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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,907 works

Etching of a barber seen from behind holding a basin beside a ladder-back chair in a plain interior.

The Barber

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

Engraved vignette of winged sphinxes and putti with trumpets, a lyre, and grapevine garlands hung with coins, signed J.B. Hue

Vignette with Sphinxes and Putti

Jean Baptiste Huet, 1779

Engraved vignette of two nude nymphs embracing, framed by grapevines, medallions, and a lyre under radiating light.

Vignette with Two Nymphs

Jean Baptiste Huet, 1778

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

Painting of a large beech tree in a woodland clearing, with a mother and children resting at left and deer grazing at right.

A mother and children resting beneath a large beech tree, deer grazing beyond, possibly in Norbury Park, Surrey

the elder George Barret, 1776

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

Drawing of a woman in an oval frame flanked by cherubs, flower garlands, urns and winged figures holding a globe.

Portrait of Queen Marie-Antoinette in an ornamental frame

Johann Esaias Nilson, late 18th century

Red chalk drawing of a nude male figure leaning forward, with small studies of a body held by an angel below.

Studies of the Dead Christ supported by an Angel, with subsidiary studies for the same composition

Poppi, ca. 1570

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

Pen drawing of a coat of arms with Nature and Britannia figures, an infant on the shield, a lamb crest and a HELP banner.

Arms for the Foundling Hospital

William Hogarth, December 22, 1781

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 bear holding a tankard and club beside a dog, with books, a palette and a pipe, satirising Charles Churchill.

The Bruiser (Caricature of Charles Churchill)

William Hogarth, August 1, 1762

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 interior with men in academic gowns drinking at a table, a dog asleep on the floor, and a servant in a doorway.

Frontispiece to "The Humours of Oxford"

Gerard Vandergucht, April 1730

Engraving of men smoking pipes in a room while a standing man reads a book beside a hanging picture.

"Tristram Shandy," Frontispiece, Volume 1,

the elder Simon Francis Ravenet, April 1760

Etching of men playing flutes in a room while a standing man reads sheet music beside a seated listener.

"Tristram Shandy," Frontispiece, Volume 1,

William Hogarth, April 1760

Engraved interior scene of a man holding a swaddled infant, a woman watching, and a man gesturing beside a table with a bowl.

"Tristram Shandy," Volume 4, page 112

the elder Simon Francis Ravenet, January 1761

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

Engraving of a woman in a gown facing two attendants in a columned hall with a tiled floor and drapery.

Gulliver Presented to the Queen of Babilary, Frontispiece to "The Travels of Mr. John Gulliver"

Gerard Vandergucht, February 1730

Engraved interior of a paneled room with wigged men, a standing woman, and a candlelit table, labeled Act 5, Scene 5.

Frontispiece to Moliere's "L'Avare" (The Miser)

John Vandergucht, 1732

Etched street scene of a gentleman gesturing toward a woman by a brick house, with a dog and flower basket.

Frontispiece to Moliere's "Sganarelle, ou le Cocu Imaginaire" (The Imaginary Cuckold)

John Vandergucht, ca. 1732

Engraving of men in a room, one smoking a pipe, another reading a book, with a map on the wall behind them.

Frontispiece to "Tristram Shandy," Volume 1

William Hogarth, 19th century

Engraving of a bewigged man holding a swaddled baby beside a woman, with a turbaned man gesturing at a table in an interior.

Illustration to "Tristram Shandy," Volume 4

William Hogarth, 19th century

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a powdered wig inside an ornate Rococo frame, with the inscription Jacobus Gibbs Architect

Jacobus Gibbs, Architectus

Bernard Baron, 1747

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]

Engraving of an armored man with a sword and heraldic shield beside two lions, with eagles, statues and an ornate doorway beh

Allegorical Portrait of Count Tassis, from "Les marques d'honneur de la Maison de Tassis"

Cornelis Galle, 1645

Engraving of Oxford scholars in gowns drinking in a panelled room, with a woman, a servant and a sleeping dog.

Frontispiece to "The Humours of Oxford"

William Hogarth, November 1, 1807

Etching of a woman in a long skirt and bonnet walking outdoors, holding her skirt, with buildings and clouds behind her.

Woman walking and holding her skirt with her right hand, shown in three-quarters view with head turned toward the vie…

Jean-Antoine Watteau, ca. 1710

Engraving of Eve offering an apple to seated Adam beneath a tree with a serpent, with a turkey and cat nearby.

Eve Giving Adam the Forbidden Fruit, plate 3 from "The Story of Adam and Eve"

Etching of a standing man in a tricorne hat and long coat, resting one hand on a garden basin beside foliage.

Standing man with his right hand resting on a basin, shown in three-quarters view with his head turned toward the lef…

Jean-Antoine Watteau, ca. 1710

Man walking and carrying a cane in his right hand, shown in three-quarters view with his head turned away from the vi…

Jean-Antoine Watteau, ca. 1710

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 standing man in 18th-century dress, hand in waistcoat, head turned left, with a tree and building behind him.

Standing man with right hand tucked into his waistcoat, shown in frontal view with his head turned toward the left, f…

Jean-Antoine Watteau, ca. 1710

Etched design of an ornate urn with scroll handles and a Bacchic relief frieze on a stone base.

Design for a Vase with a Bacchic Frieze, from: Vases

Jacques Francois Joseph Saly, 1746

Etching of an ornate urn with scroll handles and a siren figure holding a garland, on a pedestal against a hatched background

Vase with a Male Siren holding up a Garland, from: Vases

Jacques Francois Joseph Saly, 1746

Engraving of a horned satyr holding grapes beside two tigers, with a cup and vine leaves, in fine hatched lines.

Satyr with Grapes and Two Tigers

Lucas Vorsterman II, 1614-1679

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

Etching of a bearded pasha in a fur-trimmed robe and turban, gripping a sword at his hip, with a landscape behind him.

Pasha grasping a sword at his hip with both hands, from "Caravan of the Sultan to Mecca" (Caravane du Sultan à la Mec…

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1748

Engraved interior scene of figures in 18th-century dress, a woman and man struggling by a chair while a man in a cloak gestur

A man curled up in a chair looks toward another man who approaches him from the left in an interior setting, a woman…

Jacques Philippe Joseph de Saint Quentin, ca. 1784

Engraving of a man leaning toward a woman in a doorway, a seated woman gesturing beside a canopied bed in an elegant room.

A man leans toward a woman standing in a doorway at right, at left a seated woman raises both hands, a canopied bed b…

Jacques Philippe Joseph de Saint Quentin, ca. 1784

Engraved interior of a stately hall with a seated man on a platform, gesturing men in front, and a scribe at a desk.

A man seated in a chair on a stepped platform holds an audience, two pointing men stand in the foreground, from a ser…

Jacques Philippe Joseph de Saint Quentin, ca. 1784

Engraving of elegant figures in a columned hall with a vaulted ceiling, dancing couples and seated women in period dress.

Dancing couples surround four standing women in a barrel-vaulted hall, from a series of five illustrations after Jacq…

Jacques Philippe Joseph de Saint Quentin, ca. 1784

Engraving of a garden scene under trees: a man with raised arms at center, a boy holding a torch, and a crowd of figures in 1

A young boy holds a torch under trees in a garden, at center a man raises both arms, surrounded by male and female fi…

Jacques Philippe Joseph de Saint Quentin, ca. 1784

Engraved half-length portrait of a man in a turban inside an oval frame, with compass and square below.

Portrait of Andrea Palladio in half-length within an oval frame; a compass, carpenter's square, and plumb line rest o…

Bernard Picart, 1716

Circular etching of figures skating on a frozen lake with bare trees in the foreground and a town with windmills beyond.

Winter landscape with figures skating on a frozen body of water in a roundel composition; a church and trees in the f…

Matthijs van Plattenberg, ca. 1625-60

Engraving of Judith holding a sword as a maidservant lifts the severed head of Holofernes, with a landscape behind.

Judith and the Head of Holofernes

Jan Saenredam, 1575-1607

Three-quarter Length Woman in Profile at a Picture Gallery

Circular etching of a stormy sea with sailing ships, rough waves, dark clouds, and figures on a shore at lower left.

Tempest in a roundel composition, at left waves toss a small ship occupied by seven figures, ships and dark clouds be…

Matthijs van Plattenberg, ca. 1625-60

Engraved portrait of a man with curly hair, lace collar and armor, inside an octagonal frame with inscription.

Potier de Gesvre

Jean Morin, 17th 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

Hand-colored fashion plate of two women in 1860s gowns beside an oval mirror in a draped room.

Two Women with a Mirror, No. 868, from "La Elegancia"

Hélöise Leloir, 19th century

Hand-colored fashion plate of two women in a garden, one in a dark blue gown with black lace shawl, one seated on a bench.

Two Women Outdoors, No. 720, from "La Elegancia"

Hélöise Leloir, 19th 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

Hand-colored fashion plate of two women and a child in an interior, one wearing a black lace cape over a blue gown.

Number 473 from "La Elegancia"

Hélöise Leloir, 19th century