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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,907 works

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

Wood engraving of two boys gesturing at a figure with a staff beside trees, with a distant hut in a pastoral landscape.

Colinet Mocked by Two Boys, from Thornton's "Pastorals of Virgil"

William Blake, 1821

Woodcut of three dancing women before a classical temple, with a seated man playing a lyre beside a woman and child.

Menalcus Watching Women Dance, 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 a farmer driving two oxen with a plough at sunrise, with two draped figures walking beside them.

Boy Returning Joyfully, with Plough and Oxen, from Thornton's "Pastorals of Virgil"

William Blake, 1821

Woodcut of a shepherd with raised arm and crook chasing a wolf past a gate, with hills and a cottage behind.

Shepherd Chases Away a Wolf, from Thornton's "Pastorals of Virgil"

William Blake, 1821

Small black-and-white engraving of a winding river, a thatched cottage, and trees under a cloudy sky.

Sabrina's Silvery Flood, from Thornton's "Pastorals of Virgil"

William Blake, 1821

Black-and-white print of a cloaked figure with a staff beside a milestone and signpost under dark hills.

Colinet's Journey: Milestone Marked 'LXII Miles to London', from Thornton's "Pastorals of Virgil"

William Blake, 1821

Wood engraving of a robed man gesturing toward a barefoot shepherd with a staff, sheep grazing, and a sunrise over hills.

Thenot Remonstrates With Colinet, 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 blasted trees and rolling hills under a crescent moon in a stormy, dark night sky.

Blasted Trees and Flattened Crops, 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

Engraving of a nude man reaching toward a seated muscular figure, with winged demons and flames behind them.

The Circle of Corrupt Officials: The Devils Tormenting Ciampolo

William Blake, ca. 1825-27

Etching of two winged devils fighting above churning water, with cloaked figures on a ridge and nude souls in a hellish sky.

The Circle of Corrupt Officials: The Devils Mauling Each Other

William Blake, ca. 1825-27

Engraving of a six-footed serpent creature attacking a nude man as two nude figures recoil and robed figures watch under flam

Circle of Theives: Agnello Brunelleschi Attacked By a Six-Footed Serpent

William Blake, ca. 1825-27

Engraving of two robed figures on an icy plain above anguished souls partly submerged in ice, with a dark sky and rocky cliff

The Circle of Traitors: Dante's Foot Striking Bocca degli Abbate

William Blake, ca. 1825-27

Red chalk drawing of figures playing lute and resting in a garden with domed buildings, flower pots and a fountain.

May (one of a series representing the labors of the months)

Jonas Umbach, 1690 or slightly earlier

Pen and wash drawing of a carriage with elegant passengers arriving at a hunt through a forest, with mounted riders and dogs.

The Arrival of the Princely Carriage at the Starting Point of the Hunt

Johann Elias Ridinger, ca. 1756

Engraving of the Visitation: two women embrace on a staircase while onlookers and figures carrying bundles stand nearby.

The Visitation

Enea Vico, 1561

Engraving of four rows of labeled ancient sacrificial objects, including bull skulls, axes, a candelabrum and a jug.

Sacrificial Instruments Based on Ancient Relief Sculpture, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Nicolas Béatrizet, ca. 1550-75

Costume Plate: Hispana Rustica mul. (with cloth and fan)

Enea Vico, ca. 1557-58

Engraving of a barefoot woman in rustic Spanish dress with a tall cap, cloak and patterned apron, labeled Hispana rustica.

Costume Plate: Hispana Rustica (with label on rock)

Enea Vico, ca. 1557-58

Engraved costume plate of a woman in a wide-brimmed hat and long dress holding a basket, labeled Galla serva.

Costume Plate: Galla Serva

Enea Vico, ca. 1557-58

Engraved costume plate of a man with laundry balanced on his head, labeled Hispana rustica, beside a sack.

Costume Plate: Hispania Rustica (with laundry on head)

Enea Vico, ca. 1557-58

Engraved print of a standing rustic woman with a wide hat, folded arms, and floral-embroidered apron, labeled Hispania rustic

Costume Plate: Hispania Rustica mul. (with label on ground)

Enea Vico, ca. 1557-58

Etching of a standing woman in a hood, buttoned bodice and long skirt, with a small bird and tree stump at lower right.

Costume Plate: Woman with Hooded Garment

Enea Vico, ca. 1557-58

Costume Plate: Bearded Man from Spain

Enea Vico, ca. 1557-58

Pen and ink design for a neoclassical ceiling with central medallion, scrolls, garlands and rosettes, with light colour washe

Design for Ceiling of Ladies' Dressing Room at the Pantheon, Oxford Street, London

James Wyatt, ca. 1770

Ink and watercolor design for a neoclassical ceiling with central medallion, garlands, rosettes and pastel washes.

Design for the Ceiling of a Bedchamber at Goodwood House, Sussex

James Wyatt, ca. 1800