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134,045 works

Engraved bust-length portrait of a bearded man in a dark coat with a cross pendant, with Italian text below.

Portret van humanist Leonardo Salviati

Gaetano Vascellini, 1755

Portret van historicus Bartolommeo Scala

Gaetano Vascellini, 1755

Engraved portrait of Alessandro Politi holding an open book beside a stack of books, with a coat of arms and inscription belo

Portret van humanist Alessandro Politi

Gaetano Vascellini, 1755

Lithograph with two caricature heads above small sketches of walking figures and a country house with trees.

Man en vrouw, chique geklede figuren en huis in landschap

Pieter Cornelis van den Velden, 1825

Engraved bust portrait of a bearded man in a beret and fur-trimmed coat, with Italian inscription below, by Gaetano Vascellin

Portret van Filippo Strozzi

Gaetano Vascellini, 1755

Engraved ornamental pendant with a fish base, a winged figure with a staff, and a bearded man, hanging from chains.

Hanger met vis

Adriaen Collaert, 1582

Engraved 1711 plan of fortified Antwerp and its citadel, with sailing ships on the Scheldt river and a compass rose.

Plattegrond van Antwerpen

Jacobus Harrewijn, 1711

Antique engraved map of North Holland with canals, polders, ships, a coat of arms cartouche and figures, 1575.

Kaart van Noord-Holland (bovenste deel)

Joost Jansz. Bilhamer, 1575

Engraved bird's-eye map of Antwerp with star fortifications, a dense street grid, river ships and Latin text.

Plattegrond van Antwerpen (linkerdeel)

Joris Hoefnagel, 1596

Etching of revolutionaries storming the Bastille, with smoke, a cannon, fallen men and a waving tricolour flag.

Bestorming van de Bastille, 14 juli 1789

Charles Thévenin, 1789

Antique engraved map of the middle part of North Holland with waterways, polders, ships, and a compass rose.

Kaart van Noord-Holland (middelste deel)

Joost Jansz. Bilhamer, 1575

Sepia print of overgrown Egyptian ruins with tall columns, a sphinx head, trees, and small figures among fallen stones.

Door vegetatie overwoekerde Egyptische architectuur

Cesare Massimiliano Gini, 1787

Sepia engraving of an Egyptian-style tomb chamber with columns, hieroglyphs, a domed ceiling and a seated statue.

Egyptische grafkamer met hiëroglyfen

Cesare Massimiliano Gini, 1787

Engraving of jagged rocks beneath a hatched sky with a moon showing a face, a moon eclipse scene.

Maansverduistering bij de dood van Christus

Jan Sadeler, 1580

Engraving of a sun with a human face in a hatched sky above jagged rocks and clouds.

Zonsverduistering bij de dood van Christus

Jan Sadeler, 1580

Engraving of a winged angel seated beside a column with a bundle of rods and whip tied to it, in a stone interior.

Engel met de zuil, roede en zweep

Jan Sadeler, 1580

Engraving of Christus with a crown of thorns and reed staff, confronted by a gesturing man, within an ornamental border.

Bespotting van Christus

Jan Sadeler, 1580

Engraved page with four fortified town plans of Lille, Douai, Montcassel and Ypres, with cartouches and scale bars.

Plattegronden van Lille, Douai, Montcassel en Yperen, 1726

Laurens Scherm, 1726

Engraved military plan of Dunkirk with star fortifications, canals, harbour channel, numbered key and compass rose.

Plattegrond van Duinkerke, 1726

Laurens Scherm, 1726

Engraving of figures rising from tombs beside a curtained shrine between two columns, with a hanging lamp above.

Heropstanding van de doden

Jan Sadeler, 1580

Engraved sheet with four fortified town plans showing star-shaped bastions, canals and surrounding land, with cartouches and

Plattegronden van Armentieres, La Bassée, Menin en IJzendijke, 1726

Laurens Scherm, 1726

Engraved page with four fortified town plans, including Terneuzen, Dendermonde, Courtrai and its citadel, with compass rose a

Plattegronden van Terneuzen, Dendermonde, Kortrijk en de citadel van Kortrijk, 1726

Laurens Scherm, 1726

Engraved page with four plans of fortified towns and forts, including Axel, Aardenburg, Sas van Gent and Philippine, with can

Plattegronden van Axel, Aardenburg, Sas-van-Gent en Philippine, 1726

Laurens Scherm, 1726

Lithograph of a pianist at a grand piano on a stage with men in dark suits behind a rope barrier, patrons at a table below.

Rustende muzikanten

Harrie Kuyten, 1893

Etching of a dim studio interior with a fireplace, a model sailing ship on the mantel, a curtain and a carved chair.

Atelier van Hendrik Willem Mesdag

Barbara Elisabeth van Houten, 1872

Sheet with three black and cream woodcut religious scenes: a cross with halo, a robed figure with figures, and a weeping bear

Drie theosofische voorstellingen

Mathieu Lauweriks, 1919

Art Nouveau magazine cover in olive ink with ornate border, stylized central face and wing forms, titled De Kunstwereld.

Omslag voor: De kunstwereld, 1894

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1894

Engraved bust portrait of a man in a curled wig and cloak, with an inscription naming Christian Stieff below.

Portret van Christian Stieff

Johann Martin Bernigeroth, 1731

Engraved portrait of a man in a gown and clerical collar, hand resting on a book, inside an ornate frame.

Portret van Johann Adam Steinmetz

Johann Christoph Sysang, 1719

Oval engraved portrait of a bewigged clergyman in a dark gown with white bands, inscribed Petrus Vagt, 1741.

Portret van Petrus Vagt

Johann Martin Bernigeroth, 1741

Engraved bust portrait of a mustached man in a high-collared coat, with the script caption Graf Szapary below.

Portret van Ferenc Szapary

Andrew Duncan, 1820

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a powdered wig and dark coat, with an inscribed name cartouche below.

Portret Isaac Verburg

Martin Bernigeroth, 1727

Engraved oval portrait bust of Johann Friedrich Winckler with curly wig and lace collar, on a pedestal with inscription.

Portret van Johann Friedrich Winckler

Martin Bernigeroth, 1713

Engraved portrait of an older man in a fur-trimmed coat and cap, framed in an octagon with coats of arms below.

Portret van Franz Welser op 70-jarige leeftijd

Georg Christoph Eimmart, 1648

Oval portrait print of a man in a powdered wig and dark coat, with a Latin inscription plaque below.

Portret van Johann Georg Walchius

Johann Elias Haid, 1775

Engraved oval portrait of Johann Georg Walch in a powdered wig and dark gown, above a stone pedestal with inscription.

Portret van Johann Georg Walch

Martin Bernigeroth, 1716

Portret Georg Ernst Waldau

Ambrosius Gabler, 1772

Engraved portrait of Petrarch wearing a laurel wreath and draped hood, with the name PETRARCA printed vertically beside the h

Portret van Francesco Petrarca

Ernst Ludwig Riepenhausen, 1775

Engraved print of a man in a wide-brimmed hat lying asleep on a rock, with a walking stick and French verse below.

Liggende man op een rotsblok

Louis Spirinx, 1606

Portret van paus Severinus

Giovanni Battista de' Cavalieri, 1595

Portret van paus Honorius I

Giovanni Battista de' Cavalieri, 1587

Portret van paus Benedictus II

Giovanni Battista de' Cavalieri, 1595

Engraved oval portrait of a crowned woman in a ruff and fleur-de-lis robe, with Latin and French inscriptions in an ornate fr

Portret van Elisabeth van Oostenrijk

Jacques de Bie, 1635

Engraved oval portrait of Mary Queen of Scotland in a crown and ruff, with a baroque cartouche and French verse below.

Portret van Maria I Stuart, koningin van Schotland

Jacques de Bie, 1635

Engraved portrait of a crowned woman in a veil and jeweled robe, in an oval frame above a stone pedestal with a caption.

Portret van Clotilde van Saksen, koningin van Frankrijk

Jacques de Bie, 1634

Engraved oval portrait of a crowned woman in a fur-trimmed robe, within an ornate architectural frame with inscriptions.

Portret van Johanna van Bourgondië

Jacques de Bie, 1634

Engraved oval portrait of a crowned woman with jeweled necklace, framed by an inscription and a scrolled ornamental base.

Portret van Ingeborg van Denemarken

Jacques de Bie, 1634

Engraved oval portrait of a crowned woman in a veil, with inscriptions and an ornate urn base.

Portret van Constance van Castilië, koningin van Frankrijk

Jacques de Bie, 1634

Two sepia photographs of Lake Geneva with distant mountains and shoreline trees, printed side by side on an album page.

Twee gezichten op het Meer van Genève de Mont Blanc

Frédéric Boissonnas, 1889

Sepia halftone of an elderly woman in a headscarf reading by a window with potted plants in a cottage interior.

Lezende vrouw

James Patrick, 1895

Photographic print of rocky mountain peaks with conifer trees, shown on a page of an open photography bulletin.

Gezicht op bergtoppen

William de Wiveleslie Abney, 1880

Open book spread: rotated photo of steamboat Turbinia on water, and a portrait of a bearded Highland chieftain in a feathered

Stoomboot

West & Son, G., 1895

Sepia portrait of a woman with curled hair and pearl earring, mounted in a bound book beside a printed bulletin page.

Portret van een onbekende vrouw

Géruzet Frères, 1880

Sepia photograph of a bearded painter seated at an easel in a cluttered studio with paintings and a parasol.

Schilder in zijn atelier

Guillaume Oury, 1880

Pen and brown ink drawing showing two studies of feet, one in a cross-hatched stocking and one with diagonal shading.

Twee studies van een voet

Guido Reni, 1585

Pen and brown wash drawing of a bearded man and a woman drawing water at a well, with ruins and hills behind.

Christus en de Samaritaanse vrouw

Lorenzo Pasinelli, 1639

Red chalk and wash drawing of an angel leading a man past sleeping guards in an arched prison setting.

De bevrijding van Petrus uit de gevangenis

Federico Panza, 1653

Red chalk and brown wash sketch of a male figure reaching toward a tree, with studies of limbs and a second figure.

Angelica en Medoro kerven hun namen in een boom

Federico Panza, 1653

Pen and brown wash drawing of the death of Ananias, with a fallen figure, kneeling man, draped woman and onlookers.

De dood van Ananias

Alessandro Turchi, 1588

Pen and ink study of a standing man, a kneeling man and a foreshortened angel on a brown sheet.

Staande man, knielende man en een engel

Domenico Gargiulo, 1622

Red chalk sketch of the legs of a walking figure on a pale toned sheet with a Rijksmuseum stamp below.

Benen van een lopende figuur

Domenico Gargiulo, 1622

Pen and brown ink drawing of a seated woman with hair in a bun, leaning forward with one arm raised, by Giacomo Sementi.

Cimon en Pero

Giacomo Sementi, 1590

Pencil sketch of dancing satyrs and nymphs with draped figures and trees, with a faint squaring grid over the paper.

Dansende saters en nimfen

Andrea Sacchi, 1609

Brown ink and wash drawing of a mountain landscape with a castle on a hill above a lake.

Berglandschap met een meer en een kasteel

Agostino Tassi, 1590

Black chalk and white highlight drapery study of a veil falling over a faintly outlined head on grey paper.

Draperiestudie

Alessandro Tiarini, 1587

Etched title cartouche of shells above a shoreline, with sailing ships on a calm sea behind the lettering.

Cartouche met schelpen

Reinier Nooms, 1651

Etching of the Haarlemmer Poort gate in Amsterdam with a canal, drawbridge, windmill, boats and pedestrians.

Gezicht op de Haarlemmerpoort te Amsterdam

Reinier Nooms, 1654

Etching of a drawbridge and city gate over a canal, with a windmill, moored boats and small figures along the bank.

Gezicht op de Tweede Sint-Antoniespoort te Amsterdam

Reinier Nooms, 1654

Etching of a coastal fortress on a cliff, figures on the shore, and several sailing ships on a calm sea.

Zeegezicht met een vesting

Reinier Nooms, 1651

Etching of sailing ships battling rough waves in a storm, with a cliff at left and a darkened sky above.

Zeilschepen in een zeestorm

Reinier Nooms, 1651

Etching of a night seascape with a sailboat, a smoky shore fire, figures, and a moon reflecting on calm water.

Zeegezicht bij nacht

Reinier Nooms, 1651

Engraving of a crowded winter festival with bare trees, a barrel, and a town skyline under a rising sun, by Sadeler.

Februari

Aegidius Sadeler, 1607

Engraving of a river town and hillside vineyard with workers pruning vines, a cart, and a zodiac ram in the sky.

Maart

Aegidius Sadeler, 1607

Engraving of a garden terrace with gardeners, a fountain, an obelisk and a distant city under a cloudy sky with a zodiac bull

April

Aegidius Sadeler, 1607

Engraving of a courting couple, musicians, a formal garden, a castle by a river and hills under a cloudy sky.

Mei

Aegidius Sadeler, 1607

Engraved landscape of haymaking peasants under large oak trees, with a horse cart, thatched barn and distant village.

Juli

Aegidius Sadeler, 1607

Engraved harvest landscape with reapers, goats, a hay cart and a village church, with a seated figure in the clouds.

Augustus

Aegidius Sadeler, 1607

Engraving of an autumn harvest with workers picking fruit from trees, carts, goats, and a distant village and hills.

September

Aegidius Sadeler, 1607

Engraving of an oak tree over hunters and wild boars, with a town and a figure in a zodiac roundel above.

November

Aegidius Sadeler, 1607

Engraving of an October grape harvest with workers, barrels, pack animals, a hilltop town and a zodiac scorpio in the sky.

Oktober

Aegidius Sadeler, 1607

Engraving of a formal garden in spring with a fountain, obelisk, palace, elegant visitors and gardeners planting beds.

Lente

Aegidius Sadeler, 1620

Engraving of summer rural life with figures washing and shearing sheep by a river under a large tree.

Zomer

Aegidius Sadeler, 1620

Circular print of a mosaic of small fable scenes with animals and figures around a central bust on a pedestal.

Tafelbladontwerp met mozaïek van La Fontaine’s Fabelen

Jean Philippe Gui Le Gentil de Paroy, 1789

Engraving of an autumn orchard harvest with figures picking apples, a horse cart loaded with fruit, and a village tower behin

Herfst

Aegidius Sadeler, 1620

Engraved view of a brick orphanage building beside an Amsterdam canal with rowing boats and figures, under a cloudy sky.

Gezicht op het Diaconieweeshuis te Amsterdam

Cornelis Brouwer, 1782

Circular print with a dense mosaic of engraved ancient sculptures, reliefs and figures arranged across the sheet.

Tafelbladontwerp met mozaïek van Antieke sculpturen

Jean Philippe Gui Le Gentil de Paroy, 1789

Drawn sheet with nine portrait heads of men in frames, plus a gateway with crest and a house with garden at the bottom.

Portretten uit de Gasthuisgeschiedenis

Willem Steelink, 1886

Caricature print of a seated clergyman at a table as a tall man in a top hat gestures beside him, with newspaper header text.

Pastoor Jacobus Joannes Burgmeijer gezeten aan een tafel

Hendrik Jan Carel Linse, 1891

Engraved oval portrait of a woman in a satin gown and lace collar, with a coat of arms and inscription below.

Portret van Martha Catharina von Lettow

Georg Paul Busch, 1728

Engraving of a stone city gate in ancient walls, with riders passing through the arch under a cloudy sky.

Gezicht op de stadspoort van Paestum van buiten gezien

Thomas Major, 1768

Engraved portrait of a man with wavy hair in a double-breasted coat with embroidered collar, labelled Desaix.

Portret van Louis Charles Antoine Desaix

Johann Georg Nordheim, 1840

Engraved floor plan of a hexastyle peripteral temple with surrounding columns, labeled sections, and a multilingual scale bar

Schematisch bovenaanzicht van een tempel in Paestum

Thomas Major, 1768

Engraving of a ruined Doric temple with columns and pediment under cloudy sky, with two figures in the foreground.

Façade van de ruïne van een tempel in Paestum

Thomas Major, 1768

Engraving of an ruined temple interior with rows of Doric columns, small figures in the foreground, and a cloudy sky.

Gezicht op de ruïne vanuit de tempel gezien

Thomas Major, 1768

Engraving of a Doric temple with columns and pediment, framed by a tree, with a rider and horses in the foreground.

Zijaanzicht van een ruïne van een tempel in Paestum

Thomas Major, 1768

Engraved elevation of a six-columned Greek temple facade with a triangular pediment and scale bars below.

Gezicht op de façade van een tempel

Thomas Major, 1768