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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

16,136 works

Brown wash drawing of Apollo in a laurel wreath holding hands with Thetis on a cloud, with cherubs and a lyre nearby.

Apollo and Thetis

Jacob de Wit, early 18th century

Grey wash drawing of allegorical figures in an arched niche, with a woman holding a chalice and a seated woman with children.

Allegorical Figures of Faith, Hope and Charity in a Niche

Jacob de Wit, early 18th century

Engraving of Victory standing among bound captives, shields, weapons and a ship prow, with Latin verse below.

Victory Surrounded by Prisoners and Trophies

Frans Floris, 1552

Engraving of a helmeted tooth-puller on horseback pulling a tooth from a woman while a crowd watches in a town street.

The Tooth-Puller

Pieter van der Borcht

Engraving of a woman scolding a seated man by an oak tree, with chickens, a rooster, a pig and onlookers in a house window.

The Hen-Pecked Husband

Pieter van der Borcht

Hand-colored fashion print of a man in a blue coat and a woman in a white dress with blue trim, standing side by side.

Anglais en Habit Habille; from Collections de Costumes dessinés

Philibert-Louis Debucourt, 1814-24

Etching of two men in the foreground with tall-masted ships and a harbor view framed by a wooden beam and brick building.

Rotherhithe (Wapping)

James McNeill Whistler, 1860

Etching of two seated women and a child stringing beads in a dark interior beside a fireplace and shuttered window.

Bead Stringers

James McNeill Whistler, 1879-80

Grey wash drawing of robed figures and an ox before classical columns and arches in a crowded ancient interior.

Samuel Anointing the Young David (?)

Jan Erasmus Quellinus, n.d.

Etching of a man in a rowboat on a still lake, holding a fishing rod while netting a fish, with trees on the shore.

Fly Fishing, Saranac Lake

Winslow Homer, 1889

Engraving of a woman with a parasol on a beach, with a couple seated by a rowboat near the sea and grasses in the foreground.

On the Beach - Two are Company, Three are None, from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. XVI

Winslow Homer, August 17, 1872

Wood engraving of children picking berries in a meadow, with a sailboat on the sea and clouds overhead.

Gathering Berries (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. XVIII)

Winslow Homer, July 11, 1874

Wood engraving of two men camping by a lake with canoes, a lean-to, a campfire, fish, and mountains behind.

Camping Out in Adirondacks (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. XVIII)

Winslow Homer, November 7, 1874

Wood engraving of a standing speaker gesturing to a seated crowd around a campfire, with tepees and bare trees behind.

Around the Council Fire, The Young Brave's Speech, from "Harper's Weekly"

Edwin Austin Abbey, May 10, 1873

Ink and wash drawing of a draped female figure holding scales, a design for a statue of Justice, with sketches at the edges.

Design for a Statue of Justice with Sketches at Left and Above

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, n.d.

Etching of a bearded man in a feathered hat carrying a stack of folding chairs on his back, walking on a bare ground.

Arti di Bologna (Di Bologna l'Arti per via D'An.ibal' Ca.rac)

Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, 1660 (re-published 1740)

Women sewing havelocks together in a sunlit parlor draped with an American flag, engraving from Harper's Weekly cover, 1861.

The War - Making Havelocks for the Volunteers (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. 5, no. 235, cover)

Winslow Homer, June 29, 1861

Pen and wash drawing of a standing female figure holding a mirror, with a serpent beside her and draped robes.

Design for a Statue of Prudence with Sketches at Upper Left Corner

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, n.d.

Ink and wash drawing of two seated men at a table, an old man with a staff watching, and a village landscape behind.

A Proverb: Wealth and Poverty

Karel van Mander I, mid-16th-early 17th century

Engraved oval portrait of a man with long hair, white collar and cross medal, set in a field of engraved stars.

Hardouin de Beaumont de Péréfixe

Robert Nanteuil, 1665

Engraved oval portrait of a man with curly hair, white collar and cross pendant, with inscription and coat of arms.

Charles-Maurice le Tellier

Robert Nanteuil, 1671

Grey paper with ink sketches of book headpieces and vignettes, including a laurel wreath, a winged figure, and a reclining fi

Studies for headpieces and vignettes in the book, Amor und Psyche (Opus V)

Max Klinger, 1878

Engraved portrait of a man with long hair and white collar inside an oak wreath, above a coat of arms with two lions.

Henri-Auguste de Loménie, comte de Brienne

Robert Nanteuil, 1660

Engraved oval portrait of a man with curly hair, white collar and cross pendant, with inscription and coat of arms below.

Emmanuel-Théodose de La Tour d'Auvergne, Le Cardinal de Bouillon

Robert Nanteuil, 1668

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man with curly hair, lace collar and star badge, Chancellor Michel Le Tellier.

Chancelier Michel IV Le Tellier

Robert Nanteuil, 1674

Engraved oval portrait of a young man with curled wig, lace cravat and armour, framed by fleur-de-lis and inscription.

Louis de France, called Le Grand Dauphin or Monseigneur

Robert Nanteuil, 1677

Engraved oval portrait of Louis XIV in curled wig and lace collar, with fleur-de-lis armor and cherub heads in corners.

Louis XIV

Robert Nanteuil, 1686

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