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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,776 works

Engraving of two men in ornate costume facing each other beneath a decorative arch with putti, ca. 1531.

Emperors Charles V and Ferdinand I

Christoph Bockstorffer, ca. 1531

Engraving of Christ's face wearing a crown of thorns, rendered in fine curving lines with long hair and beard.

Face of Christ on St. Veronica's Cloth

Claude Mellan, 1649

Engraving of Saint Catherine kneeling by a spiked wheel as an angel with a palm and sword hovers above in clouds.

Martyrdom of St. Catherine

Claude Mellan, 1625

Engraving of a bearded saint reclining with a cross on his chest beside stone steps, with onlookers and a distant procession.

St. Alexis

Claude Mellan, 1649

Engraving of the bust of adult Christ with long hair and beard, gazing upward, one finger raised, with radiating halo lines.

Bust of the Adult Christ

Claude Mellan, 1652

Engraving of a veiled woman seated on steps reaching toward a kneeling man, with children and a cross beside them.

Allegory on Charity (?)

Engraving of a burial procession on rocky ground, with resurrected figures emerging from tombs and crosses on a hill under a

Burial Procession of Christ

Claude Mellan, 1678

Engraving of a kneeling bearded monk in a cloak, gazing upward with an arm raised, beside a tree and stone pedestal.

St. Ignatius in Ecstasy

Engraving of a veiled Virgin holding a child with a scepter, as a crowned boy and a woman kneel before her beneath a dove.

Anne of Austria with the Young Louis XIV and Monsieur before the Virgin and Child (Anne d'Autriche déposant le régenc…

Engraving of Christ with a crown of thorns, wrists bound, looking up as soldiers and angels surround him in clouds.

Christ Taken by Soldiers (La Montée au Calvaire)

Claude Mellan, 1659

Etching of a tall funeral column monument with urns, small figures, trees, a pyramid and ruins under a cloudy sky.

Elevation en perspective d'une colonne destinée pour la Sépultre d'une Reine

Ennemond Alexandre Petitot, 1746-50

Lithograph of a stout man in a cravat raising his fist while leaving a doorway down a stone staircase.

Exit, or Lord the Gob (Sortie, ou Milord-la Gob)

Nicolas Toussaint Charlet, 1820-22

Lithograph of a stout man in a top hat and long coat standing in a doorway, with a crowded room behind him.

Entry, or Lord Fat Cheeks (Entrée, ou Milord-Gorju)

Nicolas Toussaint Charlet, 1820-22

Daumier lithograph of two figures battling a sudden gust of wind on a city street, a top hat flying off beside a brick wall.

Un Coup de Vent non Prédit par Mathieu (de la Drôme), plate 1 from "Croquis d'Hiver"

Honoré Daumier, December 3, 1864

Lithograph of two men in top hats battling a sudden gust of wind on a city street, one hat flying off, by Daumier.

Un Coup de Vent non Prédit par Mathieu (de la Drôme), Plate 1 of "Croquis d'Hiver"

Honoré Daumier, December 3, 1864

Etched 1552 town view with church spires, houses, city walls, a river with a water mill, and workers in fields.

View of Nuremberg from the West

Hanns Lautensack, 1552

Etched panoramic view of a town with church towers and houses, fenced fields and workers in the foreground, under an ornate c

View of Nuremberg, to the east, right plate

Hanns Lautensack, 1552

Etched panorama of Nuremberg's skyline with towers and walls, surveyors in the foreground, and an ornate coat of arms cartouc

View of Nuremberg, to the east, center plate

Hanns Lautensack, 1552

Engraved panoramic view of a walled city with towers and fields, a plough team in the foreground, and a decorative Latin cart

View of Nuremberg, to the east, left plate

Hanns Lautensack, 1552

Engraving of David playing a harp before the seated king Saul at a table, with an arched hall and landscape view.

David playing the harp before Saul

Christoph Bockstorffer, 1531

Page from Journal Pour Rire, 1850, with a banquet caricature, four satirical faces, and columns of printed text.

Le Journal Pour Rire, Journal d'Images, Journal Comique, Critique, Satirique et Moqueur

Charles Philipon, August 23, 1850

Black and white print of a procession with a mounted rider, a dog, couples, and armed lansquenets in period dress.

Lansquenets and ladies

Christoph Bockstorffer, 1531

Engraved frieze of children in a procession with musicians, shields, a banner, and a heraldic shield at right.

Frieze with children

Christoph Bockstorffer, 1531

A Man Grieving

Jan Gillisz. van Vliet, 1634

Mezzotint of two draped figures with upturned faces and outstretched hands against a dark background.

The Apparition

James Tissot, ca. 1885

Hand-colored print of an officer in a plumed hat holding a rearing dark horse by its reins while on a rearing gray horse.

A Dismounted Horse Reined in by an Officer

Carle Vernet, 1770-1836

Proof of one side of a New York Merchants Banking Company 100 Dollar Bill

Asher Brown Durand, 1824-27

Two engraved proof banknotes from the Bank of New York, one dollar and two dollars, showing a bank building and child vignett

Proofs of Bank of New York One Dollar Bill and Two Dollar Bill

Asher Brown Durand, 1824-37

Engraved arched ornament with acanthus scrolls, vine leaves, grapes and a central lily on a cream sheet.

Arched framing element for banknote, with acanthus and vine leaves, lily and grapes

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1824-37

Engraved vignette of three putti with a sailboat, wheat sheaves, a basket, and a winged figure above.

Banknote vignette with three putti symbolizing trade and agriculture

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1824-37

Engraving of two miners working in a tunnel, one raising a pick and one striking rock beside a wheelbarrow of ore.

Banknote vignette showing two men working in a mine

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1824-37

Engraved vignette of a town green with children playing, an American flag on a pole, and buildings and carriages around it.

Banknote vignette showing city buildings around a fenced-in green with children playing around an American flag

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1824-37

Engraving of three woodsmen felling trees in a forest clearing, with oxen and tree stumps in the background.

Banknote vignette showing woodsmen felling trees in a snowy forest

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1824-37

Banknote vignette showing a zebra

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1824-37

Engraving of three workmen building a brick wall on a scaffold, with a mortar tub and church spire behind them.

Banknote vignette showing three men on a scaffold laying a brick wall

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1824-37

Engraved vignette of three putti with a flag, wheat sheaves, an anchor, and a sailing ship, with sheep in the foreground.

Banknote vignette with three putti as a shepherd, a farmer, and a sailor

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1824-37

Pencil technical drawing of a phaeton carriage in side view with large spoked wheels and a red Brewster & Co. stamp.

Phaeton #137

Brewster & Co., ca. 1850

Engraved vignette of a seated helmeted woman with spear and shield, with ships and a temple in the background.

Banknote vignette with Allegory of America

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1824-37

Engraving of a seated woman with a caduceus beside a sailing ship on rough waves, with a stone pedestal at right.

Banknote vignette with female figure representing marine commerce

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1824-37

Engraved vignette of a couple in a field beside haymakers loading hay onto a horse-drawn cart, with cottages behind.

Banknote vignette with haymakers symbolizing rural industry

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1824-37

Engraved vignette of a town main street with a church steeple, carriages, cattle, and brick buildings under trees.

Banknote vignette with the main street of a town

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1824-37

Engraving of a multigenerational family outdoors by a cottage, with children, adults, an elderly couple and a distant ship.

Banknote vignette with figures of different ages, representing the stages of life

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1824-37

Engraved vignette of a woman working at an anvil in a forge, with a second figure and a locomotive in the background.

Banknote vignette with a blacksmith and forge

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1824-37

Engraving of two seated women beside an ornate column topped by an eagle, with a harbor city and steamboat behind them.

Banknote vignette with female figures representing Liberty and Justice

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1824-37

Engraved garden scene: a seated woman reads beside a child, a girl runs past a dog toward a man with a rake.

Banknote vignette with a family in a garden

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1824-37

Engraved banknote motif with a large numeral 5 above an oval portrait of a man in a feathered headdress, labeled Thayendanege

Banknote motifs: the number 5 and a portrait of Thayendanegea

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1824-37

Engraved banknote design with a large numeral 5, scrollwork, and an oval view of a cupola building among trees.

Banknote motifs: the number 5 and a building topped with a cupola

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1824-37

Engraved oval portrait of George Washington in a decorative floral border, a banknote motif.

Banknote motif: Portrait on George Washington in a decorative panel

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1824-37

Engraved oval portrait of a curly-haired child leaning on a ledge, within an ornate floral and scroll frame.

Banknote motif: a child's portrait and two patterned ovals surrounded by a floral frame

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1824-37

Engraved print of a curly-haired child in a circular medallion, framed by lilies, tulips, and oval patterned panels.

Banknote motif: a child's portrait surrounded by a floral frame

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1824-37

Engraved banknote design with a girl's head in a circular medallion, star-studded hair band, and rosette patterned border.

Banknote motif with a girl's head derived from Leonardo da Vinci against a patterned band

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1824-37

Horizontal band of repeating engraved geometric rosette ornaments on a pale paper sheet.

Banknote motif: band of lathe work ornament

Cyrus Durand, ca. 1824-42

Horizontal band of fine lace-like lathe work ornament with repeating star medallions and scalloped borders, printed on a pale

Banknote motif: band of lace-like lathe work ornament

Cyrus Durand, ca. 1824-42

Two horizontal bands of black engraved lathe-work ornament printed on a pale sheet.

Banknote motifs: two bands of lathe work ornament

Cyrus Durand, ca. 1824-42

Engraved sheet with two interlaced U.S. monograms and a vertical band of repeating lathe work ornament, cracked and toned.

Banknote motifs: band of lathe work ornament and two monograms using the letters U.S.

Cyrus Durand, ca. 1824-42

Two bands of intricate lace-like lathe-work ornament printed in light lines on a dark ground, with scalloped edges.

Banknote motifs: two bands of lace-like lathe work ornament

Cyrus Durand, ca. 1824-42

Horizontal band of dark ground with fine white lace-like lathe work ornament, star rosettes and scalloped edges on paper.

Banknote motifs: band of lace-like lathe work ornament

Cyrus Durand, ca. 1824-42

Oval panel of fine engraved lathe-work ornament with scalloped edges and symmetrical rosette patterns on pale paper.

Banknote motifs: panel of lathe work ornament with rounded ends, with a repeating floral pattern

Cyrus Durand, ca. 1824-42

Circular lathe-work banknote motif with repeated stars and a missing wedge, printed on cream paper with an embossed seal.

Banknote motifs: circular lobed lathe work design, its interior composed of repeated stars, missing a pie shaped wedg…

Cyrus Durand, ca. 1824-42

Sepia engraved banknote design with a large ornamental number 1 over lathe-work medallion and rosette bands with scrolls and

Banknote motif: ornamental number 1 against a panel of lathe work elements, adjoining a band of mosaic style ornament…

Cyrus Durand, ca. 1824-42

Engraved banknote motif of a scalloped medallion with fine guilloche lines and seven dark star shapes around a central rosett

Banknote motif: rounded ornamental lathe work design with a wavy edge

Cyrus Durand, ca. 1824-42

Printed sheet of repeating diamond-shaped engraved cells, each holding a small numeral 2 within a fine star pattern.

Banknote motif: panel of lathe work ornament composed of tiny 2s each set in a diamond surrounded by a star

Cyrus Durand, ca. 1824-42

Engraved banknote motif with the numeral 500 in a dark panel surrounded by ornate scrolls and flowers, marked No. 13.

Banknote motif: number 500 in an ornamental frame

Cyrus Durand, ca. 1824-42

Green banknote motif with the number 500 inside a lathe-work medallion, framed by an open wreath of leaves and berries.

Banknote motif: number 500 at the center of a circular design of lathe work with wavy edges, surrounded by an open wr…

Cyrus Durand, ca. 1824-42