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Engraved view of the Binnenhof courtyard in The Hague with a Gothic hall, turrets, figures and a tree.

View of the Binnenhof in The Hague

Jan Caspar Philips, 1745

Ink drawing of several blackletter title designs reading Deutsche Bücherei with ornamental flourishes and variant sketches.

Type design for a book published by Dr. P. Kieft

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1884

Grey wash design drawing of a classical ewer and a two-handled footed bowl on a ruled sheet.

Design for a jug and bowl

Jean Guillaume Moitte, 1790

Engraved print of a cavalry battle on dunes, with armoured knights, horses, fallen soldiers and a distant town and windmill.

Battle between the Lord of Breauté and Gerrit Abrahamsz. Lekkerbeetje on the Vughterheide, 1600

Joannes van Doetechum, 1600

Engraving of a seated allegorical woman with an anchor pointing upward beside a kneeling bearded man labeled Judas, among rui

Judas and hope (Spes)

Hans Collaert, 1576

Pencil drawing of three cows in a meadow, one grazing and two lying down, beside a wooden fence and a tree.

Three cows in a meadow near a gate

Pieter de Goeje, 1809

Grey wash drawing of a helmeted figure in a sand circle facing robed men, with soldiers, a city wall and trees behind.

Popilius Laenas draws a circle around Antiochus IV Epiphanes in the sand

Jurriaan Andriessen, 1752

Grey wash sketch of a theatre curtain design with classical columns, a seated woman, a lute player and putti.

Sketch for a stage curtain in The Hague

Jurriaan Andriessen, 1803

Pen and brown ink sketch of a theatre interior with a draped curtain, a seated man, and a standing woman beside a pillar.

Sketch for a stage curtain in The Hague, seen from the side

Jurriaan Andriessen, 1803

Ink and wash drawing of an organ grinder and a child beside a house, with a sailboat and figures at windows.

Design for the face of a clock with an organ grinder in front of a house

Jurriaan Andriessen, 1752

Pen and grey wash design of a symmetrical facade with a radiant cloud above a central arch inscribed PAX.

Design for a decoration on the building of Felix Meritis

Jurriaan Andriessen, 1802

Pen and wash architectural elevation of a classical building with a dome, pediment, and central columned portico.

Design for decorations on the Felix Meritis building

Jurriaan Andriessen, 1806

Brown ink and wash drawing of four putti playing music under a tree within an arched overdoor design.

Design for an overdoor with making-music putti

Jurriaan Andriessen, 1752

Grey ink drawing of a man and woman at a table beside two landscape sketches with trees and sky.

Sketch of man and woman at table and two sketches of landscapes

Jurriaan Andriessen, 1752

Hand-coloured print of a printing workshop with workers at presses and type cases, with Dutch verses above and below.

With reverence and admiration, / Must you view this plate, / The reason for it, dear youth, / I will unfold to you he…

M. Hemeleers-van Houter, 1827

Hand-coloured print of figures of all ages climbing a numbered staircase of life beneath a Memento Mori plaque.

The ladder of old age

Hermanus Numan, 1827

Etching of a village with a tall church tower and windmill under cloudy skies, with a cow and two figures on a dirt road.

View of Rhenen(?)

Johannes Pieter van Wisselingh, 1830

Etching of two figures on a rural road beside a large tree, thatched cottage, shrubs and a conifer under a hatched sky.

Two persons on a country road

Johannes Pieter van Wisselingh, 1830

Etching of a dense forest with tall trees beside a still water surface, two small figures walking on a path.

Forest view with a body of water

Johannes Pieter van Wisselingh, 1830

Dark print of a moonlit landscape with trees, shrubs and water beneath a glowing moon behind clouds.

Landscape by moonlight

Johannes Pieter van Wisselingh, 1830

Satirical lithograph of drunk men, a skeleton, devils, a duel and card players arranged in rows on a sheet.

Caricature in Leiden student almanac, 1847

Alexander Ver Huell, 1847

Satirical lithograph of 1845 with many small vignettes of students, a winged skeleton, an hourglass and grotesque heads.

Caricature in Leiden student almanac, 1845

Alexander Ver Huell, 1845

Lithograph page with small vignettes of student life, including a seated young man resting his head on his hand at the center

Caricature in Leiden student almanac, 1848

Alexander Ver Huell, 1848

Sketched page of vignettes around a man in a top hat with women and a dog, with VARIA lettering below, from an 1842 student a

Caricature in Leiden student almanac, 1842

Alexander Ver Huell, 1842

Lithograph of militia men resting with women and a dog on a slope, with soldiers in formation on a hill behind.

Caricature in Leiden student almanac, 1849

Carel Christiaan Antony Last, 1849

Lithograph of allegorical vignettes with a seated writer, cherubs, a donkey, a serpent and a skull, framed by foliage.

Caricature in Leiden student almanac, 1850

Carel Christiaan Antony Last, 1850

Engraving of two laureate figures, Dante and Virgil, entering hell through a rocky gate with a tree and wooden doors.

Dante and Virgil enter hell through a gate

Aegidius Sadeler, 1580

Engraving of a bearded woodcutter carrying an axe over his shoulder, walking among felled and standing trees in a forest.

Fable of the woodcutter and the forest

Aegidius Sadeler, 1608

Engraving of a leaping chamois pierced by a hunter's spear on a cliff, with a town and trees in the distance.

Fable of the chamois and the hunter

Aegidius Sadeler, 1608

Engraving of robed men on a rocky hillside pointing at a mountain beside a tree, with a mouse in the foreground.

Fable of the mountain in labor

Aegidius Sadeler, 1608

Etching of a lion and donkey confronting a rooster in a hilly landscape, with a castle and river behind them.

Fable of the lion, donkey and rooster

Aegidius Sadeler, 1608

Etching of a shaggy bison surrounded by a goat, donkey, dog, weasel and camel in a hilly landscape.

Fable of the bison and the other animals

Aegidius Sadeler, 1608

Etching of a rhinoceros in the foreground under a tree, with three elephants standing behind it in a landscape.

Fable of the rhinoceros and the elephants

Aegidius Sadeler, 1608

Hand-coloured print with eight small scenes of Dutch figures at work, including a milkmaid, a flower seller and an organ grin

Thus every man contributes his share, / For the salvation and benefit of society

Lutkie & Cranenburg, 1848

Printed sheet with domino tiles in a pyramid and a grid of hand-coloured playing cards by suit and court figures.

Domino and card game

Lutkie & Cranenburg, 1848

Hand-colored print of twelve framed bird vignettes with Dutch labels, including nightingale, lark, finch and parrot.

Museum of birds

Lutkie & Cranenburg, 1848

Engraving of the ruined Dunamare Castle on a hill, with a thatched cottage and figures in the foreground.

View of the ruins of Dunamare castle

Engraved print of ruined Carlingford Castle on a grassy mound, with hills behind and a path leading to cottages.

View of the ruins of Carlingford castle

Engraved print of Carlingford Abbey ruins in County Louth, with a conical mountain rising behind the broken walls.

View of the ruins of the abbey of Carlingford

Engraved print of Mellifont Abbey ruins with arches and a stone wall under a cloudy sky, with a distant church on the left.

View from the southwest of the ruins of the abbey of Mellifont

James Newton, 1793

Engraving of ruined abbey with gothic windows, a stone wall, gravestones and a seated figure under a cloudy sky.

View of the ruins of Carnew castle

James Newton, 1792

Engraving of the ruins of Baltinglass Abbey with a stone tower, arched windows, ivy-covered walls and a cloudy sky.

View of the ruins of the abbey in Baltinglass

James Newton, 1793

Engraving of the ruined Roche Castle on a hill, with two small figures in the foreground under a cloudy sky.

View of the ruins of Castle Roche

Thomas Medland, 1791

Etching of a shepherd with a hat and staff lying asleep on a large boulder, with shrubs at the edges.

A shepherd lies on a boulder

Cornelis Bloemaert, 1700

Etching of cattle herders resting by a tree, one standing with a staff while others sleep, with a cow and basket nearby.

Cattle herders

Cornelis Bloemaert, 1638

Etching of a reclining woman in a cap beside two hens, a wicker basket and a jug under a cloudy sky.

Reclining woman with chickens

Cornelis Bloemaert, 1700

Etching of a standing man with a staff looking up at birds, beside a resting animal in a hilly landscape.

Two boys

Cornelis Bloemaert, 1700

Etching of a seated peddler with a basket on his back and a dog at his feet, resting beside a tree in an open landscape.

A resting peddler

Cornelis Bloemaert, 1700

Etching of a seated goatherd in a wide hat playing a pipe beside two goats under a tree.

Goat herder

Cornelis Bloemaert, 1700

Etching of a sleeping hunter beside a tree, with a hunting dog, a dead hare hanging from a staff, and leafy branches above.

Sleeping hunter

Cornelis Bloemaert, 1700

Etching of a seated spinning woman and two shepherd boys with a sheep in an open landscape, numbered 8.

Spinner with two shepherd boys

Cornelis Bloemaert, 1700

Engraved bird's-eye map of the star-shaped fortified town of Groenlo with bastions, houses, a church tower and moats.

Map of Groenlo

Nicolaes van Geelkercken, 1653

Grey wash drawing of soldiers arresting a chained man in a dining room while diners react with raised hands.

Arrest of Pieter Dirksz. Hasselaer, 1573

Joannes Pieter Visser Bender, 1809

Pencil drawing of the siege of Alkmaar in 1573 seen from Oudorp, with tents, soldiers, windmills and town churches.

Siege of Alkmaar in 1573, seen from Oudorp

Bernardus Gerardus ten Berge, 1861

Pencil drawing of the 1573 siege of Alkmaar showing soldiers, cannon, a stormbridge and the walled town skyline.

Siege of Alkmaar in 1573, seen from the north

Bernardus Gerardus ten Berge, 1861

Grey wash drawing of soldiers fighting in a field before a walled city with a church and windmills.

Sortie on the Boshuyser schans, 1574

J.C. Wendel, 1835

Grey wash drawing of townspeople suffering famine during the siege of Leiden, with a soldier, a cart and a tower.

Famine during the siege of Leiden, 1574

J.C. Wendel, 1854

Woodblock print of a snowy river with boats, a wooden bridge, and a figure with umbrella on the bank.

Snow on Ayase river

Takahashi Hiroaki, 1915

Hand-colored 18th-century print of a town hall and cobbled square with a carriage and people in period dress.

View of the Town Hall at Nuremberg

Georg Balthasar Probst, 1742

Engraved 1702 map of the Seven United Netherlands with provinces, coats of arms, and a decorative title cartouche.

Map of the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands

Caspar Specht, 1702

Engraved street view of Piazza Colonna in Rome with the tall column, palace facades, fountain, carriages and pedestrians.

Piazza Colonna with the Column of Marcus Aurelius in Rome

Giovanni Battista Falda, 1665

Horizontal engraving of mythological nude figures, a winged messenger, a dog, and a distant classical building in a landscape

Detail of pitcher with the Judgment of Paris

Jacob Neefs, 1630

Hand-colored print of a busy harbor with ships, workers with barrels, and a grand stone building on the quay.

View of the Town Hall and the port at Marseille

Jean-François Daumont, 1745

Grey wash drawing of a castle gatehouse with an arched bridge over water, surrounded by trees and small figures.

Gate of the castle at Buren

Cornelis Pronk, 1701

Pen and ink drawing of two muscular arms in anatomical study, with hatched shading and drapery at the right edge.

Two Anatomical Studies of An Arm

Jacques de Gheyn, 1615

Engraving of Abraham and Hagar walking with young Ismael on a path, an angel in the clouds above, and a house at right.

Abraham expels Hagar and Ishmael

Adriaen Collaert, 1585

Engraving of a priest offering bread and wine to a kneeling warrior before a crowd of armed soldiers and spears.

Abraham's meeting with Melchizedek

Adriaen Collaert, 1585

Engraving of Abraham and Lot walking under a tree with travelers, animals and mountains behind them.

Abraham and Lot leave for Canaan

Adriaen Collaert, 1585

Engraving of Abraham kneeling before three winged angels at a table under a tree, with a woman in a doorway.

Abraham and the three angels

Adriaen Collaert, 1585

Engraving of Abraham stopped by an angel from sacrificing Isaac, with a ram in a tree and a landscape beyond.

Sacrifice of Isaac

Adriaen Collaert, 1585

Black and white lithograph of a gothic church interior with wooden pews, stone pillars, vaulted ceilings and tall arched wind

Library at the Walburg Church in Zutphen

Bertha van Hasselt, 1931

Etching of a crowded market square with canvas stalls, a monument, and a large Gothic brick town hall with a tower.

Grote Markt in Bruges

Gerrit Haverkamp, 1882

Etching of a sleeping spotted dog stretched across a cushion, head resting, paws extended.

Sleeping dog

Bertha van Hasselt, 1930

Etching of Parisian quayside houses, a Gothic cathedral apse and spire, and figures standing on the riverbank.

Île de la Cité in Paris

Gerrit Haverkamp, 1882

Etching of moored sailing barges beside a factory with smoking chimney, a horse cart on the quay, and grassy dunes on the lef

Moored barges near a factory

Gerrit Haverkamp, 1882

Etching of an evening market crowd in front of a turreted brick weigh house, with lit stalls and figures on a cobbled square.

Market near the Waag on the Nieuwmarkt in Amsterdam in the evening

Gerrit Haverkamp, 1882

Etching of the Zijlpoort gate in Leiden with a tower, canal, moored boats and a large tree under a cloudy sky.

Zijlpoort, Leiden

Gerrit Haverkamp, 1882

Etching of Don Quixote and Sancho at a table with a robed figure, two dogs and three birds in flight around them.

Scene from the story of Don Quixote

Christoph Weigel, 1725

Engraving of a preacher before a judge and crowd, with a winged devil and scales of justice, in a Rembrandt-style manner.

Paul before Felix

William Hogarth, 1752

Engraved street scene of a stagecoach at an inn, with passengers, men riding on the roof, and a crowd of onlookers.

Carriage near an inn

William Hogarth, 1747

Engraving of a mounted rider expelling fallen men from a columned temple while a kneeling priest prays and women and children

Expulsion of Heliodorus from the temple

Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert, 1549

Engraved print with a hooded man's portrait beside a satirical scene of a writer, a devil, and dogs among stacked books.

Portrait of Gregorio Leti

Bernard Picart, 1697

Engraved triptych of Mary holding the sleeping Christ child, flanked by bearded apostles in side panels.

Triptych with four apostles and in the middle Mary with the Christ Child on her lap

Jean Baptiste Pierre Michiels, 1831

Engraved triptych: a woman holds a sleeping infant in the centre, flanked by two pairs of bearded men.

Triptych: Mary with Christ on her lap, and two groups of two apostles

Jean Baptiste Pierre Michiels, 1831

Etching of two spaniel dogs by a stone staircase and wall, with ivy, a hanging hunting horn, and a distant landscape.

Two partridge dogs by a staircase

Joseph Moerenhout, 1811

Etching of two churches side by side, one with a tall spire and the other a gothic chapel, under a cloudy sky.

Two churches

Kornelis Jzn de Wijs, 1842

Engraving of the Adoration of the Magi with Mary, the Christ Child, kneeling king, ox, dog and star above.

The Adoration of the Magi

Guillaume Collaert, 1620

Engraved interior with two seated women at a table, a standing servant in a white bonnet, and an ornate fireplace.

The new maid

Richard Brend’amour, 1876

Engraved interior of a crowded hall with men viewing prints on long tables beneath crystal chandeliers.

Art discussion in Arti et Amicitiae in Amsterdam

Johannes de Mare, 1851

Engraving of a priest seated among veiled women in a dim church, with a procession of hooded figures under a moonlit sky.

Priest among veiled women

Johannes de Mare, 1845

Engraving of two hermit saints in a rocky landscape with two lions lying in the foreground under a cloudy sky.

Visit of St. Anthony to St. Paul the Hermit

Johannes de Mare, 1845

Engraving of a battle scene with mounted officers, cannons, smoke, and a fallen soldier before a mountain range.

Battlefield

Johannes de Mare, 1816

Engraving of a uniformed leader over a map with officers and workers digging a canal in a hilly landscape.

Napoleon decides on the breakthrough of the Canal de Saint-Quentin

Johannes de Mare, 1816

Pen and grey wash sketch of turbaned men gathered around a table in an interior, engaged in discussion.

Sketch of Christ among the scribes

Jurriaan Andriessen, 1752

Grey wash drawing of nude putti in combat, some wielding swords, with one fallen figure at the lower right.

Warring putti

Jurriaan Andriessen, 1752

Grey wash drawing of putti in an oval frame with grapes, a vessel and a staff, playing with Bacchus attributes.

Putti with the attributes of Bacchus

Jurriaan Andriessen, 1752