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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,907 works

Etching of a rural July landscape with haymakers, a river, a church spire, a windmill and a large tree.

July (Iulius)

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1628-29

Etching of a Gothic church and harvest workers in a field, with rolling hills and a Latin inscription below.

August (Augustus)

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1628-29

Etching of a riverside village in September with a stone bridge, a laden rowing boat, workers unloading goods and cottages.

September

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1628-29

Etching of a castle on a rock above a river, with grape pickers filling barrels in the foreground and boats on the water.

October

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1628-29

Etching of a village street in November with bare trees, sheep, a pig, figures at a doorway, and moored boats on a river.

November

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1628-29

Etching of a winter town canal with gabled houses, smoking chimneys, a stone bridge, and figures walking on frosty ground.

December

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1628-29

Etching of four chubby cherubs carrying a cross inscribed INRI, with winged angel heads among clouds above.

Four cherubs carrying a cross

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1640-52

Etching of winged cherubs playing violin, cello, lute, flute and drum in a musical group.

Concert of cherubs on Earth

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1646

Three nude cherubs with wings float together, one holding a palm branch, one a rose garland, one raising drapery, in an etchi

Two cherubs dancing with a small boy, not by Hollar

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1640-52

Etching of five winged cherubs on clouds, several reaching upward, rendered in fine hatched lines.

Three cherubs and two boys on clouds

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1646

Etching of three cherubs and two boys on clouds, each raising one arm holding billowing drapery against a pale background.

Three cherubs and two boys on clouds, each raising one arm

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1646

Etching of four winged cherubs and a small boy standing in a row, one embracing another, with drapery and cross-hatched shadi

Four cherubs and a small boy standing

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1646

Etching of four naked chubby boys playing with a rearing goat in an open landscape, one riding on its back.

Four small boys and a goat

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1647

Etching of six nude putti in a landscape, one wearing a grape wreath, another playing a pipe and tabor at right.

Six Boys

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1647

Etching of four nude boys playing with a goat in a landscape, one riding its back, another reclining in the foreground.

Four small boys and a goat (copy in reverse)

Wenceslaus Hollar, 17th century (?)

Etching of six nude putti in a landscape, one playing pipe and tabor, another wearing a grape wreath, under clouds.

Six Boys (copy in reverse)

Wenceslaus Hollar, 17th century (?)

Etching of a skeleton holding a flask beside a seated doctor in a physician's office, with bottles on shelves and a skull on

Doctor, from "Dance of Death"

Wenceslaus Hollar, [1651] late 18th century printing

Etching of a skeleton touching a bride as an attendant helps her with her gown, with an hourglass on a chest beside them.

Bride, from "Dance of Death"

Wenceslaus Hollar, [1651] late 18th century printing

Etching of a dead deer, several hares and two woodcock birds arranged as a hunting still life on a light background.

Dead deer, hares and game

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1647

Etching of a boar, deer and heron lying dead on the ground, rendered in fine hatched linework.

Boar, deer, heron and other game

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1647

Etching of five hunting horns with cords, tassels and ribbons arranged in two groups on a light background.

Five hunting horns

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1647

Etching of seven hunting horns in three groupings, with coiled tubing, cords, and straps rendered in fine hatched lines.

Seven hunting horns in three groupings

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1647

Engraved title page with ornate script and swash flourishes reading Characaturas by Leonardo da Vinci, from drawings by Wince

Title Page: Characaturas by Leonardo da Vinci, from Drawings by Wincelslaus Hollar, out of the Portland Museum

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1786

Engraved oval portrait of a man with curled hair and white collar, hand resting on books, with a coat of arms below.

Vera Effigies Guilielmi Burton / L.L. Baccalaurei

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1657-58

Engraved bust portrait of a bare-chested man with a beaded headband, shell necklace and beaded earrings, dated 1645.

Unus Americanus ex Virginia (An American from Virginia)

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1645

Etched bird's-eye view map of London with dense streets, buildings and churches, labeled London in the upper right.

London before the Great Fire

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1666-77

Engraved portrait of a standing woman in a satin gown beside a table with a flower vase and drapery.

Mary, Princess of Orange

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1641

Etching of two bust portraits, Democritus laughing on the left and Heraclitus weeping on the right, with a globe between them

Democritus and Heraclitus

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1650-60

Etching of a sleeping nude infant reclining beneath a tree with two birds in the branches and a club beside him.

Infant Hercules asleep

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1625-77

Etching of a busy courtyard with horsemen, a carriage, and figures before brick and timber buildings with smoking chimneys.

Arundel House from the North

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1646

Etched view of Tangier's walled north side above the sea, with ships at left and walkers on a hill path in the foreground.

Prospect of ye North side of Tangier regarding the mayne Sea from the hill as you come from Whitby or the West, towar…

Wenceslaus Hollar, by 1673

Etching of Tangier's south-east shore with fortress walls, castle towers, anchored sailing ships and distant hills.

South East Corner of Tangier

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1669-73

Etched 1670 view of Tangier's city walls, round tower and harbor with boats, two figures watching from the foreground.

Part of Tangier from above, without the Water-gate

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1670

Etched prospect of walled Tangier with a harbor bay, sailing ships, fortified walls, and soldiers on the hills.

Prospect of the Lower Part of Tangier

Wenceslaus Hollar, ca. 1670

Etching of Tangier's rooftops and hilltop castle walls with a flagged tower, horses and figures in the street below.

Prospect of the inner part of Tangier

Wenceslaus Hollar, ca. 1670

Etching of Tangier's rooftops and Yorke Castle on a hill, with a sailing ship on the water and Spain's coast beyond.

The lower inner part of Tangier

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1673

Etching of a walled castle with a tower beside a harbor with sailing ships, stone walls and hills in the distance.

The West Side of Yorke Castle

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1669

Etched landscape of Henrietta Fort on a hill above the coast, with palisades, numbered features and a ship on the distant oce

Henrietta Fort

Wenceslaus Hollar, ca. 1670

Engraved aerial view of Tongerloo abbey with formal gardens, tree-lined avenues, and flat fields, with heraldic crests above.

Tongerloo (Tungerloa)

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1650

An Old Man and a Girl

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1635

Engraved portrait of a woman with curly hair and pearls holding flowers, with a landscape and tree behind her.

Mary Villiers, Dutchess of Lennox and Richmond

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1645-50

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a ruff and dark gown, hand resting on a ledge, with Latin caption below.

Hieronymus Westonius (Richard Weston, Earl of Portland)

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1645

Etching of pigeons in a farmyard with a fence, nesting basket with eggs, and a round dovecote in the background.

Eight Pigeons (or Doves) in a Farmyard near a Coup, a Dovecote in the Background

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1654-58

Head of a Young Black Boy in Profile to the Right

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1645

Etching of a plumed soldier bending to kiss a veiled woman's hand in a dim room with a candle and chest.

The soldier kissing the woman's hand (from John Ogilby, "Aesopics or a Second Colllection of Fables," 1668)

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1666

Etching of several sailing ships battling rough waves under a dark, cloudy sky, with a large vessel at center.

Sea Storms

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1665

Etching of three ships tossed by stormy waves under dark clouds, with a large sailing vessel in the foreground.

A yacht and three warships in a storm

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1665

Etching of a man riding an ox in a barn while a snarling dog guards a hay manger.

The Dog in the Manger (from John Ogilby, "Aesopics or a Second Colllection of Fables," 1668)

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1666

Standing Female Nude

Frederick William MacMonnies, 1885

Etched view of the Gothic iron screen and carved tomb of Henry VII in a church interior, with heraldic crest and inscription.

Tomb of Henry VII (from Francis Sandford, "Genealogical History of the Kings of England,"1677)

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1665

Etching of a river with moored boats, large trees on the right, and a town with a tower on the left bank.

Schiff-math (Boat Yard), from "Small Views"

Wenceslaus Hollar, ca. 1629

Etching of a round crenellated tower beside a city wall, with figures walking under trees and a boat seen through an arched g

The Kunibert Tower near Cologne [copy]

Abraham Aubri, after 1644

Etched cityscape of London seen from a terrace, with church towers, spires, rooftops, river boats and three standing figures.

London from Arundel House (copy)

Wenceslaus Hollar, 17th century (?)

Etched view of a busy courtyard at Arundel House in London, with horses, a carriage, figures and smoking chimneys.

Arundel House from the North (copy)

Wenceslaus Hollar, 17th century (?)

Etching of Tangier's fortified waterfront with boats on the water and two men on a hill near a round tower and gate.

Part of Tangier from above

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1670

Etched panoramic view of a walled town with church spires, rolling wooded hills, and a coat of arms above.

Ansbach and Coburg, View (a) of two views (a&b)

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1627-36

Engraving of a funeral procession with clergy, mourners and a draped horse crossing a town square lined with buildings.

Funeral of General Johan Baptiste von Taxis (from Jules Chifflet, "Les marques d'honneur de la Maison de Tassis," Ant…

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1645

Engraved title page with a winged cherub head, two coats of arms, fruit cornucopias, and a Latin dedication inscription.

Title to the Entry into Hemissem

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1650

Etching of a colonnaded classical courtyard with Corinthian columns, figures, a fountain and a receding checkered floor.

Temple courtyard with figures

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1644-52

Etched portrait of a bearded older man in a skullcap and dark robe seated beside a column, with Latin text below.

Portrait of Ephraim Bonus, physician

Jan Lievens, 17th century

Etching of an elderly bearded man in a divided fur cap and fur-trimmed coat, hand resting on his chest.

Old Man with Divided Fur Cap

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1640

Etching of an older man writing with a quill at a desk while a boy watches from behind, in a dim interior.

Lieven Willemsz van Coppenol with his Grandson

Rembrandt van Rijn, ca. 1658

Engraved street view of the Vieux Louvre facade with carriages, pedestrians, dogs and a hay cart in the foreground.

Vue de la Grande Façade du Vieux Louvre

Jacques Rigaud, originally published 1729, inscribed 1752

Engraved 18th-century view of Paris riverfront with Notre Dame, the Seine, boats, carriages and crowds on the quay.

Autre Vue Particulière de Paris depuis Nôtre Dame, Jusques au Pont de la Tournelle

Jacques Rigaud, 1729

Drawing of tall oak trees over a sandy path, with a woman and child seated at left, a dog drinking, and a distant village.

Woman and Child Sitting next to a Road

Egbert van Drielst, 1760-1818

Engraving of nude Leda with children and a swan in a landscape, with a ruined Roman temple and sailboat behind.

Leda and her children playing with the swan, with a Roman temple in the background

Giovanni Battista Palumba, 1500-1510

Grey paper sketch with grid lines showing two angels with wings and drapery, study for Val de Grâce by Pierre Mignard.

Two Angels, Study for the Val de Grâce

Pierre Mignard I, 17th century

Engraving of Venus reclining while Cupid holds a mirror and attendants dress her hair, with a chariot in clouds above a class

Plate 1: The Toilette of Venus; Venus reclining at center, gazing into a mirror held by Cupid, attendants fix her hai…

Étienne Baudet, 1672

Etching of a bearded seated man in a dark coat holding a top hat on his knee, turned toward the left.

Édouard Manet, Seated, Turned to the Left

Edgar Degas, ca. 1868

Engraving of a 17th-century interior with women and children cooking by a fireplace and a servant setting a long dining table

Winter

Abraham Bosse, ca. 1637

Engraving of a woman reclining in a canopied bed as a servant brings her a cup, with two small dogs on the floor.

Le Bain (the Bath)

Sigmond Freudeberg, 1774

Etching of sleeping figures in white bonnets in a dark room, with a seated woman beside a barred window.

Plate 34 from "Los Caprichos": Sleep overcomes them (Las rinde el Sueño)

Francisco Goya, 1799

Etching of a man in period dress embracing a limp woman before a brick wall, with a sword on the ground.

Plate 10 from "Los Caprichos": Love and death (El amor y la muerte)

Francisco Goya, 1799

Pen and grey wash drawing of an ornate rococo table leg with scrollwork, floral sprays and a carved female head.

Design for a Table

Giovanni Battista Natali III, 1698-1765

Etching of a kneeling man at a wooden railing as two hooded figures, one holding a crucifix, look down from above.

Plate 47 from "The Disasters of War" (Los Desastres de la Guerra): 'This is how it happened' (Así sucedió)

Francisco Goya, 1810 (published 1863)

Etching of a nude man astride a horse as a soldier with a raised sword and fallen figures appear in a landscape behind.

Plate 37 from "The Disasters of War" (Los Desastres de La Guerra): 'This is worse' (Esto es peor)

Francisco Goya, 1810 (published 1863)

Etching of a cloaked man standing among three fallen bodies on a dark plain under a hazy sky.

Plate 60 from "The Disasters of War" (Los Desastres de la Guerra): 'There is no one to help them' (No hay quien los s…

Francisco Goya, 1811-12 (published 1863)

Etching of a winged creature perched over a prone figure, with bats flying in a dark sky above.

Plate 72 from "The Disasters of War" (Los Desastres de la Guerra): 'The Consequences' (Las resultas)

Francisco Goya, 1814-15 (published 1863)

Etching of huddled figures, a woman shielding a child, and kneeling men with rifles in a dark, grim scene.

Plate 26 from "The Disasters of War" (Los Desastres de la Guerra): 'One can't look' (No se puede mirar)

Francisco Goya, 1810 (published 1863)

Etching of soldiers attacking a crowd, with a fallen woman at left and a woman raising her arms; caption reads Y son fieras.

Plate 5 from "The Disasters of War" (Los Desastres de la Guerra): 'And they are like wild beasts' (Y son fieras)

Francisco Goya, 1810 (published 1863)

Woodcut of Saint Simon's martyrdom: a bound figure sawn on a frame, crowd and rider nearby, castle on hill.

Simon, from The Martyrdom of the Twelve Apostles

Lucas Cranach the Elder

The Water Carriers

James Harvard Thomas, 1895

Pencil sketch of a feathered-headdress woman shaking hands with a uniformed man beside a rope stanchion.

The Best of Friends Must Part

Sir John Tenniel, ca. 1878

Pencil sketch of a man in a top hat holding a horse's bridle beside a carriage carrying two women.

Easing the Curb

Sir John Tenniel, 1869

Pencil sketch of a helmeted classical woman with a sword beside a man in a top hat raising his fist.

Two Forces

Sir John Tenniel, 1881

Pencil sketch of a hesitant man with a cane, followed by a shadowy figure whose hat reads ANARCHY, near a rocky edge.

The Tempter

Sir John Tenniel, 1886

Pencil sketch of an armored knight riding a horse with a dog below, banners reading Majority and Socialism.

The Knight and His Companion

Sir John Tenniel, 1887

Watercolor interior of a billiard room with a green table, fireplace, framed paintings, lamps and a flower arrangement by a w

Interior of the billiard room at Lupton House, Devonshire, designed by George Wrightwick for Sir J.B.Y. Buller

Reid Turner, 1838

Architectural drawing of an octagonal bath pavilion with plan and two elevations, grey wash and yellow tint.

Design for a Bath in the Form of an Elongated Polygonal Temple, Plan and Two Elevations

John Vardy, mid-18th century

Grey wash drawing of elegantly dressed figures talking beneath an oak tree near a fence and thatched cottage.

Drawing for a book illustration

Samuel Wale, 1738-86

Grey wash drawing of lions attacking a rearing horse and two men on the ground, with a distant landscape.

Lions Attacking Two Men and a Horse

James Ward, 1801-59

Engraving of Prometheus bound on a rock while an eagle tears at his torso, with a distant city in the background.

Prometheus

Sebastiano de' Valentinis, 1558

Engraving of Jupiter hurling lightning at falling giants below a cloud bank filled with gods and cherubs.

Fall of the Giants, Jupiter in the clouds overhead striking the Giants with lightning

Girolamo Fagiuoli, ca. 1539-49

Engraving of laurel-crowned Apollo with a lyre beside Pegasus, touching a bearded head with a laurel branch.

Apollo holding pipes in his right hand accompanied by Pegasus

Angiolo Falconetto, 1556-60

Engraving of figures in a classical landscape with columns, putti, a lion and a statue of Apollo and Minerva within an ornate

Annibale Carracci Introduces Painting to Apollo and Minerva

Pietro Aquila, 1674

Engraving of Venus and Mars embracing in a bedchamber while Vulcan hammers at his forge in the foreground.

Venus and Mars Embracing as Vulcan Works at His Forge

Enea Vico, 1543