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56,150 works

Etching of a spotted cow lying in a meadow beside a wooden post, with trees and a distant town on the horizon.

Bonte koe, liggend bij een houten paal

Jacobus Cornelis Gaal, 1853

Etching of three cows on a grassy dune beside a pool, under a cloudy sky with small birds.

Drie kalveren

Jacobus Cornelis Gaal, 1856

Sepia photo plate of the Langworthy wing of Salford Museum and Art Gallery in Peel Park, with figures and a carriage on the l

Gezicht op het Salford Museum and Art Gallery bij Manchester

Alfred Brothers, 1868

Sepia print of old half-timbered gabled buildings on Chapel Street, Salford, with a carriage, beside a printed text page.

Gezicht op Chapel Street in Salford

Alfred Brothers, 1868

Sepia photograph of old timber-framed buildings along a street in Greengate, Salford, with a shop sign and cloudy sky.

Gezicht op een straat in Greengate in Salford

Alfred Brothers, 1868

Engraving of a grand garden fountain with a central organ, sculpted figures, winged trumpeters and framing trees.

Fontein met hydraulisch orgel in de tuinen van de Villa d'Este te Tivoli

Giovanni Francesco Venturini, 1653

Engraved street view of the Oude Doelen building with a stepped gable, tower, and figures in period dress on a square.

Gezicht op de Oude Doelen te Alkmaar

Leonard Schenk, 1736

Engraving of the Geest gate in Alkmaar beside a canal, with a church behind trees and a rowing boat in the foreground.

Gezicht op de Geesterpoort te Alkmaar

Leonard Schenk, 1736

Oval vignette of a dirt road between trees and a stone cottage, captioned The parish boundary line, beside a printed title pa

The parish boundary line

Sepia photographic plate of a stone church with a square tower and pointed windows, beside a page of printed text.

Cury

Sepia photograph of the manor house Bochym surrounded by trees, mounted beside a book page of text.

Bochym

Engraved view of the Hof van Sonoy with a tall tower, gateway, stepped gables and strolling figures in the foreground.

Gezicht op het Hof van Sonoy te Alkmaar

Leonard Schenk, 1736

Open book page showing a photographic plate of seven ancient stone celts labelled Celts from Bochym, with descriptive text op

Celts from Bochym

Engraving of a seated woman with flower crown holding a cornucopia of fruit and a wheat sheaf on an ornate pedestal.

Personificatie van Overvloed

Robert van Audenaerde, 1673

Engraving with an armored soldier, a nude allegorical woman with a cornucopia, and two medallions showing a prelate and a shi

Portret van Marcantonio Barbarigo en de personificatie van Gods Gunst

Robert van Audenaerde, 1673

Engraving of a muscular man in a flowing cloak grappling with a lion on a decorated stone pedestal.

Personificatie van Moed

Robert van Audenaerde, 1673

Drawing of three women reading an open book, with a handwritten 1895 New Year greeting and Paris address.

Nieuwsjaarswens van Octave Uzanne voor het jaar 1895

Henri Patrice Dillon, 1894

Engraved allegory with a seated woman, stacked books and armor, and an oval medallion portrait of a bearded man.

Portret van Girolamo Barbarigo en de personificatie van Gezag

Robert van Audenaerde, 1673

Engraved print of three heraldic coats of arms on a tasseled cushion, topped by a papal tiara and crown.

Drie wapenschilden

Robert van Audenaerde, 1673

Engraved street view of Amsterdam's Dolhuis with a canal, a barrel-laden rowboat, pedestrians and a horse cart.

Gezicht op het Dolhuis te Amsterdam

Hendrik de Leth, 1726

Engraved street view of the Spinhuis building in Amsterdam with a horse cart and pedestrians in front, 1726.

Gezicht op het Spinhuis te Amsterdam

Hendrik de Leth, 1726

Etching of a courtyard with a cobbled path, picket fences and figures, leading to a long building with a central pediment.

Gezicht op de binnenplaats van het Oudemannenhuis te Amsterdam

Jan Veenhuysen, 1664

Engraved print of the Palazzo della Cancelleria in Rome with figures, a carriage and dogs in the piazza below.

Palazzo della Cancelleria te Rome

Alessandro Specchi, 1699

Engraved view of the Palazzo Farnese in Rome with fountains, horsemen and pedestrians in a city square.

Palazzo Farnese te Rome

Alessandro Specchi, 1699

Open book with text on left and a microscope photograph of a spider's foot with curved bristles on right.

Microscoopopname van een spinnenpoot

Arthur E. Smith, 1898

Engraved aerial view of the pentagonal Villa Farnese at Caprarola with formal gardens, terraces and small figures.

Villa Farnese te Caprarola

Alessandro Specchi, 1699

Engraved view of Palazzo Farnese in Rome with horseback riders and pedestrians in the square and a fountain at left.

Achterzijde van Palazzo Farnese te Rome

Alessandro Specchi, 1699

Engraving of the Palazzo Madama in Rome across Piazza Madama, with a long baroque facade and figures in the square.

Palazzo Madama te Rome

Alessandro Specchi, 1699

Engraved view of Trinità dei Monti and Villa Medici in Rome, with horsemen, a fountain and numbered labels, 1699.

Villa Medici en de Trinita dei Monti te Rome

Alessandro Specchi, 1699

Engraved print of the Palazzo Borghese in Rome with a tall tower, courtyard, horse rider and pedestrians under cloudy sky.

Palazzo Borghese te Rome

Alessandro Specchi, 1699

Engraving of a palace facade with statues, towers and a balustraded garden terrace, with figures and a carriage in the courty

Achterzijde van de Villa Medici te Rome

Alessandro Specchi, 1699

Engraved view of the Villa Mondragone palace at Frascati with towers, walled gardens, a carriage and figures on the road.

Villa Mondragone te Frascati

Alessandro Specchi, 1699

Engraving of a crowded city square with armed men, a church tower, gabled houses, and a boat in the foreground.

Alteratie van Amsterdam, 26 mei 1578

Hendrik Post, 1728

Etching of a crowded town square with a tall clock tower, gabled houses, a boat, and armed men in period dress.

Alteratie van Amsterdam, 26 mei 1578

Simon Fokke, 1782

Japanese woodblock print of a pink lacquered box holding a Daruma doll, vases with gold sprigs, and ribbons beside calligraph

Stilleven

Engraving of a Gothic church interior with a crowd of figures in disorder amid statues, pillars and scattered debris.

De Sint-Bavokerk in Haarlem bestormd door protestanten, 1578

Simon Fokke, 1747

Etching of a crowd storming a Gothic church interior, with figures attacking religious objects near the altar.

De Sint-Bavokerk in Haarlem bestormd door protestanten, 1578

Simon Fokke, 1782

Lithograph of armed men and a crowd in a vaulted hall, with a cannon and sacks in the foreground.

Amsterdam kiest de Staatse zijde, 1578

Christiaan Lodewijk van Kesteren, 1853

Etching of musketeers and cavalry fighting before a walled town with a church spire and a distant army camp.

Verovering van de stad Limburg, 1578

Frans van den Wyngaerde, 1643

Etching of a large sailing ship and small boats on choppy water, with a city skyline and church towers on the horizon.

Gezicht op het IJ met roeiboot

Frederik Ottens, 1717

Engraved 1742 siege plan of Prague showing fortifications, the river, and rows of troop formations around the city.

Plan van het beleg van Praag, 1742

Theodorus Otten, 1742

Etching of sailing ships tossed by rough waves, with a small rowboat in the foreground and a distant fleet under cloudy skies

Schepen op zee

Frederik Ottens, 1717

Engraving of men lowering Christ's body from the cross as mourning women stand nearby and kneeling men hold a shroud.

Kruisafname

Frederik Ottens, 1718

Lithograph of the Mer de Glace glacier between jagged snowy peaks, with hikers and a stone building on a rocky slope.

Zicht op Le Chapeau bij de gletsjer Mer-de-Glace

Ad. Cuvillier, 1858

Lithograph of snowy mountain peaks and a glacier above trees, with a figure and dog on a wooden bridge over a stream.

Zicht op de Mont Blanc vanaf de Col des Montets

Ad. Cuvillier, 1858

Engraving of Hercules and Omphale with a putto, a winged figure with a horn, and a wooded landscape with classical ruins.

Hercules en Omphale

Abraham Bloteling, 1655

Engraving of Saint James the Greater's martyrdom: a kneeling man, a raised sword, soldiers, and a haloed saint with staff.

Martelaarschap van Jakobus de Meerdere

Hans Collaert, 1576

Engraving of an allegorical Golden Age scene with classical architecture, robed women, putti, fruit and a winged figure on a

Gouden tijdperk

Abraham Bloteling, 1667

Etching of a rider on horseback with two hunters and dogs on a sandy path beside dunes and a large tree.

Landschap met ruiter

Johannes Janson, 1783

Photo-reproduction of two handwritten French contract pages with signatures and a seal, dated 1867.

Fotoreproductie van de vierde pagina van het samenwerkingscontract tussen Louis Daguerre en Nicéphore Niépce

Two reproduced handwritten contract pages with numbered articles, cursive text, and signatures at the bottom.

Fotoreproductie van de vijfde pagina van het samenwerkingscontract tussen Louis Daguerre en Nicéphore Niépce

Open book spread with thirty sepia theatre portraits of women in costume on the right and French text on the left.

Dertig portretten van Nellie Melba, Sigrid Arnoldson en Marthe Brandès in verschillende theaterrollen

Félix Nadar, 1881

Rotated black-and-white print of the Petit Trianon building framed by tall trees and a lawn, from a French photography book.

Gezicht op het Hameau de la Reine

Karel Dujardin, 1881

Triptych woodblock print of a mounted samurai in red and gold armor leading a battle scene among warriors with spears.

De reputatie van Sato Masakiyo

Toyohara Kunichika, 1861

Japanese woodblock print of a fierce bearded warrior in blue armor with a topknot, beside a cherry blossom landscape.

Ichikawa Danjuro IX als Kato Kiyomasa

Toyohara Kunichika, 1894

Triptych print of a kabuki actor in samurai armor holding a sword before a collapsing wooden structure.

Ichikawa Danjuro als Kato Kiyomasa

Toyohara Kunichika, 1895

Triptych print of three women in kimono enjoying fireworks and lanterns above a night river scene.

Genietend van het avondbriesje tijdens het vuurwerk te Ryogoku

Toyohara Kunichika, 1887

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor with red wig, dragon headdress and patterned robe holding a sword.

De 53 paulownia bomen bij de Torenpoort

Toyohara Kunichika, 1896

Triptych woodblock print of a ferry crossing a river in rain, with women holding parasols and umbrellas on a wooden pier.

Het veer tussen de oevers van de Sumida

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1895

Triptych print of a samurai on horseback and spearmen in a heavy snowstorm, with bare trees and falling snow.

Generaal Sasa Narimasa in een zware sneeuwstorm

Toyohara Chikanobu, 1897

Japanese woodblock triptych of a seated man with a sword in a boat on stormy seas, with distant warships under dark clouds.

Zelfmoord van Saigyo Takamori

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1877

Portret van een onbekende man

J.J.M.M. van den Bergh, 1895

Black-and-white photo of a canal with tall trees, a footbridge and a distant windmill, printed on a book page.

Gezicht op de Kralingse Plas

Carl Emil Mögle, 1895

Two figures in a rustic interior: a seated woman holds wool while a man in a hat winds it, beside a window.

Man en vrouw rollen samen een bol wol

Bird's-eye engraving of the Binnengasthuis in Amsterdam with courtyards, canals, tree-lined streets and a numbered key.

Vogelvluchtgezicht op het Binnengasthuis te Amsterdam

Jacob van Meurs, 1663

Black and white print of 17th-century bleaching grounds with workers tending cloth, tubs, barrels and a wheelbarrow beneath a

Bleekerijen. (17e eeuw)

Edouard Vermorcken, 1840

Engraving of women in a Dutch kitchen tending a fire beneath a hanging kettle, with a cat and copper vessels nearby.

Een Amsterdamsche water- en vuurvrouw

Emil Scherzler, 1875

Woodcut sheet with eight panels showing a woman doing household chores such as sweeping, spinning, cooking and churning butte

Huisselijke bezigheden

Glenisson & Zonen, 1856

Engraved scene of two men conversing at a draped table with papers, while a third man stands by a pillar doorway.

Lodewijk XIV en Pieter de Groot, 1672

Jan van der Veen, 1853

Lithograph of a 17th-century naval battle with sailing warships firing through smoke, and small boats with crews in the foreg

Slag bij Solebay, 1672

Petrus Johannes Schotel, 1848

Monochrome lithograph of a naval battle with warships firing amid gun smoke on choppy sea under a cloudy sky.

Slag bij Solebay, 7 juni 1672

Sebastiaan Theodorus Voorn Boers, 1838

Koeienkop naar links

Joannes Bemme, 1800

Engraved print of a cow's head seen from the front, with curled forehead hair, short horns and large ears.

Koeienkop van voren gezien

Joannes Bemme, 1800

Engraved grid of fortified town plans, portrait medallions and battle scenes commemorating towns lost to the French in 1672.

Overzicht van aan de Fransen verloren versterkte steden en belangrijke gebeurtenissen van het jaar 1672

Isaac Sorious, 1674

Etching of a mourning woman seated beside an urn on a pedestal, with a broken tree and plants around her.

Treurende vrouw bij urn

Jan Gerard Waldorp, 1758

Coloured print of a stone arch bridge over rushing river, with towers and steep mountains behind it.

Gezicht op de brug bij Saint Maurice te Zwitserland

Jan Gerard Waldorp, 1792

Engraving of a saint gesturing to a seated ruler under a canopy, with attendants, a scholar, a cherub with scroll and Latin c

Heilige Franciscus Xaverius voor de Japanse heerser Ōtomo Sōrin

Johann Georg Waldreich, 1675

Watercolor print of a Swiss farmyard with cows, hens and villagers beneath towering mountain cliffs.

Gezicht op de omgeving van Bex te Zwitserland

Jan Gerard Waldorp, 1792

Hand-coloured print of Chillon castle's round tower by a lake, with mountains behind, a loaded cart and figures on a path.

Gezicht op het kasteel van Chillon

Jan Gerard Waldorp, 1792

Engraving of the Buitenrust estate with a central avenue of trees leading to a manor house, with strollers in the foreground.

Gezicht op de buitenplaats Buitenrust

Daniël Stopendaal, 1725

Engraved view of a theatre auditorium with tiered balconies, Corinthian columns, statues and seated audience in the pit.

Zaal van de schouwburg aan het Leidseplein te Amsterdam, 1774

Noach van der Meer, 1775

Engraved print with two large and two small floral scroll ornaments of leaves and flowers on a pale background.

Twee grote en twee kleine motieven bestaande uit bladranken en bloemen

Johannes Jacobsz Folkema, 1690

Engraved title page with a floral scroll wreath, Dutch text, two birds and ornamental motifs around the edges.

Zes motieven rondom een krans van bladranken en bloemen

Johannes Jacobsz Folkema, 1690

Charcoal drawing of horse-drawn carriages on a misty rainy city street with a lamppost in the distance.

Stadsplein in regen met rijtuigen

Pieter de Josselin de Jong, 1871

Charcoal study sheet on grey paper showing sleeping men in a train compartment, with smaller sketches around the main scene.

Studieblad met schetsen van treincoupé met slapende mannen

Pieter de Josselin de Jong, 1871

Etching of a theatre stage set with a vaulted grotto, dancers in a line, a centaur playing flute and a chariot in clouds.

Toneeldecor met dansers in een grot

Israël Silvestre, 1654

Charcoal study sheet showing several sketches of laborers digging with shovels, plus small head studies.

Studieblad met schetsen van een spittende arbeider

Pieter de Josselin de Jong, 1871

Etching of a stage set showing a rocky grotto arch framing a sea view with a rising sun and mythological figures in the water

Toneeldecor met gezicht op zee vanuit een grot, op zee diverse figuren

Israël Silvestre, 1654

Etching of a theatre stage set with gladiators fighting in a crowded arena beneath arcades and receding street perspectives.

Toneeldecor met gevecht van gladiatoren in een arena

Israël Silvestre, 1654

Etching of a theatrical stage set with Corinthian columns, clouds, gods on clouds, and a distant palace under a cloud vault.

Toneeldecor met zuilengalerij gevuld met wolken, voorstellende de Olympus

Israël Silvestre, 1654

Etched theatre set showing a grotto arch framing a sea view, with dancers in costume in the foreground and clouds above.

Toneeldecor met gezicht op zee vanuit een grot, op de voorgrond een groep dansers

Israël Silvestre, 1654

Etching of a theatrical stage set with a colonnade, eagles, dancing figures, and a cloud tunnel above.

Toneeldecor met figuren in een zuilengalerij met daarop adelaars, in de lucht erboven een wolkentunnel

Israël Silvestre, 1654

Etching of a theatre set with a long colonnade, urns and a centaur with costumed figures in the foreground.

Toneeldecor met dansers en centaur in zuilengalerij

Israël Silvestre, 1654

Brown wash drawing of a beached sailing ship on a sandy shore at low tide, with figures and nets and a second ship behind.

Schepen op het strand

Petrus Paulus Schiedges, 1823

Grey wash drawing of a stormy coast with a church tower, dunes, sailing ships, and five men pushing a cart in the foreground.

Kust met dorp en kerktoren (Scheveningen?), linksvoor vijf mannen

Johannes Christiaan Schotel, 1797

Grey wash drawing of a calm river with sailing ships, figures in a rowboat, and a distant town with a church tower.

Riviergezicht met enkele schepen, op de achtergrond in het verschiet een stad

Johannes Christiaan Schotel, 1797