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Abraham Delfos

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Watercolor of a gilded red sledge drawn by a black horse with a feathered headpiece, carrying a seated bearded man and attend

Tiende slede

1776

Watercolor of an ornate sleigh with a lute-playing woman, a black horse in blue harness, and armored soldiers beside it.

Elfde slede

1776

Engraved title page with a bust of Aristophanes, a putto holding a mask, and an ornate decorative cartouche frame.

Buste van Aristophanes en putto met masker, in cartouche

1759

Engraved allegory with a seated woman, cherubs holding a banner, a distant city, and birds and animals in a rococo border.

Allegorie op het hemelse Jeruzalem

1758

Ramskop, naar links

1741

Pencil portrait of a man in a curled periwig and white bands collar, inside an oval frame, by Abraham Delfos.

Portret van Gualtherus Zoutmaat

1741

Pen drawing of a reclining putto with small wings, head turned left, sketched in loose ink lines on pale paper.

Putto

1741

Pen sketch of a baby lying on its back with head turned left and limbs extended, within a thin border on cream paper.

Kind, liggend op de rug

1741

Pen sketch of a child lying on its back with legs raised, drawn in loose ink contours on pale paper.

Kind liggend op de rug, de benen omhoog

1741

Pen drawing of a standing nude child with arms extended, enclosed in a thin ruled border on pale paper.

Staand kind

1741

Chalk drawing of an elderly bearded man wearing a dark cap with a beaded band, looking directly at the viewer.

Oude man met muts

1741

Brown wash drawing of a horseman with a saddled horse, cows and a ruin in an open landscape under clouds.

Ruiter in landschap

1741

Drawing of a curly-haired boy in an embroidered jacket leaning on a pedestal with a spaniel, with a garden statue behind.

Jongen met hondje

1741

Drawing of a fair-haired boy blowing soap bubbles at a stone pedestal, with a classical statue and garden behind him.

Bellenblazende jongen

1741

Brown wash drawing of a quack doctor selling remedies at a table to a crowd beside a tent, with a dog and monkey.

Kwakzalver

1741

Watercolor of a harvest scene with a white horse and hay cart, resting farmers on straw, and a haystack under a cloudy sky.

Oogstscène

1795

Pencil portrait of a laughing older man in a bell-trimmed striped cap, with a verse inscription below.

Portret van Pieter Cornelisz. van der Morsch

1794

Pencil and wash drawing of a historical doublet shown from front and back, with buttons, high collar and ruffled hem.

Het wambuis waarin Hugo de Groot Loevestein ontvluchtte, voor- en achteraanzicht

1741

Engraved street view of the Hooglandse Kerk in Leiden with a tall Gothic facade, a spire, a carriage and people in 18th-centu

Gezicht op de Hooglandse Kerk te Leiden

1762

Engraving of St. Peter's Church in Leiden with gabled houses, strolling figures and a carriage on a cobbled square.

Gezicht op de Pieterskerk te Leiden

1762

Engraving of cattle and goats being loaded onto a boat by a coastal cliff, with riders, dogs and sailing ships in view.

Laden van vee op veerboot bij zuidelijke kust

1753

Engraving of herders and cattle crossing a stream beneath ruined arches, with a distant ruin and hills under a cloudy sky.

Herders met vee steken een beek over bij ruïnes

1753

Engraving of a crowded street before a brick inn, with a trumpeter at a window and a man perched in a tree.

De misleyden: de ambassadeur der Labberlotten vertoont zich voor het venster van de herberg 't Bokki in de Haarlemmer…

1750

Engraving of the Gravensteen and prison building in Leiden with a pedimented facade and people in the square.

Gezicht op het Gravensteen te Leiden

1763

Engraved cityscape of a Leiden canal quay with the Waag, moored boats, a crane, church spire and strolling figures.

Gezicht op de Waag, de Oude Rijn en de Vrouwekerk te Leiden

1763

Etching of a harbor shore with riders, cattle, goats, dogs and a moored ship beneath a cloudy sky.

Havengezicht

1741

Etching of a harbor with sailing ships, cattle, dogs and two horsemen on a shore below a fortified town.

Havengezicht

1773

Engraving of an older man smoking a pipe beside a smiling woman holding a jug in a beamed interior, 1755.

Drinkende vrouw en rokende man

1755

Engraved tavern interior with smoking men around a table by a fireplace, and a man urinating against the wall at left.

Interieur met rokers en een pissende man

1751

Engraving of herdsmen driving cattle, goats and sheep past ruined stone arches in an Italianate landscape.

Italianiserend landschap met herders en vee

1741

Engraving of men smoking pipes on a wooden bench, with smoke curling through a dim tavern interior.

Vier rokende en drinkende mannen aan een tafel

1754

Engraving of the Leiden Academy building with its bell tower, a canal with a stone bridge and moored barge, and people on the

Gezicht op het Academiegebouw te Leiden

1763

Engraving of a Leiden market square with stalls, an ornate fountain, gabled houses, large trees and strolling figures.

Gezicht op de Vismarkt te Leiden

1763

Engraved view of Leiden's Burcht with terraced garden, foreground figures at a table, dogs, and a peacock behind iron railing

Gezicht op de burcht van Leiden

1763

Engraved 1763 street view of a brick guild building with a central tower, canal boats, figures and a windmill in the distance

Gezicht op Sint-Jorisdoelen te Leiden

1763

Engraved botanical plate of a flowering American agave with dissected flower parts and seed pods, 1757.

Bloeiende Amerikaanse Aloë, 1757

1757

Watercolor of a horse pulling an ornate sledge with two men and a green banner, with a torch bearer walking alongside.

Twaalfde slede

1776

Hand-coloured drawing of a decorated sleigh drawn by a brown horse, with two men driving and two torchbearers walking beside

Dertiende slede

1776

Coloured drawing of a blue sleigh with four horn-playing musicians pulled by two horses, with two torchbearers riding alongsi

Veertiende slede

1776

Etching of two rats on a dining table in an elegant room with candelabra, sideboard, and patterned rug.

Twee ratten op eettafel

1758

Engraved design for a funerary monument with inscription tablet, two cherubs, urn finial and skull below.

Grafmonument voor Johannes van den Bergh en zijn vrouw Joanna van Teylingen in de Pieterskerk te Leiden

1757

Etching of the Marepoort gate in Leiden with a drawbridge, a rowing boat on the canal and riders crossing, framed by a large

Gezicht op de Marepoort te Leiden

1762

Engraving of the Morspoort gate in Leiden with a domed tower, drawbridge, carriage, boats on the canal and a tree.

Gezicht op de Morspoort te Leiden

1762

Etching of the Zijlpoort gate in Leiden with a drawbridge, carriage, rowboat, swans and a large tree in the foreground.

Gezicht op de Zijlpoort te Leiden

1762

Engraving of a man in a tricorn hat scattering seed as birds gather in a tree and fly above a furrowed field.

De zwaluwen en de vogeltjes

1741

Engraving of a wolf and a lamb beside a tree and stream, with a distant town on a hill, captioned Le Loup et l'Agneau.

De wolf en het lam

1741

Engraving of a man scattering seed as birds gather in a tree and fly overhead, with a footbridge over a river behind him.

De zwaluw en de vogeltjes

1741

Engraving of a dining room where two rats eat from a laid table beside candelabra, a silver centerpiece and a rococo sideboar

De stadsrat en de veldrat

1758

Etching of a shepherd with a staff and flock of sheep by a pond, large trees framing the scene, mountains and farm buildings

Landschap met herder en kudde schapen

1741

Etching of a dune coastline with sailing boats, figures on the beach, a church tower in a village, and a seated man in the fo

Kustgezicht met dorp in duinen en vissersboten op het strand

1764

Etched landscape with a standing shepherdess, a reclining shepherd under a large tree, and grazing sheep beside a tower.

Landschap met herder en herderin

1741

Etching of a moonlit river landscape with a shepherd, grazing cows, trees, a sailing boat and a distant town.

Riviergezicht met herder in maanlicht

1741

Etching of a river landscape with walkers, a sketching figure, cows, a church spire and a windmill in the distance.

Rivierlandschap met wandelaars en tekenaar bij dorp

1764

Engraving of a winter landscape with skaters on a frozen canal, a windmill, a bare tree, and men with a dog in the foreground

Winterlandschap met schaatsers op het ijs

1764

Engraved landscape with a shepherd and seated shepherdess under a tree, sheep in the foreground, mountains in the distance.

Landschap met herder en herderin

1764

Etching of shepherds resting with sheep under a tree, and two figures swinging nets on a dune at right.

Duinlandschap met rustende herders en mannen die vlinders vangen

1764

Engraved plate with four numbered figures showing cross-sections of plant structures, with lettered labels.

Doorsneden van planten

1741

Engraved botanical plate of an iris with two open flowers, buds, a bulb with roots, and long curving leaves.

Iris

1741

Engraved botanical print of a branch with a large double white jasmine flower, buds, and broad leaves.

Tak van jasmijn met bloem

1741

Engraved botanical plate of an ixia plant with bulb, slender leaves and several flowers, with a Latin caption.

Ixia

1741

Engraved plate showing four numbered seal impressions with cords; three show an enthroned ruler and one a mounted rider with

Penning en drie zegels met Willem II

1741

Engraved technical drawing of pulleys, chains, a large wheel and mechanical apparatus, with labeled figures, dated 1761.

Technische tekening

1761

Pencil portrait in an oval frame of a man with a powdered wig and cravat, labeled Pieter de Mare, Konstgraveerder.

Portret van Pieter de Mare

1794