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Simon Frisius

322 works

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Engraved calligraphy page with flourished script lines and a lowercase alphabet in running hand, 1605.

Twee schrijfvoorbeelden: de bastarde en de Nederlandse lopende letter

1605

Engraved calligraphy sample with a large flourished title, rows of French letterforms, and ornate swirling capital letters.

Schrijfvoorbeeld: de Franse letter

1605

Engraved writing exemplar showing three alphabets of flourished capital letters on aged paper.

Schrijfvoorbeeld: drie keer het alfabet in kapitalen

1605

Etching of a walled town with a church tower under smoke, with armored officers on horseback watching troops in battle.

Maurits breekt het beleg van Grol op, 1595

1613

Etched battle scene with cavalry fighting near the walled town of Wesel, a river, sailing ships and banners in the landscape.

Nederlaag van het Staatse leger bij Wesel, 1595

1613

Engraving of a procession in Brussels with a galleon, a carriage, soldiers with pikes, cavalry and triumphal arches.

Intocht van aartshertog Albrecht te Brussel, 1596

1613

Engraved calligraphy specimen with Latin text framed by an ornate border of looping flourishes on pale paper.

Schrijfvoorbeeld: Ad doctiss. clarissismumq[ue] (...)

1609

Three ink outlines of ovals and circles in a row on a cream sheet, some left unclosed, from a sketchbook page.

Drie ronde vormen, niet gesloten

1605

Three closed oval outlines drawn in ink on a cream page, the middle one rounder and larger than the two sides.

Drie ronde vormen, gesloten

1605

Calligraphic print of a sailing ship made of looping flourishes, with flourished inscriptions addressed to the Admiralty and

Schrijfvoorbeeld met admiraalsschip

1605

Engraved page of looping calligraphic flourishes and swirling penmanship strokes with faint letterforms, in a bound book.

Schrijfvoorbeeld: Vive la plume

1605

Calligraphy specimen page with an ornate initial letter, swirling flourishes, Dutch black-letter text and an alphabet line.

Schrijfvoorbeeld: Alle goede gifte (...)

1605

Engraved writing specimen with a large flourished initial, looping swirls, French text and an alphabet line.

Schrijfvoorbeeld: Faut aymer (...)

1605

Calligraphic writing specimen with ornate flourishes, large decorative initial, Dutch text and an alphabet, printed 1605.

Schrijfvoorbeeld: Beter is Wijsheyt (...)

1605

Engraved writing model with an ornate decorated initial, flourished borders and French text praising Julius Caesar's scholars

Schrijfvoorbeeld: Jules Cesar

1605

Calligraphy writing sample with large flourished initial letter, looping ornamental strokes, and French text lines on cream p

Schrijfvoorbeeld: Garde toy (...)

1605

Etching of a waterside street with sailing boats, gabled houses, and figures on a road near Amsterdam.

Gezicht op de Overtoom

1601

Etching of two mounted commanders in plumed hats reviewing rows of infantry and cavalry with flags under a sky with church to

Matthias en de prins van Oranje houden revue over het Staatse leger, 1578

1613

Engraving of Dutch warships attacking a fortified coastal town on Tidore, with an inset map of the harbour.

Overwinning van de Hollanders op de Portugezen op Tidore (rechterplaat), 1605

1606

Engraving of an older woman in a draped turban holding a staff and raising one finger, with Latin and Dutch text below.

Sibille van Perzië

1648

Sibille van Delphi

1648

Engraving of Adam and Eve among many animals in a forest, with an angel expelling them from paradise through a glowing openin

Expulsion from Paradise

1618

Engraved panoramic map of the Duchy of Jülich showing rivers, hills, and many towns, with a Latin inscription above.

Kaart van het hertogdom Gulik, 1614

1614

Etching of a landscape with a large tree, two figures in the foreground, and a city with domes and a bridge by a river.

Landschap met Juda en Tamar

1611

Engraving of a crowded town square with robed monks led to a burning pyre on a platform, guards and townspeople watching.

Brugse monniken op de brandstapel, 1578

1613

Etched battle scene with cavalry and infantry, cannon smoke, and a town skyline with church spires under clouds.

Slag bij Rijmenam, 1578

1613

Engraving of a mounted nobleman pointing at a walled town with a church tower while troops and cannons approach the gate.

Hertog van Anjou neemt Binche in, 1578

1613

Engraving of a Brussels square with a Gothic hall and spire, where soldiers and horsemen fight amid smoke.

Aanslag van de graaf van Egmond op Brussel, 1579

1613

Engraving of an execution on a scaffold in a town square, with soldiers, a crowd, and gabled houses behind.

Onthoofding van Gosson te Atrecht, 1578

1613

Engraving of mounted soldiers in plumed hats fighting with swords, with a town skyline and battlefield in the background.

François de la Noue gevangen tijdens de slag bij Ingelmunster, 1580

1613

Engraving of a siege of Ghent with cannons and soldiers in the foreground, a walled city with spires behind, and two mounted

Beleg van Gent door Parma, 1583-1584

1613

Etched battle scene of pikemen and cavalry before a church tower labeled Northorn, with fallen soldiers in the foreground.

Het Staatse leger bij Noordhorn verslagen door Verdugo, 1581

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