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56,221 works

Halftone photograph of a night fireworks piece in Brussels, 1883, showing metal rods and framework glowing against dark sky.

Vuurwerk in Brussel

Alexandre, 1883

Book page with a rotated photo reproduction of an ornate Brussels school facade, with a French caption below.

Gezicht op een school in Brussel

Hector Colard, 1886

Etching of Kasteel Bentheim showing a stone castle with a round tower on a rocky hill with small figures.

Gezicht op Kasteel Bentheim

Jacob Ernst Marcus, 1816

Engraved view of Bentheim Castle from the west, with towers rising above trees and two figures on a path in the foreground.

Gezicht op Kasteel Bentheim vanaf de westkant

Louis Thümling, 1831

Engraving of a man embracing a reclining woman under a large tree in a forest, with a bow and arrow on the ground.

Cephalus en Procris

Crispijn van de Passe, 1611

Engraved landscape of a river with wading peasants, a mother and child on the bank, and large trees under a cloudy sky.

Latona en de Lycische boeren

Magdalena van de Passe, 1617

Engraving of two nude figures embracing by a stream under trees, with rocky hills and clouds behind, dated 1623.

Salmacis and Hermaphroditus

Magdalena van de Passe, 1623

Engraved view of Utrecht canal with moored sailing boats, tree-lined quay, Weerdpoort gate and bridge, and church tower.

Gezicht op de Weerdpoort en de Oude Rijn te Utrecht

Johann Gabriel Friedrich Poppel, 1863

Engraved street view of the Wittevrouwenpoort gate in Utrecht with a large tree, a canal, and a small boat.

Gezicht op de Wittevrouwenpoort te Utrecht

Franz Hablitschek, 1863

Etching of a reclining cow with horns, legs folded, head turned toward the viewer, on a pale background with a ground line.

Liggende koe

D. Merrem, 1700

Lithograph of the ruined Plompe Toren in Utrecht beside a canal, with a moored boat, trees, a house, and figures among rubble

Plompe Toren in Utrecht als ruïne

Cornelis van Hardenbergh, 1809

Brown ink drawing of a warrior thrusting his hand into a burning altar before a seated ruler and armored soldiers.

Mucius Scaevola voor Porsenna

Berendtsz. Lansinck, 1605

Pen drawing of an allegory of music showing musicians in a garden with a fountain, pergola, and figures in flanking column ni

Allegorie op de muziek

Theodoor Loockemans, 1605

Pen drawing of a mountain valley with a high wooden bridge on tall piers, a windmill, a town and flying birds.

Berglandschap met hoge brug

Jacob Matham, 1609

Engraving of an inquisition tribunal with officials seated at a draped table, a crucifix on the wall, and a kneeling figure.

Jezuïeten veroordelen een beschuldigde

Jan Luyken, 1692

Two etched emblems of the Inquisition: a cross with sword and olive branch, and a robed monk with a sword and branch.

Embleem van de Spaanse Inquisitie / Embleem van de Portugese Inquisitie in Goa

Jan Luyken, 1692

Etching with four stacked panoramic views of Dutch villages, showing church towers, farmhouses, livestock, a carriage and a f

Gezicht op Amstelveen, Sloten, Sloterdijk en Osdorp

Jan Luyken, 1693

Engraving of a bound man lifted on a ladder toward a fiery pyre, with soldiers and a crowd before a large civic building.

Jacob de Geldersman en Dirk Pietersz. Smuel op de Dam op de brandstapel, 1546

Jan Luyken, 1693

Lithograph of a stone arched bridge over a river in Turin, with classical buildings beyond and small boats on the water.

Gezicht op de Ponte Vittorio Emanuele I en Piazza Vittorio Veneto in Turijn

Louis Jules Frederic Villeneuve, 1829

Panoramic 19th-century print of Venice showing domes, a bell tower, sailing ships and boats on the lagoon.

Gezicht op Venetië

William French, 1852

Lithograph of an arcaded palace courtyard with columns, a balcony, and a woman walking across the paved ground.

Gezicht op de binnenplaats van Palazzo Scaglia di Verrua

Louis Jules Frederic Villeneuve, 1830

Etching of sailing ships and a steamship with smoke plume on choppy open sea under a cloudy sky.

Zeilschepen, een roeiboot, en een zeilstoomschip op open water

Henri Seghers, 1880

Etching of moored sailing boats at a jetty, two men wading with poles, and a steamboat under a cloudy sky.

Steiger van de veerdienst tussen Antwerpen en Temse

Henri Seghers, 1884

Etching of moored sailing ships and a wooden quay in a harbor under a cloudy sky.

Aangemeerde zeilschepen in een haven

Henri Seghers, 1880

Etching of a paddle steamer moored at a quay with wooden posts, figures, horses and a cart on the waterfront.

Raderstoomboot aangemeerd aan een kade

Henri Seghers, 1858

Etching of sailing ships and a rowboat with figures on choppy open water under a cloudy sky.

Zeilschepen en een roeiboot op open water

Henri Seghers, 1886

Etching of several sailing vessels on calm water with reflections, a distant harbor shoreline on the horizon.

Zeegezicht met zeilschepen

Henri Seghers, 1858

Etching of a riverside shipbuilding yard with hulls on a slipway, figures working, barges on the water and a hillside village

Scheepstimmerwerf aan de Maas tegenover Dinant

Henri Seghers, 1880

Engraving of the Pharos lighthouse of Alexandria with smoke rising, ships at sea, a city and figures in the foreground.

De vuurtoren van Alexandrië

Magdalena van de Passe, 1614

Hand-colored sheet with rows of small figures of Dutch street vendors and peddlers, each labeled with their wares.

Uitverkoopers / Colporteurs

Franciscus Antonius Beersmans, 1866

Hand-colored print of five uniformed military band musicians with drums, a tuba and a trumpet, with captions below.

Militaire band

Franciscus Antonius Beersmans, 1866

Hand-colored printed sheet with rows of small mounted figures beside Dutch and French verse columns.

Driekoningenbriefjes

Franciscus Antonius Beersmans, 1866

Twelve coloured panels retelling the Cinderella fairy tale, with Dutch and French captions beneath each scene.

Asschepoester door haar deugd en schoonheid / Wordt verheven tot de vorstelijke waardigheid / Cendrillon par sa vertu…

Franciscus Antonius Beersmans, 1866

Printed sheet of domino tiles in a pyramid and playing cards in a grid, some hand-colored, titled Domino en kaartspel.

Domino en kaartspel / Jeu de domino et de cartes

Franciscus Antonius Beersmans, 1866

Engraved rococo vignette with a reclining woman holding a cornucopia on clouds, flanked by putti, scrolls and flowers.

Vignet met vrouw met hoorn des overvloeds

Pierre-Edmé Babel, 1750

Etched rococo fountain vignette with putti on a pedestal, cascading water, garlanded arch and foliage, signed Babel, 1750.

Vignet met putti op een fontein

Pierre-Edmé Babel, 1750

Engraved rococo vignette with four putti in a scrolling cartouche, flowers hanging below, labeled Planche LX.

Vignet met vier putti in een cartouche

Pierre-Edmé Babel, 1750

Etched vignette of measuring instruments, rulers, compasses, scrolls and a feather arranged in a triangular composition benea

Vignet met diverse meetinstrumenten

Pierre-Edmé Babel, 1750

Photograph of the Congo section at the 1894 Antwerp exhibition, with a large statue, wooden crates and two women at a decorat

Congolese objecten tijdens de wereldtentoonstelling te Antwerpen

Th. Lantin, 1894

Engraving of Noah and his family watching animals, including elephants and lions, board the ark while birds fly overhead.

Noach gaat met zijn familie en de dieren aan boord van de ark

Cornelis Cort, 1558

Engraving of two oiled wrestlers grappling before a crowd of turbaned spectators, with a fortified gate and harbor behind.

Turkse olieworstelaars

Romano Alberti, 1585

Engraving of the Flood: naked figures struggle in floodwaters, some climbing a tree, while Noah's ark floats in the distance.

De zondvloed

Cornelis Cort, 1558

Engraving of Noah and family leaving the ark with animals as kneeling figures look up toward rays of divine light.

Noach dankt God voor de redding van de ark

Cornelis Cort, 1558

Print of labelled freshwater fish in framed boxes with Dutch captions, a large sturgeon in the centre, numbered No. 24.

Door visschen, in deez' print vertoond, / Zijn 's lands rivieren rijk bewoond

Johan Noman, 1806

Engraving of Noah and his family kneeling at an altar with smoke rising, a radiant divine name above, and an ark and rainbow

Offer van Noach

Cornelis Cort, 1558

Hand-colored print of nine framed freshwater fish with Dutch verse captions, including pike, salmon, carp and sturgeon.

Door visschen, in deez' print vertoond, / Zyn 's lands rivieren ryk bewoond

Noman & Zoon, Johan, 1830

Engraving of Noah drunk beneath a curtain with a wine jug, two sons covering him, and Noah planting vines in the background.

Dronkenschap van Noach

Cornelis Cort, 1558

Printed sheet with framed illustrations of fish, a whale, crab, shrimp, mussels and a ray, with Dutch verses below.

Ziet, kinders! op deez' prent verscheidenheid van visch, / Die ons de zee verschaft, meest smaaklijk op den disch

Johan Noman, 1806

Etching of a theatre set with an arched forest avenue leading to a waterfall, with costumed performers on stage.

Theaterdecor met bos en waterval

Willem Writs, 1760

Engraved theatre set of a street with classical facades, a statue, and figures in 18th-century dress under a cloudy sky.

Theaterdecor met een straat

Simon Fokke, 1774

Black and white caricature of two women in a park, one plucking a rose from a flower bed labeled Utrecht, Groningen and Leide

Stedenmaagd van Amsterdam en Minerva plukken professoren als bloemen uit perken

Johan Braakensiek, 1896

Engraved garden avenue with statues, pillars and a gate, with a woman and a kneeling man in the foreground.

Scène uit: De hovenier door liefde

Robbert Muys, 1774

Engraved print of a forest path with tall trees, two men in period costume standing in the foreground.

Scène uit: De dood van Johan en Garcias

Robbert Muys, 1779

Pencil sketch of a rural road with a small cottage, trees, and a multi-story building on the right under a cloudy sky.

Gezicht op het einde van de Postjesweg

Anthonie van Teijn, 1927

Brown wash drawing of a flat polder with windmills, a church tower, grazing cows and a figure under a cloudy sky.

Gezicht op Amsterdam vanaf de Sloterdijkermeerweg

Augustus Wijnantz, 1805

Pencil drawing of a canal with a wooden footbridge, a large tree, gabled houses and rowboats reflected in the water.

Gezicht op de Warmoestuinen gezien vanaf de Marco Polostraat naar de Hoofdweg

Anthonie van Teijn, 1927

Watercolor landscape of a winding river with sailboats, grazing cattle, a shepherd, and a distant town under cloudy skies.

Gezicht van Schenkenschans

Jan van Call, 1666

Grey wash drawing of a formal Dutch garden with parterres, cypress trees and a country house at the far end.

Huys van Sint Annaland

Jan van Call, 1698

Watercolor landscape of a town with a castle and windmill on a hill, riders on a road, and a shepherd with sheep in front.

Gezicht op Kleef van de Galgenberg

Jan van Call, 1680

Watercolor of a formal garden with a curved colonnade, fountain, ponds, a carriage and strollers beneath tall trees.

Amfitheater te Kleef, naar het Zuiden gezien

Jan van Call, 1675

Watercolor drawing of a formal garden with ponds, a statue, an obelisk and figures on gravel paths, seen through trees.

Amfitheater te Kleef, naar het Noorden gezien

Jan van Call, 1675

Charcoal sketch of canal houses, a large tree, and a figure in a small boat on the water.

Gezicht op De Krommert vanaf de Admiraal de Ruijterweg

Anthonie van Teijn, 1927

Woodcut of two armored knights in an arched hall holding a shield with checkered and lion heraldry, 1516.

De hertogen Willem en Lodewijk van Beieren

Caspar Clofigl, 1516

Colored lithograph of a red and green upholstered armchair and matching chaise with gold braid and tassels.

Fauteuil en stoel

Moll, 1885

Hand-colored plate of an armchair and side chair with carved frames and red floral upholstery, labeled Fauteuil et chaise.

Fauteuil en stoel

Marcal, 1885

Hand-colored print of a red upholstered armchair and side chair with gilded carved frames, Louis XIII to Louis XIV style.

Fauteuil en stoel

Hand-colored plate of a gilded settee with blue and patterned upholstery, from the Le Garde-Meuble seating collection.

Canapé

Hand-colored lithograph of two ornate upholstered armchairs with tassels, fringe, and tufted fabric, from Le Garde-Meuble.

Twee fauteuils

Engraving of a master at a table receiving money from servants while an armored guard stands nearby, with Latin text below.

Heer vraagt zijn dienaren om rekenschap

Harmen Jansz Muller, 1565

Engraved cartouche with scrolling strapwork and mask heads framing a Latin Bible verse from Romans 13.

Cartouche met een tekst uit het Bijbelboek Romeinen

Frans Huys, 1555

Hand-coloured 1831 map of Antwerp and its citadel showing fortifications, the Scheldt river, and a numbered legend.

Plattegrond van Antwerpen met de Citadel, 1831

Willem Cornelis van Baarsel, 1831

Engraving of two bearded men in period dress beside a stone archway, with a farm landscape and hills behind them.

Eerste voorwendsel: de nieuwe akker

Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert, 1559

Engraving of two men beside a herd of cattle and a bull, with a farmhouse and a plowing scene in the background.

Tweede voorwendsel: de nieuwe ossen

Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert, 1558

Mezzotint of a seated girl resting her head on her hand while three pigs drink from a dish beside a tree in a landscape.

Meisje met drie biggen

Richard Earlom, 1783

Engraved interior view of a Pompeian room with stone benches, painted walls, and a reclining bearded figure with a staff.

Trepidarium in Pompeï

Francesco Piranesi, 1805

Etching of a falconry hunt: a man holds a falcon, a woman rides a horse in a feathered hat, and hunting dogs rest on the gras

Valkenjacht

Jan Baptist de Wael, 1642

Etching of a loaded horse-drawn cart with a whip-holding man, a dog, a woman carrying chickens, and a cloudy sky.

De kar

Jan Baptist de Wael, 1642

Etching of a man in a top hat leading two horses across a rural landscape with hills and a farmhouse, 1831.

Landschap met een ruiter met paard aan de teugel

Auguste Herman Marie De Noter, 1831

Etching of a helmeted warrior with a billowing cloak beside a woman near a tree under a crescent moon.

Fingal vindt Conban-Cargla

Alexander Runciman, 1772

Etching of Apollo and Diana attacking Niobe's children in a wooded landscape, with figures lying on a cushion in the foregrou

Apollo en Diana doden de kinderen van Niobe

Alexander Runciman, 1746

Brown wash drawing of a busy 18th-century street with gabled houses, a horse and cart, and workers beside barrels.

Het Rokin, gezien naar de Munt

Jacob Cats, 1785

Brown wash drawing of figures stepping from a carriage beside a townhouse doorway, with a dog in the foreground.

De thuiskomst van twee leden van de vriendenkring

Jacob Cats, 1751

Brown wash drawing of travellers leaving an inn beside a carriage and horse, with a lantern and a Bible sign overhead.

Het verlaten van de herberg

Jacob Cats, 1751

Brown wash drawing of a horse and carriage by a tree, with figures on house steps and a balcony, a canal and church tower beh

De vrienden vertrekken van het huis van Haazel

Jacob Cats, 1751

Brown ink drawing of a tavern-like room where a man has fallen over a chair while others sit at a table.

Voorval tijdens een maaltijd van de vriendenkring

Jacob Cats, 1751

Watercolor of armed men in period dress feasting at a long table in a hall with a blue banner and drum.

De schuttersmaaltijd in de Voetboogdoelen te Amsterdam ter viering van het sluiten van de vrede van Munster, 18 juni…

Jacob Cats, 1779

Engraving of a young man and armored young woman walking hand in hand on a path, with a cupid above them in a tree.

Zwitserse jongeman met een jonge vrouw in wapenrusting

Johann Joseph Störchlin, 1751

Engraved map of the banne of Oostzaan and Oostzaandam showing canals, dikes, polders, a compass rose and scale bar.

Kaart van de banne Oostzaan en Oostzaandam

Johannes Leupenius, 1750

Sepia photographic portrait of a mustached man in a dark suit and cravat, framed by a decorative border on a book page.

The right hon. H. Campbell-Bannerman, M.P.

Russell & Sons, 1875

The Duke of Argyll, K.T., P.C.

Elliott & Fry, 1875

Engraved panorama of Nuremberg with a royal procession of horsemen and carriages on a road before a crowd of spectators.

Intocht van Jozef I te Neurenberg, 1705

Caspar Luyken, 1705

Engraved town view of Salanche with a church spire, river, mountains, and cherubs holding a coat of arms above.

Gezicht op Sallanches

Johannes de Ram, 1724

Etching of a river landscape with a kneeling youth recoiling from a large fish, an angel beside him, and a dog nearby.

Tobias schrikt van de vis

Herman van Swanevelt, 1629

Nine framed engraved scenes in red-brown ink showing court ceremonies, processions and royal interiors with captions below.

Schouwburg van den oorlog (blad XXII), 1721

Leonard Schenk, 1721

Etching of a village fire at Arnemuiden with burning thatched houses, billowing smoke, and a crowd fighting the blaze along a

Brand in Arnemuiden (plaat 1), 1802

George Kockers, 1803

Etching of a night fire consuming a large building as a crowd gestures on the grass below, with windmills on the horizon.

Brand in Arnemuiden (plaat 2), 1802

George Kockers, 1803