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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

2,279 works

Etching of a windblown beech tree with exposed roots, a forest behind it, cottages at right, and a shepherd with animals.

The Great Beech

Jacob van Ruisdael, 1650-82

Engraving of sleeping Silenus at right, a satyr leaning over a table, and a goat climbing onto the table at left among grapev

Silenus sleeping at right, taunted by a Satyr, and a Goat climbing on a table at left

Giorgio Ghisi, ca. 1540

Engraving of Perseus with a severed head beside a winged figure, and draped nymphs among fruit trees in a garden.

Perseus in the Garden of the Hesperides

Cherubino Alberti, 1628

Engraving of nude Venus in water by a rose bush, sleeping Cupid in the foreground, and a city in the distance.

Venus Pricked by the Thorns of a Rose Bush; Cupid Asleep in the Foreground

Giorgio Ghisi, 1556

Engraving of nude Venus in water by a rose bush, winged Cupid resting in front, figures running toward a castle behind.

Venus pricked by the thorns on a rose bush, in the background Mars chasing Adonis, in the foreground winged cupid res…

Giorgio Ghisi, 1556

Woodcut of an angel with keys standing over a dragon, with a walled city and mountains in the background.

The Angel with the Key to the Bottomless Pit

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1498

Gray wash drawing of an allegorical tree with putti, lions, chariots, pouring figures and a city skyline behind.

An Allegory of the Union of the House of Orange and the Wittelsbach Family (Design for a Title Page of a Thesis)

Jonas Umbach, 1640-93

Engraving of a reclining nude bearded hero beside a club and lion skin, with a harbor city and mountains behind him.

Hercules Resting from His Labors

Giorgio Ghisi, 1567

Engraving of Angelica and Medoro embracing beneath a tree while Medoro carves their names, with Cupid and a distant city.

Angelica and Medoro; the couple embracing, Medoro carving their names in the bark of a tree; Cupid holding a torch in…

Giorgio Ghisi, ca. 1570

Engraving of the Holy Family beneath a palm tree with angels and putti above and a donkey at left.

Rest on the Flight into Egypt; the Holy Family under a palm tree surrounded by angels, putti, and a male cleric or saint

Giorgio Ghisi, 1578

Engraving of woodcutters sawing a log in a forest, with a standing overseer, a small dog and tall pine trunks.

The Wood-cutters

Hubert von Herkomer, 1880

Engraving of a seated preacher in a forest addressing a crowd on a path, with mountains and a river in the distance.

John the Baptist Preaching in the Desert

Nicolaes de Bruyn

Etching of a horseback rider on a path beside a canal, with a moored boat and cabin under large trees.

On the Canal in Vienna

Johann Christoph Erhard, 1819

Etching of a rural road with farmhouses, grazing cows and sheep, two figures, and a tall tree on a rocky bank.

In Regenberg

Johann Christoph Erhard, 1815

Etching of a village road with a large tree, an ox cart pulled by oxen, a stone statue pillar, and wooden barns.

In Buchberg

Johann Christoph Erhard, 1817

Etching of a mountain valley with a castle on a cliff, a covered wooden bridge, and a woman with cows in the foreground.

St Georgsberg near Switzerland in the Tyrol, after Klein

Johann Christoph Erhard, early 19th century

Etching of a northern view of Lauffen in Salzburg, with a town by a river, a horse cart on a path and figures on a hill.

Paths in the Dukedom of Salzburg

Johann Christoph Erhard, early 19th century

Etching of a mountain valley with the town of Radstadt, a church tower, farmhouses, and travelers with horses on a rocky path

Rural Landscape, "Radstadt am Tauren"

Johann Christoph Erhard, early 19th century

Etching of a rocky valley with a wooden shed, a pine tree, walking figures and steep cliffs in the background.

Around Muckendorf

Johann Christoph Erhard, 1818

Etching of a man on horseback leading a riderless horse past a wooden fence beneath large trees.

The Peasant on Horseback and the Riderless Horse

Johann Christoph Erhard, 1814

Etching of a horseback rider on a rocky path beside tall trees, with a steep gorge and a distant church tower.

The Horseback Rider in the Gorge

Johann Christoph Erhard, 19th century

Etching of a hermit's cave under a rocky cliff with a wooden cross, trees, a small figure and a distant valley.

Brother Joseph in the Alps

Johann Christoph Erhard, 1820

Etching of a man in a hat passing a woman at a wooden gate beside a stone pillar, with bare trees and a road in winter.

Winter Landscape

Johann Christoph Erhard, 1818

Etching of an old man in a cap and coat seated on a stone beside a dirt road, with trees and two distant figures.

An Old Man Sitting on the Roadside

Johann Christoph Erhard, 1818

Etching of a boy with three goats by a stone trough, beneath a tree, with a rocky cliff and stream behind.

A Boy with Three Goats

Johann Christoph Erhard, 1815

Etching of a man in a wide hat leaning on a wooden fence under a large tree, with a rocky cliff in the background.

A Shady Enclosure of Trees

Johann Christoph Erhard, 1815

Etching of a peasant doffing his hat at a roadside shrine holding a statue of Mary, with trees, rocks and village roofs.

A Peasant Greeting the Statue of Mary

Johann Christoph Erhard, 1817

Etching of a wooded path with a stone shrine, a woman and child, a fence, and cliffs in the distance.

The Grove with Boys

Johann Christoph Erhard, 1817

Etching of mounted riders escorting a horse-drawn wagon past a walled town with a tall tower and a large tree.

The Cossacks Escorting the Baggage Wagon

Johann Christoph Erhard, 1816

Etching of a man seated at the base of a large leafy tree in a shaded woodland clearing.

A Man Sitting under a Tree in Bloom

Johann Christoph Erhard, 19th century

Black and white print of Adam digging with a spade while Eve spins under an apple tree, with two children near the ground.

Adam and Eve (Labour: Whan Adam Delved and Eve Span, Who Was Then the Gentleman?)

Edward Burne-Jones, 1895 or later

Brown wash drawing of herdsmen with cattle and sheep by a pond, tall trees, and rolling hills under a cloudy sky.

Landscape with Herdsmen and Their Cattle

Jordanus Hoorn, 1785

Ink drawing on blue paper of a rocky landscape with gnarled roots, an owl on a dead tree, and a seated figure.

Rugged Moonlit Landscape with a Woman Seated by Gnarled Tree Roots, and an Owl

Ludwig Emil Grimm, 1833 (?)

Grey wash drawing of a herdswoman seated with a lamb among cattle, sheep and a donkey under a large tree.

A Herdswoman Seated Amongst Her Animals, with a Lamb in Her Arms

Dirck Van Bergen, 1690

Grey wash drawing of burdock, campion and bramble plants beside a tree trunk on a river bank.

Burdocks, Campions and Brambles by a Treetrunk on a River Bank

Joseph August Knip, early 19th century

Grey wash drawing of a wooded landscape with tall trees, two figures by a small wooden bridge, and a hidden house.

Landscape with a House Hidden Between Trees and Two Men Near a Small Bridge

Franciscus Andreas Milatz, late 18th-early 19th century

Watercolor drawing of trees and sandy dunes with a winding path and tree stumps in the foreground.

A Wooded Landscape Near Beekhuizen

Andreas Schelfhout, 19th century

Pen drawing of ruined Roman buildings and arcades behind trees, with small figures in the foreground landscape.

Ruins of the Imperial Palaces in Rome

Joseph Anton Koch, 1810

Brown wash drawing of a Swiss farmyard with a timber farmhouse, woodpile, dog, chickens, and large shade trees.

Swiss Farm ('Hirtenhof')

Robert Zünd, 19th-20th century

Engraving of the Madonna nursing the Christ Child seated against a large tree, with a landscape behind them.

The Madonna nursing the Christ Child at the foot of a tree

Jacopo de' Barbari, ca. 1502-3

Pen and wash drawing of the west front of Houghton Hall, Norfolk, with colonnaded wings, domed pavilions and a ground plan.

West Front of Houghton Hall in Norfolk, Perspective

Thomas Ripley, 1735

Engraving of the Virgin and Child seated under a tree with a haloed man, surrounded by playful putti and angels in a landscap

Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Anthony van Dyck, 1650-59

Etching of three women resting under a large tree near a ruined building and a thatched cottage, with a basket on the ground.

Frère Luce

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1767

Engraving of costumed dancers in a forest clearing, with a seated woman at left and a title inscription below.

The Carnival of Parnassus (Le Carnaval du Parnasse)

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1761-62

Etched print of a nude man and clothed woman fleeing near a tree and white horse, with armed figures and a hut behind them.

Fuite de M. de Belle-Isle, prisonnier chez les Attakapas

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1767

Etching of a quack seller under a canopy by a barrel, surrounded by a crowd and a child with a hoop beneath a tree.

The Quacksalver (copy)

Adriaen van Ostade, n.d.

Etching of a seated herdsman with cattle before ruined stone arches, a large tree at right, and a cloudy sky.

Le Bouvier Assis

Jean Morin, 1620-50

Etching of a wooded river landscape with two hunters and a dog on the bank and ducks on the water.

La Chasse aux Canards

Etching of a herdsman with cattle and a goat beside a pond, large trees, a cottage, and rolling hills beyond.

Le Bouvier pres d'une mare

Etching of a forest road with a carriage, a peasant woman with a load, a child, a dog, and a distant village.

La Paysanne en Marche

Etching of a forest road with large trees, a woman with a basket, a child, a dog, and a distant cart on rolling land.

La Paysanne du Marche

Circular etching of a ruined stone tower beside tall trees, with small figures on a path and rolling hills beyond.

Les Ruines a gauche

Circular etching of a walled estate with a tower, trees, and a horseback rider on a path beside a pond.

Le Porte Balle assis

Circular etching of a landscape with a large tree at left, two horseback riders in the foreground, and rolling hills beyond.

Le Cavalier

Circular etching of a rural landscape with a farmhouse, wooded riverbank, and a figure with a dog near a tree stump.

Le Paysan et son chien

Etching of travelers walking past a timber farmhouse beside large trees and a river with reeds.

Paysans en Marche

Engraving of a large tree on a hillside, with two walking figures and a dog on a path and a river valley beyond.

Paysan et Paysanne en Marche

Etching of a large tree beside two cottages on a hill, with two figures walking on a path in the foreground.

Les Deux Chaumieres

Etched landscape of reapers resting under a large tree beside a grain field, with a farmhouse and distant village.

Les Moissonneurs

Engraving of a woman in a long gown carving a tree trunk as a spaniel watches from a bench in a garden.

Le Chiffre d'Amour

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, n.d.

Engraving of Christ pointing toward a kneeling Mary beside a large tree, with a church spire in the distant landscape.

Christ Appearing to Mary in the Garden

Pietro da Cortona, 1766

Engraving of a stormy landscape with large oak trees, a flock of sheep, and a shepherd on a path under dark clouds.

Le Temps Orageux

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, n.d.

Engraving of a woman on a swing in a lush garden, watched by two men and a cupid statue beside a fountain.

Les Hazards heureux de l'Escarpolette (The Swing)

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, n.d.

Engraved oval scene of a seated mother with a child and sleeping infant in a cradle, a man pouring at right, dense trees behi

La Bonne Mere

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, n.d.