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Black and cream decorative vignette with stylized lions, building facades and the words De Nederlandsche Bouwkunst.

Ontwerp voor vignet in het gedenkboek voor koningin Wilhelmina uit 1923: De Nederlandsche Bouwkunst

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Black and cream design of four tigers in a decorative border with the word INDIE lettered beneath them.

Ontwerp voor vignet in het gedenkboek voor koningin Wilhelmina uit 1923: Indie

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Black and cream decorative vignette with stylized animals, curling forms and the word FEESTEN in bold capitals.

Ontwerp voor vignet in het gedenkboek voor koningin Wilhelmina uit 1923: Feesten

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Black and cream decorative vignette with stylized animals in a row and the words HET VERKEER below.

Ontwerp voor vignet in het gedenkboek voor koningin Wilhelmina uit 1923: Het Verkeer

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Black ink frieze on tan paper with kneeling robed figures alternating with cross, anchor and heart symbols.

Ontwerp voor vignet in het gedenkboek voor koningin Wilhelmina uit 1923 met voorstelling van de deugden Geloof, Hoop…

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Ink and pencil design drawing with a black-and-white bird frieze above lettering and a pencil sketch of ornamental capitals b

Ontwerp voor decoratie van het gedenkboek voor koningin Wihelmina uit 1923

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Pencil study sheet with several legs and laced boots sketched in light outline on cream paper.

Studieblad met drie benen en geschoeide voeten

Reijer Stolk, 1906

Pencil drawing of a reclining nude figure seen from behind, head turned left, with cross-hatched shading.

Reclining Female Nude

Reijer Stolk, 1906

Pencil drawing of dense broad-leaved plants along a waterside, with hatched shading across the foliage.

Planten aan de waterkant

Reijer Stolk, 1914

Watercolor page of ten numbered moths and butterflies in yellow, brown, orange and pink tones, labeled Motten and Papillons.

Vlinders en motten

Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt, 1596

Watercolor page of numbered moths, a hawk moth, and insects with a caterpillar, labeled Motten and Papillons.

Nachtvlinders en motten

Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt, 1596

Hand-colored drawing of seven caterpillars and larvae in green, pink and striped tones, with a three-language caption below.

Rupsen

Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt, 1596

Page of numbered watercolor studies of insects, spiders, worms and centipedes with a Dutch caption, by Anselmus Boëtius de Bo

Blad met verschillende insecten en spinnen

Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt, 1596

Watercolor page of numbered spider specimens in a grid, labeled Kobben, aranea, araignées.

Blad met spinnen

Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt, 1596

Zeeschildpad (Cheloniidae)

Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt, 1596

Page of sixteen numbered land snails and slugs in brown and ochre watercolor, with Dutch, Latin and French captions below.

Slakken

Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt, 1596

Pen drawing of a crocodile with coiled tail on a riverbank with reeds, beside handwritten notes on a manuscript page.

Krokodil (Crocodylidae)

Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt, 1596

Watercolor drawing of two lizards, one green with brown spots and one turquoise with a long blue tail, on a page with a label

Sand Lizard (Lacerta agilis)

Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt, 1596

Green chameleon with pink head markings gripping a branch, painted in watercolor with captions below, from a 1596 natural his

Kameleon (Chamaeleonidae)

Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt, 1596

Poster design showing a soldier beside a flaming monument under a large fist, with Dutch text urging soldiers to protect art.

Ontwerp affiche voor propaganda kunstbescherming in het leger

Leo Gestel, 1939

Pencil sketch of a soldier beside a flaming pedestal marked KUNST, with poster lettering above and workers below.

Schets voor 'Soldaten! Spaart en beveiligt kunst

Leo Gestel, 1939

Pencil and ink poster sketch of a soldier raising his hand, with diagonal friezes and lettering reading Soldaten! Spaart en b

Ontwerpschets affiche voor propaganda kunstbescherming in het leger, schets van soldaat met op de achtergrond twee di…

Leo Gestel, 1939

Pen sketch of a soldier in a long coat seen from behind, one arm raised and a rifle held in the other hand.

Ontwerpschets affiche voor propaganda kunstbescherming in het leger, schets van soldaat op de rug gezien

Leo Gestel, 1939

Colored design sketch of a poster with a soldier raising a staff before a white banner, lettered SOLDATEN and KUNST.

Ontwerpschets affiche voor propaganda kunstbescherming in het leger, schets van soldaat frontaal gezien met op de ach…

Leo Gestel, 1939

Gestel sketch for a 1939 Dutch propaganda poster showing a standing soldier and the yellow banner 'Soldaten! Waakt ook voor K

Ontwerpschets affiche voor propaganda kunstbescherming in het leger, schets van soldaat frontaal gezien staand op een…

Leo Gestel, 1939

Pencil sketch of a soldier with a rifle on his shoulder and one hand raised in a stop gesture.

Ontwerpschets affiche voor propaganda kunstbescherming in het leger, schets van soldaat, die met de linkerhand een st…

Leo Gestel, 1939

Pencil sketch of two soldiers in helmets, one raising an arm and one carrying a rifle, on cream paper.

Ontwerpschets affiche voor propaganda kunstbescherming in het leger, schets met twee soldaten

Leo Gestel, 1939

Pencil sketch of three standing soldiers in uniform, two seen from behind and one partly turned, on cream paper.

Ontwerpschets affiche voor propaganda kunstbescherming in het leger, drie schetsen van soldaat

Leo Gestel, 1939

Charcoal sketch of women in long skirts walking past buildings and trees on a city street, with a horse and cart in the dista

Vrouwen op de Dam

George Hendrik Breitner, 1867

Charcoal sketch of a seated boy in a flat cap with a standing figure at the left, on grey paper.

Twee spelende jongens

George Hendrik Breitner, 1867

Charcoal sketch of a man in a cap leaning forward while walking or pulling, seen from behind on tinted paper.

Naar voren lopende, trekkende man

George Hendrik Breitner, 1867

Loose charcoal sketch of a crouching panther with lowered head, labeled "Panter" and signed by G.H. Breitner.

Panter

George Hendrik Breitner, 1867

Pencil sketch of a standing woman in a hat and a seated woman in a wide-brimmed hat, drawn in loose lines.

Zittende en een staande dame

George Hendrik Breitner, 1867

Charcoal sketch of a dusky shoreline with bare trees on the horizon and dark water in the foreground under a shaded sky.

Het IJ, bij avond

George Hendrik Breitner, 1867

Graphite sketch of a tabby cat grooming itself on a flat surface, with a second furniture study in the upper right.

Poes die zichzelf likt

George Hendrik Breitner, 1867

Charcoal sketch of a seated tabby cat facing forward, with loose hatched shading on its body and a signature below.

Seated Pussycat

George Hendrik Breitner, 1882

Pencil sketch of a seated woman with bowed head and hand to face, plus a study of a second head above.

Schetsen van een zittende vrouw en het hoofd van een vrouw

George Hendrik Breitner, 1867

Charcoal sketch of tall bare trees above dark undergrowth, with loose strokes and a faint shape at right.

Hoge bomen

George Hendrik Breitner, 1867

Charcoal sketch of cows grazing on a meadow with trees and small boats on water in the distance.

Weide met koeien

George Hendrik Breitner, 1867

Charcoal sketch on grey paper of houses along a waterfront with small figures, masts and a moored boat.

Huizen aan het water

George Hendrik Breitner, 1867

Pencil sketch on grey paper of a tall bare tree beside a faint building outline and shaded ground.

Landschap met hoge boom

George Hendrik Breitner, 1867

Pencil sketch of a narrow street with shaded buildings on one side and a small figure, signed by George Hendrik Breitner.

Straatje

George Hendrik Breitner, 1867

Pencil sketch of a man bending over a seated child in a chair, with a small head study above.

Man buigt zich over een kind, dat in een stoel zit

George Hendrik Breitner, 1867

Watercolour drawing of a yellow-billed stork with red face and black wings, with handwritten measurements and a scale bar.

Mycteria ibis (Yellow-billed stork)

Robert Jacob Gordon, 1778

Hand-coloured drawing of a hamerkop bird with a crested head standing on sandy ground beside grass tufts.

Scopus umbreitta (Hamerkop)

Robert Jacob Gordon, 1777

Hand-coloured drawing of a dark bald ibis with a red head and long curved pink bill standing on rocky ground.

Geronticus calvus (Southern bald ibis)

Robert Jacob Gordon, 1778

Watercolor of a white stork with a yellow bill standing on rocky ground beside a small plant, with a scale ruler at right.

Mycteria ibis (Yellow-billed stork or Wood stork)

Robert Jacob Gordon, 1778

Hand-coloured drawing of a long-legged bird with blue-green head and black and white plumage beside a scale bar.

Grus rubicunda (Brolga or Australian crane)

George Raper, 1770

Hand-colored drawing of two grey crowned cranes with golden crests standing on sandy ground beside tufts of grass.

Balearica regulorum (Grey crowned crane)

Robert Jacob Gordon, 1777

Watercolor drawing of a grey crane with a red-brown head standing on grass, beside a vertical scale bar in feet.

Antigone rubicunda (Brolga, or Australian Crane)

George Raper, 1770

Hand-coloured drawing of a blue heron with long pink legs standing on marsh ground beside grass, with a scale ruler at right.

Ardea cinerea (Grey heron)

Robert Jacob Gordon, 1777

Grey wash drawing of a disordered elegant interior with a seated man, a woman at a tea table, and a startled standing man.

In de aanvang van 't slechte huyshouwen der Jonge luyden (...)

Cornelis Ploos van Amstel, 1748

Grey-wash drawing of an elegant room with men in wigs at a table, a seated woman in a gown, and a small dog.

Daar de zoon van een kaal doch adelijk heer gekoppelt word (...)

Cornelis Ploos van Amstel, 1748

Grey wash drawing of four figures in a cluttered 18th-century interior with instruments, a skull, jars and an arched window.

Verbeeld een pokmeester en zijn vrouw in hun winkel (...)

Cornelis Ploos van Amstel, 1748

Grey-wash drawing of an elegant 18th-century interior with gentlemen, women, servants, a flute player and scattered toys.

Verbeeld het buytenspoorig gedrag der geestelijke koppelaar (...) (...)

Cornelis Ploos van Amstel, 1748

Grey-wash drawing of a bedroom scene: a man with a sword faces a kneeling woman as servants enter with a lantern.

Den uytslag van 't Voornemen der geestelyke met de jonge vrouw (...)

Cornelis Ploos van Amstel, 1748

Watercolor of a pale blue crane with black tail plumes standing in grassland, with hills behind and a handwritten Dutch capti

Anthropoides paradisea (Blue crane or Stanley crane)

Robert Jacob Gordon, 1777

Grey-wash interior scene of a dying woman, an infant, and men in wigs, with a dog at a table by an open window.

Het sterven van de weduwe, haar latende een onecht kindj (...)

Cornelis Ploos van Amstel, 1748

Studieblad met vier hoofden van mannen en vrouwen

Nicolaas van der Waay, 1865

Pencil sketch of a plumed cavalier in a cloak mounting a horse, with a sword at his side, on tan paper.

Man bestijgt paard

Gerard van Honthorst, 1625

Grey-blue wash drawing of a river landscape with a sailing boat, figures on the bank, a thatched cottage and a footbridge.

Rivierlandschap

Jacob Colijn, 1630

Pencil portrait of a man with light hair in a high collar and cravat, with a handwritten Dutch inscription below.

Portret van Christiaan Anthonie Ver Huell

Alexander Ver Huell, 1850

Pencil sketches of varied figures including a woman and man in period dress, a top-hatted gentleman, and a bearded nude man.

Schetsen van verschillende figuren

Alexander Ver Huell, 1832

Pencil sketch of soldiers in uniform drilling and marching outdoors near trees and a small house.

Soldaten aan het exerceren

Alexander Ver Huell, 1832

Pencil sheet of sketches of figures in Spanish costume, including swordfights, courtly scenes and a standing man with a cape.

Schetsen van figuren in Spaans kostuum

Alexander Ver Huell, 1832

Pen and watercolour drawing of a richly dressed man talking with an older woman, with a greyhound and figures in turbans near

Voorname man en vrouw in gesprek met een oude vrouw

Alexander Ver Huell, 1884

Pen and watercolour drawing of a seated old man in a long coat beside a kneeling young woman in a pale gown.

Figuurstudies van een man en een jong meisje

Alexander Ver Huell, 1832

Pen drawing of men drinking and carousing in a tavern interior around a round table with bottles and glasses.

Ver Huell als Novitius in de rechten

Alexander Ver Huell, 1840

Hand-coloured study of a caterpillar on a leaf, a red moth with cream spots, and a chrysalis on cream paper.

Studies van een rups, een vlinder en een pop

Alexander Ver Huell, 1832

Pencil sketch of costumed actors on a stage with draped curtains, one man in a top hat gesturing toward a woman in a full ski

Opvoering van toneelstuk

Alexander Ver Huell, 1832

Pencil drawing of a dense tropical forest valley with a mountain ridge rising behind it under a hazy sky.

Deel van de westzijde van de berg Gunung Mandalawangi op Java

Quirijn Maurits Rudolf Ver Huell, 1816

Studie van een staande koe

Hendrik Verspoeken, 1800

Pencil sketch of a moored barge with a mast, a fisherman and a woman on the left, and trees and a house in the distance.

Schuit aan de wal met een visser en een vrouw

J.G. Vermeulen, 1800

Diverse studies van honden

Wouterus Verschuur, 1838

Watercolor of two harnessed horses beside a thatched stable, with a stone well and chickens in a farmyard.

Twee paarden staand voor een stal

Wouterus Verschuur, 1851

Brown wash drawing of a city wall with round towers beside a canal, a rowing boat, and gabled rooftops behind.

Gezicht op de Kloveniersdoelen en het Rondeel aan de Amstel

Antonina Houbraken, 1706

Pencil drawing of a dense forest with tall tree trunks, leafy canopy and undergrowth on a light paper ground.

Bosheuvel

Charles-Nicolas Cochin, 1725

Watercolor of two symmetrical buildings across a canal with rowing boats, a sailing boat and a wooden pier in the foreground.

Gezicht op de Blokhuizen in de Amstel

Hendrik Spilman, 1731

Pen drawing of a riverbank with a large tree, a wooden frame structure, and shrubbery under a hatched sky.

Gezicht op de draaiboom aan de Amstel

Claes Janszoon Visscher II, 1607

Mansportret, van terzijde, naar links, met staartpruik

Juste Chevillet, 1739

Pencil sketch on pale paper with three studies of dogs: a head, a lowered full body, and a bushy tail.

Drie hondenstudies

Jean-Louis de Marne, 1754

Pencil sketch of a standing woman in a long robe balancing a large amphora on her head.

Staande (Griekse) vrouw

Dominique Vivant Denon, 1757

Pen and pencil sketch of cattle grazing and oxen pulling a cart with a seated figure, with faint trees and figures behind.

Studies van groepen runderen, een boerenkar en een hooiwagen

Jean-Louis de Marne, 1754

Pencil and red chalk drawing of an elderly woman in a head scarf seated in an armchair beside a table with flowers.

Zittende oude dame naast een tafel

Alfred-Henri Darjou, 1842

Pen and grey wash drawing of allegorical figures among books and pages beside a classical column, with putti.

Allegory of History Studying Truth

Charles-Nicolas Cochin, 1746

Grey wash drawing of a charioteer dragging a body behind a chariot, with a winged figure above and a city in the distance.

Achilles Dragging Hector's Body Behind His Carriage

Ferdinand Delamonce, 1713

Grey wash drawing of two shepherdesses with sheep and a cow admiring a laurel-crowned medallion portrait of Virgil.

Herderinnen bewonderen een medaillonportret van Vergilius

Ferdinand Delamonce, 1708

Black ink vignette with ornamental scrolls and block lettering advertising an atelier for decorative art in Hilversum.

Vignet van Atelier voor Boekversieringen te Hilversum

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1884

Grey wash drawing of a moated brick castle with stepped gables, a footbridge, a large tree and two standing figures.

Gezicht op Kasteel Zuilenstein

Cornelis Pronk, 1700

Grey wash drawing of a gabled brick castle with an onion-domed tower, two walking figures, and a large tree at right.

Gezicht op Kasteel Zuilenstein

Jacob van Liender, 1752

Grey wash drawing of a moated castle with gabled roofs, a stone tower, and a wooden drawbridge over water.

Gezicht op Kasteel Zuilichem

Alexander Ver Huell, 1869

Watercolor of a drum major, a fifer and three drummers in blue uniforms and tall fur hats on an open field.

Musicians of the Amsterdam Exercise Company

S.G. Casten, 1795

Watercolor of four musicians in blue uniforms with red-plumed hats playing horn, trumpet and bassoon beside a striped tent.

Muzikanten van het Amsterdamse exercitiegenootschap in 1783-1787

S.G. Casten, 1795

Watercolor of four Amsterdam civic gunners in blue uniforms beside a cannon, with a handwritten Dutch rank list on the left p

Konstabels of kanonniers van het Amsterdamse exercitiegenootschap in 1783-1787

S.G. Casten, 1795

Watercolour of a mounted cavalryman in red coat and tricorn hat raising a sabre on a grey horse, beside a handwritten caption

Uniform van de cavalerie van het Amsterdamse exercitiegenootschap in 1785

S.G. Casten, 1795

Watercolor of a mounted cavalry soldier in blue uniform and black shako with red plume, beside a Dutch handwritten caption.

Uniform van de cavalerie van het Amsterdamse exercitiegenootschap 1787

S.G. Casten, 1795