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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,907 works

From Eaton

Philip James de Loutherbourg, December 8, 1776

Etching of an exaggerated fashionable woman in a ruffled bonnet and gown, with a hatched landscape behind her.

From Soho

Philip James de Loutherbourg, December 26, 1776

Sepia satirical print of crowded gallery visitors with caricatured faces viewing framed paintings on the walls.

An Exhibition

Philip James de Loutherbourg, January 29, 1776

Caricature lithograph of a seated Japanese emperor refusing gifts from an American envoy, with ships and a cannon behind them

The Japan Expedition, from Actualités, published in Le Charivari

Cham, October 15, 1853

Etching of men in wigs and tricorn hats gathered around a tavern table where a game is played, dated 1763.

Playing Tric Trac

Philip James de Loutherbourg, 1763

Hand-colored print of a stout man in a red coat driving a gray horse and carriage with passengers, pedestrians nearby.

La Promenade en Bokei; Le Suprême Bon-Ton No. 26

Le Jeune Adrien Pierre Godefroy, 1816

Satirical lithograph of 1841 Salon jury members with heads replaced by objects like a wig, jug and melon around a table.

Fameux Jury de Peinture; Salon de 1841

Clément Pruche, March 20, 1841

Pencil study of a nude Neptune figure standing on dolphins above a tiered pedestal with reclining figures and niches.

Study for a Sculpture of Neptune

Giambologna, n.d.

Engraving of an old bearded man with a wine glass, a young woman leaning close to him, and a figure peering from behind.

Lot and His Daughters

Claude Mellan, 1629

Engraved oval print of the Virgin Mary holding the Christ child, who raises a hand; both have halos.

Virgin and Child

Hand-colored caricature of a woman with a parasol and two men peering at her with a lorgnette, before a pagoda-like pavilion.

Le Goût du Jour ou Des Chinois du Boulevard Coblentz, from "Caricatures Parisiennes"

Aaron Martinet, ca. 1815

Hand-colored caricature of three dandies in exaggerated early 19th-century fashion, one in a towering pointed hat, clasping h

Le Goût du Jour, No. 21: Les Modernes Incroyables, from "Caricatures Parisiennes"

Georges-Jacques Gatine, ca. 1815

Engraving of Moses kneeling before God in a burning bush, with sheep grazing on a hill in the background.

Moses Before the Burning Bush

Claude Mellan, 1663

Lithograph caricature of a man with huge hair playing trumpets atop a theatre booth labelled Grand Opera, with dancers below.

Caricature of Berlioz, from "La Caricature Provisoire, no. 1"

Benjamin Roubaud, 1838

Engraving of Christ kneeling in prayer under an angel in clouds, with two disciples asleep on a rocky hillside.

Christ in the Garden of Olives

Claude Mellan, 17th century

Engraving of the Virgin seated on a rock holding the Christ Child, with a column, tree and distant landscape behind.

Virgin and Child Seated on a Rock (Vierge à l'Enfant dans des ruines)

Claude Mellan, 1659

Engraved bust portrait of a bearded man with long wavy hair in an oval frame, with a Latin inscription scroll below.

Bust of St. Joseph in an Oval

Engraved bust of a young boy with curly hair in an oval frame, with a Latin inscription on a scroll below.

Bust of Jesus as a Child in an Oval

Engraving of the Virgin seated on a draped cloth, holding the Christ Child, with radiating light behind her head and a rocky

Virgin and Child

Blue-grey drawing of three musicians and a dancing harlequin inside an ornate rococo scroll frame with trees behind.

Three Musicians and Harlequin in an Ornamental Frame

Georg Philipp Rugendas II, 1720-74

Pencil drawing of a large tree with a dense leafy canopy, gnarled trunk, and exposed roots, dated 1832.

Study of a Tree; verso: Study of Houses

Ernst Ferdinand Oehme, 1832

Pen and wash drawing of Venus seated beside a sleeping Cupid on a bed beneath a curtain.

Venus and Sleeping Cupid

Hans Stutte, 1600-1625

Pencil drawing of a Pietà: the Virgin cradles the nude body of Christ while a veiled mourner stands behind them.

Pietà

Johann David Passavant, early to mid-19th century

Watercolor of an elderly bearded man in armor raising a golden goblet on a castle ledge above a moonlit river valley.

Illustration for Goethe

Leopold Schulz, 1842

Watercolor panorama of a calm sea with a sailboat, low islands, distant mountains and sandy hills under a pale sky.

Panorama View on the Islands of Delos

Johann Michael Wittmer II, early 19th-late 19th century

Engraving of a nude woman chained to a rock by the sea, looking up at a winged rider above a rocky arch.

Perseus Delivering Andromeda

Engraving of a young woman embracing an elderly bearded man, her gaze turned upward, with Latin verse below.

Roman Charity (La Charité Romaine)

Etching of a winged angel pointing to a tall cross while a kneeling man clasps his hands beside it.

An Angel Indicates a Cross to a Man Kneeling

Etching of a veiled seated woman with arms crossed over her chest, gazing upward beneath radiating rays of light.

Seated Woman, Arms Crossed in Prayer

Engraving of Diana in a moonlit chariot drawn by white horses, with putti and a reclining figure below.

Diana in Her Chariot (La Lune sur son char)

Claude Mellan, 1633

Pen drawing of a swarm of flies above a spider's web, with pencil guidelines and notes on a tan paper mount.

A Swarm of Flies above a Spider's Web

Alexandre-Louis Leloir, 1860-84

Watercolor design of a shield-shaped watch stand decorated with pink roses, garlands, and crossed laurel sprigs.

Watch Design

Delamotte, 1794

Engraving of a crowded kitchen with men feasting around a laden table, a nursing woman, hanging meats and a dog.

The Fat Kitchen

Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1563

Engraving of a crowded kitchen with people eating at a round table, a cauldron over the fire, and a man chopping wood.

The Thin Kitchen

Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1563

Engraving of a crowded satirical schoolroom with a donkey at a doorway, a central teacher in a tall cap and many reading pupi

The Ass at School

Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1557

Engraving of a cluttered room with men grabbing sacks, barrels and goods, a village and tents visible through a window.

Everyman

Pieter Bruegel the Elder, ca. 1558

A Sketch (Portrait of George Stubbs)

James Bretherton, second half 18th century

Reddish-brown engraving of a woman holding an ornate parasol beside potted plants, a flowering branch and a stone pedestal wi

The Parasol, from "L'Artiste"

François Boucher, 19th century

Red-toned engraving of a woman in a long gown beside a child with a parasol, with a cat at her feet and a garden behind.

Woman Playing with a Cat

François Boucher, 19th century

Sepia engraving of a woman with two children beside a wooden instrument and a rooster, within a floral border.

A Woman and Children Playing with a Chinese Gong

François Boucher, 19th century

Red-toned engraving of a shepherd and young women in a bower with goats and sheep, a garden wall and a distant building.

A Shepherd and Young Women in a Bower, from "L'Artiste"

LeGrand, 19th century

Red printed title page with ornate interlace border and central cartouche reading L'Artiste, on aged paper.

Title page for the magazine "L'Artiste"

Charles-Ernest Clerget, ca. 1870-72

Etching of a harbor basin with tall sailing ships, rowboats with figures, and a distant tower under an overcast sky.

Commercial Basin, from "L'Artiste"

Auguste Ballin, 1867-71

Hand-colored print of a chaotic theatre crowd in top hats and bonnets fighting for seats, watched from a box above.

Theatrical Pleasures, Plate 2: Contending for a Seat

Theodore Lane, ca. 1835

Hand-colored caricature of a crowded theatre pit entrance, with top-hatted men and women in pink and yellow pushing and falli

Theatrical Pleasures, Plate 1: Crowding to the Pit

Theodore Lane, ca. 1835

Hand-colored print of a crowded theater gallery with packed spectators, a woman with a fan, and a man in a blue coat in the f

Theatrical Pleasures, ( Snug in the Gallery, Plate 3)

Theodore Lane, ca. 1835

Hand-colored print of a crowded theatre doorway where a stout woman and two girls confront a gentleman in a brown coat.

Theatrical Pleasures, Plate 4: Taken Places Occupied

Theodore Lane, ca. 1835

Hand-colored print of fashionable crowd feasting and drinking in a theatre saloon, with feathered hats and a seated gentleman

Theatrical Pleasures, Plate 5: Feasting in the Saloon

Theodore Lane, ca. 1835

Hand-colored print of a man in a top hat flanked by two overdressed women, with onlookers on a balcony behind them.

Trepanning

Theodore Lane, June 1821

Pen and ink caricature of three men playing cello, horn and flute, titled Concerto Spirituale, 1773.

Concerto Spirituale

James Bretherton, March 23, 1773

Oliver Goldsmith

Henry William Bunbury, ca. 1770

Hand-colored print of a man in a top hat walking with a plump woman in a feathered bonnet and ruffled white gown, lake behind

A Wooden Substitute, or Any Port in a Storm

Theodore Lane, January 19, 1821

Hand-colored print of a man hauling tight the laces of a woman's corset beside a green four-poster bed.

Tight Lacing or Hold Fast Behind

Matthew Darly, March 1, 1777

Satirical etching of a skeleton beside a seated woman whose tall wig holds a carriage, with a framed portrait above.

A Speedy & Effectual Preparation for the Next World

Matthew Darly, May 1, 1777

Hats

Matthew Darly, October 1, 1773

Etched caricature of a standing man in a tricorn hat holding a framed picture in a cluttered study, with verse below.

Frontispiece to the 2nd Edition of Lord St[anhop]e's Observations on Mr. Pitt's Plan of Finance

James Sayers, May 29, 1786

Etching of a standing orator addressing seated men at a desk in an interior, with a man in a tricorn hat leaning in from the

Cicero in Catilinam

James Sayers, March 17, 1785

Etching of a woman in a full gown facing a man in a feathered turban and fur-trimmed robe holding a chain, with verse caption

A Puff Off

James Sayers, ca. 1782

Pale watercolor of a stone bridge over a river, with boats, riverside wharves and a distant city skyline under cloudy sky.

Westminster Bridge, the Surrey side

Samuel Scott, ca. 1750

Hand-colored caricature of exaggerated Regency figures in feathered headdresses and fashion, with satirical verses above.

A Peep into Tottenham Street or Dillitanti Performers in Training

Charles Williams, March 9, 1802

Sepia caricature of a tall spectacled tutor holding hands with a small monkey-faced child in a hat.

A Travelling Tutor and Monkey Child

George Murgatroyd Woodward, 1797

Etching of a calm river lined with tall poplars and dark trees, with a small boat and distant hills under a pale sky.

The Charmers of the Age

James Sayers, May 30, 1786

Hand-coloured caricature of a dandy with monocle and powdered wig gesturing toward a woman in a white bonnet and gown.

Buck's Beauty and Rowlandson's Connoisseur

Piercy Roberts, January 1, 1800

Etching of a barber shaving a seated man in a room of wig stands and a wall map, a political caricature by James Sayers, 1783

Razor's Levée, or Ye Heads of a New Wig Ad[ministration] on a Broad Bottom

James Sayers, April 21, 1783

Hand-colored print of a crowd gazing at caricature prints in a shop window labeled P. Roberts, Holborn.

Caricature Shop of Piercy Roberts, 28 Middle Row, Holborn

Piercy Roberts, 1801

Etched caricature of two fashionable women in plumed hats leaning toward a barrow man with a wheelbarrow of eggs.

The Go-Between or Barrow Man Embarrass'd

George Townley Stubbs, May 15, 1786

Hand-colored caricature of a tall man and a woman in a green bonnet walking, with a small figure pointing at them.

Long Thomas and Mad-le G-d Going to the Pantheon in Their Natural Masks

William Austin, May 1, 1773

Etching of a line of 18th-century figures in tall bonnets and tricorn hats walking along a coastal cliff path.

A Trip to Scarborough

James Bretherton, March 3, 1783

Hand-colored caricature of figures in a windstorm on a road, with a rider on a red horse and a flying hat.

A Hail Storm

Henry William Bunbury, 1800-20

Satirical 1776 print of exaggerated fashionable figures in tall headdresses at a crowded party, with a servant carrying a tra

The City Rout

Richard St. George Mansergh St. George, May 20, 1776

Hand-colored caricature of a feathered-hat dandy with raised sword sprawled on a lawn while balcony onlookers cheer.

The Gay Lothario. The Great and Celebrated Amateur of Fashion

William Elmes, March 16, 1813

Lithograph of a three-headed dog labeled with government departments guarding a cave, while two figures approach from the rig

The State Cerberus, A Leaf Out of the Ænead, Freely Translated

John Doyle, December 11, 1834

Hand-colored caricature of a stout seated man at a dinner table raising a spoon, with a stew plate and roast bird before him.

H(C)annibalism or an Irish Stew

John Doyle, August 5, 1833

Engraving of a fallen youth beneath a tree, a draped woman reaching out, a boar and cupids in a hilly landscape.

Death of Adonis

Hand-colored satirical print of a kneeling man being invested with a cabbage-decorated honor, watched by a judge and uniforme

The Ceremony of Investiture of My Ld Sm**th with the Order of Cabbage-hood

J. Lewis Marks, ca. June 1819

Engraving of an ancient marble statue of the Muse Thalia holding a comic mask, draped in flowing robes on a pedestal.

Ancient Statue of the Muse Thalia

Claude Mellan, 1669

Engraving of a winged angel holding a drape overhead above a scrolled bracket, with a putto holding stems below.

Statue of an Angel

Hand-colored caricature of a black horse with a man's face in a white wig, saddled, with a satirical sale caption below.

To Be Sold With All His Engagements-The Famous Race Horse Woolsack

William Heath, June 29, 1829

Engraving of a dying Magdalen supported by two winged angels before a rocky cliff and cave with trees.

Dying Magdalen Sustained by Angels

Claude Mellan, 1627

Hand-colored caricature of card players at a candlelit whist table, with a standing gentleman and a fireplace in the backgrou

A Real Rubber! At Whist

George Hunt, ca. 1825

Caricature print of a crowded gallery interior with exaggerated male figures around a draped table and framed pictures on the

The Matthew-orama for 1827-or Cockney Gleanings,-Aint that a good un now?

Thomas Howell Jones, March 26, 1827

Engraving of a kneeling saint praying as an angel points to a Latin banner in the clouds above a dying man in bed.

St. Nicolas Praying for a Dying Man

Engraving of a kneeling friar before the Virgin seated on clouds holding the Christ Child, with angels and rays of light abov

St. Francis of Assisi Adoring the Christ Child on the Virgin's Lap

Engraved crowd at a theatre pit door, with grimacing men and women, a playbill on the wall, and fallen hats on the floor.

The Pit Door / La Porte du Parterre

Robert Dighton, November 9, 1784

Etching of two women in tall plumed headdresses and fashionable gowns in a ballroom, with a chandelier and figures behind the

Characters in High Life

James Gillray, June 20, 1795

Hand-colored print of a woman in a green gown riding a shell boat pulled by three swans, with two cupids on a swan at left.

Venus a la Coquelle: or the Swan-sea Venus

James Gillray, March 28, 1809

Hand-colored caricature of officials feasting on gold coins at a table, with a treasury chest and petitioners at a window.

Substitutes for Bread;-or-Right Honorables, Saving the Loaves, & Dividing the Fishes

James Gillray, December 24, 1795

Hand-colored caricature of a wigged man in blue coat eating a frugal meal at a table beside a woman with salad.

Temperance Enjoying a Frugal Meal

James Gillray, July 28, 1792

Hand-colored caricature of two elongated gentlemen in top hats facing each other beside blacking bottles, brushes and books.

A Pair of Polished Gentlemen

James Gillray, March 10, 1801

Oriental Head

Charles Heath, ca. 1803

Engraving of a bearded saint in a robe being carried forward by two angels, one winged, in an arched hall with monks.

Saint Peter Nolasque

Claude Mellan, 1627

Engraving of Isabella pleading before a seated Angelo on a throne, with attendants and draped curtains behind, from Measure f

Isabella and Angelo (Shakespeare, Measure for Measure, Act 2, Scene 2)

James Fittler, 1794

Engraving of The Death of Arthur: a plumed knight with a dagger, a kneeling woman, a torch bearer and armored guards in a vau

The Death of Arthur

James Fittler, 1793

Pen and brown wash drawing of a hunchbacked painter in a tall hat holding a brush at an easel in a studio.

Il Gobbo dei Carracci

Arthur Pond, 1736

Etched portrait of a standing man in a top hat, long overcoat and cape collar, holding a walking stick.

James McNeill Whistler

Carlo Pellegrini, 19th century

Satirical print of a crowned king fishing on a riverbank, catching a fish labeled Taxes, with a barrel of other revenue fish.

A King Fisher on the Banks of the Thames

Monogrammist JVS, 1827