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Engraved plate with four horizontal ornamental borders of garlands, scrolls, beads and stylized leaves.

Four borders

Augustin Foin, 1784

Engraved ornamental border with oak leaves, acorns and scrolling vines beside classical moldings, by Augustin Foin, 1784.

Frame with tendrils and acorns

Augustin Foin, 1784

Engraved architectural cornice detail with acanthus leaves, rosettes, fluting and moldings, by Augustin Foin, 1784.

Cornice with acanthus leaves and floral motifs

Augustin Foin, 1784

Engraved architectural cornice design with acanthus leaf ornament, beaded moldings, and a Porte Tapisserie label.

Cornice with acanthus leaves

Augustin Foin, 1784

Engraving of two decorative furniture legs, one fluted with carved acanthus leaves, the other spiral-twisted with beading.

Two furniture legs

C. Le Meunnié, 1784

Hand-coloured Dutch print numbered 38 with eight domestic scenes of children, women, and interiors above verse text.

If you, dear little ones, have read this print, / And perhaps might be longing for others, / Then just bring up your…

Petrus Christiaan Leonardus van Staden Czn, 1850

Nine hand-colored prints of mounted soldiers in military uniforms with Dutch verses beneath each figure, on one sheet.

Here you see the attire of the men who previously, / In many a great battle made the enemy fear

Staden & Co., P.C.L. van, 1850

Hand-colored genealogical chart with heraldic shields, crests and inscribed scrolls linking a family tree, dated 1738.

Coat of arms chart with the coats of arms of the six children of Jan van de Poll and Margaretha Rendorp and those of…

Gerrit de Broen, 1738

Two scholars in a sunlit study, one reading near a window and one writing at a desk beside a globe.

The Scholars

Abraham Delfos, 1798

Pencil drawing of three winged cherubs attending a sleeping child wrapped in cloth, with a wreath and palm frond.

Little angels with dead child

Abraham Delfos, 1741

Watercolor of a young girl in traditional Dutch dress knitting, wearing a blue skirt and yellow clogs.

Knitting girl from Bunschoten

Jan Rinke, 1920

Headgear of a girl from Friesland

Willem van Senus, 1816

Hand-colored print of two women in traditional Frisian dress standing on a rural road with church towers behind them.

Costume of Hinloopen

Julien Vallou de Villeneuve, 1828

Hand-colored print of a standing Frisian woman in traditional costume with white headdress, leaning on a stone railing.

Frisian woman

Monogrammist ED, 1858

Hand-colored lithograph of a woman in traditional Hindeloopen costume standing beside a wooden chair.

Woman from Hindeloopen

Monogrammist ED, 1858

Engraving of the Nieuwezijds Herenlogement in Amsterdam with street life, a horse and cart, and a rider in front.

View of the Nieuwezijds Herenlogement in Amsterdam

Jacob van Meurs, 1663

Etching of a roadside inn beside a tree-lined road, with a horse-drawn carriage, pedestrians and clouds in the sky.

View of the inn Het Dronkenmanshuisje

Hendrik de Leth, 1732

Engraving of a canal bridge in Amsterdam with a boat, carriage, pedestrians and gabled houses.

View of the Oudezijds Heerenlogement in Amsterdam

Jacob van Meurs, 1663

Etching of the Heeren Logement in Haarlem with a carriage, pedestrians, barrels, and a gabled facade.

View of the Herenlogement in Haarlem

Romeyn de Hooghe, 1688

Men in wigs drink red wine around a green table in a coffeehouse with a fireplace and candle chandeliers.

Regulars drink red wine in the coffee house

Jacob Smies, 1756

Hand-coloured print of a Scheveningen beach with dunes, a low building, sailing boats offshore, and figures on the sand.

Beach near Scheveningen, c. 1825

Roelof van der Meulen, 1824

Grey wash drawing of dunes with a gallows, a rider, and a distant town with windmills and a church tower.

View of the city of Naarden

Luca Giordano, 1640

Watercolor drawing of a church interior with a tall stone column, carved wooden pulpit, gothic arches, and small figures on t

Interior of the Oude Kerk

Cornelis Ploos van Amstel, 1736

Head of a child, to the right

Jacob Jordaens, 1603

Bust of an evangelist, to the left

Jacob Jordaens, 1603

Chalk drawing on grey paper of a bearded man's head turned right, wearing a cap and draped garment.

Head of a man, turned to the right

Jacob Jordaens, 1603

Drawing of an allegorical seated woman with scales and sword, flanked by figures, cherubs, a dove and a sheep, in brown wash.

Justice, sitting between Faith and Charity

Jacob Jordaens, 1643

Red and black chalk drawing of a seated dog with head lowered, shown in three-quarter view on grey paper.

Seated Dog

Jacob Jordaens, 1638

Red and brown chalk drawing of mourners gathered around a body on a stone slab, several figures bending in grief.

Entombment

Jacob Jordaens, 1660

Pen and wash drawing of a walled town with a church tower and boats, with travelers, cattle and sheep in the foreground.

View of the city of Grave

Luca Giordano, 1655

Watercolor sheet showing nine insects including a butterfly, caterpillar, beetles, a bee and a fly on pale paper.

Blad met negen insecten

Jan van Kessel, 1653

Engraving of an elderly bearded man at a laden dining table, served by a woman and servant, framed by cherubs and ornament.

Man at the age of seventy

Gerard van Groeningen, 1569

Engraving of an elderly man with a walking stick pointing at two children digging, framed by an ornate oval border with cheru

Man at the age of eighty

Gerard van Groeningen, 1569

Engraving of a bent elderly man with a cane led by a young boy beside trees and a stone building, within an ornate frame.

Man at the age of ninety

Gerard van Groeningen, 1569

Engraving of an elderly man on a deathbed attended by figures, surrounded by skeletons and skulls in an ornate border.

Man at the age of one hundred

Gerard van Groeningen, 1569

Engraving of a bearded robed figure with a sword beside lit candelabra, a kneeling figure at right, set among clouds.

John before the Son of God

Gerard van Groeningen, 1563

Engraving of an enthroned figure with a halo, surrounded by crowned elders, winged creatures and torches under an arch.

Adoration of the Mystic Lamb

Gerard van Groeningen, 1563

Engraving of four horsemen of the apocalypse, a skeleton with a scythe leading, trampling figures beneath an arched sky with

Four horsemen of the Apocalypse

Gerard van Groeningen, 1563

Engraving of an apocalyptic scene with fallen figures, angels in clouds, sun and moon, and a rider on horseback in a rocky la

Opening of the sixth seal

Gerard van Groeningen, 1563

Engraving of four angels restraining winds above a crowd of figures, with a Latin caption along the bottom edge.

Four angels hold back the four winds

Gerard van Groeningen, 1563

Engraving of angels blowing trumpets above a flaming censer, with ships on a sea below and a Latin caption.

Opening of the seventh seal

Gerard van Groeningen, 1563

Engraving of locust-like winged creatures rising from a smoking pit while an angel blows a trumpet and human figures fall bel

Plague of locusts after the fifth trumpet blast

Gerard van Groeningen, 1563

Engraving of angels and monstrous horsemen attacking a crowd, with God enthroned on clouds above in an arched frame.

Four angels of death kill the people after the sixth trumpet blast

Gerard van Groeningen, 1563

Engraving of a kneeling bearded man reading a book as a winged angel with a halo stands over the sea.

John receives the holy scripture from an angel

Gerard van Groeningen, 1563

Engraving of two prophets watching a winged dragon attack a prone man before a temple and city, with angels in clouds above.

Two witnesses of God are devoured by a beast

Gerard van Groeningen, 1563

Engraved 1690 map of the Seven United Netherlands with a sea god cartouche and ships in the sea.

Map of the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands

Harmanus van Loon, 1690

Overdoor and consoles

Thouvenin, 1771

Engraved print of two ornamental consoles, one with a ram's head and a medallion showing a putto, the other with scrolls and

Consoles with ram's head and medallion

Gottlieb Friedrich Riedel, 1771

Engraved plate showing two neoclassical console brackets with hanging laurel garlands and carved ornament.

Consoles with garlands

Gottlieb Friedrich Riedel, 1771

Consoles with medallion and garlands

Gottlieb Friedrich Riedel, 1771

Etching of a dark cave passage with a lone man in a hat and cloak walking among rocks toward the light.

Quarry in the Sint Pietersberg

Alexander Schaepkens, 1859

Etching of the Boschpoort gate in Maastricht with two towers, a stone bridge over water, and trees behind.

Boschpoort in Maastricht

Alexander Schaepkens, 1830

Etched bust portrait of a man with curled hair, mustache and lace collar, labeled Frederic Henri.

Portrait of Frederik Hendrik, Prince of Orange

Arnoud Schaepkens, 1830

Engraved print of a classical palace facade with columns, a statue in a niche, figures on steps and trees beside it.

Palace in a garden

Jean Lepautre, 1658

Etched landscape print with dense shrubs and scattered trees under a pale sky, rendered in loose hatched lines.

Landscape

Arnoud Schaepkens, 1831

Engraved wall panel with two male figures holding an oval scene, an urn above, putti and drapery framing the design.

Wall panel with a representation of Moses being found by the pharaoh's daughter

Jean Lepautre, 1659

Engraving of a palace gallery with a chandelier, statues, and elegantly dressed figures walking toward an arch with a landsca

Gallery of a palace with a chandelier

Jean Lepautre, 1659

Poster for Piallat's lithophotographic process showing a snarling tiger head, surrounded by framed photographs and portrait m

Poster ‘Procedé Nouveau’

Jules Marie Simon Piallat, 1867

Woodcut of the KLM airplane Pelikaan in flight above clouds, with a route map from Amsterdam to Batavia below.

Flight of the Pelikaan from Amsterdam to Batavia in 1933

Jacob Pieter van den Bosch, 1934

Etching of a small rowboat on a pond with dense pollarded willows along the bank behind it.

Small boat on a pond with pollard willows along the bank

Henry Bosch, 1878

Etching of two uniformed carabinieri in plumed hats walking side by side, with sabers and a distant building.

Carabinieri in Rome

Etienne Bosch, 1873

Drawn scene of Christ wearing a crown of thorns, flanked by a bearded man and a soldier, with a city behind.

The Mocking of Christ

Etienne Bosch, 1890

Etching of a Gothic church with a tall tower and pointed windows, figures in the street below, under a cloudy sky.

View of a church

Etienne Bosch, 1873

Etching of massive ruined Roman arches framing a distant bridge, with two small figures walking in the foreground rubble.

Palatine ruin in Rome

Etienne Bosch, 1873

Etching of a medieval gate tower beside trees on a riverbank, with a small rowing boat on the water in the foreground.

Amsterdam gate in Haarlem

Etienne Bosch, 1873

Etching of Verona showing a stone arch bridge over a river, with tall old buildings on both banks and small boats on the wate

Verona

Etienne Bosch, 1873

Brown etching of a Scheveningen harbor with a jetty, a sailing boat with raised sails, and figures on the shore.

Scheveningen

Etienne Bosch, 1873

Etching of a Gothic church interior with tall columns, pointed arches, and small figures on the stone floor.

Church interior

Etienne Bosch, 1873

Etching of a Dutch village with thatched cottages, a tall church tower and sweeping clouds over open fields.

Dutch landscape

Etienne Bosch, 1873

Engraved siege plan of the fortified town of Huy with bastions, river, hills, trenches and a lettered key.

Siege of Huy, 1705

Matthijs Pool, 1714

Etching of the Arch of Titus in Rome with two figures on a dirt path, trees on the right and a distant city skyline.

The Arch of Titus Rome

Etienne Bosch, 1873

Green etching of the Tiber in Rome with an arched stone bridge, medieval towers and a distant domed skyline.

Tiber, Rome

Etienne Bosch, 1873

Etching of Venice's St Mark's Square with a column topped by a winged lion, an arcaded building, a domed church and figures.

St. Mark's Square, Venice

Etienne Bosch, 1873

Engraved map of the fortified city of Landau with siege lines, trenches, rivers and an explanatory key.

Siege of Landau, 1702

Matthijs Pool, 1714

Engraved battle plan of the Battle of Ramillies showing rows of troops, rivers, hills, villages and a compass rose.

Battle of Ramillies, 1706

Matthijs Pool, 1714

Engraved plan of the fortified town of Menen with siege trenches, bastions, a numbered explanation key, and a decorative titl

Siege of Menen, 1706

Matthijs Pool, 1714

Engraved siege plan of the fortified town of Ath, with hills, woods, rivers and a numbered troop key in the corner.

Siege of Ath, 1706

Matthijs Pool, 1714

Engraved siege plan of Turin showing city walls, citadel, Po River, siege trenches, and surrounding fields and hills.

Siege of Turin, 1706

Matthijs Pool, 1714

Engraved plan of Barcelona and Montjuïc with siege trenches, fortifications, harbour ships and a numbered explanatory key.

Siege of Barcelona, 1706

Matthijs Pool, 1714

Engraved battle plan of the Battle of Oudenaarde 1708 showing troop lines, the river Scheldt, the town, and a legend.

Battle of Oudenarde, 1708

Matthijs Pool, 1714

Engraved plan of the fortified city and citadel of Lille with star-shaped bastions, surrounding fields and an inset regional

Siege of Lille, 1708

Matthijs Pool, 1714

Engraved plan of the fortified city and citadel of Tournai, showing bastions, roads, a compass rose and a numbered key.

Siege of Tournai, 1709

Matthijs Pool, 1714

Etching of a massive gnarled oak tree on a forest path, with two small figures resting at its base beside a fence.

Old oak in Bois de Boulogne

Eugène Bléry, 1855

Engraved plan of the fortified city of Douai and Fort de l'Escarpe with siege trenches and legend boxes.

Siege of Douai, 1710

Matthijs Pool, 1714

Calendar sheets for July, October and September with drawings of wheat sheaves, a swan, rabbits and insects.

Calendar pages for April, May and June, with lizard and birds

Theo van Hoytema, 1901

Orange-toned print of calendar leaves with a tree, a reclining animal, sheaves of grain, a rabbit, and insects.

Calendar pages for July, October and September, with sheaves of corn, swans and rabbits

Theo van Hoytema, 1901

Red-toned print of calendar leaves with animal silhouettes, bird figures and faint Hermi soap advertising across the sheet.

Calendar pages for August, November and December, with birds

Theo van Hoytema, 1901

Red-toned calendar sheet with date grids, bird and animal silhouettes, floral roundels and faint soap advertising lettering.

Calendar pages for January, February and March, with birds

Theo van Hoytema, 1901

Three calendar sheets in grey and black with swans, a willow tree, rabbits and insect silhouettes around the date grids.

Calendar leaves for July, October and September, with sheaves of grain, swans and rabbits

Theo van Hoytema, 1901

Three-panel calendar for April, May and June with lizard, nesting bird, and fledglings, framed by insect and plant borders.

Calendar leaves for April, May and June, with lizard and birds

Theo van Hoytema, 1901

Lithographic calendar sheet with a pen stand, two birds on a rock, and a December panel showing birds over snowy trees.

Calendar leaves for August, November and December, with birds

Theo van Hoytema, 1901

Engraved plate with a suspension bridge elevation, a bamboo pontoon sketch, and a river plan of the Progo near Gamplong.

Cross-section of a bridge at Gamplong, pontoon of bamboo, and floor plan of the Progo River near Gamplong

Alfred Bayly, 1825

Engraved print of a theatre stage set showing a townhouse street, with an audience in the galleries below and chandeliers abo

Theater with stage set: De Gemeene Buurt

Engraved print of the de Ruyter funerary monument in a Gothic church, with a reclining effigy, heraldic arms and a standing o

Tomb of Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter in the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam

Joseph Mulder, 1749

Engraved procession of horsemen and carriages before a long palace facade, with boats on the river and dogs in the foreground

Rearguard of the procession of King Louis XIV of France on the Pont-Neuf

Jan van Huchtenburgh, 1667

Etching of street musicians in an arched doorway: an old man, a violin-playing boy, a woman, a child and a youth under a tree

Hurdy-gurdy player

Cornelis Visscher, 1638