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56,180 works

Three etched candelabra designs with urn bodies, floral and foliage decoration, and candles on branching arms.

Kandelaars met vrouw en putti

Johann Thomas Hauer, 1775

Engraving of three neoclassical candelabra with urns, putti, serpents and garlands, by Johann Thomas Hauer, 1775.

Kandelaars met putti en slangen

Johann Thomas Hauer, 1775

Pencil drawing of a dilapidated thatched barn beside a large tree, with a windmill on the distant horizon.

Vervallen schuur bij een boom

Jacob van der Smissen, 1745

Pencil sketch on pale paper with a tree and loose scribbled strokes, with an artist's inscription in the lower left corner.

Schets met een boom

Jacob van der Smissen, 1745

Charcoal sketch of boys bathing in a wooded pond, with dense trees on the right and figures wading in the water.

Badende jongens in bosvijver

Max Liebermann, 1857

Pencil drawing of a tower and gabled castle building rising above trees on a hill, with town rooftops below.

Gezicht op de Zwanenburcht te Kleef

Johann Bernard Klombeek, 1825

Pencil sketch of old half-timbered houses with gabled roofs above a stony bank and calm water.

Oude huizen aan de Noord-Duitse kust

Adolph Menzel, 1825

Engraving of a crowd in robes gathered before a colonnaded temple, with trumpeters, kneeling figures and smoke rising into th

Inwijding van de tempel van Salomo

Jan Luyken, 1703

Art Nouveau cover design in tan on grey for the 1896 Almanak van het Amsterdamsch Studenten Corps, with scrollwork borders.

Bandontwerp voor: Almanak van het Amsterdamsch Studenten Corps, 1896

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1896

Etching of a Dutch village with leaning bare trees, moored boats along a canal, and a church spire among rooftops.

Dorpsgezicht

Chris van der Windt, 1887

Etching of two boats on a reedy bank by still water, with two figures seated in them under a pale sky.

Twee schuiten aan de kant van een plas

Chris van der Windt, 1887

Etching of two thatched cottages and a barn beside trees, with a dirt path in the foreground.

Twee huizen en een schuur

Chris van der Windt, 1887

Etching of a woman with a bucket crossing a farmyard beside a whitewashed house and tiled outbuilding with a chimney.

Vrouw met emmer bij een boerderij

Chris van der Windt, 1887

Etching of a sailing boat with a tall mast on a calm canal, with low banks and distant buildings under a cloudy sky.

Vaart met twee schepen

Chris van der Windt, 1887

Etching of a farmer working by a barn beside bare pollard willows and a puddle, with a flat field and open sky.

Boer op zijn erf

Chris van der Windt, 1887

Etching of a rural farmyard with a thatched farmhouse, birch trees, a ladder and a barrel on a dirt path.

Boerenerf

Chris van der Windt, 1914

Brown wash drawing of a mountain lake with a village on the shore, snow-capped peaks, and two figures on rocks.

Berglandschap met een meer

Hendrik Dirk Kruseman van Elten, 1839

Studies van hoofden

Cornelis Kruseman, 1807

Engraving of the crucifixion of Christ with executioners, soldiers on horseback, and onlookers in a landscape.

Kruisiging van Christus

Jan Luyken, 1685

Engraving of an executioner carrying a severed head on a platter in a stone prison, with a headless body and a guard in a doo

Onthoofding van Johannes de Doper

Jan Luyken, 1685

Engraving of a kneeling man being stoned by a crowd of men in turbans before a walled city gate.

Steniging van Stefanus

Jan Luyken, 1685

Engraving of an executioner raising a sword over a kneeling man in prayer, with soldiers, crowd and city ruins behind.

Onthoofding van Jakobus de Meerdere

Jan Luyken, 1685

Engraving of a bound man at a column as a crowd throws stones at him in an ancient-style city with arches and domes.

Steniging van Filippus

Jan Luyken, 1685

Engraving of men dragging a bound figure toward a burning pyre on a rocky hillside, with smoke rising and a bearded man point

Barnabas op weg naar de brandstapel op Cyprus

Jan Luyken, 1685

Etching of men with clubs attacking a kneeling praying man before a columned building, a crowd behind them.

Jakobus de Mindere (Jacobus Minor) doodgeslagen

Jan Luyken, 1685

Engraving of a bearded man dragged by ropes toward a walled city while crowds gesture and watch from the walls.

Marcus naar de brandstapel gesleept

Jan Luyken, 1685

Engraving of a man crucified upside down while executioners and soldiers watch, with ruined classical buildings behind.

Marteldood van Petrus aan het kruis

Jan Luyken, 1685

Etching of a kneeling man praying as an executioner raises a sword, with soldiers, a crowd, and classical ruins behind.

Onthoofding van Paulus

Jan Luyken, 1685

Black and white lithograph of royalty arriving at a decorated gate in Zaandam, with a crowd, carriage and ships.

De Komst van Z.M. den Koning en zyne Doorluchtige Familie te Zaandam. Op den 22 September 1831

Joannes Willem Vos, 1831

Monochrome print of uniformed officers and women in period dress gathered before an arcaded brick building beneath a flag.

Het Plegtig Bezoek van Z.M. den Koning en zyne Doorluchtige Familie, bij en in het voormalige eenvoudige verblijf van…

Vos, 1833

Engraved harbor scene of flag-decked ships, rowing boats and crowds on a quay during a ceremony in Amsterdam, 1832.

Opening van de Oosterdoksluis te Amsterdam

Willem Hendrik Hoogkamer, 1832

Engraved key sheet with numbered sketches of French officers and sappers in uniform, with a legend for the Siege of Antwerp.

Sleutel bij de prent van het Franse leger op de veroverde lunet van Saint-Laurent, 15 december 1832

Jean-Pierre-Marie Jazet, 1832

Pencil key sheet of numbered French military figures in shakos and caps, labelled Siège d'Anvers, with a legend below.

Sleutel bij de prent van het Franse leger dat de lunet van Saint-Laurent ondermijnt, 13 december 1832

Jean-Pierre-Marie Jazet, 1832

Hand-coloured print of a brick gatehouse with turrets beside a canal, with market stalls, a boat and a woman in red.

Gezicht op de Vismarkt en de Waag op de Nieuwmarkt te Amsterdam

François Stroobant, 1850

Etching of women working among tables in a large hall with tall arched windows and a reflective wet floor.

Vrouwen aan het werk in de Vishal te Amsterdam

Carel Lodewijk Dake, 1880

Lithograph of a funeral procession of uniformed soldiers passing old townhouses and shops in Antwerp, 1830.

Uitvaart van Elie Marlier, 1830

Louis Huard, 1830

Black and white lithograph of soldiers attacking and capturing a wooden bridge at Walem, with smoke and a flag.

Nemen van brug bij Walem, 1830

Paulus Lauters, 1830

Etching of a village edge with farmhouses, trees, chimneys and a cloudy sky, with small figures in the yard at right.

Dorpsrand

Johan Frederik Croockewit, 1842

Etching of a thatched farmhouse beside a canal with a willow tree, a rowboat, and figures at the water's edge.

Boerenwoning aan een vaart

Johan Frederik Croockewit, 1842

Engraving of a seated Roman man refusing silver gifts offered by two armored envoys beside a fireplace.

Manius Curius Dentatus weigert de geschenken van de Samnieten

Anthony Walker, 1763

Etching of a dying man on a bed surrounded by mourners in a draped Roman-style interior with a bust in a niche.

Dood van Cato, 46 v.Chr

Pietro Testa, 1648

Engraving of a crowded ancient battle with mounted warriors, fallen soldiers, scattered weapons and burning buildings behind.

Veldslag tussen Romeinen en Carthagers, ca. 218-201 v.Chr

Agostino Veneziano, 1500

Pen drawing of a Roman triumphal procession with soldiers in armor, a nude statue, putti, and classical buildings.

Triomftocht van Romeinse keizer met soldaten en buitgemaakte wapenrustingen, 70

Marcantonio Raimondi, 1510

Engraving of Roman soldiers in helmets and shields around a rearing horse and a fallen warrior in a battle scene.

Trajanus vechtend met Daciërs, ca. 101-106

Marco Dente, 1498

Sailing ship with tall mast on calm shallow water under a cloudy sky, printed beside text on a book page.

Zeilschip in de branding

Br. Carstens, 1893

Book page with a small photo of a man driving a horse-drawn cart across a field, with German printed text beside it.

Paardenkar

A. Knauer, 1893

Book page with a photo of a woman feeding geese and chickens in a courtyard, and a landscape photo with a church tower.

Vrouw voert ganzen en kippen op een binnenplaats

Esther Behrens, 1893

Open book page with German text and a photo of a castle on a hill with mountains, plus a woman feeding geese.

Gezicht op een kasteel in de bergen

O. Stobaeus, 1893

Two cows grazing on a grassy slope under trees, reproduced as a halftone photo beside German text on a book page.

Twee koeien in een weiland

Carl Winkel, 1893

Hand-coloured 18th-century map of the West African coast with an inset of the Gold Coast on a scroll.

Engelse kaart van de Goudkust

Richard William Seale, 1739

Engraved map-view of Mauritius showing a bay, hilly coast, palm trees, a compass rose and offshore islands.

Eiland Mauritius

Jacob van der Schley, 1747

Engraved town plan of Amboina with a fortress, canals, grid of buildings, hills behind, compass rose and ships offshore.

Plattegrond van de stad Amboina

Jacob van der Schley, 1747

Engraved map sheet with a fort plan on the left and a regional coastal map with compass and place names on the right.

Plattegrond van fort Oostenburgh en een kaart van het gebied tussen Batticaloa en Trincomalee

Jacob Keyser, 1726

Engraved map of the island Makjan with a compass rose and scale, beside a map of the harbour of Batsjan with anchored ships.

Makian en Bacan

Frederik Ottens, 1724

Engraved view of the Valkhof castle in Nijmegen above a flooded river under a stormy sky, with waves and boats.

Ingestorte Lappentoren te Nijmegen, 1784

Ernst Karl Gottlieb Thelott, 1784

Etching of mounted turbaned warriors riding past a tented camp toward a city, with Italian verse below.

Illustratie bij Canto XVII van Tasso's 'Gerusalemme Liberata

Antonio Tempesta, 1565

Etching of armored knights and nude figures in a forest, with a battle at a walled city and winged figures above.

Illustratie bij Canto XVIII van Tasso's 'Gerusalemme Liberata

Antonio Tempesta, 1565

Engraved dedication page with ornate cartouche, central coat of arms with three bees, and Italian text addressed to Taddeo Ba

Cartouche met gekroond wapenschild en opdracht aan Taddeo Barberini

Antonio Tempesta, 1565

Etching of a turbaned warrior on a rearing horse with raised sword in a battle before a city wall, with Italian verse below.

Illustratie bij Canto XIX van Tasso's 'Gerusalemme Liberata

Antonio Tempesta, 1565

Etching of a plumed knight on horseback before a walled city, with a battle and fallen soldiers in the background.

Illustratie bij Canto XX van Tasso's 'Gerusalemme Liberata

Antonio Tempesta, 1565

Etching of an angel above a wounded knight, with a siege of a walled city and mounted soldiers in the foreground.

Illustratie bij Canto XI van Tasso's 'Gerusalemme Liberata

Antonio Tempesta, 1565

Etching of a turbaned figure and a plumed knight beside horses and a tree, with tents, soldiers and a walled city behind.

Illustratie bij Canto X van Tasso's 'Gerusalemme Liberata

Antonio Tempesta, 1565

Engraving of a haloed God figure gesturing over a landscape of animals including an elephant, camel, bull, and peacock.

Schepping van de dieren

Jan Sadeler, 1585

Engraving of a reclining nude woman on a bed as golden rain falls from clouds while a man holds a dish beneath.

Jupiter en Danaë

Melchior Meier, 1572

Engraving of God breathing life into naked Adam, with a lion, deer, goats, birds and other animals in a landscape.

Schepping van Adam

Jan Sadeler, 1585

Engraving of Adam and Eve by a tree with a serpent and apple, surrounded by animals in a landscape, dated 1575.

Eva verleidt Adam van de boom te eten

Jan Sadeler, 1575

Engraving of God leading the naked Eve toward the reclining Adam in a landscape with animals and trees.

Schepping van Eva

Jan Sadeler, 1585

Engraving of Adam and Eve hiding by a tree as a haloed God the Father points at them, with a bear nearby.

Adam en Eva verbergen zich voor God de Vader

Jan Sadeler, 1585

Engraving of an angel expelling nude Adam and Eve from a landscape, with a serpent, lion and stag nearby.

Expulsion from Paradise

Jan Sadeler, 1585

Engraving of Adam and Eve outside Paradise with a goat, sheep, infant and child, and figures working near a cave in the backg

Adam en Eva buiten het Paradijs

Jan Sadeler, 1585

Engraving of Cain striking down Abel with a club beside a burning altar, sheep, and fruit, in a landscape with a tree.

Kaïn doodt Abel

Jan Sadeler, 1585

Engraving of a grieving woman kneeling by a fallen nude man near a smoking altar, with a seated man under a tree.

Eva treurt om de dood om Abel

Jan Sadeler, 1585

Engraving of biblical figures in a landscape, with a reclining man, workers on a plain, and two naked children in the foregro

Nimrod wijst aan waar de toren gebouwd moet worden

Hans Collaert, 1601

Engraving of Samson sleeping with his head in Delilah's lap while a man cuts his hair, soldiers watching from a doorway.

Simson en Delila

Jacob Matham, 1611

Engraving of two children playing with a lamb beside a tree in an open landscape with birds and small animals.

Christuskind en Johannes de Doper spelend met het lam

Christoffel Jegher, 1610

Engraving of Samson and Delilah with soldiers, a kneeling bearded man, and spear-carrying figures in a landscape.

Samson en Delila

Engraving of a winged figure holding a chalice above a sacrifice scene with a bull, priests and columns.

Triomf van de eucharistie over de afgoderij

Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert, 1647

Engraving of a fallen rider and startled horsemen under a beam of light from an angel in the clouds.

Bekering van Paulus

François Ragot, 1648

Etching of a narrow old street with steep-roofed timber houses, small figures on cobbles, and a stall on the left.

Gezicht op een oude wijk van Vitré

Maxime Lalanne, 1879

Etching of a wooded river bank with a moored boat, reflections on the water, and small houses on the left under a cloudy sky.

Boslandschap met rivier

Edmond Yon, 1879

Blind relief print on cream paper showing embossed abstract lines and a bird-like form, signed in pencil at lower right.

Gier

Aristide Rouseaud, 1895

Smiling boy in a cap sits on a swing under a vine-covered arch beside a picket fence, with an 1895 title page opposite.

Jongen op een schommel

Emma Justine Farnsworth, 1890

Sepia photograph of a young boy leaning on a windowsill, gazing out through lace curtains, beside a book page.

Jongen kijkt uit het raam

Emma Justine Farnsworth, 1890

Open book: left page chapter text, right page sepia photo of a boy with a toy sailboat at a pond edge.

Jongen bij een vijver met een kleine boot

Emma Justine Farnsworth, 1890

Open book: left page of printed text, right page a photo of a boy and a man working with a hoe in a garden.

Jongen en een man werken in een tuin

Emma Justine Farnsworth, 1890

Open book: left page of printed text, right page with a photo of three children on a stoop before an ivy-covered brick house.

Drie kinderen op een stoep voor een huis

Emma Justine Farnsworth, 1890

Sepia photograph of a young boy in bed with toys, reproduced on a book page beside printed bedtime text.

Jongen in bed met speelgoed

Emma Justine Farnsworth, 1890

Engraving of a lavish banquet with guests at a table, servants, a dog, silver vessels, and a hand writing on the wall.

Feestmaal van Belsassar

Crispijn van de Passe, 1580

Engraving of a kneeling long-haired woman by a cross and tree, framed by an ornate cartouche with putti and winged figures.

Armoede brengt Nederigheid voort

Crispijn van de Passe, 1601

Engraving of two winged putti carrying grapes in a basket, framed by a circle of Latin text and vine-leaf corner ornaments.

Matigheid

Crispijn van de Passe, 1580

Engraving of a seated shepherdess with a staff and sheep inside an oval cartouche, flanked by two winged angels, dated 1601.

Nederigheid brengt Vrede voort

Crispijn van de Passe, 1601

Engraved print with an allegorical seated woman in an oval cartouche, farm workers and a town behind, in ornate decorative fr

Arbeidzaamheid brengt Rijkdom voort

Crispijn van de Passe, 1601

Engraved print of a seated woman with a cornucopia in an oval cartouche, with a village landscape and cherubs in the border.

Rijkdom brengt Hoogmoed voort

Crispijn van de Passe, 1601

Engraved allegorical print with a seated woman holding a palm branch in an oval, flanked by putti in an ornate border.

Vrede brengt Rijkdom voort

Crispijn van de Passe, 1601

Engraving of a seated allegorical woman among weapons, with a burning town and battle in the background, framed by ornate car

Oorlog brengt Armoede voort

Crispijn van de Passe, 1601

Engraved print of a seated woman with a mirror and peacock feathers in an ornate cartouche with landscape scenes, 1601.

Hoogmoed brengt Afgunst voort

Crispijn van de Passe, 1601