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Beggar and Social Themes

Etchings depicting beggars, the elderly, and social themes from the 17th century, showcasing expressive figures in somber attire with intricate details.

Man with a boom, seen from the back, draughtsman: Ludolf Bakhuysen, 1636 - 1651, paper, h 153 mm × w 92 mm
Man with a boom, seen from the back, draughtsman: Ludolf Bakhuysen, 1636 - 1651, paper, h 153 mm × w 92 mm
287 assets in this story
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Head of a man, c. 1656 - c. 1657 drawing  Zwolle paper. chalk
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Rita Pontani (), the laundress at the French Academy in Rome, no. 12 in Recueil de caricatures. Etcher: Ange-Laurent de La Live de Jully, French, 1725-1779 After: Jacques François Saly, French, 1717-1776
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Woman sitting. Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827-1875). Woman sitting. Black stone on gray paper.
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Standing man, pulling on a rope. Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: 1700 - 1800. Measurements: h 400 mm × w 241 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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Drawing by Adam Frans van der Meulen depicting four men, executed in black chalk with white highlights on brown tinted paper, showing cut corners, edge damage, and surface spots.
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A gray and brown brush drawing by Giovanni Antonio Molinari depicting a kneeling clergyman to the left, with whitewashed accents.
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Unsuitable (gula); The seven deadly sins. A man holds a jug. For him on the table lies bread.
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Sitting shepherd with goat, anonymous, 1700 - 1800 drawing   paper. chalk
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An ill man seated by a fireplace vomiting into a bowl. Pencil drawing.
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Resting young farmer, Frederick Bloemaert, after Abraham Bloemaert, after 1635 - 1669 print A young farmer rests against a crate with peat.  paper engraving farmers
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An old woman. Bust to the left. Her hands are folded together, Old woman, print maker: Jacobus Ludovicus Cornet, (mentioned on object), designer: Jacobus Ludovicus Cornet, Leiden, 1832, paper, etching, w 128 mm × h 142 mm
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Jacques Callot, The Flageolet Player, c 1622 The Flageolet Player
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Farmer with a jug in the hand, Frans van den Wijngaerde, 1636-1679
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Un enfant assis sur une motte de terre (An enfant seated on a clod of earth), after Le Petit Savoyard by François Boucher, from Suite d'estampes gravées par madame la marquise de Pompadour d'après les pierres gravées de Guay, graveur du Roi 1751 Madame la Marquise de Pompadour French. Un enfant assis sur une motte de terre (An enfant seated on a clod of earth), after Le Petit Savoyard by François Boucher, from Suite d'estampes gravées par madame la marquise de Pompadour d'après les pierres gravées de Guay, graveur du Roi 424157
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Franz Van Mieris le Vieux (1635-1681). "The happy drinker". Drawing, 17th century. Black stone and ink wash from China. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 54702-2 Drinker, ink of China, man, joyful, wash, black stone, portrait, glass, wine
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Sketch to self-portrait of Adriaan van der Werff. Draughtsman: Jacob Perkois. After Adriaen van der Werff. Dating: 1766 - 1804. Measurements: h 139 mm × w 155 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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Peasant Woman 1610-85 Adriaen van Ostade Dutch. Peasant Woman 396492
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W.A. M�ller (1733-1816), chest picture of a man who looks downwards, 1733 - 1816
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Metsu, Gabriël, Amsterdam, Cootwijck, Jurriaan, Reading old woman, verso cardboard and verso print - stamped, An old woman sits on a chair and reads from a sheet of paper., print, prints, height 300 mm, width 215 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1714-05-10 - 1798-01-16, print maker, printmaker, 1760 - 1760, paper, papier, print drawing, transfer, 1629-01 - 1667-10-24, intermediary draughtsman
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Etching from around 1527-1530 by Francesco Mazzola depicting a resting woman in a seated pose, showing drapery and anatomy details.
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Rhine, Rembrandt van, Netherlands, Bagelaar, Ernst Willem Jan, Sleeping old man, print, prints, height 39 mm, width 47 mm, Dutch, 1775-09-16 - 1837-02-08, print maker, printmaker, 1798 - 1837, fourth quarter 18th century, first quarter 19th century, second quarter 19th century, paper, etching, etchings, color printing, Work conception, Northern Netherlands, 1606-07-15 - 1669-10-08
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Boy Holding Flowers 18th century Anonymous, French, 18th century French. Boy Holding Flowers. Anonymous, French, 18th century. 18th century. Black and white chalk on blue paper. Drawings
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Zwolle, Borch, Gerard ter (I), Standing man in landscape, verso center - stamped, A man wearing a cloak and a large hat looks out over a landscape. In his left hand he holds a walking stick., print, prints, width 36 mm, height, 56 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1584 - 1662-04-20, print maker, printmaker, 1594 - 1662, paper, papier, etching, etsen
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Old woman, Louis Bernard Coclers, Quiringh Gerritsz. van Brekelenkam, 1780
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Portrait study by Pier Leone Ghezzi in chalk and pen, showing Monsignor Costanzi in side view and Monsignor Tassoni in back view.
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Bust of an old farmer. The bust of an old farmer. Bust to the left. He is wearing a big hat.
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Plate 19: a Polish nobleman in court dress, standing in center, seen from behind, another nobleman to right in background, from 'Diversi capricci' ca. 1644-47 Stefano della Bella Italian. Plate 19: a Polish nobleman in court dress, standing in center, seen from behind, another nobleman to right in background, from 'Diversi capricci' 410313
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A Hawker Showing an Animal in a Cage to a Woman and Her Child mid-17th century School of Rembrandt van Rijn A man, possibly a peddler or a street entertainer, gestures animatedly toward a wicker cage housing a marmot or a similar small animal. The woman holding a child in her arms leans forward seemingly intrigued. While Rembrandt rarely treated genre subjects, he did take an interest in street life, depicting such everyday people in a social context. This drawing, probably by one of Rembrandts manypupils, is done in the prevalent reed-pen-and-ink technique; the embellishments in gray wash are by a later hand.. A Hawker Showing an Animal in a Cage to a Woman and Her Child. School of Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Dutch. mid-17th century. Reed pen and brown ink, pen and gray washes; verso in pen and dark brown ink.. Drawings
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Man with pitcher, print maker: Hermanus Fock, Abraham Bloemaert, 1781 - 1822.
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Caricature of Saint Yeune.
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A young man with stick looking for something in his basket, Young farmer The small figures , Frederick Bloemaert, intermediary draughtsman: Abraham Bloemaert, print maker: anonymous, Netherlands, (possibly), after 1635 - 1669, paper, engraving, h 130 mm × w 80 mm
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Maart. De twaalf maanden van het jaar (series title). Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: 1600 - 1699. Measurements: h 128 mm × w 87 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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Holy Barbara with Chalice and Hostie, Barthel Beham, 1520 print  Nuremberg paper engraving the virgin martyr Barbara; possible attributes: book, cannon(ball), crown, cross, chalice with wafer, Dioscuros (her father), peacock feather, sword, torches, mason's tools, tower
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A gentleman in eighteenth century dress looks with pleasure at his reflection in the mirror. Behind him a parrot on a stick, Idle Man, print maker: David Bles, (signed by artist), C. Schelfhout, (mentioned on object), The Hague, 1846, paper, h 290 mm × w 238 mm
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Copper engraving by Barthel Beham from 1521 depicting a genius playing a sack pipe, showing figure, instrument, posture, and attire.
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Reading old woman with squeeze glasses, Theodorus de Roode, 1746 - 1793 print  Netherlands paper etching eyeglasses, spectacles. reading
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Dorsch, Margaretha.
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Portret Van Paracoussi, Jerôme David, After Claude Vignon, 1615 - 1647 print  print maker: Francepublisher: Paris paper engraving historical persons. ruler, sovereign
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Etching by Rembrandt van Rijn from 1630 depicting a bearded man leaning against a mound, showing figure, posture, and landscape details.
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Marcellus Laroon the Younger, 1679-1772, British, Head of a Spaniard, undated. Pen and brown ink over graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige laid paper.
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John Michael Rysbrack, 1694-1770, Flemish, active in Britain (from 1720), Penitent Magdalene, undated. Pen and brown ink and gray wash over red chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper mounted on medium, moderately textured, white paper.
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Ink Seller. Artist: Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, comte de Caylus (French, Paris 1692-1765 Paris); After Edme Bouchardon (French, Chaumont 1698-1762 Paris). Dimensions: Sheet: 9 7/16 x 7 3/16 in. (24 x 18.3 cm)Image: 9 x 7 3/16 in. (22.9 x 18.2 cm). Publisher: François Joullain (French, Paris 1697-1778 Paris). Series/Portfolio: Cries of Paris: Fifth Set(Études Prises dans le Bas Peuple où les Cris de Paris: Cinquième Suite). Date: 1746. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Author: comte de Caylus Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières. After Edme Bouchardon.
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Violin player; T 'hearing; The five senses. The sense hearing. A boy, with a feathered hat on the head, plays a violin. The print is part of a series of five prints with the five senses.
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Thinker (Le penseur). Medium: etching and drypoint. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Alphonse Legros.
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Man wearing a basket, 1651  Zwolle paper. ink. chalk brush  Zwolle paper. ink. chalk brush
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Right Profile of Seated Woman Reading 1727-1807 Switzerland. Red and black chalk on ivory laid paper . William Hoare
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Artist: Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, Italian, 1609-1664, Old Man with Long Beard, almost in full profile, from the series Les petites tetes dhommes coiffees a lOrientale - B.37, Etching, platemark: 11.3 × 8.3 cm (4 7/16 × 3 1/4 in.), Italian, 17th century, Works on Paper - Prints
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Sitting girl, David van der Kellen II, Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, 1814 - 1859.
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Smoking farmer with the arm over a seating, Adriaen van Ostade, 1650 - 1654 print  Haarlem paper etching pipe ~ tobacco. male sex; man
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Woman Reading. Artist: Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) (Dutch, Leiden 1606-1669 Amsterdam). Dimensions: sheet: 2 5/8 x 3 7/16 in. (6.7 x 8.8 cm). Date: 1606-69. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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A painter in his studio at his easel holding a piece of paper, possibly a print. Paintings hang in the studio and books and prints lie in the window opening., Painter in his studio, print maker: Elisabeth Barbara Schmetterling, (mentioned on object), Netherlands, 1814 - 1882, paper, etching, engraving, h 146 mm - w 99 mm
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Bust of unknown man with daughter. In a round list, the bust of an unknown man with daughter.
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Gaspar Gribolari brocanteur à Padoue (Gaspar Gribolari, Second-Hand Dealer in Padua). Dated: 1775. Dimensions: plate: 23.9 × 16.7 cm (9 7/16 × 6 9/16 in.) sheet: 38.7 × 27.2 cm (15 1/4 × 10 11/16 in.) (irregular). Medium: etching with aquatint, printed in dark brown on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Giovanni David.
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Cookware Peddler. Artist: Anne Claude Philippe de Tubières, comte de Caylus (French, Paris 1692-1765 Paris); After Edme Bouchardon (French, Chaumont 1698-1762 Paris). Dimensions: Sheet: 9 5/16 x 7 1/16 in. (23.6 x 17.9 cm)Image: 8 7/8 x 6 15/16 in. (22.5 x 17.7 cm). Publisher: François Joullain (French, Paris 1697-1778 Paris). Series/Portfolio: Cries of Paris: Fifth Set(Études Prises dans le Bas Peuple où les Cris de Paris: Cinquième Suite). Date: 1746. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Dan, from The Twelve Sons of Jacob Jacques de Gheyn II Netherlandish. Dan, from The Twelve Sons of Jacob. The Twelve Sons of Jacob. Jacques de Gheyn II (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1565-1629 The Hague). Engraving. Jan Pitten (Netherlandish, active Amsterdam, 1588-1615). Prints
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Cacoletière Assise (Seated Woman and Ass). Dated: 1875. Dimensions: plate: 11.2 x 16.1 cm (4 7/16 x 6 5/16 in.) sheet: 14.1 x 19 cm (5 9/16 x 7 1/2 in.). Medium: drypoint on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Félix-Hilaire Buhot.
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Benjamin Read. Date/Period: Ca. 1757. Drawing. Brown ink and brown wash with gray wash over graphite on medium, slightly textured, brown laid paper. Height: 267 mm (10.51 in); Width: 248 mm (9.76 in). Author: William Hogarth.
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Standing boy with a hoop. Draughtsman: Anton Mauve. Dating: 1848 - 1888. Measurements: h 250 mm × w 180 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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Mr. 'Peeckelhaing', Jonas Suyderhoef, After Frans Hals, c. 1630 - c. 1640 print A smiling nar shows an open can. At the bottom of the margin a four -line verse in Dutch about the proposed 'Mr. Peeckelhaing'. Haarlem paper engraving jar, jug (used as drinking-vessel)
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Window with fish saleswoman, anonymous, 1700 - 1800 drawing   paper. chalk  selling. fish; still life of fishes
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Print made by Jacob Gole, 1660-1737, Dutch, Man Taking Snuff, undated. Mezzotint on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper.
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Bust of unknown man with daughter. In a round list, the bust of an unknown man with daughter.
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Man playing on a schedule, Jan van de Velde (II), 1633 print A poor man plays kitchen utensils as if it were a music intub. Sixth print from a series of eighteen. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving the poor. improvised musical instruments (kitchen-utensils, etc.)
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Portrait of Peter Paul Werner. On the table beside him are shells, a coin stamp and two burins. In his hand he holds a coin, Portrait of Peter Paul Werner, print maker: Nicolaus Christoph Matthes, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Nicolaus Christoph Matthes, (mentioned on object), Neurenberg, 1771 - 1796, paper, etching, h 257 mm × w 179 mm
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Groteske profile of man with high hat. Man with a high hat and striking contour of the face.
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. The portrait of Cornelis Ploos van Amstel on a painting cloth. In addition to the portrait a globe, books, writing utensils, painting and engraving tools, a carved head and the Mercury staff.
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Sleeping old woman, with her head in her hand. Draughtsman: Jean Bernard. Dating: 1775 - 1833. Measurements: h 250 mm × w 193 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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God the Father and Eleven of the Twelve Apostles 1742 Italy. Engraving in black on paper . Giovanni Marco Pitteri
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Teniers, David, Northern Netherlands, Heenck, Jabes, Two peasants with a jug, verso lower left - stamped, print, prints, height 137 mm, width 125 mm, 1752-10-27 - 1782-11-01, print maker, printmaker, 1676 - 1782, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Work conception
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Images of the common Volks zu Vienna, sheet , Magd with galantry,
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Self-portrait in medallion surrounded by painter's attributes. Draughtsman: Jacob de Wit. Dating: 1705 - 1754. Measurements: h 241 mm × w 153 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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Mof van Bont decorated with brokat strap, lying on the table, Wenceslaus Hollar, 1645 - 1647 print   paper etching muff (+ fur used for clothes). border, ribbon, braid
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. A piping scissors with a cart with grinding toll. The print has an English, French, Italian and Dutch caption and is part of a series about street vendors in London.
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Self-portrait in medallion surrounded by painting attributes. Self portrait in medallion; surrounded by painting attributes; Putto with painting stick.
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Rijn, Rembrandt van, Laughing self-portrait with cap, verso bottom left - stamped, print, prints, RHL 1630, top left, height 49 mm, width 43 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1606-07-15 - 1669-10-08, print maker, printmaker, 1630 - 1630, second quarter 17th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings, plate tone, Work conception, after own design by
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Bust of a deformed woman with curly hair in profile to the left. Artist: After Leonardo da Vinci (Italian, Vinci 1452-1519 Amboise). Dimensions: Plate: 2 1/2 × 1 3/4 in. (6.4 × 4.4 cm)Sheet (trimmed to plate line): 2 9/16 × 1 7/8 in. (6.5 × 4.8 cm). Etcher: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607-1677 London). Date: 1665.Bust of a deformed woman with curly hair in profile to the left, after Leonardo da Vinci. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Francois Nicolas Chifflart (1825-1901). "Rantaine and clubin". Papier albuminé. 1868. Paris, Maison de Victor Hugo.
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Portrait of two men with turban, print maker: Ernst Willem Jan Bagelaar, (mentioned on object), Netherlands, 1798 - 1837, paper, etching, h 72 mm × w 92 mm
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Portrait of the painter Franciscus Andreas Milatz on his death bed, Hermanus van Brussel, c. 1808 - 1810 print  Netherlands paper  artist on his deathbed
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Violspeler, Anonymous, After Hendrick Ter Brugghen, After Jan Work Oil (I), 1660 - 1800 print The sense of hearing. A boy, with a feathered hat on the head, plays a violin. The print is part of a series of five prints with the five senses. Delft paper  violin, fiddle. one person playing string instrument (bowed)
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Print made by unknown artist, Collection of Prints by Notable Dilettanti, 1756. Etching.
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The lute player.
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Girl with bucket standing at a table. Draughtsman: Pieter van Loon. Dating: 1811 - 1873. Measurements: h 301 mm × w 240 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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The letter writer. Draughtsman: Willem Joseph Laquy. After Gabriël Metsu. Dating: 1748 - 1798. Measurements: h 220 mm × w 172 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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Archer, Jan de Visscher, after Cornelis Visscher (II), 1650 - 1701 print A young African with an arrow and arch for a rock. A landscape in the background. Amsterdam paper engraving / etching archer's weapons: bow and arrow. Africans. landscapes
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