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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

16,069 works

Engraving of a heraldic coat of arms with a wild man blowing hunting horns, a second wild man leading dogs, and grapevines.

Coat of Arms of Johann Tscherte

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of a woman riding a seven-headed dragon holding a chalice, with angels, a horseman and a burning city above.

The Babylonian Whore, from The Apocalypse. Facsimile

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of the Betrothal of the Virgin: a high priest joins hands of a young woman and man in an arched church interior with

The Betrothal of the Virgin, from "The Life of the Virgin"

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1503

Engraving of Pilgrims landing from a rowboat through surf onto a rocky shore under a dark stormy sky, with a crowd on the bea

The Landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock, 1620

Joseph Andrews, 1869

Woodcut of an enthroned crowned figure among angels, with a lion and horned beasts above a crowd of robed people.

The Beast with Two Horns Like a Lamb, from "The Apocalypse", Latin Edition

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1511

Black and white woodcut of Christ in Limbo with nude figures, an archway, a winged demon with a trident, and broken gates.

Christ in Limbo, from "The Large Passion", edition 1511

Albrecht Dürer, 1510

Woodcut of Christ's body lowered from the cross, mourned by figures, with crown of thorns and tools on the ground.

The Lamentation, from "The Small Passion", edition Venice

Albrecht Dürer, 1612

Woodcut of a laurel-crowned allegorical woman leading two ornately harnessed horses, labeled Providentia and Moderatio.

The Great Triumphal Car third sheet

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of two horses in ornate harness led by two women holding laurel wreaths, with a winged figure above.

The Great Triumphal Car, eight sheet

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Engraving of two women embracing before an arched doorway, with a castle and mountains in the background and a small dog belo

The Visitation, from "The Life of the Virgin" (copy)

Albrecht Dürer, early 16th century

Woodcut of Christ gesturing to a kneeling Virgin Mary beside women in headscarves, with a town and bare tree behind.

Christ Taking Leave of His Mother, from "The Life of the Virgin" (copy)

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Engraving of British troops landing from boats and scaling a wooded cliff toward Quebec, with ships on the river.

A View of the Taking of Quebec, September 13, 1759

Bowles & Carver, [ca. 1760] reissued ca. 1793

Hand-colored print of a wounded officer reclining on a cushion while officers attend him near a striped tent, with a feathere

Mort de Montcalm [The Death of Montcalm at Quebec, September 14, 1759]

Jean Baptiste Morret, 1789

Hand-colored print of a dying officer supported by soldiers in red coats, with a stormy sky and distant troops.

The Death of General Wolfe at Quebec (September, 1759)

Edward Penny, October 10, 1779

Engraving of soldiers gathered around a fallen officer beneath a raised flag, with smoke and ships in the distance.

The Death of General Wolfe (September 13, 1759)

P. Somebody, after 1776

Engraved battle scene with smoke, cavalry charges, a cannon, officers in the foreground and a marching column near a bare tre

Battle of Saratoga, September 19, 1777

Johann Martin Will, ca. 1777

Hand-colored lithograph of a man swinging a racket between two women on a garden terrace, with cupids overhead.

Vive la France, Balancier, Both in "Tow"

Alfred E. Baker, ca. 1840

Hand-colored print of a family in a wagon driven by a galloping horse, with Catherine Market behind them.

Mose, Lize & Little Mose Going to California

Henry R. Robinson, ca. 1849

Hand-colored caricature of three figures on a city street, one holding up a large blue coat, with printed dialogue below.

Life in New York. Blakey, I say, can't you by the powers of your Stame Engine...?

Harrison Isaacs, ca. 1831

Hand-colored caricature print of three men in top hats and coats on a waterfront, with speech balloons and a distant sailing

Three Loafers (Trois Originaux)

Alfred E. Baker, 1836-41

Hand-colored satirical lithograph showing kneeling men begging a seated figure on sacks labeled Surplus Fund, with Seventh Wa

Seventh Ward Beggars

Henry R. Robinson, 1839

Satirical lithograph of comic Punch being fitted into a lantern-panelled jacket by tailors on a city street.

The Lantern Jacket

Nagel & Weingärtner, 1852

Sepia print of a lively 1784 gathering of women and men with bottles, a dog, and feathered hats around a table.

A Sketch from Nature

William Paulet Carey, January 24, 1784

Colorful print of a puppet theater with a trumpet player in blue, two puppets, and a geometric blue and white border.

Kasperltheater

Hans Kalmsteiner, 1907

Hand-colored caricature of canvassers and voters crowding a cobbler's shop, with a feathered hat and a dog in the foreground.

Wit's Last Stake, or the Cobbling Voters and Abject Canvassers

Thomas Rowlandson, April 22, 1784

Etching of two women with Fox badges embracing men beside hanging meat, satirizing a 1784 political canvass by Rowlandson.

The Two Patriotic Duchesses on Their Canvass

Thomas Rowlandson, April 3, 1784

Satirical pen and ink caricature of a row of fashionably dressed figures with feathered hats and speech bubbles, by Thomas Ro

Kings Place, or a View of M [Fox's] Best Friends

Thomas Rowlandson, April 22, 1784

Hand-colored caricature of fashionable figures embracing, with a speech bubble reading Huzza for Ever, by Thomas Rowlandson,

The Devonshire, or Most Approved Method of Securing Votes

Thomas Rowlandson, April 12, 1784

Etching of a woman, a dandy in a tricorn hat, and a scowling old man with a cane beside a wall marked Kings Place.

Which Way Shall I Turn Me? How Can I Decide?

Thomas Rowlandson, ca. 1780

Hand-colored caricature by Thomas Rowlandson with allegorical figures, scales, a crown, and speech bubbles around a pedestal.

A Touch on the Times

Thomas Rowlandson, December 29, 1788