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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

32,885 works

Engraving of a woman in a wreath above a celestial sphere, with a skeleton, an aged figure, winged angels and an hourglass be

Portrait of Maria Luisa d'Orleans (1662-1689), wife of Charles II of Spain

Giovanni Battista Bonacina, ca. 1689

Pen and ink study of a coffered ceiling with nine panels, ornamental borders and rosettes, with pencil sketches inside the pa

Study for the Ceiling of a Salon in the Hotel de Mazarin

François Joseph Belanger, 1779

Engraving of a nude woman pouring from a pitcher into a goblet beside a column, with a cherub above holding a ring.

Temperance (Temperancia)

Lucas van Leyden, 1530

Engraving of an armored horseman spearing a wild boar as hunting dogs attack, framed by ornate borders with figures.

Wild Boar Hunt with Spears, from "Hunting Scenes in Ornamental Frames"

called Stradanus Jan van der Straet, 1570

Engraving of a martyr on a gridiron over flames, surrounded by soldiers, with angels and clouds above.

Martyrdom of St. Lawrence

Cornelis Cort, 1571

Design for a Fireplace with Frontal and Profile Views

James Stuart, 1735-88

Circular etching of large trees on a riverbank with a small boat, figures, a tower at left, and distant buildings.

Landscape with Trees by the Water

Goffredo Wals, n.d.

Hand-colored print of an 18th-century supper party with figures in period dress around a candlelit table with wine and fruit.

The Supper

Louis-Marin Bonnet, 1787-93

Hand-colored print of a family taking a snack at a garden table before a classical colonnade, with a servant bringing a tray.

The Snack

Louis-Marin Bonnet, 1787-93

Etching of sheep gathering at a wooden fold beneath trees, with a shepherd, distant hills and a radiating dawn sky.

Opening the Fold, or Early Morning

Samuel Palmer, 1880

Etching of a crowd gathered before a classical building as a figure is presented on a balcony between soldiers.

Christ Presented to the People

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1655

Charcoal sketch of several nude figures intertwined in a circle, with soft gray shading against a dark background.

Sketch for "Jesus the Son of Man"

Kahlil Gibran, 1923

Lithograph of caricatured legislators seated in tiered rows around a curved desk in a parliamentary chamber.

Le ventre législatif: Aspect des bancs ministériels de la chambre improstituée de 1834

Honoré Daumier, January 1834

Etching of the Annunciation: a kneeling winged angel offers a lily to a haloed Virgin seated beside a fruit basket and table.

The Annunciation

Jacques Bellange

Engraving of a flower bouquet in an ornate vase with a parrot and a falcon on branches at the sides.

Vase of Flowers with Two Birds

Nicolaes de Bruyn, 1590-1656

Etching of two crabs and a shrimp resting on rocks under a pale sky, drawn in fine hatched lines.

Siesta I, from the series Radierte Skizzen

Max Klinger, n.d.

Pen-and-ink print of a seated man in a plumed hat and cloak, chin resting on his hand, with a sword across his knees.

The Thoughtful Captain

Johann Gottfried Schadow, 1822

Etching of Dutch warships under full sail, with a large ornate vessel in front and a cannon battle with smoke on the left.

Naves Bellicæ Hollandicæ (Dutch Warships)

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1647

Etching of Antwerp Cathedral's tall Gothic tower and façade with a busy square, carriage, and figures below.

Antwerp Cathedral (Prospectvs Tvrris Ecclesiæ Cathedralis)

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1625-77

Engraved double portrait of Charles I and Henrietta Maria in oval frames, with royal titles inscribed below.

Charles I and Henrietta Maria

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1641

Etching of a spiral volute seashell in side view, with dense hatched lines shaping its ridges and shadowed opening.

Shell: Hebrew Volute (Voluta ebraea L)

Wenceslaus Hollar, ca. 1646

Etching of a standing English gentlewoman in winter dress with fur muff, lace collar and black half-mask, by Wenceslaus Holla

English Lady in Winter Costume (The Winter habit of an English Gentlewoman)

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1644

Lithograph of acrobats, stilt walkers and a ringmaster with a hoop on a stage, watched by a crowd of spectators.

Grands Sauteurs!, from "La Caricature"

Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps, 1823-60

Etching of Richmond Palace across a river, with a tree and walking figures in the foreground and a ship on the water.

Richmond Palace

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1638

Lithograph of a crowd in top hats gathered before Aubert's shop window of caricature prints, a grinning man gesturing at cent

The Publisher Aubert (You must admit the government has a comic appearance)

Charles-Joseph Traviès, 1831

Woodcut of Saint Philip, a bearded elder holding a cross and a book, standing barefoot against a hatched dark background.

Saint Philip

Domenico Beccafumi, ca. 1540-1550

Pen and grey wash drawing of a stage set with two grand staircases and a central arcade with columns.

Design for a Stage Set: Double Stairway Pierced by an Arcade (recto); Slight Sketch (verso)

Giovanni Battista Natali III, 1698-1765

Grey wash drawing of a man in uniform lifted to the clouds by a winged figure, with allegorical figures and a classical tomb

Apotheosis of George Washington

Etienne Pallière, ca. 1799

Pen drawing of a nude warrior pressing down on a sprawling second figure, on aged paper.

A Warrior Subduing Another (recto); Warrior Seen in Bust-Length with Fantastic Helmet (verso)

Maso Finiguerra, 1460-64

Pen and wash drawing of an ornate architectural frame with a coat of arms, caryatids, garlands and a blank central panel.

Design for the Frame of a Funerary Plaque with the Coat of Arms of Roger II de Saint Lary, Duc de Bellegarde

Etienne Martellange, ca. 1619-30