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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

691 works

Circular etching of cows in a river landscape with two women at left, trees and hills behind.

Two cows in center, followed by two peasant women and other cows in the river to left, from "Six Animal Subjects" (Si…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1643-48

Chromolithograph trade card of Captain J.C. Daly, a shirtless muscular athlete with folded arms beside a kettlebell and urn.

Captain J.C. Daly, All Around Athlete, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Engraved theatre scene with costumed players, dogs, satyr figures and a cartouche reading The Authors Benefit Pasquin.

The Author's Benefit: Pasquin

William Hogarth, 1736

Etching of a woman carrying a child across a river beside cows, with a second woman at right and mountains behind, in a circu

A woman carrying a child in center, seen from behind, another woman to right, facing left, following a group of cows…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1643-48

Chromolithograph trade card of athlete W.B. Page with folded arms beside a high jump apparatus, caption noting 6 feet 4 inche

W.B. Page, High Jump, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Engraved theatre ticket showing period-dressed figures in an interior with a window and bed, framed by scrollwork and flower

Ticket for Fielding's The Mock Doctor

William Hogarth, 1732(?)

Etching in a circle of a shepherd with a staff herding cattle and goats downhill, with a mountain in the distance.

A shepherd at right, facing left, driving a group of animals downhill, from "Six Animal Subjects" (Six Sujets d'Animaux)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1643-48

Trade card portrait of H.W. Slocum Jr. in red cap and striped jacket, with vignettes of a woman playing tennis at a net.

H.W. Slocum, Jr., Lawn Tennis Champion of New England 1887/88, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen…

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Engraved theatre ticket showing figures in an interior room with a window and mirror, text reading Theatre Royal, The Mock Do

Ticket for Henry Fielding's The Mock Doctor

William Hogarth, 1792

Etching of two horsemen in cloaks riding on a hill as wind bends trees in a forest, in a circular frame.

Plate 3: a gale in the forest, two horsemen wrapped in their cloaks, the wind blowing, from "Roman landscapes and rui…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1643-48

Chromolithograph trade card portrait of Thomas Pettitt, court tennis champion, with a woman playing tennis beside a net.

Thomas Pettitt, Court Tennis Champion, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Etched tavern card of the John Shaw Ram Inn with a ram on the sign, a coach, a horse, two men and a dog in the courtyard.

A Tavern Card for John Shaw

William Hogarth, 1790s

Circular etching of shepherds with cattle and sheep beside a ruined monument, a Corinthian capital and distant ruins.

Plate 4: a Corinthian capital on the ground, a monument with figures in low relief, various animals and two shepherds…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1643-48

Trading card portrait of R.D. Sears in striped jersey and cap, set against a tennis racket with pink blossoms, 1888.

R.D. Sears, Champion American Lawn Tennis Player, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen & Ginter Ciga…

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Oval sepia stipple engraving of a young woman with curled hair and a draped shawl, titled Jenny Cameron.

Jenny Cameron

William Hogarth, February 8, 1788

Circular etching of a woman on horseback with a child, a camel, goats, sheep and a shepherd beside a stream and trees.

Plate 5: a woman carrying a child on a horse to left, a camel following her, a herd of goats, sheep, and a shepherd i…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1643-48

Trading card portrait of Dr. James Dwight in a striped cap, framed by a tennis racket and pink blossoms.

Dr. James Dwight, Lawn Tennis Champion North of England of 1885, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Alle…

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Woodcut of the crucified Christ with a haloed head, a seated woman at a table, and a kneeling figure, framed by scrolling bor

Crucifixion by a table, illustration from Speculum Passionis, 1507

Hans Baldung Grien, 1507

Circular etching of a leaning tree beside classical ruins, a stone arch, and a distant tower, with an inscribed cartouche at

Plate 1: various fragments of ancient monuments, from "Roman landscapes and ruins" (Paysages et ruines de Rome)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1643-48

Chromolithograph card of walker C.W.V. Clarke in a white shirt, with athletic and trophy vignettes, Allen & Ginter 1888.

C.W.V. Clarke, Walker, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Engraving of crowded scholars in gowns and caps listening to a lecturer at a podium holding a manuscript, with varied express

Scholars at a Lecture

Dent, ca. 1800

Etching of Campo Vaccino in Rome with a resting buffalo, shepherds, grazing animals, and ruined classical arches in a circula

Plate 2: Campo Vaccino, a buffalo and two shepherds in center, the Fontanone, various animals and people in the backg…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1643-48

Chromolithograph card portrait of E.D. Lange, a walker, with trophy, stopwatch and boxers in decorative borders.

E.D. Lange, Walker, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Etched print of a crowded choir of wigged singers and boys reading sheet music, led by a conductor raising his arm.

A Chorus of Singers

Dent, ca. 1800

Engraved design for an ornamental crest with a central heraldic shield, rococo scrollwork, two figures with staffs, and a gro

Design for an Ornamental Crest for Silver Plate

William Hogarth, early 18th century

Chromolithograph trade card of athlete W.J.M. Barry in white athletic top, with ornamental borders and a hammer throw caption

W.J.M. Barry, Hammer Throw, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Lithograph of a family visit in a hearth-side room: a man stands, two women sit with an infant, and a child plays with a toy.

Visite Chez la Nourrice (Visit to the Wetnurse), from "L'Artiste"

Victor Adam, 19th century

Engraved print of a woman in pearls and flowing gown leaning on an ornate table beside a jewelry box and draped curtain.

Sigismunda

the elder James Basire, May 5, 1790

Chromolithograph trading card of Gus Hill, a club swinger in a pink top with medals, raising a club, flanked by Indian clubs

Gus Hill, Champion Club Swinger, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Mezzotint of a woman in pearls leaning on a rococo table beside a casket, gazing upward with a sorrowful look.

Sigismunda

Robert John Dunkarton, February 1, 1793