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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,774 works

Etched plate of five ornamental wall brackets with urns, scrolls, garlands and masks, by Jean Berain.

Designs for Brackets with Silverwork

Jean Bérain, late 17th century

Red-ink engraved epitaph with oval portrait of a bearded man, cherubs above, and a French inscription tablet below.

Epitaph and Portrait of Jacques Callot

Abraham Bosse, 1635-36

Engraving of allegorical Fortune within a ring above courtiers, soldiers, a beggar family and a distant naval battle.

The Fortune of France

Abraham Bosse, ca. 1638

Etching of a sculptor's studio with visitors, a Venus and Cupid statue, busts on shelves, and tools on the floor.

A Sculptor Presenting his Statue of Venus and Cupid

Abraham Bosse, 1642

Etching of a domed rotunda beside a stone wall on a road, with pedestrians and a cart, by Bellicard, 1750.

Tempio di Sant'Andrea, Via Flaminia, from "Vues de Rome"

Jérôme-Charles Bellicard, 1750

Engraving of a seated woman in fashionable dress beside a screen in a Gothic church with tall columns and arches.

A Seated Lady, from "French Nobility at Church"

Abraham Bosse, ca. 1629

Engraving of a woman in a plumed hat and lace collar reading a prayer book before a columned arcade.

A woman standing, facing the left in profile, wearing a hat and a lace collar, reading from a prayer book, from "Fren…

Abraham Bosse, ca. 1629

Engraving of a gentleman in a plumed hat and lace collar before a castle and bridge, with a carved head at lower right.

A gentleman standing in front of a large castle and wearing a plumed hat and a lace collar, the tomb with an engravin…

Abraham Bosse, 1629

Etching of a plumed-hat gentleman drawing his sword, with a castle on a hill to the left and a distant village at right.

A gentleman, walking towards the left and drawing his sword from the sheath, wearing a plumed hat and boots with spur…

Abraham Bosse, 1629

A gentleman walking forward, his face in profile to the left, holding his glove in his right hand and wearing a hat,…

Abraham Bosse, 1629

Engraving of a gentleman in a feathered hat, short cape, and spurred boots, standing on a platform with a town behind him.

A gentleman wearing a short coat, a helmet, and boots with spurs, standing on the steps and turned towards the right,…

Abraham Bosse, 1629

Etching of a gentleman seen from behind with a plumed hat and cane, walking through a garden with trees and strolling figures

A gentleman, seen from behind, walking towards the right with a cane and wearing a plumed hat, from "The Garden of th…

Abraham Bosse, 1629

Engraving of a gentleman seen from behind in a plumed hat and cloak, arm outstretched, with a castle gate and landscape behin

A gentleman, seen from behind, with his right arm outstretched and a cloak over his left shoulder, from "The Garden o…

Abraham Bosse, 1629

A gentleman with his head turned towards the right in profile, wearing a plumed hat and a cloak with the cross of the…

Abraham Bosse, 1629

Engraving of a gentleman in a plumed hat and fashionable clothing, holding a whip, with towers and buildings behind him.

A gentleman walking forward, with his right arm outstretched and a whip in his left hand, wearing a plumed hat and de…

Abraham Bosse, 1629

Engraving of three gentlemen in plumed hats leaning on a balustrade overlooking a formal garden with a fountain and strolling

Three Gentlemen Leaning on a Banister Overlooking a Garden where Lovers Stroll, from "The Garden of the French Nobles…

Abraham Bosse, 1629

Engraving of a gentleman in a plumed hat and decorated costume seen from behind, with a landscape of houses, a tower and a br

A gentleman wearing a plumed hat and carrying a sword, seen from behind, his right arm outstrestched, a landscape in…

Abraham Bosse, 1629

Etching of a gentleman in a plumed hat and cloak seen from behind, walking up a parapet toward a garden with trees.

A gentleman, seen from behind, walking up a parapet, with a cloak over his left shoulder, wearing a plumed hat and bo…

Abraham Bosse, 1629

Etching of a gentleman in a wide hat and spurred boots with a sword, standing before a town square with buildings and passers

A gentleman, turned three-quarters to the left, wearing a hat and boots with spurs, carrying a sword in his belt, a t…

Abraham Bosse, 1629

Engraving of a fashionable woman with a fan beside an elderly bearded man in a cloak, with Latin text below.

An Aged Soldier and An Aged Lover Are Sad Sights, from "Mascarades"

Robert Boissard, 1597

Engraved title page with putti among an easel, palette, brushes, a bust and a child drawing at a board.

Fourth Book of Groups of Children

Pierre Alexandre Aveline

Engraving of three haloed women in flowing gowns, one holding a cornucopia, on a grassy ground with fine hatched shading.

Three Haloed Female Figures

Matthäus Merian the Elder, ca. 1610-50

Print of a man thrusting his arm into a flaming altar beside a boy and a draped woman, in chiaroscuro hatching.

The Sacrifice, or Mucius Scaevola

Parmigianino, 16th century

Saint Andrew standing in profile holding a large cross, from "Twelve Apostles"

Antonio da Trento, ca. 1540-50

Chiaroscuro woodcut of Saint John the Baptist pointing beside a lamb in a desert landscape, printed in yellow and black.

Saint John the Baptist in the desert, a lamb by his side

Antonio da Trento, ca. 1527-30

Engraving of a female archer drawing a bow beside a tree and rocks, with clouds and a landscape behind her.

Callisto hunting with drawn bow, after Parmigianino)

Antonio Belemo, 1720-40

Engraving of Jupiter embracing Cupid, seated above two eagles on clouds, in a round frame.

Jupiter, seated above two eagles and embracing Cupid, a round composition from a series of mythological scenes after…

Cherubino Alberti, ca. 1590

Engraving of a central female bust in an oval, flanked by women, with reclining figures and ornamental frieze below.

Bust of a woman flanked by three women on each side, set within an elaborate frame

Battista d'Agnolo, ca. 1540-80

Etching of a windswept pine tree in a pastoral landscape with seated figures, a sailboat, and distant hills.

Pastoral Scene

Bust of a woman in profile facing left, set in an elaborate frame with figures in niches at left and right

Battista d'Agnolo, ca. 1540-80