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Forum Boarium Romae (BM 1950,0306.2.14)

Plate 14: view of the Forum Boarium, various figures with cattle are walking through the forum; second state with number; after Hendrick van Cleef Engraving

Jan Swart van Groningen - Solimanus imperator Turcharum (BM 1904,0519....

Süleyman on horseback, riding to left, accompanied by a soldier with a spear. 1526 Hand-coloured woodcut

Print (BM R,3.76) - Public domain portrait engraving

Christ on the cross between the two thieves; skull and bones in foreground, Jerusalem in background; dark and cloudy sky with a solar eclipse; after Peter Paul Rubens Engraving

Print, title-page (BM 1872,0608.472)

Title-page with title written on the pedestal of a classical monument at centre, Moses enthroned on the pedestal and holding the stone tablets, two laurel roundels with scenes from Moses' life on either side, ... More

The Life of Teresa of Avila (BM 1901,0611.107)

Plate 11: Teresa before the Holy Trinity. St Teresa kneeling in a habit at left, the Holy Trinity on a cloud at right, angels and putti on either side. 1613 Engraving

The Life of Teresa of Avila (BM 1901,0611.116)

Plate 20: Two angels lighting Teresa's path. St Teresa at centre, followed by another nun at left, two angels with torches at right. 1613 Engraving

Jan Boeckhorst, Cornelis Galle II -Decorative border around an empty r...

Decorative border around an empty rectangle, with four putti holding instruments of Christ's Passion

Print (BM 1891,0414.678) - Public domain portrait engraving

The conversion of St Paul; St Paul lying on the ground at centre, one leg still on his horse at left; Christ appearing in the sky; soldiers on their frightened horses; a dog in lower left corner; landscape and... More

Temperantia (BM 1870,0625.740) - Public domain portrait engraving

Female bust, representing temperance, pouring liquid from one vessel into another, set within a framed oval; in each corner a putto performs the same act Engraving

The Life of Teresa of Avila (BM 1901,0611.103)

Plate 7: Teresa doing penitence. Interior with St Teresa chastizing herself in front of an altar at right, devilish creatures at left. 1613 Engraving

Acta Apostolorum (Acts of the Apostles) (BM 1954,0813.12.31)

St Paul Before the High Priest; St. Paul, surrounded by soldiers and other figures, stands before the high priest who, seated together with other elders around a semi-circular colonnade, listens to his testame... More

Print, book-illustration (BM 1982,U.2902)

Portrait of Trajan, head in profile to the right, wearing crown; in circle; illustration XIV to Hubert Goltzius's 'Icones Imperatorum Romanorum' (Antwerp: 1645) Colour woodcut from two blocks in black and ochr... More

Vesprin (BM 2AA+,a.43.59) - Engraving, Public domain image

View of Veszprém; the Veszprém fortress on top of a hill at left, a cathedral to its right, a canal at the foot of the hill, running from left foreground to centre middle ground, figures seen fishing, herding ... More

Luna (Moon) (BM 1877,0811.1040) - Public domain portrait engraving

Luna (with the appearance of Diana) with a bow and quiver of arrows riding in a chariot drawn by two nymphs on clouds in the sky, an extensive marine landscape with ships and fishing vessels below; zodiac sign... More

Ordo Vniversi (BM T,15.60) - Public domain portrait engraving

A broadside on the universal order of life according to the theories of Andreas Bacci; with an engraving by Galle showing in the centre a male bust in profile, surrounded by fields explaning various aspects an... More

Print, book (BM 1879,0809.1-72 40)

A title-page and seventy-one engravings, illustrations to Montano's emblem book "Humanae Salutis Monumenta" (Antwerp: Plantin, 1571); the first engraving depicts the head of Christ in a roundel; the following ... More

Le tombeau de Jésus (BM 1887,0613.209)

The tomb of Christ; Christ lying in a stone coffin, while a man rolls bandages around him, others onlooking at left; after a painting by Charles Verlat Collotype pasted on thick board

Print, book-illustration (BM 1982,U.2984)

Portrait of Marcian, head and shoulders in profile to the right, wearing hair band; in circle; illustration LXXXVI to Hubert Goltzius's 'Icones Imperatorum Romanorum' (Antwerp: 1645) Colour woodcut from two bl... More

SS Apostolorum Icones (BM 1891,0414.1070)

Frontispiece with title written in an oval cartouche, surrounded by the instruments of Passion; frontispiece to a series of fifteen plates showing thirteen Apostles, Christ and the Virgin Mary; after Peter Pau... More

Acta Apostolorum (Acts of the Apostles) (BM 1954,0813.11.28)

The gentile centurion, Cornelius kneeling before St Peter, two soldiers at right, after Jan van der Straet. 1582 Engraving

Philipp IV Hisp Indiarumque Rex Potentiss (BM 1872,0512.1008)

Frontispiece with title to series written at lower centre, king Philip IV of Spain seated on a throne at centre at the top of a stairway, lions holding crowns flanking the steps; frontispiece to Joannes Meysse... More

Print, book-illustration (BM 1982,U.2998)

Portrait of Constantine V, bust to front, full-face looking at the viewer, wearing crown, holding globus cruciger in his right hand and book in his left; in circle; illustration CIX to Hubert Goltzius's 'Icone... More

The Life of Teresa of Avila (BM 1901,0611.101)

Plate 5: Teresa imagined to be dead. Interior at right with a young woman lying in bed, surrounded by four nuns and a priest, a divine vision in a cloud above (showing St Teresa and an old man, maybe God?), a ... More

The Life of Teresa of Avila (BM 1901,0611.110)

Plate 14: Teresa given a precious necklace by the Virgin and St Joseph. St Teresa kneeling in front of Virgin Mary and St Joseph at left, a necklace laid around her neck, St Teresa overseeing the construction ... More

Venationes Ferarum, Avium, Piscium (BM 1957,0413.82)

Plate numbered 86, Whale Hunt by the Emperor Claudius at Ostia; in the foreground, a group of spectators watch from the parapet of the circular promenade which encloses the hunt grounds, in which the whale, s... More

Print, book-illustration (BM 1848,0205.403)

Coat of arms of Zoersel, near Antwerp; quarterly escutcheon with heartshield charged with chevron and three cocks; a variety of heraldic devices including rampant lion, vair pattern and saltires; crowned, flan... More

The Life of Teresa of Avila (BM 1901,0611.106)

Plate 10: Christ declaring himself to Teresa. St Teresa kneeling in a habit at right, Christ on a cloud at left and talking to St Teresa, angels and putti beyond. 1613 Engraving

The Small Landscapes (BM 2011,7073.6)

Plate 5: Landscape with a village; a draw-well and villagers in foreground, thatched cottages beyond; second state with number; second edition of series published by Philips Galle in Antwerp in 1601. c.1559-1... More

Benedictus Arias Montanus (BM 1925,1117.82)

Portrait of the poet Benito Arias Montano, bust one quarter to the right; after Pieter Pourbus. 1572 Engraving

Oleum Olivarum (BM 1948,0410.4.202)

An olive press seen to right, with various men operating it; to right, a large millstone crushing olives, turned by an ox; at centre men filling a basket with olives and a man taking oil from large amphoras; i... More

Saturnus (BM 1877,0811.1042) - Public domain portrait engraving

Saturn holding a scythe and sitting in a chariot drawn by two dragons on the clouds in the sky; below an extensive landscape with figures mining etc; zodiac signs of Aries and Aquarius in ovals in top corners;... More

The Life of Teresa of Avila (BM 1901,0611.108)

Plate 12: Teresa triumphing over the demons. St Teresa holding a cross at right, repelling three devilish creatures at left, a cross with a thorn-crown and a rosary beyond. 1613 Engraving

Print (BM R,3.75) - Public domain portrait engraving

The Crucifixion; Christ on the cross at centre, his eyes closed; dark and overcast sky, mountainous landscape and Jerusalem in background; after Peter Paul Rubens Engraving

The Life of Teresa of Avila (BM 1901,0611.114)

Plate 18: John a Crucis and Antonius a Jesu at the convent. St Teresa at left and conversing with St John of the Cross and Antony of Jesus standing at centre, two nuns behind St Teresa, the two men with St Ter... More

The Story of the First Men (BM 1937,0915.38)

Plate 3: Adam and Eve hiding from the Lord. Woody landscape with the couple running away at left, God reaching out for them at right, the couple again holding an apple beyond, several animals in foreground and... More

Tmoli Judicium (BM 1891,0414.857)

The Judgement of Midas; landscape with Midas standing under a rock at left with donkey's ears, Pan seated at centre and playing the pipes, Apollo standing at right with his lyre, his right arm outstretched, an... More

Print, book-illustration (BM 1868,0612.561)

Christ served by angels; Christ seen seated under a large rock with angels serving him with trays filled with food and drinks; to the right, angels seen arriving from the sky with more trays; animals, includin... More

Jan Swart van Groningen - Print, book-illustration (BM 1923,1112.73)

Jonah tipped over the side of a boat into the mouth of a waiting whale; illustration to Willem Vorsterman's 'De Bibel' (Antwerp, 1528) Woodcut

S. Petrus et Paulus (BM 1919,1111.54)

Sts Peter and Paul, standing in front of an arched doorway, half-length, a city in background, the Holy Spirit at top centre Engraving

Waradin (BM 2AA+,a.43.52) - Drawing. Public domain image.

View of Oradea; St Ladislaus church in centre background, surrounded by a defensive wall with bastions, the city of Oradea situated to the right of the church, in centre right middle ground, surrounded by the ... More

Acta Apostolorum (Acts of the Apostles) (BM 1954,0813.12.4)

St Peter preaching in Jerusalem, he stands high on the steps at right, after Heemskerk. 1582 Engraving

Jacob Hoefnagel - An arrangement of insects, arachnids, fruit, flowers...

Public domain reproduction of art print, 17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Print (BM R,3.34) - Public domain portrait engraving

The Marriage of the Virgin; interior of a classical building with the holy union of Mary and Joseph, a priest in the act of placing the marriage ring upon the finger of Mary, onlookers beyond, three putti hol... More

S. Ioannes (BM 1891,0414.1076) - Public domain portrait engraving

St John the Evangelist standing on a pedestal inscribed with title, turned three-quarter to the right, holding a chalice; one from a series of fifteen plates showing thirteen Apostles, Christ and the Virgin Ma... More

S.Andreas (BM 1877,0811.633) - Public domain portrait engraving

Plate 4: St Andrew holding a cross, half-length. c.1630s Engraving According to tradition, St. Andrew was crucified on an X-shaped cross, known as a Saint Andrew's Cross. This distinctive form of crucifixion ... More

S.Iacobus Maior (BM 1877,0811.634)

Plate 5: St James the Greater holding a staff, half-length. c.1630s Engraving

Small landscapes (BM 1855,0414.170)

The park of a castle; couples playing on the grass in foreground, a girl with a book of music and a pile of musical instruments in lower left, among them a recorder, a bass viol and a lute, beyond is a castle ... More

The Four Evangelists (BM 1891,0414.1087)

St Luke standing on a pedestal decorated with a ox's head, whole-length in frontal view, holding a quill pen and a banderol; after Peter Paul Rubens Engraving

Achivus (BM 1957,0413.179) - Public domain portrait engraving

Achivus; the horse stands in the foreground with one rear hoof raised; behind, cityscape visible across a bridge Engraving

Acta Apostolorum (Acts of the Apostles) (BM 1954,0813.11.5)

The Apostles baptising in Jerusalem, figures kneel before them in a temple, after Heemskerk. 1575 Engraving

Acta Apostolorum (Acts of the Apostles) (BM 1954,0813.11.9)

St Stephen before the High Priest and the council, after Heemskerk. 1575 Engraving

Adam Van Oort (BM 1872,1012.4086)

Portrait of Adam van Noort, in frontal view, with his right hand in front of him; after Jacob Jordaens Engraving

Aegidius Sadeler - Caligula - WGA20613

Public domain scan of 17th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Amalecitae adversus moysen, qui orando vincibat (BM 1948,0410.4.10 1)

Plate numbered 9; battle scene depicting the defeat of the Amalekites by the Israelites, with Israelite soldiers on horseback trampling the Amalekites under foot. 1613 or later Etching

Angelorum et Pastorum Exultatio (BM 1972,U.6.11)

The adoration of the Shepherds [Luke 2:20]; interior of a stable with classically arched roof; the Virgin wraps the infant Christ in swaddling clothes; on the right a shepherd kneels clasping his hat against h... More

Angelus Politianus, - Florentinus (BM 1864,0309.37)

Portrait of Angelo Poliziano, bust, facing front; wearing cap and tunic with fur collar. 1572 Engraving and letterpress

Anthonius Bourbonius, comes Moretanus (BM R,1a.215)

Portrait of Antoine de Bourbon, comte de Moret, half-length turned slightly to the right, but looking towards the viewer, wearing a doublet with slit sleeves, flat collar with lapelles, with long hair, moustac... More

Appulus (BM 1957,0413.180) - Public domain portrait engraving

Appulus; in the foreground, a rearing horse; behind, to left, ships in a bay, settlements on both sides Engraving

Arcus Ferdinandini Pars Anterior (BM 1884,0112.57)

Plate 26: The Arch of Ferdinand: The Rear Face; two-tiered structure with lower storey articulated by six columns framing three arches and continued on upper storey with caryatid terms and statues of female pe... More

Assumpta est Maria in coelum (BM 1891,0414.726)

The Assumption of the Virgin; the Virgin in the sky with a veil above her, led upward by ten angels toward a burst of divine light, two of them holding a floral crown and a palm at left; the twelve apostles ga... More

Astrolabium (BM 1907,1121.5) - Public domain portrait engraving

Plate 18: Amerigo Vespucci discovering the Southern Cross with an Astrolabium; on a starry night, Amerigo Vespucci, seen at centre holding an astrolabe up, towards a cross formed by four stars; another astrola... More

Barque de pêche au sortir du port ou pêcheur d'Ostende (BM 1888,0612.9...

Fishing boat leaving the port or fishing boat of Oostende; a fishing boat setting sail, three men in the boat, to left a breakwater. 1842 Etching on thin paper

Belfry, Ghent (BM 1870,0813.187)

Plate 3: a very tall tower, with pairs of arched windows, a clock, turrets, a weathervane and flag, at the side of a building with an on ornamented front and turrets. 1839 Lithograph, hand-coloured

Belvedere Romanum (BM 1950,0306.2.15)

Plate 15: view of the Cortile del Belvedere, the courtyard of the Vatican, gardens in the left foreground, some sculptures at left including the Torso Belvedere; second state with number; after Hendrick van Cl... More

Brugae Flandorum urbs at Emporium mercatu celebre (BM 1934,0721.2.1-10...

Map of the town of Bruges, with a coat of arms; printed from ten separate stones, mounted together onto a fabric sheet; after an etching by M. Gerards (1562). Coloured lithograph

Brugae Flandorum urbs at Emporium mercatu celebre (BM 1934,0721.2.1-10...

Map of the town of Bruges, with a coat of arms; printed from ten separate stones, mounted together onto a fabric sheet; after an etching by M. Gerards (1562). Coloured lithograph

Bruges (BM 1982,U.240) - Engraving, Public domain image

View of Bruges; the Burg square with the Stadhuis and some people walking around; after Colignon Etching

Burges (BM 1939,0105.28)

View of an avenue in the centre, lined with poplars on an embankment, a canal on the right, houses on the left below, a boat and further houses in the right background. 1880 Etching with drypoint and plate tone

Burgus Romae (BM 1950,0306.2.11)

Plate 11: view of Rome with in the foreground a square with a fountain and various figures, the city including the Castel Sant'Angelo in the background; second state with number; after Hendrick van Cleef Engraving

Carolus Borromeus S.R.E. Cardin. - Archiepisc. Mediolan. (BM O,3.115)

Portrait of Cardinal St Carlo Borromeo, bust, in profile, facing right, wearing cardinal's vestments; illustration from "XII cardinalium pietate doctrina rebusque gestis maxime illustrium imagines et elogia" (... More

Carolus van Savoyen (BM Sheepshanks.5404)

Portrait of Carel van Savoy; half-length turned to the left, facing the viewer; wearing a flat white collar, a doublet and a mantle, his left hand touching the decoration of his collar, his right hand under hi... More

Castello di St Angelo (BM Sheepshanks.5264)

Plate 4: A panoramic view of the Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome with the bridge seen to left, three figures seen from behind in central foreground; first state with artist as publisher Etching

Castellum de Bouchaut (BM 1848,0205.294)

View of the castle of Bouchaut ('Boechout') near Antwerp. Landscape with the castle surrounded by a moat at centre, three swans on the water at right, several figures and a rowing boat in left foreground; illu... More

Castellum de Duffel (BM 1848,0205.324)

View of the castle of Duffel near Antwerp. Landscape with a castle at centre, a river (River Nete) with several boats in foreground, three figures seen from behind on river-bank in central foreground; illustra... More

Castellum de Hoochstraten (BM 1848,0205.344)

View of the castle of Hoochstraten ('Hoogstraten') near Antwerp. Landscape with a large castle surrounded by a moat at centre, a procession of galloping horsemen following a chariot in foreground; illustration... More

Castellum de Immersele (BM 1848,0205.314)

View of the castle of Immersele in Wommelgem near Antwerp. Landscape with a ruined castle surrounded by a moat at centre, consisting of a large square tower at centre and lower houses at right, surrounded by a... More

Chaire de Vérité de l' Eglise St. Pierre à Louvain (BM 1887,0722.262)

The Pulpit of Sint-Pieterskerk in Leuven; illustration to 'Chaires de Vérité en bois sculpté dans quelques Eglises de la Belgique' (Louis Granello: Antwerp, 1850) Lithograph

Chateau des Comtes de Flandre. Gand (BM 1954,1202.24)

View of the Gravensteen in Ghent Lithograph on beige tint-stone

Christophorus Plantinus Turonensis (BM 1925,1117.109)

Portrait of Christophe Plantin, bust directed to the left, head slightly turned towards the viewer, wearing a ruff Engraving

Clades Senachrib (BM 1948,0410.4.22)

Plate numbered 21; the army of Sennacherib fleeing the camp, with soldiers lying dead in foreground and the avenging angel at centre armed with a sword vanquishing them. 1613 or later Etching

Color olivi (BM 1948,0410.4.204)

In an artists' studio, a painter seen at centre, painting a canvas of Saint George and the Dragon; next to him, an assistant preparing oil pigments and a young boy copying from a sculpture; to left, a man pain... More

Compartments after Battini (BM 1869,0410.1520)

Plate 5: Cartouche flanked by bound satyrs and quote by Diogenes; from a series of 28 engravings. 1553 Engraving

Compartments after Battini (BM 1869,0410.1521)

Plate 6: Two cartouches flanked by heads; from a series of 28 engravings. 1553 Engraving

Compartments after Battini (BM 1869,0410.1523)

Plate 8: Cartouche surrounded by cornucopia and naked children; from a series of 28 engravings. 1553 Engraving

Compartments after Battini (BM 1869,0410.1528)

Plate 13: Cartouche surrounded by recumbent naked children, with a verse by Cicero; from a series of 28 engravings. 1553 Engraving

Count Lewis of Flanders offers terms to the people of Ghent (BM 1871,1...

Interior scene with representatives of the people of Ghent kneeling before Louis Count of Flanders, left, view into courtyard and landscape beyond, right; pl. to Froissart, Chronicles. Aquatint

David (BM 1864,1114.776-824 15) - Public domain portrait engraving

A series of forty-nine engravings, including a title-page, depicting scenes from the life of David, often depicted with his harp, first as a young man later as king; titled in capitals and numbered above image... More

David (BM 1864,1114.776-824 33) - Public domain portrait engraving

David (BM 1864,1114.776-824 43) - Public domain portrait engraving

De Water-tol bij Strasburgh (BM 1852,0612.139-151 1)

Thirteen views of waterways in the Netherlands, Belgium and mostly Germany; each view including a river, sea or lake with boats or nearby architectural landmarks Etching and engraving

Deodate del Mont (BM 1872,1012.4075)

Portrait of Deodatus Delmont, half-length in profile to right, the head in frontal view, holding the hilt of his sword; after his self-portrait; third state Engraving

Der von den van Eyck zu Gent ausgeführte Altar mit geöffneten Flügeln,...

The Ghent Altarpiece; five panels of the lower register of the polyptich altarpiece in the St Bavo Cathedral at Ghent; the adoration of the Mystic Lamb at centre with several groups in attendance; after Jan an... More

Don Ferdinande D Toledo D G Dux Albae &c (BM O,2.168)

Portrait of Fernando Álvarez de Toledo y Pimentel, 3rd Duke of Alba, bust turned to the right, glancing at the viewer, bearded, wearing ruff, sash, and engraved armour with the Order of the Golden Fleece; in o... More

Drawing Book after Rubens (BM R,4.121)

Study of human faces, eyes, ears and chins; sheet 1 from a drawing book; after Peter Paul Rubens Engraving

Effigies Illustrissimi et Excellentissimi Princ. et Domini Christophor...

Portrait of Christoph Bernhard von Galen, Bishop of Münster, half length, wearing cap, bands and chain with cross, and holding a scroll and baton; siege in background to left. Engraving

Elevation du Portique Interieur de la Maison de Rubens. (BM 1874,1212....

Elevation of the portico in the courtyard of the house of Peter Paul Rubens at the Wapper in Antwerp; broken pediment with bust of Roman warrior at centre, flanked by eagles, holding a garland; busts of satyr ... More

Equile Ioannis Austriaci (BM 1957,0413.198)

Five horses run in a circle in a wooded landscape; in the foreground one stallion rears its forelegs on to another, while another stallion has fallen on to the ground; all the horses baring their teeth; a dist... More

Estiene de Lynden (BM 1859,0312.10)

Portrait of Etienne de Lynden, bust directed to the left, head slightly turned to face the viewer, wearing a cap with a feather and a lace collar; his right hand on the hilt of his sword; letterpress on the ve... More