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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

15,015 works

Bust of Livy, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Giovanni Ambrogio Brambilla

Bust of Livy, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Nicolas Béatrizet, 1582

Engraving of the mutilated Pasquino statue against a building, with Latin inscriptions and two figures on a street at right.

Statue of Pasquin in the House of Cardinal Ursino, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Nicolas Béatrizet, 1550

Engraving of the Pasquino statue on a pedestal in a Roman street, with inscribed tablets, statue fragments and two walking me

Statue of Pasquin in the House of Cardinal Ursino, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Nicolas Béatrizet, after 1582

Engraved portrait of Archbishop Thomas Herring seated in clerical robes and wig, holding a book, with inscription and coat of

The Most Reverend Thomas Herring, Archbishop of Canterbury

Bernard Baron, 1750

Etching of a seated man in a tricorn hat and wig reading a letter by candlelight beside a candlestick.

The Politician

John Keyse Sherwin, October 31, 1775

Engraving of a man lacing a woman's corset in a domestic room, with a seated couple, a child and a fireplace nearby.

The Stay-Maker

Joseph Haynes, February 1, 1782

Etching of men in wigs gathered at a round table in a room with an owl on a perch and a suit of armour by the door.

Debates on Palmistry

Joseph Haynes, February 1, 1782

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a dark naval-style coat holding a sword hilt, with a printed caption below.

A Sea Officer

Charles Townley, ca. 1800

Engraving of eight women sacrificing at a statue of Priapus, with an ox at left and a bearded figure above the pedestal.

Eight Women Sacrificing to Priapus, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Cornelis Bos, 16th century

Engraved battle scene of Amazon warriors on horseback fighting armored men, with fallen bodies and horses in the foreground.

Battle of the Amazons, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Nicolas Béatrizet, 1559

Etching of a grinning fool in a hooded cap embracing a young woman who peeks through her spread fingers.

Fool with a Girl Looking Through Her Fingers

Werner van den Valckert

Engraving of the bearded Ocean god seated on waves with a sea monster and staff, with Latin inscription above.

The Ocean God, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Nicolas Béatrizet, 1560

Engraving of a reclining nude figure tended by a bearded man in a turban, with a donkey and distant town beneath trees.

The Good Samaritan

Werner van den Valckert

Engraving of a laureate charioteer driving four horses past a winged victory figure, with classical columns and an arch behin

Triumph of Marcus Aurelius, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Nicolas Béatrizet, 1560

Engraving of Attilius Regulus inside a nail-studded barrel, surrounded by armed men and spectators on a rocky ground.

Attilius Regulus in a Barrel, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Diana Scultori, late 16th century

Engraved interior with a woman and gentleman before a clerk at a desk, a kneeling servant, two dogs, and children.

A Rake's Progress, Plate 5

William Hogarth, June 25, 1735

Engraved asylum interior with a chained man tended by figures, a violinist, and visitors; verses below.

A Rake's Progress, Plate 8

William Hogarth, June 25, 1735

Engraved prison interior with barred windows, a jailer with keys, and figures gathered around a table and bed.

A Rake's Progress, Plate 7

William Hogarth, June 25, 1735

Engraving of a crowded tavern with men gambling at tables, a dog, a fallen wig, and smoke filling the room.

A Rake's Progress, Plate 6

William Hogarth, June 25, 1735

Engraved 18th-century London street scene at morning with a coffee house, market women by a fire, and crowds of people.

Morning: The Four Times of the Day

William Hogarth, March 25, 1738

Engraving of a busy morning street scene with market women by a fire, a couple near Tom King's Coffee House, and a clock.

Morning (The Four Times of Day)

William Hogarth, March 25, 1738

Engraved night street scene with a lantern-carrying couple, bonfire, overturned cart, and tavern signs under a crescent moon.

Night: The Four Times of Day

William Hogarth, March 25, 1738

Engraving of a village street at evening with a woman with a fan, a man holding a child, a boy with a cane, and a dog.

Evening: The Four Times of Day

Bernard Baron, March 25, 1738

Engraving of a cluttered garret with a poet at his desk, two women working by the fireplace, a cat and dog on the floor.

The Distrest Poet

William Hogarth, March 3, 1737

Engraving of an evening town street with a couple on a footbridge, a child, a cow, a dog, and an inn sign.

Evening (The Four Times of Day)

William Hogarth, March 25, 1738

Engraved frontispiece with an oval portrait of a bearded man in a ruff, surrounded by fruit swags and garden roundels.

Frontispiece with a Portrait of Jacques Boyceau de la Berauderie (ca. 1560-1633)

Grégoire Huret, ca. 1638

Engraving of the reclining Marforio statue beside Latin inscribed pedestals, with a seated draughtsman and Roman ruins behind

Marforius, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Nicolas Béatrizet, 1550

Engraving of two peasant couples walking on grass, one pair labeled Fabianus Ienner and the other Mathias Hornung, dated 1546

January and February from "The Peasants' Feast" or "The Twelve Months"

Sebald Beham, 1546

Engraving of the reclining Marforio river-god statue beside a brick wall, with Latin inscriptions on pedestals below and ruin

Marforius

Nicolas Béatrizet, 1550