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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,907 works

Engraving of a kneeling peasant before a seated gentleman, with onlookers and a classical statue in a colonnaded hall.

Le Paysan qui avait offense son Seigneur, from "Contes et nouvelles en vers par Jean de La Fontaine. A Paris, de l'im…

Charles Louis Lingée, published in 1795

Engraving of three men in a richly decorated room, one seated at a card table reaching for a cup, others standing beside him.

La Coupe Enchantee, from "Contes et nouvelles en vers par Jean de La Fontaine. A Paris, de l'imprimerie de P. Didot,…

Jean Baptiste Michel Dupréel, published in 1795

Engraved interior with a man holding a drape, seated women and men conversing by Corinthian columns, and a small dog in front

Le Mari Confesseur, from "Contes et nouvelles en vers par Jean de La Fontaine. A Paris, de l'imprimerie de P. Didot,…

Jean-Baptiste Tilliard, 1795

Engraved interior with two women beside a canopy bed where a figure reclines among pillows, a mirror on the floor.

La Gageure des trois Commeres: La Servante, from "Contes et nouvelles en vers par Jean de La Fontaine. A Paris, de l'…

Philippe Trière, 1795

Engraving of a woman in a white dress and hat hurrying with a child past a startled cow beneath large trees.

La Clochette, from "Contes et nouvelles en vers par Jean de La Fontaine. A Paris, de l'imprimerie de P. Didot, l'an I…

Jean Dambrun, 1795

Engraving of a man in a turban pointing at a wall calendar beside a seated young woman in a ruffled gown.

Le Calendrier des Vieillards, from "Contes et nouvelles en vers par Jean de La Fontaine. A Paris, de l'imprimerie de…

Jean Dambrun, 1795

Engraving of a seated gentleman, a kneeling peasant and onlookers before columns and a classical statue of a helmeted woman.

Le Paysan qui avait offense son Seigneur, from "Contes et nouvelles en vers par Jean de La Fontaine. A Paris, de l'im…

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1795

Engraving of a kneeling woman at a tomb beside a soldier with spear, with a reclining figure in an arched niche above.

La Matrone d'Ephese, from "Contes et nouvelles en vers par Jean de La Fontaine. A Paris, de l'imprimerie de P. Didot,…

Jean Louis Delignon, 1793

Etching of a woman leaning over a sleeping figure in a stable, with horses, stone columns and shelves behind.

Le Muletier, from "Contes et nouvelles en vers par Jean de La Fontaine. A Paris, de l'imprimerie de P. Didot, l'an II…

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1795

Engraving of a bedroom with a canopy bed, a seated woman, a lying man, a standing man gesturing, and a framed painting on the

Le Gascon puni, from "Contes et nouvelles en vers par Jean de La Fontaine. A Paris, de l'imprimerie de P. Didot, l'an…

Louis Michel Halbou, 1795

Engraving of a woman running through woods carrying a child, with a cow beside her beneath large oak trees.

La Clochette, from "Contes et nouvelles en vers par Jean de La Fontaine"

Jean Dambrun, 1795

Engraving of a couple in an attic bed while a man peers from behind a curtain beside a barrel.

Contes et nouvelles en vers: Le Savetier

Jean de La Fontaine, 1795

Engraving of a couple in an attic bed, the man reading a letter while a figure peeks from behind a curtain at left.

Le Savetier, from "Contes et nouvelles en vers par Jean de La Fontaine. A Paris, de l'imprimerie de P. Didot, l'an II…

Jean Dambrun, 1795

Engraving of the Holy Family under a tree, with the Virgin, young Jesus, Joseph holding a sprig, and a donkey.

The Virgin and Joseph with the Young Jesus

Carlo Maratti, 1710-40

Red chalk drawing of Acis and Galatea showing reclining nymph, seated sea god, flying cherubs and horses.

Acis and Galatea

William Kent, 1708 (?)

Engraving of three armored soldiers on rocks, one seated, one in a plumed hat, one with a pike pointing into a hilly landscap

Soldiers

Salvator Rosa, 1766-67

Engraving of Christ pointing toward a kneeling Mary beside a large tree, with a church spire in the distant landscape.

Christ Appearing to Mary in the Garden

Pietro da Cortona, 1766

Engraving of a stormy landscape with large oak trees, a flock of sheep, and a shepherd on a path under dark clouds.

Le Temps Orageux

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, n.d.

Engraving of a man sliding a bolt on a wall as a woman embraces him, with a bed and drapery in a dim room.

Le Verrou

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, n.d.

Engraved print of a seated man holding a standing woman's hand beside a writing desk with a quill, in a paneled interior.

Le Contrat

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, n.d.

Engraving of a couple embracing in a garden with cupids, a leaning inscribed tablet, and a stone pedestal at right.

Le Serment d'Amour

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1786

Brown etching of an elderly man seated among clouds with allegorical figures, lightning and a reclining figure below.

To the Genius of Franklin

Marguerite Gérard, 1779

Engraving of a woman on a swing in a lush garden, watched by two men and a cupid statue beside a fountain.

Les Hazards heureux de l'Escarpolette (The Swing)

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, n.d.

Engraved print of a sleeping man on a couch, with a goddess and cherubs floating on clouds above and two dogs below.

Le Songe d'Amour

Nicholas François Regnault, ca. 1791

Engraved oval scene of a seated mother with a child and sleeping infant in a cradle, a man pouring at right, dense trees behi

La Bonne Mere

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, n.d.

Engraving of elegantly dressed women and a crowd in a wooded clearing before a ruined Gothic arcade with a statue.

Pelerinage a Saint Nicolas

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, n.d.

Engraved domestic scene of a mother holding an infant, surrounded by children, a dog, and a donkey near a doorway.

La Mere de Famille

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, n.d.

Engraving of a woman with children on a platform in a farmhouse interior, with a goat and a man at the doorway.

La Famille du Fermier

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, n.d.

Oval engraving of a seated woman holding a sleeping infant beside a boy pouring water, framed by dense garden trees.

La Bonne Mere

Nicolas de Launay, 18th century

Grey-toned etching of a farmhouse interior with a man leading a stubborn donkey, women, children, chickens, and a dog.

The Stubborn Donkey

Richard de Saint-Non, 1770

Sepia etching of a bearded figure gesturing above a seated woman and a cherub on clouds, after a Neapolitan church ceiling.

Fragments choisis dans les Peintures et les Tableaux les plus interessants des Palais et des Eglises d'Italie

Richard de Saint-Non, 18th century

Oval color print of a woman with powdered hair and a lace cap, in a light draped gown against a dark green background.

Mademoiselle Rose Bertin, Dressmaker to Marie-Antoinette

Jean François Janinet, n.d.

Colored print of a playful cherub flying with a ribboned staff, surrounded by doves, clouds and roses within an oval frame.

La Folie

Jean François Janinet, n.d.

Color print of a cupid with bow and arrow among roses, with two doves flying above in an oval frame.

L'Amour

Jean François Janinet, 1777

Print of nymphs and cupids gathered around a fountain beneath trees, with putti tumbling on clouds in the foreground.

La Fontaine d'Amour

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1785

Monochrome print of a sleeping man on a couch, with a winged female figure and cherubs descending on clouds above him.

Le Songe d'Amour

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, n.d.

Black and white woodcut by Franz Marc showing interlocking angular shapes of birds and animals in a fragmented composition.

Creation I from the portfolio "New European Graphics, Portfolio III: German Artists" [Schöpfungsgeschichte I from the…

Franz Marc, 1914 (posthumously printed in 1921 and published in 1922)

Engraving of three flayed anatomical studies showing muscular arms and a torso with fine cross-hatching.

Three Studies of Écorchés

Paulus Pontius, after 1640

Etching of Christ crowned with thorns presented to a crowd by a Roman soldier, with raised arms and a seated figure on a barr

Ecce Homo

Claude Gillot, n.d.

Etching of Christ crucified on a tall cross with INRI sign, mourning women kneeling below and a child at the cross base.

Crucifixion

Claude Gillot, n.d.

Etched frontispiece with a cartouche reading LA VIE DE N.S. JESUS.C, a cross above, angels and kneeling figures below.

Frontispiece to the series The Life of Christ

Claude Gillot, n.d.

Etching of men hoisting a crucified Christ on a cross with ropes and a ladder against a hatched sky.

Elevation of the Cross

Claude Gillot, n.d.

Etching of Christ collapsing under the cross with soldiers, a crowd, and mourners on a rocky hillside.

Carrying the Cross

Claude Gillot, n.d.

Etching of the Annunciation: an angel kneels on a cloud pointing up at a dove, while Mary kneels at a prie-dieu beside a chai

Annunciation

Claude Gillot, n.d.

Etching of the risen Christ rising above a tomb as soldiers sleep and an angel gestures in the foreground.

Resurrection

Claude Gillot, n.d.

Etching of figures lowering the body of Christ toward a stone tomb beneath rocky hills and trees.

Entombment of Christ

Claude Gillot, n.d.

Etching of the Descent from the Cross with figures on ladders lowering Christ's body beside a standing mourning woman.

Descent from the Cross

Claude Gillot, n.d.

Etching of Christ appearing to Mary Magdalene at a tomb, with a haloed Christ standing and two angels in a cave above.

Christ appearing to Mary Magdelen

Claude Gillot, n.d.

Etching of a haloed figure above a table where two seated men share bread in a tiled interior room.

Division of the Bread

Claude Gillot, n.d.

Etching of a robed figure rising into the sky with a halo while figures below reach upward in a wooded landscape.

Ascension

Claude Gillot, n.d.

Etching of nymphs gathered around a bust of Diana in a woodland, with satyrs approaching from both sides.

Feast of Diana

Claude Gillot, n.d.

Engraving of a woodland feast honoring Pan, with satyrs, nymphs and putti dancing and playing music around a central table.

Feast of Pan

Claude Gillot, n.d.

Etching of a witches' sabbath with nude dancers, a horned violinist, flying witches, an owl and candles under a crescent moon

Errant pendant la nuit...

Claude Gillot, n.d.

Etching of a seated woman playing guitar beside commedia dell'arte figures, with a man in dark clothing turning away from a g

Isabelle Plays Guitar for Pierrot and Scaramouche

Claude Gillot, n.d.

Etching of commedia dell'arte figures in a studio viewing an oval portrait of Harlequin held by a standing man.

Pierrot and Scaramouche show the portrait of Harlequin

Claude Gillot, n.d.

Engraving of satyr-like figures gambling at tables in a forest grotto, with a fury figure holding a torch above them.

The Passion for Gambling

Claude Gillot, n.d.

Etching of costumed figures in tall pointed hats on a street, two women at a doorway, with verse caption below.

The Death of Maitre Andre

Claude Gillot, n.d.

Etching of Harlequin seated in a donkey cart outside a fountain, watched by a woman with a fan and a man in a hat.

Harlequin, Emperor on the Moon

Claude Gillot, n.d.

Etching of Harlequin holding a torch toward a seated Scaramouche in a stage-like room, with spectators on balconies above.

Harlequin menaces Scaramouche with a Torch

Claude Gillot, n.d.

Engraved frontispiece with allegorical figure, sketching easel, performer in ruff and cherubs under the title Théatre Italien

Frontispice to Theatre Italien

Claude Gillot, n.d.

Engraving of armored warriors, trumpeters, and fallen figures around a classical statue, with a French verse caption below.

The Passion for War

Claude Gillot, n.d.

Etching of satyrs and robed figures worshipping a statue beside a pile of gold coins, with French verses below.

The Passion for Wealth

Claude Gillot, n.d.

Engraving of a forest revel with nude putti, satyrs and a winged figure around a fountain, with an armored soldier in front.

The Passion for Love

Jean Audran, n.d.

Etching of mythological figures in a forest, with satyrs lifting a beam, a helmeted warrior, and a seated nude woman.

Manhood

Claude Gillot, n.d.

Etching of elderly figures gathered around a fire in a gnarled woodland, one figure on crutches, with French caption below.

Old Age

Claude Gillot, n.d.

Engraving of a faun festival in a forest with nymphs, satyrs, musicians and cherubs around a stepped pedestal.

The Feast of the Faun

Claude Gillot, n.d.

Etching of a forest scene with satyrs, a centaur, and children gathered around a teacher, with French verse below.

Education

Claude Gillot, n.d.

Etching of playful putti and a satyr with a wheeled cart and hoop beside a seated woman under a large tree.

Adolescence

Claude Gillot, n.d.

Etching of horned, goat-legged figures gathered beneath a large tree in a wooded landscape, with a French verse caption below

Youth

Claude Gillot, n.d.

Etching of a witches' sabbath with flying witches, demons, a hanged figure over a fire, and a skeletal horse rider.

Est-ce un enchantment...

Claude Gillot, n.d.

Etching of the Nativity with the Virgin and infant Christ, a kneeling man, shepherds, and angels in clouds above.

Nativity

Claude Gillot, n.d.

Engraving of an outdoor garden refreshment with a tiered table of dishes, elegant men, servants and a fruit garland border.

La Colation preparee dans un jardin

Claude Gillot, n.d.

Engraving of an allegorical artist's workshop with draftsmen, a skeleton, a sculpted horse, and a helmeted female figure pres

The Practitioners of the Visual Arts

Cornelis Cort, 1578

Engraving of a crowded painting academy with students drawing from casts, a skeleton, and a dissection scene.

An Academy of Painters

Pierfrancesco Alberti, 1600-38

Engraved portrait of Sixtus V in papal dress, framed by small views of Roman obelisks, churches, columns and ships.

Portrait of Sixtus V

Nicolaus van Aelst, ca. 1589

The Celestial Art

Odilon Redon, 1894

Pencil sketch of a sleeping woman with head tilted and eyes closed, hair drawn in dark hatched strokes on cream paper.

Sleep

Odilon Redon, 1898

Dark lithograph of grotesque, mask-like faces and a clawed form emerging from shadow above a pale ground.

Hideous Larvae

Odilon Redon, 1896

Cream title page for La Maison Hantée with French text and a small lithographed vignette by Odilon Redon, 1896.

Title page to the series, The Haunted House (La Maison Hantée)

Odilon Redon, 1896

Etching of two nude figures struggling, one raising a club overhead while the other crouches on rocky ground.

Cain and Abel

Odilon Redon, 1886

Perversity

Odilon Redon, 1891

Lithograph of a hooded pilgrim seated in shadow, gazing toward a glowing crescent and rays of light in a dark sky.

Pilgrim from a sublunar world

Odilon Redon, 1891

Druidesse

Odilon Redon, 1891

Lithograph by Odilon Redon of a pale face with curly hair set within a dark rectangular frame, with a French caption below.

A Veil, a Printed Image

Odilon Redon, 1891

Lithograph of a dark winged figure on a rocky ledge under a large shadowy wing, with a dark sphere floating to the left.

In the shadow of the wing, the black creature bit

Odilon Redon, 1891

The vague glimmer of a head suspended in space

Odilon Redon, 1891

Lithograph of a hooded robed woman holding a staff inside a large circle, by Odilon Redon, 1891.

And over there, the Astral Idol, the Apotheosis

Odilon Redon, 1891

Brunnhilde (The Twilight of the Gods)

Odilon Redon, 1894

Etching of gaunt figures straining to lift a heavy slab while others crouch beside it, against a pale sky.

Plate 59 from "Los Caprichos": And still they don't go! (Y aun no se van!)

Francisco Goya, 1799

Etching of an aged woman in a ruffled bonnet before a mirror, watched by two men and a young woman in an interior.

Plate 55 from "Los Caprichos": Until death (Hasta la muerte)

Francisco Goya, 1799

Etching of a woman in a dark gown flying with outstretched arms above grimacing figures tumbling below.

Plate 61 from "Los Caprichos": They have flown (Volaverunt)

Francisco Goya, 1799

Three women in dark bathing dresses stand waist-deep in the sea, leaning together while distant sailboats sail on the horizon

Bathing at Long Branch "Oh, Ain't It Cold" (Every Saturday, Vol. III, New Series)

Winslow Homer, August 26, 1871

Engraving of a bearded older man in a cap beside marble statues, with classical nude figures in a window behind him.

Portrait of Baccio Bandinelli

Niccolò della Casa, ca. 1544-47

Wood engraving of a woman in a long dress seated in a hammock on a porch, looking toward trees with a bird in flight.

The Robin's Note (from "Every Saturday," Vol. I, New Series)

Winslow Homer, August 20, 1870

Wood engraving of children and a woman gathering chestnuts under a tree, a boy in the branches and a girl holding a sheet.

Chestnutting (from "Every Saturday," Vol. I, New Series)

Winslow Homer, October 29, 1870

Wood engraving of two people shovelling deep snow near bare trees and a snowy house, with a woman at right.

A Winter Morning - Shovelling Out (Every Saturday, Vol. II, New Series)

Winslow Homer, January 14, 1871