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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

16,065 works

Etching of grotesque carnival figures in distorted poses, one in a pointed hat, another on stilts, against a pale sky.

Carnival Folly, from "The Disparates" (Follies / Irrationalities)

Francisco Goya, ca. 1815-19 (published 1864)

Etching of a crowd under a draped canopy, with women holding fans in front and figures with raised arms above.

Clear Folly, from "The Disparates" (Follies / Irrationalities)

Francisco Goya, ca. 1815-19 (published 1864)

Etching of women in striped shrouds gathered on a diagonal tree branch against a grainy grey background.

Ridiculous Folly, from the 'Disparates' (Follies / Irrationalities)

Francisco Goya, ca. 1815-19 (published 1864)

Colored caricature of historical rulers and revolutionaries waiting at a bus stop labeled Omnibus des Enfers, with a Peace Da

The Bus from Hell to Earth, Peace Day, 1919

Georges Tiret-Bognet, ca. 1919

Etching of a soldier with a raised sword, a kneeling woman, and a hanged figure in a tree, with caption Fuerte cosa es.

Plate 31 from "The Disasters of War" (Los Desastres de la Guerra): 'That's tough!' (Fuerte cosa es!)

Francisco Goya, ca. 1810 (published 1863)

Graphite portrait of a man with curly hair and a high collar, bust length within a ruled border.

Portrait of the Poet Friedrich Ludwig Zacharias Werner

Ludwig Ferdinand Schnorr von Carolsfeld, 1810-19

Three Capuchins Seated

Allart van Everdingen

Pen and wash drawing of a forest with large twisted trees and two men with a donkey and dog on a path.

A Forest with Two Men Conversing

Jacobus Pelgrom, 1842

Etching of Saint Paul's conversion: a fallen rider and horse below, a divine figure with angels in the clouds above.

Conversion of St. Paul

Laurent de La Hyre, ca. 1637

Engraving of Christ as the Man of Sorrows seated on a tomb between two angels under Gothic arches.

Christ as the Man of Sorrows Between Two Angels

Israhel van Meckenem, ca. 1500

Colored print of crowded interior of the Great Exhibition hall with glass roof, fountain, statues and national display banner

General View of the Interior, from "Recollections of the Great Exhibition, 1851"

John Absolon, September 1, 1851

An Old Man in Profile

Captain William E. Baillie, 1761

Etched portrait of an elderly bearded man with tousled hair, looking toward the viewer, with a Latin inscription below.

Old Man with a Long Beard

Captain William E. Baillie, 1761

Woodcut of Saint Luke at an easel painting the Virgin and Child beneath classical columns, with angels watching.

Saint Luke Painting the Virgin

Hans Burgkmair, 1507

Engraving of a man in a feathered hat playing a bagpipe, looking toward the viewer, with verses below.

Man Playing Bagpipe

Cornelis Bloemaert, 17th century

Etching of a woman in white lying in grass beneath slender birch trees with bare branches in early spring.

Frühlingsanfang, from the series "Radierte Skizzen"

Max Klinger, n.d.

Etching of a nude woman seated on a swing bar beside a large dark bird with spread wings, with a vertical post between them.

Schaukel, from the series Radierte Skizzen

Max Klinger, n.d.

Etching of a nude man slumped on a rocky ledge with a vulture perched behind him and a staff on the ground.

Sterbender Wanderer, from the series Radierte Skizzen

Max Klinger, n.d.

Etching of a woman resting in a hammock under flowering branches, with a seated cat and a distant mountain.

Siesta II (from the series Etched Sketches)

Max Klinger, 1879

Etching of a woman in a long white dress standing on a shore as waves break under a grey sky.

Am Meer, from the series Intermezzi

Max Klinger, n.d.

Etching of soldiers in period dress gathered on a shaded forest path beneath large trees.

Simplicius unter den Soldaten, from the series Intermezzi

Max Klinger, n.d.

Etching of a fallen horse and rider beneath a large tree, with birds scattering in the sky and a broken sword on the ground.

Gefallener Reiter, from the series Intermezzi

Max Klinger, n.d.

Etching of a seated woman in a carriage in a garden, with a man in a top hat half hidden behind shrubs and chestnut blossoms.

First Encounter (from the series A Love)

Max Klinger, 1887-1903

Etching of a woman in a bustled dress at an ornate iron gate as a man stoops nearby, with chestnut branches overhead.

At the Gate (from the series A Love)

Max Klinger, 1887-1903

Etching of a man and woman kissing on a stone balustrade beside a large tree trunk in a leafy park.

In the Park (from the series A Love)

Max Klinger, 1887-1903

Etching of a woman reclining on a bed, looking toward an open window onto a blossoming tree and balcony.

Happiness (from the series A Love)

Max Klinger, 1887-1903

Etching of a woman seated on a bed in a dim room, looking toward a window with a distant hill and an oval mirror on the wall.

Awakening (from the series A Love)

Max Klinger, 1887-1903

Etching of a downcast woman with arms folded beside an older figure, a long shadow on a wall, and onlookers peering over it.

Shame (from the series A Love)

Max Klinger, 1887-1903

Etching of a man, a nude woman with a harp carved as a bearded head, and a sea with ghostly figures above.

Evocation (from the series Brahms Fantasies)

Max Klinger, 1894

Etching of an armored knight on horseback above a seated woman in a flowery meadow, with a distant castle.

Ritter Tod, from the series Brahmsphantasie

Max Klinger, 1894