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56,149 works

Hand-colored drawing of three meerkats standing upright on sandy ground, with a Dutch caption and scale bar below.

Suricata suricatta (Meerkats)

Robert Jacob Gordon, 1773

Watercolor of a grey dormouse with a black-banded tail and dark eye patches standing on green ground, with Dutch caption.

Graphiurus ocularis (Spectacled dormouse)

Robert Jacob Gordon, 1777

Pencil drawing of a helmet with a crest, scroll-patterned band and figurative ornament on cream paper.

Helm

Jacobus Everhardus Josephus van den Berg, 1812

Etching of a farmhouse with cattle grazing in the foreground, bare trees on the right, and a cloudy sky.

Boerderij met vee op de voorgrond

Johannes of Lucas van Doetechum, 1559

Etching of thatched farmhouses around a yard with a well, a bare tree, playing children and ducks.

Boerderijen met waterput

Johannes of Lucas van Doetechum, 1559

Etching of a village with thatched cottages, bare trees, and archers with bows in the foreground under a cloudy sky.

Gezicht op een dorp met boogschutters

Johannes of Lucas van Doetechum, 1559

Etching of thatched farmhouses with cows drinking at a pond, sheep, geese, and herders on a sandy path under a cloudy sky.

Boerderijen met op de voorgrond drinkende koeien

Johannes of Lucas van Doetechum, 1559

Etching of a village street with thatched houses, bare trees, and small figures including a resting couple on logs.

Dorpsstraat met een rustend paar op een boomstam

Johannes of Lucas van Doetechum, 1559

Engraving of a village street with thatched farmhouses, a hay wagon, grazing cows, geese on water, and bare trees.

Dorpsstraat met hooiwagen

Johannes of Lucas van Doetechum, 1559

Etching of a farm with a thatched barn, a stepped-gable house, grazing sheep, shepherds and bare trees under a cloudy sky.

Boerenschuur en huis met trapgevel

Johannes of Lucas van Doetechum, 1559

Ink and crayon drawing of a bearded rider on a horse beside a standing figure raising an arm, in an architectural setting.

Triomf van Mordechai

Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst, 1878

Pencil study sheet with sheep and goats, reclining animals above and sheep heads below, dated 1826.

Studies van schapen en geiten

James de Rijk, 1826

Red chalk drawing with multiple studies of sheep and rams, some reclining and some standing, on a cream sheet.

Studies van schapen

James de Rijk, 1816

Brown and grey wash drawing of cattle, sheep and figures resting before a thatched barn in a hilly landscape.

Vee en figuren voor een boerenschuur

James de Rijk, 1816

Open book page with photographic text and a black-and-white illustration of teasel plants with spiky seed heads.

Grote kaardenbol

Carine Cadby, 1895

Book spread with a black-and-white botanical drawing of a dock plant beside printed text on photographic negative making.

Krulzuring

Carine Cadby, 1895

Steamship with smoke and several sailing boats on calm water near a hazy shoreline, reproduced on a book page.

Stoomschip en zeilboten bij Boulogne

Alfred Horsley Hinton, 1895

Sheet of pen and charcoal studies showing seven male heads, several wearing caps or hats, one with a pipe.

Studieblad met koppen

Jan de Waardt, 1875

Grey wash drawing of a chaotic crowd attacking a carriage in a courtyard beside an arcaded building and church, with mounted

Aanslag op de Gedeputeerden van Dordrecht als zij door de Stadhouderspoort het Binnenhof op rijden, 1786

Willem Kok, 1786

Engraving of mounted hunters with spears chasing lions across a hilly landscape, with a rearing horse in the foreground.

Leeuwenjacht

Theodor van Merlen, 1619

Engraving of a mounted hunter chasing a stag with hounds, a spearman by a tree, and hills with sheep behind.

Hertenjacht

Theodor van Merlen, 1619

Book spread: a riverside woodland photo with white flowers on the left, and a bespectacled man with a pipe portrait on the ri

Portret van Sascha Schneiders

Alfred Schneider, 1898

Halftone reproduction of a woman in a patterned dress reading a book while seated in a wooden chair, on a printed book page.

Portret van een onbekende vrouw

Alfred Schneider, 1898

Bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat working on a stone block in a quarry, reproduced on a book page with German text.

Werkende man in een steengroeve

Alfred Schneider, 1898

Open book spread with two halftone portraits of children and German text on facing pages.

Portret van een Roma kind

Alfred Schneider, 1898

Open book spread with two halftone portraits of children by Alfred Schneider, with German text on lenses and reproduction.

Portret van een onbekend kind

Alfred Schneider, 1898

Engraved 1698 fortification plan of Namur showing city walls, bastions, citadel, rivers and surrounding fields.

Vestingplattegrond van Namen

Joachim Ottens, 1698

Engraved 1847 map of eastern Indonesian islands and northern Australian coast with sea contour lines and place names.

Kaart van Nederlands-Oost-Indië, deel rechtsonder

Franciscus Josephus Ensinck, 1847

Etching of ducks on a bank and in a pond beside trees, with one duck flying overhead against a pale sky.

Eenden

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1654

Engraved 1847 map of Sumatra, Java and Borneo with sea depth contours and a numbered legend in the lower left.

Kaart van Nederlands-Oost-Indië, deel linksonder

Franciscus Josephus Ensinck, 1847

Etching of a jay perched on a branch with leaves, with a distant landscape of hills and a town below a cloudy sky.

Vlaamse gaai

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1646

Etching of a waterbird with white wing markings resting by reeds, with a distant town and towers on the horizon.

Watervogel

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1646

Engraved print of two architectural epitaph designs with cherubs, hourglass, skull and Latin inscriptions.

Twee epitafen met inscriptie 'Vigilate quia nescitis diem (...)

Johannes of Lucas van Doetechum, 1557

Print of two epitaph designs: left shows a kneeling knight before a crucifix, right bears a Latin inscription between allegor

Twee epitafen met inscriptie 'Sic Deus dilexit mundum (...)

Johannes of Lucas van Doetechum, 1557

Engraving of a freestanding tomb with a reclining armored effigy on top and female figures supporting the base.

Vrijstaand grafmonument met opgebaarde vorst

Johannes of Lucas van Doetechum, 1557

Printed plate of a woman in a ruffled dress standing among trees, framed in an ornate arch, on a book page.

Reproductie van een schilderij van een vrouw in een herfstbos door Alfred Stevens

Joseph Maes, 1874

Printed reproduction of Willems' painting Le baise-main: a man bows to kiss a woman's hand in an ornate room, beside book tex

Reproductie van een schilderij van een man die de hand een vrouw kust door Florent Willems

Joseph Maes, 1874

Sepia reproduction of a painting showing an elderly woman in a dark cloak beside a drape in a stone archway.

Reproductie van een schilderij van een oude vrouw in een deuropening door Félix Terlinden

Joseph Maes, 1874

Black-and-white print of a large linden tree in a Fribourg town square, with townhouses, pedestrians and a horse cart.

Fribourg. Le Tilleul de la Bataille de Morat (1476)

Louis Burgy, 1890

Sepia postcard of Fribourg's Place du Tilleul with a Gothic church tower, large trees, pedestrians and a horse cart.

Fribourg. Place du Tilleul

Louis Burgy, 1890

Black-and-white print of a suspension bridge over a river with a hilltop town and church towers in Fribourg.

Fribourg. Le Pont suspendu

Louis Burgy, 1890

Black-and-white postcard of Fribourg showing two suspension bridges, stone towers, a river town and distant snowy Alps.

Fribourg. Les deux ponts suspendus et les Alpes

Louis Burgy, 1890

Sepia postcard of a Fribourg square with a stepped-gable building, a statue fountain, and a castle on a hill.

Fribourg. Caserne et Fontaine du petit St. Jean

Émile Chiffelle, 1903

Sepia street scene of Fribourg with a convent and spired chapel, tram tracks, two street sweepers and shopfronts.

Fribourg. Couvent des Ursulines et Rue de Lausanne

Émile Chiffelle, 1903

Engraving of two elephants among trees in a forest, one bending its trunk toward the other, with a caption below.

Twee olifanten

Nicolaes de Bruyn, 1594

Engraving of several lions in a rocky wooded landscape, one standing and nuzzling another, with a tree trunk and distant hill

Leeuwen

Nicolaes de Bruyn, 1594

Engraving of a decorated sarcophagus side with lion supports holding coats of arms, military trophies and skull masks.

Sarcofaag van Hendrik Casimir II: zijkant gedecoreerd met wapentrofeëen

Petrus Aeneae, 1680

Etching of a hunter leading hounds past a dead animal in a wooded landscape, by Jan van Ossenbeeck, 1647.

Jager met zijn honden

Jan van Ossenbeeck, 1647

Etched landscape of a tree-lined avenue with two figures, one winged, walking along a path toward distant buildings.

Landschap met Tobias en de engel

Gillis Neyts, 1643

Etching of a rural landscape with a timber tower, arched buildings, travelers near an archway, tall trees and a winding road.

Barmhartige Samaritaan

Lucas van Uden, 1624

Engraved landscape with a holy family at a stone archway, an ox, two figures on a rocky path, and a village on a hill.

Landschap met de heilige familie en twee vroedvrouwen

Lucas van Uden, 1605

Dark stylized print of a pale female figure with flowing hair gliding diagonally among swirling hatched forms and gilded orna

Parelduiker

Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst, 1918

Cover design for Wendingen woodcut issue, 1919, showing two seated figures under a fruiting tree in a green and brown border.

Omslagontwerp voor: Wendingen, Houtsnijdersnummer, 1919

Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst, 1919

Cover design with title TOOROP WENDINGEN, a seated figure in a floral diamond on the left, and flames on a dark panel on the

Omslagontwerp voor: Wendingen, Tooropnummer, 1928

Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst, 1928

Caricature of a rider on a lion beside a winged figure and gesturing men in period dress, 1831 lithograph.

België onder Franse bescherming, 1831

Cover design with a demonic mask and falling drops on the left, and tragic and comic theatre masks by a moon on the right.

Omslagontwerp voor: Wendingen, Maskernummer, 1920

Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst, 1920

Satirical engraving of a procession of numbered clergy, soldiers and figures with a donkey, turkey, banner and flags under a

De blijde uittocht, 1815

Jacob Ernst Marcus, 1815

Hand-coloured caricature of sixteen national figures in two rows, each labelled with a country and a comment on Napoleon.

Nationale meningen over Napoleon, 1808

Charles Williams, 1808

Etching of a partly burnt ship at a shipyard quay, with workers and a boat with fire hoses in the foreground.

Deels verbrand schip op de VOC-scheepswerf op Oostenburg, 1690

Laurens Scherm, 1735

Engraving of a classical theatre facade with a pediment, with people in 18th-century dress on a cobbled square.

Gezicht op de voorzijde van de schouwburg aan het Leidseplein te Amsterdam, 1774

Noach van der Meer, 1774

Engraved street view of a classical theatre building with a pediment, pedestrians, and a tree on the right, under a cloudy sk

Gezicht op de schouwburg aan het Leidseplein te Amsterdam

Noach van der Meer, 1774

Etching of a horse-drawn carriage on a road beside a cottage, trees, and a distant church spire under cloudy sky.

Paard en wagen voor een huis

Johannes Huibert Prins, 1776

Etching of a draftsman sketching beside a ruined stone wall with an archway, while a companion points toward a distant church

Tekenaar bij een ruïne

Johannes Huibert Prins, 1767

Etched study sheet with a reclining goat, a wooden bench on grass, and a draped cloth sketch.

Studieblad met liggende geit, een houten bank en een draperie

Johannes Huibert Prins, 1767