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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

16,065 works

Engraving of an angel in a sun summoning birds over a chaotic battle of armored soldiers and horses below.

The Angel in the Sun calling the Birds of Prey, from the Apocalypse

Jean Duvet, n.d.

Engraving of a burning city with a falling woman, a dragon, mounted horsemen, and an angel in an arched frame.

The Fall of Babylon, from the Apocalypse

Jean Duvet, n.d.

Engraving of Saint Sebastian bound to a tree between two bearded saints, with an angel above and a dog at lower right.

Saints Sebastian, Anthony and Roch

Jean Duvet, n.d.

Engraving of a crowned woman with a chalice seated on a seven-headed beast, with angels above and a burning city behind.

The Babylon Harlot seated on the Seven-Headed Beast, from the Apocalypse

Jean Duvet, n.d.

Engraving of a crowned central figure flanked by two allegorical women, with trumpeting putti above and a blank cartouche bel

La Majeste Royale

Jean Duvet, n.d.

Engraving of a dancer in peasant costume with a plumed hat, dancing on a garden terrace beside urns and a balustrade.

Du Moulin in Peasant Garb Dancing at the Opera

Jean Bérain, n.d.

Pen and watercolor design of a wall with lattice panels, climbing vines, bamboo framing, and a parquet base.

Design for the treatment of a wall with a pattern of lattices, vines, and bamboo

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Sepia drawing of an armored warrior raising a sword among fallen figures, with a winged figure flying overhead in clouds.

Rinaldo in the Enchanted Forest

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, ca. 1763

Etching of an elderly man by a fireplace with a woman, a standing servant, a dog, and a skeleton in a clock at left.

Old Age

Abraham Bosse, 1636

Engraving of women under a large tree watching a distant battle with horsemen, smoke and wagons.

Illustration from "L'Ariane" by Desmarets de Saint-Sorlin; Palamede on Horseback Confronts His Enemies while Searchin…

Abraham Bosse, 1639

Engraving of a feathered female figure holding a coconut and spear beside a palm tree, with a landscape and sun behind her.

Allegory of America, from "The Four Continents"

Abraham Bosse, mid to late 17th century

Engraving of a woman with a parasol and tambourine, with an elephant and palm trees in the background, captioned L'Afrique.

Allegory of Africa, from "The Four Continents"

Abraham Bosse, mid to late 17th century

Engraving of a crowned female figure holding a scepter in a landscape with a distant town, labeled L'Europe.

Allegory of Europe, from "The Four Continents"

Abraham Bosse, mid to late 17th century

Engraving of an allegorical figure of Asia in a turban holding a smoking incense burner, with pyramids in the background.

Allegory of Asia, from "The Four Continents"

Abraham Bosse, mid to late 17th century

Engraving of kneeling ambassadors before a seated monarch on a dais in an ornate hall with columns and courtiers.

Ambassador of Siam before Louis XIV

Sébastien Leclerc I, n.d.

Engraving of a king with courtiers touring a scientific hall with armillary sphere, skeleton, and formal garden views.

Louis XIV Visiting the Royal Academy of Sciences

Sébastien Leclerc I, 1671

Watercolor of two women in 1860s crinoline dresses and a child in an orange blouse, set before a green garden backdrop.

Illustration for a French fashion magazine

Hélöise Leloir, ca. 1862

Watercolor of a woman in a burgundy dress with fashionably dressed children holding rackets and a hoop beside a stone pedesta

Fashion illustration, no. 2224

Jules David, July 1885

Hand-colored 1888 fashion plate showing five women wearing elaborate hats with ribbons, bows, and lace.

Ladies' Hats, No. 4671, from "Journal des Demoiselles"

Paul Deferneville, April 1, 1888

Pencil drawing of a classical landscape with tall trees, draped figures by a fountain, and a building beside water.

Classical Landscape with Women at a Fountain

Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes, n.d.

Pencil drawing of a warrior in a plumed helmet driving a chariot pulled by horses, with a bearded guide and a shield at the s

Composition from the "Tragedies of Aeschylus," plate 17 (recto); Goddess statue from "The Suppliants," plate 7 (verso)

John Flaxman, 19th century

Etching of fishermen hauling a heavy net of fish from a rocking boat under a cloudy sky over a choppy sea.

Miraculous Draught of Fish

Pieter Soutman, 1595-1657

Pen drawing of a tall rectangular mirror with an arched pediment and garlands, set above a side table with an urn motif.

Design for a Rectangular Mirror over a Side Table

Charles Hindley and Sons, 1841-84

Engraving of a woman giving food to beggars on a checkered terrace while a couple watches from a doorway.

Feeding the Hungry, from "Acts of Mercy" (Les Oeuvres de Miséricorde)

Abraham Bosse, 1635

Engraved view of a ceremonial hall with richly dressed men seated in tiered rows beneath a draped canopy.

Seating Arrangement of the Chevaliers of the Order of the Holy Spirit

Abraham Bosse, 1634

Engraving of a grand banquet hall with two long tables of seated diners in plumed hats and attendants walking the central ais

Banquet of the Chevaliers of the Holy Spirit

Abraham Bosse, 1634

Engraved frontispiece of a king knighting a kneeling nobleman with a sword, surrounded by courtiers under a draped canopy and

Frontispiece to Pierre d'Hozier's "Les noms surnoms qualitez armes et blasons des chevaliers de l'Ordre du Sainct Esp…

Abraham Bosse, 1634

Portrait of Jean-Baptiste Le Blanc

Augustin de Saint-Aubin, 1750

Portrait of Madame de Pompadour (Madame Le Normant d'Estiolles)

Augustin de Saint-Aubin, 1764

Engraving of a seated woman with a book, attended by a winged trumpeter with a wreath and playful putti before a classical te

Portrait of Madame de Pompadour

Charles-Nicolas Cochin II, ca. 1745