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56,135 works

Engraving of five nude putti aiming bows and arrows at a bird on a pole in a wooded landscape with a distant building.

Vijf putti schieten met pijl en boog op papegaai

Cornelis Danckerts, 1613

Engraved expedition map with numbered route, brigade formations at top, compass rose, rivers, forests and coastline.

Kaart van de expeditie van Govert Knol om Pangerang Depati Anom op te halen

Jacob van der Schley, 1724

Engraved bird's-eye view of the fortified city of Valletta, Malta, with bastions, harbor and galleys.

Gezicht op Valletta te Malta in vogelvluchtperspectief

Jean Boisseau, 1648

Hand-coloured print of six vignettes showing disobedient children, each with a Dutch rhyme beneath, dated 1825.

De ongehoorzame kinderen

Cornelis Johannes Koster, 1825

Hand-colored print with eight small scenes of children's activities and Dutch verses, including fishing, a goat ride and blin

Kinderlijke bedrijven

Frederik Christiaan Fuchs, 1825

Hand-colored print with six scenes of girls working and playing indoors and in a garden, each with a Dutch verse.

De werkende en spelende meisjes

Cornelis Johannes Koster, 1825

Hand-coloured print with twelve scenes of children playing indoor games, each captioned with Dutch verse.

Hier ziet ge in twaalf prenttafreelen, / Verscheidene u bekende spelen. / Het spelen past ook aan de jeugd, / Doch ee…

Cornelis Johannes Koster, 1825

Hand-colored print of eight street vendors in the Dutch East Indies with baskets, produce, and shoulder poles, labeled in Mal

Straatverkopers

Gualtherus Kolff, 1868

Hand-coloured print of rice production scenes: ploughing, harvesting, carrying sheaves, and a water-powered rice mill.

Rijstproductie

Gualtherus Kolff, 1868

Colour print of labelled Indonesian gamelan instruments including gong, kendang, gambang kajoe, bonang and gender on a pale b

Muziekinstrumenten

Gualtherus Kolff, 1868

Hand-coloured print of nine animals and insects with bilingual labels, including a tiger, elephant, rhinoceros and orangutan.

Dieren

Gualtherus Kolff, 1868

Hand-colored print of nine street vendors and figures from the Dutch East Indies, with Malay and Dutch captions.

Beroepen en figuren

Gualtherus Kolff, 1868

Etching of sailing boats on calm water with fishermen on the shore and windmills on the distant horizon under clouds.

Binnenwater met zeilschepen en vissers op de oever

Reinier Nooms, 1656

Etching of figures on a shore beside a beached sailing ship, with sailboats on calm water and clouds overhead.

Strand met een op het zand getrokken zeilschip

Reinier Nooms, 1654

Etching of calm inland water with sailing ships, rowboats, and figures on a shoreline under a cloudy sky.

Binnenwater met verschillende zeilschepen

Reinier Nooms, 1654

Etching of a three-masted merchant ship being repaired in calm water, with small boats and workers beside it.

Reparaties aan de romp van een koopvaardijschip

Reinier Nooms, 1652

Etching of a fleet of sailing ships with flags and rigging on calm water, small rowing boats in front, cloudy sky.

Vloot van Nederlandse schepen

Reinier Nooms, 1652

Etching of two large sailing ships with flags on choppy seas, smaller ships on the horizon under a cloudy sky.

Twee grote zeilschepen met vlaggen

Reinier Nooms, 1652

Etching of a large merchant ship with full sails beside smaller boats on calm water, with distant sailing vessels and a town

Koopvaardijschip

Reinier Nooms, 1652

Etching of a ship leaning on its side while workers repair its hull from small boats and the shore.

Reparaties aan de romp van een schip

Reinier Nooms, 1652

Etching of a dismasted sailing ship aground near rocky cliffs, with crew on shore and other ships on rough sea.

Onttakeld zeilschip

Reinier Nooms, 1652

Etching of the arcaded gallery of the Palais Royal in Paris with a formal garden and walking figures.

Gezicht op de galerie van het Palais Royal

Israël Silvestre, 1631

Printed plate of seated villagers and fetish figures among banana plants at the village of M'banza, Congo.

Inwoners van M'banza Congo

Franz Thonner, 1896

Photographic plate of a tomb among banana and palm trees at a village, rotated on a book page with a French caption.

Graven te M'banza Congo

Franz Thonner, 1896

Black and white photo plate of thatched huts and palm trees in the village of Evamkoyo, with figures near the dwellings.

Woningen te Evamkoyo

Franz Thonner, 1896

Black-and-white plate of a thatched hut in a village clearing with trees, palm fronds and figures near the entrance.

Exterieur van een woning te Evamkoyo

Franz Thonner, 1896

Sideways black-and-white plate of a village clearing with banana plants, palms, wooden posts and thatched huts.

Plein te Evamkoyo

Franz Thonner, 1896

Photograph of a woman in a sesame field beside felled tree trunks and dense vegetation, printed on a book page.

Vrouw voor een sesamveld nabij Evamkoyo

Franz Thonner, 1896

Black and white plate of a village with thatched huts, a wooden fence and trees, captioned Boyolo, village des Banza.

Woningen te Bogolo

Franz Thonner, 1896

Black and white photo plate of thatched huts and banana plants at Bogolo, with a caption in French.

Woningen en zitmeubilair te Bogolo

Franz Thonner, 1896

Photo plate of a fetish place among banana plants and wooden structures in the village of Bogolo, on an album page.

Plein met religieuze beelden te Bogolo

Franz Thonner, 1896

Three shirtless men with beaded necklaces and metal armbands stand outdoors in a photographic plate from an 1896 book.

Portret van drie mannen van de Banza te Bogolo

Franz Thonner, 1896

Black-and-white plate of a river cascade framed by dense trees and bare branches, with rocks along the bank.

Gezicht op de rivier Likame nabij Bogolo

Franz Thonner, 1896

Printed book plate of a rural post station with a stone pillar, fence and trees, captioned Le poste de Bogolo.

Exterieur van het postkantoor te Bogolo

Franz Thonner, 1896

Engraved botanical print of three anemone flowers on stems with leaves, each labeled with a Latin cultivar name.

Drie cultivars uit het genus anemone

Simon de Passe, 1617

Black and white photo of dense forest undergrowth and a large tree trunk with sunlight filtering through the canopy.

Struikgewas nabij Bogolo

Franz Thonner, 1896

Engraved plate of two anemone cultivars with leaves, buds and bees, numbered 16 on a book page.

Twee cultivars uit het genus anemone

Crispijn van de Passe, 1617

Engraved botanical plate showing two plants and a large daisy-like flower with a bee flying above, numbered 18.

Eranthemum en koeienoog

Crispijn van de Passe, 1617

Engraved botanical plate of two narcissus varieties with a bulb and a bee, labeled in Latin and Dutch.

Twee soorten narcissen

Crispijn van de Passe, 1617

Etching of a rustic interior with figures drinking and gathering around a fireplace, barrels and a stool nearby.

Interieur met figuren rond open haard

Jacques Dassonville, 1629

Etching of a greyhound lying on grass with a second greyhound standing in the distance at left.

Hazewindhonden

Jan Dasveldt, 1780

Print of two ivory reliefs from a manuscript cover showing Bacchus's triumph and Diana in a chariot, with French text on the

Ivoren omslagen van een manuscript met een reliëf, voorstellende de triomf van Bacchus en Diana op een strijdwagen

Poly, 1859

Pen drawing of a man in bath trunks gripping a bathing hut while an attendant points at the sea; two gentlemen in top hats wa

Politieke spotprent met Van Lynden van Sandenburg, 1882

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1882

Engraving of a scribe writing at a table as a crowned woman and attendants stand nearby in an arched interior with bookshelve

Izebel laat brieven naar de oudsten en aanzienlijksten sturen

Philips Galle, 1559

Engraving of robed men and horsemen gathered before a stone building as a judge watches, with a Latin caption below.

Nabot wordt vals beschuldigd van godslastering en majesteitsschennis

Philips Galle, 1559

Ink lithograph of a snarling tiger crouched in tall grass, with a flag in the distance and the caption Waak Nederland!

Politieke spotprent over Atjeh, 1882

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1882

Engraving of men stoning a kneeling bearded figure outside a city wall, with an elder watching and stones in baskets.

Steniging van Nabot

Philips Galle, 1559

Hand-colored postcard of a tree-lined street in Paramaribo with wooden houses, palms and a woman with a parasol.

Paramaribo, Dominéstraat

Eugen Klein, 1900

Sepia postcard of Paramaribo harbour with a wooden sailboat on the shore, colonial buildings, and a moored ship.

Paramaribo : Havengezicht

Eugen Klein, 1900

Sepia postcard of Paramaribo street with wooden church tower, pedestrians, palm trees and an inset tram scene.

Paramaribo : Waterkant. Luth. Kerk. Willemschool

Eugen Klein, 1895

Photograph of three silver statuettes on marble pedestals beside an 1870 auction catalogue page listing lots 1206 to 1208.

Drie gouden sculpturen

Goupil & Cie., 1870

Ink drawing of a reclining nude woman with two horses and birds in a black-bordered vignette by Leo Gestel, 1931.

Venus Vignet voor boek 'L'art Hollandais contemporain' van Paul Fierens; liggend naakt met daarbij afgebeeld twee paa…

Leo Gestel, 1931

Ink sketch of bathing women on a beach with a seated nude, a gull above and wave lines in the background.

Baadsters (schets)

Leo Gestel, 1915

Black and white drawing of a reclining nude woman with two horses, a winged figure, and sun over waves.

Liggende vrouw met twee paarden

Leo Gestel, 1931

Hand-colored print: men carry a body from a tomb on the left; a man tends an injured figure beside a donkey on the right.

Doden begraven en barmhartige Samaritaan

Gerrit de Broen, 1684

Pen sketch of two standing horses with a foal bending its head in the lower right corner.

Twee paarden en een veulen

Leo Gestel, 1926

Pen drawing of a windmill beside a calm waterway with trees on the left and reflections in the water.

Molen aan het water

Jan Paul Valkema Blouw, 1894

Pen and pencil sketch of two nude women, one seated in front and one reclining behind, with loose wavy lines suggesting water

Twee naakte vrouwen in het water

Leo Gestel, 1891

Monochrome print of a winter landscape with a stone bridge over a frozen canal, a smoking cottage, bare trees and figures.

Winterlandschap

Jacob van Kouwenhoven, 1782

Etching of the Doge's Palace facade in Venice with arcades, a central statue, and people in period dress walking below.

Façade van het Dogepaleis te Venetië

Jacobus Laurus, 1638

Engraving of a long arcaded two-story facade with statues on top and pedestrians in the street below.

Façade van de Biblioteca Marciana te Venetië

Jacobus Laurus, 1638

Engraving of St Mark's Square in Venice with the basilica domes, a tall bell tower, arcades, and allegorical figures in the f

San Marcoplein te Venetië

Jacobus Laurus, 1638

Etched print of St Mark's Square in Venice with a tall campanile, two columns, domed buildings and arcaded palace facades.

Hoek van het San Marcoplein met het Dogepaleis en de zuil met de Leeuw van Venetië

Jacobus Laurus, 1638

Engraved title page with architectural cartouche, coat of arms, urns and printed dedication text, showing fountains of Rome.

Titelprent met architecturale cartouche met wapenschild, titel en opdracht

Domenico Parasacchi, 1637

Etching of falconers on horseback and hunting dogs as falcons attack herons and ducks in flight over a landscape.

Valkenjacht op reigers en eenden

Richard Gaywood, 1671

Etching of several anglers on a riverbank landing fish with long rods, a basket of catch and a wicker trap in the foreground.

Hengelen

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1671

Etching of a partridge hunt: riders on horseback, spaniels, a hawk chasing birds over a field, and a falconer pointing.

Jacht op patrijsvogels

Richard Gaywood, 1671

Engraving of a falconry scene with a hawk attacking a pheasant, a hunter with dogs, and mounted riders beside a wooden gate i

Valkenjacht op fazanten

Richard Gaywood, 1671

Etching of hunters on horseback and hounds chasing an otter along a riverbank beneath trees, with birds in the sky.

Otterjacht

Richard Gaywood, 1671

Engraving of hunters with greyhounds pointing at fleeing fallow deer near a wooden gate in a wooded landscape.

Herten nagejaagd door jachthonden

Richard Gaywood, 1671

Engraving of a stag surrounded by hounds, with mounted hunters and men on foot in a wooded landscape.

Hertenjacht

Richard Gaywood, 1671

Etched print of a fox hunt: hounds chase a fox up a rocky bank past mounted riders in a wooded landscape.

Fox Hunt

Richard Gaywood, 1671

Engraved title page with a stag head, hunting dogs, a rifle, spears and arrows framing an empty central cartouche.

Titelprent voor een serie met prenten over de jacht

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1646

Etching of five black and white hounds in varied poses, with a separate study of a dog's head at upper right.

Vijf jachthonden

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1647

Etching of six lean hunting dogs, two seated in front and four standing behind, on an open ground with shrubs.

Twee zittende en vier staande jachthonden

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1646

Etching of six hunting dogs in varied poses, standing, sitting and lying down, by Wenceslaus Hollar, 1646.

Zes jachthonden

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1646

Etching of eleven hunting dogs grouped on open ground, some standing and some lying down, with fine hatched shading.

Elf jachthonden

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1646

Etching with several studies of hunting dogs: standing full figures, a crouching dog, and detailed heads in various views.

Studies van jachthonden

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1646

Engraved print of the San Salvatore church facade in Venice, with an obelisk, fountain and figures in the foreground.

Chiesa di San Salvatore te Venetië

Fabio Berardi, 1738

Engraved allegory with a seated woman, a crowned shield, peacocks and swans in a wooded landscape, within an ornate border.

Allegorie op het element lucht, in een cartouche

Sébastien Leclerc, 1670

Engraving of elderly figures spinning and seated outdoors near a cottage, with a young couple flirting at right.

Ouderdom

Nicolas de Larmessin, 1735

Grey wash drawing of a wooden shed and snowy dyke with figures, flagpoles and ship masts in a harbor beyond.

Gezicht op de Oosterdoksdijk

George Pieter Westenberg, 1801

Pencil drawing of boats and spectators on a harbor, with sails, rowing boats, flags and a pavilion in the distance.

Gezicht op de eerste wedstrijd van de Koninklijke Roei- en Zeilvereniging in 1848

Johannes Hilverdink, 1848

Pen and watercolor drawing of two sailing boats moored at a wooden jetty beside a tiled-roof house, with a figure standing on

Gezicht op vissersboten en bothuisjes op het IJ

George Pieter Westenberg, 1801

Watercolor of moored sailing boats with masts and sails on calm water under a hazy sky.

Gezicht op het Westerdok

Everhardus Koster, 1850

Pen and wash drawing of a wooden harbor crane, moored ships and a town wall along a waterfront.

Gezicht op de scheepskraan in het IJ met de hoek van de Lastage

Antonina Houbraken, 1706

Watercolor of a painter in a top hat working at an easel in a studio filled with plaster casts and paintings.

Schilder in zijn atelier

Teunis Christoffel Beynink, 1800

Sepia drawing of a round watchtower beside a canal with moored boats and gabled houses along the quayside.

Gezicht op de wachttoren aan het IJ

Antonina Houbraken, 1706

Pencil sketch of a Dutch waterfront cityscape with gabled houses, church spires, masts, and a bridge over water.

Gezicht op de Nieuwe Brug

Willem Hekking jr., 1835

Pen and grey wash drawing of a gabled building with a domed bell tower and entrance canopy on a town square.

Gezicht op het Paalhuis en de Nieuwe Brug

Jan van Kessel, 1651

Hand-colored comic-strip print of fifteen scenes of Little Red Riding Hood and the wolf, with Dutch verses below each panel.

Rood-kapje kan tot leering zijn / Aan kind'ren zoo wel groot als klein: / Altoos heeft de ongehoorzaamheid / Zich zel…

Monogrammist GCB, 1850

Twelve-panel hand-colored Dutch print showing a wedding celebration with dancing, dining, and a carriage, captioned in rhymin

Neemt, kleinen, neemt vrolijk, beziet deze prent, / Zij maakt u met Kloris en Roosje bekend, / En hoe zij hun bruilof…

Petrus Christiaan Leonardus van Staden Czn, 1850

Engraved architectural view of a festival hall interior with timber roof trusses, columns, a chandelier and a raised stage.

Interieur van het Feestgebouw waar het muziekfeest is gehouden, 1854

Samuel Lankhout, 1855

Watercolor drawing of seven figures in a row, including street vendors with placards, a woman fishing and a seated woman with

Zeven figuren

Pierre Jean Fardon, 1850

Watercolor sketch of five figures in a row, including a sailor, an old man with canes, and a donkey cart.

Vijf figuren

Pierre Jean Fardon, 1850

Greenish print of the dead Christ reclining with a halo, crown of thorns and two mourning women behind him.

Bewening van Christus

Huib Luns, 1931