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54,289 works

Engraving of a stormy flood before a riverside town, with lightning, a rowing boat with figures, and bent trees.

Storm off Nijmegen, 1799

Reinier Vinkeles, 1799

Engraving of villagers fighting a flood through a dike breach, with bare windswept trees and storm clouds overhead.

Dyke breach near Doornik, 1799

Reinier Vinkeles, 1799

Engraving of a dike breach at Millingen with flooded fields, fleeing villagers, cattle and sheep, and thatched cottages under

Dyke breach near Millingen, 1799

Reinier Vinkeles, 1799

Engraving of a night flood with submerged thatched cottages and people struggling in the water in the foreground.

Flooding near Haarsteeg, 1799

Reinier Vinkeles, 1799

Etching of villagers, cattle and a cart fleeing rising flood water past a dike under a stormy sky, 1799.

Inhabitants of Hedikhuizen in flight, 1799

Reinier Vinkeles, 1799

Engraving of a kneeling woman before an armored commander in a draped interior, with soldiers and a severed head on a shield.

Judith before Holofernes

Philips Galle, 1564

Etching of four caricatured elderly women in fancy dress, one playing a lute, with Italian captions and verse below.

Four old women in love

Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, 1680

Etching of a horseman on a rearing horse with a lance, beside onlookers and horses under a cloudy sky, 1666.

Horseman participating in a joust with quintain

Louis Chauveau, 1666

Etching of a sleeping nymph with a satyr holding drapery and a putto beside her, set in a wooded landscape.

Sleeping nymph with satyr and putto

Louis Gustave Taraval, 1748

Sepia print of a coat of arms held by three putti among clouds, one blowing a trumpet with a banner.

The coat of arms of the Fundatie van Renswoude with three putti

Christiaan Josi, 1788

Etched Italian landscape with a river, stone buildings, an arched bridge, trees in the foreground and clouds above.

Italian landscape

Alexandre-Hyacinthe Dunouy, 1800

Engraving of a fountain scene with two figures, a rider and camels, a walled city and castle, framed by birds, fish and flowe

Rebekah and Eliezer at the well

Adriaen Collaert, 1582

Engraving of a sleeping man under a tree with angels on a ladder to the clouds, a landscape with city, and floral border.

Jacob's Ladder

Adriaen Collaert, 1582

Engraved landscape with women by a river, rock cliffs, a walled town, and a decorative border of animals and flowers.

Moses is found by Pharaoh's daughter

Adriaen Collaert, 1582

Engraved print of a woodland scene with children, an old man and a bear, framed by a border of birds, fish and flowers.

Elisha curses annoying children

Adriaen Collaert, 1582

Etching of a riverside town with a tower, houses, a rowing boat and figures in the foreground, inside an oval frame.

View of a city on a river

Carel Frederik Bendorp, 1765

Engraving of a river landscape with a large tree, figures, a bridge, a boat and a distant city, framed by a decorative border

Parable of the Good Samaritan

Adriaen Collaert, 1582

Etching of a dike breach with rushing floodwater, a town skyline with church towers and a windmill, and onlookers on a rocky

Dike breach outside Zutphen, 1784

Mathias de Sallieth, 1784

Etching of stormy waves breaking on rocks before Nijmegen, with a tall tower on the left and a ruined wall at right.

Collapse of the Lappentoren in Nijmegen, 1784

Mathias de Sallieth, 1784

Engraving of a violent street clash before a Gothic church, with armed men, a crowd, fires, and bare trees, 1784.

Clash between the Ninth Citizens' Company and Orangists in Rotterdam, 1784

Theodorus de Roode, 1784

Charcoal drawing of a man holding a horse before the ABATTOIR gate, with lamps and buildings behind.

Man with horse in front of the entrance to the abattoir

Johan Braakensiek, 1868

Charcoal drawing of a robed woman raising a torch beside a cap-wearing figure and uniformed men in shadow.

Design for illustration in De Amsterdammer: The defeat of Russia at Sea, June 4, 1905

Johan Braakensiek, 1905

Charcoal drawing of a robed king on a dais as a kneeling man offers a glowing diamond; a bearded man stands in shadow.

Design for illustration in De Amsterdammer: The gift of the Transvaalers for King Edward

Johan Braakensiek, 1907

Charcoal drawing by Johan Braakensiek of a helmeted woman with a box camera beside shadowy figures, a cash box and coins.

Design for illustration in De Amsterdammer: The Speech from the Throne, Sept. 24, 1905

Johan Braakensiek, 1905

Pen sketch of passengers crowding a steamship deck, with rigging lines and a lifebuoy marked Amsterdam against the sea.

Design for illustration in De Amsterdammer: The 2000th issue. Aboard De Amsterdammer

Johan Braakensiek, 1915

Pencil sketch of many small irregular mounds and organic forms scattered across a pale ground, studies by Johan Braakensiek.

Design for illustration in De Amsterdammer: three standing men (March 2, 1902)

Johan Braakensiek, 1902

Pencil sketch of bears near a barrel labeled BRUINE VERF, with a standing bear reaching toward another bear.

Design for illustration in De Amsterdammer: bears painting themselves with brown paint (April 24, 1926)

Johan Braakensiek, 1926

Sepia drawing of a caricatured dark-skinned figure with a bird-like body hatching from a large egg, eggshell pieces around it

Design for illustration in De Amsterdammer: a black man crawls out of an egg (April 19, 1930)

Johan Braakensiek, 1930

Engraving of putti playing hopscotch on a hill while a child flies a kite near a tree, with French verse below.

Nine Men's Morris and Kite flying

Claudine Bouzonnet Stella, 1657

Etching of five nude children performing handstands and tumbles on a grassy hill, with French verse caption below.

Hielebillen or Standing-on-one's-head

Claudine Bouzonnet Stella, 1657

Lithograph of student types: central library scene with three men at a table, surrounded by vignettes of students in leafy bo

Leaf from Utrecht student almanac, 1862

Carel Christiaan Antony Last, 1862

Satirical pen drawing of men fighting over a boundary post in a street, with dogs, chickens and a couple watching on the righ

Caricature on the municipal borders of Nieuwer-Amstel, 1882

Bob, 1882

Bird's-eye engraving of the 1883 Amsterdam colonial exhibition with halls, a fountain, a gateway and crowds of visitors.

The International Colonial and Export Trade Exhibition in Amsterdam in 1883. Bird's-eye view, drawn by J.C. Greive Jr.

Tilly, E. & A., 1883

Sixteen-panel woodcut sheet with moralizing animal and human scenes, hand-coloured in orange and blue, with Dutch verses.

Look young youth / here you can learn / How one must behave in the world

Johannes Kannewet, 1725

Sixteen hand-colored woodcut scenes of soldiers, burning houses and violence, arranged in a grid with Dutch captions.

Behold this print with attention all / You there the cruelty will find

Johannes Kannewet, 1725

Lithograph of a showman presenting a hydra, hyena and bear to a shocked audience on a stage.

Shocked public in front of an exhibited hydra, hyena and bear

Willem Steelink, 1887

Engraving of armed men attacking officials in an ornate council chamber under a large chandelier, with a crowd behind.

Attack by artillerymen on the members of the Amsterdam city government, 1796

Daniël Vrijdag, 1799

Triptych woodblock print of a battle with soldiers, spears, cavalry, a Japanese rising sun flag and smoke clouds.

Telegram reports from Korea: the courageous army

Fujiwara Shin'ichi, 1894

Triptych print of uniformed Japanese officers greeting robed officials, with a rising sun flag and mounted soldiers at right.

Welcoming of the triumphant Japanese army

Adachi Ginkô, 1894

Woodblock print of five Japanese soldiers charging with swords at fleeing enemy troops among pines and rocky hills.

In the Chinchon region, five military engineers drive away more than a hundred Chinese soldiers

Mizuno Toshikata, 1894

Night woodblock print of soldiers firing cannons as a searchlight beam hits a burning fortress across the water.

Using an electric searchlight during the attack on Pyongyang

Kobayashi Kiyochika, 1894

Triptych night scene of an attack with explosions, smoke, soldiers and boats crossing a river under a moon.

Night attack by our armed forces on the Chinese camp at Pyongyang

Kobayashi Kiyochika, 1894

Triptych woodblock print of Japanese soldiers attacking a hilltop fort, with officers studying a map on the right.

Our army wins a great victory at Pyongyang in Korea, with surrender of the village - A part of the third division att…

Utagawa Kokunimasa, 1894

Woodblock print of a mounted officer leading soldiers in a fierce battle with flames and smoke behind them.

Overwhelming victory of the empire in the fierce battle for Pyongyang

Utagawa Kokunimasa, 1894

Woodblock print of mounted Japanese soldiers charging through rain against fleeing Chinese troops in a battle scene.

Grand victory of the Japanese Empire in the fierce battle at Pyongyang

Utagawa Kokunimasa, 1894

Japanese woodblock triptych of soldiers in white and red charging against blue-uniformed troops amid smoke and mountains.

The victory of the Japanese army in the attack on Pyongyang

Watanabe Nobukazu, 1894

Woodblock print of Japanese soldiers in white advancing with rifles and swords amid smoke, cannons and Chinese troops in blue

The Genzan soldiers marching to Pyongyang and the fierce battle between Japanese and Chinese troops

Nakamura Shûkô, 1894

Japanese triptych print of a battle with a mounted officer, charging soldiers, smoke, and mountains.

The great war for Pyongyang

Watanabe Nobukazu, 1894

Woodblock triptych of a battle with mounted officers, bayonet charging soldiers, a rising sun flag and smoke.

The fierce battle for Pyongyang during the First Sino-Japanese War

Migita Toshihide, 1894

Engraving of a Gothic church on fire with a crowd of onlookers and firefighters with buckets and a fire engine along the cana

Fire in the Kapelkerk in Alkmaar, 1760

Simon Fokke, 1760

Engraving of a Hague militia parade with soldiers, flags and white tents beside a tree-lined avenue of strollers.

Drill of the Hague civic guard on the Malieveld, 1760

Iven Besoet, 1760

Pencil design drawing of an ornate metal book cover with scrolling foliage, circular medallions and a central sunburst.

Metal-fitted bible binding, with the lamb on the book with the seven seals

Jules Fossey, 1840

Brown wash drawing of a river with a windmill on the left and a sailing boat with a large sail on the right.

River view with sailing ship

Johannes Bosboom, 1846

Etching of a still life with a basket of quinces, grapes, loose fruit and vine leaves on a mossy ground.

Still life with fruits

Johannes Arnoldus Boland, 1860

Etching of two mounted cavalry soldiers charging with swords across hilly land, with smoke and distant troops in the backgrou

Combat of a hussar and a cuirassier

Johannes Arnoldus Boland, 1860

Etched domestic scene of a merry family at a dining table with a dog, a window, and a stoneware jug on the floor.

The merry household

Johannes Arnoldus Boland, 1860

Etching of an Amsterdam canal with gabled buildings, a bridge, trees, and a moored cargo boat under a cloudy sky.

The Nieuwe Zijds Voorburgwal with the Oude Haarlemmersluis in Amsterdam (with topographical liberties)

Johannes Arnoldus Boland, 1860

Etching of a crowded river scene with boats, swimmers, and spectators on both banks under a sky with rainbows.

The soul fishing: allegory on the jealousy of the various religions during the Twelve Years' Truce between the Dutch…

Johannes Arnoldus Boland, 1860

Etching of a wooded landscape with large trees and small figures walking a path under a cloudy sky.

Forest view

Johannes Arnoldus Boland, 1860

Etching of cattle and sheep resting by a pond beside a wooded hillside, with a herder leaning against a large tree.

Shepherds with their cattle

Johannes Arnoldus Boland, 1860

Lithograph of a valley with palm trees, hills, distant mountains and riders on a path through tall grass.

View of the Dano Valley in Bantam

Paulus Lauters, 1843

Lithograph of a steaming volcanic crater on Java with tropical trees, ferns, small figures, and distant mountains under a haz

Crater of the volcano Pulu-Sari on Java

Paulus Lauters, 1843

Lithograph of dancers and spectators in a Javanese village square beside thatched houses and palm trees, 1843.

View of a square with dancers on Java

Paulus Lauters, 1843

Lithograph of a hilly tropical valley with a clearing, buildings, a flagpole, and a figure on a path in the foreground.

View of Lebak

Paulus Lauters, 1843

Black and white lithograph of a waterfall over rocks surrounded by dense tropical trees and boulders in a river.

Waterfall at Tjiroek-Betong

Paulus Lauters, 1843

Lithograph of a lake and mountains seen from a rocky path, with armed men and horses under a large tree in the foreground.

View of a lake and the volcanoes Gunung Karang and Pulosari

Paulus Lauters, 1843

Kees Geldt-sack en Kaarighe Truy

Johannes of Lucas van Doetechum, 1612

Verdorde Nel en Jan Afterlam

Johannes of Lucas van Doetechum, 1612

Engraving of two elderly figures in oval frames: a woman in a headscarf and a man in a flat cap.

Baef Schol-bex en Spruyt Vroegh-bedorven

Johannes of Lucas van Doetechum, 1612

Pater Muylaert en Mater Bille-bloots

Johannes of Lucas van Doetechum, 1612

Engraved print with two oval portraits side by side, an elderly woman in a hood and an elderly man with curly hair.

Eerlijcke Lyn en Snoepighe Steeve

Johannes of Lucas van Doetechum, 1612

Engraving of two oval portraits: an elderly woman in a hood grimacing on the left, and an older man in a cap on the right.

Beveynsde Hil en Listighe Jorden

Johannes of Lucas van Doetechum, 1612

Engraving of two elderly figures in oval medallions: a hooded old woman on the left and a curly-haired old man on the right.

Foockel Frons-muyl en Pietje Hard-loop

Johannes of Lucas van Doetechum, 1612

Engraving of two elderly figures in oval frames: a woman in a headscarf on the left and a man in a fur cap on the right.

Maey Veeghde-pot en Pannetje Vet

Johannes of Lucas van Doetechum, 1612

Aerdighe Kniertje en Onbekommerde Klaes

Johannes of Lucas van Doetechum, 1612

Engraving of two oval portraits: a grimacing younger man in a feathered hat and an elderly man in a hood and cap.

Houte Klaes en Kommer-sloofs

Johannes of Lucas van Doetechum, 1612

Engraving of two oval portraits: an older man in a cap and an older woman in a headscarf, both with exaggerated expressions.

Goê Geurtjen en Kribbighe Babbe

Johannes of Lucas van Doetechum, 1612

Engraving of two oval portraits: an elderly woman in a hood on the left and an elderly man with curly hair looking upward on

Ritze Stijn en Schurckje Sonder-Baerdt

Johannes of Lucas van Doetechum, 1612

Engraving of two elderly figures in oval frames: a woman in a headscarf on the left and a man in a flat cap on the right.

Trijn Bulle-bacx en Voorsichtighe Oenne

Johannes of Lucas van Doetechum, 1612

Engraving of two oval medallion portraits of men in caps, one grimacing and one with a serious, bearded face.

Ael Pieter-mans en Bedorve Sloof om 't Geldt

Johannes of Lucas van Doetechum, 1612

Engraving of two oval portraits: a shouting bearded man on the left and an older woman in a hood on the right.

Hansje Singh in 't Veldt en Blaeuwe Aecht

Johannes of Lucas van Doetechum, 1612

Engraving of the stoning of Saint Stephen, a haloed kneeling figure surrounded by men throwing stones in a rocky landscape.

Stoning of Saint Stephen

Raffaello Schiaminossi, 1608

Ink calligraphy model with looping flourishes, a large decorative initial, and lines of Dutch handwritten text on pale paper.

Design for a writing sample: Marcus Curius (...)

Jan van de Velde, 1605

Pen drawing of a calligraphic writing sample with dense Dutch text and elaborate looping flourishes.

Design for a writing sample: Highly learned Wise (...)

Jan van de Velde, 1605

Pen drawing of a calligraphic writing exemplar with Dutch text surrounded by large looping flourishes.

Design for a writing sample: The Mayors (...)

Jan van de Velde, 1605

Pen drawing of a calligraphic writing exemplar with ornate looping flourishes framing handwritten Dutch text.

Design for a writing sample: To S. Jaques Olis (...)

Jan van de Velde, 1605

Pen drawing of a Dutch calligraphy writing exemplar with ornate looping flourishes and decorative initials.

Design for a writing sample: Honorable wise provident (...)

Jan van de Velde, 1605

Engraved calligraphy specimen with flourished letters, scrolls and a dedication text in Dutch, by Jan van de Velde, 1605.

Design for a writing sample: The honorable pious Hans vanden Velde (...)

Jan van de Velde, 1605

Design for a writing sample: To Mons. Jean vande Veke (...)

Jan van de Velde, 1605

Engraved writing model with flourished calligraphic border framing French dedicatory text and a large decorative signature.

Design for a writing sample: To very expert (...)

Jan van de Velde, 1605

Engraved calligraphy specimen with French text beside an alphabet, framed by large swirling pen flourishes.

Design for a writing sample: Nothing avails men (...)

Jan van de Velde, 1605

Ink calligraphy specimen with looping flourishes, a dedication to H. Gout, and a tall ornamental penwork column at right.

Design for a writing sample: To mons H. Gout (...)

Jan van de Velde, 1605

Pen drawing of a calligraphy exemplar with flourished script lines and large looping ornamental swashes on pale paper.

Design for a writing sample: To my singular friend (...)

Jan van de Velde, 1605

Ink drawing of a 1605 writing sample with flourished capital letters and cursive text framed by looping scrollwork.

Design for a writing sample: Keepe my wordes (...)

Jan van de Velde, 1605

Pen drawing of looping calligraphic flourishes surrounding a block of 17th-century English script text.

Design for a writing sample: Some man keepeth silence (...)

Jan van de Velde, 1605

Pen drawing of a calligraphy exemplar with German text framed by elaborate looping flourishes and decorative capitals.

Design for a writing sample: Es ist (...)

Jan van de Velde, 1605