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133,797 works

Oval allegorical print of a draped woman, a nude child with a spear, and a fasces bundle, inscribed Droits de l'Homme and Uni

Eenheid

Philibert-Louis Debucourt, 1794

Engraved allegory of fraternity: a draped woman guides two children clasping hands beside a column and statue.

Broederschap

Philibert-Louis Debucourt, 1794

Engraved allegorical print of a classical female figure labeled Liberté, holding a torch and tablets inscribed Droits de l'ho

Vrijheid

Philibert-Louis Debucourt, 1794

Engraving of Saint-Denis cathedral with royal tombs and sarcophagi scattered in the foreground and a verse caption below.

Gezicht op de kathedraal van Saint-Denis met verwijdering van de koninklijke grafmonumenten

Philibert-Louis Debucourt, 1817

Engraving of a couple joining hands with a nude winged Cupid between them, with a Latin inscription below.

Huwelijk uit zinnelijkheid door Amor gesloten

Jan Saenredam, 1575

Engraving of a wedding ceremony with a priest joining a couple, surrounded by standing onlookers and draped curtains.

Inzegening van een huwelijk

François Chauveau, 1673

Engraving of a woman in ruff and jewels, an old man, and a horned devil holding a money pouch between them.

Huwelijk uit rijkdom door de duivel gesloten

Jan Saenredam, 1575

Engraving of Christ joining the hands of a man and a flower-crowned woman holding a palm frond, with a Latin inscription belo

Huwelijk uit geestelijke liefde door Christus gesloten

Jan Saenredam, 1575

Etching of tall trees beside a rocky cliff with a sandy path in the foreground and cloudy sky above.

Bomen bij een rotswand

Jean Alexis Achard, 1817

Etching of tall trees beside a pond with rocky banks and a distant field under a sketched sky.

Bomen aan de oever van een poel

Jean Alexis Achard, 1817

Etching of large trees beside a pond with rocks in the foreground and a distant tree line under a hatched sky.

Bomen bij de oever van een poel

Jean Alexis Achard, 1817

Engraved funeral procession of a naval officer crossing a city square past a town hall and church, with numbered mourners.

Begrafenisstoet van Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter

Bastiaen Stopendael, 1687

Engraving of a funerary monument with coat of arms and reclining figures in a Gothic church, with a man in period dress at le

Praalgraf van Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter in de Nieuwe Kerk te Amsterdam

Joseph Mulder, 1687

Lithograph of soldiers fighting in a forest clearing, with a mounted officer at center and a wounded man by a cannon wheel.

Gevecht bij Boutersem, 1831

Johann Peter Berghaus, 1831

Pen and brown wash drawing of the tall spired tower of the Oude Kerk in Amsterdam above rooftops.

Gezicht op de toren van de Oude Kerk

Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, 1660

Lithograph of workers hoisting a sculpture up a large earthen mound using wooden frames and ropes, with a carriage and pedest

Stellage voor het plaatsen van de Leeuw van Waterloo, 1823-1826

Jean Baptiste Ambroise Marcellin Jobard, 1825

Portret van Casparus Bijleveld

Gilles-Louis Chrétien, 1785

Engraving of a flower bouquet with lilies, buds and leaves tied with a ribbon, inscribed Belle de Jour.

Boeket met lelie

Jean Jacques Avril, 1754

Engraved print of a bouquet of anemones, bindweed and primulas tied with ribbon against a plain background.

Boeket van anemoon en winde

Jean Jacques Avril, 1754

Red chalk drawing of a flayed anatomical figure holding a dagger, standing on a plinth, by Jan Harmensz. Muller.

Écorché van een staande voorovergebogen man met dolk in zijn rechterhand

Jan Harmensz. Muller, 1588

Red chalk drawing of a flayed male figure leaning on a draped pedestal, seen from behind, showing detailed musculature.

Écorché van een staande man leunend op een sokkel, van achteren gezien en naar rechts gedraaid

Jan Harmensz. Muller, 1588

Red chalk drawing of a flayed man seen from behind, holding a blade and leaning on a carved pedestal.

Écorché van een staande man, van achteren gezien, leunend op een sokkel

Jan Harmensz. Muller, 1588

Red chalk drawing of a flayed man leaning on a draped pedestal, showing exposed muscles, dated 1588.

Écorché van een staande man, naar links gedraaid, leunend op een sokkel

Jan Harmensz. Muller, 1588

Red chalk drawing of two muscular nude men wrestling, one bending over the other, on a pale sheet.

Twee worstelende mannen

Willem Doudijns, 1640

Grey wash drawing of a pyramid funerary monument with mourning women and children beside a weeping willow.

Grafmonument voor een overleden vrouw

Reinier Vinkeles, 1795

Pencil drawing of an old church tower with a tall spire, bare trees and brick houses along a street.

Gezicht op de zuidzijde van de Oude Kerk met de toren

Hendrik Klijn, 1870

Engraving of the Virgin Mary seated on a tiled floor, holding the Christ Child who clasps a tall cross.

Maria met het Christuskind dat een kruis vasthoudt

Meester IAM van Zwoll, 1465

Black and white woodcut of a small sailboat on stylized waves under a sky of curving bands and clouds.

Boei

Dirk Hidde Nijland, 1891

Black and white woodcut of a stranded sailing boat on rough waves with a crowd of figures on the shore.

Gestrande Katwijker te Scheveningen

Tames Oud, 1953

Pen drawing of calligraphic flourishes and loops framing a block of handwritten script on a pale sheet.

Ontwerp van een schrijfvoorbeeld: Viel menschen (...)

Jan van de Velde, 1605

Pen drawing of a calligraphic writing sample with German text framed by swirling flourishes and spirals on pale paper.

Ontwerp van een schrijfvoorbeeld: Den achtbarem unnd volgelartem (...)

Jan van de Velde, 1605

Engraved writing specimen with an oval border of looping flourishes framing a Latin dedication text and signature.

Ontwerp van een schrijfvoorbeeld: Ad doctiss. clarissismumq[ue] (...)

Jan van de Velde, 1609

Ornate calligraphic penwork design with looping flourishes around a central text cartouche in multiple languages.

Kalligrafisch ontwerp voor een titelprent

Jan van de Velde, 1605

Etching of soldiers and women resting in a camp beside tents, with a rustic building and trees in the background.

Een militair kampement met soldaten en vrouwen

Jean-Baptiste Pater, 1720

Studies van verschillende figuren en hoofden

René Michel Slodtz, 1725

Reddish-brown poster advertising Cercle Funambulesque pantomimes, showing an acrobat above three theatrical masks.

Reclamekaart voor het Cercle Funambulesque

Jules Chéret, 1888

Engraving of an allegory of wealth: a standing man, a seated scholar with books and a chest, and a winged figure above.

Allegorie op de rijkdom

Christoph Murer, 1596

Engraving of two nude muscular men entwined in a struggle, rendered in fine cross-hatched lines against a sketched background

Roof van een Sabijnse vrouw, vooraanzicht

Jan Harmensz. Muller, 1596

Engraving of a muscular male nude carrying a struggling female nude from behind, with drapery and a distant bridge.

Roof van een Sabijnse vrouw, achteraanzicht

Jan Harmensz. Muller, 1596

Hand-coloured title page with a red and gold cartouche, French inscription, and roses, tulip and anemone at the bottom.

Cartouche met diverse bloemen

Nicolas Robert, 1676

Engraving of a muscular nude man carrying a struggling woman under his arm, seen from the side, with a draped cloth.

Roof van een Sabijnse vrouw, zijaanzicht

Jan Harmensz. Muller, 1596

Engraved classical monument with columns, cherubs and small scenes of church interiors and assemblies, titled Gedenkstuk voor

Monument voor de Nederlandse Gereformeerde kerk, 1791

Pieter Hendrik Jonxis, 1791

Engraved allegorical print with a winged figure, a lion, a commemorative column, and groups of men, women and children around

Monument op tweede eeuwfeest van de Dordtse synode, 1818

Dirk Sluyter, 1818

Engraved neoclassical monument with medallions of Calvin and Willem Prins, a seated allegorical woman, and a Synod of Dordrec

Monument op tweede eeuwfeest van de Dordtse synode, 1818-1819

Jan Anthonie Langendijk Dzn, 1820

Hand-colored print of boats with rowers carrying a bust along an Amsterdam-style canal, crowds on a bridge, gabled houses.

Transport van het borstbeeld van Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter naar de Kweekschool voor de Zeevaart te Amsterdam, 1819

Sepia print of a memorial monument with a portrait medallion, cherubs and a reclining figure beside a stream under willows.

Allegorie op de dood van prinses Louise van Oranje-Nassau, 1819

W. Johnston, 1819

Engraving of a helmeted warrior with raised sword defending a bridge against attackers, with a fallen figure below.

Horatius Cocles verdedigt zich op de brug

Pieter Tanjé, 1737

Engraving of Roman soldiers in a camp, with figures burning papers in a fire beneath a tent canopy.

Pompeius laat de brieven van Marcus Peperna verbranden

Pieter Tanjé, 1737

Engraving of Neptune in a sea chariot with sea horses calming winged wind figures among waves and rocks, with a decorated ini

Neptunus dwingt de winden tot bedaren

Pieter Tanjé, 1746

Engraving of a man carrying an elderly man on his back past ruins and a burning city, with a kneeling woman and a cherub.

Aeneas redt zijn vader uit het brandende Troje

Pieter Tanjé, 1737

Engraving of figures carrying a body by torchlight before a city wall, with soldiers and a crowd in the background.

Scène uit de Aeneis

Pieter Tanjé, 1746

Engraving of armed warriors fighting at a table below a cliff, with cherubs in clouds above and a ship at left.

Aeneas en zijn mannen bevechten de harpijen

Pieter Tanjé, 1746

Engraving of armored warriors confronting a woman in flowing robes on temple steps, with a dog and crowd, plus a small decora

Scène uit de Aeneis: Aeneas en een vrouw

Pieter Tanjé, 1746

Engraving of two armed warriors confronting each other beside a smoking altar, with robed figures, a sheep, and spearmen behi

Turnus en Aeneas bereiden zich voor op het tweegevecht

Pieter Tanjé, 1746

Engraving of Venus with cupids at Vulcan's forge, where smiths work on armour and a shield near winged figures in clouds.

Venus vraagt Vulcanus om een wapenrusting voor Aeneas

Pieter Tanjé, 1746

Engraving of an allegorical apotheosis: Jupiter above clouds, Minerva with spear and shield, and laurel-crowned heroes rising

Apotheose van helden onder de regering van Minerva

Pieter Tanjé, 1743

Engraved Dutch Bible title page with allegorical figures, infants, a globe and an inscription tablet at center.

Titelpagina voor een Bijbel

Pieter Tanjé, 1746

Engraved allegorical title page with Saturn, a laureled emperor, a winged woman, and a distant view of Rome.

Geschiedenis van de stad Rome

Pieter Tanjé, 1743

Portret van Bartolomeo d'Alviano

Tobias Stimmer, 1589

Woodcut portrait of a man in a fur-trimmed robe and chain collar, holding a flower, framed by an ornate border with German ve

Portret van keizer Maximiliaan I

Tobias Stimmer, 1577

Woodcut portrait of a bearded man in a plumed hat and crown, with a decorative border and German verse below.

Portret van Tristão da Cunha

Tobias Stimmer, 1577

Woodcut portrait of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed collar and cap, framed by ornate borders and Latin verses.

Portret van Malatesta IV Baglioni

Tobias Stimmer, 1589

Engraved bust portrait of a man in a dark cap and fur collar, with an inscription and coat of arms below.

Portret van keizer Maximiliaan I

Cornelis Meyssens, 1663

Woodcut portrait of a bearded man in a cap, framed by ornamental scrollwork and armored figures, with Latin verse below.

Portret van Gian Paolo Baglioni

Tobias Stimmer, 1589

Woodcut portrait of a bearded man with long hair in an ornate scrolled border, with German verse below.

Portret van Prospero Colonna

Tobias Stimmer, 1577

Engraved portrait of bearded scholar Johannes Hartung with book, spectacles and writing tools under an arched frame.

Portret van Johannes Hartung

Robert Boissard, 1598

Woodcut portrait of a man in a cap holding a paper, framed by an ornate border with figures and a German verse below.

Portret van Pandolfo Petrucci

Tobias Stimmer, 1577

Woodcut portrait of a bearded man in a tall hat and buttoned coat, framed by an ornate border, with German verse below.

Portret van Lodovico Gritti

Tobias Stimmer, 1577

Woodcut portrait of a cardinal in a cap and robe holding a scroll, framed by ornate foliage and a German verse caption.

Portret van kardinaal Pompeo Colonna

Tobias Stimmer, 1577

Engraved equestrian portrait of a mounted armored nobleman on a rearing horse, with coat of arms and battle scene.

Portret van Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba

Eberhard Kieser, 1609

Engraving of two geometric polyhedra on pedestals, one faceted and one covered in pointed star-like spikes.

Twee veelvlakken met een stervormige icosaëder en een rombische triacontaëder als uitgangspunt

Jost Amman, 1568

Engraving of two geometric polyhedra on pedestals: an open dodecahedron frame on the left and a star polyhedron on the right.

Twee veelvlakken met een dodecaëder als uitgangspunt

Jost Amman, 1568

Engraving of an ancient Italian harbor city at sunset, with classical buildings, figures on the shore and boats on the river.

Voorstelling van Italië in de oudheid

James Tibbits Willmore, 1859

Engraving of two spheres on pedestals, one with square and triangular facets and one covered in pyramidal points.

Twee veelvlakken met een bol als uitgangspunt

Jost Amman, 1568

Etching of four ornate baroque parade carriages numbered 1 to 4, each drawn by horses with mounted riders.

Vier praalwagens, genummerd 1-4, 1749

Bernard Verschoot, 1749

Etching of three ornate rococo state carriages numbered 5, 6 and 7, each drawn by horses with mounted riders.

Drie praalwagens, genummerd 5-7, 1749

Bernard Verschoot, 1749

Engraved sheet with nine numbered designs of sculptural pedestals, eagles, a winged bull, ostriches and a pavilion, with smal

Negen vertoningen, genummerd 1-9, 1749

Bernard Verschoot, 1749

Etching of nine numbered scenes showing riders on exotic animals such as elephants, a camel, lions and a rhinoceros, with han

Negen vertoningen, genummerd 10-18, 1749

Bernard Verschoot, 1749

Etching of five numbered figures: a sailing ship, two women in gowns, a caparisoned horse with riders, and a man in a cloak.

Vijf figuren, genummerd 25-29, 1749

Bernard Verschoot, 1749

Etching of six numbered festival floats from 1749, including a unicorn, a whale fountain, and horse-drawn rocky stages.

Zes vertoningen, genummerd 19-24, 1749

Bernard Verschoot, 1749

Verdriet

Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita, 1914

Woodblock print of a woman in a red floral kimono above smoke, and a startled man kneeling by a fire below.

Seigen en Sakurahime

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1889

Six-panel engraved bird's-eye map of Venice with canals, lagoon, ships, and allegorical wind heads.

Vogelvluchtkaart van Venetië

Jacopo de' Barbari, 1500

Etched panoramic view of Den Briel with a church tower, a large sailing ship and small boats on the water.

Gezicht op Brielle

Joost van Geel, 1666

Woodblock print of a woman bathing beside a wooden tub, with a red cloth, patterned screen and a small frog below.

Badende vrouw

Suzuki Harunobu, 1770

Lithograph of a grassy hill with trees and a bush under a cloudy sky, with a distant farmstead on the horizon.

De Stoppelberg

Hendrik Dirk Kruseman van Elten, 1857

Engraving of armored men fighting with swords in a street of gabled brick houses, with a fallen figure in the foreground.

Willem van Arkel sneuvelt te Gorinchem, 1417

Reinier Vinkeles, 1788

Allegorical engraving with armored men, personified figures, a crowned woman, a city view and a trumpet-blowing Fama above.

Vergelijking tussen Oranje en Alva, met op de achtergrond de Spaanse Furie, ca. 1577

Theodor de Bry, 1576

Sepia etching of a medieval siege: knights and soldiers in front of a tent, a burning tower, and a walled town with ships on

Opbreken van het beleg van Dordrecht, 1418

Daniël Vrijdag, 1797

Brown ink and wash drawing of Judith holding a sword and the severed head of Holofernes, with a kneeling attendant beside her

Judith met het hoofd van Holofernes

Gerrit Pietersz. Sweelink, 1576

Grey wash drawing of a group of men feasting at a banquet table, numbered figures with names in a cartouche below.

Schuttersstuk met Pieter Dircksz. Hasselaer, 1586

Jacob Colijn, 1653

Engraving of a torchlit night street where a kneeling man faces a sword-wielding executioner beside a crowd and gabled houses

Gildemeesters onthoofd te Zwolle, 1416

Reinier Vinkeles, 1783

Rear view of a woman in a dark voluminous gown and long train on a terrace beside a stone urn and garden.

Portrait of Empress Maria Theresa of Austria

Ignaz Manzador, 1765

Pencil sketch of three men in wide hats beside a barrel and jug under a timber roof.

Drie mannen in een legerkamp

Gérard ter Borch, 1634

Pencil sketch of two soldiers on horseback, one raising a staff and one leaning forward on a galloping horse.

Twee soldaten te paard

Gérard ter Borch, 1634

Pencil sketch of a rearing horse with a rider wearing a hat, drawn on pale paper with loose grey shading.

Steigerend paard met berijder

Gérard ter Borch, 1630