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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

3,272 works

Engraved oval portrait of a woman with curled hair, pearl necklace and lace collar, with an inscription panel below.

Henriette-Marie de Buade-Frontenac

Claude Mellan, 1641

Engraving of two men in ornate costume facing each other beneath a decorative arch with putti, ca. 1531.

Emperors Charles V and Ferdinand I

Christoph Bockstorffer, ca. 1531

Engraving of the bust of adult Christ with long hair and beard, gazing upward, one finger raised, with radiating halo lines.

Bust of the Adult Christ

Claude Mellan, 1652

Engraved vignette of a seated helmeted woman with spear and shield, with ships and a temple in the background.

Banknote vignette with Allegory of America

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1824-37

Engraving of a seated woman with a caduceus beside a sailing ship on rough waves, with a stone pedestal at right.

Banknote vignette with female figure representing marine commerce

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1824-37

Engraved banknote motif with a large numeral 5 above an oval portrait of a man in a feathered headdress, labeled Thayendanege

Banknote motifs: the number 5 and a portrait of Thayendanegea

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1824-37

Engraved oval portrait of George Washington in a decorative floral border, a banknote motif.

Banknote motif: Portrait on George Washington in a decorative panel

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1824-37

Engraved oval portrait of a curly-haired child leaning on a ledge, within an ornate floral and scroll frame.

Banknote motif: a child's portrait and two patterned ovals surrounded by a floral frame

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1824-37

Engraved print of a curly-haired child in a circular medallion, framed by lilies, tulips, and oval patterned panels.

Banknote motif: a child's portrait surrounded by a floral frame

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1824-37

Engraved portrait of a seated man in a dark coat and white cravat, labeled Rev. William Patton.

Rev. William Patton

Asher Brown Durand, before 1837

Head of an Old Woman

Jan Gillisz. van Vliet, 1620-40

Etched bust portrait of a laughing man with curly hair and mustache, wearing a metal gorget collar.

Laughing Man in a Gorget

Jan Gillisz. van Vliet, 1620-40

Etched portrait of a smiling man with curly hair and mustache, wearing a studded gorget and dark cloak.

Laughing Man in a Gorget

Jan Gillisz. van Vliet, 1625-40

Small etching of a man in a fur cap with a rat beside him and a cage at the right edge.

Head of a Rat Catcher

Rembrandt van Rijn, 17th century

Etching of a woman in a wide-brimmed hat and hooded mantle, leaning her arms on a stone ledge.

Bust Portrait of a Woman wearing a Hooded Mantle

François Boucher, 18th century

Red chalk print of an elderly bearded man's head, turned upward, with tousled hair and a pensive expression.

Head of an Old Man

Louis-Marin Bonnet, mid to late 18th century

Head of a Man Wearing a Turban

Hakman, mid to late 18th century

Print of a smiling woman with curled hair and a flower ornament, turned to one side against hatched shading.

Head of a Woman

Jean-Charles François, 1748-69

Untitled (Head Of A Man In Turban)

François Gonord, mid-18th century to early 19th century

Stippled print of a young boy's head with tousled light hair and a serious expression, framed by a dotted dark halo.

Head of a Young Boy

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, n.d.

Red chalk print of a young man with curled hair blowing a soap bubble through a clay pipe over a bowl.

The Soap Bubble

Gilles Demarteau, 1756-76

Engraved portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, with script caption naming William Paulding, Mayor of New York.

Honorable Willam Paulding, Mayor of the City of New York

Asher Brown Durand, 1826

Engraved portrait of an older man in a dark coat beside a table with a quill pen and stacked books, after F. R. Spencer.

James Kent

Asher Brown Durand, 1834

Engraved portrait of Cadwallader David Colden, Mayor of New York City, in a dark coat and white cravat against a shaded oval.

Cadwallader David Colden, Mayor of New York City

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1825

Engraved portrait of a seated man with curly hair, dark draped cloak and white cravat, holding a pocket watch.

Rev. William Jay

Asher Brown Durand, 1823

Engraved portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, with a lyre emblem and the name Garrit Furman below.

Garrit Furman

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1830

Engraved portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat against a cross-hatched background.

William Floyd

Asher Brown Durand, 19th century

Engraved portrait of a seated man in a dark coat and white cravat, with a draped curtain behind him and his name below.

William Gaston

Asher Brown Durand, 1834

Engraved portrait of a seated man in a dark coat and white cravat, resting his hand on a book.

Chief Justice John Marshall

Asher Brown Durand, 1833

Engraved portrait of a man with curly hair, open collar and waistcoat, hand raised to chest, titled Mr. Hilson as Tyke.

Thomas Hilson as Tyke

Asher Brown Durand, 1826