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Johann Theodor de Bry

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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

Engraved print of an ornate knife handle with a marriage scene, cherubs, scrollwork, and French text panels on each side.

Design for knife handle to commemorate a marriage

ca. 1580-1600

Engraving of an old man embracing a young woman on a bed as a cupid watches, with a city view through a window.

Jonge vrouw wijst oude vrijer af

1596

Engraving of blind men with walking sticks stumbling near a stream, with a church, cottages and trees in the background.

De blinde leidt de blinde

1596

Engraving of an old man under a tree, a woman holding a mirror and spectacles, with a house and fence behind them.

Een man wordt een spiegel voorgehouden (Beziet u zelve)

1596

Engraving of a horse trotting past a man carrying a huge hay bundle, with thatched cottages and bare trees behind.

Het hooi loopt het paard achterna

1596

Engraving of a man holding a sieve with a small figure while women struggle beside a brick building with a cross.

Vrouwen vechten om een mannenbroek

1596

Engraving of a crowd packed into a large wicker basket with German captions and a Latin verse below.

Blinde keuze voor een huwelijkspartner

1596

Engraving of young men in ruffs beating a leafy tree while figures peer from its branches, with a Latin caption below.

Jonkvrouwenboom

1596

Engraving of an allegorical scale with a man and woman balanced, a cupid with a bow and a chest of coins, and onlookers.

Huwelijksweegschaal

1596

Engraving of a feathered-hat man pouring from a bowl at a table of flasks, watched by seated figures and a companion.

Kwakzalver aan het werk

1596

Engraving of a man in a cape pointing at swirling smoke beside a woman in a hood, with a chest and cat in the foreground.

Waar rook is, hoeft nog geen vuur te zijn

1596

Engraving of a seated basket weaver, a standing woman holding a basket, and a boy in a feathered cap in an interior.

De gemolken mandenvlechter

1596

Engraving of a woman pulling a man's trousers down while he grips her arm, with a tree, house and conifer behind them.

Strijd om de broek

1596

Engraving of a seated woman in embroidered gown holding coins, with an older plumed man leaning beside her and a Latin captio

Jonge vrouw tussen een jonge en een oude man

1596

Engraving of a dovecote with jesters, flying winged fools, and two women in gowns standing on either side of the tower.

Duiventil vol vliegende narren

1596

Engraving of a woman and two men on a rope-strung frame, with devils and tangled figures below and a farmhouse in the distanc

Vrouw verleidt drie mannen tegelijk

1596

Engraving of a seated bearded man in a fur-trimmed robe playing a bow instrument on a jawbone, with a castle and bridge behin

The Rich Man Playing Violin on a Jaw Bone

Engraved pendant design plate with a central figure in a cartouche, scrollwork, ribbon bow, and pear-shaped drops on cream pa

Plate 2, from a series of eight pendant designs with the cardinal virtues

1610

Engraved pendant design with a nude figure of Justice holding scales and sword, surrounded by birds and ornamental scrollwork

Plate 6, from a series of eight pendant designs with the cardinal virtues

1610

Symmetrical ornamental pendant design with cherubs, animals, scrollwork and a central vignette of two figures under a tree.

Pendant Design with the Temptation, Plate 1, from a series of eight pendant designs with the cardinal virtues

1610

Engraved pendant design with ornate scrollwork, a standing allegorical figure in a niche, and a ribbon bow at top.

Plate 5, from a series of eight pendant designs with the cardinal virtues

1610

Engraved pendant design with a nude allegorical woman in a niche, flanked by stags and birds, labeled SPES.

Pendant Design with the Virtue Hope, Plate 3, from a series of eight pendant designs with the cardinal virtues

1610

Engraved plate of an ornate pendant with a nude figure labeled Temperantia in a central niche, surrounded by scrollwork.

Plate 8, from a series of eight pendant designs with the cardinal virtues

1610

Engraved pendant design with a central figure labeled FORTITVD, surrounded by scrollwork, drops and ribbon, numbered 7.

Plate 7, from a series of eight pendant designs with the cardinal virtues

1610

Engraving of two ornate knife handle designs with framed mythological scenes, scrollwork, and Latin inscriptions on aged pape

Designs for Two Knife Handles

Engraved pendant design with a central niche showing a female figure and two children labeled Charitas, surrounded by scrollw

Plate 4, from a series of eight pendant designs with the cardinal virtues

1610