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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Engraving of Ixion embracing a cloud he mistakes for Juno, with Cupid at right, inside an ornate decorative frame.

Ixion embracing a cloud, thinking it is Juno, Cupid at the right, set within an elaborate frame, from "Loves, Rages a…

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-76

Engraving of Juno pleading with seated Aeolus, god of winds, beside attendant women, within an ornate decorative frame.

Juno asks Aeolus to raise a storm against the Trojan fleet, set within an elaborate frame, from "Loves, Rages and Jea…

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-76

Engraved print of Juno with a child gesturing toward a seated Jupiter and eagle, within an ornate decorative frame.

Juno at left asks Jupiter to help the Greeks, set within an elaborate frame, from "Loves, Rages and Jealousies of Juno"

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-76

Engraving of Juno and Athena with a winged Cupid reaching for arrows, framed by ornate scrollwork and an Italian verse captio

Athena seated near Juno who has taken away Cupid's arrows, set within an elaborate frame, from "Loves, Rages and Jeal…

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-76

Hand-colored print of a lake with a stag at the shore, framed by autumn trees and a distant mountain.

Moosehead Lake, Maine

Currier & Ives, 1857-71

Black and white lithograph of children playing on a rope swing and resting under trees at a picnic in a rural landscape.

The Children's Pic-Nic

Currier & Ives, 1857-71

Satirical etching of an ecstatic, round-faced preacher with raised hands, by Thomas Rowlandson, 1825.

Pie-Us Ecstacy - or Godliness (the Itinerant Preachers) Great Gain

Thomas Rowlandson, November 19, 1825

Hand-coloured caricature of a servant struggling to fasten the breeches of a very stout man in a powdered wig.

A Little Bigger

Thomas Rowlandson, May 18, 1791

Satirical etching of fashionable women in large hats and ruffled gowns in an interior, with a small dog and a towering feathe

The Supplemental Magazine

Thomas Rowlandson, January 1, 1786

Line engraving of a shop interior with hanging padded garments, fashionable women in hats, and a fitting scene with a seated

The Bum Shop

R. Rushworth, July 11, 1785

Etching of a theatre interior in chaos, with falling debris, torn curtains and a panicked crowd in period dress.

Chaos is Come Again!

Thomas Rowlandson, February 4, 1791

Satirical etching of ragged dancers and musicians in a street before a theatre, with a man collecting coins from onlookers.

The Prospect Before Us, Humanely Inscrib'd to all those Professors of Music and Dancing Whom the Cap May Fit

Thomas Rowlandson, January 13, 1791

Hand-colored caricature of two kneeling duellists aiming pistols in a saw-pit, with scattered weapons and a spectator above.

Slugs in a Saw-Pit

Thomas Rowlandson, October 28, 1791

Hand-colored caricature of a man in a plumed hat riding a crowned white horse atop a globe, with labels reading Power and Lib

A Great Man on His Hobby Horse

Thomas Rowlandson, 1803

Hand-colored print of a crowded Paris street with fashionable figures before a print shop window displaying prints and books.

Les Musards de la Rue du Coq à Paris (Dawdlers of the Rue Coq)

Thomas Rowlandson, ca. 1810

Hand-colored print of a crowded Paris street before the Martinet Libraire bookshop, with figures in period dress and a tray v

Les Musards de la Rue du Coq (Dawdlers of the Rue du Coq)

Pierre-Nolasque Bergeret, 1805

Engraving of a draped female figure standing in a niche, one arm resting on a ledge, holding an object.

A muse standing in a niche, left arm resting in a ledge

Giulio Bonasone, ca. 1531-76

Engraving of Diana the huntress with bow and arrow, standing in a niche with two dogs at her feet.

Diana the huntress acompanied by her dogs standing in a niche

Giulio Bonasone, 16th century

Engraving of a standing woman with a crescent moon on her head, holding fruit, framed in an arched niche.

Diana holding fruit in her left hand standing within a niche

Giulio Bonasone, ca. 1531-76

Engraving of a vulture attacking a reclining man, with two women and a flying Cupid, inside an ornate decorative frame.

A vulture eating the innards of Titius, Cupid above two women to the left, set within and elaborate frame, from "Love…

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-76

Engraving of two women and a cupid under a tree, framed by an ornate decorative border with figures and a mask.

Jupiter at left in the form of a shepherd accompanied by Mnemosyne, set within an elaborate cartouche, from "Loves, R…

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-76

Engraving of a mythological scene: nude figures at a forge, a draped woman pointing, a reclining figure above, in an ornate f

Litigium removed from the body of Chaos while his mother is thrown into the air, set within a frame, from "Loves, Rag…

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-76

Engraving of Juno nursing an infant beside an older woman, with an armored warrior holding a spear, within an ornate decorati

Juno persuading Athena to nurse the young Hercules, set within an elaborate frame, from "Loves, Rages and Jealousies…

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-76

Engraving of a woman in labor on a bed, attended by women and a newborn, framed by putti and a decorative cartouche.

A woman in labor imploring the aid of Lucina set within a decorative cartouche, from "Loves, Rages and Jealousies of…

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-76

Engraving of seated Juno with a halo confronting three serpent-haired Furies, inside an ornate architectural frame with cheru

Juno frightened by the Furies, set within a decorative frame, from "Loves, Rages and Jealousies of Juno"

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-76

Engraving of Juno and a nude figure beneath a tree, within an ornate frame with female figures and an Italian verse below.

Juno sending famine against Crasiton, set within an elaborate frame, from "Loves, Rages and Jealousies of Juno"

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-76

Engraving of Vulcan at an anvil in a forge with gods making a chain, framed by ornate female figures and swans.

Vulcan, Neptune, Athena and other Gods making Shackles to pull Jupiter from the Heavens, set within an elaborate fram…

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-76

Portrait of Cardinal Pietro Bembo facing left

Giulio Bonasone, 1572

Portrait of Philip II facing right

Giulio Bonasone, ca. 1554

Pen and wash sketch of an ornate urn on a scrolled pedestal before a draped curtain, with red chalk underdrawing.

Design for a sepulchral monument (recto); Design for a sepulchral monument (verso)

Pieter Verbruggen the Younger, late 17th century

Circular watercolor of an obelisk, city walls, palm trees and ships on a bay, with a figure in pink in the foreground.

View of the Obelisk of Thutmosis III Seen from the Walls of Alexandria

Jan van Call, late 17th-early 18th century

Hand-colored caricature print comparing seated Englishmen and animated Frenchmen in November, by Thomas Rowlandson, 1788.

Englishmen in November, Frenchmen in November

Thomas Rowlandson, November 25, 1788

Hand-colored print of a crowded theater lobby with fashionable men and women in period dress beneath a playbill and wall lamp

Box Lobby Loungers

Thomas Rowlandson, January 5, 1811

Engraving of bearded Father Time seated at right, with three nude boys, a scythe, and an eagle on ruins at left.

Father Time at the right leaning on a scythe, three naked boys and eagle at the left

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-76

Engraving of Mercury offering panpipes to Minerva, who holds a spear, in an oval composition by Giulio Bonasone.

Mercury presenting a panpipe to Minerva who stands at left, an oval composition

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-76

Engraving of helmeted Minerva among draped women, a seated figure with a lyre, and a reclining figure on steps.

Minerva and the Arts and Sciences

Giulio Bonasone, 16th century

Engraved portrait of Pope Marcellus II in papal tiara and vestments, right hand raised, with saints on his stole.

Portrait of Pope Marcellus II, right hand raised facing left

Giulio Bonasone, ca. 1555

Engraved bust portrait of a bearded man in a high collar, turned three-quarters, with a Latin inscription below.

Bust portrait of Frans Floris

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-76

Engraved ornamental frieze with a bearded man, nude youth, winged monster, and eagle among acanthus scrolls.

ornamental Frieze with two Putti and a Monster

Giulio Bonasone, 16th century

Watercolor and ink drawing of men brawling around a gaming table, one raising a broken chair above his head.

Kick Up at a Hazard Table

Thomas Rowlandson, 1787

Caricature of a soldier in a plumed hat embraced by two women, one on each side, with a humorous verse below.

How Happy Could I Be With Either, Were t'Other Dear Charmer Away

Thomas Rowlandson, [1784]

Two-part etching of theatre audiences, one laughing at a comedy and one weeping at a tragedy, in 18th-century dress.

Comedy Spectators, Tragedy Spectators

Thomas Rowlandson, October 8, 1789

Pen and wash drawing of a rider on a galloping horse with two hounds beside him, trees framing the scene.

The Huntsman

Thomas Rowlandson, 1785

Hand-colored satirical print of bewigged men in a hall beside a stout watchman with a lantern on a street.

A Brace of Public Guardians

Thomas Rowlandson, July 10, 1800

St. Charles Borromeo

Engraving of a kneeling saint holding the infant Christ as the Virgin reaches toward them among clouds, with a cherub above.

St. Gaëtan, Founder of the Theatines

Engraving of a kneeling bearded monk at a tree, gazing up at a crucifix in a landscape with a distant church spire.

St. Bernard Kneeling Before a Crucifix

Claude Mellan, ca. 1655

Engraved portrait of a bearded cardinal in a tall clerical hat and cape, with an inscription panel below.

Alphonse Du Plessis de Richelieu, cardinal de Lyon

Claude Mellan, 1636

Engraved bust portrait of a man with curled hair and cloak on a pedestal bearing a coat of arms, dated 1673.

Emmanuel-Théodose de La Tour d'Auvergne, duc d'Albret et cardinal de Bouillon

Claude Mellan, 1673

Engraved portrait of a man with curly hair in a white collar, set within an oak leaf wreath, dated 1658.

Victor le Bouthillier

Claude Mellan, 1658

Engraved oval portrait of a curly-haired young boy in a lace collar, with a garland frame and coat of arms below, dated 1659.

Louis-Joseph de Lorraine, duc de Guise, as a Child

Claude Mellan, 1659

Satirical lithograph of two dogs beside cotton bales, barrels of provisions, and a broken Washington bust, captioned Why Don'

Why Don't You Take It?

Currier & Ives, 1861-64

Engraving of a woman nursing a sleeping infant beside a skull, with a town and hills visible through a window behind them.

The Virgin and Child with the Skull (copy)

Barthel Beham, 16th century

Engraving of St. Christopher, a bearded giant carrying a child over water, with a castle and trees in the background.

St. Christopher

Barthel Beham, early 16th century

Engraving of nude Apollo and Daphne, with Daphne turning into a laurel tree beside him.

Apollo and Daphne (reverse copy)

Barthel Beham, n.d.

Circular engraving of three nude women before a seated bearded man, with a helmeted figure holding a caduceus behind him.

Judgment of Paris (copy)

Barthel Beham, 16th century

Engraving of a bearded man chained at the ankle, nursing from a nude woman who leans over him beside a wall.

Cimon and Pero

Barthel Beham, mid-17th century

Engraved frieze of nude warriors fighting a battle beneath trees, with fallen figures, spears, shields and a raised banner.

Battle for the Banner (copy)

Barthel Beham, early 16th century

Etching of three skulls piled together with bones below, a draped cloth above and a column at upper left.

Child with Three Skulls (reverse copy)

Barthel Beham, early 16th century

Engraving of a sleeping infant beside an hourglass and four skulls, with the Latin inscription Mors omnia aequat.

Sleeping Child with Four Skulls (reverse copy)

Lucas Kilian, 1595-1637

Engraving of a chained nude woman asleep beside a child and a sheep, with a fortified town in the background.

Der Welt Lauf (Sleeping Justice) (copy)

Barthel Beham, early 16th century

Engraving of a peasant couple dancing, the man in a feathered cap and the woman with braided hair, on a hatched background.

Peasant Couple Dancing

Barthel Beham, early 16th century

Engraving of a footsoldier seen from behind with a plumed hat, sword and pike, in front of a bare tree, dated 1520.

Footsoldier in front of a Tree

Barthel Beham, mid-17th century

Engraving of a putto stepping right among looping banderoles and scrollwork, with fine parallel hatching.

Boy Stepping to the Right over Banderoles

Barthel Beham, mid-17th century

Engraved horizontal panel with two tritons with leafy tails playing horns, flanking scrolls, rosettes and a central mask.

Horizontal Panel with Two Tritons with Foliate Tails Playing Horns

Barthel Beham, early 16th century

Vertical engraved ornament panel with stacked urn forms and scrolling foliage supported by two half-length female figures.

Vertical Panel with a Candelabrum Supported by Two Half-Length Female Figures

Barthel Beham, 1520-40

Hand-colored 1781 satirical print of an officer at a door, a crutch-supported beggar, and women watching from a window on a s

Charity Covereth a Multitude of Sins

Thomas Rowlandson, November 27, 1781

Engraving of a standard bearer in ornate costume raising one hand, holding a large flag, with a town in the background.

Standard Bearer with Raised Left Hand

Barthel Beham, early 16th century

Engraving of a mounted standard bearer with a flag beside a foot soldier, with a small landscape and the date 1521.

Riding Standard Bearer and a Foot Soldier

Barthel Beham, early 16th century

Etching of an older man with tousled hair smoking a clay pipe, one hand raised and one resting on a table.

The Smoking Peasant

Johann Gottlieb Glume, 1748

Etched portrait of a seated woman in a ruffled bonnet and fur-collared dress, holding a walking stick beside a table of nuts.

The Artist's Sister-in-Law

Johann Gottlieb Glume, 1740

Etched portrait of a man in a powdered wig and embroidered coat, writing with a quill pen at a table.

Self-Portrait

Johann Gottlieb Glume, 1740

Etching of a standing woman and a seated man with a flute beside a table holding an open book and a cittern.

Young Couple with Flute & Cittern

Johann Gottlieb Glume, 1725-78

Etched portrait of a seated young man in a tricorn hat holding a pen over paper, with crosshatched shading.

Carl Philipp Glume, the Artist's Brother

Johann Gottlieb Glume, 1748

Hand-colored print of a cook drooling over a pot while a servant carries plates to diners at a tavern table, with a black cat

A French Ordinary

Thomas Rowlandson, January 2, 1804

Hand-colored print of a tavern kitchen: a cook pours from a dish into a copper pot as a waiter passes diners and a black cat

A French Ordinary

Thomas Rowlandson, July 20, 1802

Pen and ink caricature of a cow dressed in a bonnet, shawl, beaded necklace and shoes, titled Beef à la Mode.

Beef à la Mode

Thomas Rowlandson, February 14, 1800

Hand-colored satirical print of two gluttonous friars feasting on roast pig in a vaulted room with a skull and hourglass.

The Holy Friar

Thomas Rowlandson, May 6, 1807

Engraved frieze of a winged centaur holding a torch, a putto and foliate scrolls, with a ram's head and garlands.

Ornament frieze with winged Centaur

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-76

Engraving of Cain with a mirror beside a burning sacrifice, Adam and Eve seated, and an angel expelling them from Paradise ab

Cain holding a mirror watching his sacrifice engulfed in flames, Adam and Eve seated nearby; in the upper right an an…

Agostino Veneziano, ca. 1530-50

Engraving of nude men and women bathing in a tub, some embracing, with a child, a pitcher, and flying cupids in a colonnade.

Men and women bathing, some embracing

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-76

Engraving of Hercules in a lion skin driving cattle past women among fruit trees, with Italian verses below.

Hercules driving off the cattle of Geryon, at the right are the nymphs of Hesperides

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-76

Engraving of Mars and Rhea Silvia with Apollo in a chariot above, a sleeping woman, and winged figures in a landscape.

Mars and Rhea Silvia: in the centre Mars holds a shield and sword, Rhea Silvia sleeping, Apollo in his chariot upper…

Giulio Bonasone, ca 1531-76

Engraving of Mars and Rhea Silvia with a sleeping woman, armored warrior, Apollo's chariot in clouds, and cherubs in a landsc

Mars and Rhea Silvia: in the centre Mars holds a shield and sword, Rhea Silvia sleeping, Apollo in his chariot upper…

Giulio Bonasone, 1520-50

Engraving of women attending a newborn in a classical interior with columns, niches with statues, and a city view.

The birth of Saint John the Baptist set within a classical building

Giulio Bonasone, ca 1531-76

Engraving of a nude nymph reclining and nursing a horse, with a grazing horse, trees and rocky hills in the background.

Saturn in the guise of a horse being suckled by the nymph Philyra

Giulio Bonasone, ca. 1513-76

Engraving of a nude hero battling a sea serpent amid waves, with cupids on dolphins and a river god carrying a woman at left.

Hercules fight adragon in the centre, Achelous carrying off Deianeira upper left

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-76

Engraving of nude figures and an armored man leading a rearing horse through a garden, with a cupid and reclining figures.

Alexander and Roxana

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-76

Engraving of Cupid in a chariot drawn by unicorns above clustered nude figures in a wooded landscape.

The triumph of love, cupid riding a chariot drawn by unicorn is in the upper right, naked figures fill the composition

Giulio Bonasone, 1545

Engraving of Cupid in a unicorn-drawn chariot above a wooded landscape filled with nude figures.

The triumph of love, cupid riding a chariot drawn by unicorn is in the upper right, naked figures fill the compositio…

Giulio Bonasone, 1545

Engraved cutaway view of a domed temple showing its coffered interior dome, arched niches, and exterior columns under a cloud

Exterior and interior section of a temple in Rome dedicated to Neptune

Giulio Bonasone, 1541

Engraving of the Holy Family resting in a landscape with angels above, a young John the Baptist, rabbits and a distant villag

The rest of the Holy Family on their flight to Egypt

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-76

Engraving of women in a vineyard passing a wreath, with a reclining nude and a man pruning vines on the right.

Flora in the centre passing a wreath to another woman, surrounded by other figures

Giulio Bonasone, mid-16th century

Engraving of the Virgin washing the Christ Child with attendants, an angel at right, and a fire at left, printed on blue pape

The Virgin washing the Christ Child accompanied by figures and an angel at right

Giulio Bonasone, ca. 1550-60

Engraving of Noah and his family leaving the Ark as lions, goats, deer and birds disperse across the landscape.

Noah leaving the Ark

Giulio Bonasone, 16th century

Watercolor of a coachman whose hat flies off as his four horses gallop a carriage down a dusty road, with a dog running along

A Four-in-Hand, or The Runaway Carriage

Thomas Rowlandson, 1791-93