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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

2,392 works

Engraving of two women in a room, one holding an infant wrapped in cloth while the other leans in to look, with a window and

The Infant Moses, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery"

Simeon Solomon, 1863-81

Engraving of a veiled woman and a young boy walking past a tent, with a bearded man peering from behind a curtain.

Hagar and Ishmael, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery"

Simeon Solomon, 1863-81

Pen drawing of a seated shepherd in a broad hat holding a small child on his lap against rocky terrain.

A Seated Italian Shepherd with a Small Child on his lap; verso: A Southern Landscape with a Woman Carrying a Jar on h…

Franz Horny, ca. 1820

Engraving of robed people and children gathering on rocky hills, with a camel at left and clay jars in the foreground.

Gathering Manna, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery"

Arthur Boyd Houghton, 1865-81

Engraving of a bearded king reclining on a bed while an attendant reads a scroll, with courtiers and women watching nearby.

The Chronicles Being Read to the King, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery"

Arthur Boyd Houghton, 1865-81

Engraving of Christ carrying the cross through a crowd of soldiers, with a man helping lift the beam and kneeling women in th

Christ Carrying the Cross, from The Passion of Christ, plate 17

Grégoire Huret, 1664

Etching of an elderly bearded man with a cane walking beside a young boy along a rural path with hedgerows.

A Blind Man (The Wayfarers)

Frederick Walker, 1863

Engraving of the Virgin seated on clouds holding the infant Christ, surrounded by winged putti.

The Virgin seated in the clouds with the infant Christ, surrounded by putti, after a drawing by Reni

Giuseppe Zocchi, 1764

Watercolor of a mountain valley with a river, a stone cottage, seated figures and sheep under a cloudy sky.

The Honister Pass from Gatesgarth Farm, Gatesgarthdale, Lake District

Edward Dayes, 1789-1804

Engraved print of the Virgin resting her head on her hand while holding the sleeping infant Christ on her lap.

The Virgin seated with her head resting on her right hand, holding the sleeping infant Christ on her lap, after Reni

Jean Boulanger, 1623-80

Engraving of the Virgin holding the sleeping infant Christ in her lap, within an oval frame with a Latin inscription below.

The Virgin seated with the infant Christ sleeping in her lap, in an oval frame, after Reni

François de Poilly, ca. 1655-70

Pen and wash drawing of men and a boy on a shore beside a ship's sails and rigging.

Historical subject with men and a boy near a ship (recto). Anatomical study of a foot (verso)

William Hamilton, 1770-80

Pen and ink with grey wash drawing of a hooded woman sheltering a child, with a boat and trees in a landscape.

Woman sheltering a child in a landscape

William Hamilton, 1770-80

Graphite drawing of a seated mother with curled hair holding a toddler in a white ruffled dress, on tan paper.

Portrait of a mother and child

John Linnell, 1823

Two children huddle on a church floor around a glowing candle in a dim interior with an arched window.

Children Holding a Candle in a Church

Jean-Baptiste Isabey, 1818

Pen and wash drawing of the Madonna and Child with infant John the Baptist, three women, and a winged angel on steps.

Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist, Three Women, and an Angel

Adriaan de Weerdt, mid 16th century

Color print of three children at a snowy window watching birds feed on a tray outside, one boy eating bread.

Hungry Birds, from "The Graphic" Christmas Number

Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Bauerle, December 2, 1882

Colored print of a couple in period dress holding hands on a snowy street with townspeople and brick houses behind them.

New Year's Day in Old New York, from "The Graphic" Christmas Number

George Henry Boughton, December 2, 1882

Etching of the crowned Virgin holding the Christ Child amid angels, with saints kneeling below in clouds.

Coronation of the Virgin by the Child Adored by Saints

Cornelis Schut, 17th century

Watercolor of a woman, children in a cart, and a dog on a path, with a distant city dome and cows on a hillside.

View of London with St. Paul’s in the distance: woman and children with a baby carriage

Julius Caesar Ibbetson, 1787

Pen and ink drawing with blue wash of the Holy Family with two infant children, Virgin Mary, and bearded Saint Joseph.

Holy Family with the Infant St. John the Baptist (recto); large-scale cropped sketches of draperies and legs (verso)

Gregorio Pagani, 1590-92

Watercolor of a family pausing on a road with a dog, grazing cattle, and a distant city dome under a cloudy sky.

View of London with St. Paul’s in the distance: a family pausing on a road

Julius Caesar Ibbetson, 1787