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Hand-colored 1828 New Year wish letter with calligraphy, potted orange trees, and a winter scene of skating and a horse-drawn

Wish letter with winter activities

Leonardus Schweickhardt, 1828

Portrait of John I, Count of Holland

Adriaen Matham, 1620

Hand-coloured wish letter with a Nativity scene of Mary, Joseph, shepherds and animals, framed by ornate borders and calligra

Wish letter with the adoration by the shepherds

weduwe Jeronimus Ratelband en Johannes Bouwer, 1767

Hand-colored wish letter with calligraphy in a rococo border, showing a bridal couple and spectators in a town square.

Wish letter with bridal couple on square with spectators

Johannes Bouwer, 1760

Engraving of a standing man in a wide hat and pleated cloak, holding a sword, with a heraldic shield and hilly landscape.

Portrait of John II, Count of Holland

Adriaen Matham, 1620

Hand-colored rococo wish letter border with crucifixion scene, trumpeting angels, and New Testament figures around a blank ce

Wish letter with scenes from the New Testament

weduwe Jeronimus Ratelband en Johannes Bouwer, 1767

Hand-colored print with ornate blank frame, Crucifixion scene below, ship at sea and city skyline.

Wish letter with scenes from the New Testament

De erven de weduwe J. Ratelband en J. Bouwer, 1782

Engraving of an armored man with plumed helmet, sword over shoulder and heraldic lion shield, standing before a horizon line.

Portrait of William IV, Count of Holland

Adriaen Matham, 1620

Engraved 1767 print with ornate floral border, urns, tightrope walkers, and seven costumed figures dancing along the bottom e

Wish letter with dancing figures

weduwe Jeronimus Ratelband en Johannes Bouwer, 1767

Hand-coloured print of an 18th-century street scene with canal houses and strolling figures framing a blank central panel.

Wish letter with people wishing each other a happy new year

De erven de weduwe J. Ratelband en J. Bouwer, 1782

Portrait of William III the Good, Count of Holland and Hainaut

Adriaen Matham, 1620

Engraved rococo border with garden vignettes and a canal scene showing a trek schuit, sailboat, cart and riders, 1767.

Wish letter with a trek schuit

weduwe Jeronimus Ratelband en Johannes Bouwer, 1767

Engraved rococo wish letter with Annunciation and Nativity scenes, a Dutch verse panel, and a rural church landscape above.

Wish letter with the Annunciation and the adoration by the shepherds

De erven de weduwe J. Ratelband en J. Bouwer, 1782

Engraved full-length portrait of a man in a feathered hat and fur cloak, with a heraldic shield and sword.

Portrait of William V of Holland, Count of Holland and Zeeland

Adriaen Matham, 1620

Hand-colored 1767 wish letter with calligraphy, Rococo frame, winter scenes and a horse-drawn sleigh on ice.

Wish letter with sleigh

weduwe Jeronimus Ratelband en Johannes Bouwer, 1767

Hand-colored New Year wish sheet with calligraphy and a man rowing a boat on a river beneath a floral border.

Wish letter with man in rowboat

Theodorus Johannes Wijnhoven-Hendriksen, 1812

Engraving of a crowned woman in a fur-trimmed cloak holding a sceptre, with a heraldic shield showing an eagle and lions.

Portrait of Margaret of Bavaria

Adriaen Matham, 1620

Hand-colored 1767 Dutch wish letter with calligraphic verse, rococo border, figures in period dress, and interior scenes.

Wish letter with ladder of old age

weduwe Jeronimus Ratelband en Johannes Bouwer, 1767

Hand-coloured wish letter print with calligraphic verse, a flower urn, and a couple beside a farmhouse and cows.

Wish letter with a couple in landscape with farm

Theodorus Johannes Wijnhoven-Hendriksen, 1812

Engraving of a standing man in fur-trimmed cloak and feathered cap, holding a sword and a heraldic shield.

Portrait of Albert of Bavaria, Count of Holland and Hainaut

Adriaen Matham, 1620

Hand-coloured print with calligraphic verse in a Rococo border, showing women in dresses walking before a town skyline.

Wish letter with a group of women on the street

weduwe Jeronimus Ratelband en Johannes Bouwer, 1767

Hand-colored print of a mounted soldier, cannon, and a town under bombardment with an empty oval cartouche above.

Wish letter with soldiers bombarding a city

Theodorus Johannes Wijnhoven-Hendriksen, 1812

Engraved print of an armored man in plumed helmet and chain mail, holding a sword, with a heraldic shield, in a landscape.

Portrait of William VI of Bavaria, Count of Holland and Zeeland

Adriaen Matham, 1620

Hand-coloured 1767 wish letter with rococo border, calligraphy, and a crowd watching a couple dance on a town square.

Wish letter with bridal couple on square with spectators

weduwe Jeronimus Ratelband en Johannes Bouwer, 1767

Hand-colored wish letter with calligraphy, floral and garland border, and a pastoral scene of cows resting by a stream.

Wish letter with cows in the meadow

Theodorus Johannes Wijnhoven-Hendriksen, 1812

Portrait of Jan van Beieren

Adriaen Matham, 1620

Hand-coloured print of two armoured knights on pedestals flanking mounted jousters, with a trophy of armour and banners above

Wish letter with jousting tournament

P. Lenaerts, 1780

Hand-colored print of two clowns pulling back drapery above a table with ham, bread, wine and a pitcher, framing a blank oval

Wish letter with two clowns at a set table

Theodorus Johannes Wijnhoven-Hendriksen, 1812

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

Hand-colored print of two armored knights on pedestals flanking a jousting scene, with a heraldic trophy of banners and weapo

Wish letter with jousting tournament

P. Lenaerts, 1833

Decorative wish letter with hand-coloured rose bouquet above a calligraphic oval frame containing handwritten Dutch verse.

Wish letter with decorative frame

Glenisson & Van Genechten, 1833

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 rococo oval frame with flower baskets above, and street figures in 18th-century dress along the bottom edge.

Wish letter with activities on the street

Jacobus Rijckhoff, 1738

Hand-coloured print of six rural vignettes including a farmer with a rooster, geese, a woman feeding hens, and fishing.

The Outdoor Life

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

Hand-colored 1738 print with an empty oval floral frame and small scenes of dining, children playing, and a couple by a river

Wish letter with loving couples and playing children

Jacobus Rijckhoff, 1738

Hand-colored print of six Italian costume figures, including a pan maker, brandy seller, tripe seller and night watchman.

Italian Costumes / Italian Costumes

Philippus Jacobus Brepols, 1800

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 domino tiles on the left and hand-colored playing cards with court figures on the right.

Domino and card game / Domino and card game

D. Pouwels, 1800

Hand-colored print with four small scenes: a family group, a man leading a rearing horse, a garden couple, and a market stall

Various scenes

Philippus Jacobus Brepols, 1800

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

Hand-coloured print of young women in twenty small scenes, including skipping rope, dancing in a ring, and sewing.

The game of the young ladies / The game of the young ladies

Gebroeders Van Kapel, 1800

Hand-colored print of twelve Dutch military figures in uniform, infantry and mounted cavalry, with Dutch and French labels.

Troops of the Netherlands / Troops of the Netherlands

Philippus Jacobus Brepols, 1800

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

Twelve hand-colored military figures in three rows showing generals, officers and cannoneers of four European powers.

The four great powers of Europe / The four great powers of Europe

Brepols & Dierckx zoon, 1833

Hand-colored print with four scenes of Dutch farmers and townspeople in regional costume, including spinning and market trade

Dutch costume

Philippus Jacobus Brepols, 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

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 Dutch children's sheet with twenty small vignettes of figures and rhymes about numbers and conduct.

Gift to the young and instructive youth

Philippus Jacobus Brepols, 1800

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

Engraving with four arched portrait niches showing a man in four roles, each labeled with a Latin word and German verse.

Four stages from the life of Martin Luther

Monogrammist JFG, 1598

Hand-colored print of young women in vignettes playing games and doing household chores, with Dutch and French captions.

The game of the young ladies / The game of the young ladies

Philippus Jacobus Brepols, 1800

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

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

Farmhouse

Willem Adrianus Grondhout, 1888

Printed sheet of ten Parisian street figures in woodcut style, including a water carrier, a dog walker and a shoe shiner.

Costumes of Paris / Parisian costumes

Philippus Jacobus Brepols, 1800

Print with twelve small scenes of household life: garden, nursery, kitchen, laundry, sewing room, market and hearth.

The housekeeping / The household

Erven H. Rynders, 1800

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 mounted Russian cavalry figures in traditional uniforms, with Dutch and French captions.

Russian cavalry / Russian cavalry

Philippus Jacobus Brepols, 1800

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

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

Engraving of allegorical Justice with scales and sword above falling figures, with a framed vignette of seated women and knee

Justice (Justitia) destroys the fortune of the stockjobbers

Claude Gillot, 1720

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

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

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

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

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 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

Two-panel print: Manneken-Pis in formal dress on left; Hei-joppa Signorken leaping from a cupboard on right, with Dutch and F

Manneken-Pis / Hei-joppa signorken

Erven H. Rynders, 1800

Hand-colored print of carnival scenes in three rows: riders, jesters, a carriage, and a carnival funeral procession with a bi

Carnival entertainments / Carnival pastimes / Carnival funeral procession / Carnival funeral procession

Philippus Jacobus Brepols, 1800

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-colored print with four panels showing the prodigal son parable: a horseback rider, a banquet, a reunion, and a dining t

Here the tender youth naturally finds life / Then the prodigal son / described in the wood

Erven H. Rynders, 1831

Hand-colored print with twelve monthly scenes of rural life, including sledding, haymaking, harvest and a winter fireside.

The twelve months of the year / The twelve months of the year

Philippus Jacobus Brepols, 1800

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

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

Grid of fifteen colored vignettes showing naval battles, cavalry, sieges and camps from the 1828 Russo-Turkish war.

War between Russia and Turkey in 1828 / War between Russia and Turkey in 1828

Philippus Jacobus Brepols, 1800

Etching of a bearded ape-like figure in a robe gesturing to a flock of turkeys in a wooded landscape.

Ape-like group addresses turkeys

Claude Gillot, 1683

Hand-colored print of a decorated ox with a wreath, attended by men in period dress, framed by floral borders and Dutch text.

The great guild ox

Erven H. Rynders, 1831

Hand-colored print of five Swiss grenadiers in bearskin caps, green coats, white cross straps and yellow trousers, holding mu

Swiss Grenadiers / Swiss Grenadiers

Philippus Jacobus Brepols, 1800

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

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

Hand-coloured print with twelve bilingual vignettes of household life, including kitchen, nursery, laundry, market and hearth

The housekeeping / Le ménage

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

Hand-coloured woodcut broadside of a decorated ox in a frame with ornamental borders, cherubs, and Dutch verse text.

Children come running now / To buy the ox boo / It is an excellent guild ox / You can buy it for little money

Erven H. Rynders, 1781

Hand-colored print with six vignettes of a robber's life, showing capture, attack, flight, prison, camp and sentencing.

The robber life

Philippus Jacobus Brepols, 1800

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

Five hand-colored Swiss grenadiers in bearskin caps, blue coats and yellow breeches stand in a row with muskets.

Swiss Grenadiers / Zwitsersche grenadiers

Philippus Jacobus Brepols, 1800

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

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

Hand-colored print with twelve vignettes of children and women at play, music, reading and sewing, in Dutch and French captio

Image of youth / Tableau de la jeunesse

Philippus Jacobus Brepols, 1800

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

Portret van Philipp Ernst Spiess

Johann Elias Haid, 1764

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

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-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