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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Two Heads of Old Soldiers

Stefano Della Bella, after 1641

Etched title page with a decorative cartouche, drapery, and two birds framing the words Diverses figures et griffonnemens.

Title page, from 'Various figures and doodles' (Diverses figures et griffonnemens)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Plate 4: Head of a Woman in Profile, from 'Second collection of various doodles and etching proofs' (Second recueil d…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Brown wash drawing of a friar in a dark habit preaching to a seated crowd, with a wooded landscape behind, in an arched frame

St. Vincent Ferrer Preaching

Alonso Cano, 1665

Plate 10: Five Heads of Children, from "Collection of various doodles and etching proofs" (Recueil de divers griffonn…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Etching of a marine bull creature with horns and a curling fish tail resting on waves.

Plate 9: Marine Bull, from "Various figures and doodles" (Diverses figures et griffonnemens)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Etching with two studies of children: a raised arm and bent head above, and a child's head and shoulders below.

Plate 6: Two studies of children, from "Collection of various doodles and etching proofs" (Recueil de divers griffonn…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Etching of a rider watering his horse at a fountain beside ruins, with a second rider in the distance under trees.

Plate 19: Landscape with a Cavalier Watering His Horse at a Fountain, from "Various figures and doodles" (Diverses fi…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Etching of a turbaned man crouching in a forest ambush, with distant horsemen and tents in an open landscape at right.

Indian in an Ambush

Paul Edme Le Rat, 19th century

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.

Sepia engraving of a woman on a white horse crossing a river with a bearded guide and spear-carrying soldiers.

The Flight of Mary Queen of Scots to England

Francesco Bartolozzi, August 2, 1794

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

Etching of a curly-haired young cupid in an oval frame, holding a bow, with hatched shading and an SDB monogram.

A Small Cupid with His Bow, from "Various figures and doodles" (Diverses figures et griffonnemens)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Two children seated on the ground, one drawing with a quill in an album held by the other, with an inscribed title scroll bel

Plate 1: two children sitting on the ground, the child on the right drawing while the child on the left holding the a…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1649

Plate 12: Head of a Child, from "The Book for Learning to Draw" (Livre pour apprendre à dessiner)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1649

Print showing four studies of human ears in pen and ink, arranged in a grid with fine hatching on a cream sheet.

Plate 5: four ears, from 'The Book for Learning to Draw' (Livre pour apprendre à dessiner)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1649

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

Watercolor elevation of a neoclassical library facade with columns, green doors, a book-filled pediment and a statue on top.

Study for the Astor Library, New York

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1843

Watercolor elevation of a columned neoclassical building with green doors and two figures in top hats at the entrance.

American Institute, New York City (front elevation)

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1834-35

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 camel seen from behind beside a smaller camel, a seated figure, and a pyramid at left.

Plate 18: Camel viewed from behind with pyramid at left, from "Various animals" (Diversi animali)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of a charging wild boar with piglets running beneath it across a sketched landscape with clouds.

Plate 19: Wild Boar, from "Various animals" (Diversi animali)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of a camel seen from behind, with a second camel, a seated figure, and a pyramid in a desert landscape.

Plate 18: Camel viewed from behind with pyramid at right, from "Various animals" (Diversi animali)

Stefano Della Bella, after 1641

Etching of a large ox in the foreground with cattle and a herdsman behind it on open ground.

Plate 8: Ox, from "Various animals" (Diversi animali)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Plate 7: Cow, from "Various animals" (Diversi animali)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of a saddled cart horse beside hay bundles, with a rider and ruins in the distant landscape.

Plate 22: Cart Horse, from "Various animals" (Diversi animali)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Plate 3: seated monkey, from "Various animals" (Diversi animali)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of a buffalo lying down in a field, with a grazing cow at left and a ruined tower and water at right.

Plate 13: Buffalo lying down, from "Various animals" (Diversi animali)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

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

Plate 16: Stag, from "Various animals" (Diversi animali)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of a standing camel and a reclining camel in a landscape, with a small figure with a staff in the background.

Plate 17: Camels, from "Various animals" (Diversi animali)

Stefano Della Bella, after 1641

Etching of a reclining lion with a full mane, with a small animal standing in the distance on the left.

Plate 5: Reclining Lion, from "Various animals" (Diversi animali)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of a tall spotted dog standing beside two smaller dogs, one lying down and one standing on it, with a building at lef

Plate 11: Dogs, from "Various animals" (Diversi animali)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of a ram and sheep grazing in a pasture, with a small seated shepherd at the left edge.

Plate 12: Sheep and ram in a pasture, from "Various animals" (Diversi animali)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Plate 15: Doe, 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 a colonnaded Paris building and street crowd, with a fantastical procession of flying horses, a chariot and birds

Le Ministère de la Marine (the Admiralty, Paris)

Charles Meryon, 1865

Etching of the Grand Châtelet in Paris with conical towers, a gothic arched gate, and market stalls with people in the square

Le Grand Châtelet (Grand Châtelet, Paris circa 1780)

Charles Meryon, 1861

Etching of the Château de Chenonceau with an arched bridge over a river, turrets and steep roofs, shaded in fine hatching.

Château de Chenonceau, No 2

Charles Meryon, 1856

Engraved monument to Johann Christian Bach with a female figure crowning a medallion portrait, a cherub with lyre, and a sun

Monument to Johann Christian Bach

Francesco Bartolozzi, March 10, 1782

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

Etching of a kneeling bearded man praying as an angel offers him a chalice amid clouds, with cherubs above.

Christ Praying in the Garden

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1754

Engraving of the weeping Madonna in an oval frame, with two angels holding a garland over a cross-shaped coat of arms below.

The Madonna Weeping

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1769

Engraving of the Virgin and Child with an angel, a boy holding a fish, a bearded old man reading, and a lion.

The Virgin with the Fish

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1775

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

Engraving of St. Francis of Assisi kneeling with an angel supporting him, beneath a flying angel and cherubs among clouds.

St. Francis of Assisi

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1763

Engraving of a robed saint on a cloud surrounded by cherubs, with a dedicatory inscription in a cartouche below.

S. Pierre Regalda (S. Pietro d'Alcantara)

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1746

Etching of Saint Roch with a staff among plague-stricken figures, angels in the clouds, and a distant city.

Saint Roch

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1756

Oval stipple engraving of a curly-haired child with hands clasped in prayer, gazing upward against a shaded background.

The Angelic Child

Francesco Bartolozzi, July 1, 1790

Engraving of two winged infants on clouds, one playing a lyre and one a flute beside an open music book.

Apollo and Mercury as Infants

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1797

Engraving of the Archangel Gabriel on a cloud, pointing upward and holding a lily branch, in a curved corner panel.

The Archangel Gabriel

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1762

Engraving of a reclining nude nymph in a shell carried by dolphins over the sea, with cherubs and a torch.

Acis and Galathea

Francesco Bartolozzi, March 1, 1787

Engraving of robed figures sacrificing at a flaming altar before a circular colonnaded temple in a wooded landscape.

Sacrifice to Diana

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1776