DISCOVERART

John Fairburn|Anonymous, British, 18th century

An Emblem of Europe

September 4, 1798
Mezzotint
38.2 × 24.8 cm (15 × 9.8 in)

SEE IT IN PERSON

Not currently on view

In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

View at metmuseum.org ↗Plan a visit ↗

Discussion

Be the first to share your thoughts.

Sign in to join the discussion.

Community guidelines

More like this

Urania, Muse of Astronomy, plate 15 from Parnassus BicepsJohann Theodor de Bry — Urania, Muse of Astronomy, plate 15 Geometria, from The Seven Liberal ArtsJohann Sadeler I|Maerten de Vos — Geometria, from The Seven Urania (astronomy) (from the Tarocchi series D: Apollo and the Muses, #12)Master of the E-Series Tarocchi (Italian, active 1460s) — UrThe Genius of ArchitectureAntoine Boizot|Ridé — The Genius of ArchitectureTheology (from the Tarocchi, series C: Liberal Arts, #30)Master of the E-Series Tarocchi (Italian, active 1460s) — ThHistoryFrancesco Bartolozzi|Thomas Tomkins — HistoryMnemosine (Memory), plate 3 from Parnassus BicepsJohann Theodor de Bry — Mnemosine (Memory), plate 3 from ParPortrait of Maria Gaet - AgnesiJean-Baptiste-François Bosio — Portrait of Maria Gaet - AgneAtlantic Souvenir (title page)Asher Brown Durand|Carey, Lea, & Carey — Atlantic Souvenir (The Gift of CounselJohann Georg Bergmüller — The Gift of CounselA seated woman holding a closed fan before a drawn curtain, a tree and sky beyondAntoine Watteau|Henri Simon Thomassin — A seated woman holdiLa Botanique, from the Almanach iconologiqueCharles Nicolas Cochin II|Jean-Baptiste-Blaise Simonet — La