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73,865 works

Engraving of the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam with a tall spire, busy square, people, horses and carts.

Gezicht op de Nieuwe Kerk te Amsterdam

Pieter Hendricksz. Schut, 1662

Etching of an ornate carved pulpit in a Gothic church interior with vaulted arches and small figures near the railing.

Preekstoel in de Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam

Pieter Holsteyn, 1649

Engraving with two oval medallion scenes showing groups of figures in period dress before arches, with Latin inscriptions bel

Twee voorstellingen op penningdoos: schenking van het nieuwe wapen van Amsterdam, 1342; toevoeging van de keizerskroo…

Jan Goeree, 1723

Etching of a funerary monument with a winged figure in an arched niche, two seated mourning women, and an inscription panel.

Grafmonument voor Francois Lemoine

Charles-François Hutin, 1764

Etching of a funerary monument with two draped female figures, a cameo portrait on the pedestal, and an inscribed tablet.

Grafmonument voor Edmé Bouchardon

Charles-François Hutin, 1764

Etched half-length portrait of a bearded man in a plumed hat and white collar, with a draped cloak, on a pale sheet.

Portret van Willem Jacobsz. Delff

Jacob Taanman, 1872

Engraved portrait of a robed scholar writing at a sloped desk beside a flower vase, with an inscribed tablet above.

Portret van Erasmus

Albrecht Dürer, 1526

Etching of an ornate carved cabinet with vessels on top, beside an upholstered bench, on a cream sheet.

Kastje uit de eerste helft der 17e eeuw

Jacob Taanman, 1873

Buste van een jongen met muts

Jacob Taanman, 1846

Etched bust portrait of a young woman in a lace bonnet and beaded necklace, with fine cross-hatched shading.

Meisje met kapje op het hoofd

Jacob Taanman, 1846

Etching of two children in a wooden interior bending over a sheet of illustrated pages, with a chair and scattered paper near

Twee kinderen met een kinderprent

Jacob Taanman, 1873

Black and white print of a rainy Amsterdam street with gabled houses, women with baskets, a child, and a horse cart.

Gezicht op een straat in Amsterdam, mogelijk de Kloveniersburgwal

Heuer & Kirmse, 1870

Black and white print of a rainy Amsterdam street with gabled houses, cobblestones, pedestrians and a horse-drawn cart.

Gezicht op een straat in Amsterdam, mogelijk de Kloveniersburgwal

Heuer & Kirmse, 1868

Engraving of Saturn holding a scythe and a child, with reapers harvesting grain and horses and a wagon in a hilly landscape.

Saturnus

Jan Saenredam, 1596

Pen-and-ink view of the Kloveniersburgwal canal in Amsterdam with a bridge, townhouses, trees and a church tower.

Gezicht op de Kloveniersburgwal

Willem Wenckebach, 1870

Engraved architectural plate showing a window surround with a curved pediment, drapery garlands and carved ornament.

Vensteromlijstingen

Johann Thomas Hauer, 1781

Lithograph of a man in a top hat reading a book from outdoor bookstall baskets on a quay, with city buildings behind.

Man bekijkt op een kade uitgestalde boeken

Cham, 1845

Colored caricature of a seated man at a writing desk with two standing visitors, from the series La Vie littéraire.

Alexandre Dumas achter zijn schrijftafel

Cham, 1844

Engraved caricature of a small man with curly hair holding a cane and a booklet, standing on a checkered floor.

Portret van La Grandeur

Jacques-Philippe Le Bas, 1738

Lithograph of two men examining a small open book, one holding it and the other leaning in to look closely.

Twee mannen bekijken een boek

Honoré Daumier, 1844

Lithograph of a violinist and a clown beside a barrel of albums, under a banner advertising Gihaut's shop in Paris.

Advertentie voor uitgever Gihaut te Parijs

Nicolas Toussaint Charlet, 1820

Etching of a drawbridge accident: rescuers pull people and horses from a canal while onlookers watch from the bridge and shor

Redding van graaf Johan Maurits na het ongeluk op de brug van Franeker, 1665

Jan de Visscher, 1665

Etching of a crowd gathered beneath a wooden gate-like frame on a city street, with a horseback rider and a kneeling man.

Dankzegging door graaf Johan Maurits na het ongeluk op de brug van Franeker, 1665

Jan de Visscher, 1665

Engraved title page with an oval cartouche bearing an inscription, framed by scrollwork ornament on a blank sheet.

Titelprent met cartouche

Adamo Scultori, 1585

Engraved allegory of a studio with a winged commerce figure above two men, portfolios, prints and a harbour view with ships.

Herdenkingsprent ter nagedachtenis van Pierre-François Basan

Pierre Philippe Choffard, 1798

Etching of an older wigged man at a window handing prints to a young boy, with ivy framing the window.

Prenthandelaar

Richard de Saint-Non, 1755

Engraving of a seated woman and standing man in a shop interior with framed prints on the walls, 1782.

Prenthandelaarster Emilie met een bewonderaar in haar winkel

E.A. Giraud, 1782

Printed plate of the ornate Tuileries Palace facade in Paris with arched windows and a domed pavilion, on a book page.

Tuilerieënpaleis te Parijs

Clouzard & Soulier, 1858

Engraving of Saint Catherine of Siena with a crown of thorns, holding a lily, book and heart, with Latin text below.

Heilige Catharina van Siena

Jan Sadeler, 1580

Portret van een onbekend meisje

Frederik Salberg, 1907

Woodcut of a muscular hero wrestling a horned bull-like creature among trees, with dense hatched lines.

Hercules worstelt met Acheloüs

Gabriel Salmon, 1528

Woodcut of Hercules fighting the many-headed Hydra of Lerna, raising a sword above the serpent's writhing heads.

Hercules doodt de Hydra van Lerna

Gabriel Salmon, 1528

Woodcut of nude Hercules wrestling two cattle beside a club and foliage, with dense hatched shading.

Hercules en de runderen van Geryon

Gabriel Salmon, 1528

Pen and wash drawing of a ragged standing man holding a hat and walking stick against a sketched street background.

Bedelaar

Alexander Ver Huell, 1854

Pen and wash drawing of a standing man wrapped in a draped cloth, arms folded, with touches of red.

Man die een laken om zich heen slaat

Alexander Ver Huell, 1854

Man met zwaard in historisch kostuum

Alexander Ver Huell, 1854

Dienstmeid

Alexander Ver Huell, 1854

Engraved oval portrait bust of Pope Innocent XI in clerical dress, inscribed on a stone pedestal below.

Portret van paus Innocentius XI

Johann Georg Mentzel, 1687

Hand-colored print of an abbey with a church spire beside a river, with grazing animals and hills under a pink and blue sky.

Gezicht op de abdij van Saint-Martin-lès-Langres

Israël Silvestre, 1650

Hand-coloured engraving of the Château de Lésigny with formal gardens, a central fountain and a coat of arms above.

Gezicht op het kasteel van Lésigny

Israël Silvestre, 1654

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a lace collar, framed by a coat of arms, eagle, and Latin inscription.

Portret van Isaak Volmar

Pieter de Jode, 1628

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in studded armor, surrounded by flags, weapons, a heron and coats of arms.

Portret van Joachim Christian

Pieter de Jode, 1658

Engraving of winged Time rowing a boat with robed passengers past a mountain landscape and a tower with a lamp.

Vader Tijd neemt het leven weg

Bernard Picart, 1693

Black diamond-shaped woodcut bookplate with swirling flames over an altar and Latin lettering around the border.

Vignet ter herinnering aan Mary Vincentia Huizinga-Schorer

Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst, 1919

Engraving of allegorical figures in clouds: a winged man lifts a woman while a putto and two seated figures look up.

Plafondschildering met allegorische figuren

Bernard Picart, 1692

Engraving of an allegory with a seated woman writing in a book, surrounded by figures, instruments, and a celestial scene.

Allegorie met Geschiedenis die de historie schrijft

Bernard Picart, 1726

Engraved kitchen interior with seated figures among baskets of cabbages and vegetables, pewter jugs on a shelf beside a windo

Interieur met zittende figuren en groentemanden

Jacques Beauvarlet, 1756

Engraving of a fruit seller with a basket of apples among women, children and men in a dim interior with baskets and cabbages

Fruitverkoopster

Jacques Beauvarlet, 1756

Engraved forest scene with two birds among branches beside a large tree trunk, with a clearing beyond.

Nachtegaal en een leeuwerik in het bos

Noach van der Meer, 1777

Engraved print with an allegorical scene of seated figures and cherubs above a symmetrical ornamental design with flowers and

Personificatie van de Poëzie en ornamenten

Bernard Picart, 1727

Engraving of a dancing bear standing upright among other bears in a rocky forest clearing.

Dansende beer tussen andere beren

Noach van der Meer, 1777

Engraving of two men in a church interior, one pointing at a tomb inscribed CENTENARIUS OBIIT, with a stone urn above.

Twee mannen bij een graf

Noach van der Meer, 1777

Engraved 18th-century street scene of men in coats and hats gesturing near townhouses and a tree, with a seated figure at lef

Man wordt op straat uitgelachen

Noach van der Meer, 1777

Engraved 1777 print of a man drawing a sword while a seated woman gestures toward him in a paneled interior.

Man trekt zijn zwaard om zelfmoord te plegen

Noach van der Meer, 1777

Engraving of a man raising his hat in a room with portraits, an ornate chair, and two children at an open door.

Historie van de hoed

Noach van der Meer, 1777

Engraving of six dogs in a garden beside an ivy-covered wall, with tall trees and a colonnade in the background.

Zes honden in een tuin

Noach van der Meer, 1777

Engraved interior scene with three women in a room with a laid table, open door, bookcase and a music stand.

Om hulp vragende vrouw

Noach van der Meer, 1777

Engraving of a rider on a horse with a man holding a whip, beside a large tree and a barn, in a rural landscape.

Ruiter op een veulen en een man met een rijzweep

Noach van der Meer, 1777

Engraving of a man gesturing in a draped room, with a dove perched on a table beside a mirror and a chair.

Duif voor een spiegel

Noach van der Meer, 1777

Engraving of two men in a garden by a brick wall and tree, one pointing while the other leans on a shovel.

Man toont zijn knie aan een doodgraver

Noach van der Meer, 1777

Engraving of a young woman in a white dress reading an open book at a small table under leafy trees, in an oval frame.

Lezende jonge vrouw

Wilhelm Arndt, 1799

Etching of a bearded elderly man in a prayer shawl and headwear, reading from an open book.

Biddende joodse man

Hermann Struck, 1913

Hand-coloured 1846 satirical print with several comic vignettes of figures in town scenes, a peep show and a carriage.

Satrische voorstellingen

Andreas Geiger, 1846

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a curled periwig and cloak, with a Latin inscription and coat of arms below.

Portret van Theodor Ernst Zahn

Johann Paul Hoffmann, 1669