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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

16,136 works

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

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

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 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

Engraving of a man approaching a woman drinking from a goblet, with a watermill, castle and mountains in the background.

A man steps toward a woman who holds a goblet to her mouth, a watermill and mountains beyond

Heinrich Ulrich, ca. 1585-1621

Engraving of a reclining man with a goblet beside a seated woman, with a ship at sea and houses in the background.

A couple seated on the ground, the man holding a goblet and reclining against the woman's leg, a ship at sea and land…

Heinrich Ulrich, ca. 1585-1621

Oval engraving of Salome holding John the Baptist's head as a child with a torch and onlookers watch, body on ground.

Salome receiving the head of John the Baptist, surrounded by three men and a child bearing a torch, the Baptist's bod…

Hendrick Goudt, 1659

Etching of a ruined Roman gateway with tall tower and crenellated walls, with a walking figure with a staff in the foreground

View of Ponte Mammolo, from "The Ruins of Rome"

Bartholomeus Breenbergh, 1639

Oval engraving of Salome receiving the head of John the Baptist as soldiers and an executioner with a sword look on.

Salome receiving the head of John the Baptist, surrounded by three men and a child bearing a torch, the Baptist's bod…

Hendrick Goudt, ca. 1610

Engraving of Salome receiving the severed head of John the Baptist, with an executioner, a child with a torch, and onlookers.

Salome receiving the head of John the Baptist, surrounded by three men and a child bearing a torch, the Baptist's bod…

Balthazar Moncornet, ca. 1630-68

Pencil drawing of a standing man in white embroidered attire with a cloak, a distant column and building at right.

Portrait of George, 5th Duke of Marlborough, with Blenheim Palace in the Distance

Richard Cosway, 1817-21

Engraved frontispiece with allegorical figures, cherubs, a flaming urn, a lion, and fallen warriors beneath an inscription to

Frontispice pour le "Tombeau de Guillaume III" (Frontispiece for the Tomb of William III), from Tombeaux des Princes,…

Pierre Louis Surugue, ca. 1736

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 clouds, cherubs, and central inscription for John Tillotson, framed by keys, a chalice, and a lion

Frontispice pour le "Tombeau de John Tillotson, archevêque de Cantorbéry" (Frontispiece for the "Tomb of John Tillots…

Nicolas de Larmessin III, ca. 1736

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

Engraved frontispiece with allegorical figures on clouds above an inscription to William Cowper, framed by putti, horses and

Frontispice pour le "Tombeau du comte William Cowper" (Frontispiece from the "Tomb of William Cowper"), from Tombeaux…

Nicolas Dauphin de Beauvais, 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