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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,937 works

Engraving of Pilgrims landing from a rowboat through surf onto a rocky shore under a dark stormy sky, with a crowd on the bea

The Landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock, 1620

Joseph Andrews, 1869

Sepia lithograph of a wagon train and mounted officers moving along a wooded road, with resting soldiers in the foreground.

The Army of the Potomac

John B. Bachelder, 1863

Engraved print of men gathered in a formal assembly room with flags on the back wall, recalling the Declaration of Independen

The Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776

Waterman Lilly Ormsby, 1876

Woodcut of a haloed figure with a book and sword amid seven candlesticks, while a kneeling man bows before him.

The Vision of the Seven Candlesticks, from "The Apocalypse", German Edition

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1498

Woodcut of four armed angels in the foreground holding winds, with a descending angel above and a crowd at right.

The Four Angels Holding the Winds, from "The Apocalypse", German Edition

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1498

Woodcut of four winged angels with swords striking a crowd below, with trumpeting angels and a throne in the clouds above.

The Four Avenging Angels, from "The Apocalypse", Latin Edition

Albrecht Dürer, 1511

Woodcut of Saint Michael and winged angels fighting a dragon above a river landscape with a town and ships.

Saint Michael and the Dragon, from "The Apocalypse"

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1498

Etching of a large craggy rock formation with trees, a seated figure, and a thatched cottage under a cloudy sky.

The Large Rock

Allart van Everdingen, mid-17th century

Etching of a hamlet with wooden houses among rocks and pine trees, two figures by a stream, and a cloudy sky.

The Hamlet on Mountainous Ground

Allart van Everdingen, mid-17th century

Woodcut of an enthroned crowned figure among angels, with a lion and horned beasts above a crowd of robed people.

The Beast with Two Horns Like a Lamb, from "The Apocalypse", Latin Edition

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1511

Woodcut of an angel with a key and chain confronting a dragon, with a walled city and hills in the background.

The Angel with the Key to Bottomless Pit

Albrecht Dürer, 1511

Black and white woodcut of Christ in Limbo with nude figures, an archway, a winged demon with a trident, and broken gates.

Christ in Limbo, from "The Large Passion", edition 1511

Albrecht Dürer, 1510

Woodcut of an angel with a flaming sword expelling two nude figures from a tree, on a sheet with faint printed text.

The Expulsion from Paradise, from "The Small Passion", edition Venice

Albrecht Dürer, 1612

Woodcut of Christ being nailed to the cross, with soldiers, tools and mourners around him on a printed page.

Christ Nailed to The Cross, from "The Small Passion", edition Venice

Albrecht Dürer, 1612

Woodcut of Christ's body lowered from the cross, mourned by figures, with crown of thorns and tools on the ground.

The Lamentation, from "The Small Passion", edition Venice

Albrecht Dürer, 1612

Woodcut of figures on a wheel of fortune within a decorative border, with German verse above and below.

Von Ungluckes Fal, title page chapter 37 from "Sebastian Brandt, Das Narrenschrift"

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Black and white print of a heraldic coat of arms with three crowned lions' heads, a crowned lion on the helmet, and ornate sc

Coat of arms with Three Lions' Heads

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of a laurel-crowned allegorical woman leading two ornately harnessed horses, labeled Providentia and Moderatio.

The Great Triumphal Car third sheet

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Woodcut of two horses in ornate harness led by two women holding laurel wreaths, with a winged figure above.

The Great Triumphal Car, eight sheet

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Engraving of two women embracing before an arched doorway, with a castle and mountains in the background and a small dog belo

The Visitation, from "The Life of the Virgin" (copy)

Albrecht Dürer, early 16th century

Woodcut of Christ gesturing to a kneeling Virgin Mary beside women in headscarves, with a town and bare tree behind.

Christ Taking Leave of His Mother, from "The Life of the Virgin" (copy)

Albrecht Dürer, n.d.

Engraved Society of Cincinnati membership certificate with an eagle, allegorical figures, a flag, and ships on the sea.

Certificate of Membership in the Society of Cincinnati

Jean-Jacques Le Veau, before 1784

Engraving of British troops landing from boats and scaling a wooded cliff toward Quebec, with ships on the river.

A View of the Taking of Quebec, September 13, 1759

Bowles & Carver, [ca. 1760] reissued ca. 1793

Engraved print of the Battle of New Orleans showing rows of infantry, smoke clouds, cannons, flags, and fallen soldiers.

A Correct View of the Battle Near the City of New Orleans (January 8, 1815)

Francisco Scacki, ca. 1816

Engraved print of the Battle of Lexington showing militiamen and British soldiers fighting among trees, with fallen men and a

Battle of Lexington, April 19, 1775

John Baker, 1832

Engraved battle scene of soldiers with flags and muskets on a hill, wounded men in foreground, ships and smoke in distance.

The Battle at Bunker's Hill (June 17, 1775)

Joseph Napoleon Gimbrede, 1840-77

Engraving of warships and rowing boats landing troops on a shore with hills and a fort, sea in foreground.

Disembarkation of the Troops at Gravesend Bay under the Command of General Collier, R.N. (August 22, 1776)

John Baily, November 30, 1814

Hand-colored print of a wounded officer reclining on a cushion while officers attend him near a striped tent, with a feathere

Mort de Montcalm [The Death of Montcalm at Quebec, September 14, 1759]

Jean Baptiste Morret, 1789

Engraved view of Boston harbor with warships and smoke rising over burning Charles Town and troops on the hill.

View of the Attack on Bunker's Hill, with the Burning of Charles Town, June 17, 1775

John Lodge, 1781-83

Hand-colored print of a dying officer supported by soldiers in red coats, with a stormy sky and distant troops.

The Death of General Wolfe at Quebec (September, 1759)

Edward Penny, October 10, 1779