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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

2,003 works

Engraving of armored men and robed figures unloading baskets and goods from an ornate boat onto a shore.

Plate 5: figures unloading goods from a boat at the right

Pietro Sante Bartoli, ca. 1660-90

Engraving of muscular men poling ornate decorated boats through choppy water, with mythological figures and masks on the hull

Plate 6: figures in boats decorated with mythological subjects using poles to propel them

Pietro Sante Bartoli, ca. 1660-60

Engraving of figures in classical dress carrying barrels and baskets in a procession moving right, with trees behind.

Plate 3: various figures transporting materials, walking to the right

Pietro Sante Bartoli, ca. 1660-90

Engraving of horses, mules and oxen carrying barrels and baskets, led by figures walking right through trees.

Plate 4: animals transporting goods being led by figures going to the right

Pietro Sante Bartoli, ca. 1660-90

Engraved procession of classical figures carrying jars, baskets and a trumpet across a wooded background.

Plate 1: A Procession

Pietro Sante Bartoli, ca. 1660-90

Engraving of nude men tying a sack and loading a horse beside a brick wall and trees.

Plate 2: various figures carrying out tasks that include tying a sack and loading a horse

Pietro Sante Bartoli, ca. 1660-90

Etching of a bacchanalian procession with a wine vat cart, putti, grape baskets, and revelers blowing horns.

The Arrival of the Wine Vat

Joseph-Marie Vien, ca.1755

Etching of a frieze with a mermaid on a dolphin, bearded sea gods, cherubs and sea creatures in parallel hatching.

Plate 4: marine gods and other cavorting figures

Giulio Carpioni, ca. 1640-70

Etching of marine gods, a trident-bearing figure, sea monsters and cavorting putti in a horizontal frieze.

Plate 6: marine gods and other cavorting figures

Giulio Carpioni, ca. 1640-70

Engraved print of a tall twisted column with vine-scroll ornament and a scrolled Corinthian capital on a stepped base.

Grotesque Winding Column in St. Peter's, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Nicolas Béatrizet, 16th century

Engraved horizontal frieze with two eagles, a central name cartouche, and flowers and acanthus scrolls.

Plate 1, from "Friezes with Birds, Flowers and Meandering Wreaths and Scrolls"

Theodor Bang, ca. 1600-1617

Engraved horizontal frieze with symmetrical scrolls, flowers, rosettes and pomegranates in black line on pale paper.

Plate 2, from "Friezes with Birds, Flowers and Meandering Wreaths and Scrolls"

Theodor Bang, ca. 1600-1617

Engraved ornamental frieze with two birds facing each other amid symmetrical flowers and scrolling foliage.

Plate 3, from "Friezes with Birds, Flowers and Meandering Wreaths and Scrolls"

Theodor Bang, ca. 1600-1617

Engraved frieze with two roosters flanking a central rosette, surrounded by scrolling foliage and flowers.

Plate 4, from "Friezes with Birds, Flowers and Meandering Wreaths and Scrolls"

Theodor Bang, ca. 1600-1617

Engraved horizontal frieze with a central double-headed eagle, flanking birds, flowers and symmetrical scrolling foliage.

Plate 5, from "Friezes with Birds, Flowers and Meandering Wreaths and Scrolls"

Theodor Bang, ca. 1600-1617

Engraved ornamental frieze with two birds, a central flower medallion, and scrolling foliage on a light ground.

Plate 6, from "Friezes with Birds, Flowers and Meandering Wreaths and Scrolls"

Theodor Bang, ca. 1600-1617

Engraved ornamental frieze with two spread-winged birds, flowers, and scrolling acanthus foliage on a pale sheet.

Plate 7, from "Friezes with Birds, Flowers and Meandering Wreaths and Scrolls"

Theodor Bang, ca. 1600-1617

Engraved decorative frieze with scrolling foliage, flowers, grapes, and a central parrot perched among the tendrils.

Plate 8, from "Friezes with Birds, Flowers and Meandering Wreaths and Scrolls"

Theodor Bang, ca. 1600-1617

Engraved horizontal frieze with symmetrical scrolls, flowers and leafy vine border in black line on cream paper.

Plate 9, from "Friezes with Birds, Flowers and Meandering Wreaths and Scrolls"

Theodor Bang, ca. 1600-1617

Chromolithograph trade card of a flying magpie above a brick house with chimneys and a weather vane, by Allen & Ginter, 1888.

Magpie, from the Birds of America series (N4) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands

Allen & Ginter, 1888

Etched river scene with a sailboat and dinghies at right, two figures on the left bank, and trees along the shore.

River or Pond Scene: a Sailboat and Dinghy with Figures on the Near Bank

Thomas Rowlandson, 1784-88

Engraved design for a dagger and ornamental sheath with grotesque masks, scrollwork, and a bearded figure on the hilt.

(Design for a Dagger and Sheath)

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1543

Narrow etching of a landscape with tree trunks framing ruins, a small bridge over a river, and distant hills.

Landscape

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1545

Etching of a river landscape with a church, a stone bridge, fortified towers on the right, and trees in the foreground.

Landscape with Fort and a Church on a River

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1545

Etching of a landscape with a hilltop castle, rocky crags, a bare foreground tree, and a winding road.

Landscape with High Rocks and Fortresses

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1546

Pen and ink ornament drawing of two horses' heads above an empty cartouche, with armor, shield and drapery below.

Ornament with Armor and Horses' Heads

Stefano Della Bella, 17th century

Etched view of ruined Pevensey Castle towers on a grassy shore, with sea and sailboats on the horizon at right.

Pevensey Castle, from "English Views"

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1652-77

Etching of four mounted queens, Didon, Tomyris, Semiramis and Zenobie, each on horseback with captions below.

Didon, Tomyris, Semiramis, and Zenobie, from "The Game of Queens" (Le Jeu des Reines Renommées)

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Four etched panels of queens: two in chariots, two on horseback, one holding a flag, each with French caption text below.

Blanche de Castille, Martesie, Orithie, and Baudour, from "The Game of Queens" (Le Jeu des Reines Renommées)

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etched print of four cards showing Alceste, Euadné on a fire, Artemise at a table, and Helene with a ship.

Alceste, Euadné, Artemise, and Helene, from "The Game of Queens" (Le Jeu des Reines Renommées)

Stefano Della Bella, 1644