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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Hand-colored lithograph of a man's head on a pink and brown bird perched on a branch, captioned Sun Bird.

Sun Bird (James S. Wallace), from "The Comic Natural History of the Human Race"

Henry Louis Stephens, 1851

Hand-colored lithograph of a bird with a bearded man's face perched on a branch, with a small insect-like hybrid with a human

King Bird (Robert P. King and Alexander Baird), from "The Comic Natural History of the Human Race"

Henry Louis Stephens, 1851

Hand-colored comic print of a hummingbird with a bearded man's head among willow branches, titled Humming Bird.

Humming Bird (Thomas B. Florence), from "The Comic Natural History of the Human Race"

Henry Louis Stephens, 1851

Hand-colored lithograph of two birds with human faces, one in a plaid shawl and fur coat, among grass and a branch.

Butcher Birds, from "The Comic Natural History of the Human Race"

Henry Louis Stephens, 1851

Hand-colored lithograph of a hairy hybrid creature with a grotesque female face above a man in an orange coat on a cliff.

Catamaran and Speel's Owl (Charlotte Chushman and Joseph A. Speel), from "The Comic Natural History of the Human Race"

Henry Louis Stephens, 1851

Hand-colored print of a bird with a human face and red headband perched on a branch with a noose, captioned Gallows Bird.

Gallows Bird, from "The Comic Natural History of the Human Race"

Henry Louis Stephens, 1851

Hand-coloured caricature of a man with bird wings and feathered tail perched on a branch labelled Alms House.

Alms House Bird, from "The Comic Natural History of the Human Race"

Henry Louis Stephens, 1851

Hand-colored print of a blue bird with a woman's face in a black veil on a branch, and another face in a nest among reeds.

Widow Bird, from "The Comic Natural History of the Human Race"

Henry Louis Stephens, 1851

Printed sheet of playing cards with crowned and armored figures, heart suit symbols, rows of pips, and small bird motifs.

Sheet of Playing Cards

Georg Schachomair, 16th century

Etching of two long-legged wading birds by a stone wall and pillar, with hatched lines for feathers and sky.

Les Cigognes

Félix Bracquemond, 1870s

Etching of a magpie with spread wings perched on a globe, with French verses around it, titled Margot la Critique.

Margot la Critique

Félix Bracquemond, 1854

Grey wash drawing of two riders with spear and bow, a winged horse, a lion and a hound on the ground.

Man's Fortitude

Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein, late 18th-early 19th century

Etching of lapwings flying over a marsh with teal ducks swimming in the water, framed by leafy branches and reeds.

Vanneaux et Sarcelles

Félix Bracquemond, 1862

Engraving of the allegorical figure Dialectica seated with a bird on her head and a snake on her arm, beside a philosopher in

Dialectica, from "Seven Liberal Arts"

Jan Sadeler, 16th century

Engraving of a fearful seated woman beside a tree with a hare, hedgehog and owl, with a farmhouse in the distance.

Timiditas from Four Vices

Raphaël Sadeler, 1560-1628

Engraving of a woman pointing while a kneeling figure fills a jug at a fountain guarded by serpents, with a rocky landscape b

Venus ordering Psyche to take water from a fountain guarded by dragons, from 'Fable of Cupd and Psyche'

Master of the Die, 1530-60

Engraving of Jupiter with an eagle and Mercury on clouds, Venus in a dove-drawn chariot at right, from The Fable of Psyche.

Venus in her dove-drawn chariot complaining to Jupiter who is accompanied by Mercury, from 'The Fable of Psyche'

Master of the Die, 1530-60

Engraving of four winged putti with a bow and arrow, fruit garlands on columns, and birds flying overhead.

Four putti, two embracing in front of a large garland, two behind, the one at left holding an arrow, the one at right…

Master of the Die, ca 1530-40

Engraving of three winged putti, two holding dishes of coins toward a crowned central putto, framed by fruit garlands and a l

Two putti presenting cups full of gold to a putto in the guise of the god of riches, from a series of tapestries made…

Master of the Die, ca. 1530-40

Engraving of a robed saint with wings praying on a globe, under a dove and a bead chain arching over a landscape.

Perfectionis Ascensio from The Life of Saint John of the Cross

Antonius Wierix III, 1622-24

Etching of soldiers in armor gathered before a large central tent with a bird on top and rows of tents behind.

Taking Away the Military Belt or Girdle (John Beaver, Roman Military Punishments, 1725)

William Hogarth, after 1725

Grey wash drawing of allegorical figures guiding cherubs toward a ship, with an eagle, shield and fruit in the foreground.

Allegories of Wisdom and Truth Leading the Infant Arts to America

John James Barralet, after 1796

Engraving of gods on clouds around Jupiter, with an eagle, a peacock, and Mercury kneeling at lower right, above Italian vers

Plate 30: Venus and Cupid pleading their case in the presence of Jupiter and other Gods, from "The Fable of Cupid and…

Master of the Die, 1530-60

Engraving of a phoenix on a tree above resting animals including stags, lions and a bull, with pigeons on a ruin at right.

A phoenix sat atop a tree, wings open, an assortment of animals below

Master of the Die, 1530-60

Engraving of a monkey holding a bound putto on a fruit garland, with two winged putti flanking it and birds above.

A monkey holding a bound putto standing on a garland in front of which are two winged putti, from a series of tapestr…

Master of the Die, 1530-60

Engraved ornamental panel with a winged putto holding a windmill, flanked by eagles, acanthus scrolls and a grotesque mask.

A panel of ornament with a putto in the centre holding a windmill

Master of the Die, 1532

Engraving of robed figures raising their arms toward quails flying overhead, with a bearded leader at left and a kneeling fig

Moses showing the quails to the Israelites (the miracle of the quails and manna)

Andrea Schiavone, ca. 1545

Woodcut of an angel pointing to a kneeling woman in prayer beside a candle and book, with a dove above her.

The Annunciation, from "The Small Passion" (copy)

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Etching of the Virgin and Christ Child with young Saint John the Baptist holding a staff, in an oval frame.

The Virgin with the Christ Child and the young Saint John the Baptist holding a bird at right, an oval composition, a…

Lorenzo Loli, ca. 1630-80

Woodcut of a writing evangelist with an eagle and the Virgin holding the Christ Child, under a Gothic title.

The Virgin and Saint John, from "The Apocalypse"

Albrecht Dürer, 1511