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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

14,941 works

Engraved satirical street scene with crowds, a goat atop a pole, a monument inscription, and a devil figure.

An Emblematic Print on the South Sea

William Hogarth, late 18th century

Mezzotint of a man in armor holding a dagger over a reclining woman in a white gown who looks up in alarm.

Tarquin and Lucretia

Johann Peter Pichler, 1792

Hogarth etching of a crowded London street with a whirligig ride, gamblers, a monument column and a devil figure.

The South Sea Scheme

William Hogarth, 1722

Engraving of the Virgin holding an infant over a crate, with a kneeling winged angel and cherubs in clouds above.

Virgin and Child with an angel

Matthias Oesterreich, 1752

Engraving of seven figures in traditional dress dancing in a circle, holding hands under large trees with a town in the dista

A Native Dance (Aubry de La Mottraye's "Travels throughout Europe, Asia and into Part of Africa...," London, 1724, vo…

William Hogarth, 1723-24

Engraved interior of a harem room with seated women, dancers, musicians and attendants on raised platforms.

The Seraglio (Aubry de La Mottraye's "Travels throughout Europe, Asia and into Part of Africa...," London, 1724, vol.…

William Hogarth, 1723-24

Engraved trade card with an ornamental border, two cherubs under a flower garland, and allegorical figures flanking the lette

Hogarth's Shop Card

Samuel Ireland, 1790s

Engraved plate of Bender with a fortress by a river, camp plans with tents, and mounted riders in a landscape above.

Charles XII at Bender (Aubry de La Mottraye's "Travels throughout Europe, Asia and into Part of Africa...," London, 1…

William Hogarth, 1723-24

Etching of a tavern scene with a standing man raising a knife, seated figures, a woman in a cap, and an arched window.

The Knife Thrust

Adriaen van Ostade, 1610-85

Fantastical Female Heads

Engraving of Abraham raising a sword over a kneeling figure at an altar as an angel intervenes, with sheep in a wooded landsc

The Sacrifice of Isaac set in a landscape with a flock of sheep at left and an angel guiding Abraham's sword at upper…

Cherubino Alberti, 1570-1615

Engraving of two winged putti draped with a garland, the right putto holding a mask to his face above a basket of fruit.

Two putti draped with a garland the one at right holding a mask

Cherubino Alberti, 1596

Etching of a Lapland hut with a smoking conical tent, reindeer, a sled on a lake, and figures in fur clothing.

A Lapland Hut (Aubry de La Mottraye's "Travels throughout Europe, Asia and into Part of Africa...," London, 1724, vol…

William Hogarth, 1723-24

Engraved map plan of a fortified iron mine site with numbered keys, a compass rose, scale bar, and coastline.

Fodina ferrea Danmorensis - A Danish Iron Mine (Aubry de La Mottraye's "Travels throughout Europe, Asia and into Part…

William Hogarth, 1723-24

Etching of a soldier raising rods to flog a man bound to a post, with a watching guard and military tents behind.

Fustigatio (John Beaver, Roman Military Punishments, 1725)

William Hogarth, after 1725

Etching of soldiers beating a man with staves in a military camp, with tents and a tree in the background.

Fustium Admonitio (John Beaver, Roman Military Punishments, 1725)

William Hogarth, after 1725

Etching of a hanging figure from a tree, armored soldiers with spears, and violent struggle with fallen animals on the ground

Dismemberment, etc. (John Beaver, Roman Military Punishments, 1725)

William Hogarth, after 1725

Etching of soldiers in armor gathered before a large central tent with a bird on top and rows of tents behind.

Taking Away the Military Belt or Girdle (John Beaver, Roman Military Punishments, 1725)

William Hogarth, after 1725

Engraving of Roman soldiers with standards and shields, a dejected prisoner, and an officer on a brick platform pointing.

Shameful Discharge (John Beaver, Roman Military Punishments, 1725)

William Hogarth, after 1725

Etching of Roman soldiers distributing barley and coins beside a tent, with kneeling figures and a stone platform in the fore

Issued Barley Instead of Wheat [first version] (John Beaver, Roman Military Punishments, 1725)

William Hogarth, after 1725

Engraved 18th-century street scene of figures exchanging benefit tickets beneath a banner reading For the Benefit of Spiller.

Benefit Ticket for Spiller

Samuel Ireland, 1788

Engraved benefit ticket showing four men in a city street under a banner, framed by columns and cherubs, with Drury Lane text

Benefit Ticket for Joe Miller

Samuel Ireland, 1794-99

Hogarth 1724 street print of crowds before Masquerade and Opera signs, Academy of Arts building, and a wheelbarrow of waste p

Masquerades and Operas

William Hogarth, 1724

Etching of a military punishment: a man tied to a post, chained prisoners, soldiers with flags and a drum, castle ruins behin

Cutting Off the Nose (Modern Military Punishments)

William Hogarth, after 1725

Etching of nearly nude men led past soldiers, tents and a wooden palisade with standards, by William Hogarth.

Decimation (John Beaver, Roman Military Punishments, 1725)

William Hogarth, after 1725

Etching of a crucifixion, a hanging man attacked by two lions, soldiers on a cliff and a tent camp in the distance.

Crucifixion, etc. (John Beaver, Roman Military Punishments, 1725)

William Hogarth, after 1725

Etching of a soldier hanging by the thumbs from a post, with mounted officers and troops watching in a military camp.

Hanging by the Thumbs (Modern Military Punishments)

William Hogarth, after 1725

Etching of soldiers executing a kneeling man beside a distant military camp with tents and figures.

Beheading (John Beaver, Roman Military Punishments, 1725)

William Hogarth, after 1725

Etching of a military camp with tents where soldiers beat prisoners with clubs while officers and standard-bearers look on.

Breaking the Legs (John Beaver, Roman Military Punishments, 1725)

William Hogarth, after 1725

Etching of a rustic tavern interior with men drinking and playing cards at a table, a woman and a dog nearby.

The Taste

Adriaen van Ostade, 1610-85