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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

14,931 works

Horse Bound to a Post, turned left, from "The Horses"

Etching of a piebald horse tied to a wooden feeding trough beside a farmhouse, with a rooster and distant figures.

Horse Bound to a Feeding Trough, from "The Horses"

Etching of a woodland with large trees, a hunter and dog, a marsh with herons, and a distant tower under clouds.

Woodland scene with marshy banks, from "Six Landscapes in Tyrol"

Roelant Savery, ca. 1600

Etching of a ruined aqueduct with a waterfall, gnarled trees, a reclining man and goats, and ships at sea.

Ruined aqueduct with water spilling from it to a stream below, ships at sea beyond, a man reclining on the ground wit…

Roelant Savery, ca. 1600

Engraving of a rocky cave with tents and figures, donkeys and travelers in the foreground, and a mountain landscape beyond.

Mountainous Landscape with a Group of Gypsies

Aegidius Sadeler, 1586-1629

Engraving of a forest with a seated man holding a staff, two goats, fallen trees and a stream.

A man holding a staff and seated on a tree trunk; with two goats to either side; surrounded by downed trees, foliage,…

Roelant Savery, ca. 1600

Pen and brown ink sketch of a winged putto with a flower wreath seated on a ledge, surrounded by faint architectural studies.

Genie of Drawing

Stefano Della Bella, 1610-64

Engraving of Atalanta running while Hippomenes passes golden apples, with Cupid on his back and a Latin inscription below.

Atalanta and Hippomemes, from "Four Mythological Scenes"

Virgilius Solis, ca. 1535-62

Engraving of Hercules strangling the Nemean lion beside a tree, shield, and castle in the background.

Hercules, in profile, killing the Nemean lion with his arm around its neck, from "The Labors of Hercules"

Sebald Beham, 1548

Engraving of Sarah presenting Hagar to a seated Abraham on a bed, with an arched colonnade and town behind.

Sarah presenting Hagar to Abraham, who sits at the foot of a bed, from "The Story of Abraham"

Georg Pencz, ca. 1543

Engraving of Abraham leading Hagar and young Ishmael away from a house, with Ishmael carrying a bow.

Abraham sending away Hagar and Ishmael: Abraham holds forth a vessel as Hagar and Ishmael stride before him, from "Th…

Georg Pencz, ca. 1543

Engraving of an old bearded man with a flask, a seated woman with a jug, and a standing woman with a goblet before a fire.

Lot and his daughters, from "Ten Old Testament Scenes"

Georg Pencz, ca. 1531

Hand-colored print of visitors in Victorian dress in a Gothic-style Mediaeval Court with red hangings and display cases.

Mediaeval Court: The Great Exhibition of 1851

Joseph Nash, 1854

Watercolor of misty trees beside a rocky stream, with grazing cows and a seated figure in soft morning light.

Early morning near Loch Katrine in the Trossachs, Scotland

John Glover, before 1831

Watercolor of woodcutters felling and stacking logs in a forest, with a river valley visible through the trees.

Woodcutters at Park Place, Henley, the river Thames beyond

William Havell, ca. 1826

Grey-wash drawing of a crowded Amsterdam square with a town hall, a tall decorated liberty pole, and celebrating figures.

Popular Celebrations in Dam Square, Amsterdam, on 4 March 1795, marking the erection of the Liberty Tree and the succ…

Daniël Kerkhoff, 1795 or after

Engraved frontispiece of a cherub reading beside a river landscape, with a rotunda, rocky hill and a perspective instrument a

Frontispiece to Joshua Kirby's "Perspective of Architecture" (1761)

William Woollett, July 1760

Engraved city street scene with a central statue, fountain, crowds, soldiers firing muskets, and a sign reading Conspiracy De

The Times, Plate 2

William Hogarth, May 29, 1790

Engraving of a crowded city street with firefighters battling burning buildings, onlookers, and shop signs.

The Times, Plate 1

William Hogarth, September 7, 1762

Engraved frontispiece with a monk leading a donkey carrying two riders past a city skyline with church domes.

Frontispiece to "The Jacobite's Journal"

Richard Livesay, November 27, 1781

Engraved concert ticket showing musicians playing cello, double bass, violin and flute in an arched room.

Concert Ticket - Mary's Chappel, Five at Night

Jane Ireland, May 1, 1799

Engraved print of a crowded fair with wooden stages, flags, a tightrope walker, musicians, and a dense crowd of people.

The Humours and Diversions of the Southwark Fair / Les Bizarerries et Les Plaisirs de La Foire de Southwark

William Hogarth, 1733-1825 [after 1733 oriiginal]

Pen and ink drawing of a sailing boat with haloed figures, an angel above, and a tower at left.

Parri spinelli, copia della navicella di giotto, metropolitan museum

Parri Spinelli, 1320

Etching of a grand palace with arcaded loggias above terraced gardens, an oval courtyard and small figures below.

View of Caprarola, from "Fifteen Views of Italy and France"

Israël Silvestre, 17th century

Etching of Villa d'Este gardens in Tivoli with a curved staircase, two statues, tall cypress trees and small figures.

View of the gardens at the Villa d'Este in Tivoli, cyprus trees to right, a staircase leading to the villa at left, t…

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1764

Etching of an arched aqueduct and cypress trees on a hillside, with figures, donkeys and a cart on a path below.

View of the entrance to Tivoli and the walls of the Villa d'Este, horsemen approaching the entrance at bottom center,…

Richard de Saint-Non, 18th century

Engraved bird's-eye view of the Richelieu château with formal gardens, tree-lined avenues, horsemen and a carriage in the for

Veüe generale en Perspective du Château Bassecourt, Anticours, Jardins, &c. de Richelieu

Adam Pérelle, 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

Engraved view of the Château de Richelieu entrance facade with domed corner towers, formal gardens, figures and a carriage in

Le Château de Richelieu en Poictou du Côté de l'Entrée

Adam Pérelle, 17th century

Etching of playful children dancing and one playing a pipe beneath trees in a woodland clearing.

Four Dancing Children (Bacchantes) and Two Making Music

Erasmus Quellinus, 1640-1650