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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

17,466 works

Etching of an allegorical scene with reclining figures, putti, a winged griffin, and a helmeted figure beside an inscription

An allegory in honor of the arrival of Cardinal Franciotti as Bishop of Lucca

Pietro Testa, 1637

Brown ink drawing of a rhinoceros in a landscape with mountains and a tree, set within an ornate architectural frame.

Rhinoceros in a Landscape within an Ornamental Frame

Johann Melchior Füssli, ca. 1730

Brown wash drawing of a valley seen through a rocky arch, with a mill, river, footbridge and small figures.

View of a Valley through a Rocky Arch

Friedrich Christian Reinermann, 1806

Etching of Saint Erasmus stretched on a table during his martyrdom, with two putti above holding a crown and palm.

The martyrdom of Saint Erasmus who is prostrate having in innards removed, two putti above holding the crown and palm…

Pietro Testa, ca. 1630

Engraved allegory with a horseback rider on the right, a reclining figure lower left, classical columns, and cherubs carrying

An allegory with Innocent X who is seated on horsback on the right, figures represting Rome in the lowe left

François Collignon, ca.1645-55

Etching with saints and putti in clouds above, and robed ecclesiastics writing and reading in a landscape below.

Ecclesiastics in a landscape writing, other in the heavenly realm above

Giovanni Cesare Testa, 17th century

Chromolithograph baseball card of Robinson, second baseman of St. Louis, throwing a ball on a field, 1887.

Robinson, 2nd Base, St. Louis, from the Gold Coin series (N284) for Gold Coin Chewing Tobacco

D. Buchner & Co., New York, 1887

Chromolithograph baseball card of a batter in white uniform and yellow cap holding a bat on a green field.

Rooks, Batter, Lacrosse, from the Gold Coin series (N284) for Gold Coin Chewing Tobacco

D. Buchner & Co., New York, 1887

Chromolithograph baseball card of a player with clasped hands in a white uniform, before a lake with a sailboat and mountains

Rosemann, Center Field, Mets, New York, from the Gold Coin series (N284) for Gold Coin Chewing Tobacco

D. Buchner & Co., New York, 1887

Hand-colored 1887 baseball card of Ryan, right fielder for Chicago, in blue uniform on a grassy field.

Ryan, Right Field, Chicago, from the Gold Coin series (N284) for Gold Coin Chewing Tobacco

D. Buchner & Co., New York, 1887

Trading card of a mustached baseball player in an Indianapolis uniform holding a ball at his shoulder on a green field.

Seery (Hands At Right Shoulder), Left Field, Indianapolis, from the Gold Coin series (N284) for Gold Coin Chewing Tob…

D. Buchner & Co., New York, 1887

Chromolithograph baseball card of a mustached player in white uniform reaching forward on a grassy field, labeled Indianapoli

Seery (Hands Outstretched), Left Field, Indianapolis, from the Gold Coin series (N284) for Gold Coin Chewing Tobacco

D. Buchner & Co., New York, 1887

Hand-colored 1887 baseball card of Shomberg, 1st base for Indianapolis, in a white uniform with red trim and striped cap.

Shomberg, 1st Base, Indianapolis, from the Gold Coin series (N284) for Gold Coin Chewing Tobacco

D. Buchner & Co., New York, 1887

Engraving of Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome with fireworks bursting from its towers over a large crowd below.

The firework display called 'Girandola' at the Castello Sant'Angelo in Rome

Giovanni Ambrogio Brambilla

Portrait of Giovanni de' Medici facing right within an elaborate cartouche flanked by Victory at the left and Mars at…

Enea Vico, 1550

Hand-colored trading card of a crouching shortstop in white uniform fielding a ball on a grassy field with trees behind.

Smith, Shortstop, Pittsburgh, from the Gold Coin series (N284) for Gold Coin Chewing Tobacco

D. Buchner & Co., New York, 1887

Vintage baseball card of a mustached batter in white uniform and blue socks holding a bat at home plate.

Strauss, Batter, Milwaukee, from the Gold Coin series (N284) for Gold Coin Chewing Tobacco

D. Buchner & Co., New York, 1887

Chromolithograph baseball card of a St. Louis batter in red jersey and blue knickers holding a bat at home plate.

Sullivan, Batter, St. Louis, from the Gold Coin series (N284) for Gold Coin Chewing Tobacco

D. Buchner & Co., New York, 1887

Vintage baseball card of Sullivan, a Chicago left fielder in blue uniform, poised to throw a ball on a grassy field.

Sullivan, Left Field, Chicago, from the Gold Coin series (N284) for Gold Coin Chewing Tobacco

D. Buchner & Co., New York, 1887

Chromolithographed card of a Chicago center fielder in blue uniform and white cap, hands clasped, gazing upward.

Sunday, Center Field, Chicago, from the Gold Coin series (N284) for Gold Coin Chewing Tobacco

D. Buchner & Co., New York, 1887

Hand-colored 1887 baseball card of Sutton, a Boston third baseman in white uniform and red stockings, crouched on a field.

Sutton, 3rd Base, Boston, from the Gold Coin series (N284) for Gold Coin Chewing Tobacco

D. Buchner & Co., New York, 1887

Hand-colored 1887 baseball card of Thompson, right fielder for Detroit, in white uniform and blue socks before a sunset lands

Thompson, Right Field, Detroit, from the Gold Coin series (N284) for Gold Coin Chewing Tobacco

D. Buchner & Co., New York, 1887

Chromolithographed baseball card of Thompson, R. F., a Detroit player in white uniform and blue knickers on a green field.

Thompson, R. F., Detroit, from the Gold Coin series (N284) for Gold Coin Chewing Tobacco

D. Buchner & Co., New York, 1887

Colour lithograph baseball card of a player in a striped jersey and white cap, bent forward on a grassy field.

Ward, S. Stop, New York, from the Gold Coin series (N284) for Gold Coin Chewing Tobacco

D. Buchner & Co., New York, 1887

Baseball card of a St. Louis player in a red jersey and blue knickers, cocking his arm to throw on a grassy field.

Welch, C. Field, St. Louis, from the Gold Coin series (N284) for Gold Coin Chewing Tobacco

D. Buchner & Co., New York, 1887

Baseball card of White, third baseman for Detroit, in white uniform and cap crouched beside the base against a landscape.

White, 3rd Base, Detroit, from the Gold Coin series (N284) for Gold Coin Chewing Tobacco

D. Buchner & Co., New York, 1887

Hand-colored 1887 baseball card of Williamson, a second baseman in a blue Chicago uniform holding a ball at his chest.

Williamson, 2nd Base, Chicago, from the Gold Coin series (N284) for Gold Coin Chewing Tobacco

D. Buchner & Co., New York, 1887

Engraving of a dissection scene in a domed hall, with an observing crowd, skeletons, a dog, and a cauldron of bones.

The Reward of Cruelty (The Four Stages of Cruelty)

William Hogarth, February 1, 1751

Engraving of a dead woman on a street at night, surrounded by arguing men, a lantern, and a crescent moon above.

Cruelty in Perfection (The Four Stages of Cruelty)

William Hogarth, February 1, 1751

Engraving of a city street where a boy torments a cat as crowds watch, with dogs, a rooster and a church steeple nearby.

The First Stage of Cruelty (The Four Stages of Cruelty)

William Hogarth, February 1, 1751