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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

15,015 works

Pencil sketch of a standing man in a feathered hat and draped cloak, with a small putto figure at the left edge.

Standing Man with a Putto

Jacques Bellange, ca.1575-1616

Graphite sketch of a man in a turban and long robe seen from behind, one arm extended to the side.

A Muslim Preparing for Prayer

Jean-Léon Gérôme, ca. 1862-67

Engraved frontispiece with allegorical figures, lions, an urn and columns, and a Latin inscription honoring Boyle, Locke and

Frontispice pour le "Tombeau de Boyle, Locke, et Sydenham" (Frontispiece for the "Tomb of Boyle, Locke, and Sydenham"…

Claude Augustin Duflos le Jeune, ca. 1736

Engraving of a seated Chinese emperor under a canopy receiving kneeling courtiers, with attendants, umbrellas and incense bur

L'audience de l'Empereur chinois (The audience of the Chinese Emperor), from Chinoiseries

Jacques Gabriel Huquier, after 1743

Engraving of a Chinese fishing scene with boats, a thatched pavilion, figures by a net, and seated women and children.

La pesche chinoise (Chinese Fishing), from Chinoiseries

Jacques Gabriel Huquier, after 1743

Engraved frontispiece with Apollo and a lyre, a winged horse, cherubs, a coat of arms, and an inscription to Charles Sackvill

Frontispice pour le "Tombeau de Charles Sackville, comte de Dorset" (Frontispiece for the "Tomb of Charles Sackville,…

Michel Aubert, ca. 1736

Engraved frontispiece with allegorical figures, clouds, and an inscription to Earl Godolphin, with a ship and rocky cliff bel

Frontispice pour le "Tombeau du comte Sidney Godolphin" (Frontispiece for the "Tomb of Earl Sidney Godolphin"), from…

Charles-Nicolas Cochin II, ca. 1736

Engraved frontispiece with winged figures, a trumpeter, armor, and a dedication to the Duke of Marlborough in an oval cartouc

Frontispice pour le "Tombeau de John Churchill, duc de Marlborough" (Frontispiece for the "Tomb of John Churchill, Du…

Laurent Cars, ca. 1736

Etching of a rural scene with a thatched cottage, tall trees, a leaning ladder, barrels, and small figures on the ground.

IIe: Vue de Fronville (Second View of Fronville)

William Wynne Ryland, 18th century

Engraving of a Chinese-style bird hunt with women, children, netting, cages and a pavilion under palm trees.

La Chasse Chinoise (The Chinese Hunt), from Chinoiseries

Jacques Gabriel Huquier, after 1743

Engraving of a woman with a fan and parrot, two children, a fountain and exotic plants in a chinoiserie garden.

Chinoiserie with Figures in a Landscape

Gabriel Huquier, 18th century

Engraving of figures in a Chinese-style garden with a pavilion, parasol, flowers, and women reclining beside a basket of blos

Le Jardin Chinoise (The Chinese Garden), from Chinoiseries

Jacques Gabriel Huquier, after 1743

Engraving of Chinese dancers and musicians in a garden with a pagoda, palms, and a seated figure under a draped canopy.

La Danse Chinoise (The Chinese Dance), from Chinoiseries

Jacques Gabriel Huquier, after 1743

Engraving of two women seated in a wooded landscape with sheep, a dog, and a stone lion statue.

Les deux Confidentes (The two Confidants)

Jean Ouvrier, 18th century

Engraving of Neptune with a trident driving horses through waves, a reclining woman, a satyr, and cherubs under stormy clouds

Neptune and Amymone

Jean Claude Danzel, 18th century

Engraving of a young woman reaching toward a tree branch with a sheep, spaniel, and flying dove in an oval woodland scene.

L'Arivée du Courier (The Arrival of the Messenger)

Jacques Firmin Beauvarlet, 18th century

Engraving of a pastoral landscape with ruined columns, children with animals, a stream, a stone bridge and cottages.

Le Moineau Apprivoisé (The Tame Sparrow)

René Gaillard, 18th century

Engraving of an elderly man on a bed embracing a kneeling young man, with a seated woman, a dog, and household objects in a r

Isaac Blessing Jacob

Martin Gottfried Crophius, 18th century

Chromolithograph trading card of cyclist William A. Rowe beside a high-wheel bicycle, with daisies and a fence in the backgro

William A. Rowe, Cyclist, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph card of W.E. Crist, a tricyclist, in a portrait panel with pink ribbons and tricycle parts.

W.E. Crist, Tricyclist, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph trading card of cyclist H.G. Crocker with penny-farthing bicycles and palm fronds in the background.

H.G. Crocker, Cyclist, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph trading card of cyclist F.F. Ives in a cap and high collar, framed by ribbons and a bicycle saddle.

F.F. Ives, Cyclist, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph card of cyclist Ralph Temple with medals, beside two riders on high-wheel bicycles among palms.

Ralph Temple, Cyclist, Champion Trick Rider, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph trade card of cyclist Percy Stone in red cap, beside a high-wheel bicycle and flowers, 1888.

Percy Stone, Cyclist, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph trade card of Duncan C. Ross, a shirtless athlete with arms crossed beside a hammer and draped curtains.

Duncan C. Ross, All Around Athlete, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph trade card of Captain J.C. Daly, a shirtless muscular athlete with folded arms beside a kettlebell and urn.

Captain J.C. Daly, All Around Athlete, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph trading card of M.W. Ford, an all-around athlete with folded arms, surrounded by sports equipment and palm f

M.W. Ford, All Around Athlete, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph trade card of athlete W.B. Page with folded arms beside a high jump apparatus, caption noting 6 feet 4 inche

W.B. Page, High Jump, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Trading card of athlete T. Ray holding a vaulting pole beside a vault standard, with caption noting an 11 ft 8 1/2 in vault.

T. Ray, Pole Vault, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Trade card portrait of H.W. Slocum Jr. in red cap and striped jacket, with vignettes of a woman playing tennis at a net.

H.W. Slocum, Jr., Lawn Tennis Champion of New England 1887/88, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen…

Allen & Ginter, 1888