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134,044 works

Ink drawing of a maid carrying a tray of caricature faces stepping over a ledge marked Verkiezingen, by Johan Braakensiek, 19

Design for illustration in De Amsterdammer: The Dutch Virgin as a maid with a tray of glasses stumbles over the step…

Johan Braakensiek, 1924

Pencil sketch of a standing draped female figure with one arm raised, study for an illustration by Johan Braakensiek.

Design for illustration in De Amsterdammer: Justitia (August 28, 1920)

Johan Braakensiek, 1920

Engraved oval portrait of a man with shoulder-length hair and mustache, wearing armor and a sash, with French inscription bel

Portrait of Peter I the Great, Tsar of Russia

Jacob Houbraken, 1725

Engraved oval portrait of a man in armour with curly hair and moustache, captioned Petrus de I ste, on a stone plinth.

Portrait of Peter I the Great, Tsar of Russia

Jacob Houbraken, 1752

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a feathered hat and dark cloak, labeled Philippe II, by Jacob Houbraken, 1777.

Portrait of Philip II, King of Spain

Jacob Houbraken, 1777

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a dark doublet, white ruff and chain, within a decorative stone frame.

Portrait of Philip II, King of Spain

Jacob Houbraken, 1771

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar and chain, labeled Filips de Tweede, Koning van Spagne.

Portrait of Philip II, King of Spain

Jacob Houbraken, 1773

Engraved oval portrait of a man with a white collar and ornate chain, within a decorative rectangular border.

Portrait of Philip IV, King of Spain

Jacob Houbraken, 1747

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a lace collar and embroidered costume, with caption Filips de Vierde, Koning van Spagne.

Portrait of Philip IV, King of Spain

Jacob Houbraken, 1749

Engraved oval portrait of Benedict Pictet in a curled wig and dark gown, with an inscription band around the frame.

Portrait of Benedict Pictet at the age of 52

Jacob Houbraken, 1708

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a powdered wig and dark robe, with an inscription naming Harmen Henrik van de Poll.

Portrait of Harmen Henrik van de Poll

Jacob Houbraken, 1772

Engraved oval portrait of a man with white hair and dark coat, within a decorative frame and empty cartouche below.

Portrait of Jan van de Poll

Jacob Houbraken, 1749

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a powdered wig and dark coat, within an ornamental frame with a blank cartouche below.

Portrait of Pieter van de Poll

Jacob Houbraken, 1749

Engraving of putti playing hopscotch on a hill while a child flies a kite near a tree, with French verse below.

Nine Men's Morris and Kite flying

Claudine Bouzonnet Stella, 1657

Engraving of four naked children playing skittles beside a brick wall and tree, with French verse below.

Skittles

Claudine Bouzonnet Stella, 1657

Etching of five nude children performing handstands and tumbles on a grassy hill, with French verse caption below.

Hielebillen or Standing-on-one's-head

Claudine Bouzonnet Stella, 1657

Lithograph of student types: central library scene with three men at a table, surrounded by vignettes of students in leafy bo

Leaf from Utrecht student almanac, 1862

Carel Christiaan Antony Last, 1862

Satirical pen drawing of men fighting over a boundary post in a street, with dogs, chickens and a couple watching on the righ

Caricature on the municipal borders of Nieuwer-Amstel, 1882

Bob, 1882

Bird's-eye engraving of the 1883 Amsterdam colonial exhibition with halls, a fountain, a gateway and crowds of visitors.

The International Colonial and Export Trade Exhibition in Amsterdam in 1883. Bird's-eye view, drawn by J.C. Greive Jr.

Tilly, E. & A., 1883

Lithograph of two men beside a wall chart of eight scenes, one pointing with a stick, the other holding a top hat near a ques

Student of the Athenaeum Illustre in Amsterdam points out scenes on a wall chart

Nicolaas de Roever, 1875

Watercolor portrait of a smiling blond man in a grey coat and white cravat, with a removable hair piece at the top of his hea

Portrait of Daniel Dijlius with cut-out, removable hair

Jacob Willemz. de Vos, 1806

Sixteen-panel woodcut sheet with moralizing animal and human scenes, hand-coloured in orange and blue, with Dutch verses.

Look young youth / here you can learn / How one must behave in the world

Johannes Kannewet, 1725

Sixteen hand-colored woodcut scenes of soldiers, burning houses and violence, arranged in a grid with Dutch captions.

Behold this print with attention all / You there the cruelty will find

Johannes Kannewet, 1725

Black and white print of a crowd at folk games on the Amstelveld, with a horse cart, acrobats on a frame and flags.

Folk games of 1887 on the Amstelveld in Amsterdam

Johan Braakensiek, 1887

Lithograph of a showman presenting a hydra, hyena and bear to a shocked audience on a stage.

Shocked public in front of an exhibited hydra, hyena and bear

Willem Steelink, 1887

Engraved print of an illuminated temporary facade of the Amsterdam town hall with statues, garlands and small figures, 1802.

Illumination for the City Hall in Amsterdam on June 2, 1802

Daniël Veelwaard, 1802

Engraving of armed men attacking officials in an ornate council chamber under a large chandelier, with a crowd behind.

Attack by artillerymen on the members of the Amsterdam city government, 1796

Daniël Vrijdag, 1799

Triptych woodblock print of a battle with soldiers, spears, cavalry, a Japanese rising sun flag and smoke clouds.

Telegram reports from Korea: the courageous army

Fujiwara Shin'ichi, 1894

Triptych print of uniformed Japanese officers greeting robed officials, with a rising sun flag and mounted soldiers at right.

Welcoming of the triumphant Japanese army

Adachi Ginkô, 1894

Woodblock print of five Japanese soldiers charging with swords at fleeing enemy troops among pines and rocky hills.

In the Chinchon region, five military engineers drive away more than a hundred Chinese soldiers

Mizuno Toshikata, 1894

Night woodblock print of soldiers firing cannons as a searchlight beam hits a burning fortress across the water.

Using an electric searchlight during the attack on Pyongyang

Kobayashi Kiyochika, 1894

Triptych night scene of an attack with explosions, smoke, soldiers and boats crossing a river under a moon.

Night attack by our armed forces on the Chinese camp at Pyongyang

Kobayashi Kiyochika, 1894

Triptych woodblock print of Japanese soldiers attacking a hilltop fort, with officers studying a map on the right.

Our army wins a great victory at Pyongyang in Korea, with surrender of the village - A part of the third division att…

Utagawa Kokunimasa, 1894

Woodblock print of a mounted officer leading soldiers in a fierce battle with flames and smoke behind them.

Overwhelming victory of the empire in the fierce battle for Pyongyang

Utagawa Kokunimasa, 1894

Woodblock print of mounted Japanese soldiers charging through rain against fleeing Chinese troops in a battle scene.

Grand victory of the Japanese Empire in the fierce battle at Pyongyang

Utagawa Kokunimasa, 1894

Japanese woodblock triptych of soldiers in white and red charging against blue-uniformed troops amid smoke and mountains.

The victory of the Japanese army in the attack on Pyongyang

Watanabe Nobukazu, 1894

Woodblock print of Japanese soldiers in white advancing with rifles and swords amid smoke, cannons and Chinese troops in blue

The Genzan soldiers marching to Pyongyang and the fierce battle between Japanese and Chinese troops

Nakamura Shûkô, 1894

Japanese triptych print of a battle with a mounted officer, charging soldiers, smoke, and mountains.

The great war for Pyongyang

Watanabe Nobukazu, 1894

Woodblock triptych of a battle with mounted officers, bayonet charging soldiers, a rising sun flag and smoke.

The fierce battle for Pyongyang during the First Sino-Japanese War

Migita Toshihide, 1894

Engraving of a Gothic church on fire with a crowd of onlookers and firefighters with buckets and a fire engine along the cana

Fire in the Kapelkerk in Alkmaar, 1760

Simon Fokke, 1760

Engraving of a Hague militia parade with soldiers, flags and white tents beside a tree-lined avenue of strollers.

Drill of the Hague civic guard on the Malieveld, 1760

Iven Besoet, 1760

Pencil drawing of a neo-rococo table with carved scroll legs and an eight-candle candelabra on top.

Table in neo-rococo style with a candelabrum with eight candles on it

Jules Fossey, 1850

Pencil design drawing of an ornate metal book cover with scrolling foliage, circular medallions and a central sunburst.

Metal-fitted bible binding, with the lamb on the book with the seven seals

Jules Fossey, 1840

Pencil and wash design drawing of a pendant with a round watch and three stylized floral blossoms on an orange sheet.

Design for a Pendant with a Watch

René Lalique, 1900

Design drawing of a lorgnette with a floral-decorated handle beside an oval pair of eyeglass frames on tan paper.

Design for a Lorgnette

René Lalique, 1900

Design drawing of two pendants with blue hydrangea flowers, gold leaves and blue enamel or stone drops on tan paper.

Design for Two Pendants

René Lalique, 1900

Pencil sketch of two loosely drawn human figures on tan paper, one wearing a wide-brimmed hat.

Two human figures

Fik Abbing, 1911

Still life of grapes, peaches, plums and white flowers in a woven basket on a stone ledge, with a walnut in front.

Still life with flowers and fruit in a basket

Anthony Oberman, 1791

Watercolor of a canal-side street with gabled white houses, red roofs, walking figures and their reflections in still water.

Slum in Ghent

George Hendrik Breitner, 1911

Brown wash drawing of a river with a windmill on the left and a sailing boat with a large sail on the right.

River view with sailing ship

Johannes Bosboom, 1846

Watercolor of a brown-sailed boat in shallow water with a second boat and seagulls under an overcast sky.

Bomschuit being pulled onto the beach

Hendrik Willem Mesdag, 1841

Etching of a still life with a basket of quinces, grapes, loose fruit and vine leaves on a mossy ground.

Still life with fruits

Johannes Arnoldus Boland, 1860

Etching of two mounted cavalry soldiers charging with swords across hilly land, with smoke and distant troops in the backgrou

Combat of a hussar and a cuirassier

Johannes Arnoldus Boland, 1860

Engraved still life of a flower bouquet in a vase with grapes and fruit on a stone ledge.

Still life of flowers and fruits

Johannes Arnoldus Boland, 1860

Engraved print of a young woman seated beside a dressing table and mirror in an interior with a folding screen.

A young woman does her toilet

Johannes Arnoldus Boland, 1860

Etching of horsemen and horses under a large tree, with a rearing white horse, a dog, and a cloudy sky.

The striking gray horse

Johannes Arnoldus Boland, 1860

Etching of a bearded hermit reading in a cave, surrounded by demons, flying witches, bats and grotesque creatures.

The temptation of Saint Anthony

Johannes Arnoldus Boland, 1860

Etched domestic scene of a merry family at a dining table with a dog, a window, and a stoneware jug on the floor.

The merry household

Johannes Arnoldus Boland, 1860

Etching of a sick woman in a white cap seated by a bed while a cloaked man stands beside her in a dim interior.

The sick woman

Johannes Arnoldus Boland, 1860

Etching of an Amsterdam canal with gabled buildings, a bridge, trees, and a moored cargo boat under a cloudy sky.

The Nieuwe Zijds Voorburgwal with the Oude Haarlemmersluis in Amsterdam (with topographical liberties)

Johannes Arnoldus Boland, 1860

Etching of a crowded river scene with boats, swimmers, and spectators on both banks under a sky with rainbows.

The soul fishing: allegory on the jealousy of the various religions during the Twelve Years' Truce between the Dutch…

Johannes Arnoldus Boland, 1860

Etching of a tree-lined path with riders on horseback beside a calm waterway with ducks.

The birch avenue

Johannes Arnoldus Boland, 1860

Etching of villagers at a peasant fair in front of a brick tavern, with a dog and a tree in the foreground.

Peasant kermis

Johannes Arnoldus Boland, 1860

Etching of a wooded landscape with large trees and small figures walking a path under a cloudy sky.

Forest view

Johannes Arnoldus Boland, 1860