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Simon Frisius

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Page of a calligraphy model book with a French text surrounded by looping pen flourishes and an alphabet below.

Schrijfvoorbeeld: Quiconque aura remarqué (...)

1605

Page of ornate calligraphy with swirling flourishes and a Spanish letter addressed to a merchant in Rotterdam.

Schrijfvoorbeeld: Al muy virtuoso (...)

1605

Engraved bird's-eye map of the fortified city of 's-Hertogenbosch under siege, with army camps and cavalry around it.

s-Hertogenbosch belegerd door Maurits, 1601

1613

Engraved page of a right hand holding a quill above calligraphic flourishes and a geometric diagram, 1616.

Rechterhand met ganzenpen

1616

Engraved page with two crowned quill pens, looping calligraphic flourishes reading Vive la Plume, and Latin caption below.

Twee gekroonde ganzenpennen met een banderol en de tekst: Vive la Plume

1616

Calligraphic page with looping flourishes, a Latin inscription in the center, and a small ship in scrollwork at lower right.

Gekalligrafeerde opdracht met Faam en een schip in krulwerk

1616

Calligraphy sample page with a large ornate initial, curling flourishes and lines of blackletter Dutch text.

Schrijfvoorbeeld: Aristoteles Seght (...)

1616

Calligraphic writing model with flourished initial, French text block, alphabet line and looping ornamental flourishes.

Schrijfvoorbeeld: Accoustumez le Corps (...)

1616

Calligraphy writing sample with a large ornamental initial and French text surrounded by looping penwork flourishes.

Schrijfvoorbeeld: Basile escrit que (...)

1616

Calligraphy exemplar page with large swirling pen flourishes framing lines of French text in italic script.

Schrijfvoorbeeld: Careon homme grand (...)

1616

Engraving of a winter scene with bare trees, a palace, a horse-drawn sled and people in period dress on ice.

Winter

1597

Calligraphic title page with Dutch text framed by flourished pen-work borders featuring putti, birds and satyrs, dated 1616.

Kalligrafische titelprent en putti, vogels en saters in krulwerk

1616

Engraved bust portrait of an older man in a ruff collar and pleated robe, with a Latin verse caption below.

Portret van Paul Eber

1610

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a beret and fur-collared robe, with Latin verse below naming Ioannes Brentius.

Portret van Johann Brenz

1610

Engraved title page with a central drape bearing the Topographia Variarum Regionum text, flanked by allegorical figures and a

Topographia Variarum Regionum, title to the series of 28 plates

1614

Engraved title page with a central cartouche flanked by a laurel-crowned man and a spear-holding woman, with an eagle and dog

Title to Topographia Variarum Regionum

1611

Engraved portrait of a man in armor with a laurel wreath, with a castle on a hill visible through a window behind him.

Portret van Ulrich von Hutten

1610

Engraved oval portrait of a man in plate armour wearing a laurel wreath, with a caption below.

Portret van Ulrich von Hutten

1720

Engraved half-length portrait of a bearded man in a tall hat and ruff collar, with a Latin verse caption below.

Portret van Daniel Toussaint

1610

Engraving of a procession of men in long cloaks and tall hats, each labelled with an inscription above.

De begrafenisstoet (plaat 11), 1615

1615

Engraving of a funeral procession of cloaked mourners in tall hats passing a stone arch with a coat of arms.

Het einde van de begrafenisstoet (plaat 12), 1615

1615

Portret van Conrad Pellican

1610

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed cloak and flat cap, with a caption plaque below.

Portret van Celio Secundo Curione

1610

Engraved oval portrait of an older man in a beret and ruff collar with fur-trimmed robe, labeled Iohannes Draconites.

Portret van Johann Draconites

1690

Engraved oval portrait bust of an older man in a ruff collar, with a Latin inscription plaque below.

Portret van Paul Eber

1690

Etching of a forest landscape with gnarled trees, a rocky outcrop, and two small figures near the ground by Simon Frisius, 16

Boslandschap met Hagar en Ismaël

1611

Etching of a fortified town with cavalry and pikemen in combat in the foreground and ships on water above.

Rheinberg gaat over aan de Spanjaarden, 1590

1613

Engraved title page with a Latin cartouche, nude figures of Mars and Mercury, putti, and coats of arms, dated 1622.

Allegorische voorstelling met Mars en Mercurius

1622

Engraved calligraphy sample with flourished script heading and rows of French abbreviations on pale paper.

Schrijfvoorbeeld: A mons. C. Offermans (...)

1605

Etching of a mounted rider with raised sword on a rearing horse, amid cavalry battle, pikemen and a burning village.

Nederlaag van Adolf, graaf van Nieuwenaar en Meurs en Maarten Schenck bij Amerongen, 1585

1613

Printed page of a 1605 calligraphy manual with flourished Italian letters, a central writing exemplar, and Dutch text columns

Beschrijving van de Italiaanse letter (vervolg) en een schrijfvoorbeeld

1605

Engraved penmanship specimen showing an elephant built from looping calligraphic flourishes, with Dutch and Greek text.

Schrijfvoorbeeld met een olifant in krulwerk

1616

Page of elaborate calligraphy with looping flourishes and handwritten French text, a writing model from 1616.

Schrijfvoorbeeld: Gregoire Nazianzene (...)

1616

Engraving of the Virgin Mary holding the infant Christ, with a radiating halo behind her head and a cushion below.

Virgin and Child

Page of flourished calligraphy with ornate capitals, swirling borders and French text, from a 1616 writing specimen.

Schrijfvoorbeeld: On raconte qu'anciennement (...)

1616

Calligraphic writing sample with flourished capitals, a dedication, and French text, decorated with pen-work and a trumpet mo

Schrijfvoorbeeld: Nous lisons qu'estans les sept Sages de Grece (...)

1616

Engraved writing sample page with interlocking spiral flourishes, central French text, and ornate signature lettering at the

Schrijfvoorbeeld: Quatre sortes de Personnages (...)

1616

Page from a 1616 writing manual with flourished calligraphic letters framing an oval cartouche of handwritten text.

Schrijfvoorbeeld: Meditatie op d'anagramme (...)

1616

Engraved writing specimen with looping calligraphic flourishes framing a dedicatory inscription in elegant script on a cream

Schrijfvoorbeeld: Que ses Anciens qui (...)

1616

Engraving of a bearded man in a decorated headdress beneath radiating light, with a winged angel and an arch of ornamental sc

Mozes en Aäron met de Tafelen der Wet (blad rechtsboven)

1670

Engraved sheet with Dutch calligraphy of the Ten Commandments, flanked by putti, fruit garlands and small biblical scenes.

Mozes en Aäron met de Tafelen der Wet (blad linksonder)

1670

Engraved print of the Ten Commandments in calligraphic Dutch script, framed by cherubs, fruit garlands and biblical scenes.

Mozes en Aäron met de Tafelen der Wet (blad rechtsonder)

1670

Engraved bust portrait of a woman looking upward, hand on her draped garment, with the inscription S: Ethiopica above.

Sibille van Ethiopië

1595

Engraving of a woman in a wide-brimmed hat with a book and rosary, inscribed S. Egyptica, by Simon Frisius, 1595.

Sibille van Egypte

1595

Engraved allegorical print with the Apostles' Creed in script, four evangelists, angels, and a Madonna and child above.

Allegorie op de geloofsbelijdenis met de vier evangelisten

1650

Etched print of a procession of horsemen and carriages on a tree-lined road, with a church spire and town in the distance.

Aankomst van de vijf Spaanse ambassadeurs te Rijswijk, februari 1608

1608

Etched portrait of a woman with a laurel wreath and curly hair, resting her arm on a pedestal, with the name S. Samia above.

Sibille van Samia

1648

George, hertog van Saksen

1622

Engraving of four armored men in plumed helmets walking together, with coats of arms and a Latin inscription naming them.

Silverdus Aylva, Tiarchus Waltha, Dowo Hiddema en Dothias Bonga

1622

Engraving of a plumed, armored man holding a sword, with coats of arms and a Latin inscription below.

Grote Pier (Grutte Pier)

1622

Engraved portrait of Emperor Maximilian I in crown and royal robes holding a scepter, with a double-headed eagle coat of arms

Maximiliaan I

1622

Calligraphy page with flourished French text, a ship, a sea creature and a cherub drawn in looping ink lines.

Schrijfvoorbeeld: Rien n'est plus utile en la vie (...)

1616

Engraved writing sample with Latin verse, looping flourishes, and bird figures on a cream page.

Schrijfvoorbeeld: Il puero tibi cura fuit (...)

1616

Engraved writing specimen with flourished spirals forming a sea monster, labelled Leviathan, with Greek and Latin text.

Schrijfvoorbeeld met een zeemonster in krulwerk

1616

Engraved writing sample with pen flourishes, a figure of Fortuna and an oval panel of italic script.

Schrijfvoorbeeld met Fortuna in krulwerk

1616

Calligraphic writing sample where looping flourishes form a lion beside a text block and dedicatory lettering.

Schrijfvoorbeeld met een leeuw in krulwerk

1616

Calligraphy specimen page with flourished letters, a cherub among scrolls, and French text, by Simon Frisius, 1616.

Schrijfvoorbeeld: Quintiliane Historien escrit (...)

1616

Engraved cartouche with Latin text flanked by allegorical figures, a winged woman, and fruit garlands.

Cartouche met guirlandes en figuren

1602

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a cap beside a skeletal Death figure, with a Latin inscription naming Holbein below.

Portret van Hans Holbein II

1610

Engraved page showing a fraktur alphabet specimen with ornamental flourishes and Dutch explanatory text above.

Beschrijving en schrijfvoorbeeld van de Fraktuer Letter

1605

Printed 1605 page with Dutch text and an ornate calligraphy alphabet specimen of the Bastaerdt letter.

Beschrijving en schrijfvoorbeeld van de Bastaerdt Letter

1605

Engraving of Dutch ships battling Portuguese forces off a shore with a smoking volcano, compass rose and ornate dedication ca

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

1606

Engraved portrait of a man in a feathered hat holding a skull, with a city view behind him and Latin verse below.

Portret van Jacob Binck

1610

Etching of a fortified town by a river with a church tower, a pontoon bridge, boats, soldiers and mounted riders in the foreg

Beleg van Zaltbommel door Mendoza, 1599

1613