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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Engraved print of putti, musicians and lily stems rising through clouds beneath a sunburst, framed by ornamental borders.

Morning, from the series The Times of the Day

Philipp Otto Runge, 1807

Engraved allegorical print of a seated woman with cherubs under a floral arch, with a lily and daisy wreath above.

Day, from the series The Times of the Day

Philipp Otto Runge, 1807

Engraving of a veiled female figure with cherubs above a sunflower, owls and sleeping figures in a botanical border.

Night, from the series The Times of the Day

Philipp Otto Runge, 1807

Etching of playful children gathered before a thatched cottage and bare tree, with swans on water beyond.

L'Hiver from the Four Seasons

Charles-Joseph Natoire, 1735

Etching of a woman and child by a pond with frog-like figures in the water and a dog at lower left, in a hilly landscape.

Latona, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etching of a draped woman drinking from a bowl while a child reaches toward her, with a second woman and trees behind.

Ceres, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Plate 10: Five Heads of Children, from "Collection of various doodles and etching proofs" (Recueil de divers griffonn…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Etching with two studies of children: a raised arm and bent head above, and a child's head and shoulders below.

Plate 6: Two studies of children, from "Collection of various doodles and etching proofs" (Recueil de divers griffonn…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Two children seated on the ground, one drawing with a quill in an album held by the other, with an inscribed title scroll bel

Plate 1: two children sitting on the ground, the child on the right drawing while the child on the left holding the a…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1649

Plate 12: Head of a Child, from "The Book for Learning to Draw" (Livre pour apprendre à dessiner)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1649

Etching of two women wading a stream in a circular frame, with cattle grazing at left and hills behind.

Two Women Crossing a Stream

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646

Engraving of the Judgment of Solomon: a king on a throne, a soldier with a raised sword, and two women pleading over a baby.

The Judgment of Solomon

Boëtius Adamsz. Bolswert, 1595-1633

Sepia print of the Virgin holding the infant Christ, with shepherds, a seated man with a staff, and cherubs in clouds above.

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Francesco Bartolozzi, before 1764

Oval engraving of Coriolanus showing a pointing armored man, kneeling women, a child, and a helmet on a pedestal in a tent.

Coriolanus: "The God of Soldiers, to shame invulnerable..." (Shakespeare, Coriolanus, Act 5)

Francesco Bartolozzi, November 3, 1785

Print of Noah at a burning altar with kneeling family, a donkey and jars, and angels in clouds above.

The Sacrifice of Noah

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1765

Oval stipple engraving of a curly-haired child with hands clasped in prayer, gazing upward against a shaded background.

The Angelic Child

Francesco Bartolozzi, July 1, 1790

Engraving of two winged infants on clouds, one playing a lyre and one a flute beside an open music book.

Apollo and Mercury as Infants

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1797

Pen and gray wash design with circular New Testament scenes framed by ornate scrollwork and an angel holding a banner.

Design for a Painted Glass with Scene from the New Testament

Christoph Murer, 1598

Etching in a circle of a woman nursing an infant beside a young satyr with a vine garland, set among foliage and rocks.

Satyr family, from 'Landscapes and seaports' (Paysages et ports de mer, dans des ronds)

Stefano Della Bella, 1656

Sepia wash drawing of a high priest, a turbaned woman and a kneeling boy around a draped table on a pedestal.

A High-Priest, the Prophetess Anna (?) and a Kneeling Boy around a Table

Anton Kern, 1745

Etched ornamental frieze of scrolling foliage, a child with two dogs, and sea horses along the top border.

Rinceaux with Child Frightened by Dogs, plate 8 from "Decorative friezes and foliage" (Ornamenti di fregi e fogliami)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1648

Engraved kitchen interior with cooks, hanging game birds, copper pots, a hearth fire, and a spiral staircase.

Kitchen Interior

David Vinckboons, 1600-1624

Etched frieze of scrolling foliage with two putti holding a crown above the letter L, flanked by seated hybrid figures.

Rinceaux with Two Children Holding a Royal Crown Over the Letter "L," plate 3 from "Decorative friezes and foliage" (…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1648

Etching of two winged children blowing bubbles, their bodies flowing into ornamental scrolls, foliage and hanging tassels.

Two Winged Children with Bodies Turning into Ornament Blowing Bubbles

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1653

Etching of a young woman in flowing drapery lifting a hare, with ornamental acanthus scrolls framing the composition above.

A Girl Holding a Hare

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1653

Etched cartouche with a goat's head and two putti holding garlands, numbered 17, with ornamental scrolls below.

Cartouche Framed by Children and a Goat

Stefano Della Bella, 1646

Etching of an ornamental cartouche with a blank shield, a lion's head on top, a seated lion at left and a child at right.

Cartouche Containing an Empty Shield Surmounted by a Lion and Framed by a Lion and a Child

Stefano Della Bella, 1646

Etched frontispiece showing the Holy House of Loreto with the Virgin and Child on its roof, angels in clouds, and allegorical

Frontispiece for Le Véritable Plan et Pourtrait de la Maison de la Ste. Vierge

Stefano Della Bella, 1649

Etched frontispiece with three robed men before a harbor, under a cartouche titled Dialogo di Galileo Galilei.

Frontispiece for Dialogo di Galileo Galilei

Stefano Della Bella, 1632

Hand-coloured print of an artist on a black horse holding an umbrella against rain, with easel and palette, passing a woman a

An Artist Travelling in Wales

Thomas Rowlandson, February 10, 1799