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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

14,994 works

Pen and ink drawing of a seated mother holding an infant while an older child sits beside a basket.

Mother with Two Children

Jurriaan Cootwijk, 18th century

Etching of a thatched cottage on a hill beside tall trees, a dirt path, fences, and small figures with a dog.

A Cottage on a Hill

Anthonie Waterloo

Etching of two seated women under a tree with a peacock, fountain, and classical arch in a garden setting.

Vertumnus and Pomona

Richard van Orley

Sepia engraving of a procession of horsemen, soldiers and an ornate coach passing through a city street.

Entry of the Prince of Saxony with his Wife into Dresden on September 2, 1719, after their Marriage in Vienna

Adolf van der Laan, ca. 1700-55

Pencil drawing of a standing goat and a lying goat beside a small tree in an open landscape.

A Standing and a Lying Goat Near a Small Tree

Pieter Gerardus van Os, early 19th century

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

Small black etched motifs of beetles, moths, butterflies, snails and plant sprigs scattered across a pale sheet.

Small Motifs of Insects and Plants

Georg Herman, 1596

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 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 Mercury handing the infant Bacchus to reclining nymphs by a waterfall, with goats in the foreground.

Naissance de Bacchus (Birth of Bacchus)

Pierre Alexandre Aveline, 18th century

Engraving of women with garlands beside a bull, cupids on clouds above, and an eagle in a landscape with a waterfall.

Enlevement d'Europe (Abduction of Europa)

Pierre Alexandre Aveline, 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 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 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 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 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

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

Chromolithograph trade card of wrestler Edwin Bibby in a dark tunic, framed by pineapples, palm leaves and draped cloth.

Edwin Bibby, Catch as Catch Can- Wrestler, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph trading card of Theobaud Bauer, a shirtless Graeco-Roman wrestler with arms folded, framed by pineapples and

Theobaud Bauer, Graeco-Roman Wrestler, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph trade card portrait of Hugh McCormack, a skater, in a gilded frame with skates and ribbons.

Hugh McCormack, Skater, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph trading card of skater Axel Paulsen in a fur hat and collar, with ice skates and a winter scene.

Axel Paulsen, Skater, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph trading card of athlete C.A.J. Queckberner, a mustached shot put champion, with a cannonball and ornate bord

C.A.J. Queckberner, Shot Put, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph trading card of boxer Frank Murphy, shirtless with arms crossed, flanked by floral panels and a vase.

Frank Murphy, Pugilist, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Trading card portrait of Captain Paul Boyton in a hood, with a swimmer and rowboat on water in the background.

Captain Paul Boyton, Swam the Straits of Gibraltar, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen & Ginter Ci…

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Etching of three winged putti among clouds, one holding grapes and vine leaves, one carrying a quiver.

Three Loves, One holding a Quiver, the Other, Grapes

Pierre Alexandre Aveline, 1727-60

Engraving of ruined Roman arches with small figures walking among rubble, with Italian caption below.

View of the Baths of Caracalla, indicating with inscribed letter 'A' the places from which columns were reportedly ta…

Aegidius Sadeler, 1606