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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

16,136 works

Etching of a woman with a raised sword among armed men outside buildings, with a fallen man at her feet and a bridge at left.

Hudibras Vanquish'd and Protected by Trulla (Plate 5: Illustrations to Samuel Butler's Hudibras)

William Hogarth, 1725-30 (?)

Engraving of a man in wooden stocks in a yard, watched by a crowd including a woman in a black cloak.

Hudibras in Tribulation (Plate 6: Illustrations to Samuel Butler's Hudibras)

William Hogarth, 1725-30 (?)

Engraving of a noisy street procession with riders, a crowd, a brick house and a tavern balcony, with verse below.

Hudibras Encounters the Skimmington (Plate 7: Illustrations to Samuel Butler's Hudibras)

William Hogarth, 1725-30 (?)

Engraved scene of two men at a table with astrological charts, a skeleton, hanging creatures and a cat, with verse captions b

Hudibras Beats Sidrophel and His Man Wacum (Plate 8: Illustrations to Samuel Butler's Hudibras)

William Hogarth, 1725-30 (?)

Engraving of a devilish figure with a sword over a seated bearded man, a woman in a doorway, and a cloaked figure in an inter

Hudibras Catechized (Plate 9: Illustrations to Samuel Butler's Hudibras)

William Hogarth, 1725-30 (?)

Engraving of men seated at a table in a room with hanging hats, with verse text below, by William Hogarth.

The Committee (Plate 10: Illustrations to Samuel Butler's Hudibras)

William Hogarth, 1725-30 (?)

Engraved street scene of a crowd burning effigies at Temple Bar, with onlookers on a balcony and verse printed below.

Burning the Rumps at Temple Bar (Plate 11: Illustrations to Samuel Butler's Hudibras)

William Hogarth, 1725-30 (?)

Engraving of a knight consulting a lawyer in a book-lined office, with clerks writing and dogs on the floor.

Hudibras and the Lawyer (Plate 12: Illustrations to Samuel Butler's Hudibras)

William Hogarth, 1725-30 (?)

Engraving of two nude male figures holding ornamental scrollwork motifs beside a large octagonal decorative panel.

Octagonal Case and Two Other Motifs Held by Ignudi

Giovanni Battista Costantini, 1622

Grey wash drawing of a kneeling woman gazing up at a vision of the Virgin, infant Christ, and angels with a banner.

The Vision of Joan of Arc

Eduard von Steinle, ca. 1870-86

Brown ink and wash drawing of Christ being nailed to a cross by figures with hammers, with a crowd and city behind.

Christ Nailed on the Cross

Paul Decker the Younger, early 18th century

Oval etched landscape on blue paper with three small figures by a stream, trees, hills and clouds.

Landscape with Three Figures

Felix Meyer, 1677

Engraving of figures working in a printmaking studio with a copper plate, a printing press, and prints hanging on a line.

The Printmaking Workshop

Pellegrino dal Colle, 1750-1800

Pencil sketch of men and women seated on a hill talking, with pine trees, horses and distant mountains behind them.

Men and Women Enjoying a View

Martinus Rørbye, 1823-48

Engraving of two women bathing a bearded man in a wooden tub beside a window, dated 1541.

Buffoon and the Two Bathing Women

Sebald Beham, 1541

Engraving of the Virgin's deathbed in a room with mourners, a bishop with candle, a fireplace, and a cat.

The Death of the Virgin

Philips Galle, 1574

Engraved village festival with brawling peasants, a church tower, thatched houses, stalls and a windmill on a distant hill.

The Kermis of Saint George

Johannes van Doetecum I, ca. 1559; printed 1601

Engraving of peasants fighting over a card game in a village lane, with a wooden staff, scattered cards and a barrel.

Peasants Fighting over a Game of Cards

Lucas Vorsterman

Engraving of the Flight into Egypt: Virgin and Child with a donkey and a bearded man in a wooded landscape with a river and t

Flight into Egypt (Fuga deiparae in Aegyptum), from "The Large Landscapes"

Johannes van Doetecum I, ca. 1555-56

Engraving of a coronation: a man in armor crowns a woman in a long gown beneath a canopy, with courtiers and horsemen watchin

Couronnement de La Grande Duchesse (The Coronation of the Grand Duchesse), from "La Vie de Ferdinand Ier de Médicis s…

Jacques Callot, 1614-20

Engraved landscape of soldiers resting under a large tree, overlooking a river valley, a castle and distant mountains.

Soldiers at Rest (Milites requiescentes), from "The Large Landscapes"

Johannes van Doetecum I, ca. 1555-56

Engraving of soldiers embarking amid fallen bodies, with ships and a fortress wall in the background.

Rembarquement des Troupes (Embarkation of Troops), from "La Vie de Ferdinand Ier de Médicis série appelée aussi Les B…

Jacques Callot, 1614-20

Etching of soldiers gathering at a table where coins are counted, with a spaniel in front and troops marching in the distance

L'Enrolement des Troupes (The Enlistment of Troops), from "La Vie de Ferdinand Ier de Médicis série appelée aussi Les…

Jacques Callot, 1614-20

Engraving of Christ kneeling and writing in the dust while a crowd surrounds a standing woman and elders, after Brueghel.

Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery

Pieter Perret, 1579

Engraved landscape of a forest road with carts, cattle, travelers, a pond with ducks, and a distant town with a church tower.

View of the Surroundings of Bruges (Vue des environs de Bruges)

Jacques-Philippe Le Bas

Etching of the Tower of Babel, a tall tiered tower with scaffolding and workers, beside a harbor with ships.

The Tower of Babel

Anton Joseph von Prenner

Engraving of a coronation: a standing man crowns a woman under a tasselled canopy, with courtiers and a mounted rider nearby.

Copy of Couronnement de Christine de Lorraine, la Grande Duchesse (Coronation of the Grand Duchess, Christine de Lorr…

Jacques Callot, after 1614

Engraved forest landscape with a large oak, a river, a distant town, and men attacking a traveler in the lower left.

The Thieves Robbing the Man from The Good Samaritan

Jan Brueghel the Elder

Engraving of a horse-drawn cart on a path under trees, overlooking a river valley with a distant town and flying birds.

Path over a Valley

Crispijn de Passe the Elder

Engraved rocky landscape with a waterfall, arched cave, dense trees, and small figures beside a stream under sunbeams.

Rocky Landscape with the Stigmatization of St. Francis (reverse copy)

Aegidius Sadeler