a balloon floats above a hillside.

Rural Sports: Balloon Hunting

Thomas Rowlandson, October 25, 1811

Pitbull Terrier

Moriz Jung, 1912

Engraving of Saint Jerome kneeling beside a lion in a wooded landscape, with a crucifix and skull nearby.

Saint Jerome in the Desert

Lucas Kilian, 1610

Black-and-white print of a spaniel sitting with a bird in its mouth beside a pheasant lying on the grass.

Spaniel and Pheasant

Edwin Landseer, June 15, 1871

Hand-colored print of a mounted officer raising his hat before a line of soldiers and a flag beneath a large tree.

Washington Taking Command of the American Army - At Cambridge, Massachusetts, July 3rd, 1775

Currier & Ives, 1876

Hand-colored print of a mounted general pointing as soldiers in boats cross an icy river, with a Conquer or Die flag.

Washington, Crossing the Delaware-On the Evening of Dec. 25th 1776, previous to the Battle of Trenton

Currier & Ives, 1876

Watercolor of a mountain valley with a river, a stone cottage, seated figures and sheep under a cloudy sky.

The Honister Pass from Gatesgarth Farm, Gatesgarthdale, Lake District

Edward Dayes, 1789-1804