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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

14,955 works

Watercolor and ink drawing of a woman in a long pale dress and large hat, with a crowd and windmill behind her.

A Parisienne Outside the Moulin de la Galette

Henry Somm, 1844-1907

Pen and watercolor drawing of a woman in a large hat standing on a crowded city street among pedestrians.

A Parisienne on a Crowded Street

Henry Somm, 1844-1907

Engraving of an elderly man holding an infant in a dim stone temple, with a crowd of onlookers and tall columns behind.

Simeon in the Temple

Jean Pierre de Frey, n.d.

Engraving of classical statues of draped figures in a garden under a tree, with two seated people at left.

Demosthenes, Cicero and William Pitt, Earl of Chatham

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1750-1815

Portrait of a Young Woman Holding a Mask

Johann Lorenz Haid, ca. 1750s

Plate 15: mid-bust of a young woman in profile wearing a hat topped with feathers, from 'The Book for Learning to Dra…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1649

Etched plate of five heads in various profiles, including a young woman in a headscarf and a bearded man, numbered 23 at top

Plate 9: five heads, two young women at left, a bearded man at upper right, a young woman and a bearded man at bottom…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1649

Plate 16: head of an old man in profile with a cloth tied around his head, from 'The Book for Learning to Draw' (Livr…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1649

Etching of a herdsman on horseback driving cattle and a goat across a rocky slope, with mountains behind, in a circular frame

Herdsman on horseback drives animals, from 'Six animal subjects' (Six sujets d'animaux)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Etching of two women wading a stream in a circular frame, with cattle grazing at left and hills behind.

Two Women Crossing a Stream

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Etching of a peasant woman leaning on a cow by a stone fountain beneath a large tree, with a distant building.

A peasant woman with a cow at a fountain decorated with the Medici arms, from "Six animal subjects" (Six sujets d'ani…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Etching of a shepherdess with a bundle beside a grazing horned goat on a grassy slope, with another goat lying nearby.

Plate 14: Shepherdess herding goats, from "Various animals" (Diversi animali)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Engraving of the Judgment of Solomon: a king on a throne, a soldier with a raised sword, and two women pleading over a baby.

The Judgment of Solomon

Boëtius Adamsz. Bolswert, 1595-1633

Sepia print of the Virgin holding the infant Christ, with shepherds, a seated man with a staff, and cherubs in clouds above.

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Francesco Bartolozzi, before 1764

Oval engraving of Coriolanus showing a pointing armored man, kneeling women, a child, and a helmet on a pedestal in a tent.

Coriolanus: "The God of Soldiers, to shame invulnerable..." (Shakespeare, Coriolanus, Act 5)

Francesco Bartolozzi, November 3, 1785

Etching of castle ruins above a riverside town, with trees and a seated figure in the foreground.

Ruines du Château de Pierrefonds (Ruins of the Château de Pierrefonds)

Charles Meryon, 1858

Etching of an elderly man in a dark robe holding a quill and paper against a dark curtain, by Rembrandt, 1658.

Portrait of Lieven Willemsz van Coppenol, Writing Master (the larger plate)

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1658

Print of Noah at a burning altar with kneeling family, a donkey and jars, and angels in clouds above.

The Sacrifice of Noah

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1765

Engraved portrait of a seated older man in dark clerical-style robes with a white collar, holding a quill, against a hatched

Portrait of Lievan van Coppenol

Cornelis Visscher, mid-17th century

Engraved allegory of a seated painter with palette and easel, approached by two women and a cherub holding a book.

Poetry and History Presenting Painting with Subjects

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1794

Stipple engraving of a man in a powdered wig and lace cravat, shown in three-quarter view within a rectangular border.

Francesco d' Ageno

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1785-90

Dr. Arne

Francesco Bartolozzi, May 10, 1782

Pen and gray wash design with circular New Testament scenes framed by ornate scrollwork and an angel holding a banner.

Design for a Painted Glass with Scene from the New Testament

Christoph Murer, 1598

Stipple engraving portrait of a man in a patterned gown and lace jabot holding rolled sheet music, after Reynolds.

Charles Burney

Francesco Bartolozzi, April 1, 1784

Wood engraving of Hamlet seated holding a skull beside Horatio standing in a barren landscape, from Magasin Pittoresque.

Hamlet and Horatio, from "Le Magasin Pittoresque"

Andrew, Best & Leloir, December 1837

Lithograph of a man carrying a wounded figure on his back beside a horse, with a dark rocky landscape behind them.

The Good Samaritan

Jules Joseph Augustin Laurens, 1857

Engraving of a rocky landscape with a horse and groom, large trees on the right, and a hilltop town under hatched clouds.

Landscape with a Horseman and His Groom

Battista Franco Veneziano, ca. 1552-61

Etching of a turbaned herdsman on horseback driving cattle across a hillside toward distant mountains, within a circular fram

Herdsman on Horseback Drives Animals

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Etching of two peasants on a country road, one riding a horse, with ruins, trees and hills behind them in a circular frame.

Landscape with Two Peasants, One Riding a Horse, from "Landscapes and seaports" (Paysages et ports de mer, dans des r…

Stefano Della Bella, 1656

Etching of two seated men in robes on a rocky shore, with sailing ships and a rowboat on the sea beside them.

Two Turkish Merchants in a Port, from "Landscapes and seaports" (Paysages et ports de mer, dans des ronds)

Stefano Della Bella, 1656