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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Sepia drawing of an elderly man with a cane reaching toward a window while a family sits at a dining table behind him.

Uncle Toby and the Fly, from Laurence Sterne's "Tristram Shandy"

Felix Octavius Carr Darley, 1847

Brown ink drawing of an elderly man in a wide hat and ruffled collar holding a paper, beside a stone wall.

Portrait of Jan Hus

Christoffel van Sichem, mid-16th-early 17th century

Etching of a nobleman in court dress seen from behind, holding a sword, with a small figure standing at right.

A Polish nobleman in court dress, standing in center, seen from behind, another nobleman to right in background, plat…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1644-47

An old Polish nobleman wearing a plumed hat in center, standing in profile facing right, another Polish man to right…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1644-47

Etching of a woman from behind wrapping a child in a shawl, with small figures and a horse in the background.

A poor woman to left, seen from behind, enveloping her child in a shawl, another woman seen from behind to left in ba…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1644-47

Etching of a cloaked woman with three children, one on her shoulders, one in her arms, and one walking ahead.

A beggar woman with three children, one child on her shoulders, one child in her arms, and one child who walks in fro…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1644-47

Etching of a satyr leaning against a tree beside a child playing with a goat, with a distant landscape behind.

A satyr sitting against a tree to right and holding a flute in his right hand, a child playing with a goat to left, p…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1644-47

Etching of a herdsman on horseback leading cattle down a hill, with a stone pine and a distant tower.

Herdsman atop a horse, seen from behind, leads his cattle down a hill, a tower on a hill to left in the background, p…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1644-47

Polish horseman in profile facing right, a tower and other figures on horses in background, a circular composition, f…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1651

Etched oval portrait of a young man in a feathered cap and fur collar, turned to the left, with French text below.

A bust of a young man wearing a cap with feathers, turned three-quarters to the left, the coat of arms of the Grand D…

Stefano Della Bella, 1650

Woman coiffed as a sultana, from 'Several heads in the Persian style' (Plusieurs têtes coiffées à la persienne)

Stefano Della Bella, 1649-50

Etched oval portrait of a woman in a feathered turban with pearls and a pearl necklace, gazing to the side.

Sultana wearing a pearl necklace and a turban, from 'Several heads in the Persian style' (Plusieurs têtes coiffées à…

Stefano Della Bella, 1649-50

Etching of a young man in a jeweled turban and fur-trimmed robe, shown in an oval bust portrait with fine hatching.

Sultan wearing a fur and a turban, from 'Several heads in the Persian style' (Plusieurs têtes coiffées à la persienne)

Stefano Della Bella, 1649-50

Sultana wearing a turban, in profile to the right, from 'Several heads in the Persian style' (Plusieurs têtes coiffée…

Stefano Della Bella, 1649-50

A slave holds a camel by the bridle, from 'Several heads in the Persian style' (Plusieurs têtes coiffées à la persienne)

Stefano Della Bella, 1649

Etching of a turbaned man beside a horse with feathered plume and bridle, holding a spotted leopard pelt.

Black slave carries a leopard pelt and holds the bridle of a horse, from "Several heads in the Persian style" (Plusie…

Stefano Della Bella, 1649-50

Circular etching of two seated and standing sailors beside a ship's rigging and a wooden scaffold with hanging sailcloth.

A Seated White Sailor; A Standing Black Sailor

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1660

Etching of two men and a woman seated in an open landscape conversing, with small figures in the distance.

Two noblemen seated in center, seen from behind, conversing with a noblewoman seated between them, a noblewoman and m…

Stefano Della Bella, 1642

Etching of a seated horse in the foreground with other horses, a leaning tree, and a distant building in a landscape.

A seated horse to right, seen from behind and turned to the left, three other horses in middleground, a tree in cente…

Stefano Della Bella, 1642

Etching of two resting goats in the foreground, with trees, a rocky riverbank, small figures and a hatched cloudy sky.

Two goats resting to right, turned towards the left, four men and a horse in a river in the background, plate 9 from…

Stefano Della Bella, 1642

Etching of a horseman carrying a woman behind him, with a young man with a sword following on foot in an open landscape.

A horseman and a woman, seen from behind, riding towards the right with a young man following them to left, another h…

Stefano Della Bella, 1642

Etching of a soldier on horseback with a musket, descending a slope, with other riders in the distance.

A soldier on horseback, holding a musket in his right hand, in profile descending a slope towards the right, other so…

Stefano Della Bella, 1642

Etching of two pikemen walking right with long pikes on their shoulders, one holding a hanging bird, in a sparse landscape.

Two pikemen walking towards the right, each with their pikes in their right hands, plate 13 from "Various Figures" (A…

Stefano Della Bella, 1642

Etching of the Peace Conference at Breda with a crowded chamber scene, surrounding city views, and a carriage procession.

Peace Conference at Breda

Romeyn de Hooghe, n.d.

Engraved satirical procession of a chained crowned figure, soldiers, trumpeters and a kneeling woman, with verse below, 1689.

The Epiphany of the New Antichrist (L'Epiphane du Nouveau Antichrist)

Romeyn de Hooghe, 1689

Etching of numbered courtiers in baroque dress in an arched hall, with a seated woman and robed cleric, Dutch verses below.

L'Europe Allarmée

Romeyn de Hooghe, n.d.

Etching by Romeyn de Hooghe showing armored figures, a banner, horsemen and a palace courtyard, with printed verse below.

Le Feste des Trois Rois

Romeyn de Hooghe, n.d.

Etching of costumed figures in plumed hats and armor on a quay, with a boat and ships, above columns of printed verse.

Panurge secondé

Romeyn de Hooghe, n.d.

Engraving of plumed courtiers in an ornate hall beneath a Latin motto, with ships in a harbor and printed verse below.

Qualis vir Talis Oratio

Romeyn de Hooghe, n.d.

Engraved allegorical procession with armed men, lion, bear, wolf, wagon wheel, eagle and Dutch verse below.

De Vlugt van 't Pausdom

Romeyn de Hooghe, n.d.

Etching of a standing allegorical figure with banners, a dog, flames, books and a winged figure, with Dutch text below.

Anticurius van Loevesteyn

Romeyn de Hooghe, n.d.

Engraved equestrian portrait of a prince on a rearing horse, flanked by four armored predecessors and musicians in a decorati

William III as Prince of Orange, with the four preceding Stadthouders, William I, Maurice, Frederick Hendrick, Willia…

Romeyn de Hooghe, n.d.

Engraving of a formal garden with terraces, canals, a fountain pavilion, clipped trees, and a boat on the water.

Detail of the Park at Enghien (right half)

Romeyn de Hooghe, 1685

Red chalk drawing of four Old Testament scenes framed by rococo scrollwork, including Adam and Eve and Moses with tablets.

Four Scenes from the Old Testament

Paul Decker the Younger, early 18th century

Grey wash drawing of a fallen rider beneath a vision of Christ on clouds with angels holding a cross, watched by soldiers.

The Conversion of St. Paul (recto); The Execution of the Prisoner (verso)

Dominik Kindermann, 18th-early 19th century

Etching of a seated allegorical woman gripping a rope beside an anchor, with sailing ships and birds on blue paper.

Hope

Pierre Brébiette, 17th century

Pen and wash drawing of a birth scene with attending women, an infant, and angels with flowering branches among clouds.

Birth of St. John the Baptist

Valentin Lefèbvre, 17th century

Charcoal study of an elderly woman in a draped shawl, gazing upward, with soft shading on her face and garments.

Study of an Old Woman

August von Pettenkofen, 1886

Oval drawing of a bearded satyr playing pipes beside nude nymphs, with white highlights on a tan ground.

Satyrs and Nymphs; verso: partial counterproof of Heintz's "Studies for the Flight into Egypt" in The Courtauld Galle…

Joseph Heintz the Elder, ca. 1599

Engraving of a storm at sea with a man clinging to rocks in the foreground and a woman reaching from a cliff above.

Shakespeare's Tempest (Macklin's British Poets)

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1798

Etching of Hagar and a child leaving a ruined stone building as an older man points away, with a tree and onlookers.

Hagar Sent into the Wildnerness

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1758

Moorish horseman in profile facing right, a black slave holding a fur at right, another horseman to left in the backg…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1651

Etching of a woman in flowing dress holding a large dog by the collar beside a tree, with a hilly landscape behind.

Nymph Holding a Large Dog by the Collar

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1654

Etching of a cow on a grassy bank, a woman in a headscarf, two cows on a stone bridge, and trees at left.

A cow ascending a bank, a peasant woman leading two cows across a bridge in background, plate 9 from "Diversi capricci"

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1644-47

Etching of two horsemen in plumed hats descending a hill, with a distant rider on a smaller horse at right.

Two horsemen descending a mountain at left, another horseman to right in background, plate 10 from "Diversi capricci"

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1644-47

Etching of a young rider on horseback leading another horse along a rough path past a bank and trees.

A young horseman, seen from the front, leading another horse, plate 11 from "Diversi capricci"

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1644-47

Etching of a cow drinking from a stone trough beside a wooded bank, with cattle resting in the background.

A cow drinking from a stone trough, other cows to left in background, plate 12 from "Diversi capricci"

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1644-47

Etching of a peasant woman with a basket walking between a grazing donkey on the left and a packed horse on the right.

A peasant woman, seen from the back, holding a basket in center, a donkey to left and a horse with a pack on its back…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1644-47

Etching of a woman riding a donkey side saddle with a child, a second woman walking beside her carrying a bag.

A young peasant woman and her child sitting side saddle atop a horse in center, another peasant woman to right, holdi…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1644-47

Etching of a man in a fur hat holding a horse draped in a spotted fur cover, with small figures in the background.

A Polish nobleman, facing away, holding his horse covered in leopard skin, four men and a horse in background, plate…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1644-47

Etching of a large elephant with a turbaned mahout at right and a smaller elephant in the background at left.

An elephant in center, his mahout standing to the right wearing an Oriental costume, another elephant to left in back…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1644-47

Engraved portrait of a seated man in a powdered wig and lace cuffs, resting his chin on his hand in an armchair.

The Right Honorable Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden, Lord Chancellor

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1795

Stipple engraving of a man with curly hair in an oval frame, titled Mr. Henderson in the Character of Iago.

John Henderson, in the Character of Iago (Shakespeare's Othello)

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1786

Ignatius Sancho

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1802

Engraving of a woman in classical dress holding a comic mask and placing a laurel wreath on a bust beside a lyre.

Mrs. Abington as Thalia

Francesco Bartolozzi, August 20, 1783

Engraved bust portrait of Jane Shore, a woman with jewelled hair and a pearl necklace, with a Shakespeare quotation below.

Jane Shore: "Give gentle mistress Shore one gentle kiss the more (Shakespeare, Richard III, Act 3, scene 1)

Francesco Bartolozzi, February 1, 1790

Engraved oval portrait of a man and woman as Romeo and Juliet, with a cherub and Capulet sign above them.

Mr. Dimond and Miss Wallis in the Characters of Romeo and Juliet

Francesco Bartolozzi, May 1, 1796

Hand-colored oval print of Jupiter and Juno embracing on a cloud, with an eagle and two cupids nearby.

Jupiter and Juno on Mount Ida

Francesco Bartolozzi, January 1, 1784

Engraving of men in period dress in a draped room, one with a monkey on his shoulder, two women watching by a mirror.

Frontispiece for Fanny Burney's "Evelina": Mr. Lovel Bitten in the Ear by Captain Mirvan's Monkey, vol. III

Francesco Bartolozzi, November 24, 1779

Brown ink drawing of a garden grove with a ruined classical temple, a stairway, a crowd of figures and tall trees.

Veduta del Boschetto d'Arcadia dalla parte del Tempio

Ennemond Alexandre Petitot, n.d.

Engraving of the Holy Family walking on a path, with a dove and God the Father among clouds above.

The Return from Egypt

Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert, 1595-1659

Pen and ink drawing with blue wash of a bearded man holding a stag's head beside an armored knight standing over a dragon.

Saint Eustace and Saint George

Hans von Kulmbach, ca. 1511

Brown ink drawing of women gathered around a nude statue beneath trees, with winged figures in the sky and a lute in the fore

The Challenge of the Pierides, from Ovid's Metamorphosis (Book V: 294-678)

Karel van Mander I, 16th-17th century

Chalk drawing of Bacchus seated with a cup, a reclining nude Ariadne, a putto and satyrs among grapevines in a wooded setting

Bacchus and Ariadne

Jean Hughes Taraval, 18th century