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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,907 works

Etched card showing a feathered allegorical woman holding a shield with three lions, with French caption Grande Bretagne belo

Grande Bretagne, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Brown wash drawing with white highlights of a kneeling old man serving two seated nude men at a table in a rustic kitchen.

Jupiter and Mercury in the House of Baucis and Philemon

Hyacinthe Collin de Vermont, 18th century

Etching of an allegorical woman in plumed headdress holding a shield with a cross, with French text naming Hongrie below.

Hongrie, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etched card showing a figure in a feathered hat and fur cloak with a staff, labeled Dalmatie, from a 1644 geography game.

Dalmatie, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of an allegorical female figure in plumed helmet holding a shield, with French caption naming Sicily below.

Sicile, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of a plumed figure on an ornate chariot pulled by a two-headed lion, with French text below naming Afrique.

Afrique, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Madere, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etched card showing a standing woman with feathered headdress holding a flagpole, with French text below reading Arabie Trogl

Arabie Troglodytique, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etched card showing a standing robed woman with a staff, titled Egypte, with French descriptive text below.

Egypte, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of a standing woman in a feathered headdress and patterned gown holding a spear, with French caption naming Zanzibar.

Zanzibar, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Nigritane, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etched card showing a feathered figure holding a spear, numbered 6, with French text describing the Congo kingdom below.

Congo, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of a standing woman with two spears and a plumed headdress, with French text describing the desert region of Libya be

Libye, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etched card numbered 3 showing a standing figure with a feathered headdress and staff, with French text describing Numidia.

Numidie, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of a feathered female figure holding a fan, with French caption about Mauritania beneath, card number 2.

Mauritanie, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Barbarie, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of an elephant pulling an ornate carriage with a turbaned woman, with French caption labeled Asie below.

Asie, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of a standing woman in a turban and flowing robe, with French caption text below naming Sumatra.

Sumatra, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etched card showing a standing woman in a long robe and headdress leaning on a staff, labeled Chine, numbered 9.

Chine, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of a standing woman in a tall headdress and patterned gown holding a bow and arrow, with French caption reading Pegu.

Pegu, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of a standing figure in a plumed headdress and patterned robe holding a feathered fan, with French caption below.

Narsingue, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etched print of a standing figure in a tall ornate headdress and long robe holding a staff, with French caption below.

Empire du grand Mogor, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of a standing woman in a plumed headdress and robe, with the French title Armenie and caption below.

Armenie, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of a standing woman in a turban and draped robe, labeled Arabie with French text beneath, numbered 4.

Arabie, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etched card of a standing allegorical woman holding a flag, with the number 3 and a French caption naming Syrie.

Syrie, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etched print of a figure in feathered headdress with bow and quiver, titled Tartarie, with French text beneath.

Tartarie, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etched card showing a figure in a feathered headdress and embroidered robe holding a staff, with French caption on Moscovie.

Moscovie, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Red chalk drawing of a seated putto on a corbel within a shell niche, with scrolls and sketched wings.

Study of a Putto Seated on a Corbel in a Shell Niche

Carlo Maratti, ca. 1674-76

Brown ink and wash drawing of a nude putto seated on a ledge, reaching up toward an ornate garland on a frame.

A Putto Seated on a Frame

Girolamo Mazzola Bedoli, ca. 1538-40

Pen and wash design of a decorated wall with an urn in a niche, garlands, and a panel with putti and a female figure.

Design for a Wall Elevation

Simon Schijnvoet, late 17th-early 18th century

Etching of a rider on a rearing horse brandishing a lance, with French caption text beneath reading Pérou.

Pérou, from the playing cards "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etched print of a feathered female figure with spear and bow, above French text describing Nouvelle France.

Nouvelle France, from the playing cards "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etched figure in feathered headdress and cloak holding plumes, with French text below naming Brésil.

Brésil, from the playing cards "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Brown wash drawing of ruined castle walls with grazing cattle and sheep and a shepherd in a hilly landscape.

Italianate Landscape with the Ruins of Brederode Castle

Nicolaes Pietersz. Berchem, mid-late 17th century

Colored drawing of an ornate organ under draped canopy with trumpets, a gilded lyre, and blue and pink curtains.

Design for a Fanciful Organ

Joseph Ignaz Gurk, late 18th-early 19th century

Pen and ink drawing of an interlaced scrolling leaf ornament rising from a small pedestal, on aged paper.

Gothic Leaf Scroll (Top of a Crozier?)

J. Gruenwald, 1899

Pen and graphite drawing of a Gothic ornamental panel with putti, acanthus scrolls, tracery and flowers.

Gothic Ornament with Putti and Acanthus Leaves

Bernd, 19th century

Engraved rocky landscape with a cave arch, waterfall, tall trees, and two small kneeling figures under rays of light.

Rocky Landscape with the Stigmatisation of Saint Francis

Aegidius Sadeler, n.d.

Engraved coastal scene with moored sailing boats, a windmill on a hill, village houses, and figures working on the shore.

Coast Scene with a Windmill

Aegidius Sadeler, n.d.

Etching of a village road with two horse carts, travelers, chickens, geese and houses under a cloudy sky.

Village Street with Two Carts

Aegidius Sadeler, n.d.

Engraved landscape with a large tree framing a river view, a hilltop town, distant mountains, and a small seated figure.

Riverscape

Aegidius Sadeler, n.d.

Etching of tall bare trees beside a still river with shrubs and a distant treeline under an overcast sky.

Autumn's Grey and Melancholy

Henry Farrer, 1884

Etching of a tall lighthouse on a rocky headland beside a small cottage, with a calm sea and birds under a cloudy sky.

Lighthouse

Henry Farrer, 1880

Etching of tall trees over a small wooden footbridge crossing a stream, with reeds in the foreground and a distant tower.

A Small Bridge over a Stream

Anthonie Waterloo, 17th century

Watercolor drawing of soldiers and a chariot procession through a classical colonnaded hall, with robed figures raising their

Allegory of Victory of Russians over Napoleon's Army, from a poem by Cremes

Franz von Hauslab the Younger, ca. 1814

Etching of a dense forest on a rocky ledge, with two small figures and a dog on a path and hills in the distance.

The Little Hunchback

Anthonie Waterloo, 17th century

Colored drawing of a crowned king on a throne with a bearded man and a young man in white gesturing before him.

Daniel interprets Nebuchadnezzar's Dream

Franz von Hauslab the Younger, 1815-83

Drawing of two figures on rocky ledges in a shadowed cave, one in armor holding a spear, the other with an arm raised.

Soldiers in a Cave Receiving Blessings from Heaven

Franz von Hauslab the Younger, 19th century

Grey wash drawing of a priest before a radiant sun raising arms over a chained couple, with plumed guards and drapery.

Sun King Anointing a Bound Couple, from August von Kotzebue's Die Sonnenjungfrau

Franz von Hauslab the Younger, 19th century

Grey wash drawing of Roman figures gathered in a classical columned hall, with a seated elder and an arm gesture in the foreg

Assembly of Roman Figures, from Regulus, a play by Collin

Franz von Hauslab the Younger, 19th century

Watercolor of two mounted soldiers in blue uniforms beneath a classical colonnade with carved reliefs and a distant hilltop t

Two Mounted Soldiers in Classical Ruins, for a poem by Cremes

Franz von Hauslab the Younger, 1812-83

Etching of two travellers resting in a shaded woodland beside a path, with dogs and a large twisted tree.

Two Travellers Resting in the Woods

Anthonie Waterloo, 17th century

Etched landscape of a wooded path with tall trees, a fence, a cottage, and a woman and children resting at the roadside.

A Mother and Children Resting

Anthonie Waterloo, 17th century

Etching of a peasant with a shovel on a dirt path beside large trees, sheep grazing, and a fence in the distance.

A Peasant with a Shovel

Anthonie Waterloo, 17th century

Etching of a forest scene with a seated traveller and dog beside a stream, tall trees filling the composition.

A Traveller Resting

Anthonie Waterloo, 17th century

Etching of a forest path with tall trees on the left, a small wooden footbridge over a stream, and an open landscape beyond.

The Entrance to a Forest by a Small Wooden Bridge

Anthonie Waterloo, 17th century

Etched landscape of a forest path, a large tree, and a man and woman with a dog beside a stream.

A Man and a Woman Crossing a Stream

Anthonie Waterloo, 17th century

Red chalk anatomical studies of shoulder muscles and a raised arm, with a faint graphite skull outline at left.

Ecorché: Two Studies of the Muscles of the Shoulder and of the Arm, Raised

Eugène Delacroix, 1810-63

Etching of a farmhouse courtyard with a large tree, a vine trellis arbor, figures dining at tables, and a horse by a well.

The Little Trellis

Jacques Callot, early 17th century

Engraving of Jesus and the tribute money in a colonnaded hall, framed by an ornate rococo border with cherubs and candelabra.

Le Denier de César (The Tribute Money), from Le Nouveau Testament (The New Testament)

Jacques Callot, printed 18th century

Etching of a dense forest with large oak trees, an angel beside a seated woman, and a reclining child in a clearing.

Hagar Consoled by the Angel

Anthonie Waterloo, 17th century

Etching of a wooded river landscape with a stone bridge, cottage, and a group of figures gathering in the foreground.

Zipporah Circumcising her Son

Anthonie Waterloo, 17th century

Etching of a wooded landscape with a waterfall, rocky cliffs, two small figures on a knoll, and a distant town.

Tobias and the Angel

Anthonie Waterloo, 17th century

Etching of a wooded landscape with a large tree, a dirt path, a small group of walking figures and distant hills.

The Banishment of Hagar

Anthonie Waterloo, 17th century

Etching of a dense forest with large trees, a nude figure running on a bank and another figure reaching from a stream.

Alpheus and Arethusa

Anthonie Waterloo, 17th century

Etching of a dense forest with a large oak, a fleeing woman in reeds and a pursuing horned figure by a stream.

Pan and Syrinx

Anthonie Waterloo, 17th century

Etched landscape of a tall tree grove with a reclining couple, a winged child and hounds in the foreground, and hills beyond.

Venus and Adonis

Anthonie Waterloo, 17th century

Etching of a dense forest with a large tree, a small wooden footbridge with a woman and child, and resting figures on a path.

A Peasant Woman and Daughter on a Small Wooden Bridge

Anthonie Waterloo, 17th century

Etching of a large tree beside a thatched inn with travelers on a dirt road and rolling hills in the distance.

A Large Linden Tree Before an Inn

Anthonie Waterloo, 17th century

Etching of a thatched farmhouse among tall trees beside a river, with a rowing boat and distant town on the water.

A Farmhouse Beside the Water

Anthonie Waterloo, 17th century

Etching of a wooded landscape with tall trees, a wooden fence, a dirt path and a small figure walking on the right.

A Horseman by a Fence

Anthonie Waterloo, 17th century

Etching of a path winding through a woodland clearing with tall trees, a figure in the foreground and two distant walkers.

A Path Through the Woods

Anthonie Waterloo, 17th century

Etched forest landscape with a dirt path, wooden fence, and a shepherd with grazing animals on a grassy hummock.

Shepherd Asleep on a Hummock

Anthonie Waterloo, 17th century

Two studies of a saddled horse and of a horse with a boy astride; verso: Study of a bean plant

Jacob de Gheyn II, ca. 1602

Engraving of the crucifixion of Christ between two thieves, with mourners, soldiers, and a skeleton in an ornate architectura

Christ on the Cross between Two Thieves

Philips Galle, n.d.

Engraved interior of a decorated church nave with a barrel vault, draped hangings, and figures walking toward an altar.

Decoration ordered by Cardinal de Retz in the Church of San Luigi, Rome, for the Saint's Feast Day

Dominique Barrière, 1665

Brown wash drawing of a sea nymph on a dolphin with a triton and a cherub beside her on a rocky ledge.

A Sea Nymph and a Triton on a Dolphin

Peter Anton von Verschaffelt, 18th century

Oval fan with an engraved rebus of cupids, an eagle, ships and scales, edged in coloured silk fringe on a wooden handle.

A fan with a rebus on Love on one side Fortune on the other

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1639

Pencil and wash drawing of a pyramid-topped memorial with laurel wreath cartouche and inscription for J.B. van Bree.

Pyramid monument for J.B. van Bree

G. Fock, 1857 or after

Sepia frontispiece print with a framed harbour landscape, Gothic arches, a rolled scroll and architectural fragments.

Frontispiece from "Liber Studiorum"

Joseph Mallord William Turner, May 1812

Sepia print of cows near a wooden footbridge over a river, with large trees and figures on the bank under a cloudy sky.

Bridge and Cows, part I, plate 2 from "Liber Studiorum"

Joseph Mallord William Turner, June 11, 1807

Sepia print of a classical landscape with pine trees, a tambourine dancer, seated women, a river, and a stone arch.

The Woman and Tambourine, part I, plate 3 from "Liber Studiorum"

Joseph Mallord William Turner, June 11, 1807

Sepia etching of Basle with a wooden bridge over a river, twin cathedral spires, rowing boats and a sunburst sky.

Basle, part I, plate 5 from "Liber Studiorum"

Joseph Mallord William Turner, June 11, 1807

Sepia print of a woman on a fallen log with a coiled dragon in the bushes below a hillside and trees.

Jason, part I, plate 6 from "Liber Studiorum"

Joseph Mallord William Turner, June 11, 1807

Sepia print of a thatched barn with horses, cattle, a farm cart and workers handling hay in a rural yard.

The Straw Yard, part II, plate 7 from "Liber Studiorum"

Joseph Mallord William Turner, February 20, 1808

Sepia etching of a traveler with a pack on a rocky mountain path beneath a boulder, with snowy peaks and a valley beyond.

Mt. St. Gothard, part II, plate 9 from "Liber Studiorum"

Joseph Mallord William Turner, February 20, 1808

Sepia print of sailing ships battling rough waves beside a wooden pier under a dramatic, cloudy sky.

Ships in a Breeze, part II, plate 10 from "Liber Studiorum"

Joseph Mallord William Turner, February 20, 1808

Sepia etching of ruined Holy Island Cathedral showing rounded arches, carved columns, and overgrown rubble on the ground.

Holy Island Cathedral, part III, plate 11 from "Liber Studiorum"

Joseph Mallord William Turner, February 20, 1808

Sepia etching of Pembury Mill, Kent, showing a waterwheel, a miller with sacks inside the mill, and a sleeping dog.

Pembury Mill, Kent, part III, plate 12 from "Liber Studiorum"

Joseph Mallord William Turner, June 10, 1808

Sepia print of a river valley with an arched stone bridge, tall trees framing the view, and figures seated in the foreground.

The Bridge in Middle Distance, part III, plate 13 from "Liber Studiorum"

Joseph Mallord William Turner, June 10, 1808

Sepia etching of Dunstanborough Castle ruins on a cliff above a rocky shore with waves and a cottage in the foreground.

Dunstanborough Castle, part III, plate 14 from "Liber Studiorum"

Joseph Mallord William Turner, June 10, 1808

Sepia print of a stormy Egyptian landscape with lightning over pyramids, a city, a fallen animal and two figures.

The Fifth Plague of Egypt, part III, plate 16 from "Liber Studiorum"

Joseph Mallord William Turner, June 10, 1808

Sepia etching of a farmyard with a rooster, chickens, pigs, a wooden cart, and two men leaning on a fence.

The Farm-Yard with the Cock, part IV, plate 17 from "Liber Studiorum"

Joseph Mallord William Turner, March 29, 1809

Sepia print of a stone arch bridge over a deep rocky gorge, with bare trees in the foreground and cliffs under a stormy sky.

Little Devil's Bridge over the Russ, above Altdorft, Switzerland, part IV, plate 19 from "Liber Studiorum"

Joseph Mallord William Turner, March 29, 1809

Sepia print of a three-masted ship and small sailboat on rough seas under a stormy sky, with seagulls.

The Leader Sea Piece, part IV, plate 20 from "Liber Studiorum"

Joseph Mallord William Turner, March 29, 1809

Sepia engraving of umbrella pines, a domed ruin and a walking figure on a path beside carved stone fragments.

The Temple of Minerva Medica, part V, plate 23 from "Liber Studiorum"

Joseph Mallord William Turner, January 1, 1811