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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,907 works

Engraving of haloed Christ approaching five veiled women holding lamps beside classical columns, with rays of light.

The Wise Virgins before Christ, plate 3 from "The Wise Virgins and The Foolish Virgins" (Les Vierges sages et les Vie…

Abraham Bosse, ca. 1635

Engraving of five women seated in a candlelit room by a fireplace, with a crucifix and open book on a table.

The Wise Virgins Resting Whilst Awaiting the Arrival of The Husband

Abraham Bosse, ca. 1635

Engraving of women seated in a candlelit room by a fireplace, with an open book and cross on a table.

Foolish Virgins Sleeping (Les Vierges folles somnolent en attendant l'arrivé de l"époux)

Abraham Bosse, ca. 1635

Engraving of a father handing money to his son in an interior, while the son leaves with a bundle down steps outdoors.

The Prodigal Son Leaves Home, plate 1 from "The Prodigal Son" (Histoire de l'Enfant Prodigue)

Abraham Bosse, ca. 1636

Hand-colored caricature of a dandy in a blue coat lacing a corset before a standing mirror, with a top hat under his arm.

An Exquisite

George Cruikshank, ca. 1817

Etched frontispiece of a standing nude male figure leaning on a tablet inscribed Six Figures Académiques, by Carle Vanloo.

Frontispiece: Six Figures Académiques

Carle Vanloo, 1742-43

Engraving of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed robe seated among classical statues, with coins and a box on a table.

Andrea Odoni

Cornelis Visscher, 1649-58

Etching of a village market with vendors at stalls, shoppers with baskets, and a thatched cottage behind them.

Village Marketplace (Le Marché de Village)

Jean-Baptiste-Marie Pierre, ca.1735-40

Etching of an outdoor scene with a man dancing before a standing woman, seated onlookers, a large tree, and a reclining statu

Impromtu Dance (Le Bal improvisé)

Jean-Baptiste-Marie Pierre, 1742

Etching of a rustic cottage with thatched roof, figures, chickens, a ruined tower and a river with a sailboat.

Rustic Landscape

Nicolas Pérignon the Elder, 1772

Watercolor of a pink passionflower vine with buds, green leaves and curling tendrils against a pale sky and hills.

Winged passionflower (Passiflora alata)

Sydenham Edwards, 1799

Print of ten horizontal panels showing bacchanal scenes with classical figures, chariots, and dancing revelers in pink-tinted

Plate with Ten Bacchanal Scenes

comte de Paroy Jean Philippe Guy Le Gentil

Etching of soldiers and women resting in a camp with tents, a campfire, a cottage and trees in the background.

Halte des Troupes (Soldiers and Women in an Encampment)

Jean-Baptiste Pater, 18th century

Etched title page showing an urn with a face among ivy and trees, with the title Les Soirées de Rome in the center.

Title, "Les Soirées de Rome"

Hubert Robert, n.d.

Etching of a classical bust on a pedestal surrounded by dense foliage, a cascading waterfall, and a fallen log in the foregro

Le Buste

Hubert Robert, n.d.

Etching of Ionic column ruins, a draped statue on a pedestal, seated figures, and an arch opening onto a distant obelisk.

La Statue en Avant les Ruines

Hubert Robert, n.d.

Etching of a overgrown classical ruin with columns and a carved mask, figures on a stone staircase, trees and clouds.

L'Escalier aux Quatre Bornes

Hubert Robert, n.d.

Etching of a ruined stone building with a bell tower, staircase, arches and two robed figures near a pedestal.

Le Temple Antique

Hubert Robert, n.d.

Etching of a carved sarcophagus with a pyramid behind it, two standing men in cloaks, and a seated figure at right.

Le Sarcophage

Hubert Robert, n.d.

Etching of a woman drawing water from a covered well beside windblown trees, with relief carvings on the stone well.

Le Puits

Hubert Robert, n.d.

Etching of a ruined classical arch with a cloaked man standing on a stone block and a seated figure beside him.

L'Arc de Triomphe

Hubert Robert, n.d.

Etching of a tall wooden post with a hoist and lantern, a ladder, and two figures standing beside an arched wall.

Le Poteau

Hubert Robert, n.d.

Etching of a vaulted gallery with wooden roof trusses and small figures among rubble in the foreground.

La Galerie Antique

Hubert Robert, ca. 1763-65

Etching of cavalry riders clashing with swords near trees, with a fallen horse in the foreground and a cloudy sky.

Clash of the Cavalry

Hubert Robert, n.d.

Engraving of a young man with a walking stick seated on a rock under a tree, with pigs grazing in a landscape behind him.

The Prodigal Son Guarding Pigs

Abraham Bosse, ca. 1636

Engraving of an old man embracing a kneeling younger man on a colonnaded terrace, with onlookers and a garden landscape behin

Return of the Prodigal Son

Abraham Bosse, ca. 1636

Engraving of a seated old man with young couple and servant in a columned interior, with garden terrace view and verse captio

The Prodigal Son Changes Clothes

Abraham Bosse, ca. 1636

Engraving of a lavish banquet with seated guests, columns, a chandelier and a garden view through the windows.

The Banquet for the Return of the Prodigal Son

Abraham Bosse, ca. 1636

Engraving of a dying man in a canopied bed with a skeleton and demons, while mourners and a priest stand nearby in a room.

The Death of the Rich Man

Abraham Bosse, mid-17th century

Engraving of a dying man on a bed attended by angels and a praying woman, with an angel descending in light above.

The Death of Lazarus, plate 1 from "The Parable of Dives and Lazarus" (La Parabole du mauvais Riche et de Lazare)

Abraham Bosse, 1620-76