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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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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

Hand-colored woodcut of a bearded saint with a halo holding a sword before a brick wall and landscape.

St. Paul (adaptation)

Hans Baldung Grien, after 1512

Etching of a stage performance with dancers in plumed costumes, curtains, and a crowded audience in the foreground.

1er Intermède (1st Interlude), from Les Intermèdes (The Interludes)

Jacques Callot, 1616

Woodcut of Saint Peter with a halo and radiating rays, holding a large key and a staff, with a monogram at left.

St. Peter, from "Christ and the Apostles"

Hans Baldung Grien, 1519

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 (?)

The Half-Starved Boy

F. Sykes, 1738-39

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

Handwritten ink epitaph in two-column verse honouring George Taylor for his courage in manual combat, within a ruled border.

To the Memory of George Taylor Whose Skill and Courage in Manual Combat Would Have Done Honour to the Roman Circus...…

Richard Livesay, 1782

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 a standing commedia dell'arte figure with a feathered hat and sword, with a crowded city street behind him.

Le Zani ou Scapin, from "Les Trois Pantalons pièces appélees Les Trois Acteurs" (The Three Pants also called the Thre…

Jacques Callot, ca. 1618-20

Woodcut zodiac chart with sun face, Venus and Cupid, a bishop saint, and a winged bird, with red color accents.

Chart of the Signs of the Zodiac with Venus, Cupid, and a Bishop Saint

Hans Baldung Grien, probably first half of the 16th century

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 a stooped, masked figure in a long cloak standing before a crowd in a town square with tall buildings.

Le Pantalon ou Cassandre, from "Les Trois Pantalons pièces appélees Les Trois Acteurs" (The Three Pants also called t…

Jacques Callot, ca. 1618-20

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

Brown ink print of a man asleep in a chair, smoking a long pipe, with a glass and decanter on a side table.

Mr. Ben: Read, A Member of Hogarth's Club at the Bedford Arms Tavern, Drawn by him about the Year 1757

Richard Livesay, November 27, 1781

Etching of a violent street massacre with soldiers, fleeing figures and bodies before classical buildings, in an oval frame.

Plate 1, from "Le Massacre des Innocents" (The Massacre of the Innocents)

Jacques Callot, ca. 1617-18

Engraving of Christ kneeling in prayer on a rock as an angel offers a chalice, with sleeping disciples in the foreground.

The Agony of Christ on Mount Olive

Monogrammist SM, 1569

Pen and wash drawing of a nude youth with a cloak standing beside a winged horse grazing at the ground.

Bellerophon and Pegasus

Bertel Thorvaldsen, 1790-1844

Engraved portrait of an elderly bearded man in an oval frame with Latin inscription and ornate architectural border.

Portrait du Sénateur Donato dell'Antella (Portrait of Senator Donato dell'Antella)

Jacques Callot, ca. 1618

Etching of a church interior with a tall pyramidal catafalque, mourners in black, skeletons beside columns, and a pulpit.

Le Catafalque de l'Empereur Mathais pièce appelée aussi Le Petit Prédicateur, La Chapelle Funèbre de Florence et Requ…

Jacques Callot, 1619