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Watercolor drawing of weathered canal houses with dark doorways, laundry on a window, and brown water reflecting the facades.

Huizen aan een gracht

Willem Witsen, 1870

Watercolor interior of a Gothic hall with carved timber ceiling, rose window, organ, framed paintings and parquet floor.

Interieur van de Gotische Zaal, paleis Kneuterdijk, Den Haag

Augustus Wijnantz, 1846

Drawing of a standing male nude leaning on a tall pole, shaded in graphite and white chalk on tan paper.

Staand mannelijk naakt, van voren gezien (1e prijs 1817)

Jan Adriaan Antonie de Lelie, 1817

Watercolor landscape of a grain field, houses and a large tree under a stormy sky, with a dirt road and small figures.

Korenveld tussen huizen onder een dreigende onweerslucht te Hilversum

Hendrik Abraham Klinkhamer, 1853

Watercolor of a young man carrying straw and wooden poles in a brick barn, with a seated worker behind him.

Stoelenmatters in een schuur aan het werk

Gerardus Laurentius Keultjes, 1811

Repeating wallpaper design of stylized leaves, berries and star flowers in grey-green and orange on a cream sheet.

Behangpapier met takken met besjes en vlinder

Theo Nieuwenhuis, 1876

Wallpaper design with umbel flowers, leaves, and butterflies in brown and ochre tones, by Theo Nieuwenhuis, 1876.

Behangselpapier met schermbloemen, vlinders en libellen

Theo Nieuwenhuis, 1876

Pen and brown wash drawing of a standing figure addressing seated judges in a columned hall, with crowds around.

Christ before his judges

Maerten de Vos, 1542

Repeating wallpaper design of stylized flowers, curving stems, butterflies and dragonflies on a reddish-brown ground.

Behangpapier met bloemen, vlinders en libellen

Theo Nieuwenhuis, 1876

Charcoal caricature drawing of a mustached man in a jacket leaning on a tall stick, signed at lower right.

Karikatuurportret van Willem Martens, zijn biljartkeu krijtend

Elchanon Verveer, 1870

Charcoal caricature drawing of a bearded, bespectacled man in a double-breasted jacket holding a cigar, signed by the artist.

Karikatuurportret van Johannes Didericus Doorman

Elchanon Verveer, 1836

Red chalk allegorical drawing of armored figures, cherubs and clouds, with a crown and laurel wreath above.

Allegory of the coronation of William III as King of England

Mattheus Terwesten, 1689

Charcoal portrait drawing of a balding man with a mustache, dark suit and tie, head tilted slightly downward.

Karikatuurportret van Adriaan Johannes Petrus Boudewijnse

Elchanon Verveer, 1880

Engraved equestrian portrait of Julius Caesar on a horse, with classical arcades, a naval battle relief and Latin verses belo

Ruiterportret van Julius Caesar

Adriaen Collaert, 1587

Grey wash drawing of a theatrical crypt set with arched vaults, a winged figure, sprawled figures and a sarcophagus.

Scène uit de opera Guido et Ginevra

Johannes Bosboom, 1839

Grid of 24 framed woodcut illustrations of dog breeds with Dutch captions, some with hand-applied red and yellow color.

Het ras der honden

Johannis Waleson, 1814

Woodcut sheet with 24 panels showing acrobats, tightrope walkers and balancing performers, with Dutch rhyming captions.

Komt, kinderen! ziet hier op de koord, / Dansen, springen zoo als 't behoord; / En velerlei behendigheden, / Door bui…

Johan Noman, 1806

Printed sheet of twenty-four small vignettes of Dutch trades and occupations with rhyming verses, by Johan Noman, 1806.

Verschillende ambachten, en bedrijven

Johan Noman, 1806

Pencil study sheet with a walking couple, a cat, a deer and mice sketched across the page.

Studieblad, onder andere met een wandelend paar, katten en muizen

Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof, 1904

Engraving of a pyramid of labelled biblical figures from Adam and Eve at the base to Moses at the top, with Dutch text.

Zie hier drie vaderen van de eerste wereld, met / De drie aartsvaderen van Isrel, vóór de wet [(...)]

Johan Noman, 1806

Hand-colored woodcut of a robed man healing a seated blind beggar before a crowd beneath a brick arch.

Genezing van een blinde

Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen, 1520

Lithographed title page 'Tien jaren later' with figures of children, couples and dancers arranged around the lettering on tan

Tien jaren later

Carel Christiaan Antony Last, 1818

Hand-coloured 1711 map of the Southern Netherlands with ornate cartouche and scale bar, by Johannes L. van Luchtenburg.

Kaart van de Zuidelijke Nederlanden

Johannes L. van Luchtenburg, 1711

Brown paper book cover with ornate French title lettering, crediting lithographs by Ch. Lemercier, published in Paris.

Omslag voor twaalf prenten met voorbeelden van schilderkunst

Charles Nicolas Lemercier, 1850

Red chalk drawing of a nude man seen from behind, kneeling on a block with one arm raised and fist clenched.

Naakte man steunend op de linkerknie

Bernard Picart, 1731

Charcoal sketch on brown paper of bare trees with tangled branches along a wooded path.

Bomen te Ruurlo

Johannes Gijsbert Vogel, 1889

David spelend op de harp

Jozef Israëls, 1899

Brown wash drawing of an obelisk grave monument with a portrait medallion and lamp finial, set in a landscape with willow tre

Tomb monument of Gerhard Heinrich van Senden in Zwolle

Wilhelmus Cornelis Chimaer van Oudendorp, 1855

Engraved view of a circular anatomical theater with tiered galleries, a central table, coats of arms and two statues in niche

Interieur van het anatomisch theater Collegium Chirurgicum, of snijkamer van het Chirurgijnsgilde te Amsterdam

Barent de Bakker, 1780

Red chalk drawing on tan paper of a seated, curly-haired male figure with outstretched arm and white highlights.

Kneeling Man

Gian Giacomo Barbelli, 1600

Charcoal and white chalk study of a standing draped female figure with heavy folds of cloth on grey paper.

Study for a standing woman with child, “Vintage Festival,” Mendelssohn Glee Club, New York, NY

Robert Frederick Blum, 1890

Loose oil sketch of a reclining woman in a flowing pale gown, one arm outstretched, on a brown paper ground.

Seated Woman

Walter Shirlaw, 1880