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Artists represented
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Allen & Ginter, Card 775, Annie Summerfield, from the Actors and Actresses series (N45, Type 2) for Virginia Brights Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter

Card 775, Annie Summerfield, from the Actors and Actresses series (N45, Type 2) for Virginia Brights Cigarettes, ca. 1888

Albumen photograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-393719

Allen & Ginter, Card 778, Annie Summerfield, from the Actors and Actresses series (N45, Type 2) for Virginia Brights Cigarettes

Allen & Ginter

Card 778, Annie Summerfield, from the Actors and Actresses series (N45, Type 2) for Virginia Brights Cigarettes, ca. 1888

Albumen photograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-393707

Giulio Bonasone, Juno at left asks Jupiter to help the Greeks, set within an elaborate frame, from "Loves, Rages and Jealousies of Juno"

Giulio Bonasone

Juno at left asks Jupiter to help the Greeks, set within an elaborate frame, from "Loves, Rages and Jealousies of Juno", 1531–76

Engraving

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-393695

Agostino Veneziano (Agostino dei Musi), The Three Holy Women Going to the Sepulchre

Agostino Veneziano (Agostino dei Musi)

The Three Holy Women Going to the Sepulchre, ca. 1514–36

Engraving

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-393468

Johann Christoph Erhard, The Artist, Resting with his Guide

Johann Christoph Erhard

The Artist, Resting with his Guide, 1819

Etching; fourth state

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-414357

Goodwin & Company, William "Bill" Frederick Krieg, 1st Base, Washington Nationals, from the Old Judge series (N172) for Old Judge Cigarettes

Goodwin & Company

William "Bill" Frederick Krieg, 1st Base, Washington Nationals, from the Old Judge series (N172) for Old Judge Cigarettes, 1887

Albumen photograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-422305

Goodwin & Company, Bessie Fitch, from the Actors and Actresses series (N171) for Gypsy Queen Cigarettes

Goodwin & Company

Bessie Fitch, from the Actors and Actresses series (N171) for Gypsy Queen Cigarettes, 1886–90

Albumen photograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-393366

Stefano della Bella, Mariame, Ester, Clytemnestre, and Sabine, from "The Game of Queens" (Le Jeu des Reines Renommées)

Stefano della Bella

Mariame, Ester, Clytemnestre, and Sabine, from "The Game of Queens" (Le Jeu des Reines Renommées), 1644

Etching

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-393058

Frans van der Neve, Narcissus and Echo

Frans van der Neve

Narcissus and Echo, 17th century

Etching

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-394136

W. Duke, Sons & Co., Card Number 75, Miss Montague, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-2) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cross Cut Cigarettes

W. Duke, Sons & Co.

Card Number 75, Miss Montague, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-2) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cross Cut Cigarettes, 1880s

Albumen photograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Giovanni David, Iphigenia accompanied by Pylades recognises Orestes, whom she is about to sacrifice

Giovanni David

Iphigenia accompanied by Pylades recognises Orestes, whom she is about to sacrifice, 1776

Etching

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-392936

Hendrick Goltzius, St. Matthew, from "Christ, the Apostles and St. Paul with the Creed"

Hendrick Goltzius

St. Matthew, from "Christ, the Apostles and St. Paul with the Creed", ca. 1589

Engraving

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-393050

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Marie Denise Villers, A Woman Seated on a Balustrade

Marie Denise Villers

A Woman Seated on a Balustrade, ca. 1801

Oil on canvas

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1304577

Unidentified artist, Books and Scholarly Accoutrements

Unidentified artist

Books and Scholarly Accoutrements, 19th century

Two-panel folding screen; ink and color on paper

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1277876

Studio of Kano Takanobu, The Thirty-Six Poetic Immortals

Studio of Kano Takanobu

The Thirty-Six Poetic Immortals, early 17th century

Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, gold, and silver on paper

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1273904

Unidentified artists, Hunting screen

Unidentified artists

Hunting screen, 19th century

Eight-panel folding screen, ink and color on paper

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1273903

Unknown artist, Folding screen with figures in a landscape

Unknown artist

Folding screen with figures in a landscape, 19th century

Carved talc mounted on silk

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Follower of Kano Motonobu, Phoenix and Peacock in a Landscape

Follower of Kano Motonobu

Phoenix and Peacock in a Landscape, mid- to-late 16th century

Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, and brushed gold on paper

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1273901

Jang Seung-eop (장승업 張承業, sobriquet: Owon 오원 吾園), Birds, Animals, and Still-lifes

Jang Seung-eop (장승업 張承業, sobriquet: Owon 오원 吾園)

Birds, Animals, and Still-lifes, late 19th century

Eight-panel folding screen; ink and color on panel

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1273900

Ren Yi (Ren Bonian), Bird on Ground Beside Two Blooming Flowers

Ren Yi (Ren Bonian)

Bird on Ground Beside Two Blooming Flowers, late 19th century

Album leaf; ink and color on paper

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1273844

Unidentified artist, Birds and Flowers

Unidentified artist

Birds and Flowers, 19th century

Eight-panel screen mounted as two sets of four panels; ink and color on paper

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1273825

Studio of Kano Takanobu, Amusements at Kitano Shrine

Studio of Kano Takanobu

Amusements at Kitano Shrine, mid- to late 1610s

Six-panel folding screen; ink, color, gold, silver, and gold leaf on paper

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1273001

Andrea Mantegna, Judith with the Head of Holofernes

Andrea Mantegna

Judith with the Head of Holofernes, 15th century style, made at a later unknown date

Tempera on wood

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1264768

Rosso Fiorentino, Madonna and Child with Saint John the Evangelist

Rosso Fiorentino

Madonna and Child with Saint John the Evangelist, 1512/13

Oil on canvas, laid down on wood

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1231274

Thomas Couture, Branch of ivy (recto); Study of an urn for "Damocles" (verso)

Thomas Couture

Branch of ivy (recto); Study of an urn for "Damocles" (verso), ca. 1866

Black fabricated chalk and white chalk on blue paper

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1165836

Thomas B. Worth, The Great American Tanner

Thomas B. Worth

The Great American Tanner, 1868

Lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150768

Marcantonio Raimondi, Julius Caesar, from The Twelve Caesars, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Marcantonio Raimondi

Julius Caesar, from The Twelve Caesars, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae", ca. 1500–1534

Engraving; third state of three

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150767

H. Sewell, Dreadful Wreck of the Mexico on Hempstead Beach, January 2nd, 1837 – As Now Exhibiting at Hanington Dioramas–Perished in All–115 Souls.

H. Sewell

Dreadful Wreck of the Mexico on Hempstead Beach, January 2nd, 1837 – As Now Exhibiting at Hanington Dioramas–Perished in All–115 Souls., ca. 1837

Lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150766

Simeon Solomon, The Infant Moses, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery"

Simeon Solomon

The Infant Moses, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery", 1863–81

Wood engraving on India paper, mounted on thin card

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150765

Piercy Roberts, Mr. Grimaldi as "Joey" the Clown

Piercy Roberts

Mr. Grimaldi as "Joey" the Clown, July 13, 1822

Etching, hand-colored

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150740

Robert Dighton the Elder, I've Got de Monish

Robert Dighton the Elder

I've Got de Monish, [1792] reissue 1793 or later

Mezzotint; a reissue

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150739

Joseph B. Smith, Clipper Ship "Great Republic"

Joseph B. Smith

Clipper Ship "Great Republic", 1855

Hand-colored lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150738

James E. Buttersworth, Clipper Ship "Nightingale" getting under weigh off the Battery, New York

James E. Buttersworth

Clipper Ship "Nightingale" getting under weigh off the Battery, New York, 1854

Hand-colored lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150737

Thomas Rowlandson, Painting

Thomas Rowlandson

Painting, 1784 (?)

Stipple engraving

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150736

James Abbott Pasquier, A Quest for a Cousin, from "Illustrated London News"

James Abbott Pasquier

A Quest for a Cousin, from "Illustrated London News", December 19, 1874

Wood engraving

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150735

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, The First Course–The Dinner

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema

The First Course–The Dinner, 1881

Etching on chine collé; remarque proof

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150734

James E. Buttersworth, Clipper Ship "Great Republic"

James E. Buttersworth

Clipper Ship "Great Republic", 1853

Hand-colored lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150733

James E. Buttersworth, Clipper Ship "Flying Cloud"

James E. Buttersworth

Clipper Ship "Flying Cloud", 1852

Hand-colored lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150732

Peter Perez Burdett, Two Boys Blowing a Bladder by Candle-light

Peter Perez Burdett

Two Boys Blowing a Bladder by Candle-light, 1773

Aquatint printed in red and brown inks

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150731

Charles Parsons, Clipper Ship "Comet" of New York in a Hurricane off Bermuda on her Voyage from New York to San Francisco, October 1852

Charles Parsons

Clipper Ship "Comet" of New York in a Hurricane off Bermuda on her Voyage from New York to San Francisco, October 1852, 1855

Hand-colored lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150730

Philip Dawe, The Patriotick Barber of New York, or the Captain in the Suds

Philip Dawe

The Patriotick Barber of New York, or the Captain in the Suds, February 14, 1775

Mezzotint

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150729

John Flaxman, Ulysses at the Table of Circe (The Odyssey of Homer)

John Flaxman

Ulysses at the Table of Circe (The Odyssey of Homer), 1805

Line engraving

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150728

James E. Buttersworth, Clipper Ship "Dreadnought" off Sandy Hook, February 23, 1854, nineteen days from Liverpool

James E. Buttersworth

Clipper Ship "Dreadnought" off Sandy Hook, February 23, 1854, nineteen days from Liverpool, 1854

Hand-colored lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150727

James E. Buttersworth, Clipper Ship "Sweepstakes"

James E. Buttersworth

Clipper Ship "Sweepstakes", 1853

Hand-colored lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150726

James E. Buttersworth, Clipper Ship "Racer"

James E. Buttersworth

Clipper Ship "Racer", 1854

Hand-colored lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150725

Winslow Homer, The War – Making Havelocks for the Volunteers (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. 5, no. 235, cover)

Winslow Homer

The War – Making Havelocks for the Volunteers (from "Harper's Weekly," Vol. 5, no. 235, cover), June 29, 1861

Wood engraving

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150724

Erskine Nicol, Outward Bound (Dublin)

Erskine Nicol

Outward Bound (Dublin), ca. 1860

Hand-colored lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150723

Erskine Nicol, Homeward Bound (New York)

Erskine Nicol

Homeward Bound (New York), ca. 1860

Hand-colored lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150722

Nathaniel Currier, Burning of the Henry Clay Near Yonkers–While on Her Trip From Albany to New York on Wednesday Afternoon July 28th, 1852.–The rapid spread of the flames forced the passengers into the water. Mothers and children, husbands and wives, brothers and sisters were drowned together, whilst trying to save e…

Nathaniel Currier

Burning of the Henry Clay Near Yonkers–While on Her Trip From Albany to New York on Wednesday Afternoon July 28th, 1852.–The rapid spread of the flames forced the passengers into the water. Mothers and children, husbands and wives, brothers and sisters were drowned together, whilst trying to save e…, 1852

Hand-colored lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150721

Currier & Ives, Terrific Combat Between the "Monitor" 2 Guns & "Merrimac" 11 Guns – In Hampton Roads March 9th, 1862 – In which the little "Monitor" whipped the "Merrimac" and the whole "School" of Rebel Steamers

Currier & Ives

Terrific Combat Between the "Monitor" 2 Guns & "Merrimac" 11 Guns – In Hampton Roads March 9th, 1862 – In which the little "Monitor" whipped the "Merrimac" and the whole "School" of Rebel Steamers, 1862

Hand-colored lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150720

Nathaniel Currier, Washington Taking Leave of the Officers of His Army at Fraunces Tavern, Broad Street, New York, December 4th, 1783: "With a heart full of love and gratitude, I now take leave of you. I most devoutly wish that your latter days may be as prosperous and happy, as your former ones have been glorious an…

Nathaniel Currier

Washington Taking Leave of the Officers of His Army at Fraunces Tavern, Broad Street, New York, December 4th, 1783: "With a heart full of love and gratitude, I now take leave of you. I most devoutly wish that your latter days may be as prosperous and happy, as your former ones have been glorious an…, 1848

Hand-colored lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150719

James Stow, Shakespeare Seated Between the Dramatic Muse and the Genius of Painting, from "Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery"

James Stow

Shakespeare Seated Between the Dramatic Muse and the Genius of Painting, from "Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery", 1797

Etching and engraving

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150694

Charles Parsons, Discharging the Pilot

Charles Parsons

Discharging the Pilot, 1856

Hand-colored lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150693

Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, The Lion-Dog of Malta—The Last of His Tribe

Sir Edwin Henry Landseer

The Lion-Dog of Malta—The Last of His Tribe, 1844

Mixed method engraving on chine collé; proof before letters

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150692

Anonymous, British, late 18th–early 19th century, A Duet

Anonymous, British, late 18th–early 19th century

A Duet, 1785 (?)

Hand-colored etching

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150691

Matthias Darly, Ganymede

Matthias Darly

Ganymede, March 1, 1771

Etching

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150690

William Keesey Hewitt, Awful Conflagration of the Steam Boat Lexington in Long Island Sound on Monday Eve, January 13th, 1840, by which melancholy occurrence, over 100 Persons Perished

William Keesey Hewitt

Awful Conflagration of the Steam Boat Lexington in Long Island Sound on Monday Eve, January 13th, 1840, by which melancholy occurrence, over 100 Persons Perished, 1840

Hand-colored lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150689

Currier & Ives, The Great Mississippi Steamboat Race–From New Orleans to St. Louis, July 1870–Between the R.E. Lee, Captain John W. Cannon and Natchez Captain Leathers–Won by the R.E. Lee, Time: 3 Days 18 Hours and 30 Minutes; Distance 1210 Miles.

Currier & Ives

The Great Mississippi Steamboat Race–From New Orleans to St. Louis, July 1870–Between the R.E. Lee, Captain John W. Cannon and Natchez Captain Leathers–Won by the R.E. Lee, Time: 3 Days 18 Hours and 30 Minutes; Distance 1210 Miles., 1870

Hand-colored lithograph, with gum arabic

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150688

Nathaniel Currier, The Chinese Junk Keying [commanded by] Captain Kellett, as she appeared in New York harbour July 13th, 1847–-212 days from Canton.–-720 tons burthen

Nathaniel Currier

The Chinese Junk Keying [commanded by] Captain Kellett, as she appeared in New York harbour July 13th, 1847–-212 days from Canton.–-720 tons burthen, 1847

Lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150687

Nathaniel Currier, The Chinese Junk "Keying" [commanded by] Captain Kellett,  as she appeared in New York harbour July 13th, 1847–-212 days from Canton.-–720 tons burthen

Nathaniel Currier

The Chinese Junk "Keying" [commanded by] Captain Kellett, as she appeared in New York harbour July 13th, 1847–-212 days from Canton.-–720 tons burthen, 1847

Hand-colored lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150686

Currier & Ives, Washington Crossing the Delaware – Evening Previous to the Battle of Trenton, December [2]5th, 1776

Currier & Ives

Washington Crossing the Delaware – Evening Previous to the Battle of Trenton, December [2]5th, 1776, 1857–71

Hand-colored lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150685

Nathaniel Currier, Washington Crossing the Delaware–Evening Previous to the Battle of Trenton, December 25th, 1776

Nathaniel Currier

Washington Crossing the Delaware–Evening Previous to the Battle of Trenton, December 25th, 1776, 1847

Lithograph, with blue hand-coloring

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150684

Nathaniel Currier, Washington Crossing the Delaware: Evening Previous to the Battle of Trenton, December 25th, 1776

Nathaniel Currier

Washington Crossing the Delaware: Evening Previous to the Battle of Trenton, December 25th, 1776, 1847

Hand-colored lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150683

Currier & Ives, Washington, Crossing the Delaware–On the Evening of Dec. 25th 1776, previous to the Battle of Trenton.

Currier & Ives

Washington, Crossing the Delaware–On the Evening of Dec. 25th 1776, previous to the Battle of Trenton., 1876

Hand-colored lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150682

Currier & Ives, The Inauguration of Washington as First President of the United States, April 30th 1789 – At the Old City Hall, New York – The oath of office was administered by Chancellor Livingston of the State of New York – Mr. Otis the Secretary of the Senate holding up the Bible on a crimson cushion

Currier & Ives

The Inauguration of Washington as First President of the United States, April 30th 1789 – At the Old City Hall, New York – The oath of office was administered by Chancellor Livingston of the State of New York – Mr. Otis the Secretary of the Senate holding up the Bible on a crimson cushion, 1876

Hand-colored lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150681

Nathaniel Currier, U.S. Frigate Constitution

Nathaniel Currier

U.S. Frigate Constitution, 1838-1856

Hand-colored lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150680

Nathaniel Currier, Washington at Valley Forge–December 1777–8

Nathaniel Currier

Washington at Valley Forge–December 1777–8, 1846–56

Hand-colored lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150679

Nathaniel Currier, Washington's Reception by the Ladies on Passing the Bridge at Trenton, N.J., April 1789, on His Way to New York to be Inaugurated First President of the United States

Nathaniel Currier

Washington's Reception by the Ladies on Passing the Bridge at Trenton, N.J., April 1789, on His Way to New York to be Inaugurated First President of the United States, 1845

Hand-colored lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150678

W. Duke, Sons & Co., Agnes Folsom as a Woman of Guimperle, from the set Actors and Actresses, Second Series (N71) for Duke brand cigarettes

W. Duke, Sons & Co.

Agnes Folsom as a Woman of Guimperle, from the set Actors and Actresses, Second Series (N71) for Duke brand cigarettes, 1888–90

Commercial color lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150652

W. Duke, Sons & Co., Agnes Miller Dressed as a Lady of France of 1794-1800, from the set Actors and Actresses, Second Series (N71) for Duke brand cigarettes

W. Duke, Sons & Co.

Agnes Miller Dressed as a Lady of France of 1794-1800, from the set Actors and Actresses, Second Series (N71) for Duke brand cigarettes, 1888–90

Commercial color lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150651

W. Duke, Sons & Co., Grace Henderson Dressed as Persian Peasant, from the set Actors and Actresses, Second Series (N71) for Duke brand cigarettes

W. Duke, Sons & Co.

Grace Henderson Dressed as Persian Peasant, from the set Actors and Actresses, Second Series (N71) for Duke brand cigarettes, 1888–90

Commercial color lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150650

W. Duke, Sons & Co., Mollie Fuller as a Water Carrier of Tunis, from the set Actors and Actresses, Second Series (N71) for Duke brand cigarettes

W. Duke, Sons & Co.

Mollie Fuller as a Water Carrier of Tunis, from the set Actors and Actresses, Second Series (N71) for Duke brand cigarettes, 1888–90

Commercial color lithograph

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-1150649