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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,952 works

Etching of a bearded man in a wide hat and draped robe, turned right, holding a staff and a book against hatched background.

Saint James Major holding a staff and a book facing right, from "Christ and the Apostles"

Andrea Schiavone, ca. 1548-50

Etching of villagers dancing and gathering outside a thatched tavern beneath a wooden trellis, with barrels and a sheep.

Dance Under the Trellis

Adriaen van Ostade, 1610-85

Etching of a village kermess under a large tree, with peasants drinking at a table beside a thatched cottage and a church tow

The Kermess Under the Great Tree

Adriaen van Ostade, 1610-85

Etching of a peasant kitchen interior with a woman nursing a baby, a man at the hearth, a child, a dog, and hanging pots.

The Family (reverse copy)

Adriaen van Ostade, 1610-85

Etching of a grinning bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat, arms resting on a ledge, with dense cross-hatched shading.

Man Leering

Adriaen van Ostade, 1610-85

Etching of a seated man in a cap smoking a pipe in a simple interior with a barrel, jug and wooden door.

Smoker (copy)

Adriaen van Ostade, 1610-85

Engraving of a nude muscular man seated beside a draped woman, with a lion skin at his feet, against hatched background.

Hercules and Deianira

Engraved design of an ornate candlestick with a flame, flanked by cherubs and sphinxes on a tiered stem.

Candlestick

René Boyvin, 1525

Engraving of an ornate column-like container with a nude woman and a horned satyr, topped with small vessels.

Container with a Satyr (Nécessaire de table)

Engraved design of an ornamental container with a central woman flanked by two muscular men holding drapery.

Container with a Woman between Two Men (Nécessaire de table)

Circular engraving of three nude figures in a landscape, one with curly hair, another holding a ribbon aloft.

Three Figures Including a Hermaphrodite

Torch Bearer

Fantastical Masked Masculine Heads

Tonal print of a bearded man in a white turban and dark robe, turning toward the viewer beside an open book.

Portrait of Rembrandt as St. Paul

Rembrandt van Rijn, n.d.

Etching of Saint Veronica holding a cloth bearing the face of Christ wearing a crown of thorns.

Saint Veronica with the Sudarium

Sebald Beham, 16th century

Engraving of the Virgin and Child seated under a tree, with a walled town and bridge in the background, dated 1511.

Virgin and Child with a Pear

Albrecht Dürer, 1511

Engraving of the Virgin Mary nursing the infant Christ beneath a tree, with a bridge and tower in the distance.

Virgin and Child with a Pear, copy

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Engraving of two winged angels holding up a cloth displaying a bearded face crowned with thorns, dated 1513.

The Sudarium Displayed by Two Angels

Albrecht Dürer, 1513

Etching of a bearded robed figure holding a globe, with hatched lines describing drapery and hair.

Christ as the Savior holding a globe, from "Christ and the Apostles"

Andrea Schiavone, ca. 1548-50

Etching of tiny figures operating a giant clyster syringe aimed at a stone tower, with a crowd watching and a cat attacking.

The Political Clyster

William Hogarth, January 1757

Etching of a bearded satyr with horns and goat legs seated on a scroll, pointing, with leaf garland and brick wall behind.

Sitting Satyrs

G. King, after 1732

Sepia print of putti painting and sketching in a studio beside a classical female statue, with Latin inscriptions above and b

Boys Peeping at Nature

Richard Livesay, 1782

Etching of three putti drawing and painting in a studio beside a classical bust and an oval portrait sketch.

Boys Peeping at Nature

William Hogarth, 1751

Etched print of three children drawing beside an easel and bust, with a subscription receipt inscription below.

Boys Peeping at Nature

William Hogarth, 1731-51

Engraved portrait of a woman in a white headscarf and dark dress, resting her arms on a ledge, by William Hogarth.

Sarah Malcolm

William Hogarth, after 1733

Etching of a man seated in a pillory beside a barred building while a crowd in hats gathers in a street.

Hudibras in Tribulation (Seventeen Small Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, no. 7)

William Hogarth, 1721-26

Etching of two men arguing in a narrow street beside a brick building with a wooden door.

Hudubras and Ralpho Disputing (Seventeen Small Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, no. 8)

William Hogarth, 1721-26

Etching of a cloaked man aiming a telescope at a kite on a tall pillar, with a gesturing man beside a stone tower.

Sidrophel Examining the Kite Through His Telescope (Seventeen Small Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, no. 10)

William Hogarth, 1721-26

Etching of a bearded man on horseback with a dog while a woman raises a stick at him beside a tree and fence.

Trulla Attacking Hudibras (Seventeen Small Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, no. 4)

William Hogarth, 1721-26

Etching of a boisterous street procession with riders, crowds, a cauldron, and onlookers at windows.

Hudibras and the Skimmington (Seventeen Small Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, no. 9)

William Hogarth, 1721-26

Etching of a crowded semicircular lecture hall with galleries, a rostrum, and figures in the foreground including a gowned ma

Frontispiece to Nicholas Amhurst's "Terrae-Filius"

William Hogarth, June 1726

Etching of a man raising a sword over a fallen figure in a room with cracked walls and shelves of jars.

Hudibras Beating Sidrophel and Whachum (Seventeen Small Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, no. 12)

William Hogarth, 1721-26

Etching of a woman in a doorway and a stooped man bowing on a cobbled street, with a dog and a brick house behind.

Hudibras Wooing the Widow (Seventeen Small Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, no. 13)

William Hogarth, 1721-26

Etching of a seated man attacked by horned devil figures in a barred room, one holding a lantern at right.

Hudibras Catechized (Seventeen Small Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, no. 14)

William Hogarth, 1721-26

Etching of a seated lawyer at a desk with papers and coins, speaking to a standing man, with law books on shelves behind.

Hudibras and the Lawyer (Seventeen Small Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, no.16)

William Hogarth, 1721-26

Engraving of a woman standing between brawling men with cudgels, a kneeling man at her feet, beside a bridge and tavern.

Hudibras Vanquished by Trulla (Twelve Large Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, Plate 5)

William Hogarth, February 1725-26

Etched theatre benefit ticket showing figures in a barred brick cell, with printed text for Theatre Royal Lincolns Inn Fields

Benefit Ticket for Milward

Samuel Ireland, 1788

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a cap and coat, labeled Mr Samuel Butler, signed W. Hogarth sculp.

Frontispiece Portrait (Seventeen Small Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras)

William Hogarth, April 1726

Etched interior of a study with figures at a table, a celestial globe, books, and a hanging bat.

Hudibras Visiting Sidrophel (Seventeen Small Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, no. 11)

William Hogarth, 1721-26

Engraving of two men on horseback on a wooded path, one pointing forward, beneath a large leaning tree and cloudy sky.

Hudibras Sallying Forth (Seventeen Small Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, no. 1)

William Hogarth, 1721-26

Engraving of a street brawl with men fighting with sticks beside brick buildings, a fallen man and a discarded hat in the for

Hudibras Vanquished by Trulla (Seventeen Small Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, no. 5)

William Hogarth, 1721-26

Engraving of men fighting in a cluttered interior, one with a raised sword, while a woman and torch-bearer watch from the lef

Hudibras Catechized (Twelve Large Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, Plate 9)

William Hogarth, February 1725-26

Engraved interior of a committee meeting with men around a table, hats on the wall, a clock, and verse below.

The Committee (Twelve Large Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, Plate 10)

William Hogarth, 1725-68

Engraving of a mounted knight with a pistol facing musicians, a chained bear and a crowd beneath trees.

Hudibras' First Adventure (Twelve Large Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, Plate 3)

William Hogarth, February 1725-26

Engraving of a mounted knight passing a pillory where a man is confined, with a fiddle hung on a post and onlookers watching.

Hudibras Triumphant (Twelve Large Illustrations for Samuel Butler's Hudibras, Plate 4)

William Hogarth, February 1725-26

Four Heads From the Raphael Cartoons at Hampton Court

William Hogarth, May 14, 1781

Engraving of two winged angels holding a veil bearing a bearded face with a crown of thorns, against hatched background.

The Sudarium Carried by Two Angels, copy

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Engraving of standing bearded Christ with halo, holding a cross in an arched niche, with a chalice at right.

Christ Holding a Cross in a Niche

Engraving of a winged child holding a bearded grotesque face beside a seated child and a dog near a tree.

Two Children with a Mask

Engraving of nude Venus lifting a drape beside a winged Cupid in a landscape with a tree stump.

Venus and Cupid

Fantastical Masked Female Heads

Engraving of an ornate nef-shaped container with carved panels of mythological figures, putti, and sea creatures along its hu

Container for the Royal Napkins (Nef)

Engraving of Mercury piping beside sleeping Argus above a hanging festoon of instruments, books, clock, armor and tools.

Mercury Putting Argus to Sleep and Festoon of Instruments, from "Festoons of Flowers, etc. no. 3"

Engraving of Flora on a cloud receiving flowers, above a long cascading festoon of flowers and leaves.

Flora Receiving Flowers and Festoon of Flowers, from "Dessins d'aiguières, etc., no. 5"

Engraving of Vulcan at a forge forging wings for Cupid, above a vertical bundle of tools ending in a basket.

Vulcan Forging the Wings of Cupid, from "Dessins d'aiguières, etc., no. 4"

Engraving of the Virgin with the infant Christ, crowned by two angels above, with a wooden fence and landscape behind.

The Virgin Crowned by Two Angels

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Engraving of the Virgin nursing the Christ Child, seated in a grassy landscape with a radiant halo and draped robe.

The Virgin Nursing the Christ Child, copy

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Engraving of the Last Supper with Christ at a central table surrounded by disciples, a radiant halo above him, and a pitcher

The Last Supper, from The Small Passion (copy)

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of nude Adam and Eve beside the tree with a serpent coiling above, with an ox and hare in the foreground.

Adam and Eve, from "The Small Passion" (copy)

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of an angel with a sword expelling nude Adam and Eve from a fruit tree, with dense line hatching.

Expulsion from Paradise, from "The Small Passion" (copy)

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of an angel pointing to a kneeling woman in prayer beside a candle and book, with a dove above her.

The Annunciation, from "The Small Passion" (copy)

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of shepherds resting on a mound beside a bare tree, with cattle, a donkey and a rifleman in a rocky landsc

Shepherds at rest

Ferdinand Kobell, late 18th century

Pen and ink landscape drawing of farm buildings, trees, a brook and rocks under a cloudy sky.

Landscape with a Brook and Farm Buildings

Ferdinand Kobell, late 18th century

Sepia drawing of a winding forest path with a strolling couple, two seated beggars, and a fallen log beneath tall trees.

A Path Bordered by Trees with two Beggars and a Couple Strolling

Ferdinand Kobell, late 18th century