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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,750 works

Etching of nude bathers seated and standing by water beneath leafy trees, with hatched linework.

The Bathers

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1651

Engraving of the Holy Family: a bearded man leaning on a block, a veiled woman, and a child pointing upward.

Holy Family

Dark etching of hooded figures gathered beneath a bright star in a shadowed interior at night.

The Star of Kings: A Night Piece

Rembrandt van Rijn, ca. 1651

Etching of a haloed figure preaching to a crowd in a dim interior, with a sunlit doorway behind him.

Christ Preaching (La Petite Tombe) (copy)

Rembrandt van Rijn, n.d.

Engraved frontispiece of a Roman missal: Saint Michael chains a six-headed dragon beneath the Holy Trinity and cherubs.

The holy trinity with Saint Michael vanquishing a six-headed dragon, frontispiece to 'Missale Romanum ex decreto sacr…

Pietro da Cortona, ca. 1662

Etching of a man kneeling in prayer beside a canopied bed with draped curtains and a footstool in the foreground.

David in Prayer (facsimile)

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1652

Etching of a kneeling man in prayer beside a canopied bed with heavy draped curtains.

David in Prayer

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1652

Etching of an older peasant man with a staff and a child in a fur coat, with a woman at left, on a pale background.

Peasant Family on the Tramp

Rembrandt van Rijn, ca. 1652

Etched portrait of a young man in a fur cap and buttoned jacket, with curly hair and a direct gaze.

The Artist's Son, Titus (copy)

Rembrandt van Rijn, ca.1656

Etching of a man with a golf club beside a seated smoking man in a dark interior, with a third figure behind.

The Golf-Player

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1654

Etching of a stable interior with figures gathered around a seated woman holding an infant, with a ladder and barrel at left.

The Circumcision in the Stable

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1654

Etching of a child seated among bearded, turbaned men in an arched interior, with onlookers and a cane-bearing old man at rig

Christ Seated Disputing with the Doctors

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1654

Etching of a woman, a boy and a man with a staff walking a rocky path with a dog and distant town.

Christ Returning from the Temple with His Parents

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1654

Etching of Christ seated at a table with a glowing halo, flanked by disciples under a heavy draped canopy.

Christ at Emmaus: The Larger Plate

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1654

Etching of a bare-chested man in a loincloth standing on a pedestal beneath a dark arched niche, signed Rembrandt 1655.

The Image Seen by Nebuchadnezzar

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1655

Etching of a sleeping man below winged angels ascending and descending in light, by Rembrandt, 1655.

Jacob's Ladder

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1655

Etching of a plumed, armored giant with a round shield facing a small figure with a sling beside soldiers behind a bank.

David and Goliath

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1655

Woodcut of the Virgin and Child with an older man in fur-trimmed robe praying beside them, with a castle landscape behind.

Frederick the Wise in Prayer before the Virgin and Child

Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1490-1553

Woodcut print of an executioner with a sword beside a kneeling man, with women and plumed spectators watching at right.

The Beheading of St. John the Baptist

Lucas Cranach the Elder

Etching of a goldsmith working at a pedestal in a workshop while a child holds a small sculpture beside him.

The Goldsmith

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1655

Etching of a bearded older man in a wide-brimmed hat seated at a desk with papers and bottles.

Arnold Tholinx, Inspector (reverse copy)

Rembrandt van Rijn, n.d.

Etching of a winged angel embracing a kneeling man at night, with sleeping figures in the foreground and a ruined tower behin

The Agony in the Garden

Rembrandt van Rijn, ca. 1652

Etching of Christ at a stone well speaking with a Samaritan woman holding a water jar, with figures and a town behind.

Christ and the Woman of Samaria: an Arched Print

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1658

Etching of a half-dressed woman seated beside an ornate tiled stove in a dim interior, by Rembrandt, 1658.

Woman Sitting Half-Dressed beside a Stove

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1658

Etching of a seated nude woman with bowed head, a draped cloth on her lap, and a hat on a chair behind her.

Woman at the Bath with a Hat beside Her

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1658

Etching of a nude woman seated and bending to wash her feet, with a cloth and headscarf, against a dark crosshatched backgrou

Woman Bathing Her Feet at a Brook

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1658

Etching of a winged Cupid resting on a bed with a quiver of arrows and a bow, surrounded by drapery and curtains.

Cupid Resting (copy)

Rembrandt van Rijn, n.d.

Etched print of a bearded old man in a tall fur hat beside an hourglass, with hatched shading.

Philosopher with an Hourglass

Jan Lievens, 1620-74

Etching of a young man in half-length with curly hair and a loose collar, set against dense hatched shadows.

Young Man, Half-Length

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1620-69

Etching of three dromedary camels walking left to right with two turbaned handlers at the left edge.

Three Dromedaries

Rembrandt van Rijn, n.d.

Etched bust portrait of an elderly bearded man in a fur cap and fur-collared coat, shaded with crosshatching.

Bust of an Old Man in a Coat and Fur Collar (copy)

Rembrandt van Rijn, n.d.

Etching of a bearded man in a feathered turban, turned in three-quarter view, set against dense cross-hatched shadows.

Bust of a Man in a Feathered Turban and Long Beard

Rembrandt van Rijn, n.d.

Etched portrait of a seated man in dark robe holding a quill pen and blank paper against a dark curtain.

Lieven Willemsz van Coppenol, Writing Master: the Larger Plate (copy)

Rembrandt van Rijn, n.d.

Etching of a donkey-headed man in a long coat surrounded by grotesque caricature faces, with a seated figure and cane-carryin

All Who See Me Jeer at Me (Omnes Videntes me Deriserunt me)

Joseph François Foulquier, 1773

Hand-colored lithograph of a woman in a bonnet and lilac dress walking beside a man in a green coat with a cane.

Mode de l'année prochaine

Charles Philipon, ca. 1830

Hand-coloured caricature of crowded gallery with women in huge decorated bonnets and men in top hats, framed paintings on wal

We Have the Exhibition to Examine

William Heath, 1827-29

Hand-colored print of two women in an opera box, one with a large white feathered hat and one with a yellow hat and blue plum

Opera Reminiscences, Plate 2: Hat Boxes

William Heath, July 14, 1829

Hand-colored caricature of exaggerated dandies on horseback galloping along a dusty track, dated 1819.

Dandies in Rotten Row

William Heath, January 21, 1819

Hand-colored caricature of a woman in oversized 1829 fashion with a huge pink lace bonnet and balloon sleeves.

Monstrosity of 1829

William Heath, 1829

Hand-colored caricature of a woman in an oversized yellow bonnet with green flowers and a wide blue gown.

Much Ado About Nothing

William Heath, 1828

Wood engraving of a sleigh overturning in snow, passengers tumbling out as horses gallop past a village street.

The Sleighing Season - The Upset (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. IV)

Winslow Homer, January 14, 1860

Engraving of city people in top hats and long skirts snowballing on a snowy street under a shop awning, with a gas lamp.

A Snow Slide in the City (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. IV)

Winslow Homer, January 14, 1860

Wood engraving of a man leaning toward a young woman at a counter while onlookers watch, from a Harper's Weekly page.

"Allow Me to Examine the Young Lady" (from "The Mistress of the Parsonage," in "Harper's Weekly")

Winslow Homer, February 18, 1860

Wood engraving of a man, a woman in white, and two women in a doorway, captioned The Meeting After the Marriage, on a text pa

The Meeting After the Marriage (from "The Mistress of the Parsonage," in "Harper's Weekly")

Winslow Homer, February 25, 1860

Wood engraving of a woman and girl at a piano in a parlor, beside a page of printed serial text and a garden scene.

Mrs. Otcheson at the Piano, and The Buds (from "The Mistress of the Parsonage," in "Harper's Weekly")

Winslow Homer, March 3, 1860

Wood engraving of a couple on a beach at dusk with a man in a top hat approaching, framed by columns of printed text.

On the Beach (from "The Mistress of the Parsonage," in "Harper's Weekly")

Winslow Homer, March 10, 1860

Engraved magazine page with a woman in black and a child, a parsonage among trees, and columns of printed story text.

The Lady in Black, Meadowbrook Parsonage (from "The Mistress of the Parsonage," in "Harper's Weekly")

Winslow Homer, March 17, 1860

Night crowd of men in top hats before the lit Academy of Music, speakers on a platform, bonfire and fireworks at right.

Union Meetings in the Open Air Outside the Academy of Music, December 19, 1859 (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. III)

Winslow Homer, January 7, 1860

Wood engraving of women and skaters on a frozen pond in winter, with bare trees behind them, by Winslow Homer, 1868.

"Winter" - A Skating Scene (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. XII)

Winslow Homer, January 25, 1868

Wood engraving of a couple reading a letter at center, surrounded by cherubs and figures from various cultures.

St. Valentine's Day - The Old Story in All Lands (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. XII)

Winslow Homer, February 22, 1868

Engraving of a young ladies' school walking an avenue in period dress, led by a man with a cane, past a theatre poster.

The Morning Walk - The Young Ladies' School Promenading the Avenue (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. XII)

Winslow Homer, March 28, 1868

Engraving of factory workers with lunch pails walking toward a large mill with a bell tower, by Winslow Homer, 1868.

New England Factory Life - "Bell Time" (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. XII)

Winslow Homer, July 25, 1868

Wood engraving of a dinner party with a standing woman raising a glass, seated guests, and a framed portrait on the wall.

"Our Next President" (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. XII)

Winslow Homer, October 31, 1868

Wood engraving of men mowing a meadow with scythes while two children rest beside a pail under leafy branches.

Making Hay, from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. XVI

Winslow Homer, July 6, 1872

Engraving of two women with walking sticks beside a tall waterfall beneath a stratified rock overhang, with hikers far off.

Under the Falls, Catskill Mountains, from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. XVI

Winslow Homer, September 14, 1878

Wood engraving of many men sleeping sprawled on a floor in a crowded station house, watched by a uniformed officer in a doorw

Station-House Lodgers (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. XVIII)

Winslow Homer, February 7, 1874

Wood engraving of a watchman with a telescope in a tower room, with smaller panels showing the tower, bell, and a fire.

Watch-Tower, Corner of Spring and Varick Streets (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. XVIII)

Winslow Homer, February 28, 1874

Wood engraving of men playing cards, smoking pipes, and reclining in a Baxter Street club-house interior with Chinese lantern

The Chinese in New York - Scene in a Baxter Street Club-House (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. XVIII)

Winslow Homer, March 7, 1874

Wood engraving of St. Barnabas House in New York with women sewing, children, and a doorway sign reading Peace be to this Hou

New York Charities - St. Barnabas House, 304 Mulberry Street (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. XVIII)

Winslow Homer, April 18, 1874

Wood engraving of women, children and parasols on a beach with bathing cabins, from Harper's Weekly, 1874.

On the Beach at Long Branch - The Children's Hour (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. XVIII)

Winslow Homer, August 15, 1874

Wood engraving of a man and two boys fishing from a stump and log by a reedy pond in a forest.

Waiting for a Bite (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. XVIII)

Winslow Homer, August 22, 1874

Wood engraving of children on a seesaw, women mending nets, and a bait house by the sea, Gloucester, Massachusetts.

Seesaw, Gloucester, Massachusetts (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. XVIII)

Winslow Homer, September 12, 1874

Wood engraving of two figures by moonlit sea shore above a meadow scene with reclining figures and ducks, Harper's Weekly, 18

Flirting on the Sea-Shore and on the Meadow (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. XVIII)

Winslow Homer, September 19, 1874

Wood engraving of onlookers on a rooftop in Boston watching smoke rise over the harbor during the Battle of Bunker Hill.

The Battle of Bunker Hill - Watching the Fight from Copp's Hill, in Boston (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. XIX)

Winslow Homer, 1875