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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,744 works

Wood engraving of a crowded barn with people husking corn among heaps of husks, lit by hanging lanterns.

Husking the Corn in New England (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. II)

Winslow Homer, November 13, 1858

Engraved Harper's Weekly page: oxen hauling corn past a barn, and couples dancing in a crowded room after a husking.

Driving Home the Corn and Dance after the Husking (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. II)

Winslow Homer, November 13, 1858

Engraving of crowded ice skating scene with men in top hats, women in bonnets, a sled, and city buildings behind.

Skating at Boston (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. III)

Winslow Homer, March 12, 1859

Wood engraving of horseback riders and children on a shaded country road, titled May-Day in the Country, April 1859.

May-Day in the Country (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. III)

Winslow Homer, April 30, 1859

Engraving of a family group reading a book in a dim interior, with an elderly woman standing with a cane at right.

Sunday Morning in Virginia, from the painting by Winslow Homer in the National Academy of Design, from "Harper's Week…

Winslow Homer, May 22, 1880

Hand-colored 1786 caricature of a farm yard with a woman feeding pigs and fowl and a man in a blue coat beside a Man Traps si

The Farm Yard

Henry Kingsbury, April 29, 1786

Hand-colored print of a woman in a pink dress and white bonnet reclining on a green sofa, titled The Merry Thought.

The Merry Thought

Henry Kingsbury, April 16, 1787

Hand-colored print of a man in a wide-brimmed hat carrying a large green hatbox with frilled white fabric, 1787.

A Man Millener

Henry Kingsbury, February 16, 1787

Hand-colored caricature of a woman in a yellow hat standing before an enormous tan fur muff on grass.

The Muff

Henry Kingsbury, February 16, 1787

Pen and ink caricature of a figure in a pink dress and bonnet holding an open umbrella, walking across a field.

The Masculine Gender

Henry Kingsbury, February 2, 1787

Pen and ink caricature of a dandy in a wide hat, frilled neckcloth, tailcoat and riding boots, holding a crop outdoors.

The Feminine Gender

Henry Kingsbury, February 2, 1787

Hand-colored print of a dressed man with a cane and black hat beside a pink sofa, with a zebra picture on the wall.

The Queen's--[ Ass]

Henry Kingsbury, April 17, 1787

From Eaton

Philip James de Loutherbourg, December 8, 1776

Etching of an exaggerated fashionable woman in a ruffled bonnet and gown, with a hatched landscape behind her.

From Soho

Philip James de Loutherbourg, December 26, 1776

Sepia satirical print of crowded gallery visitors with caricatured faces viewing framed paintings on the walls.

An Exhibition

Philip James de Loutherbourg, January 29, 1776

Caricature lithograph of a seated Japanese emperor refusing gifts from an American envoy, with ships and a cannon behind them

The Japan Expedition, from Actualités, published in Le Charivari

Cham, October 15, 1853

Etching of men in wigs and tricorn hats gathered around a tavern table where a game is played, dated 1763.

Playing Tric Trac

Philip James de Loutherbourg, 1763

Hand-colored print of a stout man in a red coat driving a gray horse and carriage with passengers, pedestrians nearby.

La Promenade en Bokei; Le Suprême Bon-Ton No. 26

Le Jeune Adrien Pierre Godefroy, 1816

Satirical lithograph of 1841 Salon jury members with heads replaced by objects like a wig, jug and melon around a table.

Fameux Jury de Peinture; Salon de 1841

Clément Pruche, March 20, 1841

Pencil study of a nude Neptune figure standing on dolphins above a tiered pedestal with reclining figures and niches.

Study for a Sculpture of Neptune

Giambologna, n.d.

Engraving of an old bearded man with a wine glass, a young woman leaning close to him, and a figure peering from behind.

Lot and His Daughters

Claude Mellan, 1629

Engraved oval print of the Virgin Mary holding the Christ child, who raises a hand; both have halos.

Virgin and Child

Hand-colored caricature of a woman with a parasol and two men peering at her with a lorgnette, before a pagoda-like pavilion.

Le Goût du Jour ou Des Chinois du Boulevard Coblentz, from "Caricatures Parisiennes"

Aaron Martinet, ca. 1815

Hand-colored caricature of three dandies in exaggerated early 19th-century fashion, one in a towering pointed hat, clasping h

Le Goût du Jour, No. 21: Les Modernes Incroyables, from "Caricatures Parisiennes"

Georges-Jacques Gatine, ca. 1815

Engraving of Moses kneeling before God in a burning bush, with sheep grazing on a hill in the background.

Moses Before the Burning Bush

Claude Mellan, 1663

Lithograph caricature of a man with huge hair playing trumpets atop a theatre booth labelled Grand Opera, with dancers below.

Caricature of Berlioz, from "La Caricature Provisoire, no. 1"

Benjamin Roubaud, 1838

Engraving of Christ kneeling in prayer under an angel in clouds, with two disciples asleep on a rocky hillside.

Christ in the Garden of Olives

Claude Mellan, 17th century

Engraving of the Virgin seated on a rock holding the Christ Child, with a column, tree and distant landscape behind.

Virgin and Child Seated on a Rock (Vierge à l'Enfant dans des ruines)

Claude Mellan, 1659

Engraved bust portrait of a bearded man with long wavy hair in an oval frame, with a Latin inscription scroll below.

Bust of St. Joseph in an Oval

Engraved bust of a young boy with curly hair in an oval frame, with a Latin inscription on a scroll below.

Bust of Jesus as a Child in an Oval

Engraving of the Virgin seated on a draped cloth, holding the Christ Child, with radiating light behind her head and a rocky

Virgin and Child

Blue-grey drawing of three musicians and a dancing harlequin inside an ornate rococo scroll frame with trees behind.

Three Musicians and Harlequin in an Ornamental Frame

Georg Philipp Rugendas II, 1720-74

Pencil drawing of a large tree with a dense leafy canopy, gnarled trunk, and exposed roots, dated 1832.

Study of a Tree; verso: Study of Houses

Ernst Ferdinand Oehme, 1832

Pen and wash drawing of Venus seated beside a sleeping Cupid on a bed beneath a curtain.

Venus and Sleeping Cupid

Hans Stutte, 1600-1625

Pencil drawing of a Pietà: the Virgin cradles the nude body of Christ while a veiled mourner stands behind them.

Pietà

Johann David Passavant, early to mid-19th century

Watercolor of an elderly bearded man in armor raising a golden goblet on a castle ledge above a moonlit river valley.

Illustration for Goethe

Leopold Schulz, 1842

Watercolor panorama of a calm sea with a sailboat, low islands, distant mountains and sandy hills under a pale sky.

Panorama View on the Islands of Delos

Johann Michael Wittmer II, early 19th-late 19th century

Engraving of a nude woman chained to a rock by the sea, looking up at a winged rider above a rocky arch.

Perseus Delivering Andromeda

Engraving of a young woman embracing an elderly bearded man, her gaze turned upward, with Latin verse below.

Roman Charity (La Charité Romaine)

Etching of a winged angel pointing to a tall cross while a kneeling man clasps his hands beside it.

An Angel Indicates a Cross to a Man Kneeling

Etching of a veiled seated woman with arms crossed over her chest, gazing upward beneath radiating rays of light.

Seated Woman, Arms Crossed in Prayer

Engraving of Diana in a moonlit chariot drawn by white horses, with putti and a reclining figure below.

Diana in Her Chariot (La Lune sur son char)

Claude Mellan, 1633

Pen drawing of a swarm of flies above a spider's web, with pencil guidelines and notes on a tan paper mount.

A Swarm of Flies above a Spider's Web

Alexandre-Louis Leloir, 1860-84

Watercolor design of a shield-shaped watch stand decorated with pink roses, garlands, and crossed laurel sprigs.

Watch Design

Delamotte, 1794

Engraving of a crowded kitchen with men feasting around a laden table, a nursing woman, hanging meats and a dog.

The Fat Kitchen

Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1563

Engraving of a crowded kitchen with people eating at a round table, a cauldron over the fire, and a man chopping wood.

The Thin Kitchen

Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1563

Engraving of a crowded satirical schoolroom with a donkey at a doorway, a central teacher in a tall cap and many reading pupi

The Ass at School

Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1557

Engraving of a cluttered room with men grabbing sacks, barrels and goods, a village and tents visible through a window.

Everyman

Pieter Bruegel the Elder, ca. 1558

A Sketch (Portrait of George Stubbs)

James Bretherton, second half 18th century

Reddish-brown engraving of a woman holding an ornate parasol beside potted plants, a flowering branch and a stone pedestal wi

The Parasol, from "L'Artiste"

François Boucher, 19th century

Red-toned engraving of a woman in a long gown beside a child with a parasol, with a cat at her feet and a garden behind.

Woman Playing with a Cat

François Boucher, 19th century

Sepia engraving of a woman with two children beside a wooden instrument and a rooster, within a floral border.

A Woman and Children Playing with a Chinese Gong

François Boucher, 19th century

Red-toned engraving of a shepherd and young women in a bower with goats and sheep, a garden wall and a distant building.

A Shepherd and Young Women in a Bower, from "L'Artiste"

LeGrand, 19th century

Red printed title page with ornate interlace border and central cartouche reading L'Artiste, on aged paper.

Title page for the magazine "L'Artiste"

Charles-Ernest Clerget, ca. 1870-72

Etching of a harbor basin with tall sailing ships, rowboats with figures, and a distant tower under an overcast sky.

Commercial Basin, from "L'Artiste"

Auguste Ballin, 1867-71

Hand-colored print of a chaotic theatre crowd in top hats and bonnets fighting for seats, watched from a box above.

Theatrical Pleasures, Plate 2: Contending for a Seat

Theodore Lane, ca. 1835

Hand-colored caricature of a crowded theatre pit entrance, with top-hatted men and women in pink and yellow pushing and falli

Theatrical Pleasures, Plate 1: Crowding to the Pit

Theodore Lane, ca. 1835

Hand-colored print of a crowded theater gallery with packed spectators, a woman with a fan, and a man in a blue coat in the f

Theatrical Pleasures, ( Snug in the Gallery, Plate 3)

Theodore Lane, ca. 1835

Hand-colored print of a crowded theatre doorway where a stout woman and two girls confront a gentleman in a brown coat.

Theatrical Pleasures, Plate 4: Taken Places Occupied

Theodore Lane, ca. 1835

Hand-colored print of fashionable crowd feasting and drinking in a theatre saloon, with feathered hats and a seated gentleman

Theatrical Pleasures, Plate 5: Feasting in the Saloon

Theodore Lane, ca. 1835

Hand-colored print of a man in a top hat flanked by two overdressed women, with onlookers on a balcony behind them.

Trepanning

Theodore Lane, June 1821

Pen and ink caricature of three men playing cello, horn and flute, titled Concerto Spirituale, 1773.

Concerto Spirituale

James Bretherton, March 23, 1773

Oliver Goldsmith

Henry William Bunbury, ca. 1770

Hand-colored print of a man in a top hat walking with a plump woman in a feathered bonnet and ruffled white gown, lake behind

A Wooden Substitute, or Any Port in a Storm

Theodore Lane, January 19, 1821