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Engraving of workers building a circular tower under a stormy sky, with figures gesturing in confusion and a city in the dist

Babylonische spraakverwarring

Andries van Buysen, 1711

Engraved double view of a town hall banquet in a council chamber above and gentlemen viewing antiquities in a large hall belo

Twee voorstellingen van de maaltijd en de bezichtiging van antiquiteiten in het stadhuis van Vlissingen, 1751

Jan Caspar Philips, 1753

Brown wash drawing of mythological gods at a banquet in a forest, with musicians, cupids and a distant classical building.

Banquet of the Gods

Unknown artist, 1580 - 1613

Engraving of a woman with children and an anchor beneath clouds and rays of light, with Latin text below.

Caritas met Fides en Spes

Gerrit Pietersz. Sweelink, 1593

Pastel study on brown paper of donkeys and a mule with red saddles, plus a detailed head study of a donkey below.

Studies van ezels en een muildier op de Grote Markt te Tanger

Jacobus van Looy, 1902

Kubistische kop

Leo Gestel, 1933

Pencil sketch of a baroque gable with scrolls and arched openings on grey paper, by George Hendrik Breitner.

Barokgevel, mogelijk van een kerk

George Hendrik Breitner, 1882

Samuel Palmer's dusky landscape with a crescent moon over a wide water, a distant church, and a seated figure under trees.

The Curfew (of: The Wide Water'd Shore)

Samuel Palmer, 1870

Pen and watercolor drawing of a rider in a blue coat on a rearing grey horse, with a second rider in the distance.

Ruiter op steigerend paard

Johannes Tavenraat, 1849

Ink drawing of a cormorant perched on a log beside water, with reeds behind it, on tan paper.

Aalscholver

Johannes Tavenraat, 1840

Engraved allegorical title page with a personified Music figure, a lyre, musical scores, and a medallion portrait held by a c

Allegorische titelpagina met de personificatie van Muziek

Matthijs Pool, 1710

Engraved oval portrait of an elderly bearded man in a ruff collar and skullcap, with a Dutch caption below.

Portret van Pieter Christiaansz. Bor

Anthony van Zijlvelt, 1650

Design drawing of two pendants with blue hydrangea flowers, gold leaves and blue enamel or stone drops on tan paper.

Design for Two Pendants

René Lalique, 1900

Engraved oval portrait of an older man in a curled wig and cravat, with Dutch inscription below, 1728.

Portret van Hendrik Graauwhart 67-jarige leeftijd

Jacob Houbraken, 1728

Engraved full-length portrait of a man in plate armor with a plumed helmet, beside a draped table and cannons in a colonnade.

Portret van Johann Siegmund von Liebenau

David Conrad, 1645

Engraved interior of a study with a seated older man reading, a large world map on the wall, and stacked trunks.

Alexander von Humboldt in zijn werkkamer

Charcoal drawing of a flat landscape with a dirt path, a tree line, and a cloudy sky, on tan paper.

Landschap te Hooghalen

Johannes Gijsbert Vogel, 1892

Portret van Giovanni de' Medici

Enea Vico, 1550

Pen drawing of a canal bridge, street lamp and gabled brick houses behind a bare tree in Amsterdam.

Gezicht op de Oudezijds Achterburgwal, hoek Hoogstraat

Willem Wenckebach, 1870

Pen drawing of pigeons on a rooftop terrace with a city skyline of roofs and a church tower beyond.

Gezicht van een duivenplat

Heinrich M. Krabbé, 1896

Tall engraved print of rows of heraldic shields with names, under a pediment with two seated allegorical figures.

Wapens van burgemeesters van Amsterdam (1578-1731)

Hendrik de Leth, 1731

Caricature print of a plumed helmeted warrior raising a sword over a kneeling man, with printed dialogue above and caption be

Abraham Prikkie als Massa steekt Simon van Milligen als Brinio neer

Hendrik Jan Carel Linse, 1893

Black and white print of two actors in Hamlet costumes, a bearded man in a cloak gesturing beside a woman in a pale gown, wit

Abraham Prikkie als Ophelia en Maurits de Vries als Hamlet

Hendrik Jan Carel Linse, 1894

Brown ink and wash drawing of trumpet-blowing angels in clouds above nude figures rising and falling in a crowd.

The Last Judgment

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1600

Ink and wash drawing of mounted soldiers riding through a flag-decorated city street, with a Willkommen banner overhead.

Illustration Showing the Triumphal Return of the German Army After the German-French War

Walter Shirlaw, 1860

Pencil sketch on toned paper of a winged angel in flight and a seated figure below, study for a chapel commission.

Sketches for the Angel Beside "Charity," Chapel of St. Bartholomew, New York

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1890

Graphite sketch on tan paper of a woman's face tilted upward, with loosely drawn hair outline and shaded features.

Sketch of a Woman's Face

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Loose painted sketch of a stone passage among Parthenon ruins, with a fluted Doric column against a grey sky.

North Peristyle of the Parthenon, Athens

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch on brown paper of two hands pressed together, shaded with loose hatching.

Study of Hands

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Loose painted sketch of autumn trees in red and orange foliage before a rolling hillside and meadow.

Autumn Colors, Vermont

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Loose oil sketch of pink and grey clouds over dark brown mountains at sunset, with teal light on the horizon.

Mountains at Sunset

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Watercolor study of a mule head with red-tasseled bridle beside an ox head with long curved horns on grey paper.

Head of a Mule with a Bridle, Head of a Buffalo or Ox

Samuel Colman, 1870