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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,877 works

Engraved frontispiece with a seated man, two standing women, a harbor gate and ships, under a hanging title cartouche.

Frontispiece, from Suite de Figures Chinoises. . . Tiré du Cabinet de Mr. d'Azaincourt (Series of Chinoiserie Figures…

Jean-Pierre-Louis-Laurent Hoüel, 1755-76

Etching of a woman in Chinese-style robes carrying smoking incense burners on a pole, with a pagoda and garden behind her.

Chinoiserie with a female figure holding burning perfumes, from Suite de Figures Chinoises. . .Tiré du Cabinet de Mr.…

Jean-Pierre-Louis-Laurent Hoüel, 1755-76

Engraving of a woman in chinoiserie dress holding cymbals, standing in a landscape with a pagoda and trees.

Chinoiserie with a woman holding cymbals, from Suite de Figures Chinoises. . .Tiré du Cabinet de Mr. d'Azaincourt (Se…

Jean-Pierre-Louis-Laurent Hoüel, 1755-76

Etching of a woman in chinoiserie robes holding an instrument, standing in a garden beside a small pavilion and plants.

Chinoiserie with a woman playing a musical instrument, from Suite de Figures Chinoises. . .Tiré du Cabinet de Mr. d'A…

Jean-Pierre-Louis-Laurent Hoüel, 1755-76

Engraved print of a woman in Chinese-style robes holding a gong, standing in a landscape with palms and a thatched house.

Chinoiserie with a woman playing a gong, from Suite de Figures Chinoises. . .Tiré du Cabinet de Mr. d'Azaincourt (Ser…

Jean-Pierre-Louis-Laurent Hoüel, 1755-76

Etching of a woman in Chinese-style robes playing a flute in a garden with an urn, tree and distant town.

Chinoiserie with a woman playing a flute, from Suite de Figures Chinoises. . .Tiré du Cabinet de Mr. d'Azaincourt (Se…

Jean-Pierre-Louis-Laurent Hoüel, 1755-76

Engraving of a woman in a robe beside a birdcage, with a parrot on a branch above and songbirds on a perch behind her.

Air, from The Four Elements

Pierre Alexandre Aveline, 1738-49

Engraving of two Chinese-dressed figures tending a steaming hearth, with a seated Buddha statue above and hanging pots.

Fire, from The Four Elements

Pierre Alexandre Aveline, 1738-49

Engraving of a seated elderly man in Chinese-style robes holding a net, with a child beside him and a pagoda behind.

Water, from The Four Elements

Pierre Alexandre Aveline, 1738-49

Engraving of a turbaned woman beside a pine tree and urn, with a kneeling child holding flowers in the foreground.

Earth, from The Four Elements

Pierre Alexandre Aveline, 1738-49

Etching of two figures in Asian dress with a gong, bells, and a stringed instrument among plants.

Hearing

François Boucher, 1720-70

Etching of children gathered around a wooden box with a seated old man, palms, a flowering branch and birds nearby.

Sight

François Boucher, 1720-70

Etching of a woman with a plumed headdress beside an incense urn, a child, a kneeling old man, and potted plants.

Smell

François Boucher, 1720-70

Engraving of two robed children seated beneath a gnarled tree with a large hanging fruit and foliage.

Taste

François Boucher, 1720-70

Etching of a bearded man in a hat and a woman in a robe, each holding a small animal, beside a tree and a fan.

Touch

François Boucher, 1720-70

Engraving of three figures in flowing robes beside a flowered urn on a pedestal, with a tambourine on the ground.

Touch, from The Five Senses

François Boucher, 1720-70

Engraving of a woman nursing an infant in a rustic room with children, a dog, chickens and a wicker basket.

Plate 1: Young Woman Feeding her Infant, from Premier Livre de Sujets et Pastorales (First Book of Subjects and Pasto…

Gabriel Huquier, 1720-72

Etching of a shepherd teasing a sleeping shepherdess with straw, with sheep, a dog and a thatched hut in a wooded pastoral se

Plate 3: Shepherd tickling a sleeping Shepherdess with a piece of straw, from Troisieme Livre de Sujets et Pastorales…

Gabriel Huquier, 1720-72

Engraved medley print with a central male portrait surrounded by overlapping vignettes, text cards and a playing card.

Medley Print: Sot's Paradise

Sr George Bickham, 1706-7

Etched title page with Italian text, a coat of arms, two reclining allegorical figures, and a view of Florence below.

Frontispiece for "Instructions for Chancellors" (Instruzione a' Cancellieri)

Stefano Della Bella, 1635

Etched frontispiece with a double-headed eagle, imperial crown, scepter and sword above an inscribed banner.

Frontispiece for "The funeral of Emperor Ferdinand II" (Esequie dell'imperadore Ferdinando II)

Stefano Della Bella, 1637

Etched frontispiece with two cherubs holding a banner titled La selva di cipressi, above a path lined with tall cypress trees

Frontispiece for "The Cypress Forest" (La selva di cipressi)

Stefano Della Bella, 1640

Etching of a laurel-crowned winged woman with a trumpet and scroll, a cherub playing lute, and a mask and books at her feet.

Frontispiece for "Poems by Desmarets" (Oeuvres poétiques de Desmarets)

Stefano Della Bella, 1641

Etching of two flute players on rocks above a laughing crowd, a winged horse among trees, and a banner reading ÆTATIS SUÆ 31.

Frontispiece for "The Works of Scarron" (Œuvres de Scarron)

Stefano Della Bella, 1649

Etching of costumed figures on a wooded path with Florence in the distance and gods seated on clouds above.

First Scene, in Florence, from "The marriage of the gods" (Le nozze degli Dei)

Stefano Della Bella, 1637

Etching of an armored warrior and a haloed youth with a lyre beside a tree, under a coat of arms, with a distant battle scene

Frontispiece for "The Fall of Longobardi" (La Caduta de' Longobardi)

Stefano Della Bella, 1656

Etching of a forest clearing with a procession of robed figures below and a group of gods gathered on clouds above.

Second Scene, in Diana's forest, from "The marriage of the gods" (Le nozze degli Dei)

Stefano Della Bella, 1637

Etching of a stage set with colonnades, a central fountain, dancing figures and gods in clouds above.

Third scene, the garden of Venus, from "The marriage of the gods" (Le nozze degli Dei)

Stefano Della Bella, 1637

Etching of a mythological sea scene with dancing nymphs, sea creatures and tritons between rocky cliffs, with figures on a cl

Fourth scene, the sea, from "The marriage of the gods" (Le nozze degli Dei)

Stefano Della Bella, 1637

Etching of a theatrical grotto stage with rocky cliffs, armed figures fighting below, and clouds with figures above.

Grotto scene with Vulcan, from "The marriage of the gods" (Le nozze degli Dei)

Stefano Della Bella, 1637

Etching of a fiery infernal stage set with burning colonnades, centaurs, flying demons and a chariot in the clouds.

Fifth scene, the Inferno, from "The marriage of the gods" (Le nozze degli Dei)

Stefano Della Bella, 1637

Colored print of a yellow and orange sulphur peacock moth with eyespots beside a blue flower and green leaves.

Sulfur Peacock Moth from "The Butterflies and Moths of America" Part 2

Louis Prang & Co., 1862

Etching of a waterfall between rocky cliffs with cattle, goats and a seated woman under trees in the foreground.

A waterfall descending from the mountains in the center background, various animals and a woman and child beneath a t…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of a woman riding a mule with a peasant, a fisherman at a river, and a stone bridge among hills and trees.

A mule carrying a woman and a peasant walking with a mule to left, a fisherman to right casting his line towards the…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching in a circle: a peasant woman on horseback leads a herd of cows, sheep, goats and dogs across a landscape.

A peasant woman seated on a horse to left, facing right, surrounded by a herd of cows, goats, sheep, and dogs, from "…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1643-48

Etching in a circle of satyrs and a faun watching children dance beside a leafy wooded landscape.

Two satyrs and a faun seated to right watching two child satyrs and another satyr with an child on his shoulders danc…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1643-48

Etching of two horsemen and a walking man descending a hill toward a castle set among jagged mountains.

Two horsemen descend a hill in center, following another man on foot, a castle in the mountains in the center backgro…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of a naval battle with galleys, smoke, a sinking ship at right, and a rowboat of men at left.

A naval battle, a rowboat full of men to left, a sinking ship to right, two galleys battling in center, other ships b…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Circular etching of cows in a river landscape with two women at left, trees and hills behind.

Two cows in center, followed by two peasant women and other cows in the river to left, from "Six Animal Subjects" (Si…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1643-48

Etching of a woman carrying a child across a river beside cows, with a second woman at right and mountains behind, in a circu

A woman carrying a child in center, seen from behind, another woman to right, facing left, following a group of cows…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1643-48

Etching of a cow drinking at a fountain beside a standing shepherd woman, with a large tree and distant building.

A cow in center drinking from a fountain adorned with the Medici coat of arms at left, accompanied by a shepherd stan…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1643-48

Etching in a circle of a shepherd with a staff herding cattle and goats downhill, with a mountain in the distance.

A shepherd at right, facing left, driving a group of animals downhill, from "Six Animal Subjects" (Six Sujets d'Animaux)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1643-48

Colored print of a black-banded underwing moth beside purple bellflowers, green leaves and a red blossom.

The Black-Banded Underwing, from "The Butterflies and Moths of America", Part 2

Louis Prang & Co., 1862

Hand-colored print of a patterned moth with brown spots beside a pink flower on a green stem, captioned Grammophora Trisignat

Grammophora Trisignata, from "The Butterflies and Moths of America", Part 4

Louis Prang & Co., 1862

Hand-colored print of an Arctia virgo moth with black, yellow and pink wings, surrounded by leaves and yellow flowers.

Arctia Virgo from The Butterflies and Moths of America Part 5

Louis Prang & Co., 1862

Colour print of a holly sprig with green spiny leaves and red berries, labelled Holly in script below.

Holly, from "Autumn Leaves", Part 2

Louis Prang & Co., 1862

Pen and green wash drawing of a geometric lattice with quatrefoil medallions inside a green border.

Layout for a Garden with Flower-shaped Floral Beds

Jörg Rurfinger, 17th century

Engraving of six architectural caryatid terms on tall columns, four female and two male, with a hairy Hercules figure at righ

Six terms, four female and two male, with Hercules at far right, plate 1, from Caryatidum [...] sive Athlantidum mult…

Hans Vredeman de Vries, ca. 1565

Lithograph of a waterfall cascading between rocky cliffs into a pool, with trees along the ledges and a wooded landscape beyo

Chûte de la Passaïc

Charlotte Bonaparte, 1824

Etching of a robed figure walking between two burning pyres as crowds and kneeling clergy watch under billowing smoke.

The test of fire, the monk Peter, the disciple Saint John Gualbert, passing through the flames from two pyres unharme…

Stefano Della Bella, 1640

Etching of the Vallombrosa monastery above, with a chapel, a fountain under a tree, and a church facade below.

Four views: at top, a view of the new monastery of Vallombrosa, at bottom left and right, a view of a chapel, at bott…

Stefano Della Bella, 1640

Etched frontispiece with a central title panel flanked by two robed figures, a coat of arms above, and a small scene of flame

Frontispiece, from "Frontispiece and four scenes from the life of Saint John Gualbert" (Frontispice et quatre vignett…

Stefano Della Bella, 1640

Etching of a haloed saint trampling a two-headed serpentine monster, with an angel and a flying demon above.

Saint Jean Gualbert trampling a monster with two human heads and a serpentine body, from "Frontispiece and four scene…

Stefano Della Bella, 1640

Etching of a monument with statues and a coat of arms in a wooded park, with a draughtsman under a tree at right and couples

Plate 1: a monument with statues and a coat of arms in the center, a draughstman on the ground beneath a tree to righ…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of a large tree in a landscape with a fisherman, two horsemen in a stream, and castle ruins in the distance.

Plate 6: a fisherman carrying a net to left, two horsemen in a stream to right, a tree in center, castle ruins to rig…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of a shepherd on horseback crossing a stream with dogs and goats, a large tree at left and hills behind.

A shepherd on horseback in the middle of a stream, dogs, goats and cows follow, a large tree to left and mountains to…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1652-57

Etching of a tall leaning tree with a seated fisherman at its base, a horse and rider on a path, and distant hills.

A fisherman leaning against a large tree, a woman walking next to a horse in the background, from "Four large landsca…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1652-57

Etching of a large tree over a rocky path where a woman rides a donkey, two men walk beside, and hills recede into the distan

A young woman seated on a donkey wearing a hat, two men follow to left, a large tree above to right, from "Four large…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1652-57

Etching of a large gnarled tree at left, a rider on horseback at right, and a distant city beneath hatched clouds.

A woman on horseback descending a hill, a large tree to the left, landscape of Florence in the background, from "Four…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1652-57

Etching of porters unloading bales from a rowboat onto a quay, with sailing ships in the harbor behind them.

Title Page, from "Views of seaports" (Vues de ports de mar)

Stefano Della Bella, 1647

Etching of the Tower of Calais with boats and figures on choppy water beside a stone quay.

Tower of Calais (Tour de Calais), from "Views of seaports" (Vues de ports de mar)

Stefano Della Bella, 1647

Etching of a harbor with tall sailing ships, a fortress watchtower, an upturned rowboat, and figures on the shore.

View of a part of Calais (Veue d'un coin de Calais), from "Views of seaports" (Vues de ports de mar)

Stefano Della Bella, 1647

Etching of a three-masted ship in rough seas under a stormy sky, with smaller boats and a distant coastline.

An ordinary ship travelling between Douvre and Calais (Naviere ordinaire qui passe de Douvre a Calais), from "Views o…

Stefano Della Bella, 1647

Etching of Amsterdam harbor with a listing ship emitting smoke, rowboats, tall masts, and a distant city skyline.

View of the Amsterdam seaport (Veue d'Amsterdam), from "Views of seaports" (Vues de ports de mar)

Stefano Della Bella, 1647

Etching of a harbor with sailing ships, a rowboat, a ship on wooden scaffolding, and figures on the quay.

Another view of Amsterdam (Autre vue d'Amsterdam), from "Views of seaports" (Vues de ports de mar)

Stefano Della Bella, 1647

Etching of a tall clock tower beside a harbor with sailing ships, rowboats, and figures along the quay.

View of Amsterdam (Vue d'Amsterdam), from "Views of seaports" (Vues de ports de mar)

Stefano Della Bella, 1647

Etching of a capsized ship, figures on a beach, sailing boats and a stone tower on a rocky Italian coast.

View of the coast of Italy (Veue des Costes d'Italie), from "Views of seaports" (Vues de ports de mar)

Stefano Della Bella, 1647

Etching of two horsemen in cloaks riding on a hill as wind bends trees in a forest, in a circular frame.

Plate 3: a gale in the forest, two horsemen wrapped in their cloaks, the wind blowing, from "Roman landscapes and rui…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1643-48

Circular etching of shepherds with cattle and sheep beside a ruined monument, a Corinthian capital and distant ruins.

Plate 4: a Corinthian capital on the ground, a monument with figures in low relief, various animals and two shepherds…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1643-48

Etching of cattle by a stream with ruined stone walls, a grassy hill, and a rider in a circular landscape.

Plate 13: ruins of an ancient temple in the background, a herd of cows in the foreground, from "Roman landscapes and…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1643-48

Etching of a grazing horse, a mare nursing a foal, and a seated figure beside a pyramid and ruins in a circular frame.

Plate 11: the pyramid of Caius Cestius, a horse grazing, a foal suckling a mare, a seated shepherd and another standi…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1643-48

Circular etching of horses and cattle among ruined Roman arches, with figures and a distant skyline under a hatched sky.

Plate 12: a shepherd sleeping on the ground, the Baths of Diocletian in the background, from "Roman landscapes and ru…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1643-48

Etching of Roman ruins with the Colosseum arches at right, the Arch of Constantine at left, and horses and figures in the for

Plate 9: the Arch of Constantine to left, part of the Colosseum to right, from "Roman landscapes and ruins" (Paysages…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1643-48

Circular etching of a river landscape with a lying horse, cow, goats, two seated shepherds, a waterfall and trees.

Plate 10: a horse lying down, a cow and two goats, two seated shepherds, a waterfall and a mountain in the background…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1643-48

Etching of a triple waterfall with a bare tree at right, a hill with a cross, and a herd of cows in the distance.

Plate 7: a triple waterfall, a dead tree to right, a mountain and a herd of cows to right in the background, from "Ro…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1643-48

Etching of the Colosseum in Rome with a cylindrical tower, herds of cattle and sheep and herdsmen in the foreground.

Plate 8: the Colosseum, two herds being directed towards the amphitheater in the foreground, from "Roman landscapes a…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1643-48

Circular etching of a woman on horseback with a child, a camel, goats, sheep and a shepherd beside a stream and trees.

Plate 5: a woman carrying a child on a horse to left, a camel following her, a herd of goats, sheep, and a shepherd i…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1643-48

Circular etching of cattle crossing a rocky valley toward trees, with a horseman in the distance and a windblown tree at righ

Plate 6: cows crossing a valley to left, a group of trees to left, a horseman and other cows in the background, from…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1643-48

Circular etching of a leaning tree beside classical ruins, a stone arch, and a distant tower, with an inscribed cartouche at

Plate 1: various fragments of ancient monuments, from "Roman landscapes and ruins" (Paysages et ruines de Rome)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1643-48

Etching of Campo Vaccino in Rome with a resting buffalo, shepherds, grazing animals, and ruined classical arches in a circula

Plate 2: Campo Vaccino, a buffalo and two shepherds in center, the Fontanone, various animals and people in the backg…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1643-48

Etching of two horsemen, a woman and a boy with grazing sheep and goats beside a large tree on a hillside.

Two horsemen, a peasant woman and a young boy, with a large tree, from "Six large views, four of Rome and two of the…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1656

Etching of Castello Sant'Angelo above the Tiber with a flag, gunsmoke, a stone bridge, and figures on the riverbank.

View of the Tiber river, a large tree to left, two groups of women to left in the foreground, a bridge leading to the…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1656

Etching of a large tree in a pastoral landscape with a shepherd, horses, a woman with a child, cattle and sheep.

A shepherd with two horses and a peasant woman on horseback with a child in her arms to left, a large tree in center,…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1656

Etching of a sail-covered galley at a Livorno harbor quay, with rowboats, figures, cannons and a distant fortress.

A galley covered in sails, from "Views of the port of Livorno" (Vues du port de Livourne)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1652-57

Etching of the Tuileries palace garden front with symmetrical facades, a central dome, and formal parterres with strolling fi

The palace of Catherine de Medici, called the Tuilleries, from "Various views of remarkable places in Italy and Franc…

Stefano Della Bella, 1649-51

Etching of the Tuileries Palace facade with a dome, arcades, a carriage, riders and pedestrians on a wide road.

View of the dome of the Palace of the Tuilleries, from "Various views of remarkable places in Italy and France" (Dive…

Stefano Della Bella, 1649-51

Engraving of a woman nursing an infant with cherubs, a crown, compasses and a banner above, garlands and a column below.

Diploma of Free Masons of Bordeaux

Pierre Philippe Choffard, 1765-66

Etched engraving of the symmetrical Palais d'Orléans facade with a central dome, coat of arms, and small figures in the court

The Palais d'Orléans, from "Various views of remarkable places in Italy and France" (Diverses vues d'endroits remarqu…

Stefano Della Bella, 1649-51

Etching of a palace courtyard with arcaded wings, pitched roofs, and small figures walking across the paved court.

View and Perspective of the inside of the Palais d'Orleans, from "Various views of remarkable places in Italy and Fra…

Stefano Della Bella, 1649-51

Etching of a palace facade beside formal garden parterres, with strolling figures, tree rows and a distant dome.

View of Luxembourg from the garden side of the Palais d'Orleans, from "Various views of remarkable places in Italy an…

Stefano Della Bella, 1649-51

Engraving of two women tending a bruised man on a table in a dim brick room, with a candle, a soldier and an owl.

The Innkeeper's Wife and Daughter Taking Care of ye Don after Being Beaten and Bruised (Six Illustrations for Don Qui…

William Hogarth, 1756 or after

Engraving of a young woman asleep among foliage, with a goat, a basket of roses and a straw hat beside her.

La Rêvuse (The Dream)

Jacques Firmin Beauvarlet, 18th century

Engraved pastoral scene of a reclining shepherd boy with bagpipe, a woman with flowers and basket, goat and cow under a tree.

Le Berger Recompensé (The Rewarded Shepherd)

René Gaillard, 18th century

Engraved print of two nude women bathing by a forest pool, with dogs and dead game beside them.

Diana Sourtant du Bain (Diana Leaving the Bath)

Edmond Hédouin, 1864

Engraving of sleeping bacchantes reclining among grapevines and drapery, with satyrs and a putto with a torch in the trees ab

Les Bacchantes Endormies (The Sleeping Bacchantes)

René Gaillard, 1764

Head of a Man

Gilles Demarteau, mid-18th century