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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Etching of a standing sailor in a cloak conversing with a seated turbaned man beside a boat on a shore.

A standing sailor talking to a seated Levantine

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1660

Woodcut print of a turbaned funeral procession carrying a coffin past cypress trees, a domed tomb, and a distant walled town.

A Turkish Funeral from the frieze Ces Moeurs et fachons de faire de Turcz (Customs and Fashions of the Turks)

Pieter Coecke van Aelst, 1553

Woodcut frieze of a mounted procession of turbaned riders and foot soldiers passing domed mosques, columns and an obelisk.

Procession of Sultan Süleyman through the Atmeidan from the frieze Ces Moeurs et fachons de faire de Turcz (Customs a…

Pieter Coecke van Aelst, 1553

Engraving of a bearded man in a turban and robe beside an arch with an elephant, rider, and domed mosque behind.

Sultan Süleyman and the Süleymaniye Mosque, Constantinople, 1574 (or earlier), altered in 1688 to represent Ibrahim I

Melchior Lorck, 1559-1688

Etching of two sailors in the foreground with workers building a wooden ship on a scaffold in a circular frame.

A seated white sailor and a standing black sailor, people building a ship in the background, a circular composition

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1660

Etching of two horsemen on horseback in a circular frame, with smaller riders in the background.

Two Polish horsemen with their horses facing left, from "Figures on Horseback" (Cavaliers nègres, polonais et hongrois)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1651

Etching of a rear-facing rider on a horse in a circular frame, with companion riders and figures in a distant landscape.

A Hungarian Cavalier

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1651

Etching of a bearded horseman in a feathered hat riding a prancing horse, with two riders in the background, within a circle.

Hungarian horseman riding towards the left, other horsemen in the background, a circular composition from 'Figures on…

Stefano Della Bella, n.d.

Etching of an elderly man in a turban seated on a stone, with a fortified town on the horizon at left.

An Old Turk Seated on a Stone

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1662

Etched title page with palm fronds, a crowned coat of arms, and script lettering dedicating Agréable diversité de figures, 16

Two palms and a coat of arms frame the title and dedication, title page and plate 1 for "Various Figures" (Agréable d…

Stefano Della Bella, 1642

Etching of a crowded city square with an equestrian statue at center, flanked by two large buildings and many figures.

La Place Dauphine, on the coast of Pont Neuf, the equestrian statue of Louis XIII in center, seen from the back and n…

Stefano Della Bella, 1642

Etching of an equestrian statue on a pedestal in a city square, with horsemen, pedestrians, dogs and long façades behind.

La Place Royale, equestrian statue of Louis XIII in profile facing the left in center, various horsemen and figures i…

Stefano Della Bella, 1642

Etching of two horsemen and dogs chasing a deer past a large group of trees on the right.

A deer hunt, two horsemen galloping towards the left behind three dogs and a deer, a group of trees to right, plate 4…

Stefano Della Bella, 1642

Etching of two pilgrims resting under a tree at left while a horseman rides past ruined arches on the right.

Two pilgrims with hats rest to the left, seen from behind, a horseman rides towards the background to the right, plat…

Stefano Della Bella, 1642

Etching of two seated women, one nursing a child, with a dog and a horse carrying a pack, figures and sheep in the distance.

Two women, one nursing a child, seated next to a dog and a horse carrying a pack, horses and figures to left in the b…

Stefano Della Bella, 1642

Engraved interior of a seraglio with dancing women, seated figures on platforms, attendants, and guards with shields in an or

The Seraglio (Aubry de La Mottraye, Travels throughout Europe, Asia and into Part of Africa..., London, 1724, vol. I,…

William Hogarth, 1723-24

Engraving of a Turkish bath interior with a seated nude woman being bathed by an attendant beneath a perforated dome.

A Turkish Bath (Aubry de La Mottraye's "Travels throughout Europe, Asia and into Part of Africa...," London, 1724, vo…

William Hogarth, 1723-24

Engraved print of a procession past an obelisk in a city square, with domed buildings, riders and mountains in the distance.

Procession through the Hippodrome, Constantinople (Aubry de La Mottraye's "Travels throughout Europe, Asia and into P…

William Hogarth, 1723-24

Engraving of whirling dervishes dancing in a mosque interior under a chandelier, with spectators on a balcony.

The Inside of a Mosque, the Dervishes Dancing (Aubry de La Mottraye's "Travels throughout Europe, Asia and into Part…

William Hogarth, 1723-24

Engraving of a reclining nude woman with Apollo, Neptune holding a trident, and two satyrs in a forest with a fountain and fr

The metamorphosis of Amymone who lies at center leaning on her arm, surrounded by Apollo at left, Neptune at right an…

Girolamo Mocetto, ca. 1490-1530

Engraving of the mythological figure Tantalus reaching for fruit above him, with a boat and burning city in the distance.

Tantalus

Giulio Sanuto, ca. 1557-70

Etching of a fortress gate with cannons, soldiers, a seated woman and child by a fire, and a banner reading ET PACE ET BELLO.

An entrance to a fortress in center, a woman with child seated by a fire to right, soldiers gather to right and in ce…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of cannon carriages on the left, horsemen fighting and a dead horse on the right, with a bridge and smoke in the back

A procession of horse-drawn cannon carriages to left, horsemen in combat and a dead horse to right, battle on a bridg…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Blue-toned drawing of travelers and a dog on a path near a rocky cliff, trees, and a stone house.

A landscape with travelers, a ruined building and a fortified town

Adriaen Fransz. Boudewijns, mid-17th-early 18th century

Etching of a military procession with horsemen, a cannon on a carriage, and foot soldiers crossing an open landscape.

A procession of horsemen and cannons in the middle ground walking to the left, a cannon and two men to left, from "Pe…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Watercolor drawing of a hunting party with dogs and horsemen beside a castle on a hill and village houses.

Landscape with a Hunting Party

Barend Cornelis Koekkoek, 19th century

Etching of a turbaned horseman with a bow on a rearing horse, with figures and riders in a distant landscape.

A Moorish horseman facing the left, standing and seated Turks in the middle ground, and other horsemen in the backgro…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1651

Etching of four beggar women and children on a bare ground, one carrying an infant on her back, with a figure at right.

Four Beggar Women

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of a young sailor and an old bearded man seated by the sea with a dog, sailboats at right.

A young sailor and an old man sitting by the sea

Stefano Della Bella, 17th century

Pencil drawing of a warrior carrying a woman as a horse, soldiers and a child appear in a dramatic scene.

The Rape of the Sabines

Willem van Mieris, late 17th-mid 18th century

Watercolor landscape of a windmill with red sails beside a cottage and tree under dramatic clouds.

A Mill Near Colchester

John Constable, 1833

Grey wash drawing of fashionable figures in a garden with a fountain, statue niche, stone steps and urns.

Gallant Company in a Park

Johann Wolfgang Baumgartner, mid-18th century

Grey wash drawing of a canal with classical palazzo buildings, statues, and small boats with figures in the foreground.

Canal Scene with a Palazzo

Johann Wolfgang Baumgartner, mid-18th century

Interior of a cathedral with carved choir stalls, a lone robed figure on stone floor, and light through stained glass windows

The Choirstalls in the Mainz Cathedral

Adolph Menzel, 1869

Engraving of Saint Catherine with a palm, sword and spiked wheel, while two angels above present a laurel wreath.

Saint Catherine

Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert, ca. 1600-59

Watercolor of cattle and sheep resting under beech trees, with shepherds and a distant castle on hills.

Cattle and sheep at resting at the edge of a forest

the younger George Barret, ca. 1840

Watercolor of cattle drinking at a pool in a valley flanked by rocky cliffs, with sheep grazing on the slopes.

Cattle at a watering hole in a valley

John Henry Mole, 1846-86

Pencil drawing of two children seated on a grassy hillside with a racquet, a village and open landscape behind them.

Children Seated on a Hillside with a Racquet

Charles-Emmanuel Serret, 19th century

Engraved broadside showing the North American Hotel building in New York with advertisement text below, dated April 1832.

North American Hotel, New York

Peter B. Walker, April 1832

Etching of a horseman leaping on a rearing horse in a riding school, directed by a swordsman, with dogs and a stable.

A riding school, a horseman with sword jumping directed by another man with a sword in center, a man standing next to…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1645

Etching of two women walking right past a ruined arch, with a horseback rider and a small building in the background.

Plate 3: two girls walking towards the right, seen from behind, a woman on a horse to right in background, from "Dive…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1648

Etching of a deer hunt with two horsemen galloping right behind dogs and a deer, with large trees at left.

Plate 4: a deer hunt, two horsemen galloping towards the rightbehind three dogs and a deer, a group of trees to left,…

Stefano Della Bella, after 1642

Etching of a man playing violin, a seated woman with a child, a woman behind a tree, and figures by a river.

A man playing the violin in center, turned towards the left in profile, a seated woman to left playing with her danci…

Stefano Della Bella, 1649

Etching of a battle on a bridge with a horseman and footsoldiers fighting, smoke rising, and a title panel reading Varie figu

Combat on a bridge, a horseman and two footsoldiers battle with swords at bottom right, one footsoldier on the ground…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1645

Etching of a cavalry skirmish with swordsmen on horseback, a fallen man and smoke over a distant battlefield.

A skirmish, two horsemen battling with swords to the right, men carrying a flag running away towards the right, a dea…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1645

Engraved garden scene with crowds of figures around a fountain, framed by an ornate scrolled cartouche.

Fan with figures in a garden

Etching of a horse-drawn cart loaded with goods and people, a dead horse in the foreground, and a distant army and cannons.

A horse drawn cart carrying people and goods, dead horse in the foreground, plate 1 from "Various Military Caprices"…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of a cannon on a carriage with soldiers and barrels, a ruined tower at left and a distant town with smoke at right.

A cannon to the left, a town in the background, plate 2 from "Various Military Caprices" (Varii capricci militari)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of an officer giving orders to a soldier beside a cannon, with wagons, horsemen and smoke in the landscape behind.

An officer giving orders to a soldier in centre foreground, cannon at left, plate 3 from "Various Military Caprices"…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of a military camp with thatched huts, cannons, soldiers, and a figure on a parapet at right, with smoke rising.

A military encampment with a soldier standing on a parapet to the right beating a drum, plate 4 from "Various Militar…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of a pikeman beside a cannon, with soldiers, a windmill and cannonballs in an open field.

A Pikeman standing at right next to a canon, other military figures in the background, plate 5 from "Various Military…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of a battery of cannons firing smoke toward a distant city, with soldiers and cannonballs in the foreground.

Battery of cannons firing on a city, plate 6 from "Various Military Caprices" (Varii capricci militari)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of a skeleton in a plumed hat riding a skeletal horse over a battlefield littered with fallen soldiers.

Death on a Battlefield, from "The five deaths" (Les cinq Morts)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646-47

Circular etching of a satyr with a grape basket, a woman riding a goat, a child, goats and a large tree.

Satyr family walking towards the left with two goats and a basket of grapes

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1657

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a powdered wig and lace cravat, with the name C. A. Helvetius below.

Portrait of Claude Adrien Helvétius (1715-1771)

Augustin de Saint-Aubin, 1772

Engraving of a bearded man in a spiked barrel before a crowd, with ships in a harbor and a walled city behind.

Regulus Condemned to the Most Horrible Torture

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 18th century

Pen-and-ink caricature of a man in a patterned cloak and fur hat holding a banner with inscribed text.

Caricature of a Man declaring: "I'm against Hanover that's flat"

George Townshend, 4th Viscount and 1st Marquess Townshend, ca. 1757

Engraved title page with flourished lettering reading Remember Me! New Year's Gift or Christmas Present, London, 1826.

Remember Me! New Year's Gift or Christmas Present

Fenner, 1826

Etching of the hiding of Moses: a kneeling woman and standing man by a Nile riverbank, a basket with an infant, pyramids behi

Hiding of Moses, from "Remember Me!, or a Pocket Companion"

William Blake, 1825

From Warwick Lane, from "Caricatures of the English"

Philip James de Loutherbourg, May 1, 1790

Engraving of a bearded figure with lightning bolts, entwined by a serpent above stormy waves and dark clouds.

Tornado-Zeus Battling Typhon, from Erasmus Darwin's "Botanic Garden"

William Blake, August 1, 1795

Engraving of a winged figure flying through clouds within an oval frame, with a bearded head and drapery above.

Winged Figure Flying Through Clouds, from Bell's "Poets"

William Blake, 1790

Engraving of a nude man seated under a tree among a lion, horse, sheep, rooster, serpent and birds, with verse below.

Adam and the Beasts, Frontispiece to Hayley's "Ballads"

William Blake, June 1, 1802

Engraving of Christ as Man of Sorrows with crown of thorns and bound hands, standing beside a bare tree on a rocky slope.

Man of Sorrows with Hands Bound

Albrecht Dürer, 1512