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Jacob de Gheyn II

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Engraving of a bearded man seated beside a basket of bread and wheat, with a tower and hills behind him.

Asher, from The Twelve Sons of Jacob

c. 1589

Engraving of a bearded man in a turban holding a stag's head with antlers before a rocky background.

Naphthali, from The Twelve Sons of Jacob

c. 1589

Engraving of a bearded, turbaned man in robes beside a book, with a fountain, crescent moon and tree behind him.

Joseph, from The Twelve Sons of Jacob

c. 1589

Engraving of a bearded man in a plumed hat resting his arm on a wolf's head, with ruins and a Latin inscription below.

Benjamin, from The Twelve Sons of Jacob

c. 1589

Engraving of a richly dressed standard bearer with a large banner, with soldiers, tents and a distant town behind him.

Standard Bearer

1589

Engraving of the Annunciation: Mary kneels at a reading desk as an angel with a lily descends among clouds and cherubs, a dov

The Annunciation

1593, printed 1599

Engraving of the Crucifixion with Christ center, two thieves on crosses, soldiers, horsemen, and mourning women below.

Christ on the Cross between Two Thieves

c. 1590

Ink and wash drawing of a huntsman with a hat, staff, dead hare and dog in a landscape with distant hunters.

A Huntsman with a Dead Hare and a Dog (Study for "Terra")

1590/95

Engraving of a fortune teller reading the palm of a seated woman beneath a large tree, with onlookers and a small dog nearby.

The Fortune Teller and the Lady

ca. 1608

Pen and brown ink sketch of a bearded warrior in a plumed helmet, shown bare-chested in half figure on tan paper.

Warrior in half figure

Zwei Skizzen des Kopfes eines alten Mannes

Engraving of a bearded man in a turban holding a stag's head by the antlers, with rocky mountains behind him.

Naphthali, plate 10 from The Twelve Sons of David

1589

Brown ink drawing of a witchcraft scene with a winged creature, a hunched figure, bones, a candle and a tree.

Witchcraft Scene with a Vampire [recto]

Ink and wash drawing of a helmeted soldier in ruff and doublet firing a long caliver, smoke rising from the barrel.

Elegantly Dressed Soldier Preparing to Fire His Caliver

1597

Elegantly Dressed Soldier Tamping His Caliver

1597

Pen and wash design drawing of a fluted column fountain with mask reliefs, coiled serpents and a gilded globe on top.

Scheme for a Fountain Decorated with Animal Masks, Four Crowned Serpents and a Globe on Top

1623

Pen and ink study of eleven heads showing bearded men, shouting faces and varied expressions on grey paper.

Study of Eleven Heads

late 16th-early 17th century

Brown ink drawing of a witchcraft scene with a looming winged figure, a candle, a column, and a crouched figure in a dark int

Witchcraft Scene with a Vampire [recto]

Engraving of a bearded old man in a wide hat and cloak beside an overturned vessel, with a classical building behind him.

Reuben

1590

Pen and wash drawing of a helmeted soldier in armor loading and firing a long caliver, with smoke rising from the barrel.

Elegantly Dressed Soldier Preparing to Fire His Caliver

c. 1597

Elegantly Dressed Soldier Tamping His Caliver

c. 1597

Brown ink and wash drawing of a gnarled tree with twisting branches and feathery foliage on pale paper.

Study of a Tree

late 16th-early 17th century

Engraving of a crossbow-aiming man with a young woman in a plumed hat behind him, beside a well and grazing cattle.

The Archer and the Milkmaid

ca. 1610

Engraving of a muscular armored man with plumed helmet and sword, before a fortress, with Latin verse below.

Simeon

1590

Engraving of a plumed soldier holding a broadsword over his shoulder, with marching troops in a landscape behind him.

Soldier, Armed with Broadsword and Shield, from "Officers and Soldiers"

1587

Engraving of foolish figures under a tree with an owl and a monkey, with Latin verses printed in two columns below.

The Wisdom of Fools, from "Six Proverbs"

Engraving of a helmeted musketeer firing a matchlock musket, with smoke drifting from the barrel.

A soldier on guard shaping the match between his thumb and his forefinger, from the Marksmen series, plate 41, in "Wa…

Engraving of a soldier in a plumed hat blowing on a match beside his musket, with a pike at his side.

A soldier blowing on a match, from the Musketeers series, plate 40, in "Wapenhandelinghe van Roers Musquetten Ende Sp…

Engraving of a bearded soldier in helmet and armor holding a smoking musket, numbered plate 37 in a military exercise series.

A soldier on guard freeing his right hand, from the Marksmen series, plate 37, in "Wapenhandelinghe van Roers Musquet…

Engraving of a plumed soldier seen from behind, holding a pike horizontally across his shoulders while turning right.

A soldier, seen from the rear, while turning to the right and holding his pike horizontally, from the Lansquenets ser…

Engraving of a musketeer from behind in a wide hat and bandolier, extending his arm to pull a ramrod from his musket.

A soldier pulling out the ramrod from its holder, from the Musketeers series, plate 25, in "Wapenhandelinghe van Roer…

Engraving of a plumed soldier in armor gripping and thrusting a long pike, numbered plate 22.

A soldier sliding his right hand along the training-pike, from the Lansquenets series, plate 22, in "Wapenhandelinghe…