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71,494 works

Black chalk drawing on grey paper of a kneeling nude woman seen from behind, holding a bowl and pointing to the left.

Study of a kneeling nude girl

François-Alexandre Verdier, 1661

Lithograph of conductor Joh. M. Coenen with baton, musicians, a bearded portrait medallion, laurel, mandolin and a wreath bel

Joh. M. Coenen

Johan Braakensiek, 1889

Mounted sheet of Art Nouveau certificate design, monograms and vignettes by R.W.P. de Vries Jr., 1884.

Proof of participation for the Decorative Art course by R.W.P. de Vries Jr., vignettes and monograms

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1884

Tan book cover design with black stylized floral borders and red lettering reading Het Land van Rembrand by Busken Huet.

Binding design for: Cd. Busken Huet, Het land van Rembrand, vol. 1, 1898

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1898

Two advertisement cards: City-Magazijn Amsterdam with an envelope motif, and Tanel's Prima Indiano with an ink bottle illustr

Advertisements for City-Magazijn Amsterdam and Tanel's Prima Indiano

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1884

Design sheet with stylized animal border, interlaced monograms in red and gold, and a decorative initial J.

Vignettes with animals and monograms and an initial J

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1884

Two printed cards: a 1913 Amsterdam graphic arts exhibition advertisement and a lodging card showing the Amsterdam coat of ar

Advertisements for the international exhibition of Graphic Art in Amsterdam and lodging Het Wapen van Amsterdam

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1884

Engraved street scene of a crowded Amsterdam square with carts, flags, a raised stage, and a printed verse below.

Fair print of the Amsterdam ash-cart men for the year 1846

Dirk Wijbrand Tollenaar, 1846

Engraved print of a crowded fairground square with carts, flags, a decorated balcony and a classical building, with verse bel

Fair print of the Amsterdam ash-cart men for the year 1857

Dirk Wijbrand Tollenaar, 1857

Grey-toned oval portrait of a man in a dark military uniform with high collar and epaulette, smoke behind him.

Portrait of an officer

Ernst Willem Jan Bagelaar, 1785

Sketch for a portrait of an officer

Ernst Willem Jan Bagelaar, 1785

Grey wash drawing of armored Pallas with spear pointing beside a seated crowned woman holding scales, with cherubs above.

Pallas and Justice

Dirk van der Aa, 1767

Watercolor of a pink double hyacinth with arching green leaves standing on a patch of earth, signed Augustini 1762.

The pink hyacinth Rex Rubrorum

Jan Augustini, 1762

Watercolor of a blue hyacinth with a dense spike of pale blue flowers above long green leaves on a patch of ground.

The blue hyacinth Franciscus Primus

Jan Augustini, 1762

Etching of a seated painter at an easel as a winged figure offers him a trumpet, with onlookers by a window.

Painter blowing the horn that Fama hands him

Johann Heinrich Rode, 1750

Etching of a reclining painter with palette beside an easel, a studio assistant at work, and plaster casts on the walls.

Painter in his studio

Michael Hartwagner, 1769

Engraved print of Pope Sixtus V kneeling in prayer in papal vestments, with a tiara beside him.

Paus Sixtus V, knielend in gebed

Ventura Salimbeni, 1589

Mezzotint of Saint Peter crucified upside down, held up on a cross by three men against a rocky mountain landscape.

Martyrdom of Peter on the cross

Wallerant Vaillant, 1658

Engraved full-length portrait of King George III in ermine-trimmed royal robes beside a crown and red drapery.

Portrait of George III of the United Kingdom

William Wynne Ryland, 1767

Sepia print of a young woman with curled hair and headscarf, looking over her shoulder with her chin resting on her hand.

Young woman looking over her shoulder

Angelica Kauffmann, 1766

Reddish-brown engraving of a hooded monk bent forward with a cord trailing from his mouth onto the floor.

Vomiting monk

Jacob Gole, 1724

Engraving of a kneeling monk in a brown habit filling a jug from a barrel tap, with a banner behind him.

Monk taps beer from a barrel

Jacob Gole, 1724

Reddish-brown engraving of a standing priest wearing a stole decorated with playing card suits.

Priest with stole of cards

Jacob Gole, 1724

Reddish-brown print of a monk in a cloak embracing a kneeling young woman beside a step and wall.

Monk embraces a young woman

Jacob Gole, 1724

Reddish-brown print of a stout man smoking a pipe, carrying a basket of poultry and a dead bird.

Fat monk with basket of poultry

Jacob Gole, 1724

Engraving of a cloaked man in a hood holding a curved sword and a dagger, standing on a tiled floor.

Monk with scimitar and dagger

Jacob Gole, 1724

Engraved priest in vestments embracing a monstrance with a skull, standing on a tiled floor, in reddish-brown ink.

Priest embraces monstrance with skull

Jacob Gole, 1724

Engraved figure of a monk with a hooded cap holding a collection bell on a pole, labelled Le Pere Sacristain.

Monk with collection purse

Jacob Gole, 1724

Sepia engraving of a sleeping monk in a hooded robe seated on a wooden chair, numbered 17 in the upper corner.

Sleeping monk

Jacob Gole, 1724

Engraving of a startled man in a robe with a snake coiled on his head, raising one hand, in reddish-brown ink.

Standing monk with snake on his head

Jacob Gole, 1724

Reddish-brown engraving of a hooded man in a long robe holding a collection box, with an owl on his shoulder.

Standing monk with collection box

Jacob Gole, 1724

Engraving of a monk holding a dagger and a severed head, with a crucifix, skulls, and an open book behind him.

Monk with dagger in his hand

Jacob Gole, 1724

Charcoal drawing of a bearded man with head bowed, right hand pressed to his forehead, bare shoulders visible.

Fragment of an academy study: man with right hand on the forehead

Johan Braakensiek, 1868

Pencil sketch of two men in caps, half-length, one smiling and one glancing from behind, with a hand at lower right.

Two men, half-length

Johan Braakensiek, 1868

Wash drawing of a woman holding a candle over a bearded man lying in a draped bed in a dim room.

Design for illustration in De Amsterdammer: Doux pays (...)

Johan Braakensiek, 1911

Drawing of a cloaked man in a fur cap walking past a stone sign reading PAPENDRECHT under a moonlit sky.

Design for illustration in De Amsterdammer: 't Juridisch element in de Eerste Kamer

Johan Braakensiek, 1911

Drawing of a kneeling man raising his arm toward a swirl of caricatured faces floating in a gray-blue sky.

Design for illustration in De Amsterdammer: "Vijf en twintig jaren

Johan Braakensiek

Charcoal drawing of two cloaked figures in misty grey light; the figure on the right has a halo and reaches out a hand.

Unidentified representation: Rembrandt and Christ (?)

Johan Braakensiek

Engraving of a classical woman seated beside a harp under a tree, framed by a garland of leaves and ribbon bows.

Terpsichore

Bernard Picart, 1740

Etching of a cemetery with a tall white cross, two walking figures, and a steep shadowed mountain behind.

Cemetery in Muotathal

Carel Nicolaas Storm van 's-Gravesande, 1851

Sepia etching of a snow-covered mountain peak flanked by dark, hatched rock cliffs under a cloudy sky.

Snow-covered mountain peak

Carel Nicolaas Storm van 's-Gravesande, 1851

Engraved 1799 map of the Batavian Republic with departments, ring diagrams, decorative cartouches and laurel wreaths.

Map of the Batavian Republic, 1799

Cornelis van Baarsel, 1799

Portrait of Édouard Fétis

Auguste Danse, 1896

Engraved portrait of an elderly balding man in a dark coat seated beside a bookcase, hands resting on a folded paper.

Portrait of Édouard Fétis

Auguste Danse, 1874

Engraved bust portrait of an older bearded man in a dark coat and bow tie, with a signature below, 1872.

Portrait of Édouard Fétis

Auguste Danse, 1872

Medal with portrait of Erasmus from 1519

Auguste Danse, 1881

Portrait of Louis Gallait

Auguste Danse, 1888

Engraved oval portrait of an older bearded man in a dark suit and bow tie, with handwritten inscription below.

Portrait of an unknown man, possibly Degand

Auguste Danse, 1884

Engraved oval portrait of an older bearded man in a dark jacket and bow tie, signed Auguste Danse, 1884.

Portrait of an unknown man

Auguste Danse, 1884

Black and white ink design for a title page with symmetrical scrolls, Greek key motifs and the word Charivaria in bold letter

Design for title page of Charivaria, 2nd volume

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Symmetrical black and grey ink decorative design with arched forms, cartouche motifs and a dark central shape in a black bord

Decorative design with four coats of arms

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Ink and wash design for a symmetrical ornamental bookplate with a central vase form and scrolling borders.

Design for ex libris of D.J. Goedkoop

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Engraved oval bust portrait of Hugh Capet, bearded and wearing a jeweled crown, with French inscriptions below.

Portrait of Hugh Capet

Étienne Desrochers, 1726

Engraved portrait of René Descartes with long hair and a dark cloak, inside an ornate frame with French inscriptions.

Portrait of René Descartes

Étienne Desrochers, 1726

Portrait of John Calvin

Étienne Desrochers, 1726

Portrait of Charles VIII

Étienne Desrochers, 1726

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a collar, with a French inscription identifying Annibale Carracci below.

Portrait of Annibale Carracci

Étienne Desrochers, 1726

Portrait of Charles V, King of France

Étienne Desrochers, 1726

Portrait of Charles IV, King of France

Étienne Desrochers, 1726

Portrait of Charles III the Simple, King of France

Étienne Desrochers, 1726

Poster of a crouching naked toddler playing with a paper boat on stylized green and blue waves, with Dutch lettering.

Children's stamps & children's postcards for the benefit of 't Bescherming- en hulp - Behoevende kind 1927-1928

Tjipke Visser, 1927

Engraving of a nude female allegory seated on a fallen armored figure, with a Latin inscription and a distant landscape.

Allegory of virtue conquering violence

Hendrick Goltzius, 1590

Lithographic bust portrait of a man with curly hair in a fur-collared coat and white cravat, on cream paper.

Self-portrait of Jean Antoine Laurent

Jean-Antoine Laurent, 1816

Print of a bearded face with long curly hair, wearing a crown of thorns, against a dark background.

Vera Icon

Theodor Caspar baron von Fürstenberg, 1656

Etched self-portrait of a young man with curly hair, dark coat and white collar, gazing sideways against hatched background.

Self-portrait of Ludwig Emil Grimm

Ludwig Emil Grimm, 1813

Etching of a man with curly hair and a high collar, turned to the side, drawn in fine hatched lines on cream paper.

Self-portrait of Jean Etienne Liotard

Jean-Étienne Liotard, 1730

Etched landscape of a woodland stream with tall trees, rocks, and a seated figure reading in the lower left.

Landscape with philosopher

Alexandre-Hyacinthe Dunouy, 1800

Etching of three peasants playing cards at a table, one smoking a pipe, with a bat-winged title cartouche above.

Three peasants playing a card game

Salomon Savery, 1630

Engraving of a woman offering a bowl to a child with a headscarf who grimaces, with a dedicatory inscription below.

Mother feeding her child

Pieter de Mare, 1786

Watercolour of a green dragon on a rock beside a Chinol jar, watched by a bearded man holding a brush, with a rainbow over th

Artist with dragon by a jar of Chinol

Johan Braakensiek, 1868

Charcoal drawing of an elderly bearded man in a dark coat arm in arm with a young woman in a pale gown.

Design for illustration in De Amsterdammer: H.M. King Willem III and his youthful spouse Queen Emma, 1879

Johan Braakensiek, 1904

Ink and wash drawing of a cloaked figure raising an arm toward a bright star above fallen bodies on the ground.

Design for illustration in De Amsterdammer: The Christmas Night of the Rulers of Europe in 1915

Johan Braakensiek, 1915

Pencil sketch of farmers riding cows and oxen with a crowd behind them, drawn on brown paper.

Design for illustration in De Amsterdammer: Farmers riding cows (March 2, 1902)

Johan Braakensiek, 1902

Ink drawing of a maid carrying a tray of caricature faces stepping over a ledge marked Verkiezingen, by Johan Braakensiek, 19

Design for illustration in De Amsterdammer: The Dutch Virgin as a maid with a tray of glasses stumbles over the step…

Johan Braakensiek, 1924

Pencil sketch of a standing draped female figure with one arm raised, study for an illustration by Johan Braakensiek.

Design for illustration in De Amsterdammer: Justitia (August 28, 1920)

Johan Braakensiek, 1920

Engraved oval portrait of a man with shoulder-length hair and mustache, wearing armor and a sash, with French inscription bel

Portrait of Peter I the Great, Tsar of Russia

Jacob Houbraken, 1725

Engraved oval portrait of a man in armour with curly hair and moustache, captioned Petrus de I ste, on a stone plinth.

Portrait of Peter I the Great, Tsar of Russia

Jacob Houbraken, 1752

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a feathered hat and dark cloak, labeled Philippe II, by Jacob Houbraken, 1777.

Portrait of Philip II, King of Spain

Jacob Houbraken, 1777

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a dark doublet, white ruff and chain, within a decorative stone frame.

Portrait of Philip II, King of Spain

Jacob Houbraken, 1771

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar and chain, labeled Filips de Tweede, Koning van Spagne.

Portrait of Philip II, King of Spain

Jacob Houbraken, 1773

Engraved oval portrait of a man with a white collar and ornate chain, within a decorative rectangular border.

Portrait of Philip IV, King of Spain

Jacob Houbraken, 1747

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a lace collar and embroidered costume, with caption Filips de Vierde, Koning van Spagne.

Portrait of Philip IV, King of Spain

Jacob Houbraken, 1749

Engraved oval portrait of Benedict Pictet in a curled wig and dark gown, with an inscription band around the frame.

Portrait of Benedict Pictet at the age of 52

Jacob Houbraken, 1708

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a powdered wig and dark robe, with an inscription naming Harmen Henrik van de Poll.

Portrait of Harmen Henrik van de Poll

Jacob Houbraken, 1772

Engraved oval portrait of a man with white hair and dark coat, within a decorative frame and empty cartouche below.

Portrait of Jan van de Poll

Jacob Houbraken, 1749

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a powdered wig and dark coat, within an ornamental frame with a blank cartouche below.

Portrait of Pieter van de Poll

Jacob Houbraken, 1749

Lithograph of two men beside a wall chart of eight scenes, one pointing with a stick, the other holding a top hat near a ques

Student of the Athenaeum Illustre in Amsterdam points out scenes on a wall chart

Nicolaas de Roever, 1875

Watercolor portrait of a smiling blond man in a grey coat and white cravat, with a removable hair piece at the top of his hea

Portrait of Daniel Dijlius with cut-out, removable hair

Jacob Willemz. de Vos, 1806

Black and white print of a crowd at folk games on the Amstelveld, with a horse cart, acrobats on a frame and flags.

Folk games of 1887 on the Amstelveld in Amsterdam

Johan Braakensiek, 1887

Engraved print of an illuminated temporary facade of the Amsterdam town hall with statues, garlands and small figures, 1802.

Illumination for the City Hall in Amsterdam on June 2, 1802

Daniël Veelwaard, 1802

Pencil drawing of a neo-rococo table with carved scroll legs and an eight-candle candelabra on top.

Table in neo-rococo style with a candelabrum with eight candles on it

Jules Fossey, 1850

Pencil and wash design drawing of a pendant with a round watch and three stylized floral blossoms on an orange sheet.

Design for a Pendant with a Watch

René Lalique, 1900

Design drawing of a lorgnette with a floral-decorated handle beside an oval pair of eyeglass frames on tan paper.

Design for a Lorgnette

René Lalique, 1900

Pencil sketch of two loosely drawn human figures on tan paper, one wearing a wide-brimmed hat.

Two human figures

Fik Abbing, 1911

Still life of grapes, peaches, plums and white flowers in a woven basket on a stone ledge, with a walnut in front.

Still life with flowers and fruit in a basket

Anthony Oberman, 1791

Watercolor of a brown-sailed boat in shallow water with a second boat and seagulls under an overcast sky.

Bomschuit being pulled onto the beach

Hendrik Willem Mesdag, 1841