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54,340 works

Drawing of a waterfall over rocks in an exhibition garden, with wooden stairs, a pavilion and hills behind.

Gezicht op de waterval in het hoofdgebouw van de Internationale Voedingstentoonstelling te Amsterdam, 1887

Johan Conrad Greive, 1887

Engraved interior of a café with a seated man served by two waitresses, wooden barrels, and a Hacker Brau sign.

Interieur van een café op de Internationale Voedingstentoonstelling te Amsterdam, 1887

Johan Conrad Greive, 1887

Ornamental design drawing for a casket with a central fruit branch panel, cherubs, grapes, and gilded scrollwork frame.

Ontwerp voor een met pietre dure panelen ingelegd met verguld brons gemonteerd kistje

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1710

Drawing of a round plate with a scalloped rim decorated in blue scrollwork, green leaves, and a small central flower.

Ontwerp voor de decoratie van een porseleinen bord van de fabriek van Alcora

Vicente Alvaro, 1790

Three ink drawings of military musicians in uniform playing drum, clarinet and trumpet, mounted on grey card.

Militairen met een trommel en blaasinstrumenten

Jan Hoynck van Papendrecht, 1889

Pen drawing of two soldiers in uniform, one in a long greatcoat, and a second soldier drinking from a flask beside his rifle.

Weglopende militair en een drinkende militair

Jan Hoynck van Papendrecht, 1889

Pen drawing of an ornamental border with three masks, one bearded, one helmeted, set among scrolls and foliage.

Ontwerp voor een bovenrand met drie maskers

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pen and ink sketch sheet of armour parts, a helmet, gauntlet, shield and spear, with a floor plan and written measurements.

Harnasonderdelen en plattegrond

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Pen drawing of two robed figures with a broom beside a bassinet, while a woman lies in bed in a bedroom interior.

Man en vrouw met sprokkelhout op kraambezoek

Johannes Godefridus Kesler, 1883

Pen drawing of an elderly bearded painter with glasses working at an easel with brush and palette.

Jozef Israëls

Lithograph of men in bullfighting attire wrestling a large bull in an arena, one man gripping its horn while on the ground.

Stierengevecht

Charles Legrand, 1830

Print of a castle on a wooded hill with cattle and a herder in the foreground, by Barend Cornelis Koekkoek, 1820.

Environs de Namur

Barend Cornelis Koekkoek, 1820

Pencil drawing of several sailing boats on calm water, with one large sailing vessel in the foreground under a pale sky.

Gezicht op zeilschepen op het IJ

Everhardus Koster, 1827

Pencil drawing of sailing boats on calm water with a small rowboat in the foreground and distant harbour buildings.

Gezicht op het IJ

Everhardus Koster, 1851

Engraved battle scene with a crowned figure in a chariot, rearing horses, a drawing bowman, and fallen warriors in the foregr

Slag bij Arbella (rechter deel)

Pietro Aquila, 1660

Engraved battle scene with armored horsemen, fallen soldiers, scattered weapons, and a crowned coat of arms held by cherubs i

Slag bij Arbella (linker deel)

Pietro Aquila, 1660

Engraving of Polyxena being sacrificed at Achilles' tomb, with warriors, priests, an altar and mourning women.

Polyxena bij het graf van Achilles geofferd

Pietro Aquila, 1660

Engraving of Moses striking a rock as water flows down to a crowd of people, animals and jugs beneath large trees.

Mozes slaat water uit de rots

Pietro Aquila, 1660

Engraving of a Bacchus triumphal procession with satyrs, maenads, big cats and an elephant in a wooded landscape.

Triomftocht van Bacchus

Pietro Aquila, 1660

Engraved circular ceiling design with a central mosaic medallion, angels, clouds and robed figures in an architectural frame.

Koepeldecoratie met oudtestamentische figuren en engelen

Francesco Faraone Aquila, 1695

Engraved academy interior with a classical statue, draftsmen at work, colonnades, drapery and a tiled floor.

Tekenacademie

Francesco Faraone Aquila, 1686

Print of four gothic organ case panels with carved bearded male figures in tracery niches, on a pale sheet.

Vier panelen van een orgelkast uit de Sint-Vituskerk te Naarden

Jacob Taanman, 1881

Lithograph after Rembrandt: bearded men in ruffs gather around a body on a table during a surgical lesson, one in a wide-brim

De Chirurgische Les. (Vrij naar Rembrandt.)

Johan Braakensiek, 1889

Lithograph of a 17th-century anatomy lesson with physicians in ruffs gathered around a dissected body on a table.

Anatomische les van Dr. Nicolaes Tulp

Achille Girardot, 1837

Grey wash drawing of a theatrical city square with a Gothic cathedral, classical buildings, and a crowd of figures.

Promotion médicale

Louis Jean Desprez, 1790

Pen and watercolour drawing of two women in empire dresses and a man in a greatcoat and top hat beside an iron railing.

Twee vrouwen in empire kleding, proberen hun schoenen droog te houden in de smeltende sneeuw

Christiaan Andriessen, 1805

Watercolor interior of a studio with a seated man showing a sketchbook to a standing man pointing at wall drawings.

Christiaan Andriessen toont zijn getekende dagboek

Christiaan Andriessen, 1805

Sepia wash drawing of a seated man with a pipe and lens at a desk by a window, with books and inkwells.

Christiaan Andriessen probeert zijn pijp aan te steken met zonlicht en een vergrootglas

Christiaan Andriessen, 1806

Brown wash drawing of two men in a room, one seated by a window and one standing at an easel beside a table.

Gerrit Jan Michaëlis toont Christiaan Andriessen eigen werk

Christiaan Andriessen, 1806

Pen and wash drawing of a man seated at a desk by a window, head in hand, with papers, inkwell and framed pictures.

Christiaan Andriessen denkt hard na bij het vertalen van een verzoekschrift

Christiaan Andriessen, 1806

Pen and grey wash drawing of a room with a table, chairs, curtain, and a woman reflected in a wall mirror.

Reflectie in de spiegel

Christiaan Andriessen, 1806

Ink and wash drawing of two nude male figure studies, one seated on a rock holding a staff, one standing with a draped cloth.

Twee naaktmodellen

Christiaan Andriessen, 1805

Grey wash drawing of a studio interior with a chair, table, bench and a sketched figure on an easel in candlelight.

Atelier bij kaarslicht

Christiaan Andriessen, 1806

Pen drawing of a man in a top hat and long coat at a doorway beside a staircase with a lattice railing.

Christiaan Andriessen en een andere man worden binnengelaten

Christiaan Andriessen, 1805

Pen drawing of a painter at an easel sketching a seated sitter in a studio, with two onlookers and sketched heads on the wall

Louis François Gerard van der Puyl maakt portretstudies van Jurriaan Andriessen

Christiaan Andriessen, 1805

Pen and wash drawing of a man holding a small mirror by a window, beside a panelled door and framed pictures.

Christaan Andriessen richt zijn werkruimte in

Christiaan Andriessen, 1806

Pen and grey wash drawing of two women showing papers to a man leaning over a table in a room with tall windows.

Twee vrouwelijke leerlingen tonen hun werk aan Christaan Andriessen

Christiaan Andriessen, 1805

Etching of a swineherd with pigs on a path beside a church, framed by trees under a cloudy sky.

Varkenshoeder nabij kerk

Allart van Everdingen, 1631

Etching of a rocky cliff topped with buildings, a river at its base with boats, a watermill and church tower on the right.

Landschap met rivier aan de voet van een hoge rots

Allart van Everdingen, 1631

Etched landscape of a wooded riverbank with a rowing boat, rocks, a covered bridge and a round tower.

Landschap met overdekte brug

Allart van Everdingen, 1631

Etching of two men on a hilltop beside a tall fir tree, overlooking a village and river valley with clouds.

Twee mannen op een heuvel

Allart van Everdingen, 1651

Etching of two men on a wooded hilltop beside tall fir trees, overlooking a valley with a village and church tower.

Twee mannen op een heuvel

Allart van Everdingen, 1631

Etched landscape of a log hut with two figures in its doorway, rocks, trees and a cloudy sky.

Landschap met twee mannen in de deuropening van een houten hut

Allart van Everdingen, 1631

Etching of a sea view framed by a rock arch with trees, showing sailing ships on the water and a small figure on the rocks.

Zeegezicht door een opening in de rotsen

Allart van Everdingen, 1631

Etching of a landscape with three wooden huts, rocky cliffs, trees, and two figures working among logs in the foreground.

Landschap met drie houten huisjes

Allart van Everdingen, 1631

Pen and watercolor sketch of a San family with children, women cooking over a fire and a pot, under a tree.

San-huishouden met vuur en kookpotten

Robert Jacob Gordon, 1779

Watercolor of a group of people by a fire on a beach, with a woman nursing a child, an archer, and rounded huts behind them.

Homestead of the so-called Strandlopers (San or Khoikhoi) just north of the Orange River’s mouth

Robert Jacob Gordon, 1779

Watercolor drawing of a stone cairn topped with an animal skull and bones, with mountains and huts in the background.

Grave of a Khoisan chieftain

Robert Jacob Gordon, 1779

Watercolor drawing of a tent tortoise with a dark shell and yellow radiating lines, walking past a shrub and rocks.

Psammobates tentorius (Tent tortoise)

Robert Jacob Gordon, 1777

Two hand-coloured tortoises walk side by side across sandy ground with small plants and pebbles, with a Dutch inscription bel

Homopus areolatus (Common padloper tortoise)

Robert Jacob Gordon, 1777

Watercolor of a Namaqua chameleon with extended tongue perched on a branch with green conifer sprigs.

Chamaeleo namaquensis (Namaqua chameleon)

Robert Jacob Gordon, 1777

Three green chameleons on a branch, one extending its tongue to catch a fly, drawn in watercolor and ink.

Bradypodion pumilum in three poses (Cape dwarf chameleon)

Robert Jacob Gordon, 1777

Pen and watercolor drawing of a green chameleon with a curled tail on a branch, with a Dutch caption below.

Bradypodion pumilum (Cape dwarf chameleon)

Robert Jacob Gordon, 1777

Agama atra (Southern rock agama)

Robert Jacob Gordon, 1777

Watercolor drawing of a spiny agama lizard with banded tail walking over pale ground beside sparse plants.

Agama hispida (Southern spiny agama)

Robert Jacob Gordon, 1778

Grey wash drawing of a covered carriage on a road with armed men with pikes, trees, and a castle in the distance.

Luther gevangen genomen

Simon Fokke, 1722

Grey wash drawing of armed men attacking figures in a room with a canopy bed, a table with an open book, and an overturned ch

De gebroeders Johan en Cornelis de Witt aangevallen in hun kamer boven de Voorpoort van de Gevangenpoort te 's-Graven…

Simon Fokke, 1755

Pen and grey wash drawing of a procession of riders and a carriage on a road, with spectators and a flagged building at right

Aankomst der vijf Spaanse ambassadeurs tot het Bestand, bij Rijswijk, februari 1608

Simon Fokke, 1753

Grey wash drawing of armed men and horsemen gathering by a river with moored boats, flags and trees under a cloudy sky.

Onderhandeling tussen afgevaardigden van Amsterdam en graaf Willem Frederik bij Hofstede Welna aan de Amstel, 1650

Simon Fokke, 1754

Crowds in period dress walk past the Blarney Castle replica and Irish Village gate at the 1893 Chicago exposition.

Gezicht op de bijdrage van Ierland met een replica van het Blarney Castle op de World's Columbian Exposition in Chica…

Charles Dudley Arnold, 1893

Hand-colored furniture plate showing an upholstered armchair and side chair in Louis XIII style with floral medallions and ta

Fauteuil en stoel

Midart, 1839

Hand-colored plate of a Louis XIII style settee with patterned upholstery, fringe trim and carved legs.

Canapé

Midart, 1839

Hand-colored lithograph of a tufted chaise longue with green panels and fringed pink skirt, from a Paris furniture catalogue.

Bed

Midart, 1839

Hand-colored print of an ornate tufted chaise longue with fringed drapery, a footstool, and an oil lamp on a side table.

Chaise longue

Midart, 1839

Engraving of a classical festival theatre with columns and arches in The Hague, with heraldic cartouches above, 1749.

Theater (achterzijde) te Den Haag voor het het vuurwerk voor de Vrede van Aken, 1749

Iven Besoet, 1749

Hand-colored print of two upholstered armchairs with draped skirts and gold tassels, from a furniture catalogue plate.

Twee stoelen

Midart, 1839

Engraved fortification plan of Maastricht and Wyck with a city skyline view below, colored pink and green.

Ontwerp voor verdedigingswerken om de stad Maastricht, 1748

Matthaeus Seutter, 1748

Engraving of a night fireworks display over an ornate temporary theatre on water, with rockets and spiraling fire trails.

Vuurwerk te Den Haag voor de Vrede van Aken, 1749

Iven Besoet, 1749

Etching of an illuminated theatre facade with central pavilion, staircase, draped curtains and a coat of arms, reflected in w

Illuminatie van het theater te Den Haag voor de Vrede van Aken, 1749

Iven Besoet, 1749

Etching of Castel Sant'Angelo and Ponte Sant'Angelo over the Tiber in Rome, with boats and figures in the foreground.

Castel Sant'Angelo en de Ponte Sant'Angelo in Rome

Francesco Barbazza, 1775

Engraved bird's-eye view of the fortress of Longone with siege lines, camps, ships and mounted figures in the foreground.

Forte Longone

Stefano Della Bella, 1620

Etching of the Pont Neuf in Paris, crowded with carriages, riders and pedestrians, with the Seine and city buildings beyond.

Pont Neuf te Parijs

Stefano Della Bella, 1646

Engraved view of the Il Redentore church in Venice with figures on steps, a rowing boat, and a tower on the right.

Il Redentore te Venetië

Fabio Berardi, 1738

Hand-coloured satirical print of a stout man on a stage among animal-headed figures, with a burning city below and curtains f

Spotprent op de paniek onder de patriotten na het herstel van stadhouder Willem V, 1787

James Gillray, 1787

Ground plan of the star-shaped fortress of Roses in Catalonia, with sailing ships on the Gulf of Roses and a compass rose.

Plattegrond van Rosas

Jan Luyken, 1693

Engraved plan of the fortified town and castle of Heidelberg with river, lettered legend, and scale bar.

Plattegrond van Heidelberg

Jan Luyken, 1693

Engraved plans of three fortified towns, Pinerolo, Charleroi and Ratzeburg, with a soldier beside a cannon.

Plattegronden van Pinerolo, Charleroi en Ratzeburg

Jan Luyken, 1693

Etched battle plan showing troop lines, a river, fortresses and labelled positions across open land, with folio number 126.

Plattegrond van de Slag bij Landen

Jan Luyken, 1693

Lithograph of a long arched stone bridge over a river in Isfahan, with figures on the banks and a domed building at right.

Si-o-se Pol of Allahverdi-Khanbrug in Isfahan

Eugène Flandin, 1843

Lithograph of a mosque courtyard with twin minarets, a large arched portal, a dome, and figures near a reflecting pool.

Binnenplein van de Vrijdagmoskee van Isfahan

Eugène Flandin, 1843

Lithograph of a palace courtyard in Isfahan with a tall tower, draped awnings, fountains, and robed figures among garden tree

Paleis Char Bagh in Isfahan

Eugène Flandin, 1843

Lithograph of a mosque entrance with two tall minarets, an ornate arched portal, and robed figures crossing a paved courtyard

Entree van de Vrijdagmoskee van Isfahan

Eugène Flandin, 1843

Lithograph of a caravanserai courtyard with arched arcades, a dome, a camel, and figures resting on stone platforms.

Binnenplein van de karavanserai van Mahyar

Eugène Flandin, 1843

Lithograph of a domed shrine with arched entrance, trees, low buildings and mountains behind, with riders on a dirt road.

Gezicht op Imamzadeh Komijan in Irak-i Ajam

Eugène Flandin, 1843

Sepia lithograph of Hamadan with domed buildings, hilltop ruins, travelers in the foreground and snowy mountains behind.

Gezicht op Hamadan

Eugène Flandin, 1843

Two lithographs: an ornate carved cenotaph in a vaulted interior, and a domed monument on a hill with mountains behind.

Graftombe van Esther en Mordechai

Eugène Flandin, 1843

Lithograph of a rocky mountain gorge with cliffs, boulders, snowy peaks and birds in flight under a pale sky.

Ganjnameh op de berg Alvand in Iran

Eugène Flandin, 1843

Lithograph of ruined stone columns and walls with a domed building, cypress tree, and travelers leading camels along a dirt r

Ruïne van de tempel van Anahita in Kangavar

Eugène Flandin, 1843

Lithograph of a fortified hilltop citadel on a cliff, with a rider and seated figures on a path in the foreground.

Gezicht op het kasteel van Izadkhvast

Eugène Flandin, 1843

Lithograph of a crenellated tower and walled town below mountains, with robed travelers and camels on a dirt road.

Mamasani toren

Eugène Flandin, 1843

Sepia lithograph of a Persian palace pavilion with awnings beside a reflecting pool, flanked by cypress trees and robed figur

Nou Bagh paleis in Shiraz

Eugène Flandin, 1843

Etching of a village with a church steeple, thatched farmhouses, a horse and cart, and figures on a path under cloudy skies.

Gezicht op Heesbeen

Roelant Roghman, 1643

Engraved interior of a Catholic church with a high altar, crucifixion painting, columns, galleries and visitors in period dre

Interieur van de Sint-Rosaliakerk te Rotterdam

Nicolas Ransonnette, 1781

Pen print of a draped woman playing a lyre beside a winged cupid holding grapes, with a tree and classical relief wall.

Capriccio met antiek relief

Jean-Jacques-François Le Barbier, 1748

Etching of a landscape with a traveler walking a path, tall trees, a stone tower, and distant mountains under a cloudy sky.

Landschap met reiziger

Jean-François Millet

Engraving of Saint John the Baptist seated in a rocky desert with a staff and lamb, dedicatory inscription below.

Johannes de Doper in de woestijn

Pietro Francesco Menarola, 1684