Print (BM R,3.92) - Public domain monumental decor engraving
The Four Evangelists, from right to left; St John holding a chalice with a serpent, the eagle above; St Matthew holding a book with an angel above; St Mark and the lion turned back; St Luke and the ox; within ... More
Acta Apostolorum (Acts of the Apostles) (BM 1954,0813.12.30)
The Chief Captain Preventing the Jews from Killing Paul, who has been wrestled to the ground. 1582 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
Amalecitae adversus moysen, qui orando vincibat (BM 1948,0410.4.10)
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
Beatae intacta semper Virginis Mariae (BM Nn,7.4.13)
The Circumcision: the priest circumcises Christ, whose arms are supported by a female figure, to left; Mary kneels on the steps in front of the altar; holy women and male attendants gather around the group in ... More
Columbus Plumipes Vittatus. Picus Cinereus (BM Z,1.61)
Plate 23: Pigeon and Finch. A pigeon sitting on a branch at left, seen in profile and facing right, a finch at right sitting on a fruit tree and facing left, trees on either side, landscape with a farm and ani... More
Eÿgentlycke Afbeeldinghe ende Maniere van de publicatie van den Peys ....
The Peace of Munster; view of the square in front of Antwerp town hall, with crowds gathered to listen to proclamation made from platform in the background; spectators in balconies at left and right. 1648 Etching
Francois Snyders (BM R,1b.10) - Public domain portrait engraving
Portrait of Frans Snijders; half-length, turned to the right but facing the viewer; with moustache and beard, wearing a lace collar, doublet and mantle over hsi left shoulder; first, lettered state; after Anth... More
Guilielmo Caio, Bredano, Pictori (BM 1925,1117.140)
Plate 20: Portrait of Willem Key, one quarter to the right, holding brushes and a palette; first state; from the first edition published by the widow of Hieronymus Cock in Antwerp in 1572. 1572 Engraving
Hadrianus Traiectensis Pont. Max (BM 1925,1117.77)
Portrait of pope Adrian VI; bust one quarter to the right. 1572 Engraving
Henrico Blesio Bovinati Pictori (BM 1879,0510.446)
Plate 14: Portrait of Herri met de Bles, bust one quarter to the left; small niche with an owl on the upper right in the back wall; first state; from the first edition published by the widow of Hieronymus Cock... More
Horologia Ferrea (BM 1958,1006.3048 1)
The Invention of Clockwork; engraving for 'Nova Reperta' by Jan van der Straet (Stradanus).
Joannes Scorellus Batavus Pictor (BM 1879,0510.449)
Plate 17: Portrait of Jan van Scorel, half-length, turned one quarter to the left; seated, wearing a fur-lined coat and a hat, hands on his lap, holding a purse in his righthand; first state; from the first ed... More
Jupiter (BM 1877,0811.1041) - Public domain scenic engraving
Jupiter holding lightning bolts rides in a chariot drawn by two eagles on clouds in the sky; below an extensive landscape with a myriad of buildings and small rocky islands; zodiac signs of Sagittarius and Pis... More
Justitia. Prudentia (BM 1862,0712.305 1)
Justice and Prudence, female personifications, whole-length, in niches, with attributes (sword and tablets of the law; mirror and snake entwined around arm); printed on full-sheet; after Maarten de Vos Engraving
Le chateau de froidcourt situe du pays de Liege (BM 1859,0312.31)
On the left side a view of the Château de Froidcourt (the Froidcourt Castle), surrounded by a moat, travellers in the foreground, the coat of arms of Lienden at the top left; on the right side the coat of arms... More
Print (BM 1868,0822.543) - Public domain print
Dark fur double-muff with black half-mask over white kerchief with lace border lying diagonally on a white surface, from top right to bottom left. 1642 Etching
Print (BM 1891,0414.757) - Public domain portrait engraving
The Holy Family with St Elizabeth and the Infant John the Baptist with the lamb; the Virgin seated at centre nursing the Child seated on her lap on her left side; St Elizabeth, St John and the lamb standing at... More
Print (BM Mm,2.124) - Public domain demonstration print
The Duke of Anjou at the Grote Markt in Antwerp, 22 February 1582; Duke of Anjou in procession towards stage erected in Antwerp city square to take oath as Duke of Brabant. 1582 Etching
Print (BM R,2.104) - Public domain engraving
Christ crowned with thorns. Christ with tied hands seated at centre in a classical building, several Roman soldiers putting the thorn-crown on his head and mocking him, other soldiers onlooking at left; after ... More
Print (BM R,3.70) - Public domain engraving
The Flagellation of Christ; Christ tied to a central column, beaten by soldiers, three persecutors at left, one at at right; a dog at left; after Peter Paul Rubens Engraving
Print, book (BM 1879,0809.1-72 36)
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
Print, book-illustration (BM 1874,0613.2541)
Coat of arms of the Tassis family in an auricular cartouche, charged with double-headed eagle and badger, supported by Christ and Mercury and surmounted by cardinal hat; after Nicolaas van der Horst; letterpre... More
Print, book-illustration (BM 1878,0112.155)
Portrait of John III, King of Portugal, 'the Pious', half-length, directed to the left, looking upwards to the left, wearing ruff, cloak, chain with cross and crown, holding sceptre in right hand; from a serie... More
Jan Swart van Groningen - Print, book-illustration (BM 1923,1112.40)
The body of Moses laid into a tomb by two angels at his head and feet; God stands over the body holding an orb and making a blessing gesture; illustration to Willem Vorsterman's 'De Bibel' (Antwerp, 1528) Woodcut
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
Print, book-illustration (BM 1982,U.2919)
Portrait of Maximinus Thrax, head and shoulders in profile to the right, with laurel crown; in circle; illustration XXXI to Hubert Goltzius's 'Icones Imperatorum Romanorum' (Antwerp: 1645) Colour woodcut from ... More
Print, book-illustration (BM 1982,U.2931)
Portrait of Vespasian, head in profile to the right, wearing laurel crown; in circle; illustration X to Hubert Goltzius's 'Icones Imperatorum Romanorum' (Antwerp: 1645) Colour woodcut from two blocks in black ... More
Print, book-illustration (BM Mm,2.131.+)
The Spanish Troops leaving Antwerp, March 1577. 1577 Etching Public domain scan of 16th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Print, programme (BM 1888,0612.1820)
Programme of the 'Matinée Musicale' of the 'Cercle des Beaux-Arts' decorated with a guard holding a stick with inscribed banderol, floral motifs and a coat of arms. 1882 Pen lithograph on blue paper
Print, title-page (BM 1858,0417.1245)
Title-page with title written in a rectangle at centre, surrounded by an allegorical scene representing 'the revival of the antique', a bust of a veiled personification ('Antiquity') with a phoenix at top cent... More
Print, title-page (BM 1868,0822.7586)
Title-page with Apollo reaching for a lyra on a pedestal at centre, one of the Muses (Erato?) standing at right beside a cradle with the poet Pindar as a baby, coat of arms of Urban VIII in top centre; proof b... More
Print, title-page (BM 1895,1031.392)
Title-page to title Cornelis van den Steene's "Commentaria in Acta Apostolorum, Epistolas Canonicas et Apocalypsin" (Antwerp: Jan and Jacob van Meurs) 1624; title written in a cartouche at centre, the four Eva... More
S. Andreas Apostolus et Martyr (BM 1917,1208.546 1)
The Martyrdom of St Andrew; St Andrew hung on the cross; the proconsul Egeas, on horseback at left, ordering the executioners to release him; below at right two men are unfastening his right leg, while a third... More
S. Matthaeus (BM 1891,0414.1077)
St Matthew standing on a pedestal inscribed with title, whole-length turned three-quarter to right and looking downwards in meditation, holding an halberd; one from a series of fifteen plates showing thirteen ... More
S. Simon (BM 1891,0414.1082) - Public domain portrait engraving
St Simon standing on a pedestal inscribed with title, whole-length turned three-quarter to right, writing in a book, a saw beyond; one from a series of fifteen plates showing thirteen Apostles, Christ and the ... More
Sicut autem erat in diebus noe (From Matthew 24) (BM 1868,0612.521)
Mankind before the flood. A group of naked couples, embracing and kissing, sit around a table under a canopy draped over the branch of a tree as the Deluge takes place; a female musician plays a cello and at r... More
Soleil couchant à Hoeilaart (BM 1888,0612.1425)
Landscape with three trees right and little house on a hill in the centre left; other trees and bushes in the background. 1874 Drypoint and etching with surface and plate tone on chine collé
Stanislaus Hosius Episcop VVarmiensis (BM 1864,0309.72)
Portrait of Cardinal Stanislaus Hosius, half-length, directed and looking one quarter to the left, bearded. 1572 Engraving
Theatrum Vitae Humanae (The Life of Man) (BM 1948,0410.4.163)
Ionic Order, perdiod from the years 32 to 48 years of age; a large building seen to left with a balaustrade and terrace; people seen in it, including a family seated at a table, with a woman and a baby, child... More
Veelderleij niewe inventien van antijcksche sepultueren (Surface decor...
Ornament design for two epitaphs, a knight kneeling in front of a crucifix at left, with statues of the Christian virtues (Faith, Hope and Charity) at right; after Cornelis Floris. 1557 Etching
Venationes Ferarum, Avium, Piscium (BM 1957,0413.83)
Plate numbered 87, Crocodile Hunt; to left, crocodiles approach the shore of a river, lured by pigs offered as bait; to right, the huntsmen ready themselves to smite the crocodiles with rocks Engraving
Venationes Ferarum, Avium, Piscium (BM 1957,0413.90)
Plate numbered 22, Boar Hunt with Shotgusn; in the foreground, a hunter leans against the trunk of a tree with a shotgun; to left, dead boars are strapped to the back of a donkey; in the middle ground beyond, ... 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
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.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
Achivus (BM 1957,0413.179) - Public domain 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 1954,0813.11.9)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Henricus Zoesius (BM 1861,1109.574)
Portrait of Hendrik Zoesius, three quarter-length to left seated at his desk facing viewer; wearing ruff, doublet and gown; holding book in right hand and scroll in left; bookshelf and coat of arms to left, cu... More
Icones Sanctae Clarae (BM 1882,0708.2-35 21)
A series of thirty-two engravings and a title-page to Henricus Sedulius' "Icones Sanctae Clarae B. Francisci Assisiatis primegeniae discipulae" (Antwerp: Jan van Meurs, 1630), depicting scenes from the life of... More
Ioachimo Dionatensi Pictori (BM 1925,1117.128)
Plate 8: Portrait of Joachim Patinir, bust directed to the right, wearing a fur hat; from the first edition published by the widow of Hieronymus Cock in Antwerp in 1572 Engraving
Landscapes with Old and New Testament scenes and hunting scenes (BM 19...
Plate 21: Deer Hunt. Landscape with several hunters on horseback following a stag at lower centre, trees on either side, a river and a city in the background; within border with animals and plants; first state... More
Le Jugement de Paris (BM 1850,0810.422)
The Judgement of Paris; Paris sits at left and holds the golden apple looking towards the three semi-nude goddesses standing before him; Mercury stands in a relaxed pose with his arm resting between the branch... More
Les moeurs et fachons de faire de Turcs ... (BM E,6.1-7 1)
The customs and manners of the Turks, a long composition printed from fourteen blocks framed by another block (printed twice, once at each end) and by a border along the top and the bottom. 1553 Woodcut
Life and achievements of St Francis (BM 1937,0915.242.13)
Plate 13: St Francis pardons sins: at right, kneeling monk is pardoned by Virgin and angels; at left, scenes of pardon set in landscape; the whole set in ornamental frame; bound together with remaining 15 prin... More
Life and achievements of St Francis (BM 1937,0915.242.7)
Plate 7: Amazing energy: St Francis standing in boat, another monk at left, waters filled with fish; figures sleeping in interior at left; the whole set within an ornamental frame; bound together with remainin... More
Mediceae Familiae Rerum Feliciter Gestarum Victoriae et Triumphi (BM I...
The capture of Casulum; in the foreground, a soldier seen from behind with a young boy helping him to fit his armour; behind him, a tent with military booty; more soldiers seen in the foreground carrying lance... More
Paris (BM 1925,1117.147) - Public domain scenic engraving
Plate 1: Paris, seated on a rock in a landscape with his cattle in the distance; holding the apple in his right hand and his shepherd's stick in his left; within oval with ornamental border Engraving
Print (BM 1848,1125.170) - Public domain engraving
Portrait of Ferdinand, Cardinal Infante of Spain and Archduke of Austria, half-length in front of a swagged curtain, directed to the left but looking at the viewer, wearing armour, a lace collar, a sash around... More
Print (BM 1869,0410.947) - Public domain engraving
Portrait of Guillaume de Lamboy, half-length, directed to the right, head slightly turned to face the viewer, wearing an armour and a falt white collar, a sword on his left hip, holding a baton with his right ... More
Print (BM 1872,0113.639) - Public domain scan / print
Stylised representation of Prince Maurice's victory at Turnhout. 1597 Etching Public domain image of 16th-17th-century architecture, palace, castle, historical city building, free to use, no copyright restr... More
Print (BM 1874,0509.38) - Public domain engraving
The Virgin with child, surrounded by clouds and putti heads. 1659 Engraving
Print (BM 1891,0414.623) - Public domain scenic engraving
Christ praying on the Mount of Olives; Christ kneeling, an angel holding a chalice appearing before him; three Apostles asleep in right foreground; in the distance Judas leading a group of soldiers; night scen... More
Print (BM 1891,0414.712) - Public domain portrait engraving
The Immaculate Conception; the crowned Virgin with Child standing on a sphere and crushing a snake, two angels on either side, clouds around; lower right corner missing; after Peter Paul Rubens Engraving
Print (BM Sheepshanks.4638) - Public domain scan / print
De Rederijkers. Five peasants seen through a window and singing, one holding a sheet, another sheet and a portrait in an oval on the window-frame above Etching
Print (BM V,5.132) - Public domain engraving
The School of Athens, after Raphael's fresco in the Vatican. 1550 Engraving printed from two plates on two joined sheets of paper
Print, book (BM 1848,0304.206-245 09)
Forty woodcuts, illustrations to Judocus Andries' "Perpetua crux sive passio Iesu Christi" (Antwerp: Cornelis Woons, 1649), showing scenes from the life of Christ, from his birth to his crucifixion; numbered i... More
Print, book (BM 1879,0809.1-72 70)
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
Print, book-illustration (BM 1848,0205.459)
Coat of arms of Weelde, Ravels, near Antwerp; quarterly escutcheon with overall charged with fleur de lys, argent on azure; escutcheon charged with two swords, argent on gules, and two squirrels on flotté, gul... More
Print, book-illustration (BM 1868,0612.583)
Christ carrying the cross, Pilate washing his hands; Christ, seen in profile to left, carrying a large cross; soldiers and hecnhmen seen next to him; behind, on a platform, Christ seen shown to a crowd of peop... More
Print, book-illustration (BM 1895,1031.986 1)
Border with the four Evangelists (in the corners in circles) and twelve scenes for the life of Christ (in ovals). From top left corner, clockwise: St Mark with a winged lion, the annunciation, the resurrection... More
Print, book-illustration (BM 1919,0616.67)
Plate 2: The Incarnation. The Virgin kneeling at an altar at left, looking up at the Archangel Gabriel; letterpress on verso; after Anthonis Sallaert; illustration to Judocus Andries' "Perpetua Crux sive Passi... More
Print, book-illustration (BM 1919,0616.90)
Plate 25: The Flagellation. Christ standing at centre, his hands tied behind his back, two soldiers beating him with whips; letterpress on verso; after Anthonis Sallaert; illustration to Judocus Andries' "Perp... More
Print, costume print, book-illustration (BM 1927,0210.65)
A man, whole-length standing, directed to the right, looking to the left, cutting his left arm with a knife, wearing animal skin clothing, various cuts on his legs and arms, an axe on his belt; in rectangular ... More
Print, programme (BM 1888,0612.1826)
Programme of the 'Matinée Musicale' of the 'Cercle des Beaux-Arts' on a decorated banderol with city view of Ghent behind. 1884 Pen lithograph on blue paper
Print, title-page (BM 1858,0417.1217)
Title-page with title written on a pedestal at centre, Christ holding the cross on top of the pedestal, flanked by a chiro and tau cross, two women holding crucifixes seated on the pedestal; after Peter Paul R... More
Print, title-page (BM 1858,0417.1225)
Title-page with title written in a laurel oval, flanked by female personifications of Wise Government and Abundance; Justice seated at top centre in between a lion and scales; below the title are a satyr and a... More
Print, title-page (BM 1979,U.278)
Coat of arms of Gregoire Piera, abbé in Tongerlo, charged with mullets and crosses, crested with a mitre and croziers. 1699 Verso: Letterpress with title-page to 'Baltasar Tragedie' (Mechelen, 1699) Etching
Sol (Sun) (BM 1870,0625.699) - Public domain scan / engraving
Sol riding on a chariot drawn by four horses in the clouds in top part, various ceremonies take place below including the crowning of a king, the anointing of a pope, triumphal procession through arch etc; zod... More
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
Theatrum Pontificum, Imperatorum, Regum, Ducum, Principum... (BM 1858,...
Frontispiece with title written on a pedestal at centre, flanked by the personification of History and Hercules; a globe on the pedestal surmounted by trumpets, an oar and a sword; proof impression; undescribe... More
Theodoro Harlemio, Pictori (BM 1925,1117.125)
Plate 5: Portrait of Dirk Bouts, sitting on a chair at a table, facing right, holding brushes; first state; from the first edition published by the widow of Hieronymus Cock in Antwerp in 1572. 1572 Engraving
Veelderleij niewe inventien van antijcksche sepultueren...Libro secund...
Funerary monument with sarcophagus, at the top a relief with Christ holding the Cross flanked by angels holding up a shroud screen; after Cornelis Floris. 1557 Etching
Venationes Ferarum, Avium, Piscium (BM 1957,0413.67)
Plate numbered 38, The King of England Hunting for Rabbits; in the right foreground, the King, on horseback, bears dead rabbits suspended from the horse's reins, while a small dog tries to leap onto the saddle... More
Vita D. Thomae Aquinatis (BM 1860,0211.90)
Plate 22: St Thomas Aquinas in Bologna; the saint at right, and walking in the courtyard of a monastery, another monk crossing his path; after Otto van Veen Engraving
Print (BM R,3.75) - Public domain 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
A Baesele (pays de Waes) (BM 1888,0612.837)
In Bazel (Flemish region Waasland); a farm house in a wood, a boy with a knapsack and dog on a country road in the right foreground, large trees to left a woman and child near the front door of the house. 1846 Etching
Acta Apostolorum (Acts of the Apostles) (BM 1954,0813.11.16)
St Peter healing raising Tabitha at Joppa, after Heemskerk. 1575 Engraving
Americae Retectio (The Discovery of America) (BM 1869,0213.223)
Plate 3, Amerigo Vespucci on his Ship; Vespucci stands on deck and the central mast has been broken, the Vespucci coat-of-arms is attached to the front mast; Minerva (Science) at right, with the gorgon shield ... More
Beatae intacta semper Virginis Mariae (BM Nn,7.4.6)
The Nativity of the Virgin; in the interior of a bed chamber St Anne lies in bed in the right background, with St Joachim at her side; attendants bathe the Virgin as a baby in a basin in the foreground; within... More
Caroli Clusi (BM 1866,0623.105) - Public domain portrait engraving
Portrait of Carolus Clusius, bust, turned slightly to right, wearing a ruff, in an oval within an elaborately decorated cartouche flanked by caryatids; botanical specimens below; surmounted by a coat-of-arms a... More