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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

2,003 works

Etching of two goats climbing and nibbling leafy branches in a vertical ornamental scroll design.

Two Goats Nibbling Branches

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1653

Hand-coloured caricature of a man holding a severed head in a vault with candle bearers and coffins, by Cruikshank.

A Sepulchral Enquiry into English History

George Cruikshank, June 1, 1813

Hand-colored caricature of a crowd of figures, conjurors and a harlequin around a table, with a green whale above them.

Hocus Pocus-or Conjurors Raising the Wind

Charles Williams, October 1, 1814

Two circular etched compositions with framed vignettes of elephants, lions, monkeys, birds and hunters in landscapes.

Designs for Plates Taken from Oudry's Illustrations to La Fontaine's Fables

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, after 1755

Engraving of Judith: a banquet tent scene, a woman with a sword by a bed, and soldiers battling before a walled city.

Judith, illustration to "Biblesche figuren ofte afbeeldingen..." by Hendrik Jansen van Barrefelt, called Hiel

Pieter van der Borcht, 1662 or later

St. James Minor(?) in an arcuated niche, from "Christ and the Twelve Apostles"

Lambert Suavius, 1545

Engraving of bearded St. Paul in a long robe standing under a ruined stone arch, with ruins and palm trees beyond.

St. Paul standing under an overgrown arch, from "Christ and the Twelve Apostles"

Lambert Suavius, 1545

Engraving of a bearded robed figure in a turban standing before crumbling stone arches overgrown with plants.

St. Philip(?), standing with his left hand on his hip and his right hand resting on his head, from "Christ and the Tw…

Lambert Suavius, 1545

Engraving of bearded Saint Simon leaning over an open book in a stone arched niche, with a halo above his head.

St. Simon standing before an open book with the fingers of his left hand pressed onto the pages, from "Christ and the…

Lambert Suavius, 1545

Engraving of a bearded barefoot saint leaning on a tall staff in an arched stone niche, wrapped in a loose cloak.

St. James Major leaning on a pole before a niche, from "Christ and the Twelve Apostles"

Lambert Suavius, 1545

Etching of a riverside landscape with ruined arched walls, a tall tower, small figures, moored boats, and trees under clouds.

Riverscape with Ruins of a Castle, from "Landscapes and Ruins"

Jan van de Velde II, ca. 1615

Etching of a ruined round temple with columns beside trees, a path with two figures, and a calm river under clouds.

The Temple of the Sibyl at Tivoli, from "Landscapes and Ruins"

Jan van de Velde II, ca. 1615

Engraving of Venus standing on a shell with Cupid holding a torch beside her, a drape raised behind her.

Venus and Cupid

Engraved vertical ornament with two pairs of satyrs flanking a central horned mask and an urn of foliage.

Ornament with Two Couples of Satyrs

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1549

Engraving of a winged putto holding a shield and staff beneath a tall scroll of leafy foliage, with a monogram at top.

Ornament with a Genius Holding a Shield

Master MVHF, 1536

Two etched friezes showing groups of playing putti wrestling and tumbling across horizontal panels.

Two Friezes with Playing Putti, Premier Livre, Sixieme Cahier, plate 34 from "L'Oeuvre de J. B. Huet"

Jean Baptiste Huet, 1780 or after

Engraved frieze of armor, weapons, banners and trumpets with a helmeted female warrior at center and reclining figures.

Combats et Triomphes

Etienne Delaune, 1540-83

Engraved battle frieze of armored horsemen and foot soldiers fighting, with fallen men and horses in the foreground.

Plate from "Combats et Triomphes"

Etienne Delaune, 1540-83

Engraved frieze of centaurs and armored warriors battling with bows, spears and shields among nude figures.

Plate VIII from "Battles and Victories" (Combats et Triomphes)

Etienne Delaune, 1540-83

Engraved frieze of a winged woman seated among armor, shields, trumpets, banners and cannons, with reclining figures at the s

Plate from "Battles and Victories" (Combats et Triomphes)

Etienne Delaune, 1540-83

Vertical engraved ornament print with a chinoiserie pagoda, rococo scrollwork, seated figures, birds, and swans within a rule

Kiosk Chinois, from Premier cayer de panneaux, frises et sujets arabesques

François Marie Isidore Queverdo, 1788

Three engraved architectural drawings of a chapel: a floor plan, a front façade, and an interior cross section.

Floorplan, Façade and Cross Section of one of the Chapels at Château d'Anet, from "Les plus excellents bastiments de…

Jacques Androuet, 1607

Engraved bird's eye view of the Anet château, showing its formal gardens, courtyards, gatehouse and walls.

Birds Eye View of the Chateau and Grounds of Anet, from "Les plus excellents bastiments de France"

Jacques Androuet, 1607

Etched view of a round columned temple beside a palm tree, with figures and a cart on a dirt road in the foreground.

Tempio del Sole (Temple of Cybele in the Piazza della Bocca della Verità)

Israël Silvestre, ca. 1640-91

Pen and brown ink sketch of a coastal landscape with sailing boats, a rocky hillside, and small figures on the shore.

Landscape

Stefano Della Bella, 17th century

Vertical ornament print with a central candelabra, putti riding goats, grotesque masks, and dense scrollwork and foliage.

Candelabra with putti on goats at center

Lambrecht Hopfer, ca. 1525-50

Vertical engraved ornament print with a candelabra grotesque of scrolls, foliage, putti, dolphins and dragon heads.

Candelabra Grotesque with Heads of Dolphins and Dragons in the Center

Lambrecht Hopfer, ca. 1525-50

Vertical etching of a grotesque candelabra with satyr figures holding torches, winged monsters, and scrollwork ornament.

Candelabra Grotesque

Daniel Hopfer, ca. 1485-1536

Engraving of a naval battle with ornate ships, muscular warriors with shields, and sea creatures in choppy waves.

Plate 7: a battle taking place between men in boats

Pietro Sante Bartoli, ca. 1660-90

Engraving of soldiers fighting on a ship while nude men climb its side, with a river god reclining at right.

Plate 8: battle between soldiers on a boat and naked men trying to climb in, a river god at right

Pietro Sante Bartoli, ca. 1660-90