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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

2,219 works

Engraved rococo garden scene with a couple strolling, cupids, fountains and ornate scrollwork frames.

Le Temps de L'Apres dinée

François-Antoine Aveline, 18th century

Etching of a farmhouse and trees beside a canal, with a dirt road on the right and a distant church tower.

Landscape with a Farmhouse Along a Road Beside a Canal

Rembrandt van Rijn, ca. 1652

Engraving of a barefoot shepherdess holding a spindle beside a tree, with sheep, lambs and a seated boy nearby.

La Bergère Laborieuse

François Boucher, 18th century

Engraving of two mounted figures in plumed hats before an army with banners and a walled town beyond.

The French Forces: Louis XIII and Gaston d'Orléans

Abraham Bosse, ca. 1630

Etching of a fashionably dressed man seen from behind, leaning on a long mallet in a park with trees and figures.

A Man Seen from the Back Leaning on a Croquet Mallet (Le Jouer de mail)

Abraham Bosse, 1629

Engraving of St. Jerome reading beside a resting lion under a large tree, with a distant town and church in the background.

St. Jerome in the Wilderness

Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1509

Engraving of a gnarled oak forest with a hunter aiming a rifle from a rock at lower right.

A Forest with a Rabbit Hunt

Aegidius Sadeler, n.d.

Etching of a wooded landscape with a grassy clearing and several rabbits in the foreground beneath dark trees.

Combe Bottom

Francis Seymour Haden, 1860

Engraving of a ragged young man with a staff sitting under a tree beside grazing pigs and a cow near a river.

The Prodigal Son Guarding Pigs (L'Enfant prodigue garde les cochons)

Abraham Bosse, ca. 1636

Engraving of an elderly bearded man and a young woman seated together, with a saddled horse, trees, and a castle in the backg

Ill-Matched Couple

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Tonal print of a ruined castle above a waterfall, framed by dark trees and boulders under a grey-green sky.

Ruins of a Castle

Carl Blechen, ca. 1827

Engraving of Saint Sebastian bound to a tree, pierced by arrows, with a small monogram on the trunk.

Saint Sebastian Tied to a Tree (reverse copy)

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Engraving of Saint Sebastian bound to a tree with arrows piercing his body, with a monogram at right.

Saint Sebastian Tied to a Tree

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1501

Engraving of a child reaching toward a birdcage held by a woman in a Chinese-style pavilion, with a tree and garden furniture

Child Reaching for a Caged Bird

Gabriel Huquier, ca. 1742

Circular engraving of three nude women before a bearded man holding an apple, with a fallen armored figure and castle behind.

Judgment of Paris

Alois Petrak, 19th century

Etching of a sleeping herdsman by a tree with a cow, a goose and a seated child in a shaded wooded landscape.

The Sleeping Herdsman

Rembrandt van Rijn, ca. 1644

Etching of a ruined square tower on a hill above thatched cottages and a fence, with trees and open sky.

Landscape with a Square Tower

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1650

Wood engraving of a man on a ladder grafting a bare fruit tree, with haystacks, farm buildings and geese in the background.

Spring Farm Work - Grafting (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. XIV)

Winslow Homer, April 30, 1870

Wood engraving of children and a woman beneath a blossoming tree, seated on a stone wall with a basket nearby.

Spring Blossoms (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. XIV)

Winslow Homer, May 12, 1870

Wood engraving of workers in bonnets and shawls crossing a footbridge toward a factory beside a pine tree.

The Morning Bell (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. XVII)

Winslow Homer, December 13, 1873

Engraving of women and girls in long dresses on a porch and lawn, one sewing, others with parasols and croquet mallets.

What Shall We Do Next? (from "Harper's Bazar," Vol. II)

Winslow Homer, July 31, 1869

Pencil drawing of a large tree with a dense leafy canopy, gnarled trunk, and exposed roots, dated 1832.

Study of a Tree; verso: Study of Houses

Ernst Ferdinand Oehme, 1832

Red-toned engraving of a shepherd and young women in a bower with goats and sheep, a garden wall and a distant building.

A Shepherd and Young Women in a Bower, from "L'Artiste"

LeGrand, 19th century

Engraving of a draped woman watering a tree labeled Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, beside a fountain and a royal bust.

Frontispiece to the Catalogue of Pictures Exhibited in Spring Garden

I Charles Grignion, May 7, 1761

Engraving of Cupid bound to a tree among many nude figures in an Elysian landscape, with a flying figure above.

Cupid in the Elysian Fields tied to a tree in the center, surrounded by many figures

Giulio Bonasone, 1563

Engraving of a kneeling bearded man praying beside a large tree, with a garden and distant building behind him.

St. Augustine

Claude Mellan, 1660

Engraving of a young woman with a shepherd's staff and open book resting beside grazing sheep under oak trees.

St. Genevieve as a Young Girl

Claude Mellan, 1680

Engraving of seated nude Tantalus speaking to Diana beside a tree, within an ornate frame with Italian verse below.

Tantalus at left speaking to Diana at right, set within an elaborate frame, from "Loves, Rages and Jealousies of Juno"

Giulio Bonasone, 1531-76

Engraving of a flayed male figure with visible muscles carrying a tree branch over his head against a hatched background.

Flayed man holding the branch of a tree

Giulio Bonasone, ca. 1531-76

Engraving of a woman resting her head on her hand beside a book and crook, with sheep grazing under an oak tree.

St. Genevieve

Hand-colored print of a lake with a stag at the shore, framed by autumn trees and a distant mountain.

Moosehead Lake, Maine

Currier & Ives, 1857-71

Engraving of a kneeling bearded monk at a tree, gazing up at a crucifix in a landscape with a distant church spire.

St. Bernard Kneeling Before a Crucifix

Claude Mellan, ca. 1655

Engraving of a footsoldier seen from behind with a plumed hat, sword and pike, in front of a bare tree, dated 1520.

Footsoldier in front of a Tree

Barthel Beham, mid-17th century

Etching of a stormy Sussex coast with fishermen beside a windswept tree, a tossed sailboat, and a thatched cottage.

A View on the Coast of Sussex

Thomas Rowlandson, October 1, 1785

Etching of a hilly landscape with a village church, trees, and travelers with pack animals on a path.

La Terre, from The Elements

Reinier Nooms, 17th century

Engraved page: children dance around a decorated Christmas tree in a parlor; above, people gather evergreens in a forest.

The Christmas Tree (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. II)

Winslow Homer, December 25, 1858

Engraving of a bearded man in a hat and cloak leaning against a tree in a forest, with a coat of arms beside him.

James Howell Standing in a Forest

Claude Mellan, 1641

Engraving of a man in a cloak and hat leaning on a tree in a forest, with a Latin inscription below.

James Howel Standing in a Forest

Claude Mellan, 1641

Engraving of a man reading a newspaper beside a seated woman in a wooded forest setting with tall trees.

A Quiet Day in the Country (from "Appleton's Journal," Vol. III)

Winslow Homer, June 6, 1870

Daumier lithograph of two seated landscape painters at easels outdoors, one copying the other's canvas, with a hill and smoke

The landscape painters, the first copies nature, the second copies the first, from 'The artists,' published in Le Cha…

Honoré Daumier, May 12, 1865

Watercolor of a domed baroque church seen across a park, with strollers in top hats and tree-lined paths in the foreground.

View of St. Charles Church and the Polytechnic Institute in Vienna

Rudolf von Alt, 1831

Engraving of a plumed lansquenet soldier in puffed costume standing beside a tree trunk, with mountains behind him.

A Lansquenet Standing by a Tree

Sebald Beham, 1520

Engraving of three woodsmen felling trees in a forest clearing, with oxen and tree stumps in the background.

Banknote vignette showing woodsmen felling trees in a snowy forest

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1824-37

Etching of putti with grapes, a goat, a wine barrel and a basket, with a dedication inscription below.

Fall

Charles-Joseph Natoire

Engraving of Jesus Christ with a halo, arm outstretched, beside a tree and clouds, inside an arched frame.

Jesus Christ

Simon de La Vallée, 1726

Engraving of nude putti playing on a seesaw branch in a rocky landscape with pine trees and clouds.

The Seesaw

Pierre Alexandre Aveline, ca. 1738

Etching of a stone arch bridge over a stream, a thatched cottage, tall trees and wicker baskets on the bank.

View of the Bridge of Washerwomen at the Peasant House

Pierre Quentin Chedel, mid-18th century

Etching of a standing woman holding a fish beside a seated man, with a banana tree, thatched hut and pools.

Man Sitting and Woman Carrying a Fish

Martin Engelbrecht, first half 18th century

Etched landscape of a brick house, a wooden bridge over a stream, three figures and trees under cloudy sky.

A Landscape with a Home and Three Men on a Bridge

Johann Georg Hertel, 18th century

Pencil sketch of a gnarled tree with tangled bare branches and sprigs of leaves, dated 1833, on tan paper.

Study of a Tree Standing in Water in the Düsseldorf Hofgarten; verso: Studies of Plants

Johann Wilhelm Preyer, 1833

Pencil sketch of a valley with trees, a thatched cottage, a wooden fence, and distant mountains and church.

Landscape with a View in a Valley

Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller

Engraving of two seated children beside a gnarled tree with a hanging fruit, titled Taste, numbered 4.

Taste

Chez Huquier, 18th century

Engraving of a shepherd seated under windswept trees with sheep and cattle, with a ruin and fence in the background.

The Shepherd

Etching of a shepherd girl weaving flowers beside a sheep under a large tree in a wooded landscape.

The Amusement of a Shepherd Girl

Marie Madeleine Igonet

Watercolor of a shaded road beside a steep rocky cliff with dense trees, figures on the path, and a distant building.

A View near the Arco Scuro, looking towards the Villa Medici, at Rome

Francis Towne, 1785

Hand-colored print of a blue Egyptian water lily with buds and lily pads, with a domed building and palms in the background.

The Blue Egyptian Water Lily, from "The Temple of Flora, or Garden of Nature"

Joseph Constantine Stadler, September 11, 1804

Engraving of a kneeling hooded monk gazing upward in a rocky cave with skulls, a dog, and a cross nearby.

St. Bruno

Sepia print of three women washing by a thatched cottage beneath tall trees, with a wooden shed and cloudy sky.

The Washerwomen (Les Laveuses)

Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, 1771

Monochrome print of tall tree trunks and wavy undergrowth under a pale sky, by Armand Séguin, ca. 1894.

Trees at Night

Armand Séguin, ca. 1894

Pencil landscape drawing with a standing man, a snake near a stream, a rock arch, tall trees and distant mountains.

Southern landscape with a man and a snake

Heinrich Dreber, 1847

Etching of a forest path with tall trees, travelers on horseback, a donkey, and a cart moving into the distance.

Entrance to the Forest of Fontainebleau

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1764

Pen and wash drawing of a seated woman gesturing to a winged Cupid hiding his face in a wooded grove with putti.

Cupid's ruse

Hans Veit Friedrich Schnorr von Carolsfeld, 1792

Etching of a wooded island in a river with a rowing boat, trees, a stone tower and a ruined building on a hill.

Wooded Island, plate 3 from "Ten Landscapes" (Suite de Dix Paysages)

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1763

Etching of a gnarled tree with new leaves over grazing cows, a sheep, and seated figures in a pasture.

Spring, after a drawing made at Saint-Chamond

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1795