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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

14,994 works

Engraving in an oval frame of four classical gods, two holding tridents, one helmeted, one reclining with draped fabric.

Pluto, Neptune, Minerva and Apollo, from a series of eight compositions after Francesco Primaticcio's designs for the…

Giorgio Ghisi, 1560s

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

Watercolor drawing of a rocky alpine peak, a glacier patch, a lake, and snowy mountains under a pale sky.

Mont Blanc Seen from the Massif, Les Aiguilles Rouges

Eugène Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc, 1874

Hand-colored caricature of two men in military uniforms carving a globe-shaped plum pudding at a dining table.

The Plumb-Pudding in Danger;-or-State Epicures Taking un Petit Souper

James Gillray, February 26, 1805

Engraving of Christ kneeling under a heavy cross while soldiers push him, with a mounted rider and city wall at left.

The Virgin of Sorrows: Christ Bearing the Cross; one of nine surrounding compartments from the Virgin of Sorrows, now…

Giorgio Ghisi, by 1575

Engraving of a crowned emperor seated on a pedestal gesturing to armed Roman soldiers with spears and shields.

Roman Soldiers Before an Emperor

Giorgio Ghisi, before 1540 (?)

Engraving of reclining nude Antiope with a satyr beside her, surrounded by fruit, vegetables and a cornucopia.

Jupiter and Antiope

Textile design drawing with large paisley motifs, berry sprays and stylized flowers in red, pink, yellow and blue.

Textile Design with Paisley Motifs and Garlands of Berry Sprays and Stylized Flowers

fils H. Minder, mid-19th century

Engraving of Paris choosing among three goddesses with Mercury between them, cherubs and chariots in the sky above.

The Judgment of Paris; Paris seated on a rock choosing between the goddesses Venus, Juno, and Minerva, the god Mercur…

Giorgio Ghisi, 1555

Engraved lunette title page with Latin inscription, papal coat of arms, winged figure, and scenes of men, soldiers and a boat

Title page to "Galleria Dipinta nel Palazzo del Prencipe Panfilio" after the ceiling frescoes by Pietro da Cortona de…

Carlo Cesi, ca. 1661

Engraved print of two nude figures on a bench in a draped interior, with a pastoral night landscape of sheep and cattle beyon

The Chamber Idyll

Edward Calvert, 1831

Black and white print of a woman floating face up in a river among reeds, flowers and overhanging shrubs.

Ophelia (Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act 4, Scene 7)

John Everett Millais, March 1, 1866

Etching of five nude putti with grapes and drapery arranged in a shallow frieze, signed Peter van Avont.

Five boys and a satyr

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1625-77

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

Etched frontispiece of an open book with ribbon bookmarks showing the text of the Parable of the Prodigal Son by James Tissot

The Parable of the Prodigal Son: Frontispiece

James Tissot, 1882

Etching of a family interior: a standing young man and a bearded older man at a table, two women by a window with ships outsi

The Parable of the Prodigal Son: The Departure No. 1

James Tissot, 1882

Etching of women dancing with fans in a Japanese interior while men sit nearby, with paper lanterns and a night waterfront vi

The Parable of the Prodigal Son, No. II: In Foreign Climes

James Tissot, 1882

Etching of an older man embracing a kneeling, ragged figure on a ship deck, with pigs and sailing rigging behind them.

The Parable of the Prodigal Son, No. III: The Return

James Tissot, 1882

Etching of a feast on a riverside terrace with seated guests and a dog, while a kneeling man looks up from the right.

The Parable of the Prodigal Son, No. IV: The Fatted Calf

James Tissot, 1882

Etching of rickety wooden shanties on a rocky cliff, with tall city buildings and rooftops behind them.

The Cliff Dwellers of New York

Mary Nimmo Moran, 1881

Etching of women and children doing laundry on a grassy field, with hanging cloth and town towers behind trees.

Outdoor Scene of Women in Domestic Activities in Nurnberg,

Johann Christoph Erhard, 19th century

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 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 lone figure on rocks overlooking a curving alpine lake with a steep, pointed mountain behind it.

Bockhart Lake (Der Bockhardsee)

Johann Christoph Erhard, early 19th century

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 Mariastein in Tyrol showing a round tower on a rocky outcrop, a castle on a hill, a shepherd with goats, and mount

Landscape, Mariastein in Tyrol

Johann Christoph Erhard, early 19th century

Etching of an alpine valley with a log cabin, haymakers in a meadow, a village and a hilltop castle.

Farming scene, "Mittersill im Pinzgau"

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