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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

15,596 works

Etching of a horseman galloping past a fence as cattle scatter through a farmyard with smoke rising in the background.

Jamison's Jayhawkers (from Confederate War Etchings)

Adalbert John Volck, 1861-63

Pen-and-ink etching of men unloading barrels and crates from a rowboat onto a riverbank, with a rifleman and a tree climber.

Smuggling of Medicines into the South (from Confederate War Etchings)

Adalbert John Volck, 1861-63

Etching of townspeople and a uniformed officer gathered around bells on a wooden platform, with a town skyline behind.

Offering of Bells to be Cast into Cannon (from Confederate War Etchings)

Adalbert John Volck, 1861-63

Etching of mounted horsemen with a lance and pennant crossing rocky desert terrain, followed by mules and foot soldiers.

Albert S. Johnston Crossing the Desert to Join the Southern Army (from Confederate War Etchings)

Adalbert John Volck, 1861-63

Etched print of cavalry riders charging through a military camp past barrels, a shopfront, and tents under smoke.

General Stuart's Raid to the White House (from Confederate War Etchings)

Adalbert John Volck, 1861-63

Line drawing of cavalry riders and horses crossing a stream, with trees and a distant farmhouse in the background.

General Stuart's Return from Pennsylvania, from "Confederate War Etchings"

Adalbert John Volck, 1861-63

Pen etching of figures in a stone fort gateway, with guards, a wheelbarrow, and workers in the courtyard beyond.

Butler's Victims of Fort St. Philip (from Confederate War Etchings)

Adalbert John Volck, 1861-63

Line etching of men kneeling and gathering in prayer among tents and trees in an outdoor military camp.

Prayer in Stonewall Jackson's Camp (from Confederate War Etchings)

Adalbert John Volck, 1861-63

Etching of three men on a street outside a shop window advertising counterfeit Confederate notes, with a brokers office sign.

Counterfeit Confederate Notes Publicly Offered for Sale in the "City of Brotherly Love" (from Confederate War Etchings)

Adalbert John Volck, 1861-63

Line etching of a 19th-century street with men in top hats, a seated figure, shop windows and a sign reading Lovely Lane.

Free Negroes in the North (from Confederate War Etchings)

Adalbert John Volck, 1861-63

Pen drawing of figures dancing and drumming among palms and foliage, with a kneeling figure in the foreground.

"Free Negroes in Hayti" (from Confederate War Etchings)

Adalbert John Volck, 1861-63

Etching of a woman kneeling by a trunk in a cave-like room with a table, hanging lamp, draped cloth and a crucifix.

Cave Life in Vicksburg during the Seige (from Confederate War Etchings)

Adalbert John Volck, 1861-63

Etching of two men on a wooded riverbank, one looking through a telescope beside tall trees and hanging vines.

Vicksburg Canal (from Confederate War Etchings)

Adalbert John Volck, 1861-63

Trade card showing the Washington Monument in Baltimore beside a portrait of George Abel of The Baltimore Sun.

George Abel, The Baltimore Sun, from the American Editors series (N35) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1887

Chromolithograph trade card with a mustached man's portrait, a Baltimore American masthead, and a harbor scene with sailboats

Felix Agnus, Baltimore American, from the American Editors series (N35) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1887

Trade card with a portrait of John Arkins beside a rider on horseback herding cattle across grassland.

John Arkins, Denver Rocky Mountain News, from the American Editors series (N35) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1887

Chromolithograph card with a Falls of Minnehaha waterfall scene and a portrait of bearded Lewis Baker in a suit.

Lewis Baker, St. Paul Daily Globe, from the American Editors series (N35) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1887

Trade card with portrait of A.H. Belo beside a scene of a rider lassoing longhorn cattle at a Texas ranch at sunset.

A.H. Belo, The Galveston Daily News, from the American Editors series (N35) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1887

James Gordon Bennett, The New York Herald, from the American Editors series (N35) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1887

Chromolithograph card of George Bleistein beside the Buffalo Courier masthead, with a tree-lined Delaware Avenue street scene

George Bleistein, Buffalo Courier, from the American Editors series (N35) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1887

Trade card with portrait of Alden J. Blethen beside a painted view of riverside mills and rushing water.

Alden J. Blethen, The Minneapolis Tribune, from the American Editors series (N35) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1887

Chromolithograph trading card with portrait of Samuel Bowles beside a village road scene with church steeple.

Samuel Bowles, Springfield Republican, from the American Editors series (N35) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1887

Chromolithograph card portrait of J.M. Bundy in a suit, flanked by Broadway street scenes with carriages and pedestrians.

J.M. Bundy, New York Mail and Express, from the American Editors series (N35) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1887

Trade card with portrait of W.D. Bickham beside a scene of steamboats and factories on the Miami Canal, Dayton, Ohio.

W.D. Bickham, Dayton Daily Journal, from the American Editors series (N35) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1887

Trade card with portrait of George W. Childs beside an illustration of the Public Ledger Building in Philadelphia with flags

George W. Childs, Philadelphia Public Ledger, from the American Editors series (N35) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1887

Chromolithograph card with a bearded man's portrait beside the Brewer Fountain on Boston Common with a church spire.

W.W. Clapp, Boston Morning Journal, Philadelphia Public Ledger, from the American Editors series (N35) for Allen & Gi…

Allen & Ginter, 1887

Trade card with portrait of A.S. Colyar beside a paddle steamer being warped along a river by workers.

A.S. Colyar, The Nashville Daily American, from the American Editors series (N35) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1887

Trade card with portrait of bearded Edwin Cowles beside a Euclid Avenue street scene with church spires and a horse rider.

Edwin Cowles, The Cleveland Leader, from the American Editors series (N35) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1887

Chromolithograph trade card of Charles A. Dana beside a scene of the New York Post Office with carriages.

Charles A. Dana, The New York Sun, from the American Editors series (N35) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1887

Trading card with a Charleston harbor view and steamboats, beside a portrait of F. W. Dawson and a News and Courier masthead.

F. W. Dawson, The Charleston News and Courier, from the American Editors series (N35) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter, 1887