The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Etching of four mounted queens, Didon, Tomyris, Semiramis and Zenobie, each on horseback with captions below.

Four etched panels of queens: two in chariots, two on horseback, one holding a flag, each with French caption text below.

Etched print of four cards showing Alceste, Euadné on a fire, Artemise at a table, and Helene with a ship.

Four etched panels show standing women in long gowns, each labeled with a name and French caption.

Four etched cards showing standing women in period gowns, each with a number, a French descriptive word, and a name.

Chromolithograph trade card portrait of C.W.V. Clarke, a walker, in a light shirt with a red ribbon emblem, 1888.

Four etched female figures labeled Livia, Agrippina, Olympias and Cleopatra, each with French captions below.

Chromolithograph trading card portrait of walker E.D. Lange in a light shirt with a pink ribbon, 1888.

Four engraved cards showing female figures named Mariame, Ester, Clytemnestre, and Sabine, with French captions below.

Chromolithograph trade card of runner E.C. Carter in a white sleeveless shirt holding a pink running shoe.

Chromolithograph trading card portrait of W.G. George, a runner, in a red shirt against a pale blue background.

Stippled card portrait of L.E. Myers, a runner in a white singlet with a pink emblem, with caption listing his 880-yard time.

Chromolithograph trading card of shirtless runner William Cummings in red shorts, with his race time printed below.

Etching of four women in separate panels, each labeled with a number and French caption: Saint Helena, Octavia, Faustina, Mes

Vintage trading card portrait of James Albert, a mustached man in a light shirt holding a walking stick, 1888.

Four etched panels showing numbered queens in period dress, each with a French caption naming the woman depicted.

Etching of four female figures in separate panels with numerals, French labels, and captions, from Stefano della Bella&#39;s Game

Chromolithograph trading card portrait of Patrick Fitzgerald, a mustached man in a cream shirt with blue trim.

Chromolithograph trading card of boxer Patsey Duffy, shirtless with raised fists and a white sash, against yellow.

Pen-and-ink print of a feathered figure in fringed costume leaning on a spear, dated 1644.

Etching of a standing figure with feathered headdress, fur garment and staff, within a ruled border on pale paper.

Chromolithograph trade card of boxer Patsey Kerrigan, shirtless with crossed arms, issued by Allen &amp; Ginter in 1888.

Chromolithograph trading card of boxer Billy Edwards in a fighting stance, shirtless, with blue trousers, 1888.

Chromolithograph trading card of boxer Frank Murphy, shirtless with arms crossed, wearing a belt, 1888.

Chromolithograph trading card of boxer Johnny Murphy, shirtless with a red sash, fists raised, 1888.

Chromolithograph trading card of a muscular shirtless man with crossed arms, captioned Geo. La Blanche, Pugilist.

Chromolithograph trading card of boxer Jack McGee, shirtless with raised fists and a striped sash, 1888.

Chromolithograph card of a shirtless boxer in a white sash with his fist raised, captioned Jack Havlin, Pugilist.

Etching of a woman on a laden horse with a child, followed by sheep and a cow, with a shepherd driving flock on the left.

Etching of a battle on an open plain with lance-wielding horsemen, fallen horses in the foreground, and distant mountains.

Etched portrait bust of Emperor Ferdinand II in an oval frame, with laurel wreath, armor, and ornate Latin-inscribed border.

Engraved bust portrait of a young man in an oval frame, surrounded by armor, sword and banners, with a Latin inscription.

Etching of a crowded 1627 banquet hall with guests at long tables, a chandelier, draped canopy, and a Medici coat of arms.

Etching of a joust in an oval arena with many horsemen, crowded spectators, carriages in the foreground and houses behind.

Trading card portrait of athlete W.B. Page in a white top and red sash with arms crossed, labeled high jump 6 feet 4 inches.

Chromolithograph trading card portrait of athlete C.A.J. Queckberner in a white singlet with a red winged shoe emblem.

Profile portrait of a moustached man in a white sleeveless top on a trading card for W.J.M. Barry, hammer throw.

Chromolithograph portrait of William G. East, an English oarsman, in a light blue sleeveless top, from an 1888 cigarette card

Chromolithograph trading card of oarsman William O&#39;Connor, shirtless with arms crossed, with a single scull below him on wate

Chromolithograph trade card of Gus Hill, a club swinger in a pink tank top with medals, raising a club overhead.

Chromolithograph trading card portrait of Captain Paul Boyton in a dark hood, with caption about swimming the Straits of Gibr

Chromolithograph trading card of Captain Matthew Webb, shirtless with arms crossed, with caption about his Channel swim.

Cigarette card showing the green cross medal of the Order of Alcantara of Spain with a green ribbon, dated 1890.

Cigarette card showing the gold Order of the Bath badge with a red ribbon and laurel wreath, captioned Order of the Bath, Gt.

Cigarette card showing a gold sunburst medal with a profile bust of Simon Bolivar and a tricolor ribbon, 1890.

Printed card showing the Order of Civil Merit, Saxony, a white cross with gold trim hanging from a green striped ribbon.

Cigarette card illustrating the star-shaped Order of Charles III medal with blue ribbon and laurel wreath, 1890.

Chromolithograph of a red and white cross medal with a gold crown and crimson ribbon, captioned Christ, Holy See.

Cigarette card showing the Order of the Crown medal with blue ribbon and crown emblem, captioned Germany, originally Prussian

Illustrated card of the Crown of Italy medal with white cross, gold chains, blue center and red and white ribbon.

Gold cross medal of the Order of the Crown of Oak with green and gold ribbon, printed on a cigarette card from 1890.

Cigarette card showing the gold Order of the Crown of Württemberg medal with crown and blue ribbon.

Chromolithograph card of the gold and red Order of the Dannebrog medal with crown and ribbons, labeled Denmark.

Chromolithograph of the Order of the Elephant medal from Denmark, with a white elephant in a decorated harness and a mahout o

Chromolithographed card of a red and gold Austrian imperial order cross with a black double-headed eagle and crimson ribbon.

Chromolithograph of a knight on a white horse spearing a green dragon, with a rose-centered jewel above.

Chromolithographed card of the Order of the Golden Fleece medal from Austria, with red ribbon and golden ram&#39;s fleece.

Cigarette card showing the Order of the Golden Spur cross medal with a blue crown medallion on a red and black ribbon.

Chromolithograph of the Order of Gregory the Great medal with red cross, laurel wreath and striped ribbon on a cream card.

Colour print of the Prussian Order of the House of Hohenzollern medal with crown and striped ribbon, from an 1890 cigarette c

Cigarette card showing a gold crown above a red rose-shaped medal with a profile portrait, labeled Order of the Indian Empire

Chromolithograph card of the Order of the Iron Crown, Austria, showing a gold double-headed eagle medal on a blue and gold ri

Printed card of the French Legion of Honor cross with red ribbon, laurel wreath and central medallion.

Chromolithographed card of the Order of Leopold medal from Belgium, with a gold crown, red ribbon and white cross.