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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

16,065 works

Portrait of the Emperor Joseph II as Military Commander

Johann Wolfgang Baumgartner, early to mid-18th century

Pen and wash drawing of Saint Benedict ascending on clouds, supported by angels and putti within an arched niche.

The Ascension of Saint Benedict; verso: Ornamental sketches

Hans Georg Asam, late 17th-early 18th century

Brown etching of an elderly bearded man's head, turned three-quarter view, with a serious expression and fine hatched shading

Self-Portrait

Max Klinger, 1918

Engraving of a kneeling priest raising a chalice before a vision of the crowned Christ rising above an altar, with clergy in

Mass of St. Gregory

Etching of a man seen from behind beside a leaning tree, with a pond and wooded landscape beyond, by Laurent de La Hyre.

Man Seen From Behind

Laurent de La Hyre, 1640

Drawing of a family group with children, a seated woman in a lace bonnet, and a standing man in a powdered wig beside a table

Family Portrait

Georg David Matthieu, 1737-78

Pen and ink landscape drawing of a shepherd and dogs in foreground trees, with a hilltop town in the distance.

Roman landscape with figures near Paliano

Joseph Anton Koch, 18th-19th century

Pen and brown ink drawing of a forest clearing with tall slender trees around a grassy mound.

Forest view in the Menterschweige district near Munich

Heinrich Dreber, 1841

Etching of a crowned allegorical woman with scepter riding a chariot pulled by two horses, with French text below.

Allegory of Europe, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Pen and wash drawing of Saint Peter with a rooster, a winged angel above, and a classical column beside steps.

Saint Peter

Lukas Stipperger, 1799

Etched card showing a feathered allegorical woman holding a shield with three lions, with French caption Grande Bretagne belo

Grande Bretagne, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Brown wash drawing with white highlights of a kneeling old man serving two seated nude men at a table in a rustic kitchen.

Jupiter and Mercury in the House of Baucis and Philemon

Hyacinthe Collin de Vermont, 18th century

Etching of an allegorical woman in plumed headdress holding a shield with a cross, with French text naming Hongrie below.

Hongrie, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etched card showing a figure in a feathered hat and fur cloak with a staff, labeled Dalmatie, from a 1644 geography game.

Dalmatie, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of an allegorical female figure in plumed helmet holding a shield, with French caption naming Sicily below.

Sicile, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of a plumed figure on an ornate chariot pulled by a two-headed lion, with French text below naming Afrique.

Afrique, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Madere, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etched card showing a standing robed woman with a staff, titled Egypte, with French descriptive text below.

Egypte, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of a standing woman in a feathered headdress and patterned gown holding a spear, with French caption naming Zanzibar.

Zanzibar, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etched card showing a feathered figure holding a spear, numbered 6, with French text describing the Congo kingdom below.

Congo, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of a feathered female figure holding a fan, with French caption about Mauritania beneath, card number 2.

Mauritanie, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Barbarie, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of an elephant pulling an ornate carriage with a turbaned woman, with French caption labeled Asie below.

Asie, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of a standing woman in a turban and flowing robe, with French caption text below naming Sumatra.

Sumatra, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etched card showing a standing woman in a long robe and headdress leaning on a staff, labeled Chine, numbered 9.

Chine, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of a standing woman in a tall headdress and patterned gown holding a bow and arrow, with French caption reading Pegu.

Pegu, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of a standing figure in a plumed headdress and patterned robe holding a feathered fan, with French caption below.

Narsingue, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etched print of a standing figure in a tall ornate headdress and long robe holding a staff, with French caption below.

Empire du grand Mogor, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of a standing woman in a plumed headdress and robe, with the French title Armenie and caption below.

Armenie, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of a standing woman in a turban and draped robe, labeled Arabie with French text beneath, numbered 4.

Arabie, from "Jeu de la Géographie"

Stefano Della Bella, 1644