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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

15,010 works

Etching of robed classical figures gathered around a bearded orator, with a kneeling mother, a child, and a reclining man in

Classical scene of figures gathered around an orator at right (possibly related to healing the lame)

Matthias Oesterreich, 1752

Etching of a grand ceremonial altar topped by a crown, with angel statues, kneeling crowds and a procession on the left.

The altar of the holy sacrament; at left, the sacrament beneath a canopy, carried in procession and followed by the L…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1648

Etching of a frieze with a mermaid on a dolphin, bearded sea gods, cherubs and sea creatures in parallel hatching.

Plate 4: marine gods and other cavorting figures

Giulio Carpioni, ca. 1640-70

Etching of marine gods, a trident-bearing figure, sea monsters and cavorting putti in a horizontal frieze.

Plate 6: marine gods and other cavorting figures

Giulio Carpioni, ca. 1640-70

Etching of an ancient Roman aqueduct with arched vaults, water fountains spilling into basins, and figures on a cobbled stree

View of the ancient aquaduct and fountains situated near the Chiavica del Bufalo in Rome, from "Le Antichita di Roma"

Luigi Rossini, 1822

Engraved view of Rome from the Quirinal Hill with a fountain, marble horse tamer statues, an obelisk, and pedestrians in a pi

View of the Quirinal Hill in Rome with the fountain of the horse tamers at left, from "Le Antichita di Roma"

Luigi Rossini, 1822

Four grey ink-and-wash studies of a nude woman in varied poses, one arm raised, a cloth draped over one leg.

Four Studies after Giambologna's "Venus Leaving the Bath"

Hans Bock the Younger, ca. 1590

Hogarth satirical etching of armed men storming a tavern by the coast, with a monk, ships and a banner reading Vengence.

The Invasion, Plate 1: France

William Hogarth, March 8, 1756

Engraving of Florizel and Perdita from The Winter's Tale in a rustic room with flowers, a table, and two seated older men.

Florizel and Perdita in 'The Winter's Tale,' from "The Art Journal," opposite p. 4

Lumb Stocks, January 1867

Engraving of Elizabethan-style figures dining and conversing in a paneled room with a large leaded window and fireplace.

Falstaff and His Friends, "The Merry Wives of Windsor," from "The Art Journal," opposite p. 84

William Greatbach, May 1868

Engraving of a grape harvest with women carrying baskets, a child, a man pouring from a jug beside a wooden vat, and a Latin

Vintage Scene

Giovanni Girolamo Frezza, 1704

Print of Venus reclining on rocks while armored Mars embraces a winged Cupid, with a grotesque-faced shield in front.

Venus, Mars, and Cupid

Francesco Lamarra, 1725-80

Engraving of men sifting grain with a sieve, shovelling chaff, with donkeys and two women watching in a farmyard.

Men with seive

Giovanni Girolamo Frezza, 1675-1741

Engraving of reapers cutting wheat in a field while others rest under a tree, with a town on the horizon.

Reapers of grain

Giovanni Girolamo Frezza, 1704

Engraving of workers winnowing wheat with sieves and shovels in a courtyard, with donkeys and a tree in the background.

The Wheat & The Chaff

Johann Jakob Frey the Elder, 1728

Engraving of Venus reclining nude beside a sleeping Cupid, with a flying cherub holding a dove, in a garden setting.

Venus and Cupid

Jean-Baptiste Michel, May 1, 1779

Engraving of Mercury handing infant Bacchus to nymphs by a stream, with a satyr, grapevines and swans in a landscape.

Bacchus as a child given by Mercury to the care of the Nymphs

Andrea Procaccini

Sepia print of nude Diana reclining in a forest clearing beside a bow, with nymphs and an altar fire in the background.

Diana and her Nymphs

John Kirby Baldrey, January 1, 1783

Engraving of Galatea in a shell chariot pulled by dolphins, with nymphs, a cupid, a triton and waves.

The Triumph of Galatea

Philippe Trière

Black and Tan Terrier, from the Dogs of the World series for Old Judge Cigarettes

Goodwin & Company, 1890

Beagle, from the Dogs of the World series for Old Judge Cigarettes

Goodwin & Company, 1890

Pointer, from the Dogs of the World series for Old Judge Cigarettes

Goodwin & Company, 1890

Esquimaux Husky, from the Dogs of the World series for Old Judge Cigarettes

Goodwin & Company, 1890

Bassett Hound, from the Dogs of the World series for Old Judge Cigarettes

Goodwin & Company, 1890

Dandy Dinmont, from the Dogs of the World series for Old Judge Cigarettes

Goodwin & Company, 1890

Poodle, from the Dogs of the World series for Old Judge Cigarettes

Goodwin & Company, 1890

Sky Terrier, from the Dogs of the World series for Old Judge Cigarettes

Goodwin & Company, 1890

Pomeranian, from the Dogs of the World series for Old Judge Cigarettes

Goodwin & Company, 1890

Field Spaniel, from the Dogs of the World series for Old Judge Cigarettes

Goodwin & Company, 1890

Chinese Crested, from the Dogs of the World series for Old Judge Cigarettes

Goodwin & Company, 1890