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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

314 works

Etching of cannon carriages on the left, horsemen fighting and a dead horse on the right, with a bridge and smoke in the back

A procession of horse-drawn cannon carriages to left, horsemen in combat and a dead horse to right, battle on a bridg…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Engraved panorama of a fortified hilltop town under siege, with mounted officers and a pikeman in the foreground.

The Siege of the La Motte, in Lorraine

Abraham Bosse, 1636-38

Painted lunette design of riders on horseback in a wooded landscape with a rocky outcrop and distant buildings.

Mural design picturing riders in a landscape for a lunette in the library of the Chateau de Lude (Sarthe)

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Etching of a military procession with horsemen, a cannon on a carriage, and foot soldiers crossing an open landscape.

A procession of horsemen and cannons in the middle ground walking to the left, a cannon and two men to left, from "Pe…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Brown wash drawing of a helmeted rider on a horse gesturing to soldiers, with a standard bearer and dog in the foreground.

Scene from the Life of Saint Bartholomew (fragment)

Erasmus Quellinus, 1620-78

Lunette-shaped painting of a hunting scene with hounds chasing game and horsemen in green coats riding through a landscape.

Hunting Scene; Mural design for a lunette in the library of the Chateau de Lude (Sarthe)

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Etching of a chaotic cavalry battle with rearing horses, sword-wielding riders and smoke, with an orderly army in the distanc

A battle on horseback, from "Peace and War" (Divers desseins tant pour la paix que pour la guerre)

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Engraved horizontal frieze with clasped hands over an anchor, a dove, flanking cherubs, and scrollwork ornament.

Frieze of Ornament with Clasped Hands and Anchor

Abraham Bosse, 1625-76

Watercolor design for a door with Chinese-style panels, bird vignettes, flowering branches, and a gold dragon in the central

Design for the decoration of a door with Chinese motifs

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Etching of two pilgrims beside ruins under trees, with a shepherd and cattle herd crossing a distant open landscape.

Plate 4: two pilgrims observing ruins to right, one pointing towards the right, a shepherd and a herd of cattle in ce…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Black and white woodcut of a woman at a spinning wheel with labeled animals, beside a procession of men in armour.

The Tapestry at Michelfeld

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Tall decorative door design with gilded panels, a dancing woman with a tambourine, and a lower roundel of ducks among flowers

Design for a decorated door

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, 1830-97

Etching of horsemen and dogs chasing a stag through a stream, with trees on the left and hills in the distance.

Plate 5: two horsemen in a stream to right, riding towards the left, following four dogs chasing a stag, another dog…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Pen drawing of an ornamental frieze with acanthus scrolls, a nude man wrestling a lion, and winged figures.

Frieze with Acanthus Scrolls and a Man (Hercules?) fighting a Lion

Jean Le Pautre, 17th century

Painted decorative panel with a gilded urn, roses, foliage, a perched bird and red drapery in a trompe l'oeil niche.

Trompe l'oeil design of birds and flowers

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, second half 19th century

Etching of a windswept tree, a fisherman with a net, two horsemen in a stream, and a ruined castle in the distance.

Plate 6: a fisherman carrying a net to left, two horsemen in a stream to right, a tree in center, a castle in ruins t…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Engraving of two mounted figures in plumed hats before an army with banners and a walled town beyond.

The French Forces: Louis XIII and Gaston d'Orléans

Abraham Bosse, ca. 1630

Hand-colored caricature of a mounted officer leading chained, ragged volunteers, with some riding a donkey and a cart.

French Volunteers Marching to the Conquest of Great Britain

James Gillray, October 25, 1803

Etching of horsemen crossing a river, a woman on a donkey, trees framing the scene, and a stone bridge in the distance.

Plate 3: two horsemen crossing a river to right, a woman with two baskets atop a donkey to left, trees to the left an…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Hand-colored caricature of a man in a plumed hat riding a crowned white horse atop a globe, with labels reading Power and Lib

A Great Man on His Hobby Horse

Thomas Rowlandson, 1803

Engraving of women spinning and weaving at looms in a classical colonnaded hall, with a standing woman at center.

Penelope standing in the centre by a large weaving table amongst her women spinning and weaving

Master FG, ca. 1540-50

Etching of two horsemen galloping along a road past a thatched cottage and trees, with a seated figure at right.

Plate 9: two horsemen at left galloping uphill towards the right, a horse and seated man to right, from 'Various land…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Engraved horizontal band with two cherubs holding a crown over a shield with fleur-de-lis, flanked by birds and scrolls.

Headband: Two Infants with the Arms of France and Navarre

Black and white print of a procession with a mounted rider, a dog, couples, and armed lansquenets in period dress.

Lansquenets and ladies

Christoph Bockstorffer, 1531

Etching of a windmill, farm buildings, and figures with horses in a landscape, with a windblown tree at left.

Plate 10: a family in center foreground, various figures and horses in middleground, a windmill in center background,…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Engraved frieze of classical figures, archers, an altar with a sacrifice, goats, and garlands, by Pierre Brebiette.

Plate 4 from "Les Grandes Frises"

Pierre Brébiette, Before 1626

Etching of soldiers sacking a village with burning houses, a church behind, carts, fleeing villagers and driven livestock.

Plate 7: A town being sacked with church in the background, from "The Large Miseries of War" (Les misères et les malh…

Jacques Callot, ca. 1633

Etching of a seated draughtsman, a shepherd, grazing cattle and goats beside ruins and a tree in a broad landscape.

Plate 12: a seated draughtsman to left, a standing shepherd next to him to right, ruins and animals to the right, a t…

Stefano Della Bella, ca. 1641

Etching of a classical bacchanal with nymphs, satyrs, putti and goats among vines, by Pierre Brebiette.

Plate 6 from "Les Grandes Frises"

Pierre Brébiette, Before 1626

Etching of hunters on horses and foot chasing hounds and a stag past stone buildings on a hill.

Hunters on horses and on foot, with hounds pursuing a stag, and two buildings in a hilly landscape, from "Italian lan…

Jacques Callot, ca. 1618-35