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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

820 works

Engraving of a standing draped woman with a book beside a tall lily in a vase, in the style of Martin Schongauer.

The Annunciation: The Virgin

Martin Schongauer, ca. 1470-80

Botanical drawing of a Pancratium plant with two white spidery flowers on a tall green stem and long leaves.

Pancratium (American narcissus)

Georg Dionysius Ehret, ca. 1752

Printed card of lilac sprig with white blossoms and green leaves on a pink background, labeled Lilac (Syringa Vulgaris).

Lilac (Syringa Vulgaris), from the Flowers series for Old Judge Cigarettes

Goodwin & Company, 1890

Engraved horizontal frieze with two eagles, a central name cartouche, and flowers and acanthus scrolls.

Plate 1, from "Friezes with Birds, Flowers and Meandering Wreaths and Scrolls"

Theodor Bang, ca. 1600-1617

Pencil and grey wash drawing of two tall willowherb stems with clustered flowers and narrow leaves against dark rocks.

Study of a Willowherb; verso: Study of Two Cows

Carl Gustav Carus, 1858 (?)

Trading card of a red sea anemone with fish, seaweed and a crab in an underwater scene, captioned Sea Flower.

Sea Flower (Actinia Senilis), from the Flowers series for Old Judge Cigarettes

Goodwin & Company, 1890

Engraved horizontal frieze with symmetrical scrolls, flowers, rosettes and pomegranates in black line on pale paper.

Plate 2, from "Friezes with Birds, Flowers and Meandering Wreaths and Scrolls"

Theodor Bang, ca. 1600-1617

Chromolithograph trading card of a pintail duck on grassy ground beside pink blossoms, with a marsh landscape behind it.

Pintail Duck, from the Game Birds series (N13) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands

Allen & Ginter, 1889

Trade card illustration of red cardinal flowers on a stem with buds and green leaves against a gold background.

Cardinal (Lobelia cardinalis), from the Flowers series for Old Judge Cigarettes

Goodwin & Company, 1890

Engraved ornamental frieze with two birds facing each other amid symmetrical flowers and scrolling foliage.

Plate 3, from "Friezes with Birds, Flowers and Meandering Wreaths and Scrolls"

Theodor Bang, ca. 1600-1617

Chromolithograph trade card of a woman in a red dress and flowered blue hat holding a parasol, advertising Allen & Ginter cig

Parade Rest, from the Parasol Drills series (N18) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph card of white clematis flowers and green leaves on an orange background, labeled Clematis Flammula.

Clemantis (Clemantis Flammula), from the Flowers series for Old Judge Cigarettes

Goodwin & Company, 1890

Engraved frieze with two roosters flanking a central rosette, surrounded by scrolling foliage and flowers.

Plate 4, from "Friezes with Birds, Flowers and Meandering Wreaths and Scrolls"

Theodor Bang, ca. 1600-1617

Black oval ornament with scrollwork cartouche, flanked by flowers, pilasters, and two long-billed birds at the bottom.

Oval Case Decorated with Schweifwerk in Two Variants, Surrounded by Smaller Motifs, Flowers and Two Birds Below

Jacques Hurtu, ca. 1614-19

Chromolithograph card of yellow daffodils and a red flower with green stems, captioned Daffodils, from an 1890 cigarette seri

Daffodils (Narcissis Pseudo-Narcissus), from the Flowers series for Old Judge Cigarettes

Goodwin & Company, 1890

Engraved horizontal frieze with a central double-headed eagle, flanking birds, flowers and symmetrical scrolling foliage.

Plate 5, from "Friezes with Birds, Flowers and Meandering Wreaths and Scrolls"

Theodor Bang, ca. 1600-1617

Etching of a standing woman holding flower wreaths, framed by an ornate floral cartouche, labeled Printemps.

Spring, a young girl within a wreath of flowers in each hand and another on her head, within a cartouche made of flow…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1638-43

Chromolithograph trade card of white and red water lilies on a pond with cattails and reeds under a sunset sky.

Water Lily (Nymphaea adorata), from the Flowers series for Old Judge Cigarettes

Goodwin & Company, 1890

Engraved ornamental frieze with two birds, a central flower medallion, and scrolling foliage on a light ground.

Plate 6, from "Friezes with Birds, Flowers and Meandering Wreaths and Scrolls"

Theodor Bang, ca. 1600-1617

Engraving of three figures in flowing robes beside a flowered urn on a pedestal, with a tambourine on the ground.

Touch, from The Five Senses

François Boucher, 1720-70

Chromolithograph trading card of goldenrod with arching yellow flower spikes, green leaves and red stems on a pale blue backg

Golden Rod (Solidago Canadensis), from the Flowers series for Old Judge Cigarettes

Goodwin & Company, 1890

Engraved ornamental frieze with two spread-winged birds, flowers, and scrolling acanthus foliage on a pale sheet.

Plate 7, from "Friezes with Birds, Flowers and Meandering Wreaths and Scrolls"

Theodor Bang, ca. 1600-1617

Colored print of a black-banded underwing moth beside purple bellflowers, green leaves and a red blossom.

The Black-Banded Underwing, from "The Butterflies and Moths of America", Part 2

Louis Prang & Co., 1862

Chromolithograph card of a red poppy in bloom with a bud and green leaves, labeled Poppy (Papaver Rhoeas).

Poppy (Papaver Rhoeas), from the Flowers series for Old Judge Cigarettes

Goodwin & Company, 1890

Engraved decorative frieze with scrolling foliage, flowers, grapes, and a central parrot perched among the tendrils.

Plate 8, from "Friezes with Birds, Flowers and Meandering Wreaths and Scrolls"

Theodor Bang, ca. 1600-1617

Hand-colored print of an Arctia virgo moth with black, yellow and pink wings, surrounded by leaves and yellow flowers.

Arctia Virgo from The Butterflies and Moths of America Part 5

Louis Prang & Co., 1862

Chromolithograph card of a red and yellow striped tulip with a bud on green stems, labeled Tulip (Tulipa Gesneriana).

Tulip (Tulipa Gesheriana), from the Flowers series for Old Judge Cigarettes

Goodwin & Company, 1890

Engraved horizontal frieze with symmetrical scrolls, flowers and leafy vine border in black line on cream paper.

Plate 9, from "Friezes with Birds, Flowers and Meandering Wreaths and Scrolls"

Theodor Bang, ca. 1600-1617

Pen and green wash drawing of a geometric lattice with quatrefoil medallions inside a green border.

Layout for a Garden with Flower-shaped Floral Beds

Jörg Rurfinger, 17th century

Chromolithograph card of yellow buttercup flowers and green leaves on a reddish background, labeled Butter Cups.

Buttercups (Ranunculus bulbosus), from the Flowers series for Old Judge Cigarettes

Goodwin & Company, 1890