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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

16,136 works

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 two women seated in a wooded landscape with sheep, a dog, and a stone lion statue.

Les deux Confidentes (The two Confidants)

Jean Ouvrier, 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

Black ornamental print of a crescent bezel with grotesque figures, a winged figure at top, and two facing dragons below.

Lunar-shaped Ring Bezel and Grotesque Figures

Noël Rouillard, ca. 1620-30

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 a young woman reaching toward a tree branch with a sheep, spaniel, and flying dove in an oval woodland scene.

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

Jacques Firmin Beauvarlet, 18th century

Engraving of a pastoral landscape with ruined columns, children with animals, a stream, a stone bridge and cottages.

Le Moineau Apprivoisé (The Tame Sparrow)

René Gaillard, 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 trading card of cyclist William A. Rowe beside a high-wheel bicycle, with daisies and a fence in the backgro

William A. Rowe, Cyclist, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

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 trading card of cyclist F.F. Ives in a cap and high collar, framed by ribbons and a bicycle saddle.

F.F. Ives, 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 trade card of cyclist Percy Stone in red cap, beside a high-wheel bicycle and flowers, 1888.

Percy Stone, Cyclist, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph trade card of Duncan C. Ross, a shirtless athlete with arms crossed beside a hammer and draped curtains.

Duncan C. Ross, All Around Athlete, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph trade card of Captain J.C. Daly, a shirtless muscular athlete with folded arms beside a kettlebell and urn.

Captain J.C. Daly, All Around Athlete, 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

Chromolithograph trade card of athlete W.B. Page with folded arms beside a high jump apparatus, caption noting 6 feet 4 inche

W.B. Page, High Jump, 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

Trade card portrait of H.W. Slocum Jr. in red cap and striped jacket, with vignettes of a woman playing tennis at a net.

H.W. Slocum, Jr., Lawn Tennis Champion of New England 1887/88, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen…

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph trade card portrait of Thomas Pettitt, court tennis champion, with a woman playing tennis beside a net.

Thomas Pettitt, Court Tennis Champion, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Trading card portrait of R.D. Sears in striped jersey and cap, set against a tennis racket with pink blossoms, 1888.

R.D. Sears, Champion American Lawn Tennis Player, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen & Ginter Ciga…

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Trading card portrait of Dr. James Dwight in a striped cap, framed by a tennis racket and pink blossoms.

Dr. James Dwight, Lawn Tennis Champion North of England of 1885, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Alle…

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 card of walker C.W.V. Clarke in a white shirt, with athletic and trophy vignettes, Allen & Ginter 1888.

C.W.V. Clarke, Walker, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph card portrait of E.D. Lange, a walker, with trophy, stopwatch and boxers in decorative borders.

E.D. Lange, Walker, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Chromolithograph trade card of athlete W.J.M. Barry in white athletic top, with ornamental borders and a hammer throw caption

W.J.M. Barry, Hammer Throw, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1888