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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,827 works

Engraving of nude putti playing on a seesaw branch in a rocky landscape with pine trees and clouds.

The Seesaw

Pierre Alexandre Aveline, ca. 1738

Etching of two figures tending a stove with a teapot and kettle, beneath a seated laughing Buddha figure on a shelf.

The Fire

Pierre Alexandre Aveline, ca. 1740

Engraving of Venus on clouds with cherubs and nymphs, while armored Aeneas gestures beside a reclining river god.

Venus and Aeneas

Pierre François Courtois, mid-18th century

Etching of a woman in an 18th-century gown and lace cap, leaning to the left with her hand on a mound.

Woman leaning to left

François Boucher, 1722-28

Architectural elevation drawing of the Belmead mansion facades in Gothic Revival style, with pointed arches, towers, and chim

Belmead, Plantation Mansion for Philip St. George Cocke, Powhatan Co., Virginia (partial elevations of entrance facad…

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1846

Architectural elevation and floor plan of a Gothic Revival house with towers, pointed windows, and labeled rooms, 1845.

Belmead, for Philip St. George Cocke, Powhatan Co., Virginia (elevation and plan)

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1845

Drawing of the Belmead plantation house with a Gothic tower and trees, above a labeled ground-floor plan.

Belmead, James River, Virginia (vignette of riverside elevation and plan)

Alexander Jackson Davis, ca. 1850

Pencil and watercolor architectural drawing of Belmead's south entrance facade with a west-east section below.

"Belmead", James River, Virginia: Entrance façade and west-east section (recto); North-south section and upper floorp…

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1845

Printed architectural specification page for Belmead, Powhatan County, Virginia, for Philip St. George Cocke, with a list of

Specifications for "Belmead", James River, Virginia for Philip St. George Cocke

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1845

Pen and ink drawing of Belmead, a Gothic Revival mansion with a central tower, above a floor plan with a carriage road.

"Belmead", James River, Virginia, Residence of Philip St. George Cocke (vignette of riverside elevation and plan)

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1845

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

Engraving of angels and cherubs above a procession of horsemen, a carriage and crowds on a tree-lined city street.

Charles II entering The Hague in a carriage with the Mauritshuis on the right, from "Verhael van de Reys van Carel II…

Pieter Philippe, 1660

Two architectural floor plans on tan paper, one above the other, with labeled rooms including library, drawing room and kitch

Two Plans for an Unidentified House

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1825-38

Watercolor architectural drawing of a columned university facade with tower and globe figure, above a symmetrical floor plan.

Design for a University (entrance façade and plan)

Alexander Jackson Davis, n.d.

Architectural section drawing of a two-storey library with a domed roof, columns, staircases and doorways, in pencil and ink.

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Student Libraries (two sections)

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1850-58

Front elevation drawing of a two-story house with central tower, columned portico and arched doors, by Alexander Jackson Davi

House for R. Dabney, Powhatan, Virginia (front elevation)

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1856

Watercolor architectural floor plan of the principal floor of a house with labeled rooms, veranda and scale bar.

House for R. Dabney, Powhatan, Virginia (plan of principal floor)

Alexander Jackson Davis, June 18, 1858

Pencil long section drawing of a two-story house with central tower, staircases, arched windows and porch, dated 1858.

House of R. Dabney, Powhatan, Virginia (long section)

Alexander Jackson Davis, June 18, 1858

Pen drawing of the rear north elevation of a two-story Virginia house with a central porch, cupola and dimension notes.

House of R. Dabney, Powhatan, Virginia (north [rear] side)

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1858

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

Pencil drawing of University of North Carolina buildings in perspective above a plan of the Chapel Hill town grounds.

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (distant perspective and plan of grounds)

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1850-58

Etching of a curly-haired child in striped clothing reaching into a metal basin to remove glass bottles.

Black African Removing Bottles From a Cooler

François Boucher, 18th century

Etching of two sleeping children with sheep and a goat in a rocky landscape with plants and grapes.

Two Sleeping Children With Three Sheep

Pierre Alexandre Aveline, 18th century

Femme assise, de profil à droite, jouant de l'eventail

François Boucher, 1726-28, printed 1920s

Etching of a standing woman in a ruffled gown holding a basket and bouquets of flowers, with a rustic building behind her.

Flower Girl

François Boucher, 18th century

Etching of a standing Chinese peasant woman holding a fish basket, with a dog, a potted plant and leafy foliage beside her.

Chinese Peasant

François Boucher, 1738-45

Etching of a seated Chinese magician holding a snake, with a pagoda and palm fronds behind him.

Chinese Magician

Jean-Baptiste Perronneau, 1738-45

Etching of a standing Chinese soldier in a conical hat with a bow and arrows, beside a smiling child on a pedestal.

Chinese Soldier

François Boucher, 1738-45

Etching of a seated Chinese soldier with a topknot, holding a shield and surrounded by a spear, mace and bow.

Other Chinese Soldier

François Boucher, 1738-45