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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,907 works

Etched frontispiece with a seated nude woman holding a mirror, a dog and stone lion, under a classical portico with a banner.

Société des Aquafortistes (Frontispice)

Félix Bracquemond, 1865

Etched title page reading Eaux-fortes par Bracquemond 1854, with bird heads and spiky border motifs, on blue paper.

Eaux-fortes par Bracquemond

Félix Bracquemond, 1854

Etching of a night forest where a hooded figure kneels beside a fallen body, with a lantern-carrying group at left.

La Mort de Matamore (Capitaine Fracasse)

Félix Bracquemond, 1864

Woodcut of a plumed, armored standard bearer striding forward with a flag, with a castle and hills in the background.

The Standard Bearer

Hans Leonhard Schäufelein, ca. 1515

Etched portrait of a man in a fur-trimmed coat and cap beside a classical bust, a decanter, and compasses.

Portrait of Félix Bracquemond, from "L'Art"

Félix Bracquemond, 1878

Engraved panorama of a fortified hilltop town under siege, with mounted officers and a pikeman in the foreground.

The Siege of the La Motte, in Lorraine

Abraham Bosse, 1636-38

Etching of a stormy sea shore with a fishing net, crabs, seaweed and shells in the foreground and sailboats in the distance.

La Mer

Félix Bracquemond, 1850-1914

Etching of an outdoor stage show with a costumed performer, a dancer, and a seated crowd beneath a banner reading Les Tréteau

Frontispiece for "Les Tréteaux de Monselet"

Félix Bracquemond, 1859

Etching of pheasants walking through misty heathland with birch trees fading into fog in the background.

Brumes du matin

Félix Bracquemond, 1882

Etching of a wooded riverbank with trees reflected in water and a farmhouse at the right edge.

Métairie sur les bords de l'Oise

Félix Bracquemond, 1868

Etching of a man leaning on a terrace balustrade watching a woman seated in an evening park with tall trees.

Scène dans un parc, le soir

Félix Bracquemond, 1856

Etching of two women on a balcony gazing up at a darkened sky over a narrow street of old buildings.

L'Eclipse

Félix Bracquemond, 1869

Etching of a reclining odalisque on a divan beside a hookah, with a glowing arched window in a harem interior.

Odalisque reclining in a harem, from "Titres de Romance"

Félix Bracquemond, 1857

Etching of ducks among tall reeds at a water's edge, with more ducks swimming in a line across the water beyond.

Roseaux et Sarcelles

Félix Bracquemond, 1882

Etching of a man in doublet and hose speaking with a veiled woman in a long gown, with a cloaked man beside a doorway.

Promenade vénitienne (Venetian Promenade)

Félix Bracquemond, 1863

Etching of three women and a girl on a rural path with cows and a dog, under a hilly landscape with trees.

Les Demoiselles de village

Félix Bracquemond, 1867

Etching of sheep behind a wooden rail fence with a dark dog lying in the grass in the foreground.

Moutons Parqués

Félix Bracquemond, 1856

Etching of a seated bearded ruler in jeweled robes on an ornate throne, with a domed city and two glowing moons beyond.

Le Songe d'un habitant du Mogol

Félix Bracquemond, 1886

Etching of a seated woman beside a classical urn and columns, with a cherub and a misty mountain landscape behind her.

L'Homme qui court après la Fortune et celui qui l'attend dans son lit

Félix Bracquemond, 1886

Etched frontispiece with a bearded man in an oval portrait surrounded by ivy, music, a flute, grapes and flowers.

Frontispiece for Champfleury's "Les Amis de la Nature"

Félix Bracquemond, 1859

Etching of a lake edge with large trees, a leaning birch, cows near the water, and distant hills under a pale sky.

Le Lac

Félix Bracquemond, 1861

Etching of a hanging hare on a stone ledge, with rabbits in a field beneath a sunburst sky and distant trees.

Jeannot Lapin

Félix Bracquemond, 1891

Hand-colored print of a crowded Regency evening party with dancers, card players and a chandelier in a gilded salon.

An Evening Party

George Cruikshank, February 3, 1826

Hand-colored caricature of two wigged men playing cards across a small round table, one shouting and one scowling.

All Fours

Thomas Rowlandson, first published March 14, 1783 [a later reissue?]

Etching of a white cat and a monkey confronting each other in an ornate interior with columns and a figure in a top hat.

Le Singe et le chat

Félix Bracquemond, 1886

Etching of three birds flying above folded papers falling onto a wooden folding easel, with the title Libre et Fidèle.

Libre et Fidèle

Félix Bracquemond, 1878

Etching of a coiled serpent in a dark cave beside a pool where nude figures bathe, with winged forms in the distance.

La Tête et la queue du serpent

Félix Bracquemond, 1886

Etching of a nude woman with a wide-brimmed hat resting her hand on a seated lion beside a tree, with a castle in the distanc

Le Lion amoureux

Félix Bracquemond, 1886

Etching of a winged woman slumped at a classical column under an inscription reading Hymen, with cherubs and a tree in the ba

La Discorde

Félix Bracquemond, 1886

Etching of ducks playing on a pond among reeds and water lilies, with a drake in the foreground.

Ébats de canards

Félix Bracquemond, 1850-1914

Etched portrait of a woman with lowered eyes and hair in a loose bun, shaded softly against a pale background.

Woman's Head, from "L'Estampe Moderne"

Félix Bracquemond, 1897-99

Etching of a dark rocky gorge opening onto a moonlit valley with a river and a small figure at the cliff base.

Adieu aux Karpatz

Félix Bracquemond, 1857

Etching of geese in a meadow under dramatic storm clouds with diagonal rays of light breaking through above trees.

La Nuée d'orage

Félix Bracquemond, 1882-84

Etched bust portrait of a bearded man in a dark doublet and white lace collar, on a pale paper sheet.

Galilée

Félix Bracquemond, 1862

Etching of a seated bearded man reading a book, with a hound below and grotesque winged and wolf-like figures above.

Don Quichotte

Félix Bracquemond, 1860

Engraved ornament sheet with a satyr and a female figure supporting braziers, surrounded by scrolls, masks and garlands.

Desseins de Brasiers dont les Ornements peuuent Seruir aux Cuuettes, Tables, et autres Ouurages d'Orfeurerie

Alexis Loir, 1660-1713

Pastel watercolor design for a ceiling with floral garlands, ivy, scrollwork and a central medallion framed by ornamental bor

Ceiling design for a house on the rue Velezai

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

Sheet of many ornamental design fragments including cherubs, scrollwork, a heraldic crest, floral medallions and an architect

Seventeen Ornamental Designs for the Pless House or Chateau

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

Circular ceiling design with three cherubs and a pink ribbon on a pale blue sky, framed by flowers and gold scrollwork.

Ceiling Design for the Pless Chateau, Silesia

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

Painted design for an octagonal ceiling with stucco scrolls, flower garlands, red drapery, cherubs and a sky opening.

Design for Octagonal Ceiling in the Pless House, Berlin

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

Brown wash design for a rococo wall panel showing a castle on a hill, trees, and a hunted stag at the base.

Design for a Decorative Wall Panel with Hunting Motif, Pless Chateau, Silesia

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

Brown wash drawing of an oval ceiling design with scattered putti and cherubs among clouds, over faint grid lines.

Design for an Oval Ceiling, probably for Pless Residence

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

Painted lunette design with cherubs, flower garlands, a parrot, gilded drapery and a potted plant beneath an arch.

Design for the Decoration of a Lunette on the Staircase, Hôtel de Pless, Berlin

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

Watercolor design of a geometric ceiling with red and gold ornamental panels framed in grey, labeled Hotel de Pless Berlin.

Design for Ceiling Decoration Hôtel de Pless, Berlin

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

Design drawing of a painted coffered ceiling with red, mauve and grey panels, black strapwork and gold foliate scrolls.

Design for the Decoration of the Ceiling in the Vestibule (Ier étage), Hôtel de S. A. le Prince de P... [Pless?}, Berlin

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

Painted design for a coffered ceiling with interlaced strapwork and rosettes in green, yellow, and white on terracotta.

Design for Ceiling Decoration in the Dining Room, Hôtel de Pless, Berlin

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

Colored design drawing of a coffered ceiling with interlaced gold, red and blue ornament and a decorative border.

Design for Ceiling Decoration in the Hôtel de Pless, Berlin

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

Watercolor design for a ceiling cove with scrolled frieze, lattice band, molding, and trailing pink roses.

Design for the Decoration of a Ceiling Cove in the Hôtel de Pless, Berlin

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

Gold and red decorative ceiling design with coffered geometric panels filled with scrollwork ornament.

Design for the Decoration of the Ceiling in the Hôtel de Pless, Berlin, or the Chateau de Cangé in the Loire

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

Pen and ink drawing of the Virgin and Christ child with Saint Anne, Saint John, and sketched studies around them.

The Holy Family with Saint Anne and Saint John in a classical landscape; verso: The Holy Family with Saint Anne and S…

Karl Agricola, late 18th-19th century

Pen and wash drawing of a classical scene with a kneeling man, standing woman, armored soldier, and onlookers in an interior.

The Continence of Scipio

Pieter Crijnse Volmarijn, 1646-79

Watercolor design of a decorated dome with ornamental panels, scrollwork, and a sky opening in the upper right.

Design for a decorated dome in the Peruviez residence, Belgium

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

Design drawing of a decorated ceiling with a soft blue sky, cloud forms, and a dark frame of gilded scrollwork and flowers.

Design for a decorated ceiling in a house on the rue Matignon

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

Pencil design elevation of paneled double doors with ornamental scrollwork, garlands, and an oval figural panel.

Design for double doors in a house at 18 rue Matignon

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

Design drawing of a dark paneled dining room wall with an arched niche flanked by painted garden landscapes and floral urns.

Design for the decoration of the dining room, 20 rue Matignon

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

Ink and wash design for an ornate Opéra Comique ceiling with arches, medallions and allegorical figures, ca. 1845.

Design for the decoration of the ceiling in the Opéra Comique, Paris

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, ca. 1845

Sheet of decorative design studies with stained glass panels, ornamental friezes, ceiling patterns and a classical figure gro

Ten designs for the decoration of the Opéra Comique, Paris

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

Watercolor design for an arched ceiling with ochre moldings, pink and green patterned field, and ornate scrolled medallions.

Design for ceiling decoration in a house on the Boulevard Haussmann

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

Watercolor design of a gothic arched gallery wall with patterned upper panel, heraldic shield, and wood paneling below.

Design for wall decoration in a gallery of the Chateau de Lude, Sarthe

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

Painted design drawing of an arched wall decoration with columns, gilded panels, a coat of arms, and a small interior scene.

Design for painted wall decoration in the Château de Lude, Sarthe

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

Pen and ink elevation drawing of a window topped with angels, draped swags, and a pink marble fireplace below.

Ecclesiatstical design for a window topped with angels

Nicolas Jean Baptiste de Poilly, mid-18th century

Watercolor design of a Gothic-arched interior wall with fleur-de-lis pattern, star ceiling panel and patterned dado.

Design for wall decoration in the house of Baron Malet in Jouy-en-Josas (Seine et Gise)

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1871

Design study of an ornate ceiling corner with cream scrollwork, a painted oval of pink roses, and floral garlands.

Design for the decoration of a ceiling in the house of Baron Malet, Jouy-en-Josas (Seine et Gise)

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

Watercolor design of cream strapwork framing pink and ochre scrolling foliage, a decorative panel for a stairway.

Design for the decoration of the stairway in the Chateau d'Ognon of M. de Machy (Oise, France)

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

Watercolor design drawing of a staircase fragment with scrolling foliage and a gilded urn in a laurel wreath medallion.

Design for the decoration of the stairway in the Château d'Ognon of M. deMachy (Oise, France)

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

Collage of ornamental design studies with scrollwork, putti, a crowned female bust, and a lion paw sketch.

Ten designs for the decoration of houses, including at least one for the stairway of the Chateau d'Ognon of M. deMach…

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

Watercolor design elevation of a church altar table with gilded crucifix, pink columns, heraldic shields and floral panels.

Design for an altar table surmounted by a crucifixion

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

Watercolor design of a ceiling border with scrolling motifs, dark floral rosettes and layered bands in pink, brown and blue.

Design for the decoration of a ceiling

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

Colored design drawing of a ceiling corner with hexagonal lattice, scrolling foliage borders and blue and yellow ornament.

Design for the painted decoration of a ceiling

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

Watercolor design of a wall with fleur-de-lis pattern, pointed arched window with leaded glass, and wood wainscoting below.

Design for the painted decoration of a wall pierced by an arched window

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

Watercolor design of a gothic niche with red drapery, gray foliate ornament, blue rosette, and gilded column.

Design for the decoration of a gothic niche

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

Watercolor design for a coffered ceiling with yellow, blue and purple panels, ornamental scrollwork and a heraldic shield.

Design for the painted decoration of a coffered ceiling

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

Pencil design drawing of a wall with Islamic geometric lattice, arabesque scrollwork in an arched niche, and ornamental borde

Design for the decoration of a wall in Islamic motifs

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

Collage of pencil and ink studies of ornamental wall and ceiling designs, with scrollwork, lattice and floral garland pattern

Sixteen designs of the decoration of walls and ceilings

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

Pen and pencil collage of twelve ornamental designs: heraldic shields, capitals, initials, arabesques, and a Madonna and Chil

Twelve ornamental designs for the decoration of interiors

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

Design drawing of two painted panels, one red with cross and fleur-de-lis medallions, one blue with a gold lattice pattern.

Design for the painted decoration of panels

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

Architectural elevation drawing of a decorated wall with a dove and cross medallion, arched doorway, and draped curtains.

Elevation of a wall decorated with the dove of the holy ghost

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

Pen drawing of an architectural wall elevation with a decorated arch, columns, drapery swags and a patterned frieze.

Elevation of a wall design, possibly for a chapel

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

Watercolor elevation of a Gothic-arched altar with painted walls, star-patterned blue panels and a Sancta Caecilia inscriptio

Elevation of a design for an altar and painted wall decoration

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

Watercolor design of a Gothic chapel wall with a wooden door, patterned panels, and a painted arched scene of the Virgin Mary

Elevation of a Church or Chapel with designs for ornament and a painted triptych of the Virgin Mary

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

Watercolor design of a decorated interior wall with wood panels, arched bays, painted pilasters and gilded stars.

Design for the decoration of wall with wood panels and arched bays

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

Etching of two women on a garden terrace, one with a parasol and one sketching at an easel, with foliage and a house behind.

La Terrasse de la Villa Brancas

Félix Bracquemond, 1876

Hand-colored 18th-century map of New Netherlands with allegorical figures, a compass rose, and a view of New Amsterdam.

Recens Edita Totius Novi Belgii, in America Septentrionali [An Updated View of New Netherlands in North America]

Matthäus Seutter, ca. 1730

Engraving of a flower vase flanked by a skeleton and a putto, with hourglass, skull, books and verse inscriptions.

Allegory of the Transitoriness of Life

Jacob Matham, n.d.

Etching of a winter forest at dusk with bare trees and a wolf walking across the snow on the right.

Hiver (Le Loup dans la neige)

Félix Bracquemond, 1864

Antique engraved map of New Netherlands, New England and part of Virginia with animals, ships, a compass rose and a city view

Novi Belgii, Novaeque Angliae nec non partis Virginiae tabula [Map of New Netherlands, New England, and part of Virgi…

Nicolas Visscher I, ca. 1656

Etching of an eagle perched on rocks, beak open, beneath a radiating sun and drifting clouds.

L'Assiette Républicaine

Félix Bracquemond, 1868

Etching of a steam locomotive trailing smoke along a riverside embankment under a swirling, stormy sky.

La Locomotive

Félix Bracquemond, 1873

Title page with reeds, a resting duck at water's edge, and flying ducks, with printed title Six Eaux-fortes par Bracquemond.

Six Eaux-fortes par Bracquemond

Félix Bracquemond, 1887

Watercolor design of a decorative painted ceiling with roundels, floral garland, blue cartouches, and small bird vignettes.

Design for the painted decoration of a baker's shop

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

Watercolor design drawing of painted ceiling and wall panels with ornamental scrollwork, ivy, a rose medallion and the word F

Design for painted decoration of wall or ceiling panels, including the word "Frascati"

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

Sheet of nine pencil and ink studies of painted interior ornament, including coffered ceilings, borders, a medallion, and emb

Nine designs for the painted decoration of an interior, possibly for the Hôtel Rothschild, Vienna

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

Sheet of eight ornamental design studies for painted wall decorations, with scrolls, friezes and fleur-de-lis motifs.

Eight designs for painted wall decorations; one for "chanteloup," another for "Nause"

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

Sheet of pencil and watercolor ornamental designs for interior decoration, with coffered panels, scrollwork friezes and a gro

Ten designs for the painted decoration of an interior; one possibly for "Harwith"

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

Watercolor design of painted ceiling timbers with gilded brackets and a red and gold PB monogram, with scale notes.

Designs for the painted decoration of ceiling timbers monogrammed "PB"

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

Architectural drawing of painted ceiling timber designs with foliate scrollwork and a gilded LB monogram in brown and gold.

Designs for the painted decoration of ceiling timbers; one monogrammed: "LB"

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