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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1,256 works

Engraving of soldiers fighting on a ship while nude men climb its side, with a river god reclining at right.

Plate 8: battle between soldiers on a boat and naked men trying to climb in, a river god at right

Pietro Sante Bartoli, ca. 1660-90

Engraving of armored men and robed figures unloading baskets and goods from an ornate boat onto a shore.

Plate 5: figures unloading goods from a boat at the right

Pietro Sante Bartoli, ca. 1660-90

Engraving of muscular men poling ornate decorated boats through choppy water, with mythological figures and masks on the hull

Plate 6: figures in boats decorated with mythological subjects using poles to propel them

Pietro Sante Bartoli, ca. 1660-60

Etching of the Rialto Bridge over the Grand Canal in Venice, with gondolas, arcaded buildings and figures on the quay.

Plate 9: The bridge and market of the Rialto, Venice, from "Views of Venice" (Magnificentiores Selectioresque Urbis V…

Michele Marieschi, 1741

Hogarth satirical etching of armed men storming a tavern by the coast, with a monk, ships and a banner reading Vengence.

The Invasion, Plate 1: France

William Hogarth, March 8, 1756

Engraving of winged Time rowing a boat of figures past a rocky shore with an hourglass and a cherub above.

Allegory of Time

Bernard Picart, 1690-1733

Chromolithograph cigarette card of a mustached shirtless oarsman in a rowing boat, with another rower behind him on the water

Beach, Oarsman, from the Goodwin Champion series for Old Judge and Gypsy Queen Cigarettes

Goodwin & Company, 1888

Trading card portrait of Hanlan, an oarsman, with a rower in a racing scull below, 1888.

Hanlan, Oarsman, from the Goodwin Champion series for Old Judge and Gypsy Queen Cigarettes

Goodwin & Company, 1888

Chromolithograph trade card showing a woman in a gilded frame beside canoeists paddling on a calm river with hills.

Canoeing, from the Games and Sports series (N165) for Old Judge Cigarettes

Goodwin & Company, 1889

Chromolithograph trade card of a sailing yacht on rough water beside a framed portrait of a woman in a sailor hat.

Yachting, from the Games and Sports series (N165) for Old Judge Cigarettes

Goodwin & Company, 1889

Chromolithograph of a woman in yellow bathing costume and red beret holding an oar beside a boat, labeled Boat Racer.

Boat Racer, from the Occupations for Women series (N166) for Old Judge and Dogs Head Cigarettes

Goodwin & Company, 1887

Etching of an armored rider on horseback before a walled city, with boats of troops approaching across water and spearmen in

Plate 7: Alexander Attacking Tyre from the Sea, from "The Deeds of Alexander the Great"

Antonio Tempesta, 1608

Etching of Roman and Batavian soldiers fighting on a hillside with ships on a river in the background.

Plate 6: Romans Defeated Near the Rhine, from "The War of the Romans Against the Batavians" (Romanorvm et Batavorvm s…

Antonio Tempesta, 1611

Engraving of men hauling a grain ship ashore as soldiers battle near a fortress, with Dutch and Latin captions below.

Plate 12: Pulling a Vessel Loaded with Grain to Shore, from "The War of the Romans Against the Batavians" (Romanorvm…

Antonio Tempesta, 1611

Engraving of ancient warships on a river, with armored soldiers and rowers in the foreground and sails in the distance.

Plate 33: Dutch and Roman Flotillas on the Rhine, from "The War of the Romans Against the Batavians" (Romanorvm et Ba…

Antonio Tempesta, 1611

Engraving of a riderless horse before a bridge battle, with soldiers in a boat and swimmers in a river below.

Plate 31: Civilis Forced to Dismount and Swim Across the River, from "The War of the Romans Against the Batavians" (R…

Antonio Tempesta, 1611

Etching of soldiers attacking a tented camp at night, with warships and rowers on the water behind.

Plate 32: Dutch and Germans Atttack the Roman Camp and Capture Cerialis' Boat, from "The War of the Romans Against th…

Antonio Tempesta, 1611

Engraved naval battle with galleys, armored warriors, spears and nude rowers on rough sea waves.

Naval Battle, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Master of the Die, 16th century

Etching of a crowded naval battle with galleys, armored warriors, shields and turbulent sea waves.

Naval Battle, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Michele Lucchese, 16th century

Engraving of two classical temples on a ship-shaped island in the Tiber, with an obelisk between them and waves below.

Temples on the Isle of Tiber, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Giovanni Ambrogio Brambilla

Bird's-eye engraved view of the Roman harbors at Ostia with ships, sea walls, a statue and a lighthouse.

Port of Rome, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Giovanni Ambrogio Brambilla

Birdseye engraving of the ancient port of Rome with harbors, walled buildings, ships, and the sea.

Birdseye View of the Port of Rome, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Giulio de Musi, 1554

Drawing of a formal garden with a central pond, classical columns, statues, and a boat carrying figures.

View of a Palace Garden with a Central Pond Surrounded by Classical Architecture (Tapestry or Stage Design?)

Daniel Marot the Elder, ca. 1700-1720

Grey ink drawing of a domed Dutch exchange building beside a canal, with boats, a rower, and people on the quay.

The Old Stock Exchange (Koopmansbeurs), Rotterdam, seen from the East, with the Kolk and the Beursplein in the Foregr…

Jan de Beijer, 1750

Cigarette card showing a parka-clad hunter in a kayak raising a harpoon over choppy water.

Harpoon, from the Arms of All Nations series (N3) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands

Allen & Ginter, 1887

Trade card with a blue flag showing a Baltimore monument and laurel wreath, above a harbor with ships and a city skyline.

Baltimore, from the City Flags series (N6) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands

Allen & Ginter, 1887

Etching of passengers boarding a rowboat on a stormy shore, with sailboats and a crowded boat on rough sea.

Embarking from Brighthelmstone to Diepp[e] (from, Imitations of Modern Drawings)

Thomas Rowlandson, 1787

Etching of two seated fishermen, a standing woman with a basket, and a moored sailing boat on a rocky shore under clouds.

Fishermen by the Shore - Coastal Scene with a Man Sitting on the Ground Resting an Elbow on a Fishing Basket, Another…

Thomas Rowlandson, 1786

Monochrome print of two cattle resting on a bank by a tree, with boats and figures in shallow water beyond.

Shore scene with cattle, boats in shallow water behind, or, Cattle, River side

Thomas Rowlandson, 1783-89

Grey wash print of a river curving past a wooded hill with houses, a rowboat in the foreground and a seated figure.

Hilly River Landscape, a Boat in the Water at Foreground Left, a Figure on the Far Shore, Houses on a Wooded Hill Beyond

Thomas Rowlandson, 1783-84