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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,952 works

Pen and wash elevation of a classical staircase wall with statues, busts, garlands and a balustrade.

End of Staircase, Houghton Hall, Norfolk

Isaac Ware, 1735

Mezzotint portrait of Grinling Gibbons with long curled hair, resting his hand on a carved head beside a carving tool.

Grinling Gibbons

Godfrey Kneller, 1690

Engraving of Venus in a chariot pulled by swans, with cherubs and sea monsters moving across rough waves.

Venus in a Chariot drawn by Two Swans

Master IQV, ca. 1544

Engraving of women with water jars gathered at a well beside a wooden trellis, with trees and grasses in the background.

Rebecca and Eliezer at the Well

Master IQV, ca. 1542-45

Engraving of the Madonna and Child with saints, an angel, and a dragon beneath a draped canopy bed and lattice window.

Madonna of Saint Margaret

Master IQV, ca. 1543

Red chalk drawing of the mythological flaying of Marsyas, with a seated musician, onlookers, and a tree in a landscape.

The Flaying of Marsyas

François van Loo, early 18th century

Ink drawing of a classical pedimented chimneypiece with garlands and an urn, with a floor plan below.

Chimney to the Parlour, Houghton Hall, Norfolk

Isaac Ware, 1735

Pen and ink drawing of a kneeling saint with arms raised among lions in an amphitheatre, with spectators above.

San Ponziano in an Amphitheatre Being Exposed to Lions

Christoph Unterberger, 1732-98

Pen and ink drawing with red chalk of armored horsemen with a pennant and a kneeling figure holding a bridle.

Equestrian Group

Michel-François Dandré-Bardon, 18th century

Mezzotint portrait of an elderly bald man in a dark coat holding a quill pen at a table, with an engraved caption below.

Joseph Carreras

the Younger John Faber, 1735

Pen and ink drawing of a bearded man's head in three-quarter view, with dense curling hair and beard hatching.

Head of a Bearded Man

Monogrammist SM, 1515

Engraving of the Virgin Mary rising among clouds, surrounded by angels and cherubs, with a dove and light rays above.

The Assumption of the Virgin

Master IQV, 1540-50

Grey-toned print of an elderly bearded man in draped robes holding keys beside a book, identified as Saint Peter.

Saint Peter

Domenico Beccafumi, ca. 1547

Black and white woodcut of Saint Philip standing beside a tall cross, holding a book, with hatched background.

Saint Philip standing holding a book and a cross

Giuseppe Scolari, ca. 1590-1600

Engraving of a nude statue of Diana with a crescent moon in her hair, holding a bow and arrow on a stone pedestal.

Plate 7: Diana; statue of the nude goddess standing on a socle, wearing a crescent moon in her hair and holding a bow…

Philips Galle, 1586

Engraved print of a crowned woman holding a sceptre and grapes, labeled Europa, with a Latin verse below.

Europa, from "Proposopographia"

Philips Galle, ca. 1585-90

Engraving of a baptism scene with Christ in a river, a dove above, a font in front, and framing biblical vignettes.

Baptism, from "The Seven Sacraments"

Philips Galle, 1576

Woodcut of four bearded robed figures reading and writing with open books in an interior, with a dog at the lower left.

Four Doctors of the Church

Domenico Beccafumi, ca. 1540-50

Etched print of a standing woman with a fruit basket on her arm and billowing drapery, signed Bellange.

Gardener with a Basket on her Arm, from Hortulanae series

Jacques Bellange, 1612-16

Etching of the Virgin Mary holding the dead Christ across her lap, her haloed face turned upward beside him.

Pietà

Jacques Bellange, 1612-16

Etching of a seated woman in a lace-trimmed gown beside an ornate brazier, with draped curtains and a bed behind her.

The Suicide of Portia

Jacques Bellange, 1612-16

Etching of the Madonna holding a curly-haired Christ child on her shoulder, against a crosshatched background with a halo.

Madonna and Child

Jacques Bellange, 1612-16

Etching of the Virgin and Christ Child with an older man, a woman in curled hair, and a torch-bearing angel.

The Holy Family with Saint Catherine, Saint John the Evangelist and an Angel

Jacques Bellange, 1612-16

Etching of a standing woman balancing an ornate covered urn on her head, wearing a patterned apron and puffed sleeves.

Gardener, from "Hortulanae"

Jacques Bellange

Etching of a haloed woman seated by a window with a winged angel, and a haloed infant asleep in a bed nearby.

Virgin and Child with an Angel

Jacques Bellange, 1612-16

Etching of the Madonna seated with the Christ child, who holds a rose, both with halos, before draped curtains.

Madonna with a Rose

Jacques Bellange, 1595-1616

Etching of a standing figure seen from behind, wearing a plumed hat and a long draped cloak with fur collar.

Melchior, from "Three Magi"

Jacques Bellange, 1595-1616

Etching of a bearded man in a plumed turban and fur-trimmed robe holding a covered vessel, standing on ornate shoes.

Caspar, from "Three Magi"

Jacques Bellange, 1595-1616

Etching of Christ raising Lazarus from a tomb, surrounded by a crowd of mourners and onlookers in flowing robes.

The Raising of Lazarus

Jacques Bellange, 1595-1616

Etching of a saint seen from behind, in a flowing robe and dark cloak, with a halo above curly hair against hatched backgroun

Saint Jacob Minor

Jacques Bellange, 1595-1616

Etching of plumed military figures beside an ornate shield, with a city skyline and two women in the distant landscape.

Military Figures outside a City

Jacques Bellange, 1595-1616

Etching of two ragged men fighting, one raising a stick, with a dog jumping beside them and a lute and hat nearby.

Two Fighting Beggars

Jacques Bellange, 1612-16

Etching of Christ carrying the cross through a crowd of soldiers and onlookers, with a city and column behind.

Christ Carrying the Cross

Jacques Bellange

Architectural cross-section drawing of a building's west front with domed pavilions and interior rooms, labeled Section of th

Section of the West Front, Houghton Hall, Norfolk

Isaac Ware, 1735

Etching of three women looking up at a winged angel with a radiant halo beside an open tomb.

Three Marys at the Tomb

Jacques Bellange

Engraving of Diana holding a spear atop the reclining Orion, with a dog beside them and Latin verses below.

Diana and Orion

Jacques Bellange

Engraved procession of mounted nobles in plumed hats and armor with foot attendants, from a funeral plate.

Plate from Funeral of Charles III of Lorraine

Jacques Bellange

Architectural cross-section drawing of Houghton Hall showing ornate interior rooms, arched colonnade and two domed towers.

Transverse Section, Houghton Hall, Norfolk

Isaac Ware, 1735

Ink and wash elevation drawing of a salon chimneypiece with overmantel mirror, carved figures, and a plan below.

Salon Chimney, Houghton Hall, Norfolk, Elevation

Isaac Ware, 1735

Ink and wash drawing of a salon ceiling with an octagonal painted allegory of a chariot and clouds, above a decorated cornice

Salon Ceiling, Houghton Hall, Norfolk

Isaac Ware, 1735

Engraving of the Virgin and Child seated under a tree with a haloed man, surrounded by playful putti and angels in a landscap

Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Anthony van Dyck, 1650-59

Etching of an allegorical scene with a reclining woman in clouds, putti, stone steps and a distant ship.

Trade Card for a Textile Merchant

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1752

Etching of men in 18th-century coats gathered and talking in a crowded interior beside a column and chandelier.

The Newsmongers

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1752

Etching of a woman in a full gown and a masked man in a plumed hat on a tiled stage under a crescent moon.

The Italian Theater

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1724-1780

Etched vignettes with a portrait medallion, putti, and grapes on the left, and a crowned shield over a text panel on the righ

Vignettes pour les "Tablettes historiques, topographiques et physiques de Bourgogne"

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1755

Engraved oval medallion of a columned church with a procession of robed clergy and courtiers before it.

Placing of the first stone for the church of Saint Genevieve

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1766

Etching of an allegorical scene with clouds, winged figures, a kneeling robed man, and women in a classical colonnaded interi

Allegorie sur la Convalescence du Dauphin

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1752

Etching of a figure with a staff standing on a sea creature atop a pedestal, flanked by two gesturing nude figures.

"La Colere de Neptune," fontaine

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1767

Etching of Laban searching among women and figures under a tree, with a tent and animals in the background.

Laban cherchent ses dieux

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1753

Etching of an allegory with classical gods on clouds, putti, a seated king in ermine, and a columned hall with French caption

Allegory of the Convalescence of the Dauphin

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1752

Etched oval vignette of allegorical figures on a sea creature, with an equestrian statue and domed building in the background

Inauguration de la statue equestre de Louis XV

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1766

Engraved oval medallion of a crowned allegorical woman and a river god gesturing toward an equestrian statue in a city square

The Inauguration of the Statue of Louis XV

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1766

Etching of cherubs and draped figures beneath classical columns, with a Paris skyline and a medallion portrait in the clouds.

Allegory of the Marriages Performed by the City of Paris in Honor of the Birth of the Duc de Bourgogne in 1751

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1752

Etching of a crowded fair with horseback riders, carriages, tents and onlookers beneath trees, by Gabriel de Saint-Aubin.

The Fair at Bezons (Vue de la Foire de Bezons)

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1750

Le Scelerat Damiens

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1757

Etching of three women resting under a large tree near a ruined building and a thatched cottage, with a basket on the ground.

Frère Luce

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1767

Engraving of costumed dancers in a forest clearing, with a seated woman at left and a title inscription below.

The Carnival of Parnassus (Le Carnaval du Parnasse)

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1761-62

Etched print of a nude man and clothed woman fleeing near a tree and white horse, with armed figures and a hut behind them.

Fuite de M. de Belle-Isle, prisonnier chez les Attakapas

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1767

Etching of a cobbler at work in a shed while a customer kneels beside him, with a dog asleep on the workbench above.

The Cobbler (copy)

Adriaen van Ostade, n.d.

Etching of a quack seller under a canopy by a barrel, surrounded by a crowd and a child with a hoop beneath a tree.

The Quacksalver (copy)

Adriaen van Ostade, n.d.

Etching of two elderly villagers in conversation outdoors, with a market stall, chickens and houses in the background.

The Two Gossips (copy)

Adriaen van Ostade, n.d.

Engraved portrait of a man with shoulder-length hair and a white collar, framed in an octagonal inscribed border.

Michel Le Tellier, conseiller du roi

Jean Morin, 1620-50

Engraved portrait of Cardinal Richelieu in bust length within an octagonal inscribed frame, wearing a cross on a ribbon.

Cardinal de Richelieu

Engraved octagonal portrait of a man with curly hair, white collar and dark robe, inscribed Jacques Tuboeuf, intendant des fi

Jacques Tuboeuf, intendant des finances