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Engraving of Christ with apostles on a shore, men hauling a fish-filled net from a boat, trees and a distant city.

Miraculous draught of fishes and miraculous feeding

Pieter van der Heyden, 1556

Etching of a lion and donkey confronting a rooster in a hilly landscape, with a castle and river behind them.

Fable of the lion, donkey and rooster

Aegidius Sadeler, 1608

Sepia print of herders and cattle crossing a stream beneath trees, with a hilltop town in the distance.

Landscape near a city with shepherds and cattle crossing a stream

Richard Earlom, 1775

Hand-colored print of a menagerie with rows of tigers, giraffes, monkeys, hyenas, bears and hares, with Dutch captions below.

Menagerie of various animals

Lutkie & Cranenburg, 1848

Etching of a shaggy bison surrounded by a goat, donkey, dog, weasel and camel in a hilly landscape.

Fable of the bison and the other animals

Aegidius Sadeler, 1608

Brown mezzotint of herders and cattle by a lake, with a triumphal arch and ruins on the right and large trees on the left.

Landscape with shepherds, cattle and triumphal arch around a lake

Richard Earlom, 1775

Hand-colored print of twelve framed bird vignettes with Dutch labels, including nightingale, lark, finch and parrot.

Museum of birds

Lutkie & Cranenburg, 1848

Etching of cattle herders resting by a tree, one standing with a staff while others sleep, with a cow and basket nearby.

Cattle herders

Cornelis Bloemaert, 1638

Sepia print of a pastoral landscape with cattle, goats, herders, a stone bridge, tall trees and a distant village.

Landscape with shepherdesses, cattle and fight on a bridge

Richard Earlom, 1775

Etching of a sleeping spotted dog stretched across a cushion, head resting, paws extended.

Sleeping dog

Bertha van Hasselt, 1930

Etching of two spaniel dogs by a stone staircase and wall, with ivy, a hanging hunting horn, and a distant landscape.

Two partridge dogs by a staircase

Joseph Moerenhout, 1811

Pen and watercolor sketch of a seated figure by a tree beside a garden statue on a pedestal.

Woman with dog in park

Jurriaan Andriessen, 1752

Engraved print of a lion in an oval landscape with a castle, framed by ornamental scrollwork and a cherub.

Landscape with a lion in an oval

Paul Flindt, 1592

Small etching of a driver in a two-horse carriage crossing grassy ground, printed on a large pale sheet.

Carriage with two horses

Monogrammist GC, 1870

Engraved town square with a central fountain, gabled houses, riders, pedestrians and carts, with Latin and German captions be

View of the horse market or main market, in Frankfurt am Main

Georg Daniel Heumann, 1738

Symmetrical decorative design of grey and red stylized foliage and scrolls within a dark border.

Decorative design with animal motifs

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Study sheet with drawing examples: heads and animals

Michael Snijders, 1610

Lithograph sheet with six vignettes: women at a well, a windmill, a man in a tree, monkey musicians, a cottage, and a head.

Six representations of figures and animals

Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps, 1829

Pencil sketch of a cattle market with cows, herders and figures, a church tower and village rooftops behind.

Cattle market

Leonaert Bramer, 1642

Study sheet with drawing examples: heads, body parts and animals

Michael Snijders, 1610

Lithograph with three scenes of oriental figures: an ox cart by ruins, a seated camel, and a man and woman with a jar.

Three representations of oriental figures and animals

Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps, 1829

Engraved plate of six animals with Dutch labels: hippopotamus, porcupine, sheep, tiger, tortoise and civet cat.

Animals in South Africa

Abraham Zeeman, 1727

Engraved study sheet with eyes, faces, ears and animals including a donkey, fox and chameleon, by Michael Snijders, 1610.

Study sheet with drawing examples: eyes, heads and animals

Michael Snijders, 1610

Sheet of twenty-four hand-colored bird illustrations arranged alphabetically from A to Z, with Dutch labels beneath each bird

All sorts of birds, arranged in alphabetical order

Franciscus Antonius Beersmans, 1866

Engraving of hunters with spears and bows attacking a lion, with elephants, a monkey in a tree, and archers in the background

Hunt for wild animals by the Khoekhoe

Abraham Zeeman, 1727

Engraved study sheet with heads of women and children, a putto with fruit, a dog, and two fighting animals.

Study sheet with drawing examples: heads and fighting animals

Michael Snijders, 1610

Engraving of horse-drawn sleighs travelling through a snowy winter landscape with bare trees and conifers.

Winter landscape with horse-drawn sleighs

Andreas Stöttrup, 1782

Sheet with eight ink sketches of a cat in different resting and sleeping poses, with faint pencil lines beneath.

Sketch sheet with eight studies of a cat

Rik Wouters, 1892

Etched study sheet with portrait heads, a torso, and studies of a lion, horse, hawk, rabbit and squirrel.

Study sheet with drawing examples: heads, torso and animals

Michael Snijders, 1610

Sheet of pencil and watercolour studies of lionesses and lion cubs, including heads, a walking figure, and resting cubs.

Studies of lions

Anna Maria Kruijff, 1880