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71,494 works

Hand-colored print of twenty rope dancers and acrobats in costume, each labeled in French and Dutch, from 1814.

The dance on the rope / The dance on the rope

Mindermann & Co., 1814

Hand-coloured print of sixteen mounted Russian cavalry figures in traditional uniforms, with Dutch and French captions.

Russian cavalry / Russian cavalry

Philippus Jacobus Brepols, 1800

Portrait of Jan van Beieren

Adriaen Matham, 1620

Woodcut sheet of 24 comic panels with Dutch captions showing a washerman's household life and laundry work.

Here you have the life and business of Jan the Washerman with his wife

Erven H. Rynders, 1831

Hand-coloured print of twenty tightrope performers in framed scenes with French and Dutch captions, dated 1800.

The dance on the rope / The dance on the rope

Philippus Jacobus Brepols, 1800

Engraved portrait of a noblewoman in a fur-trimmed gown with a heraldic shield bearing a lion at upper right.

Portrait of Jacoba van Beieren, Countess of Holland, Zeeland and Hainaut

Adriaen Matham, 1620

Etching of a thatched farmhouse with a cobbled yard, a wooden ladder, and a bird perched on it.

Farmhouse

Willem Adrianus Grondhout, 1888

Hand-colored print of twelve uniformed soldiers and gunners from four European powers, with flags and cannons, labeled in Fre

Troops of the four great powers of Europe / troops of the four great powers of Europe

Philippus Jacobus Brepols, 1800

Engraved print of an armored man with a sword on his shoulder, plumed helmet, fur-trimmed cloak and heraldic shield.

Portrait of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy

Adriaen Matham, 1620

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a curled periwig and dark coat, with Latin inscription on a pedestal below.

Portret van Gottfried Suevus

Johann Gottfried Krügner, 1718

Hand-coloured print of sixteen labelled French military figures on horseback, including generals, hussars, lancers, and drago

French Costumes / French clothing

Philippus Jacobus Brepols, 1800

Engraved print of a standing armored man in a plumed hat and fur cloak, holding a sword, with a heraldic shield.

Portrait of Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy

Adriaen Matham, 1620

Black-and-white print of the Gothic Krijtberg church in Amsterdam with twin spires, flanked by houses, trees and a canal boat

View of the Krijtberg in Amsterdam

Walter, 1883

Twelve-panel Dutch moralizing print of a miser punished by labor, drowning, and death, with hand-colored accents and captions

He who deserves the name of miser or greedy, / Is, as depicted here, not worthy of honor but shame! / Make, children!…

Jacob Coldewijn, 1831

Etching of a standing woman in a fur-trimmed cloak and tall headdress, with a heraldic shield at her feet.

Portrait of Mary, Duchess of Burgundy

Adriaen Matham, 1620

Printed sheet of small hand-colored woodcut panels showing upside-down scenes of animals, people and buildings with Dutch cap

The new upside-down world

Erven H. Rynders, 1831

Engraving of a putto blowing soap bubbles beside a skull and bones, with a Latin inscription and distant town.

Allegory of Transience

Jacques Granthomme, 1594

Engraved portrait of a crowned man in armour and fur-trimmed robe holding a sword and heraldic shield.

Portrait of Philip the Handsome, Duke of Burgundy

Adriaen Matham, 1620

Dutch emblem print with twelve allegorical woodcut figures in boxes, lightly hand-colored, each with verse captions.

Behold / O young youth! these emblems well / Which all equally clearly teach you virtue

Erven H. Rynders, 1831

Engraved portrait bust of a man in a wig and clerical collar, inscribed on a pedestal with the name Sylvester Tappe.

Portret van Sylvester Tappe

Georg Daniel Heumann, 1739

Etched portrait of a standing man in fur-trimmed robe holding a crown and sword, with an eagle heraldic shield.

Portrait of Emperor Maximilian I

Adriaen Matham, 1620

Engraved portrait of a man in a dark jacket and bow tie, looking to the upper left, with the caption A. von Sternberg.

Portret van Alexander von Ungern-Sternberg

Auguste Hüssener, 1826

Hand-coloured print of six vignettes showing women doing household chores like sewing, laundry, milking and cooking.

Domestic activities / Ouvrages Domestiques

Erven H. Rynders, 1800

Engraving of a standing armored man with a coat of arms shield and sword, with a church and boats in the distance.

Portrait of Philip III, King of Spain

Adriaen Matham, 1620

Monochrome print of a satyr peering over a nude nymph, with another nymph and dense foliage in a dark woodland setting.

Nymphs and a satyr

Johannes Josephus Aarts, 1927

Twelve-panel Dutch woodcut sheet retelling the Cinderella story, with red and green hand-coloured details and captions.

The story of Cinderella

Erven H. Rynders, 1831

Engraved full-length portrait of a crowned, armoured man holding a sword and orb, with a double-headed eagle shield.

Portrait of Emperor Charles V

Adriaen Matham, 1620

Sepia printed poster with a winged sculpture in the center, windmill and church scenes on each side, and French dedication te

Poster on the donation of the 'Monument de la Hollande amie' to Verdun

Huib Luns, 1919

Hand-colored print in sixteen panels showing fairground performers, including an acrobat, bear, monkey, horse and elephant, w

The village fair / Les saltimbanques

Philippus Jacobus Brepols, 1800

Engraved study interior with an ornate tiled stove, bookshelves, a writing desk, armchair and decorated ceiling.

Study cabinet with fireplace

Johann August Corvinus, 1724

Lithograph portrait of a clergyman in a dark coat and white collar bands, looking toward the viewer, dated 1846.

Portret van Bartholomeus Theodus Lublink Weddik

Johan Daniel Ebersbach, 1846

Sheet of sixteen woodcut emblem panels with heart motifs, animals and Dutch captions, some hand-colored in red and olive.

In man's heart there are many thoughts / Each learns to guard against wrongdoing

Erven H. Rynders, 1831

Engraved oval portrait of a man with long curly hair and white collar, with a coat of arms below, 1674.

Portret van Christoph von Stetten

Bartholomäus Kilian, 1674

Engraved sheet with eight scenes of a child growing up, from birth and cradle to first steps, with Dutch verses.

Man's Entry into this world. / This print teaches you, O youth! what you in riper time, / owe to your worthy parents,…

Schalekamp & Van de Grampel, 1795

Hand-colored Dutch moral print with twelve scenes of domestic life and street figures, with verses below each image.

This print shows you the beginning of man's state on earth, / When childhood already bears a thousand sorrows. / And…

Erven H. Rynders, 1831

Portret van Philipp Ernst Spiess

Johann Elias Haid, 1764

Hand-colored print of a harlequin figure holding a yellow cloth marked 7, surrounded by numbered wheels from 2 to 12.

The new harlequin play / The new harlequin play

Erve Wijsmuller, 1828

Hand-coloured broadside with rows of vignettes showing criminal Cartouche's crimes, arrest and execution, with verse captions

Let dear children let, the bloodthirst and deeds / Of this great villain, remain in your memory [(...)]

Erven H. Rynders, 1800

Hand-coloured print of sixteen Dutch figures in regional costume with Dutch and French captions, numbered 59.

The clothes of the Netherlands / Differ greatly in every class [(...)]

Philippus Jacobus Brepols, 1800

Engraved portrait of an older man in a dark coat, white cravat and star badge, with printed name and dates below.

Portret van Johann Stieglitz

J.F. Lambert, 1840

Printed broadside with 24 framed scenes and Dutch captions telling the story of the couple Urbanus and Isabel.

Urbanus and Isabel / See here the life of Urban [(...)]

Erven H. Rynders, 1831

Hand-colored print grid of twenty-one Dutch figures in regional costume, each with a verse beneath.

The clothes of the Netherlands differ greatly in every class, / But nevertheless every inhabitant is attached to the…

Brepols & Dierckx zoon, 1833

Engraved portrait of an elderly bearded man in a ruff collar and long robe, with Latin inscriptions above and below.

Portret van Johann Sturm

Jacob van der Heyden, 1589

Sheet of thirty-six small hand-colored woodcut vignettes of women with rhyming captions, 1831.

See what each image and work in this print signifies / And choose / O children, the best for yourselves

Erven H. Rynders, 1831

Hand-coloured narrative print with twenty panels showing the criminal Cartouche committing robberies, his arrest and his exec

History of cartouche / History of cartouche

Brepols & Dierckx zoon, 1833

Printed portrait of a seated queen with a young girl beside her, framed by a coat of arms, drapery, and military trophies.

Hare Majesteit / Frederica Louisa / Wilhelmina, / Koningin der Nederlanden

Jan Oortman, 1831

Engraving of a feathered-hat officer holding a spear, with soldiers and hills in the background under clouds.

Officer with spear

Pieter Maes, 1587

Four-panel hand-colored print of Jesus' Passion scenes including the crowning with thorns, Ecce Homo, scourging, and burial.

Easter prize / Jesus' suffering / death and burial

Erven H. Rynders, 1831

Printed portrait of a seated queen in an oval frame with a girl beside her, surrounded by military trophies and a crown.

Her Majesty / Frederica Louisa / Wilhelmina, / Queen of the Netherlands

Jan Oortman, 1831

Engraving of the Holy Family with the Virgin and Christ child before a column, an aged Joseph beside them, and a distant town

Holy Family before a column

Hendrick Goltzius, 1585

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar, hand on a book inscribed Agostino Carracci, holding a quill.

Portrait of Agostino Carracci

Pierre Simon, 1760

Engraved portrait of William I on horseback in an oval, surrounded by military trophies, drums, flags and a crowned lion shie

William the First, / King of the Netherlands, / Prince of Orange-Nassau, / Grand Duke of Luxemburg, / etc. etc. etc.

Jan Oortman, 1831

Hand-colored woodcut sheet with a grid of small Dutch genre scenes and verses showing people, carts, animals and soldiers.

Learn / children! through these print scenes / Artificial reading / while playing

Erven H. Rynders, 1831

Engraved oval portrait of an elderly man with white hair, dark robe and chain, with Latin inscriptions around the frame.

Portrait of Hieronymus Sulzer at 68 years of age

Mathäus Küsel, 1660

Portrait of alderman Wierdels

Meijer Bleekrode, 1929

1831 Dutch broadsheet with two woodcut scenes: cannons and fallen soldiers above, infantry driving civilians through a street

Eighteen hundred and thirty-one is for the country's history book / The year of double harvest of fruits / The year t…

Erven H. Rynders, 1831

Engraving of a nude Christ supported by an angel on a tomb, with cherubs and Latin verses below.

Angels support the body of Christ

Conrad Goltz, 1594

Colored print of a harlequin holding a yellow money bag marked 7, under a laurel arch with numbered medallions 2 to 12.

The new harlequin game / The new harlequin game

Brepols & Dierckx zoon, 1833

Hand-coloured sheet of thirty small figures illustrating Dutch proverbs, each with Dutch and French captions.

It is as they say, / A proverb in right [(...)]

Philippus Jacobus Brepols, 1800

Four-panel print of a beggar, soldier, peasant and nobleman with Dutch verses, some areas hand-colored in red and yellow.

Beggars. / Warriors. / Peasants. / Nobles

Erven H. Rynders, 1831

Eight-panel print of feasting figures in the Land of Cockaigne, with roasted meats, fish, a donkey, and a man on horseback.

Here is much joy to be found, as you see from these friends, / In the unknown Land of Cockaigne, everyone has it abun…

erven weduwe Cornelis Stichter, 1715

Hand-coloured print of sixteen fairground scenes with acrobats, a bear, a horse, dancing dogs and a puppet show.

The street fair / The acrobats

Philippus Jacobus Brepols, 1800

Hand-colored woodcut with five medallions showing men representing hearing, smell, taste, touch and sight, framed by animals

O children observe your duty, / To the amusement ordained by God

Erven H. Rynders, 1831

Engraved print of King Willem I on horseback in an oval frame, with military trophies, a crown and a coat of arms below.

Willem den eersten, / Koning der Nederlanden, / Prins van Oranje-Nassau, / Groot Hertog van Luxemburg, / etc. etc. etc.

Jan Oortman, 1831