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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Engraving of a man leaning toward a woman in a doorway, a seated woman gesturing beside a canopied bed in an elegant room.

A man leans toward a woman standing in a doorway at right, at left a seated woman raises both hands, a canopied bed b…

Jacques Philippe Joseph de Saint Quentin, ca. 1784

Engraved interior of a stately hall with a seated man on a platform, gesturing men in front, and a scribe at a desk.

A man seated in a chair on a stepped platform holds an audience, two pointing men stand in the foreground, from a ser…

Jacques Philippe Joseph de Saint Quentin, ca. 1784

Engraving of elegant figures in a columned hall with a vaulted ceiling, dancing couples and seated women in period dress.

Dancing couples surround four standing women in a barrel-vaulted hall, from a series of five illustrations after Jacq…

Jacques Philippe Joseph de Saint Quentin, ca. 1784

Engraving of a garden scene under trees: a man with raised arms at center, a boy holding a torch, and a crowd of figures in 1

A young boy holds a torch under trees in a garden, at center a man raises both arms, surrounded by male and female fi…

Jacques Philippe Joseph de Saint Quentin, ca. 1784

Engraved half-length portrait of a man in a turban inside an oval frame, with compass and square below.

Portrait of Andrea Palladio in half-length within an oval frame; a compass, carpenter's square, and plumb line rest o…

Bernard Picart, 1716

Three-quarter Length Woman in Profile at a Picture Gallery

Engraved portrait of a man with curly hair, lace collar and armor, inside an octagonal frame with inscription.

Potier de Gesvre

Jean Morin, 17th century

Etching of the garden facade of the Château de Richelieu with strolling figures on terraces and gravel paths.

Veüe du Château de Richelieu du Côté du Parc

Adam Pérelle, 17th century

Hand-colored fashion plate of two women in 1860s gowns beside an oval mirror in a draped room.

Two Women with a Mirror, No. 868, from "La Elegancia"

Hélöise Leloir, 19th century

Hand-colored fashion plate of two women in a garden, one in a dark blue gown with black lace shawl, one seated on a bench.

Two Women Outdoors, No. 720, from "La Elegancia"

Hélöise Leloir, 19th century

Hand-colored fashion plate of two women and a child in an interior, one wearing a black lace cape over a blue gown.

Number 473 from "La Elegancia"

Hélöise Leloir, 19th century

Hand-colored print of a woman in a striped yellow dress, flowered hat, lace veil and purple shawl before trees and a dome.

Le Guide de L'Étranger

Hand-colored fashion plate of two women: one in a black ruffled gown, one in a blue and white striped dress, beside trees.

Modes de Mme. Antonie Lalanne, No. 791, from Le Moniteur de la Mode

Jules David, 1848

Watercolor of two women in 1860s dresses holding hands in a gallery with framed landscape paintings behind them.

Two Women in an Art Gallery

Jules David, 1868

Hand-colored 1869 fashion plate showing five women and a child in bustled dresses in a garden with parasols.

Le Coquet, No. 22, from "Journal des Modes Spécial pour Couturières"

Laure Noël, July 1, 1869

Engraved fashion plate of six women in full-skirted 1860s dresses and bonnets, standing outdoors near trees and a railing.

Six Women Outdoors, No. 676, from "La Elegancia"

Hélöise Leloir, 1865-66

Ink and wash drawing of figures preparing and drying fish at a camp with tents, racks, and a smoky fire.

Itelmen Preparing Fish to be Dried

Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, 1769

Engraved frieze of armor, weapons, banners and trumpets with a helmeted female warrior at center and reclining figures.

Combats et Triomphes

Etienne Delaune, 1540-83

Engraved battle frieze of armored horsemen and foot soldiers fighting, with fallen men and horses in the foreground.

Plate from "Combats et Triomphes"

Etienne Delaune, 1540-83

Etching of a man reaching toward a fallen column beside a seated man, with ruined arches and a bare tree behind.

A man reaches toward a fallen column, a seated man beside him, trees and ruins beyond, frontispiece from "Views of It…

Israël Silvestre, 1645

Etching of a wooded clearing with a unicorn and two lions facing kneeling figures by a fountain, watched by a crowd on the hi

The Enchanted Fountain of Love's Truth (La Fontaine Enchantée de la Verité d'Amour)

Augustin de Saint-Aubin, ca. 1783

Engraving of Delilah raising her hand to cut the hair of the sleeping Samson, whose head fills the lower foreground.

Delilah preparing to cut Samson's hair with scissors in her right hand, below her chest are the head and shoulders of…

Claude Mellan, ca. 1629

Delilah preparing to cut Samson's hair with scissors in her right hand, below her chest are the head and shoulders of…

Nicolas Viennot, ca. 1630

Etching of a wooded river landscape with an angel and a companion beside tall classical columns on the right.

The Angel Advises Tobie (L'Ange conseillant Tobie)

Henri Mauperché, ca. 1630-80

Engraving of a nude man lying on rocks beneath a storm cloud, with a winged rider on an eagle above and a landscape with brid

Locrian Ajax (Ajax Locrien), from "Les Images ou Tableaux de platte peinture des deux Philostrates Sophistes grecs..."

Thomas de Leu, 1614-15

Engraving of a formal French garden with a central fountain, scrolled parterres, strolling figures, pavilions, and forest bey

Veüe du Grand Parterre et de la Demie Lune de Richelieu

Adam Pérelle, 17th century

Engraving of the garden facade of the Château de Richelieu with a formal parterre, fountain and strolling figures.

Face du grand corps de Logis du Château de Richelieu du côté du Parterre

Adam Pérelle, 17th century

Engraving of a woman in a long gown holding an open alphabet book in an elegant interior with a balustrade.

Grammar: a young woman standing in a decorated interior holding an open book in her left hand and pointing to the alp…

Gilles Rousselet, 1633-35

Engraved design for a decorative choir screen with carved panels, scrollwork, garlands, and figures, from Jean Le Pautre.

Design for a Choir Screen with Two Variants, from "Clôtures de chapelles"

Jean Le Pautre, 17th century

Engraving of a young woman in a lace collar holding a numbered sheet beside a table with books and an inkwell.

Arithmetic: a young woman standing at a table, holding a sheet with inscribed numbers in her right hand, in a decorat…

Gilles Rousselet, 1633-35