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Abraham Delfos

127 works

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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