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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

14,950 works

Engraving of a woman in a long gown carving a tree trunk as a spaniel watches from a bench in a garden.

Le Chiffre d'Amour

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, n.d.

Engraved print of a young woman in a white gown leaning on a rock, wind lifting her hair and scarf, with a distant tower.

La Douce Reverie

Alexandre-Évariste Fragonard, 1793-1843

Engraving of two men in 18th-century dress by an open door, with a seated woman, draped curtain and cherub in an ornate inter

Le Magnifique, from Contes et nouvelles en vers par Jean de La Fontaine. A Paris, de l'imprimerie de P. Didot, l'an I…

Jean-Baptiste Tilliard, 1795

Engraving of a woman leaning on a console table as a man on a sofa embraces her in an elegant decorated room.

Contes et nouvelles en vers: A Femme avare galant Escroc, from "Les Contes de la Fontaine"

Jacques Aliamet, 1795

Engraved interior with a standing woman at a writing desk and a seated man on a sofa, with framed paintings and a sleeping do

A Femme avare galant Escroc, from "Contes et nouvelles en vers par Jean de La Fontaine. A Paris, de l'imprimerie de P…

Jacques Aliamet, 1795

Engraving of a woman in a gown facing a bowing man beside a folding screen in an elegant interior with curtains and a chair.

Le Cocu battu et content, from "Contes et nouvelles en vers par Jean de La Fontaine. A Paris, de l'imprimerie de P. D…

Jean Louis Delignon, 1795

Engraving of a kitchen scene with figures at a draped table, a servant holding a covered dish, and a woman at a window above.

Le Pate d'Anguilles, from "Contes et nouvelles en vers par Jean de La Fontaine. A Paris, de l'imprimerie de P. Didot,…

Jean-Baptiste Patas, 1795

Engraving of a grieving woman kneeling at a tomb beside a helmeted soldier, with a lamp and reclining effigy in a vaulted nic

La Matrone d'Ephese, from "Contes et nouvelles en vers par Jean de La Fontaine. A Paris, de l'imprimerie de P. Didot,…

Jean Louis Delignon, published in 1795

Engraved interior scene of a family in a rustic room, with an old man in a hat at an open door and birds on a perch.

Belphegor, from "Contes et nouvelles en vers par Jean de La Fontaine. A Paris, de l'imprimerie de P. Didot, l'an III…

Jean-Baptiste Patas, 1795

Engraved tavern interior with a seated man at a table, a servant holding a covered dish, a woman, and a figure in a loft abov

Le Pate d'Anguilles, from "Contes et nouvelles en vers par Jean de La Fontaine. A Paris, de l'imprimerie de P. Didot,…

Jean-Baptiste Tilliard, published in 1795

Engraved interior of a couple dining at a table with a servant carrying a dish, a dog on the floor, and a wooden staircase.

Le Faucon, La Coupe Enchantee, from "Contes et nouvelles en vers par Jean de La Fontaine. A Paris, de l'imprimerie de…

Jean-Baptiste Tilliard, 1795

Engraved interior with a seated man, a woman in a gown at a table, an elderly servant with a dish, and a dog on the floor.

Le Faucon, from "Contes et nouvelles en vers par Jean de La Fontaine. A Paris, de l'imprimerie de P. Didot, l'an III…

Jean-Baptiste Tilliard, published in 1795

Engraving of three men in a richly decorated room, one seated at a card table reaching for a cup, others standing beside him.

La Coupe Enchantee, from "Contes et nouvelles en vers par Jean de La Fontaine. A Paris, de l'imprimerie de P. Didot,…

Jean Baptiste Michel Dupréel, published in 1795

Engraved interior with a man holding a drape, seated women and men conversing by Corinthian columns, and a small dog in front

Le Mari Confesseur, from "Contes et nouvelles en vers par Jean de La Fontaine. A Paris, de l'imprimerie de P. Didot,…

Jean-Baptiste Tilliard, 1795

Engraved interior with two women beside a canopy bed where a figure reclines among pillows, a mirror on the floor.

La Gageure des trois Commeres: La Servante, from "Contes et nouvelles en vers par Jean de La Fontaine. A Paris, de l'…

Philippe Trière, 1795

Engraving of a woman in a white dress and hat hurrying with a child past a startled cow beneath large trees.

La Clochette, from "Contes et nouvelles en vers par Jean de La Fontaine. A Paris, de l'imprimerie de P. Didot, l'an I…

Jean Dambrun, 1795

Engraving of a man in a turban pointing at a wall calendar beside a seated young woman in a ruffled gown.

Le Calendrier des Vieillards, from "Contes et nouvelles en vers par Jean de La Fontaine. A Paris, de l'imprimerie de…

Jean Dambrun, 1795

Engraving of a seated gentleman, a kneeling peasant and onlookers before columns and a classical statue of a helmeted woman.

Le Paysan qui avait offense son Seigneur, from "Contes et nouvelles en vers par Jean de La Fontaine. A Paris, de l'im…

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1795

Engraving of a kneeling woman at a tomb beside a soldier with spear, with a reclining figure in an arched niche above.

La Matrone d'Ephese, from "Contes et nouvelles en vers par Jean de La Fontaine. A Paris, de l'imprimerie de P. Didot,…

Jean Louis Delignon, 1793

Etching of a woman leaning over a sleeping figure in a stable, with horses, stone columns and shelves behind.

Le Muletier, from "Contes et nouvelles en vers par Jean de La Fontaine. A Paris, de l'imprimerie de P. Didot, l'an II…

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1795

Engraving of a bedroom with a canopy bed, a seated woman, a lying man, a standing man gesturing, and a framed painting on the

Le Gascon puni, from "Contes et nouvelles en vers par Jean de La Fontaine. A Paris, de l'imprimerie de P. Didot, l'an…

Louis Michel Halbou, 1795

Engraving of a woman running through woods carrying a child, with a cow beside her beneath large oak trees.

La Clochette, from "Contes et nouvelles en vers par Jean de La Fontaine"

Jean Dambrun, 1795

Engraving of a couple in an attic bed while a man peers from behind a curtain beside a barrel.

Contes et nouvelles en vers: Le Savetier

Jean de La Fontaine, 1795

Engraving of a couple in an attic bed, the man reading a letter while a figure peeks from behind a curtain at left.

Le Savetier, from "Contes et nouvelles en vers par Jean de La Fontaine. A Paris, de l'imprimerie de P. Didot, l'an II…

Jean Dambrun, 1795

Engraving of a man sliding a bolt on a wall as a woman embraces him, with a bed and drapery in a dim room.

Le Verrou

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, n.d.

Engraved print of a seated man holding a standing woman's hand beside a writing desk with a quill, in a paneled interior.

Le Contrat

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, n.d.

Engraving of a couple embracing in a garden with cupids, a leaning inscribed tablet, and a stone pedestal at right.

Le Serment d'Amour

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1786

Brown etching of an elderly man seated among clouds with allegorical figures, lightning and a reclining figure below.

To the Genius of Franklin

Marguerite Gérard, 1779

Engraving of a woman on a swing in a lush garden, watched by two men and a cupid statue beside a fountain.

Les Hazards heureux de l'Escarpolette (The Swing)

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, n.d.

Engraved print of a sleeping man on a couch, with a goddess and cherubs floating on clouds above and two dogs below.

Le Songe d'Amour

Nicholas François Regnault, ca. 1791