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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

17,362 works

Etching of Daphne turning into a laurel tree as Apollo, holding a bow, reaches toward her in a grassy landscape.

Apollo at right holding a bow chasing Daphne at the left

Andrea Schiavone, ca. 1538-40

A woman standing in profile, facing right and writing on a tablet

Andrea Schiavone, ca. 1538-40

Nude figure of Mercury with winged helmet holding a caduceus and lyre beside a ram in a hatched landscape.

Mercury standing holding a cadecus in his right hand, a lyre in his left

Andrea Schiavone, ca. 1536-40

Etching of Cupid seen from behind, raising an arrow in one hand and holding a bow in the other.

Cupid viewed from behind holding an arrow in his raised right hand, a bow in his left

Andrea Schiavone, ca. 1543-45

Etching of the Virgin and Child with a halo, flanked by saints in flowing robes, rendered in fine hatched lines.

The Virgin and Child accompanied by saints

Andrea Schiavone, ca. 1550

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 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

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.

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 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

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 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