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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,877 works

Engraved print of a woman reaching for a branch with a bird flying above, a sheep and dog nearby, in an oval ivy frame.

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

Jacques Firmin Beauvarlet, 18th century

Engraving of a young man with a letter beside sheep and a dog in a wooded landscape, set in an oval ivy-framed border.

L'Départ du Courier (The Departure of the Messenger)

Jacques Firmin Beauvarlet, 18th century

Engraving of two shepherds resting with sheep, goats, cows and a donkey in a landscape, framed by an ornate rococo border.

Pastorale

Gabriel Huquier, 18th century

Engraving of villagers fishing by a river, with a woman and cow beside a thatched shelter under tall trees.

Les Villagois à la Pêche (The Villages Fishing)

René Gaillard, 18th century

Engraved print of a rustic watermill with cascading water, trees, fishermen, and a woman at a window within an oval frame.

Paysage au Moulin (Windmill Landscape)

Pierre François Laurent, 18th century

Engraved portrait of a man in armor with a helmet and baton, set in a stone niche above a laurel wreath and coat of arms.

Portrait of Maréchal de Lowendal

Nicolas de Larmessin III, 18th century

Engraved print of mounted hunters in turbans chasing through rocky mountains, with a slain tiger in the foreground.

La Chasse au Tigre (The Tiger Chase)

Jean Jacques Flipart, 18th century

Engraved oval landscape with a stone bridge, washerwomen, a rowing boat, cattle, and a ruined round tower among trees.

Paysage au Pont et au Pigeonnier (Landscape with a Bridge and a Dovecote)

Pierre François Laurent, 18th century

Engraving of Venus reclining in a forest with two cupids and a basket of flowers, with a dedication inscription below.

Venus et les Amours (Venus and the Loves)

René Gaillard, 18th century

Engraving of nymphs bathing by a stream in a dense forest, with children gathered at the left edge.

Les Nimphes au Bain (The Nymphs at the Bath)

Jean Ouvrier, 18th century

Engraving of a reclining nude Venus surrounded by sea nymphs, cherubs and doves in clouds above waves.

Naissance et Triomphe de Venus (The Birth and Triumph of Venus)

Jean Daullé, 18th century

Hand-colored engraving of two lovers in a wheat field, surprised by a man peering from behind the sheaves, with a dog and tre

Les Amans Surpris (The Surprised Lovers)

René Gaillard, 18th century

Engraved pastoral scene of a young man and seated woman with a flower basket, a spaniel, and a garden urn under trees.

Le Panier Misterieux (The Mysterious Basket)

René Gaillard, 18th century

Engraving of a seated couple in period dress with goats and sheep beside a river and trees.

Pensant-ils au Raisin? (Are They Thinking About the Grape?)

Jacques-Philippe Le Bas, 18th century

Engraved frame design with drapery, a coat of arms held by cherubs, and trophies and scrolls at the base around a blank centr

Frame for a Dedication Plate

Claude Augustin Duflos le Jeune, 18th century

Engraving of Hymen and Cupid: a reclining woman with a torch, winged putti with flower garlands, and a bearded figure in clou

L'Hymen et l'Amour (Hymen and Cupid)

Jacques Firmin Beauvarlet, 18th century

Red chalk style print of three winged putti tumbling among clouds, with soft hatched shading on a pale sheet.

L'Air (The Air): A Group of Three Putti on Clouds

Louis-Marin Bonnet, 18th century

Etching of two figures in a chinoiserie garden beside a pagoda-style pavilion, with plants, a vase, and a fan.

Chinoiserie scene with figures in a landscape

Gabriel Huquier, 18th century

Orange-toned engraving of nude women bathing by a stream in a wooded landscape with classical ruins behind them.

The Grâces au Bain (The Graces at the Bath)

William Wynne Ryland, 1756

Engraving of a courting couple under a large tree with sheep and a distant house, plus an engraved crest below.

Pensant-ils à ce mouton? (Are They Thinking of the Sheep)

Madame Jourdan, late 18th century

Engraving of an elderly man in a turban conversing with a young woman as a young man gestures between them, with a monkey and

Le Calandrier des Vieillards (The Calendar of Old Men, from Suite d'Estampes Nouvelles pour les Contes de la Fontaine…

Nicolas de Larmessin III, 18th century

Red-chalk style allegorical print of cherubs, an hourglass, garlands and an old bearded figure, with French dedication text b

Allégorie pour la Commémoration d'un Mariage (Allegory for the Commemoration of a Marriage)

Gilles Demarteau, mid-18th century

Etching of a young man leading a laden donkey past sheep and cattle, with seated figures under a tree at left.

Départ de Jacob (The Departure of Jacob)

Elisabeth Cousinet Lempereur, 18th century

Etching of a garden fountain topped by cupids, with seated figures and sheep in the foreground beneath dense trees.

Fountain of Love

Pierre Alexandre Aveline, 1738

Dona Mitilena, plate 3 from "Recueil de diverses fig.res étrangeres Inventées par F. Boucher P.tre du Roy et Gravées…

the elder Simon Francis Ravenet, 18th century

Engraving of a standing woman in 18th-century French dress with ruffled sleeves and a full skirt, turned to the right.

Ancienne Mode Françoise, plate 4 from "Recueil de diverses fig.res étrangeres Inventées par F. Boucher P.tre du Roy e…

the elder Simon Francis Ravenet, 18th century

Etching of a standing peasant woman in a bonnet carrying a woven basket of vegetables beside a shrub.

Contadina, plate 11 from "Recueil de diverses fig.res étrangeres Inventées par F. Boucher P.tre du Roy et Gravées par…

Gabriel Huquier, 18th century

Etching of a standing woman in a bead-trimmed turban and draped Levantine-style robe beside a garden wall.

Femme du Levant, plate 8 from "Recueil de diverses fig.res étrangeres Inventées par F. Boucher P.tre du Roy et Gravée…

the elder Simon Francis Ravenet, 18th century

Etching of a woman in a loose robe and headscarf leaning on a pedestal, with a title cartouche beside her.

Afriquaine en deshabillé, plate 1 from "Recueil de diverses fig.res étrangeres Inventées par F. Boucher P.tre du Roy…

the elder Simon Francis Ravenet, 18th century

Etching of a standing woman in a headscarf holding a plucked bird beside a stone wall, captioned Femme de Naples.

Femme de Naples, plate 2 from "Recueil de diverses fig.res étrangeres Inventées par F. Boucher P.tre du Roy et Gravée…

the elder Simon Francis Ravenet, 18th century

Etching of a standing woman in a fur-trimmed cloak and turban before a garden wall and trees.

Dame de Constantinople, plate 5 from "Recueil de diverses fig.res étrangeres Inventées par F. Boucher P.tre du Roy et…

the elder Simon Francis Ravenet, ca. 1730-50

Etching of a standing peasant woman in a bonnet and apron, hands clasped, figure turned to the left, on a plain ground.

Contadina, plate 7 from "Recueil de diverses fig.res étrangeres Inventées par F. Boucher P.tre du Roy et Gravées par…

Gabriel Huquier, 18th century

Etching of a standing woman in a turban and draped shawl, with a fence and trees behind her.

Femme de Macédoine, plate 12 from "Recueil de diverses fig.res étrangeres Inventées par F. Boucher P.tre du Roy et Gr…

the elder Simon Francis Ravenet, 18th century

Etching of a standing woman in a turban and loose period robes beside a sketched shrub.

Fille de Cio isle de l'Archipel, plate 10 from "Recueil de diverses fig.res étrangeres Inventées par F. Boucher P.tre…

the elder Simon Francis Ravenet, 18th century

Etching of a standing woman in a headscarf holding a rooster, with trees and a building in the background.

Reverse copy of Neapolitaine, from Recueil de diverses fig.res étrangeres Inventées par F. Boucher P.tre du Roy et Gr…

the elder Simon Francis Ravenet, 18th century

Etched print of a woman with a tray of hazelnuts on her head, with a child beside her and a tree in the background.

Reverse copy of Noisettes (Nutcrackers), from Les Cris de Paris (The Cries of Paris)

Jacques-Philippe Le Bas, 18th century

Etching of a standing peasant woman in a bonnet and layered dress, with trees and a cloudy sky behind her.

Reverse copy of Contadina, Recueil de diverses fig.res étrangeres Inventées par F. Boucher P.tre du Roy et Gravées pa…

the elder Simon Francis Ravenet, 18th century

Etching of a street vendor pushing a barrel-laden wheelbarrow while a woman at a window holds a small vessel.

Reverse copy of Au Vinaigre (Vinegar), plate 6 from "Le Cris de Paris" (The Cries of Paris)

the elder Simon Francis Ravenet, 18th century

Engraving of a street vendor with a basket of bellows and tools on his back, standing before a stone wall.

Reverse copy of A Racomoder les Vieux Souflets (Mend the Old Bellows), plate 3 from "Le Cris de Paris" (The Cries of…

Jacques-Philippe Le Bas, 18th century

Engraving of a street broom seller pushing a cart of brooms beside a wall, with a dog at his side.

Reverse copy of Balais Balais (Brushes Brushes), plate 5 from "Le Cris de Paris" (The Cries of Paris)

Jacques-Philippe Le Bas, 18th century

Etching of an elderly street vendor in a wide hat leaning over a wooden cart beside a wall sign reading Les Cris de Paris.

Frontispiece: Gaigne Petit, plate 1 from "Le Cris de Paris" (The Cries of Paris)

the elder Simon Francis Ravenet, 18th century

Etching of a ragged tinker with a hat and pack beside copper pots, as a woman watches from a doorway.

Reverse copy of Chaudronier Chaudronier (Boilermaker Boilermaker), plate 2 from "Le Cris de Paris" (The Cries of Paris)

the elder Simon Francis Ravenet, 18th century

Etching of an elderly man in a wide-brimmed hat seated on a wooden chair with a walking stick, from Les Cris de Paris.

Reverse copy of the Frontispiece: Gaigne Petit, plate 1 from "Le Cris de Paris" (The Cries of Paris)

the elder Simon Francis Ravenet, 18th century

Engraving of a young boy in period dress holding a flower wreath and a basket of flowers beside a tree stump.

Little boy holding a wreath and basket of flowers, from "Deuxième Livre de Figures d'après les porcelaines de la Manu…

Pierre François Tardieu, after 1757

Engraving of a seated young girl in a period dress holding a flower garland on a rock, with hatched clouds above.

Little girl holding a garland of flowers, from "Deuxième Livre de Figures d'après les porcelaines de la Manufacture R…

Pierre François Tardieu, after 1757

Engraving of a smiling boy in a wide-brimmed hat carrying a jug and a basket of grapes beside a river landscape.

Little boy holding a basket of grapes, from "Deuxième Livre de Figures d'après les porcelaines de la Manufacture Roya…

Pierre François Tardieu, after 1757

Engraving of a seated young girl holding grapes beside a basket of fruit in a rural landscape with a cottage.

Little girl holding grapes with a basket of them by her side, from "Deuxième Livre de Figures d'après les porcelaines…

Pierre François Tardieu, after 1757

Engraving of a seated young girl reaching toward the sky while a small dog stands beside her on a rock.

Little girl playing with a dog, from "Deuxième Livre de Figures d'après les porcelaines de la Manufacture Royale de F…

Pierre François Tardieu, after 1757

Etching of a barefoot boy in a wide hat leaning on a scythe beside tall wheat under a cloudy sky.

Little boy with a scythe, from "Premier Livre de Figures d'après les porcelaines de la Manufacture Royale de France,…

Pierre Etienne Falconet, 1757

Etching of a barefoot figure in a wide-brimmed hat using a hoe on grass and flowers under a cloudy sky.

Little girl doing farm work, from "Premier Livre de Figures d'après les porcelaines de la Manufacture Royale de Franc…

Pierre Etienne Falconet, 1757

Engraving of a young boy in a tunic holding a tray of bottles on a pedestal, with a pointing arm and a landscape behind.

Frontispiece with litte boy holding a basket, from "Premier Livre de Figures d'après les porcelaines de la Manufactur…

Pierre Etienne Falconet, 1757

Etching of a young girl in a headscarf holding a cloth beside a basket on a grassy path, with reeds and a hillside behind her

Little girl with a vessel by her feet, from "Premier Livre de Figures d'après les porcelaines de la Manufacture Royal…

Pierre Etienne Falconet, 1757

Etching of a young boy in a turban lifting a large vessel on a rocky hillside beside a sack and shrub.

Little boy holding a vessel, from "Premier Livre de Figures d'après les porcelaines de la Manufacture Royale de Franc…

Pierre Etienne Falconet, 1757

Etching of a child holding a dog and a basket of grapes beside a tree stump in a rural landscape.

Child with a dog, holding a basket of grapes, from "Premier Livre de Figures d'après les porcelaines de la Manufactur…

Pierre Etienne Falconet, 1757

Engraved frontispiece with putti around an oval title cartouche, garlands of flowers, books, scrolls and drawing tools, dated

Frontispiece, from Nouveau Livre d'Academies Peintes a Rome par les Eleves de l'Académie Royale de Peinture et Sculpt…

François Boucher, 1759

Etching of a barefoot peasant in a cap gathering a fish net over a wooden barrel, with a plank and shrubs behind him.

Peasant Holding Fish Net

François Boucher, 18th century

Sepia print of a drunken farmer asleep against a wooden partition in an inn, with two men drinking at a table behind him.

Drunken Farmer in an Inn

Cornelis Ploos van Amstel, 1775

Soft-toned print of a long-haired dog asleep on a cushion, head resting on its paws.

Sleeping Dog

Cornelis Ploos van Amstel, 1777

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

Etched frontispiece by Karel Dujardin showing a stepped stone fountain with water spouts, framed by trees, dated 1652.

Frontispiece with stepped fountain; a stone wall with water spout pouring water into a rectilinear basin, from which…

Karel Dujardin, 1652

Etching of a peasant smoking a pipe with a cup at a table, a seated man beside him, and a woman in a doorway behind.

Male peasant smoking a pipe and holding a drinking cup, his left elbow resting on a table, another man seated at the…

David Teniers the Younger, after 1625-90

Etching of two peasant men smoking pipes in a rustic interior, one seated beside a jug, the other standing.

Two male peasants holding pipes before a fireplace, one seated with the pipe held to his mouth, to his left the other…

David Teniers the Younger, after 1625-90

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