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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

16,136 works

Etching of Tobias restoring his father's sight in a dim vaulted room, with a winged angel, a dog, and onlookers.

Tobias Returning Sight to His Father

Antoine de Marcenay de Ghuy, 1755

Engraved oval portrait of a man with long wavy hair, armor, and sash, framed by a laurel wreath and coat of arms.

Portrait of Henri Charles de la Tremouille

Pierre Philippe, 1664

Engraved portrait of a crowned young woman in jeweled dress holding a flowering sprig, within an ornate scrolled frame.

Portrait of Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans

Jeremias Falck, 1642

Engraving of elegantly dressed figures conversing and playing guitar in a wooded garden beside a stone urn on a pedestal.

Gallant Conversation (Conversation Galante)

Jacques-Philippe Le Bas, 1743

Engraving with two oval scenes: a midwife presenting an infant to a man in a hat, and a violinist with dancing putti below.

Allegories in Honor of the Birth of the Dauphin

Abraham Bosse, ca. 1638

Engraving of a seated woman having her silhouette traced, with children, a shadow puppet, and framed silhouettes on the wall.

Origin of Painting

Engraving of a naval battle with galleys inside an oval Roman arena, crowded with spectators and reclining river figures at t

Naval engagement set inside a Roman arena, with the river Tiber and nymphs at lower left and right

Etienne Dupérac, 1577-85

Engraved theatre benefit ticket showing four figures before a brick wall, with the banner 'For the Benefit of M. Walker'.

Benefit Ticket for Walker

William Hogarth, ca. 1735

Etched theatre benefit ticket showing four men walking a street, framed by columns, cherubs and a banner reading For the Bene

Benefit Ticket for Joe Miller

William Hogarth, 1790s

Engraved theatre scene with costumed players, dogs, satyr figures and a cartouche reading The Authors Benefit Pasquin.

The Author's Benefit: Pasquin

William Hogarth, 1736

Engraved theatre ticket showing period-dressed figures in an interior with a window and bed, framed by scrollwork and flower

Ticket for Fielding's The Mock Doctor

William Hogarth, 1732(?)

Engraved theatre ticket showing figures in an interior room with a window and mirror, text reading Theatre Royal, The Mock Do

Ticket for Henry Fielding's The Mock Doctor

William Hogarth, 1792

Etched tavern card of the John Shaw Ram Inn with a ram on the sign, a coach, a horse, two men and a dog in the courtyard.

A Tavern Card for John Shaw

William Hogarth, 1790s

Engraved bust portrait of a man in a powdered wig and cravat, titled Justice Welch, after William Hogarth.

Justice Welch

William Hogarth, 1794

Surprised Woman from Hogarth's "Morning"

Richard Livesay, October 1788

Etching of a smiling man in a tricorn hat and powdered wig, seated with hands gesturing forward over a table.

A Parson Joining the Hands of Two People

Richard Livesay, October 1788

Engraved trade card showing two fencers on a stage with spectators, crossed swords above, and advertising text for James Figg

Trade card for James Figg

William Hogarth, 1790s

Etched caricature of a seated man aiming a telescope at a standing man in a book-lined study with a dog.

The Complicated R_____n

Richard Livesay, 1794 (?)

Pen and ink print of a clergyman in a white wig christening an infant at a font, surrounded by onlookers.

Orator Henley Christening a Child

Jane Ireland, 1794

Engraved portrait of a standing gentleman in period dress with wig, cane and hat, set against a cloudy landscape.

The Right Hon. Gustavus Lord Viscount Boyne &c

William Hogarth, 1794 (?)

Etched portrait of a man in a powdered wig and cravat, with a palette at lower right, after an oil self portrait.

William Hogarth, Self Portrait

Samuel Ireland, 1785

Oval sepia stipple engraving of a young woman with curled hair and a draped shawl, titled Jenny Cameron.

Jenny Cameron

William Hogarth, February 8, 1788

Etched bust portrait of a man with curled hair and a pleated white cravat, against dense hatched shading.

The Right Honorable James Caulfield, Earl of Charlemont of the Kingdom of Ireland, Head of the Volunteers

Joseph Haynes, 1782

Etching of soldiers mocking a figure in a courtyard, with spectators on a balcony and robed onlookers at left.

Le Couronnement D'Épines (The Crowning with Thorns), from "La Grande Passion" (The Large Passion)

Jacques Callot, ca. 1619-24

Hand-colored woodcut of a haloed figure gesturing beside a green-robed elder on a cloud, framed by foliage and birds.

Illustration from Beschlossen Gart des Rosenkranz Mariae

Hans Baldung Grien

Woodcut portrait of a man in a feathered cap and fur-trimmed robe, holding a striped heraldic shield, with German text above.

Portrait of Charles V

Hans Baldung Grien

Etching of Christ carrying the cross through a crowd of soldiers, with kneeling women in the foreground and a hill behind.

Le Portement de Croix (Christ Carrying the Cross), from "La Grande Passion" (The Large Passion)

Jacques Callot, ca. 1619-24

Etching of a crucifixion scene with soldiers, mounted riders, workers with tools, and spectators on a hill; Latin text below.

Le Crucifiement (The Crucifixion), from "La Grande Passion" (The Large Passion)

Jacques Callot, ca. 1619-24

Etched portrait of a man in a powdered wig and embroidered waistcoat, with a crosshatched background.

The Right Honorable Henry Fox, Lord Holland

Joseph Haynes, May 19, 1782

Engraved portrait of a man in a white cravat and dark coat against hatched shading, with inscription below.

The Right Honorable James Caulfield, Earl of Charlemount of the Kingdom of Ireland, Head of the Volunteers

Joseph Haynes, March 19, 1782