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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

2,003 works

Etching of a winged skeleton beating a drum within an ornamental scrolled cartouche with drapery and a tassel.

Death Beating a Drum

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1653

Etching of soldiers and workers at a harbor fortress, with a horseback rider, cannons, a rowboat, and sailing ships on the wa

Plate 1: soldiers waiting to board a ship, from 'Various Embarkations' (Divers embarquements)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646-47

Etching of three ships battered by waves under a dark, stormy sky, one listing sharply with broken masts.

Plate 6: three ships in a storm, from 'Various Embarkations' (Divers embarquements)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646-47

Etching of workers loading cargo from a dock into a rowboat, with sailing ships and a galley on the water.

Plate 7: merchandise loaded onto a boat, two galleys in the background to right, from 'Various Embarkations' (Divers…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1646-47

Etching of a ceremonial procession with horsemen, camels and trumpeters approaching a distant city, with a dedicatory pillar

Entrance of the Polish Legation into Rome

Stefano Della Bella, 1633

Etching of a procession of plumed horsemen and archers on horseback, with a flag bearer and winged figure at the right edge.

Part of the Entrance of the Polish Legation (G and H)

Stefano Della Bella, 1633

Etched procession of mounted riders in feathered turbans and ornate dress, with horses in dynamic poses across a flat landsca

Part of the Entrance of the Polish Legation (I and K)

Stefano Della Bella, 1633

Etching of a procession of plumed horsemen, attendants and horses crossing open ground, with Italian captions below.

Part of the Entrance of the Polish Legation (L and M)

Stefano Della Bella, 1633

Etching of a procession of mounted ambassadors and cavalry passing a large leaning tree in a landscape.

Part of the Entrance of the Polish Legation (N. O. P.)

Stefano Della Bella, 1633

Etched procession of plumed horsemen and walking attendants crossing a field, with a distant town and carriage at right.

Part of the Entrance of the Polish Legation (Q.X.Y.)

Stefano Della Bella, 1633

Etching of a palm-covered island, a sailing ship on calm water, and figures fishing in shallow water in the foreground.

Océanie: Îlots à Uvea (Wallis): Pêche aux Palmes, 1845 (Oceania: Fishing, near islands with palms in the Uea or Walli…

Charles Meryon, 1863

Brown ink drawing of peasant figures dancing and running in a row, holding hands, with a handwritten inscription above.

Farmers Dancing

Dietrich Theodor Meyer the Elder, 1599

Brown wash drawing of a muscular man leaning on a long staff, wearing draped cloth, looking to the left.

A Man Resting on a Staff

Paolo Farinati, n.d.

Engraved bird's-eye panoramic map of Rome in twelve sheets, showing the Tiber, churches, domes, and hills with putti and a co

Plan of the City of Rome

Antonio Tempesta, 1645

Pencil drawing of a standing man in a tall top hat and fur-collared overcoat, with a German inscription at lower left.

Portrait of H. Gluckmann of Poland

Bartolomeo Pinelli, n.d.

Pen and wash design of a decorated wall with an urn in a niche, garlands, and a panel with putti and a female figure.

Design for a Wall Elevation

Simon Schijnvoet, late 17th-early 18th century

Etching of a farmhouse courtyard with a large tree, a vine trellis arbor, figures dining at tables, and a horse by a well.

The Little Trellis

Jacques Callot, early 17th century

Black and white wood engraving of two figures dining at a table under a thatched roof, with a crescent moon and stars.

Thenot and Colinet Eat Their Evening Meal, from Thornton's "Pastorals of Virgil"

William Blake, 1821

Wood engraving of a man pushing a barrel down a street past brick townhouses, in strong black and white.

A Rolling Stone Is Ever Bare of Moss, from Thornton's "Pastorals of Virgil"

William Blake, 1821

Black and white engraving of two oxen walking homeward with a herdsman holding a long staff, beneath a striated sky.

Unyok'd Heifers, Loitering Homeward (Return of the Shepherd), from Thornton's "Pastorals of Virgil"

William Blake, 1821

Wood engraving of two shepherds with staffs facing each other beside sheep, with a leaping figure in the sky above.

Thenot Remonstrates with Colinet, Lightfoot in the Background, from Thornton's "Pastorals of Virgil"

William Blake, 1821

Wood engraving of a bearded seated figure under a fruit tree with raised arms, a full moon, sheep, and a cottage in a hilly l

Thenot Under a Fruit Tree, from Thornton's "Pastorals of Virgil"

William Blake, 1821

Engraved card by William Blake with flying figures, a reaper and wheat sheaves framing the name Mr Cumberland.

George Cumberland's Message Card

William Blake, 1827

Pencil sketch of a tall decorative panel with a niche holding draped figures, cherubs, a shield and garland ornament.

Decorative study of a play

François-Claudius Compte-Calix, 1830-80

Red chalk drawing of standing Saint John the Baptist with a lamb at his feet, marked with a faint grid.

Standing Saint John the Baptist with The Lamb

Girolamo Macchietti, ca. 1575-76

Watercolor design for a neoclassical wall with blue and cream panels, classical figures, garlands and urn motifs.

Design for Wall, Hôtel de Beaujon, Paris

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1872

Brown ink and wash drawing of a bacchanal with revelers, putti and baskets of grapes gathered around a wine vat.

Bacchanal: Arrival at the Wine Vat

Joseph-Marie Vien, ca.1755

Etching of a skeleton driving a chariot with a winged child, horses and cypress trees in a cloudy landscape.

Amor, Tod und Jenseits, from the series Intermezzi

Max Klinger, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of a hilly Italian landscape with stone buildings, trees, a bridge, and small figures on a path.

Italian Landscape with Buildings and Figures

Nicolas-Didier Boguet, n.d.

Etching of a wooded landscape with dense trees, a hillside, and distant buildings on the left.

Landscape study, outside Sèvres

Félix Bracquemond, 1873