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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

14,994 works

Etching of commedia dell'arte figures in a studio viewing an oval portrait of Harlequin held by a standing man.

Pierrot and Scaramouche show the portrait of Harlequin

Claude Gillot, n.d.

Engraving of satyr-like figures gambling at tables in a forest grotto, with a fury figure holding a torch above them.

The Passion for Gambling

Claude Gillot, n.d.

Etching of costumed figures in tall pointed hats on a street, two women at a doorway, with verse caption below.

The Death of Maitre Andre

Claude Gillot, n.d.

Etching of Harlequin seated in a donkey cart outside a fountain, watched by a woman with a fan and a man in a hat.

Harlequin, Emperor on the Moon

Claude Gillot, n.d.

Etching of Harlequin holding a torch toward a seated Scaramouche in a stage-like room, with spectators on balconies above.

Harlequin menaces Scaramouche with a Torch

Claude Gillot, n.d.

Engraved frontispiece with allegorical figure, sketching easel, performer in ruff and cherubs under the title Théatre Italien

Frontispice to Theatre Italien

Claude Gillot, n.d.

Engraving of armored warriors, trumpeters, and fallen figures around a classical statue, with a French verse caption below.

The Passion for War

Claude Gillot, n.d.

Etching of satyrs and robed figures worshipping a statue beside a pile of gold coins, with French verses below.

The Passion for Wealth

Claude Gillot, n.d.

Engraving of a forest revel with nude putti, satyrs and a winged figure around a fountain, with an armored soldier in front.

The Passion for Love

Jean Audran, n.d.

Engraving of a faun festival in a forest with nymphs, satyrs, musicians and cherubs around a stepped pedestal.

The Feast of the Faun

Claude Gillot, n.d.

Etching of a forest scene with satyrs, a centaur, and children gathered around a teacher, with French verse below.

Education

Claude Gillot, n.d.

Etching of a witches' sabbath with flying witches, demons, a hanged figure over a fire, and a skeletal horse rider.

Est-ce un enchantment...

Claude Gillot, n.d.

Engraving of a crowded painting academy with students drawing from casts, a skeleton, and a dissection scene.

An Academy of Painters

Pierfrancesco Alberti, 1600-38

Three women in dark bathing dresses stand waist-deep in the sea, leaning together while distant sailboats sail on the horizon

Bathing at Long Branch "Oh, Ain't It Cold" (Every Saturday, Vol. III, New Series)

Winslow Homer, August 26, 1871

Wood engraving of two people shovelling deep snow near bare trees and a snowy house, with a woman at right.

A Winter Morning - Shovelling Out (Every Saturday, Vol. II, New Series)

Winslow Homer, January 14, 1871

Wood engraving of women watching a shopkeeper weigh goods on a scale in a cluttered country store with brooms and barrels.

A Country Store - Getting Weighed (Every Saturday, Vol. II, New Series)

Winslow Homer, March 25, 1871

Engraving of a steamship tilted over rough night seas, crew on deck, rigging lines, and a glowing signal light.

At Sea - Signalling a Passing Steamer (Every Saturday, Vol. II, New Series)

Winslow Homer, April 18, 1871

Etching of a rustic tavern interior with figures eating and playing cards at a table, a dog lying nearby, and hanging kitchen

The Breakfast (Le Gourmet en Compagne)

Adriaen van Ostade, 17th century

Portrait of Henri Becque, from "L'Estampe Originale"

Auguste Rodin, 1893

Architectural cross-section drawing of a classical country house east front with domed pavilions, rooms, and roof statues.

Section of the East Front, Houghton Hall, Norfolk

Isaac Ware, 1735

Drypoint etching of a reclining female nude seen from behind, with loose contour lines on a cream sheet.

Repose (Ruhende vom Rücken)

Wilhelm Lehmbruck, 1913

Sepia engraving of a courtly scene: a man clasps hands with a veiled bride as a crowned woman and armored guards look on.

The Conclusion of the Treaty of Troyes

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1788

Grey wash drawing of a symmetrical country house with pediment and cupola, a large tree at left and small figures in a park.

Perspective View of the Entrance Front of the Kings House, Richmond, Surrey

Augustus Heckel, after 1727

Pen and wash drawing of a wagon pulled by horses on a dirt road beside tall trees and a rocky bank.

The Wagonner

Lodewijk de Vadder, 1620 (?)

Etching of a flat landscape with a city skyline of church spires, a windmill and masts of ships along the water.

View of Amsterdam from the Northwest

Rembrandt van Rijn, ca. 1640

Engraving of an 18th-century ballroom with dancing couples in formal dress, chandeliers, and musicians in a gallery.

Le Bal Paré

Antoine-Jean Duclos, 1774

Etching of kneeling Christ comforted by an angel in a beam of light, with sleeping disciples in shadow beneath a tree.

Christ on the Mount of Olives

Dominique Vivant Denon, late 18th-early 19th century

Engraved grid of twelve heads showing labeled facial expressions such as fear, anger, laughter, and sadness.

The Expressions

Henri Testelin, 1696

Engraving of the Virgin Mary crowned by Christ and God the Father, with a dove above and musician angels on clouds below.

Coronation of the Virgin

Annibale Carracci, 1741

Watercolor elevation of a stone Gothic Revival house with a purple roof, pointed-arch doorway, and ornate gable trim.

House for William J. Rotch, New Bedford, Massachusetts (front elevation)

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1845