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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,907 works

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 festival procession with mounted riders circling a central figure holding a large globe, watched by crowds.

Il Mondo Festeggiante: Entrance of Cosimo III de' Medici

Stefano Della Bella, 1661

Etched print of an equestrian carousel in an oval arena with riders, a crowd, and a triumphal arch, framed by smaller formati

Carousel in Florence for the Marriage of The Grand Duke Ferdinand II

Stefano Della Bella, 1637

Etching of a river with a stone bridge, rowing boats, and crowds of onlookers along the quay in Pisa.

Game of the Bridge, Pisa

Stefano Della Bella, 1634

Etching of an oval screen with a rebus of emblems including an eagle, ships, a barrel, scales and a sea nymph.

Screen with Rebus of Fortune

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1639

Etching of nine women with musical instruments under a tree, with a helmeted warrior holding a mask shield at right.

Les neuf Muses

Stefano Della Bella, 1644

Etched title page with French text in a decorative border of palms and nets, showing a canoe and fish over waves.

Cover to "The Voyage to New Zealand (1842-46)"

Charles Meryon, 1866

The Breton archaeologist Louis Jacques Marie Bizeul

Charles Meryon, 1861

Etched portrait of a seated bald man in a formal coat holding a top hat and cane, with a pocket watch chain.

Casimir le Conte, after Boulanger

Charles Meryon, 1856

Printed page with brown decorative border and handwritten French poem titled The Pilot of Tonga, 1855.

The Pilot of Tonga, from "The Voyage to New Zealand (1842-46)"

Charles Meryon, 1855

Etching of a large thatched hut with a carved finial, palm trees, hills, and figures in New Caledonia by Charles Meryon.

New Caledonia: Large native hut on the road from Balade to Puebo, 1845, from "The Voyage to New Zealand (1842-46)"

Charles Meryon, 1863

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

Etching of a panoramic bay with mountains, tree-lined shore, small boats on water, and a smoke plume under cloudy sky.

Presqu'île de Banks, Pointe des Charbonniers, Akaroa (Seine fishing off Colliers' Point, Akaroa, Banks Peninsula, 184…

Charles Meryon, 1863 and later

Etching of the Collège Henri IV with a bell tower, garden trees, city rooftops and sailing ships in the distance.

College Henri IV (ou Lycée Napoléon)

Charles Meryon, 1863-64

Etched rebus print by Charles Meryon with a bird, verse text, fortification, table, barrel, and a figure in a landscape.

Rebus: Béranger was not really strong, for he never had the key to the fields

Charles Meryon, 1863

Etching of a sailboat with a large sail cutting through rough waves under a cloudy sky, with seagulls and a distant shoreline

Pro-Volant des Iles Mulgrave, from "The Voyage to New Zealand (1842-46)"

Charles Meryon, 1866

Evariste Boulay-Paty

Charles Meryon, 1861

Etching of a standing bearded man in a ruff collar and long cloak, holding a scroll, within an arched niche.

François Viète

Charles Meryon, 1861

Etched oval portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar and chain, framed by grapevines, crossed oars, and inscriptions.

The Colonist René de Laudonnière Sablais, after van de Passe

Charles Meryon, 1861

Etched oval portrait of a bishop in clerical dress and biretta, framed by palm fronds and a coat of arms below.

Pierre Nivelle, Bishop of Luçon, after Lasne

Charles Meryon, 1861

Etched bust portrait of a bearded man in a pleated ruff and cloak, with a dated plaque and coat of arms at upper right.

The historian John Besly, after Jaspar Isaac

Charles Meryon, 1861

Etched portrait of a man with curly hair, mustache and goatee in an overcoat, labeled Benjamin Fillon.

Benjamin Fillon, after a photograph

Charles Meryon, 1862

Small etched portrait of a bearded man with curly hair in a dark jacket, mounted on a larger sheet of paper.

Armand Guéraud of Nantes, printer and man of letters

Charles Meryon, 1861

Small printed French poem dedicated to Eugène Bléry on a sheet with handwritten notes and a date of 1854.

Vers a Eugène Bléry, No 2 (Verses dedicated to Eugène Bléry, No 2)

Charles Meryon, 1854

Dark woodland print with slender tree trunks in the foreground and a bright clearing of light on the right.

The Ambush (L'Embuscade)

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1858

Engraving of two dogs dancing upright as a man cracks a whip, with a seated woman, children, and a piper nearby under a tree.

Dancing Dogs

Thomas Gaugain, 1790