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Title page with decorative lettering and flourishes for Original Beasts Studies after Dutch old masters, published in Amsterd

Cover for Original Animal Studies on Stone drawn after Potter, Van de Velde, Berghem, and other Old Dutch Masters

Jean Augustin Daiwaille, 1796

Engraving of a man with a sack on his shoulder beside a bridled horse, with a brick pillar and cottage behind.

Man with sack on shoulder near unsaddled horse

Joannes Bemme, 1785

Standing lion

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1649

Etching of a man and woman with a horse and cart in front of a log barn.

Man and woman with horse and cart in front of a stable

Charles Boom, 1868

Etching of a man in a cap leading a horse through a doorway in a crumbling brick wall, with an inscribed tablet above.

Title print for series with horses

Joannes Bemme, 1802

Etching of a long-haired white dog lying on the ground, facing left, against a dark hatched background.

White dog

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1649

Etching of an old man and a woman with a horse and cart in front of a wooden barn.

Man and woman with horse and cart in front of a barn

Charles Boom, 1868

Etching of a grey horse tied to a post beside a wooden gate and stone wall, with a cloaked figure at right.

Unsaddled horse with the bridle attached to a post

Joannes Bemme, 1802

Etching of five lions in various poses and expressions, including a roaring lion and a reclining lion, with several heads.

Five lions and a lioness

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1646

Oval engraved portrait of a seated clergyman with a cross-topped staff, with an altar and coat of arms behind him.

Portret van Balduinus Cats

François van Bleyswijck, 1726

Etching of a man in a cap leaning on a wooden fence while holding a horse by its bridle, with a tree and cloudy sky behind.

Urinating soldier with horse

Joannes Bemme, 1802

Etching of a striped cat's head seen from the front, with large eyes, pointed ears, and long whiskers, with text above and be

Head of a Cat

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1646

Engraving of two men's portraits flanking two children drawing at a table, with a chair behind them.

Portretten van Abraham Lion Zeelander en Anthony Oberman en twee tekenende kinderen

Jacob Ernst Marcus, 1812

Etching of a man with a bucket beside a standing horse in front of a wooden barn, with a wagon wheel and birds in the sky.

Standing horse in front of barn

Joannes Bemme, 1802

Etching of a swan, duck, hen with chicks, and perched birds in a tree before a wooded landscape.

Swan, chicken with chicks and other birds

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1654

Photograph of a lion sculpture with prey on a pedestal, printed in an open book spread with text and sketches.

Sculptuur 'Lion de Nubie et sa proie' door Auguste Cain

Charles Michelez, 1878

Etching of a man drawing water from a well for a dark horse that is drinking beside a thatched shed.

Man letting a horse drink from a bucket

Joannes Bemme, 1802

Broadsheet grid of small woodcut scenes with rhyming Dutch verses, some areas hand-coloured in red and blue.

Hier wordt door Jacob Cats, o jeugd! u voorschreven, Al de verandering in 's menschen gansche leven

Jan Hendriksen, 1781

Two black-and-white photos of a lion and a lioness behind iron bars on a book page, with a blank facing page.

A lion, A Lioness

J. Fortuné Nott, 1876

Graphite drawing of a running dog with open mouth and collar, with faint studies of legs on cream paper.

Running Dog / Verso: Fragment of a Study, Probably of an Animal

Ludolf de Jongh, 1644

Etching of a long arched stone bridge over a river with boats, figures, and a town on the left.

Brug over de Rhône nabij Lion

Albert Flamen, 1648

Japanese woodblock print of gourds, a tortoise, an arrow and blossoms on a red stand, with handwritten verse above.

Still Life with a Calabash, Year of the Horse

Yashima Gakutei, 1822

Watercolour of a bird of paradise on a branch with long trailing tail plumes and handwritten Dutch notes on the page.

Bird of Paradise

Jan Brandes, 1785

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a powdered wig and lace jabot, resting an arm on a stone pedestal.

Portret van Claude Nicolas Le Cat

Johann Georg Wille, 1747

Hand-coloured print of a chaotic Piccadilly street with crowds, overturned carts, a coach and a coffee house facade.

Verkeerschaos buiten het hotel Old White Horse Cellar in Piccadilly

George Cruikshank, 1818

Red chalk sheet of studies showing hunters in plumed hats, a mounted rider, a greyhound and hounds, with steps behind.

Sheet of Studies with Hunters, Horses and Dogs

Pencil drawing of a hilly landscape with a hilltop town, cattle standing in a pond, and distant hills under a pale sky.

Mountainous Landscape with Cattle in a Pond

Karel du Jardin, 1650

Engraved oval portrait of an elderly man in a dark robe and white collar, with a coat of arms and the name Jakob Cats below.

Portret van Jacob Cats

Jan Frederik Christiaan Reckleben, 1840

Small drawing of a grey and white cat curled up asleep, head tucked down, with soft wash shading beneath it.

Seated Cat, Seen from the Front

Pieter Bartholomeusz. Barbiers, 1782

Grey wash drawing of cattle resting and drinking before a walled town gate and a ruined temple on a hill.

Cattle in front of the Porta Sant’Angelo in Tivoli

Willem Romeyn, 1660

Pen and grey wash drawing of a young man holding a rearing horse by its bridle as a dog barks at its legs.

Young Man Holding a Rearing Horse by its Bridle, Frightened by a Barking Dog

Philips Wouwerman, 1646

Hand-coloured print of Horse Guards Parade in London, with a domed clock tower building and crowds in 18th-century dress.

Gezicht op de Horse Guards Parade te Londen

Jean-François Daumont, 1745

Brown ink and wash landscape of cattle wading a river with herders, rocks, a tree and a distant mountain.

Landscape with Herders and Cattle Crossing a River

Karel du Jardin, 1657

Ink and wash drawing of two horses and a standing man with raised right arm beside a wooden fence, by Philips Wouwerman.

Two Horses, One Urinating and the Other Whinnying, and a Standing Man with his Right Arm Raised

Philips Wouwerman, 1646

Hand-colored drawing of two spotted African wild dogs standing on grass beside a rock and tree stump, with Dutch text below.

Lycaon pictus (African wild dog)

Robert Jacob Gordon, 1777

Loose pencil sketch of a landscape with an animal, trees and a figure, drawn in quick searching lines on pale paper.

Figure with a Cow or Horse in a Landscape

Jacob van Ruisdael, 1660

Woodblock print of five small green birds perched on a branch with red autumn leaves against a pale blue background.

Small Birds on a Twig

Ohara Koson, 1900

Ink drawing of three horses in loose black outline, surrounded by stylized dark ink washes, by Leo Gestel, 1925.

Three Horses

Leo Gestel, 1925

Watercolor page of red, green and white parrots and a cockatoo on branches, with Dutch handwritten labels, dated 1784.

Birds from Ambon

Jan Brandes, 1784

Engraved strip of eight birds including ducks in reeds, perched cormorants, a flying heron, a bat and an insect.

Eight birds

Bartholomeus van Lochom, 1630

Engraved sheet with four numbered male portrait heads in a grid, labeled in handwriting in the margins.

Portretten van Gerard van Nijmegen, Jacob Cats, Reinier Vinkeles en Dirk Langendijk

Jacob Ernst Marcus, 1817

Grey wash drawing of a wooded landscape with a cart and horses crossing a ford beside a leaning tree.

Wooded Landscape with a Cart and Horses Crossing a Ford

Roelant Roghman, 1660

Photo of a carved stone lion in a recessed panel of a palace coping at Anuradhapura, surrounded by overgrown plants.

Relief depicting a lion in the wall coping of the palace of King Mahasena at Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

Henry William Cave, 1896

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a white ruff collar and fur-trimmed coat, with a Dutch verse below.

Portret van Jacob Cats op 57-jarige leeftijd

Willem Jacobsz. Delff, 1635

Numbered lotto game board with small pictures of animals, objects and people, and a central family scene by Schulz.

Neues / Bilder-Lotto / Course of life of the horse. / Nouveau lotto d'images / Het nieuwste lottospeel

Friedrich Gustav Schulz, 1820

Japanese print of a bird with spread wings among reddish vine leaves and branches on a pale background.

Bird and red vine

Kôno Bairei, 1893

Night scene of men in period dress observing the moon through a telescope on a tripod in a courtyard, drawn in blue wash.

Een dier in de maan / Un Animal dans la Lune

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, 1731

Pencil design drawing for a bookplate with a central monogram surrounded by ornamental foliage, on squared graph paper.

Ontwerp voor ex libris van Carel Lion Cachet

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Portret van Claude Nicolas Le Cat

Charles-Aimé Forestier, 1818

Engraved title page with a central text plaque, a ring, heavenly figures above, and crowds of nude and costumed figures.

Titelpagina voor 's Werelts begin, midden, eynde besloten in den trov-ringh van Jacob Cats, 1643

Crispijn van den Queborn, 1643

Black and white ex libris bookplate with a central monogram, radiating light lines, foliage border and the words Ex Libris.

Ex libris van Carel Lion Cachet

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1932

Rotated black-and-white print of a grassy hillside with tree clusters and hazy distant hills under a pale sky.

Vale of White Horse from Foxcombe Hill

Henry W. Taunt, 1907

Engraving of two men in 17th-century dress conversing in an interior with a fireplace and checkered floor.

Ontmoeting van de raadpensionaris Cats met Willem II, 1650

Philippus Velijn, 1823

Black ink ex libris design with interlaced monogram, grotesque mask, decorative scrollwork and the date 1941 on squared paper

Ontwerp voor de ex libris van Carel Lion Cachet

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1941

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man with curly hair, fur-trimmed coat and hand on a book, in an architectural frame.

Portret van Judocus Cats

Pieter Soutman, 1641

Engraved print of two men in caps seated on the deck of the sailing boat Lady Bird, with an oval portrait inset of Jozef Isra

Portret van Jozef en Isaac Israels aan boord van de Lady Bird

E. & A. Tilly, 1883

Pen and wash drawing of four dead birds lying on a stone ledge against a grey background.

Still Life with Four Dead Birds

Elias Vonck, 1640

Grey wash drawing of cattle resting and standing in a landscape, with a herdsman and trees at upper left.

Cattle Herd

Paulus Potter, 1641

Woodblock print of two farmers ploughing a field with a horse, autumn trees, haystacks and a distant mountain under clouds.

A wounded soldier ploughing with a horse

Koizumi Kishio, 1944

Engraved oval portrait of an older man with white collar and dark robe, with a small coat of arms below and a signature.

Portret van Jacob Cats

Edouard Taurel, 1834

Engraved street view of the Horse Guards building in London with a carriage and pedestrians in the foreground.

Gezicht op de Horse Guards, te Londen

John Shury, 1814

Pen drawing of a woman with glasses sewing at a table with spools, an embroidery hoop, and a wooden box.

Portret van de echtgenote van Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, handwerkend achter een tafel

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1934

Engraving of two laughing boys, one holding a cat and the other holding a cookie, with a Dutch verse below.

Laughing Boys with a Cat and a Cookie

Cornelis Danckerts, 1629

Woodblock print of a dancer in a patterned kimono carrying a white hobby-horse, with vertical Japanese calligraphy beside her

The Hobby-horse Dance

Maki Bokusen, 1810

Portret van de echtgenote van Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, handwerkend

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1934

Engraving of a man with a walking stick and a woman in a feathered hat walking in snow, children sledding behind them.

Jacob Cats ontvangt de prinses van Oranje op landgoed Sorghvliet

Walraad Nieuwhoff, 1800

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a turban inside a decorative frame, labeled LE CAT, dated 1771.

Portret van Claude Nicolas Le Cat

Benoît Louis Henriquez, 1771

Pen drawing of a woman's head and shoulders in several studies, showing hair buns and profiles.

Studies van de echtgenote van Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, handwerkend

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1934

Japanese woodblock print of a white-haired figure with cat ears and tails in a flowing patterned kimono against clouds.

Vampire cat of Nabeshima

Utagawa Kunisada, 1853

Hand-colored caricature of three stout horsemen in red coats and plumed helmets, with a soldier being hoisted onto a horse by

Back front & side view of a Dutch light horse-man, with their improved method of mounting

Isaac Cruikshank, 1794

Pen sketches of three women seen from behind, showing hairstyles and shoulders, on cream paper.

Drie schetsen van de echtgenote van Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, handwerkend

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Sepia photograph of a line of mounted riders crossing a rocky, arid plain, with a caption reading The Shahzada and his escort

The son of a shah and his escort on a horse, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Frederick Saint John Gore, 1890

Small oval engraved portrait of an elderly man in a dark robe and white collar, centred on a cream sheet.

Portret van Jacob Cats

Willem van Senus, 1787

Studie van de echtgenote van Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, handwerkend

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar, above a panel with books, a quill, inkwell and oil lamp.

Portret van Jacob Cats

Reinier Vinkeles, 1783

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in dark clothing, framed by a scroll cartouche and playful putti holding banners.

Portret van Jacob Cats

Michiel Mosijn, 1655

Studie van de echtgenote van Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, handwerkend, van opzij

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Woodcut sheet with twenty-four framed animal scenes and Dutch rhyming captions, some figures tinted red, Mindermann & Co., 18

Dees dieren van verscheyden aard! / Dog yder is het zijne waard

Mindermann & Co, 1822

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in an oval, surrounded by allegorical muses, musical instruments and a Pegasus above.

Portret van Jacob Cats omgeven door goden en muzen

Michiel Mosijn, 1658

Pencil sketch of a seated woman seen from behind, bent over handwork at a table in an interior with curtains.

Studie van de echtgenote van Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, handwerkend, op de rug gezien

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Etching of a dark horse rearing on a grassy mound above a flat landscape, by Hercules Segers, 1618.

A Rearing Horse before a Landscape

Hercules Segers, 1618

Engraved title page with a bearded man in an oval portrait surrounded by muses, a pegasus and a temple, dated 1700.

Portret van Jacob Cats omgeven door goden en muzen

Michiel Mosijn, 1700

Black and gold printed thank-you card with stylized lions and ornamental border around Dutch text, by C. A. Lion Cachet, 1924

Dankbetuiging van Carel Adolph Lion Cachet

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1924

Japanese print of horse-riding equipment with a patterned saddle cloth, bamboo whip, striped textiles, pipe and calligraphy.

Horse-riding Equipment

Kubo Shunman, 1814

Pencil drawing of a horse and a cow beside a tree and fence in a meadow, with a distant town on the right.

Landscape with a Horse and a Cow next to a Tree

Paulus Potter, 1645

Eight-panel woodcut sheet with Dutch captions showing scenes of Jesus among crowds, partly hand-tinted in orange and blue.

Ey kinders wilt dees print aanmerken / Aanschoud dog Godes wonderwerken

Monogrammist WH, 1725

Etching of a snowy orchard with bare trees, a fence at right, and several dark birds on the snow.

Snowy Orchard with Birds

Willem Witsen, 1882

Sepia landscape print of large horse chestnut trees in a meadow under a cloudy sky, with distant woods on the left.

Horse Chestnut

John Robert Cozens, 1789

Engraved portrait of a seated bishop in mitre and black cassock beside a crucifix and books, with a coat of arms.

Portret van Balduinus Cats

Pieter Holsteyn, 1624

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man with a white collar and dark coat, with Dutch text below.

Portret van Jacob Cats

Peter Aubry, 1660

Woodblock print of a kabuki-style warrior on a brown horse beside a masked figure in a patterned robe, under a night sky.

Benkei leaping on Tosabô's horse

Utagawa Kunisada, 1856