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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

16,102 works

Engraving of bearded merchants exchanging coins beneath a tree, with a camel and spear-bearing horse behind the group.

Joseph sold to the merchants: a bearded man grasping Joseph with his left hand receives coins in his right hand, from…

Georg Pencz, 1546

Engraving of a young man being lowered into a well by bearded men in period dress, with a large tree and distant armed figure

Joseph lowered into a well by his brothers, from "The Story of Joseph"

Georg Pencz, 1546

Engraving of Joseph telling his dream to his father and brothers in an arched interior, with sun, moon and stars in the windo

Joseph explains his dream to his brothers and father in an interior setting; the sun, moon, and stars above a landsca…

Georg Pencz, 1544

Engraving of a man pulling away as a woman on a bed grasps his cloak, in a richly furnished interior.

Joseph strides away from Potiphar's wife, who clutches his cloak with both hands as she straddles the corner of a bed…

Georg Pencz, 1546

Engraving of nude Tomyris placing a severed head into a sack held by a soldier, with a body on the ground.

Tomyris, shown nude from behind, placing the head of Cyrus into a sack held by a soldier, the decapitated body of Cyr…

Georg Pencz, ca. 1539

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

Engraving of a skeleton drummer leading a fashionably dressed couple past a lion, with a town in the distance.

Couple and Death with a Drum, from "The Dance of Death"

Engraving of a winged putto holding a shield and staff beneath a tall scroll of leafy foliage, with a monogram at top.

Ornament with a Genius Holding a Shield

Master MVHF, 1536

Etched print of a coppersmith from Auvergne in a tall hat and apron, carrying a copper pot on his back and a pan in hand.

Coppersmith from Auvergne

comte de Caylus Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, 1737

Etching of a woman seen from behind in a headscarf and draped cloak, carrying a bundle on her shoulder.

A Woman from the Mountains

comte de Caylus Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, 1737

Etching of a woman in a headscarf holding a tray of apples, with hatched shading and a cast shadow on the ground.

Apple Seller

comte de Caylus Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, 1746

Etched print of a street peddler in a tricorn hat carrying a wicker basket of ladles and cookware on his arm.

Cookware Peddler

comte de Caylus Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, 1746

Etched print of a well cleaner in a tricorn hat holding a pole with rope and hook, standing beside a stone well.

Well Cleaner

comte de Caylus Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, 1746

Etched print of a standing cooper in a knitted cap, carrying curved wooden hoops over his shoulder and holding a small wooden

Cooper

comte de Caylus Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, 1742

Etching of a water carrier in a tricorn hat and long coat, walking away with two buckets hung from a yoke on a street.

Water Carrier

comte de Caylus Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, 1742

Etching of a young street peddler in a tricorn hat holding up striped lace ribbons, with the caption Mes beaux Lacets below.

Laces Peddler

comte de Caylus Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, 1738

Etching of a blind man with a staff and cup, cloaked and hatted, with a companion peering from behind him.

A Blind Man from the Quinze-Vingts Hospital

comte de Caylus Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, 1738

Etching of a woman in headscarf and apron carrying a small tray, seen from behind, looking to the left.

Reseller

comte de Caylus Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, 1737

A Woman from Savoy

comte de Caylus Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, 1742

Engraving of a street vendor in a tricorn hat carrying a wicker basket and a small jug, standing before a stone wall.

Ink Seller

comte de Caylus Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, 1746

Etching of a standing street peddler in a turban and layered robes, holding a bundle of cloth under one arm.

Peddler of Old Hats

comte de Caylus Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, 1742

Etching of a street vendor in a tricorn hat carrying a bellows and a sack over his back, with French caption below.

Repairer of Seals and Bellows

comte de Caylus Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, 1738

Etching of a woman in a hood turning a barrel organ strapped to her shoulder, with a wooden box on top.

Organ Grinder

comte de Caylus Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, 1737

Etching of a man in a hat climbing a ladder to post an AVIS notice on a wall, with a bucket and brush below.

The Sign Poster

comte de Caylus Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, 1742

Engraved vignette of a bearded god on a cloud with putti, surrounded by ancient coins, spears, a shield and laurel garlands.

Vignette with Hephaestus and Putti

Jean Baptiste Huet, 1779

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

Chalk portrait drawing on blue paper of a man in a soft cap, turned three-quarters, with white and red chalk highlights.

Portrait of Jonathan Richardson, Jr., the artist's son

Jonathan Richardson Sr., 1729

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