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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Ink and wash elevation drawing of a salon chimneypiece with overmantel mirror, carved figures, and a plan below.

Salon Chimney, Houghton Hall, Norfolk, Elevation

Isaac Ware, 1735

Ink and wash drawing of a salon ceiling with an octagonal painted allegory of a chariot and clouds, above a decorated cornice

Salon Ceiling, Houghton Hall, Norfolk

Isaac Ware, 1735

Engraving of the Virgin and Child seated under a tree with a haloed man, surrounded by playful putti and angels in a landscap

Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Anthony van Dyck, 1650-59

Etching of an allegorical scene with a reclining woman in clouds, putti, stone steps and a distant ship.

Trade Card for a Textile Merchant

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1752

Etching of men in 18th-century coats gathered and talking in a crowded interior beside a column and chandelier.

The Newsmongers

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1752

Etching of a woman in a full gown and a masked man in a plumed hat on a tiled stage under a crescent moon.

The Italian Theater

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1724-1780

Etched vignettes with a portrait medallion, putti, and grapes on the left, and a crowned shield over a text panel on the righ

Vignettes pour les "Tablettes historiques, topographiques et physiques de Bourgogne"

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1755

Engraved oval medallion of a columned church with a procession of robed clergy and courtiers before it.

Placing of the first stone for the church of Saint Genevieve

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1766

Etching of an allegorical scene with clouds, winged figures, a kneeling robed man, and women in a classical colonnaded interi

Allegorie sur la Convalescence du Dauphin

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1752

Etching of a figure with a staff standing on a sea creature atop a pedestal, flanked by two gesturing nude figures.

"La Colere de Neptune," fontaine

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1767

Etching of Laban searching among women and figures under a tree, with a tent and animals in the background.

Laban cherchent ses dieux

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1753

Etching of an allegory with classical gods on clouds, putti, a seated king in ermine, and a columned hall with French caption

Allegory of the Convalescence of the Dauphin

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1752

Etched oval vignette of allegorical figures on a sea creature, with an equestrian statue and domed building in the background

Inauguration de la statue equestre de Louis XV

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1766

Engraved oval medallion of a crowned allegorical woman and a river god gesturing toward an equestrian statue in a city square

The Inauguration of the Statue of Louis XV

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1766

Etching of cherubs and draped figures beneath classical columns, with a Paris skyline and a medallion portrait in the clouds.

Allegory of the Marriages Performed by the City of Paris in Honor of the Birth of the Duc de Bourgogne in 1751

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1752

Etching of a crowded fair with horseback riders, carriages, tents and onlookers beneath trees, by Gabriel de Saint-Aubin.

The Fair at Bezons (Vue de la Foire de Bezons)

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1750

Le Scelerat Damiens

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1757

Etching of three women resting under a large tree near a ruined building and a thatched cottage, with a basket on the ground.

Frère Luce

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1767

Engraving of costumed dancers in a forest clearing, with a seated woman at left and a title inscription below.

The Carnival of Parnassus (Le Carnaval du Parnasse)

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1761-62

Etched print of a nude man and clothed woman fleeing near a tree and white horse, with armed figures and a hut behind them.

Fuite de M. de Belle-Isle, prisonnier chez les Attakapas

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1767

Etching of a cobbler at work in a shed while a customer kneels beside him, with a dog asleep on the workbench above.

The Cobbler (copy)

Adriaen van Ostade, n.d.

Etching of a quack seller under a canopy by a barrel, surrounded by a crowd and a child with a hoop beneath a tree.

The Quacksalver (copy)

Adriaen van Ostade, n.d.

Etching of two elderly villagers in conversation outdoors, with a market stall, chickens and houses in the background.

The Two Gossips (copy)

Adriaen van Ostade, n.d.

Engraved portrait of a man with shoulder-length hair and a white collar, framed in an octagonal inscribed border.

Michel Le Tellier, conseiller du roi

Jean Morin, 1620-50

Engraved portrait of Cardinal Richelieu in bust length within an octagonal inscribed frame, wearing a cross on a ribbon.

Cardinal de Richelieu

Engraved octagonal portrait of a man with curly hair, white collar and dark robe, inscribed Jacques Tuboeuf, intendant des fi

Jacques Tuboeuf, intendant des finances

Engraved portrait of Philip II of Spain in a fur-trimmed doublet, set within an octagonal inscribed frame.

Philippe II, roi d'Espagne

Engraved portrait of a bearded bishop in embroidered vestments with a cross pendant, set in an octagonal frame.

Saint Francois de Sales, eveque de Geneve

Engraved octagonal portrait of a bald, bearded clergyman in pleated vestments, with Latin text in the frame.

Jean Duvergier de Hauranne, abbe de Saint-Cyran

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a white ruff and fur-trimmed robe, with Latin inscription around the border.

Jacques-Auguste de Thou, premier president au Parlement