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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,907 works

Engraved oval portrait of a man with long curled hair, lace cravat and armor, framed by titled inscriptions.

Charles d'Albert d'Ailly, duc de Chaulnes

Robert Nanteuil, 1676

Engraved oval portrait of a man with curly hair, white collar and dark robe, framed by a laurel wreath with Latin inscription

Jacques-Nicolas Colbert

Robert Nanteuil, 1673

Engraved oval portrait of a man with curly hair, white collar, and star insignia on a cloak, within an inscribed border.

Emmanuel-Théodose de La Tour d'Auvergne, cardinal de Bouillon

Robert Nanteuil, ca. 1678

Engraved oval portrait of a man with a white collar, dark cape and star-shaped order insignia, within a decorative border.

Hardouin de Beaumont de Péréfixe

Robert Nanteuil, 1663

Engraved oval portrait of a woman with curled hair, pearl necklace and lace collar, with fleur-de-lis corners.

Anne of Austria

Robert Nanteuil, 1666

Sepia drawing of a young girl in a bonnet beside a small dog, framed in a neoclassical architectural niche with a carved head

Portrait of a Girl and Her Dog

Jean-Jacques Lequeu, ca. 1796-97

Pencil and wash drawing of a crowded columned station hall with men in top hats and women in gowns sprawled on steps.

At the Railroad Station

called Numa Pierre-Numa Bassaget, 1850-59

Pencil drawing of an elegant crowd in a columned hall, women in full gowns and men in top hats.

Crowd Leaving a Theater (?)

called Numa Pierre-Numa Bassaget, 19th century

Engraved portrait of a seated cardinal beside a draped curtain, with a long gallery of busts and statues behind him and a glo

Cardinal Jules Mazarin Seated Within the Gallery of his Palace

Robert Nanteuil, 1659

Engraved oval portrait of a man with curled wig and lace collar, framed by a laurel wreath and inscriptions.

François-Michel Le Tellier, marquis de Louvois

Antoine Masson, 17th century

Engraving of a huge beached sperm whale on a shore, with crowds, horsemen, barrels, sailing ships and hills behind.

Sperm whale beached near Berkhey on 3 February, 1598

Jacob Matham, 1598

Engraving of soldiers gathered under pine boughs at a camp sutler's stand, with a campfire and an officer at right.

Thanksgiving in Camp (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. VII)

Winslow Homer, November 29, 1862

Engraving of soldiers resting by a campfire beside a long line of covered wagons and mules during a halt.

Halt of a Wagon Train (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. VIII)

Winslow Homer, February 6, 1864

Woman in plaid dress blowing a dinner horn outside an ivy-covered cottage, with field workers and a cat nearby.

The Dinner Horn (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. XIV)

Winslow Homer, June 11, 1870

Engraving of people at a seaside clam bake on rocky beach, with smoke rising and sailboats on the sea.

Sea-side Sketches - A Clam Bake (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. XVII)

Winslow Homer, August 23, 1873

Engraving of boys linked in a snap-the-whip game running across a meadow beside a schoolhouse and wooded hills.

Snap-the-Whip (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. XVII)

Winslow Homer, September 20, 1873

Wood engraving of children in a rowboat on harbor water, with sailboats and a cloudy sky behind them.

Gloucester Harbor (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. XVII)

Winslow Homer, September 27, 1873

Engraving of three figures on a beach at high tide, with waves, seagulls, and ships on the horizon.

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

Winslow Homer, August 6, 1870

Engraving of children playing at low tide on a beach, with shoes on the sand, wading figures and distant ships.

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

Winslow Homer, August 6, 1870

Wood engraving of two men in a canoe on a marsh pond, one holding up a dead bird, with wooded hills behind.

Trapping in the Adirondacks (from "Every Saturday," Vol. I, New Series)

Winslow Homer, December 24, 1870

Engraving of two hunters on snowshoes aiming rifles in a winter forest as a dog leaps and a deer flees.

Deer-Stalking in the Adirondacks in Winter (Every Saturday, Vol. II, New Series)

Winslow Homer, January 21, 1871

Wood engraving of three boys in tall grass watching a loaded stagecoach travel a road toward distant hills, on a magazine cov

On the Road to Lake George (from "Appleton's Journal," Vol. I)

Winslow Homer, July 24, 1869

Engraving of fashionable women with parasols and a man in a top hat on a beach, with bathers in the surf.

The Beach at Long Branch (from "Appleton's Journal," Vol. II)

Winslow Homer, August 21, 1869

Engraving of a woman with a fishing rod and a man in a military cap in a wicker carriage facing the sea at Newport.

Our Watering Places - The Empty Sleeve at Newport (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. IX)

Winslow Homer, August 26, 1865

Wood engraving of couples dancing at a crowded Parisian ball, with top-hatted men and women in period dress watching.

A Parisian Ball - Dancing at the Mabille, Paris (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. XI)

Winslow Homer, November 23, 1867

Engraving of a couple dancing at a Parisian casino ball, with a crowd of men in top hats watching from behind.

A Parisian Ball - Dancing at the Casino (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. XI)

Winslow Homer, November 23, 1867

Engraving of art students and copyists at easels in a vaulted gallery with framed paintings and visitors walking.

Art-Students and Copyists in the Louvre Gallery, Paris (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. XII)

Winslow Homer, January 11, 1868

Etching of soldiers and cavalry marching at night along a forest road, with a burning tree and wagon.

A Night March, Plate 16 from "Life Studies of the Great Army"

Edwin Forbes, 1876

Colored print of a seated soldier in a cap smoking a clay pipe, with army tents in the background.

Life in Camp, Part 1: Building Castles; Hard Tack; Upset His Coffee; Water Call; A Shell is Coming; Riding on a Rail;…

Winslow Homer, 1864

Colored print of a man in a wide-brimmed hat smoking a pipe while seated on a cannon, with smoke and distant figures behind.

Life in Camp, Part 2: In the Trenches; Good Bye; Fording; Extra Ration; The Field Barber; The Girl He Left Behind Him…

Winslow Homer, 1864

Colored lithograph of many figures in period dress skating on a frozen park pond, with a fallen skater and a Dangerous sign.

Skating in Central Park, New York

Winslow Homer, 1861

Wood engraving of soldiers firing rifles during a skirmish in an open field, with smoke rising across the landscape.

The First Maine Cavalry Skirmishing

Alfred Waud, 1845-91

Etching of four women with baskets walking along a rocky cliff edge, faces turned upward under a pale sky.

A Voice from the Cliffs

Winslow Homer, 1888

Engraving of a galleon in rough seas with a sea monster and mermaid, beside a walled harbor town under stormy clouds.

Landscape with a Ship and Jonah and the Whale

Lucas Gassel, ca. 1560-70

Engraving of a river with a double-tiered arched bridge, sailing ships, rowboats, towers and a tall statue column.

Riverscape with a Double Bridge

Lucas Gassel, ca. 1560-70

Engraved landscape with a tall obelisk, a hilltop castle, a river with boats, a windmill, and a large tree on the left.

River Valley with Obelisk

Lucas Gassel, ca. 1560-70

Engraved river valley with a cliff castle, stone bridge, sailing ships, and a traveling couple in the foreground.

River Valley with a Traveling Couple

Lucas Gassel, ca. 1560-70

Engraved landscape with a hilltop castle, windmill, village, river boats, and falconers on horseback in the foreground.

Mountain Landscape with Falconers

Lucas Gassel, ca. 1560-70

Engraving of a landscape with two windmills, a haloed shepherd figure with sheep in the foreground, and village houses.

Landscape with Windmills and Christ as Good Shepherd

Lucas Gassel, ca. 1560-70

Colored architectural design of a Gothic altar chapel with pointed windows, scrollwork, a heraldic crest, and paneled walls.

Design for an Altar Chapel, Farnborough, England

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1880-86

Pen and ink design of seven vertical arabesque panels with scrolls, urns, cherubs, and classical motifs on paper.

Design for Seven Vertical Panels of Arabesque Decoration, Farnsborough, England

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1880-86

Watercolor design of an upper wall with heraldic eagle shields, gilded crowns, draped swags, and decorative friezes.

Design for Upper Wall Decoration, Farnborough, England

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1880-86

Watercolor design of a radiating decorative dome interior with gilded rosettes, scrollwork panels, and winged beasts.

Design for the Interior Cupola of a Domed Chapel, Farnborough, England

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1880-86

Pencil and wash design for a grand stairway with classical columns, painted panels, a seated woman and a peacock.

Ceiling and Cove Designs for Stairway, Hôtel Rothschild, Vienna

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1850-1910

Brown wash drawing of ornate ceiling and cove designs with classical figures, putti, garlands and architectural panels.

Ceiling and Cove Designs, Hôtel Rothschild, Vienna

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Composite drawing sheet of ornamental ceiling and cove sketches, with a painted putto and flower urn, scrolls, and tile patte

Fifteen Sketches for Ceiling and Cove Designs, Hôtel Rothschild, Vienna

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Watercolor elevation of a decorated gallery wall with arched windows, blue and red panels, and floral motifs.

Plan and Elevation of Gallery, Deepdene, Dorking, Surrey

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1875-79

Watercolor elevation of a Gothic chapel nave with pointed arches, stained glass windows, and a patterned blue wall.

Elevation of Nave, Chapelle des Catéchismes, Ste Clothilde, Paris

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Watercolor design of a cloudy sky inside an ornate frame with floral garlands and scrolling acanthus decoration.

Ceiling Design for the Dining Room of the Duke d'Albe, Madrid

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Watercolor design of an ornate arched wall niche with green, red and gold panels and a central rosette medallion.

Gallery Ceiling Design, Hôtel Cottier

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1867

Pencil drawing of ornamental ceiling friezes with foliate scrolls, floral sprays, and monogram cartouches for Fontainebleau.

Ceiling Design for the "Salle des Cerfs", Fontainebleau

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Pencil design sketch of a long decorative frieze with scrollwork, rosettes and cartouches on tan paper.

Design for Ceiling Decorations, Fontainebleau

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Watercolor design of a decorated ceiling and wall panels with a central medallion, classical busts and winged figures in gold

Ceiling Design for Bedroom of Duchesse de Newcastle, Hôtel of Madame Hope

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, ca. 1867

Watercolor design for painted coving with acanthus scrolls, a classical figure in the spandrel, and a gilded cornice above an

Design for Coving, Hotel de Trevise

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1850-1910

Watercolor design of an ornate intarsia-style ceiling with scrolling foliage, flower medallions and a red rosette centre.

Intarsia Ceiling Design for the Dining Room, Deepdene, Dorking, Surrey

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1875-79

Gouache design for a pastel ceiling with oval central medallion, floral bouquets, classical figures and gilded moldings.

Ceiling Design

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Watercolor design for an ornamental arched vault with floral garlands, gilded scrolls and a doorway below.

Design for Hôtel de Trevise, Paris

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Drawing of a coffered ceiling design with red and gold arabesque panels and moulded geometric frames.

Design for Coffered Ceiling, Mme Païva's Chateau at Neudeck

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Watercolor design of a circular domed ceiling with green scrollwork, lion heads and gilded moldings framed by purple bands.

Design for Domed Ceiling for Mme Païva's Chateau at Neudeck

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, ca. 1877-84

Graphite drawing of a double acanthus fleuron with serrated leaves and scroll forms on cream paper.

Architectural Motif: Double Acanthus Fleuron

Georges Seurat, ca. 1875

Graphite study of four architectural rinceaux with scrolling leaves, flowers and berries on cream paper.

Architectural Motifs: Four Rinceaux

Georges Seurat, ca. 1875

Watercolor design for a vertical wall panel with a floral urn, songbirds, swags of foliage, and swan supports at the base.

Design for a Wall Panel

Henri Sallembier, n.d.

Pen and ink design drawing of a lidded vase with gadrooned base, garland swags and satyr masks, on pale paper.

Design for a Lidded Gadrooned Vase with Satyr Heads Holding Garlands

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Pen and ink drawing of an ornate architectural alcove with carved figural supports, scrolled panels and an open archway.

Design for a Proscenium or Monumental Alcove

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725