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Abraham Delfos

127 works

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Pencil drawing of a woman in a white bonnet lying on a deathbed, eyes closed, hands folded, before dark drapery.

Vrouw op haar doodsbed

1777

Pencil drawing of an elderly man smoking a pipe, leaning on a sill in an arched stone window niche.

Rokende man in venster

1741

Drawing of an elderly person in a fur hat and brown cloak holding up a round glass flask, with a wry smile.

Oude vrouw met een urine-glas

1741

Drawing of an elderly bearded man in a grey robe writing with a quill in an open book beside an inkwell.

Oude man, schrijvend in boek

1777

Pencil drawing of the Madonna gazing down at the infant Christ, who reaches up toward her, both wrapped in flowing drapery.

Madonna

1741

Red and grey chalk drawing of a nude child blowing bubbles beside a skull, with a smoking urn and landscape behind.

Vanitas

1796

Watercolor drawing of a young woman reading a letter beside an older woman holding a miniature, with a servant in a doorway.

De briefleester

1795

Etching of the Witte Poort gate in Leiden with a drawbridge, carriage, large tree and pedestrians in the foreground.

Gezicht op de Witte Poort te Leiden, 1762

1762

Etching of a Leiden city gate with drawbridge, canal, carriage and rowing boat, with a large tree on the left.

Gezicht op de Hogewoerdspoort te Leiden, 1762

1762

Engraving of the Rhijnsburger gate in Leiden with a drawbridge, carriage, rowing boat, swans and a windmill in the distance.

Gezicht op de Rijnsburgerpoort te Leiden, 1762

1762

Etched view of the Herenpoort gate in Leiden with a canal, drawbridge, rowing boat and swans, 1762.

Gezicht op de Herenpoort te Leiden, 1762

1762

Hand-colored print grid of many heraldic coats of arms with lions, swans and checkerboard shields, each labeled with names.

Wapenkaart met de wapens en namen van de heren veertigen van de stad Leiden

1758

Pen and brown wash drawing of a smiling seated man in a fur hat holding a walking stick, by Abraham Delfos, 1741.

Zittende man

1741

De Spinster (detail van het hoofd van de vrouw)

1741

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated woman in a bonnet peeling something at a table, signed A. Delfos.

Zittende, schillende vrouw

1741

Red chalk drawing of a man in a hat and cloak handing something to a woman with a jug, both standing on a floor.

Een man betaalt een vrouw

1741

Grey wash drawing of winged putti on clouds, some holding books, with a ruler scale along the bottom edge.

Vignet van putti op wolken met boeken

1741

Pencil drawing in an oval frame of a smiling man with wavy shoulder-length hair, mustache and lace-trimmed collar.

Mansbuste

1741

Pen and wash drawing of a writing putto in a study with books, framed by a rococo cartouche with other putti.

Vignet met putto, schrijvend in studeervertrek

1741

Watercolor drawing of a human skull in a stone arched niche with a Gothic inscription scroll below.

Schedel in een nis

1785

Engraved print of Leiden's skyline across a canal, with a sailing boat, grazing sheep, a windmill and church towers.

Gezicht op Leiden

1762

Engraving of a seated youth gazing at his reflection in a pool, with a winged cupid, two hounds, and a figure behind a tree.

Narcissus kijkend naar zijn spiegelbeeld in het water

1752

Pen and watercolor title page with Dutch lettering, two putti holding torches, and a framed cartouche with a cloud motif.

Titelblad

1776

Watercolor of an ornate blue sleigh drawn by a black horse, with two armored torch-bearing riders on brown horses behind it.

Eerste slede

1776

Watercolor of a blue sledge pulled by two horses, with four musicians playing horns and two armoured guards standing beside i

Tweede slede

1776

Watercolor of a horse pulling an ornate sledge with two riders in armour and a yellow cloak, flanked by two torchbearers.

Derde slede

1776

Watercolor of a gilded sleigh with a dark horse, men in period dress, trumpeters and halberdiers in green cloaks.

Vijfde slede

1776

Watercolor of a gilded sleigh pulled by a horse, with plumed riders in historical costume beside it.

Vierde slede

1776

Watercolor of an ornate blue and gold sledge drawn by a horse, with a crowned rider holding a banner and torch bearers beside

Zesde slede

1776

Watercolor of an ornate sleigh pulled by a black horse with red and gold drapery, with costumed figures and a banner.

Zevende slede

1776

Watercolor of a gilded green sleigh pulled by a dark horse, with a seated woman holding scales and a sword.

Negende slede

1776

Watercolor of a gilded sleigh drawn by a dark horse, with a woman in white and two men in dark coats riding on it.

Achtste slede

1776