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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

15,034 works

Abstract etching of stippled dark and light tones with two diagonal lines, where a pale form suggests a seated woman.

Seated Woman in Bonnet and Shawl

Edgar Degas, ca. 1879

Monotone portrait of a mustached man in a dark hat and tie, with a handwritten inscription beneath, on pale paper.

Portrait of Virginie Cardinal's Favorite, the Actor Crochard (illustration for La Famille Cardinal by Ludovic Halévy)

Edgar Degas, ca. 1880

Engraved portrait of Galileo Galilei in an oval frame, with cherubs holding a telescope and instruments above.

Portrait of Galileo Galilei set within an elaborate cartouche

Francesco Villamena, 1623

Etching of thatched huts, a raised storehouse and figures by a fence, with trees and hills behind, at Akaroa.

Native Barns and Huts at Akaroa, Banks Peninsula, 1845, from "The Voyage to New Zealand (1842-46)"

Charles Meryon, 1860

Soft tonal portrait sketch of a bearded man with flowing beard and tousled hair, signed Renoir, on pale paper.

Auguste Rodin

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1900

Grey wash drawing of two women in feathered hats and ruffled gowns with a gentleman holding a cane.

Two Ladies and a Gentleman

Louis Binet, 1760-1800

Grey wash drawing of a lady in a plumed hat and ruffled gown dancing with a gentleman, watched by a seated man.

Costume Drawing: Lady and Gentleman Dancing

Louis Binet, 1760-1800

Portrait of a Man

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 18th century

Grey wash drawing of a helmeted warrior seizing a kneeling old man at an altar beneath a tree, with women and a fallen soldie

The Sack of Troy: Pyrrhus Killing Priam

Franz Cleyn, before 1654

Printed broadside with 48 numbered vignettes of scenes from General Garibaldi's life, with a portrait at top left.

Broadside with 48 scenes relating to the life of Giuseppe Garibaldi

Juan Llorens, 1862

Brown wash drawing of soldiers tending a wounded comrade on a battlefield, with fallen men and a rifle in the foreground.

The wounded comrade

Nicholas Shiels, 1884-89

Broadside of 48 small woodcut fable scenes with verses, showing animals and figures, with a portrait of Samaniego at top left

Broadside with 48 scenes depicting fables by Félix María de Samaniego

Juan Llorens, ca. 1860-70

Broadside of 48 small woodcut scenes telling the prodigal son story, each with a Spanish caption, on aged paper.

Broadside with 48 scenes relating to the story of the prodigal son

Juan Llorens, ca. 1860-70

Printed broadside with 48 small woodcut scenes of a rooster's story, with Spanish verse captions beneath each image.

Broadside with 48 scenes telling the story of the chicken (social advancement and decline)

Juan Llorens, ca. 1860-70

Printed broadside with 48 numbered woodcut scenes of a hunchback's life, each with a Spanish caption.

Broadside with 48 scenes relating to the life hunchback

Juan Llorens, ca. 1860-70

Printed broadside titled Carnaval with 48 numbered woodcut panels of costumed carnival figures, carriages, and musicians.

Broadside with 48 figures from carnival

Juan Llorens, ca. 1860-70

Aged broadside with 48 numbered woodcut scenes of figures and street life, each with a rhyming Spanish caption, titled Estrav

Broadside with 48 scenes showing extravagances of the world

Juan Llorens, ca. 1860

Broadside of 48 numbered woodcut allegorical scenes with the sun and moon at top, titled El Sol y la Luna.

Broadside with 48 allegorical figures pertaining to the sun and the moon

Juan Llorens, ca. 1860-70

Printed broadside with 48 numbered scenes of Barcelona festivals and street customs, with Spanish captions.

Broadside with 48 scenes depicting the celebrations and customs of Barcelona

Juan Llorens, ca. 1860-70

Printed broadside of 48 numbered woodcut scenes with Spanish captions telling the adventures of Don Simplon.

Broadside with 48 scenes depicting the life and adventures of Don Simplon

Juan Llorens, ca. 1860-70

Broadside with 48 numbered woodcut scenes of the life, passion and death of Jesus Christ, with Spanish verse captions.

Broadside with 48 scenes of the life of Jesus Christ

José Noguera, 1866

Engraving of a falconer holding a falcon beside a woman in a braided headdress, with ribbon scrolls above them.

The Falconer and the Lady, from "Scenes of Daily Life"

Israhel van Meckenem, ca. 1495

Satirical lithograph of a parade of caricatured men with flags, a domed building, and a boar lying on scattered papers.

The Grand Review of the Juste-Milieu Passing La Caricature, October 30, 1832 (Grand revue passée par la caricature le…

Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard Grandville, October 1832

Satirical 1833 etching of spectators watching grotesque creatures feeding on prostrate people in a stone pit below.

The People Delivered to the Vampire Taxes, from "L'Association Mensuelle no. 10"

Association Mensuelle, May 1833

Daumier lithograph of rows of stout, caricatured deputies seated on tiered legislative benches, with a top hat on the desk.

The Legislative Belly

Honoré Daumier, January 1834

Lithograph of crowned children on a rocking horse with a seated woman and a figure holding a scepter, French caption below.

Very Haughty and Very Mighty Legitimist Brats

Honoré Daumier, February 1834

Lithograph of caricatured figures handling a cannon and weapons in a street, while a woman at a window looks on.

Children, Obey Me, Do Not Play With Those Weapons, from "L'Association Mensuelle no. 21"

Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard Grandville, April 1834

Portrait of Isabella Benson

John Smart, 1811

Circular pen and ink drawing of figures under trees with a scroll inscription naming the four temperaments.

The Four Temperaments

Jörg Breu the Elder, 1500-1537

Brown ink and wash drawing of classical gods gathered on clouds, with a bearded central figure gesturing and putti below.

Council of the Gods

Giacomo Zoboli, n.d.