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Jan van de Velde II

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Night scene engraving of men beside cannons firing smoke, with a wagon, barrel, dog and starry sky, from The Four Elements.

Fire, plate four from The Four Elements

1622

Etched landscape of a pond with trees, a sailboat, a small chapel at right and a distant church tower.

Landscapes: A Little Chapel by a Pond

1615-52

Engraving of Death, a skeleton, standing behind a seated woman while another woman holds a wine glass at a table.

Death Taking a Couple by Surprise

1593

Engraving of a man in a tall hat and a woman in a ruff collar standing beside an arched stone wall and balustrade.

Two Figures in Costume

1593

Etching of a nude witch stirring a cauldron at night beside a goat, surrounded by demons, a fire, and a skull.

The Witch (Night Piece)

1626

Engraving of the Church of St Bavo in Haarlem with a procession of cloaked figures and a long row of market stalls.

The Church of St Bavo in Haarlem

1628

Etching of skaters on a frozen canal with a stone gateway, bridge, bare trees and windmills under a cloudy sky.

Winter Landscape, from Six Landscapes

c. 1613-1640

Etched landscape with two hunters and dogs, horse-drawn hay-carts, and a tall leaning tree beside seated figures.

Landscape with Hunters and Hay-Carts, from Six Landscapes

c. 1613-1640

Etching of a river landscape with a sailboat, trees, a small roadside chapel at right, and a distant church tower.

A Little Chapel by a Pond, from Six Landscapes

c. 1613-1640

Etched landscape of a farmhouse with pigs, two peddlers with bundles, a bent tree, and a distant church spire.

Landscape with Pigs and Two Peddlers, from Six Landscapes

c. 1613-1640

Etching of a river landscape with a smoking lime-kiln, sailboats, a windswept tree, and walking figures under stormy clouds.

Lime-Kiln in Stormy Weather, from Six Landscapes

c. 1613-1640

Aged cream paper sheet with foxing spots at top, lower portion covered by a gray overlay; no artwork visible.

The ‘Spaernwouder’ or ‘Amsterdamsche Poort’ at Haarlem, from Six Landscapes

c. 1613-1640

Etching of a ferry with a horse-drawn cart crossing a river near an arched stone bridge, a tower, and billowing trees.

Ferry in Front of a Stone Bridge

c. 1613-1640

Etching of a rural landscape with hunters, a farmhouse, a tree, birds in the sky, and a distant town with a church spire.

Air (with a view of Haarlem), from The Four Elements

1622

Engraving of a waterside market with figures, baskets, boats and rising smoke, from Jan van de Velde II's Fire, 1622.

Fire, from The Four Elements

1622

Etching of a crowded shoreline with fishermen, baskets of fish, a ruined tower and a boat, labelled AQVA.

Water, from The Four Elements

1622

Engraving of a crowded rural market with figures, baskets of produce, a horse, a large tree and brick buildings.

Earth, from The Four Elements

1622

Engraving of a winter landscape with skaters on a frozen river, bare willows, cottages and a church tower.

January, from The Twelve Months of the Year

1616

Etching of a canal town with a stone bridge, a conical-roofed tower, bare trees, and villagers around a bonfire.

February, from The Twelve Months of the Year

1616

Etching of a rural March landscape with a plough team, windmill, cottage, and figures resting under a large tree.

March, from The Twelve Months of the Year

1616

Etching of a rural April landscape with a ruined brick arch, a bridge, farmers in a field, and a distant church spire.

April, from The Twelve Months of the Year

1616

Etching of a carriage with canopy by a gothic gateway, travelers and dogs on a road, with trees and a lake beyond.

May, from The Twelve Months of the Year

1616

Etching of a rural June landscape with a reclining shepherd, sheep, stacked barrels by a stone wall, and a twisted tree.

June, from The Twelve Months of the Year

1616

Etching of harvest-time peasants resting in a field beside haystacks, with a large tree and rolling cloudy sky.

July, from The Twelve Months of the Year

1616

Etching of an August harvest landscape with reapers in a wheat field, a hay cart on a road, and a distant city skyline.

August, from The Twelve Months of the Year

1616

Etching of a rural September landscape with farmhouses, a hedged path, seated figures, grazing sheep, and a man carrying a lo

September, from The Twelve Months of the Year

1616

Etching of an autumn countryside with a watermill, an ox cart loaded with barrels, figures on a road, and birds in the sky.

October, from The Twelve Months of the Year

1616

Etching of a Dutch-style village with a windmill, herded pigs, a boat on a canal and billowing clouds, labeled November.

November, from The Twelve Months of the Year

1616

Etching of a winter canal with skaters on ice, a three-arched stone bridge, moored boats and houses under a pale sky.

December, from The Twelve Months of the Year

1616

Engraving of a night street scene with a lantern, children and figures in hats gathered at a lit doorway beneath a cloudy sky

Shrove Tuesday

1616/40

Engraving of a winter scene with skaters and a horse-drawn sledge on a frozen canal beside a brick tower.

January

1593

Engraved winter scene of a sailing boat in rough sea beside a walled town, with bare trees and figures on the shore.

February

1593

Engraving of a windswept winter road with bare trees, a farmhouse, a ploughing farmer with an ox, and travelers on the path.

March

1593

Engraved landscape of a village with a church spire, cottages, cattle, two riders on a road and sailing boats in the distance

April

1593

Engraved landscape of a river with a church tower, houses, boats, and elegantly dressed figures walking on a path.

May

1593

Engraved landscape of a village, shepherds with sheep and a cow, a wooden bridge and windmill, labeled June.

June

1593

Engraved landscape of harvest workers, a river with a boat and haystack, a church spire and windmill, titled July.

July

1593

Engraving of a church with a brick tower, harvest workers in a field, travelers with a horse, and a large tree.

August

1593

Engraved river landscape with cottages, a stone bridge, and workers loading baskets onto a boat in the foreground.

September

1593

Engraving of an October landscape with a castle on rocks, workers harvesting grapes, boats on a river, and hills beyond.

October

1593

Engraving of a village scene in November with pigs, farmhouses, bare trees, moored boats, and a distant church tower.

November

1593

Engraved winter townscape with a canal, bare trees, smoking chimneys and townspeople on a cobbled quay under a pale sky.

December

1593

Etching of a winter landscape with skaters and sledge pullers on a frozen canal, a stone gate, and windmills in the distance.

Winter Landscape

1593

Etching of a village inn with people drinking on a wooden staircase, barrels, pigs and a crowd on a lane.

Spring (Village Fair before an Inn)

1617

Engraving of a winter village scene with skaters on a frozen canal, a church tower, a wooden bridge, and bare trees.

Winter, from a series of the four seasons

Etching of a crowded market with cattle, pigs, and people in period dress under large trees, with a town at left.

Earth, plate one from The Four Elements

1622

Engraving of travelers, horses, a carriage, falcons and dogs on a country road beneath trees and a cloudy sky.

Air, plate two from The Four Elements

1622

Engraving of fishermen sorting fish on a beach beside barrels, ropes, a ruined brick tower, and a moored boat.

Water, plate three from The Four Elements

1622

Etching of a landscape with a round stone tower, an arched bridge, a river, trees and small figures on a road.

Landscape with a Round Tower

1616

Etching of a night street with a woman and man at a lit doorway, and a large star carried by a crowd behind them.

The Star of the Magi

c. 1616

Engraved print of a village by a river with a church tower, a crowded boat, swans, and a rider on a footbridge.

Spring, from a series of the four seasons

1617

Engraved oval portrait of an older bearded man in a white ruff collar and dark cloak, with Latin inscriptions.

Portrait of Peter Scriverius

n.d.

Etching of a riverside landscape with ruined arched walls, a tall tower, small figures, moored boats, and trees under clouds.

Riverscape with Ruins of a Castle, from "Landscapes and Ruins"

ca. 1615

Etching of a ruined round temple with columns beside trees, a path with two figures, and a calm river under clouds.

The Temple of the Sibyl at Tivoli, from "Landscapes and Ruins"

ca. 1615

Etching of a castle with two round towers beside a moat, a drawbridge, a sailing boat, and a large tree at right.

The Castle

ca. 1616

Engraving of an old man blessing a kneeling youth as a winged angel stands beside them, with a donkey and dog in a wooded lan

Tobias Blessed by Blind Tobit

1620-41