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Watercolor of ancient temple ruins with fallen column drums, a standing column, a tree, and small figures under clouds.

Resten van Herculestempel binnen muren van oude Agrigento

Louis Ducros, 1778

Two men in a panelled room, one lunging with a sword and one raising a rifle, drawn in pen and watercolour.

Christiaan Andriessen en meneer Wagner verdrijven insluipers

Christiaan Andriessen, 1805

Pen sketch of two scenes: a man smoking by a table with a book, and a caped man walking in rain past a fence.

Christiaan Andriessen bekijkt loterij-uitslagen en loopt in de regen op straat

Christiaan Andriessen, 1805

Night street scene with a lantern casting fanned light beams, a cloaked figure beside it, and a woman at a window.

Schijnsel van een lantaarn in de mist

Christiaan Andriessen, 1807

Pen and wash drawing of a woman reading a letter in a panelled room while a man watches from an open doorway.

Naatje en Christiaan Andriessen ontvangen een brief uit Cadiz

Christiaan Andriessen, 1806

Pen drawing of a brick gabled facade with scrolled ornaments and shuttered windows, the former Rasphuis in Amsterdam.

Gevel van het Rasphuis te Amsterdam

Ernst Willem Geerling, 1864

Pen and watercolour drawing of visitors in top hats and period dresses touring a nursery with raised planting beds.

Bezoek aan een kwekerij

Christiaan Andriessen, 1805

Charcoal sketch of men talking and smoking at café tables, one with a pipe, with a small yellow accent near the center.

Pratende mannen in café

Martin Monnickendam, 1926

Pencil sketch of a man seen from behind, with short hair and a hatched jacket, on aged paper in a white mount.

Jacques op de rug gezien

Martin Monnickendam, 1909

Brown wash drawing of men on a quay beside a barge, one figure poling from the hull, with a street lamp and trees.

Aanlegplaats van de Weesper trekschuit aan de Weesperzijde bij de IJsbreker

Christiaan Andriessen, 1805

Voorstudie Zondagmorgen / Mansportret en profil

Martin Monnickendam, 1910

Engraving of a row of men in cloaks and tall hats walking in procession, with inscribed group labels above them.

De begrafenisstoet (plaat 11), 1623

Simon Frisius, 1615

Etching of a funeral procession of cloaked men in tall hats passing a stone arch with a coat of arms.

De begrafenisstoet (plaat 12), 1623

Simon Frisius, 1615

Engraving of a Leiden building with a tower and canal, framed by four oval portrait busts of men in period dress.

Onthoofding van arminianen te Leiden en Rotterdam, 1623

Claes Janszoon Visscher II, 1623

Engraved oval portrait of a standing pilgrim with a halo, staff and scallop badge, with a castle in the background and verses

Blazoen van het Sint Jacobsgilde te Haarlem, 1624

Jacob Matham, 1624

Etching of workers repairing a breached dike, carrying brushwood bundles beside moored boats and a timber house under bare tr

Herstellen van de doorgebroken dijk bij Vianen, 1624

Esaias van de Velde, 1624

Engraved map of Gelderland and the Veluwe with military vignettes of cavalry, burning villages and marching soldiers, 1624.

Inval van Hendrik van den Bergh in de Veluwe, 1624

Claes Janszoon Visscher II, 1624

Etching of Orestes seized by a soldier as Pylades intervenes, with kneeling Electra and torch-bearing figures beside an altar

Orest valt in de handen van een soldaat als Pylades hem arresteert. Elektra zit smekend naast hen

Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1787

Engraving of a robed woman gesturing toward a young man before a group of figures in a classical columned hall.

Merope roept het volk en de priesters op tot een eerlijk proces voor Aegisth

Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1787

Engraving of Israelite men with Moabite women before a classical temple, with smoke rising from a fire and tents in the backg

De Israëlieten en de Moabitische vrouwen

Pieter Sluyter, 1705

Mezzotint of a standing man in a plumed hat and embroidered coat holding a pipe, with a table of silver vessels beside him.

Portret kapitein Jan Bart, staand met pijp

Jacob Gole, 1670

Engraved head-and-shoulders portrait of a man in a white lace collar and embroidered doublet, against a hatched background.

Portret van William Shakespeare

Martin Droeshout, 1623

Woodblock print of a woman with a parasol under a weeping willow, a frog leaping by the water, by Torii Kiyohiro.

Ono no Tofu and the Frog

Torii Kiyohiro, 1758

Grey wash drawing of a symmetrical scroll and cloud-motif ornamental design inside a rectangular frame on graph paper.

Decoratieontwerp in grijs en wit

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Two brown wash rug designs on squared graph paper, with scrolling borders and handwritten dimensions below.

Twee ontwerpen voor kleden voor de Java-China-Japan-Lijn

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Three ornamental bookplate designs on graph paper: a yellow lattice pattern and two grey scrolling foliate panels.

Drie ontwerpen voor een ex libris

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1940

Design sheet on grid paper with watercolor ornamental borders, pixel-patterned band, pencil scrolls and a black and grey carp

Ontwerpen voor een kleed met ornamentale randen

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Three decorative design studies on grid paper: a patterned band with blue crosses, a central symmetrical wave motif, and a re

Drie decoratieve ontwerpen

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Grey wash design drawing of a symmetrical foliage pattern with scrolls and acanthus leaves on graph paper, with a small sketc

Ontwerp voor een kleed (?) met bladmotief

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Pencil and watercolor design studies on grid paper with geometric spirals, stylized foliage and a pink repeating pattern.

Enkele ontwerpen

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Black ink drawing of ten stylized doves in a symmetrical pattern, designed for a tapestry, on cream paper.

Ontwerp voor wandtapijt met tien duiven

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Brown ink drawing of five cows drinking at a ditch edge, with a woman in a bonnet among them on a flat meadow.

Vijf koeien drinkende aan een slootkant

Willem Maris, 1854

Brown wash drawing of a forest path with grazing cows, figures, two riders and tall trees under a cloudy sky.

Boslandschap met figuren en vee

Jacob Maris, 1847

Monochrome wash drawing of a young couple standing close together, one leaning head toward the other, in soft grey tones.

Jeugdig paar

Matthijs Maris, 1849

Engraved neoclassical frontispiece with columns, pediment and inscriptions, with a harbor scene of ships in the central panel

Kalligrafie ter ere van de veertigste verjaardag van koningin Wilhelmina van Pruisen, 1814

Pieter Toornenburgh, 1814

Pencil sketch of a café interior with a standing woman in a long dress and seated figures, dated 1887.

Kapstok in een café

George Hendrik Breitner, 1887

Etching of the Leidse Poort in Amsterdam with a drawbridge, canal boat, townspeople on the quay and gabled houses behind.

Gezicht op de Leidsepoort te Amsterdam

Jan Veenhuysen, 1664

Etching of the Jan Roodenpoort tower and a three-arched canal bridge in Amsterdam, with gabled houses and moored boats.

Gezicht op de Jan Roodenpoortstoren te Amsterdam

Jan Veenhuysen, 1664

Etching of a tall clock tower beside a canal, with a stone arched bridge, moored boats, gabled houses and a tree.

Gezicht op de Munttoren te Amsterdam

Jan Veenhuysen, 1664

Etching of a tall clock tower beside a busy harbour with masted ships, rowing boats, and gabled houses along the quay.

Gezicht op de Haringpakkerstoren te Amsterdam

Jan Veenhuysen, 1664

Etching of the Schreierstoren tower in Amsterdam, with masted ships, rowing boats and a wooden jetty along the harbor.

Gezicht op de Schreierstoren te Amsterdam

Jan Veenhuysen, 1664

Etching of the Montelbaan tower in Amsterdam with a crowd on a quay and sailing ships with flags in the harbour.

Gezicht op de Montelbaanstoren te Amsterdam

Jan Veenhuysen, 1664

Engraved cityscape of a bridge over a harbor with masted ships, crowds of people, and gabled buildings.

Gezicht op het Paalhuis en de Nieuwe Brug te Amsterdam

Zacharias Webber, 1664

Woodcut of a standing old woman facing a seated figure beside a basket of eggs and a chicken, with insects flying above.

Boerin en broedende dominicaanse monnik

Hans Weiditz, 1505

Monochrome print of a young woman in ornate 16th-century dress with a feathered headdress, set before a landscape with a cast

Portret van een onbekende jonge vrouw

Johann Nepomuk Strixner, 1825

Engraved plan of the fort at Negombo with a street grid, river, and three-masted ships in the sea below.

Plattegrond van het fort bij Negombo

Johann Wolfgang Heydt, 1736

Oval etching of Mars and Venus with cupids, a shield, and draped curtains, after Simon Vouet, 1638.

Mars en Venus

Michel Dorigny, 1638

Etching of Venus embracing Adonis, who holds a spear, with hunting dogs and cherubs in an oval landscape.

Venus en Adonis

Michel Dorigny, 1638

Pencil drawing of a man with long curly hair and a direct gaze, on grey paper with cut corners.

Portret van een man

Gérard ter Borch, 1645

Grey chalk drawing of a man with wavy shoulder-length hair and mustache, on blue-grey paper with cut corners.

Portret van een man

Gérard ter Borch, 1648

Pen and ink portrait of an elderly bearded man with a bald head and hatched jacket, signed by Paul de Saint-Étienne.

Portret van Jean Macé

Paul de Saint-Étienne, 1815

Loose pencil sketch of a man raising a cane beside a woman in a long dress, with faint underdrawing behind.

Leo Gestel en An Overtoom met bloemstuk

Leo Gestel, 1937

Ontwerp voor raam in het Amsterdams Lyceum

Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst, 1922

Engraved print of a Roman emperor's marble bust on a pedestal, with Medusa and lion ornaments on the cuirass.

Buste van keizer Trajanus

Hubert Quellinus, 1646

Colour illustrated sheet showing paper making in a mill at centre, surrounded by scenes of paper use, writing, reading and ca

Productie en gebruik van papier

Belin et Bethmont, 1850

Engraving of a classical marble bust of a woman with braided hair and draped garment on a pedestal, labelled Octavia.

Buste van Octavia

Hubert Quellinus, 1646

Engraved bust of Caracalla with curly hair and beard on a stepped pedestal, numbered 38 with caption below.

Buste van keizer Caracalla

Hubert Quellinus, 1646

Engraving of a classical marble bust of a woman labelled Terentia, set on a pedestal within an arched niche.

Buste van Terentia

Hubert Quellinus, 1646

Engraving of a classical marble bust of a woman with curled hair and draped garment on a pedestal.

Buste van keizerin Julia Mamaea

Hubert Quellinus, 1646

Engraved print of a classical bust of a woman with curled hair and draped cloak on a pedestal, labeled Agrippina.

Buste van Agrippina de Jongere

Hubert Quellinus, 1646

Engraved portrait of an elderly man in a black gown and powdered wig holding a paper, within an ornate decorative frame.

Portret van Alphonse des Vignoles op 80-jarige leeftijd

Johann Georg Wolfgang, 1734

Print of a seated woman with hair pinned up, wearing a dark shawl, hands folded, beside a dark drape.

Portret van Maria Vaillant

Wallerant Vaillant, 1650

Lithograph of a decorated Frascati hall in Amsterdam with statues, palms, and well-dressed guests at tables under a patterned

Soiree in Frascati te Amsterdam gedurende de kermis van 1845

Johannes Hilverdink, 1845

Lithograph of a crowded 1854 Amsterdam ballroom with chandeliers, classical statues, palms and people in period dress.

Soiree in Frascati te Amsterdam gedurende de kermis van 1854

Carel Christiaan Antony Last, 1854

Hand-coloured print of soldiers in a military sortie with explosions and smoke near a fortress, 1832.

Uitval van de Bezetting van de Citadel van Antwerpen bij de Lunet St. Laurent / (10 December 1832.)

Johannes Steyn, 1832

Etching of winged archangel Michael with shield and helmet striking a dragon amid clouds, with Dutch verse below.

De Heilige Michaël bewaakt de hemelpoort

Jacob van Oost, 1621

Etching of a bull standing on a grassy path beside a tree and wooden fence, with flat land behind.

Landschap met stier

Dirk van Oosterhoudt, 1766

Engraved allegorical memorial sheet with a seated haloed figure, a large crown, a crucifix, and numbered narrative banners, d

Memorieblad van de Societas van Augustinus voor Albrecht van Oostenrijk, 1621

Jan Baptiste Collaert, 1621

Etching of an elderly man in spectacles leaning over a large open book, one hand resting on the page.

Portret van de verzamelaar Sebastiano Resta

Jacob van Oost, 1631

Etched landscape with cows wading in water, a goat and resting sheep, dense trees and clouds in the background.

Landschap met schapen, geit en koeien

Dirk van Oosterhoudt, 1766

Etching of two cows in a landscape, one reclining and one standing beside a gnarled tree and a pool of water.

Landschap met twee koeien

Dirk van Oosterhoudt, 1766

Kop van een stier

Dirk van Oosterhoudt, 1766

Etching of a standing cow and a lying cow beneath a tree in an open landscape.

Staande en liggende koe

Dirk van Oosterhoudt, 1766

Etching of a landscape with a sandy bank, a walker with a dog on a path, a tall tree and a farmhouse beside water.

Landschap met wandelaar met hond

Gerrit Adrianus van Oosterhoudt, 1802

Print of a gnarled oak tree over a path where a man in a hat walks with a dog, with tents in the background.

Landschap met man en hond

Gerrit Adrianus van Oosterhoudt, 1809

Etching of a narrow cobbled street in Arles with old houses, a man in a long coat, a child, and birds in the sky.

Straatje in Arles

Philip Zilcken, 1920

Etching of rocky cliffs above a calm sea with distant sailboats and birds in the sky.

Aan de Middelandsche Zee

Philip Zilcken, 1920

Etching of ruined castle walls on a rocky hilltop above sparse shrubs and sandy ground, by Philip Zilcken, 1920.

Ruïnes van het kasteel van Les Baux

Philip Zilcken, 1920

Etching of a stone tower on a hillside above a river, with houses and cypress trees along the bank.

Avignon. Tour Philippe le Bel

Philip Zilcken, 1920

Etching of a gondola moored in a narrow Venetian canal beside brick buildings with arched doorways.

Regendag te Venetië

Philip Zilcken, 1920

Etching of a crumbling Venetian palace water gate with a pointed arch and two gondolas moored in the canal.

Vervallen paleispoort te Venetië

Philip Zilcken, 1920

Etching of sailing boats on a Venetian lagoon, with a bell tower and domed buildings on the distant skyline.

In de lagune van Venetië

Philip Zilcken, 1920

Etching of a Venetian canal with an arched stone bridge, a gondola beneath it, and old brick buildings with balconies.

Grachtje in Venetië

Philip Zilcken, 1920

Etching of a Nile riverbank town at evening, with feluccas on calm water, a minaret and palm tree.

Avond aan den Nijl

Philip Zilcken, 1920

Etching of pyramids rising over a river and flat landscape with palm trees on the left, under a hatched sky.

Opkomende Semoem (Kaïro)

Philip Zilcken, 1920

Etching of an old fortress with a round tower, a camel rider and walkers on sand, with birds in the sky.

Oude wallen van Salad'hin (Kaïro)

Philip Zilcken, 1920

Etching of a narrow old Cairo street with a domed minaret at the end and figures in robes and veils walking below.

Straat in Oud-Kaïro

Philip Zilcken, 1920

Engraving of a sleeping putto lying across a dolphin amid curling foliage and waves.

Slapende putto op dolfijn

Giovanni Andrea Maglioli, 1580

Engraving of a winged sea horse with a curled tail ending in a flower-like form, over stylized waves.

Gevleugeld zeepaard met aan het einde van zijn staart een open blad waaruit twee stampers steken

Giovanni Andrea Maglioli, 1580

Engraving of a fantastical sea horse with curled tail, leafy fins and a bearded chin, rising above waves.

Zeepaard met bladvormige vinnen en een sik

Giovanni Andrea Maglioli, 1580

Etching of the ruined Koningsveld monastery with a tall tower, broken stone walls, and small figures among the rubble.

Gezicht op de ruïne van het klooster Koningsveld

Coenraet Decker, 1680

Engraved map of an imaginary landscape with mountains, islands, a volcano and bilingual Dutch and French titles.

Topografische kaart van een niet bestaand gebied

H. Reding, 1839

Portret van Alcibiades

Willem van Senus, 1783

Lithograph portrait of a seated man in a dark coat holding an open book, with handwritten inscriptions on the mount below.

Portret van Willem Vrolik

Henricus Wilhelmus Couwenberg, 1848

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a wide hat and fur-trimmed cloak, with a Latin inscription below.

Portret van Heinrich Aldegrever

Simon Frisius, 1610

Colour print of the Rotterdam zoo with a central pond, birds, visitors and framed vignettes of animal houses.

Gezichten op de dierentuin in Rotterdam

Hendrik Wilhelmus Last, 1865