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56,180 works

Engraving of soldiers with banners and cannon at a city siege, with a fortified tower and smoke under a cloudy sky.

Beleg van Haarlem

Simon Fokke, 1776

Hand-colored antique map of the Netherlands with an allegorical cartouche, coastline, rivers and a small inset map.

Kaart van de Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden

Frederik de Wit, 1670

Engraved 17th-century map of the Low Countries with an allegorical cartouche, compass rose, and detailed coastlines and provi

Kaart van de Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden

Nicolaes Visscher, 1658

Hand-colored antique map of the Dutch Republic with allegorical cartouche of cherubs and heraldic shield in upper left.

Kaart van de Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden

Nicolaes Visscher, 1682

Engraved alphabetical place-name register with two columns of explanatory text, published by Nicolaes Visscher II, 1682.

Plaatsregister van alle dorpen en steden te vinden op de bijhorende kaart

Nicolaes Visscher, 1682

Engraved street view of Antonio Vallardi's Milan shop with crowds of pedestrians before framed prints and shop signs.

Exterieur van de winkel van Antonio Vallardi te Milaan

Filippo Naymiller, 1843

Hand-coloured print of a crowd in 1830s dress reading posters and playbills on a city street, with a balloon poster and a dog

Plein met mannen en vrouwen die prenten en aanplakbiljetten bekijken

Bartolomeo Pinelli, 1832

Engraved 1707 map of the Dutch Republic with allegorical cartouche, sea figures and inset maps of New Netherland and Batavia.

Kaart van de Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden

Johann Baptist Homann, 1707

Two peasant women with containers on their heads walk along a dirt path beside a canal in a flat landscape with willows.

Twee boerenvrouwen lopend in een landschap

Gesina ter Borch, 1654

Engraving of the village of Etten with a church tower, thatched cottages, trees, and a shepherd leading sheep.

Gezicht op Etten

Hendrik Spilman, 1745

Ink and wash drawing of warships in battle on rough sea under stormy clouds, with gunsmoke and labelled ships along the botto

Begin van de zeeslag bij Kamperduin, 11 oktober 1797

Frans Anton van Spijck, 1797

Watercolour of the Dutch warship De Jupiter under sail, flanked by two smaller ships, on rough grey sea.

Oorlogsschip De Jupiter, 1797

C. Toussaint, 1800

Peach label printed with bold black letters reading MASKERADE and 1886, mounted on a grey-beige sheet.

Utrechtse maskerade van 1886 (titelprent)

Anthony Grolman, 1886

Colour print of a costumed historical procession with drummers, a flag bearer, walking men and mounted riders before a church

Utrechtse maskerade van 1886 (eerste plaat)

Anthony Grolman, 1886

Colour print of costumed mounted riders and foot figures in period dress, with banners and a distant town skyline.

Utrechtse maskerade van 1886 (tweede plaat)

Anthony Grolman, 1886

Colour print of costumed men in 17th-century dress parading with pikes and a banner past old town buildings.

Utrechtse maskerade van 1886 (derde plaat)

Anthony Grolman, 1886

Colour print of a procession of men in 17th-century style costume walking down a city street past crowds and buildings.

Utrechtse maskerade van 1886 (vierde plaat)

Anthony Grolman, 1886

Colour print of a costumed procession with musketeers, drummers and mounted riders passing gabled houses on a street.

Utrechtse maskerade van 1886 (vijfde plaat)

Anthony Grolman, 1886

Colour print of a procession of riders and trumpeters in historical costume before a town skyline with church towers.

Utrechtse maskerade van 1886 (zesde plaat)

Anthony Grolman, 1886

Two facing book pages show a shirtless man in motion, photographed in sequence, with German captions crediting Ottomar Anschü

Man werpt een speer

Ottomar Anschütz, 1886

Etching of ruined houses and rubble on the Rapenburg in Leiden, with workers clearing debris and a clock tower behind, 1807.

Gezicht op het Rapenburg te Leiden met de toren van de Saaihal na de buskruitramp van 12 januari 1807

Leendert Overbeek, 1807

Etching of Leiden's Rapenburg street after the 1807 gunpowder explosion, with ruined houses, workers and onlookers.

Gezicht op het Rapenburg te Leiden na de buskruitramp van 12 januari 1807

Leendert Overbeek, 1807

Etching of a thatched hut at night, with two figures lit in the doorway and a windmill in the distance.

Nachtstuk met twee figuren in een hut

Antoon Overlaet, 1761

Etched landscape with tall trees, a cottage, a road, a wooden bridge and a large castle-like building on the right.

Landschap met kasteel

Antoon Overlaet, 1761

Bust of a Man and a Woman

Antoon Overlaet, 1760

Etching of two ragged elderly beggars talking outdoors, one gesturing, with a thatched cottage at the right.

Bedelaar en bedelares in gesprek

Antoon Overlaet, 1760

Hand-coloured print of a crowd watching the Lutheran Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam burn, with smoke and sparks rising over the can

Brand in de Nieuwe Lutherse Kerk op het Singel in Amsterdam, 18 september 1822

Gerard Overman, 1822

Engraved allegory of the Swiss Confederation with seated female figure, William Tell with crossbow, cherubs and cantonal arms

Allegorische voorstelling van de Zwitserse Confederatie

David Herrliberger, 1727

Etching of herons and a flying bird among reeds and cattails in a marsh, with a cloudy sky behind.

Landschap met vijf fazanten

Johann Georg Hertel, 1705

Etching of six ducks by water among reeds and cattails, one bird flying overhead, one wings spread on the shore.

Landschap met zes eenden

Johann Georg Hertel, 1705

Etching of partridges on the ground beside reeds, with birds flying overhead against a hatched sky.

Landschap met tien patrijzen

Johann Georg Hertel, 1705

Etching of two geese in a grassy landscape, one feeding at the ground and one with its neck raised, under a cloudy sky.

Landschap met twee ganzen

Johann Georg Hertel, 1705

Engraving of six male heads in two rows, including Christ with a crown of thorns and a man holding a candle.

Zes mannenkoppen, waaronder Christus en een man met kaars

Johann Georg Hertel, 1705

Engraved elevation of an ornate bronze choir screen with twisted balusters, scrolled crests and a central coat of arms.

Koorhek van de Nieuwe Kerk te Amsterdam

Johannes Lutma, 1645

Hand-colored 1750 map of the Hoogheemraadschap van Delfland with polders, canals, coats of arms and allegorical figures.

Kaart van het Hoogheemraadschap van Delfland

Cornelis Koster, 1750

Etching of a dim cottage interior with a seated woman and child beside a small glowing window.

Vrouw met kind

Arthur Briët, 1877

Etching of a thatched farmhouse with a chimney and fruit tree beside it, surrounded by overgrown rural vegetation.

Boerderij en fruitboom in landschap

Willem Bastiaan Tholen, 1886

Etching of a country road with a wooden footbridge, a woman walking, and a horse and cart on the embankment.

Landweg met brug

Pieter Dupont, 1895

Etching of moored barges on the Seine with riverfront houses, chimneys and figures along the quay in Paris.

Schuiten in de Seine in Parijs

Pieter Dupont, 1896

Engraved sheet with a grid of sixteen captioned compartments and a heading reading 4me Livraison, dated 1783.

Tabel met beschrijvende tekst bij zestien prenten, mogelijk gebruikt als omslag

Isidore Stanislas Henri Helman, 1783

Engraving with four numbered views of Amsterdam city gates and drawbridges over a canal, with explanatory text on the left.

Vier verschillende poorten te Amsterdam

Jan Lamsvelt, 1723

Engraving of a canal funeral procession with rowing boats, flags, onlookers on the quay and old waterfront buildings.

Lijkvaart van Jan van Speyk

Walraad Nieuwhoff, 1833

Drawing of a damaged Roman stone inscription naming Emperor Trajan, with handwritten Dutch description below.

Steen met Romeinse tekst, gevonden bij huis te Britten

François van Bleyswijck, 1734

Lithograph of visitors in a draped exhibition hall around a fishing boat, nets and barrels, Amsterdam, 1861.

Tentoonstelling van visserijgereedschap door de Vereeniging voor Volksvlijt te Amsterdam

Willem Hekking jr., 1861

Engraved commemorative cartouche with a town skyline, town hall, barracks, cattle heads, grain sheaves and a coat of arms.

Herinnering aan de landbouwkundige vergadering en tentoonstelling te Gouda, 1860

Gijsbertus Johannes Verspuy, 1860

Two sheets with scattered torn fragments of an engraved print in grey and black, showing hatched drapery and figure details.

Losse fragmenten van een prent van Acis en Galatea

Jacques de Gheyn, 1587

Lithograph of a chaotic indoor auction with an auctioneer, brawling men in top hats, a woman and a dog on the floor.

Ruzie tijdens een inboedelveiling

O. Günther, 1820

Etching of ruined riverside houses with broken walls and roofs, reflected in still water under a cloudy sky.

Rivier bij Verdun ten tijde van de Eerste Wereldoorlog

Bernard Klene, 1880

Etching of six men in black hats and white collars gathered around a draped table in a paneled room.

De waardijns van het Amsterdamse lakenbereidersgilde, bekend als ‘De Staalmeesters’

Karl Köpping, 1887

Etching of six men in dark dress and wide-brimmed hats gathered around a draped table in a paneled room.

De waardijns van het Amsterdamse lakenbereidersgilde, bekend als ‘De Staalmeesters’

Karl Köpping, 1886

Etching of seven men in dark dress and wide hats around a draped table in a paneled room.

De waardijns van het Amsterdamse lakenbereidersgilde, bekend als ‘De Staalmeesters’

Karl Köpping, 1885

Engraved 1725 view of an Amsterdam canal with a drawbridge, a round tower, gabled houses, boats and strolling figures.

Gezicht op een Amsterdamse Gracht vanaf de IJzijde

Hendrik de Leth, 1725

Portret van Anna Waser

Etienne Ficquet, 1764

Engraving of masked carnival figures walking a town street beside gabled houses, paired with a striped jester costume print.

Gemaskerde mensen lopen door een stad

G. Texier, 1790

Hand-colored print of a crowded palace ballroom with costumed guests dancing beneath a large green chandelier.

Gemaskerd bal in het paleis van de Prins van Oranje, 1845

Elias Spanier, 1845

Black and white woodcut of two cows resting in a grassy field under a horizon with dark clouds.

Koeien

Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita, 1916

Hert

Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita, 1912

Black and white print of four white cockatoos with raised crests perched on branches against a dark brick wall.

Vier kroonkaketoes

Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita, 1912

Black woodcut of a dromedary lying down, facing left, in front of a grid-paned wall with a crosshatched floor.

Dromedaris

Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita, 1912

Woodcut of a bird resting in the corner of a barred cage, with vertical bars above and horizontal lines on the floor.

Vogel in hoek van een kooi

Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita, 1914

Black and white print of a reclining blesbok antelope with ringed horns, set within a pale oval against a dark background.

Blesbok

Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita, 1931

Black and white woodcut of a white stork resting among crossed grass strokes, with striped patterns in the background.

Ooievaar (Magoear-ooievaar)

Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita, 1914

Etching of Amsterdam citizen militia drilling with pikes and muskets in a yard, spectators on roofs, windmill at left, 1783.

Schouwing van het Amsterdamse exercitiegenootschap door Joan Derk van der Capellen tot den Pol, 1783

Simon Fokke, 1783

Black and white print of a snowy winter landscape with bare trees, a farmhouse, and small figures walking on a path.

Winterlandschap met personen

Detaille Frères, 1882