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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

16,102 works

Hand-colored caricature of a stout man taking a dance lesson beside a small dog while a violinist plays.

Lord-tolan prenant sa leçon de dance, La Passions, No. 7

Basset, 19th century

Hand-colored print of a rider on a chestnut horse beside a cane-carrying man, with a seated crowd under trees.

Le Boulevard de Gand à Paris

Georges-Jacques Gatine, 19th century

Ink and grey wash drawing of an angel blowing a trumpet above a crowd of figures with raised arms.

The Last Trumpet (recto); Two studies of a right eye, a profile of an open-mouthed young man, the head of an eagle, a…

William Blake, 1780-85

Lithograph of a reclining man attended by grotesque mourners as an armored winged woman with spear and shield descends.

Repas de Corps. Epoque Mémorable de 1821

Charles Joseph Hullmandel, 1821

Oval etched portrait of an elderly man in a powdered wig and dark coat, with cross-hatched shading.

Portrait of Bacon Morritt

William Doughty, 1772

Engraved portrait of a seated man in a dark coat and white cravat, holding a printed sheet, against a shaded background.

Portrait of Robert Graves, Printseller

Robert Graves, 1827

Etched self-portrait of Wenceslaus Hollar holding a small panel of a woman, with a city skyline and drawing tools beside him.

Self-Portrait, from "Image de divers hommes: The true effigies of the most eminent Painters"

Wenceslaus Hollar, 17th century

Engraved portrait of Reverend John Diodati in black cap and white collar, hands resting on an open book, 1643.

Portrait of John Diodati, from "Pious Annotations upon the Holy Bible"

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1643

Etching of three nude putti pouring water from an urn beside reeds, with fish and seashells on a rocky shore.

Water, from "Four Elements"

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1647

Etched river landscape with trees, a sailboat, a hilltop castle labeled Hernenstein, and a distant town labeled Coblentz.

Coblentz and Harmenstein [copy]

Abraham Aubri, after 1664

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat, labeled as Pietro Aretino, by Wenceslaus Hollar.

Pietro Aretino

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1640

Etching of an ornate cup base with cherubs, a griffin, a lion and a dog among scrollwork and bead garlands.

Base of an ornamental cup

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1645

Engraving of a helmeted warrior holding a severed bearded head aloft, with a nude body on the ground in a hilly landscape.

Judah with the Head of Adonibezek, from "Tyrannorum Proemia"

Maerten de Vos, 1578

Engraving of allegorical figure Fiducia with flag and scroll, trampling a fallen woman surrounded by theatrical masks.

Fiducia, from "Virtues Conquering Vices"

Jan Sadeler, 1579

Engraving of a haloed woman handing a bowl to a bearded beggar while a child holds his leg beneath an arch.

Alms-giving, from "Christian Virtues"

Raphaël Sadeler, 1589

Engraving of St. Cecilia's death: women attend the fallen saint as Christ and an angel with a crown appear above.

Death of St. Cecilia

Hieronymus Wierix, ca. 1599-1605

Engraving of Judith: a banquet tent scene, a woman with a sword by a bed, and soldiers battling before a walled city.

Judith, illustration to "Biblesche figuren ofte afbeeldingen..." by Hendrik Jansen van Barrefelt, called Hiel

Pieter van der Borcht, 1662 or later

Engraving of a bearded robed figure in a turban standing before crumbling stone arches overgrown with plants.

St. Philip(?), standing with his left hand on his hip and his right hand resting on his head, from "Christ and the Tw…

Lambert Suavius, 1545

Engraving of three haloed holy figures in a garden with a fountain, one holding a lily, with the caption Conversatio Sancta.

Conversatio Sancta

Cornelis Galle II, 1638-78

Etching of a rural landscape with travelers on horseback, a small columned shrine, billowing clouds, and farm buildings among

The First Spring

Allart van Everdingen

Engraving of the allegorical figure Justice holding a sword and scales, with a jug and tree in the landscape behind her.

Justice, from "The Seven Virtues and Knowledge"

Johannes Wierix, 1579

Engraved portrait of a man in decorated armor with a lace ruff, beside a plumed helmet, curtain and column.

Philip William of Orange

Johannes Wierix

Etching of a young pastry seller in a turban holding a tray of hot small pies, with an oven behind him.

Pastry Seller

comte de Caylus Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, 1738

Etching of a young woman in a headscarf and apron carrying a bucket beside a stone cistern, looking back over her shoulder.

Walnut Seller

comte de Caylus Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, 1738

Etching of an elderly man in a wide hat and long coat, leaning on a staff and holding a jug beside a stone wall.

Old Bricklayer

comte de Caylus Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, 1737

Etching of a seated woman in a headscarf sewing at a table against a hatched stone wall.

A Woman From Savoy

comte de Caylus Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, 1737

Engraving of a man in a tricorn hat playing a fife and drum, standing against a hatched wall.

A Man From Provence

comte de Caylus Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, 1737

Etching of a young milkmaid in headscarf and apron, balancing a large jug overhead and carrying a wicker basket on her arm.

Young Milkmaid

comte de Caylus Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, 1737

Etching of two women seated on a stone block shelling peas, with a basket at their feet and a window behind them.

Pea Shellers

comte de Caylus Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, 1737

Etching of a young chimney sweep in a wide-brimmed hat and long coat, holding a brush, against a cross-hatched stone wall.

Chimney Sweep

comte de Caylus Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, 1737