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Johann Theodor de Bry

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Engraved ornamental letter D showing a crowned king, a serpent-entwined woman, a cupid, a hawk and musical instruments.

Letter D met koning David

1595

Engraved decorative letter E with putti, a nude figure, fruit garlands, a lobster and a fish.

Letter E van Esau

1595

Engraved decorative letter F with a female figure holding a book, a bird, a cherub, a fish, a lobster and a wreath.

Letter F met de goddelijke deugd Fides, het Geloof

1595

Engraved ornamental letter G with a sword-wielding warrior, a seated figure, a parrot, flowers and fruit.

Letter G met David en Goliat

1595

Engraved oval portrait of Daniel Speckle, a bearded architect in a ruff collar holding compasses, within an ornate border.

Portret van Daniel Speckle

1599

Engraving of an elegantly dressed woman with a ruff beside an empty ornate scrolled cartouche.

Wapensjabloon met fraai geklede dame

1596

Engraving of a knight's helmet and curling acanthus scrolls framing an empty shield set at an angle.

Wapensjabloon met helm en bladranken, schild staat schuin

1596

Engraving of a fashionably dressed man raising a glass beside an empty ornamental cartouche with scrolled decoration.

Wapensjabloon met fraai geklede heer met glas in zijn hand

1596

Engraved heraldic template with an empty pointed shield, a helmet, and scrolling acanthus leaves framing the design.

Wapensjabloon met helm en bladranken, schild staat op een punt

1596

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar, with a skull and monkey head below and Latin text around the frame.

Portret van Caspar Bauhin

1605

Engraved ornamental letter H with an armored warrior holding a goblet, a cherub, a squirrel, and a parrot.

Letter H met Holofernes

1595

Engraved ornamental initial I with a female figure holding a sword and a severed head, flanked by fruit, drapery and insects.

Letter I met Judit met het hoofd van Holofernes

1595

Engraved decorative letter K with a bishop figure, nude woman, parrot, fish, fruit garlands and foliage scrolls.

Letter K met Kajafas

1595

Engraved decorative letter L with a seated evangelist, ox, eagle, putto, and fruit garlands on a page.

Letter L met de evangelist Lukas

1595

Engraved decorative letter M with Moses holding tablets, a cherub, owl, birds, fruit garlands and flowers.

Letter M met Mozes

1595

Engraved decorative letter N with a bearded man in a turban, a nude youth, a cherub, grapes, fish, and a bird.

Letter N met Noach

1595

Engraved decorative initial O with cherubs, an eagle, serpents, and crossed weapons and instruments inside a ring.

Letter O van "O Heer

1595

Engraved ornamental letter P with Saint Peter holding a key, a rooster, parrot, lobster, fish and plants.

Letter P met Petrus

1595

Engraved decorative letter Q with allegorical justice figure holding scales, satyr, parrots, fish and fruit garlands.

Letter Q van Quaerite et invenietis met Rechtvaardigheid

1595

Engraved ornamental letter S with a cherub, winged woman, parrot, tortoise and fruit garlands among scrollwork.

Letter S van Salomo

1595

Engraving of a bearded figure within an ornamental letter T, with birds, a cherub, flowers, fruit, a scorpion and a beetle.

Letter T met Tomas

1595

Engraved letter V with an armored warrior, a cherub, hanging fruit, birds, a fish, spiders and musical instruments.

Letter V (U) met Uria

1595

Engraved ornamental letter W with a winged woman holding a book reading Veritas, a nude woman, an eagle, and insects.

Letter W met de personificatie van Waarheid

1595

Engraved ornamental letter X with a haloed Christ figure, putto, woman, flowers, fruit, birds and insects.

Letter X met Christus

1595

Engraved decorative letter R with a warrior, owl, parrot, insects, fruit garlands and a cherub among the ornamental scrollwor

Letter R met koning Rechabeam

1595

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a cap and robe holding a book, with a Latin inscription and floral arch above.

Portret van Hartmann Beyer

1598

Scanned page of old Latin printed text headed Christoph Columbus, with a Polona library stamp below.

[Portret Azzo z Bolonii]

1600

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in an oval frame with ornate border and Latin inscription, Julius Caesar Scaliger.

Portret van Julius Caesar Scaliger

1597

Engraved bookmark design with grotesque ornament, cherubs, a religious scene and French text panels, by Johann Theodor de Bry

Messenheft met grotesken, onderaan een gehurkte sater die op een panfluit blaast

1598

Engraving of a crowded kitchen with figures eating at a table, a cook at the hearth, and a woman seated in a basket.

De magere keuken

1596

Engraved title page with Italian text on a cavalry treatise, flanked by an armored soldier and military trophies.

Zittende Victoria met Oorlog en Vrede

1616

Engraved horizontal procession of martyrs, apostles and saints converging on an enthroned Christ, with Latin captions along t

The Triumph of Christ

c. 1600

Engraved panoramic print of a biblical scene with a well, camels, a procession of riders, and dancing figures in a hilly land

Eleazar and Rebecca

n.d.

Engraved oval portrait of Gerardus Mercator, a bearded man in a cap holding dividers over a globe, with decorative frame.

Portret van Gerardus Mercator

1597

Circular engraving of a golden age pastoral scene with reclining figures, a peacock, turkeys, a goat, and rabbits under oak t

Het Gouden Tijdperk

1608

Engraving of a winged figure of Fame blowing a trumpet beside a pedestal with a Greek inscription and laurel wreath.

Fame, plate 1 from Parnassus Biceps

1601

Engraving of three nude African men on a beach with a canoe and ship, with explanatory Dutch text below.

Tot slaaf gemaakte man, boer en visser uit Guinea

1602

Engraving of three standing men in distinct dress, with small figures and a Dutch text panel below, 1602.

Edelman, koopman en tolk uit Guinea

1602

Engraving of four African women in different dress and headwear, one carrying a child, with a palm tree and Dutch text below.

Vier vrouwen uit Guinea

1602

Etched print of a crowded marketplace with huts, lettered stalls, traders, and armed men near a shaded lodge.

Marktplaats in Cabo Corso, Guinea

1602

Engraving of three armed, nearly nude men in the foreground with a battle scene behind them and Dutch text below.

Rituelen van de bevolking van Guinea

1602

Engraving of a ritual scene with figures beside palm trees, cooking pots, a dog, and a crowd with spears; Dutch text below.

Drie krijgsmannen van de Goudkust

1602

Engraving of armed figures carrying out punishments with clubs under palm trees, with a Dutch text panel below.

Rechtspraak in Guinea

1602

Engraved portrait of an elderly bearded man in a fur-trimmed robe seated at a desk with a quill, under an arched name inscrip

Portret van Nikolaus Selnecker

1597

Engraved portrait of an elderly bearded scholar in a fur-trimmed robe, seated at a desk with a quill and inkwell.

Portret van Nikolaus Selnecker

1669

Engraving of a flower bouquet with irises and fritillaries in an ornate urn, with a bee and a spider in the background.

Polyptoton de Flore (The Variance of Flowers)

1600

Engraved decorative letter Y with cherubs, a parrot, hanging fruit, a lobster, a fish, and arrows and trumpets.

Letter Y

1595

Engraved decorative letter Z with a figure, satyr, owl, fruit, flowers, weapons and beetle in ornamental scrollwork.

Letter Z van zeloot

1595

Engraving of bathers around a tiered fountain under a colonnade, with dancers and a village church on the right.

Fontein der jeugd

1588

Engraving of a peasant egg dance with musicians, onlookers under trees, and a distant village with a church spire.

Eierdans

1596

Portret van Jean Jacques Boissard

1650

Engraved interior of a family praying before a meal at a table, with a cradle, chickens and a dog on a checkered floor.

Gebed voor de maaltijd

1596

Engraved portrait of Erasmus writing at a desk in an oval frame, surrounded by ornamental scrollwork, putti and a Latin inscr

Portret van Erasmus van Rotterdam

1597

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded older man in a cap, surrounded by floral and scroll border with Latin text.

Portret van Pierre Gautier-Chabot

1597

Engraved title page of an ornamental key pendant design, with scrolling foliage, winged figures, and mythical creatures aroun

Titelblad: Des Pendants de Cleffs pour les Femmes… /etlicherleij Schluesel geheng, fur die weiber…

1598

Engraved ornamental key handle design with cherubs, oval classical medallions, scrollwork, and a grotesque mask at the base.

Sleutelhaak met in het ovaal Cimon en Pero

1598

Engraved ornamental panel with Adam, Eve and Death in an oval medallion, surrounded by scrollwork and putti.

Sleutelhaak met in het ovaal de Dood met Adam en Eva

1598

Engraved key handle design with an oval medallion showing Adam and Eve, surrounded by scrollwork and floral ornament.

Sleutelhaak met in het ovaal Adam en Eva

1598

Engraved ornamental key design with a woman holding a severed head in an oval medallion, surrounded by scrollwork and putti.

Sleutelhaak met in het ovaal Judith met het hoofd van Holofernes

1598

Engraving of the figure Mnemosyne in a long draped gown and veil holding a vessel, with plants and flowers at her feet.

Mnemosyne, de moeder der Muzen

1601

Engraving of the muse Urania with laurel wreath, scroll and armillary sphere on a pedestal, with Latin inscriptions.

Urania

1601

Engraved ornament sheet with four knife sheath designs, a central laurel wreath with text, and a biblical scene in an oval.

Titelblad: Mansches de Coutiaus…./ Neuwe Messer hauben…

1584

Engraving of an elderly man praying at a table with his family beside a timber house, with a woman serving bread nearby.

Enoch and his family surrounding a meal table and holding their hands in a gesture of prayer; behind them is the open…

ca. 1580-1623

Engraving of a rider on a mule with men gathering coins beneath it, crowds around a stepped platform, Latin inscription below

Men collecting dung dropping from the hindquarters of a mule, with a rider sitting backward on the mule and holding i…

1592-1614