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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Engraved interior: a woman gestures to a wigged man with a teacup, a turbaned servant boy, a monkey, and broken crockery on t

A Harlot's Progress, Plate 2

William Hogarth, before April 1732

Engraving of a street scene with two women in foreground, a horse-drawn coach at left, and a doorway with men at right.

A Harlot's Progress, Plate 1

William Hogarth, before April 1732

Engraving of a noisy village procession with riders, horn players, and a crowd beside a brick house and tavern sign.

Hudibras and the Skimmington (Twelve Large Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, Plate 7)

William Hogarth, 1725-68

Engraving of King Henry VIII taking the hand of Anna Boleyn in an ornate hall while a seated cardinal looks on.

King Henry the Eighth and Anna Bullen

William Hogarth, 19th century

Engraving of Saint Bartholomew holding a knife, with a halo, beside small scenes of flaying and healing below.

St. Bartholomew, from "Christ, Mary, and the Apostles"

Antonio Tempesta, ca. 1590-1610

Engraving of St. Andrew holding a fish and X-shaped cross, with fishermen in a boat on the sea behind him.

St. Andrew, from "Christ, Mary and the Apostles"

Antonio Tempesta, ca. 1590-1610

Engraving of Saint John the Evangelist holding a chalice with a serpent, with small scenes of a cauldron and a writing figure

St. John the Evangelist, from "Christ, Mary and the Apostles"

Antonio Tempesta, ca. 1590-1610

Engraving of a haloed saint with a staff and book, with scenes of a stoning and a falling figure below.

St. James Minor, from "Christ, Mary and the Apostles"

Antonio Tempesta, ca. 1590-1610

Engraving of Saint Philip holding a tall cross, with small background scenes of crucifixion and a dragon attack.

St. Philip, from "Christ, Mary and the Apostles"

Antonio Tempesta, ca. 1590-1610

Engraved frontispiece with a central heraldic shield, a crown held by two putti, and allegorical figures on clouds.

Frontispiece to "The Battles of the Old Testament" with the arms of the Medici Crowned by Two Putti

Antonio Tempesta, 1660

Engraving of blinded soldiers led through a city street by armored men with spears, with a procession of horsemen behind.

Plate 20: Elisha Bringing the Blinded Syrian Army to the King of Israel, from "The Battles of the Old Testament"

Antonio Tempesta, ca. 1590-1610

Engraving of Abraham on horseback leading Lot and his family home with soldiers, camels, and a city in the distance.

Plate 3: Abraham Taking Lot and His Family to His Own Land, from "The Battles of the Old Testament"

Antonio Tempesta, ca. 1590-1610

Engraving of a plumed commander on horseback directing soldiers in battle, with chariots and a burning city in the background

Plate 4: Moses Ordering the Israelites to Attack the Ethiopians, from "The Battles of the Old Testament"

Antonio Tempesta, ca. 1590-1610

Etching of a chaotic cavalry battle with rearing horses, armored riders, fallen soldiers, and a distant hilltop town.

Plate 6: The Israelites Defeated by the Canaanites for Having Disobeyed Moses, from "The Battles of the Old Testament"

Antonio Tempesta, ca. 1590-1610

Engraving of the Israelites on dry land while Egyptians drown in the Red Sea, with Moses raising his arms in the foreground.

Plate 8: The Egyptians Drowning in the Red Sea, from "The Battles of the Old Testament"

Antonio Tempesta, ca. 1590-1610

Etching of a battle with mounted warriors, rearing horses, raised spears and fallen soldiers, with Latin caption below.

Plate 9: The Israelites Battling the Amalekites, from "The Battles of the Old Testament"

Antonio Tempesta, ca. 1590-1610

Engraving of a hanging figure caught in a tree as mounted and foot soldiers fight around him in a wooded battle.

Plate 19: Jacob Killing Absalom, from "The Battles of the Old Testament"

Antonio Tempesta, ca. 1590-1610

Engraving of Gideon's night attack, with burning tents, fleeing soldiers, horses and a Latin inscription below.

Plate 14: Gideon Terrorizing the Enemy Camp, from "The Battles of the Old Testament"

Antonio Tempesta, ca. 1590-1610

Etching of David killing Goliath with armored horsemen, soldiers with spears and trumpets, and a fallen giant on a hill.

Plate 16: David Killing Goliath, from "The Battles of the Old Testament"

Antonio Tempesta, ca. 1590-1610

Engraving of Gideon directing soldiers at a river, with kneeling men drinking water and an armored army with camels in the di

Plate 13: Gideon Choosing his Soldiers, from "The Battles of the Old Testament"

Antonio Tempesta, ca. 1590-1610

Engraving of a battle beneath city walls, with a woman dropping a stone from a tower onto mounted warriors below.

Plate 15: The Death of Abimelech, from "The Battles of the Old Testament"

Antonio Tempesta, ca. 1590-1610

Engraving of a kneeling man before treasure, with trumpeters, armored soldiers, and a distant tented camp in the background.

Plate 22: Josaphat Thanking God for His Victory, from "The Battles of the Old Testament"

Antonio Tempesta, ca. 1590-1610

Engraving of workers rebuilding fortified city walls, with masons cutting stone, a hoist, and camels carrying loads up a ramp

Plate 24: The Israelites Rebuilding the Walls of Jerusalem, from "The Battles of the Old Testament"

Antonio Tempesta, ca. 1590-1610

Engraving of the Crucifixion with Christ between two thieves, mourning women at the base, soldiers on horseback and a city be

Christ crucified between the two thieves, the three maries at the foot of the cross

Antonio Tempesta, 1612

Engraved frontispiece with Latin title for Alexander the Great, flanked by a warrior and a fruit-bearing figure, with a coat

Frontispiece to the life of Alexander the Great, at left is Bellona and at right a female personification of abundanc…

Antonio Tempesta, 1608

Etching of a dense cavalry battle with armored warriors, rearing horses, raised spears, and fallen soldiers in the foreground

The Death of Camilla

Antonio Tempesta

Engraving of a plumed rider on a rearing horse gesturing toward a chaotic battlefield with smoke and fallen soldiers.

Plate 6: Darius Fleeing from the Battlefield, from "The Deeds of Alexander the Great"

Antonio Tempesta, 1608

Etching of a lion hunt with armored horsemen, archers, a lion, boars and deer in a rocky landscape.

Plate 11: Alexander's Lion Hunt, from "The Deeds of Alexander the Great"

Antonio Tempesta, 1608

Etched battle scene of a plumed commander on horseback pointing toward clashing armies, with chariots and smoke in the distan

Plate 5: Alexander Directing a Battle, from "The Deeds of Alexander the Great"

Antonio Tempesta, 1608

Etching of armored soldiers and horses around a figure lifting a cloth from a body, with spears and banners and a distant bat

Plate 10: Alexander Finding the Body of Darius, from "The Deeds of Alexander the Great"

Antonio Tempesta, 1608