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
The Small Landscapes (BM 2011,7073.39)
Plate 38: Landscape with view of a village; a hay-cart on a road at right, cattle drinking from a pond in left foreground; second state with number; second edition of series published by Philips Galle in Antwe... More
The Small Landscapes (BM 2011,7073.46)
Plate 45: Landscape with view of a village; a couple resting on a tree trunk in left foreground, other villagers on a road at centre, hatched and gabled cottages beyond; second state with number; second editio... More
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
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
Castellum de Gestel (BM 1848,0205.331)
View of the castle of Gestel ('Gistel') near Antwerp. Landscape with a square castle surrounded by a moat at centre, other buildings in left background, a couple with a child in lower left corner; illustration... More
Castellum de Hoboken (BM 1848,0205.348)
View of the castle of Hoboken near Antwerp. Landscape with a castle with square towers and forecourt at centre, surrounded by a moat and a bridge at right, two rowing boats on the water; illustration to Jacob ... More
Castellum de Westerlo (BM 1848,0205.341)
View of the castle of Westerlo near Antwerp. Landscape with a castle surrounded by a moat at right, a road with horsemen and carts leading to the gate at left; illustration to Jacob Le Roy's "Notitia Marchiona... More
Castrum Toparchiae de Broechem (BM 1848,0205.308)
View of the surroundings of the Castle in Broechem near Antwerp; Kasteel Bossenstein at centre surrounded by a moat and its grounds, a close-up of the castle in lower right, shepherds and their animals in fore... More
Cornelis Galle II, Erasmus Quellinus II - Lusitania
Public domain reproduction of art print, 16th-17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
DANA (BM Gg,4D.130) - Public domain portrait engraving
Elaborate goldsmith design; in the centre an oval containing an imahe of Danæ reclining and showered with coins Engraving
De Beurs (BM 1888,0612.865)
Old Stock Exchange of Antwerp; the bell tower of the stock exchange to right, several houses with shops on the groundfloor attached to it; to left of the tower an archway with coat of arms and sculpture above,... More
Hic tibi certa dous, certi, ne absiste, Penates (BM 1875,0710.5871)
Æneas welcomed by King Euandrus at the site of Rome. 1636 Engraving
Hofstede (BM M,36.31 1) - Engraving, Public domain image
View of Hofstade; a village on a hill seen from a distance, houses and trees on top, clouds at top left Etching
Hur in Caldea nu gheheeten Hurcasdyn by Aleppo (BM 2AA+,a.43.116)
View of Urkesh in Chaldea; landscape with a caravan in central foreground, a river at left, a city with large buildings in the background, surrounded by city-walls; letters A-F within composition indicating lo... More
Hæc Regi dicite vestro Nunc illi imperium pelagi,etc (BM 1875,0710.588...
Neptune surrendering his chariot to Philip of Spain. 1636 Engraving Public domain photograph of 17th-century Flemish artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Intérieur de l'Eglise de St. Bavon. Gand. Interior of St. Bavon Church...
View of the interior of the Sint-Baafskathedraal in Ghent; figures walking in the nave in the foreground Lithograph
Laurea Calloana (BM 1884,0112.74)
Plate 43: The Triumphal Car of Calloo: in the foreground is an ornate, four-wheeled chariot in the form of a ship bearing a grand trophy-mast, drawn by four caparisoned horses; taking the reigns and raising a ... More
Mediceae Familiae Rerum Feliciter Gestarum Victoriae et Triumphi (BM 1...
Plate numbered 7 (in reverse): The Capture of Portus Herculis; to left, soldiers with rifles seen from behind, one looking front carrying a large drum on his shoulders; at middle distance, an army of soldiers,... More
Petrus Andreas Matthiolus Medicus (BM 1925,1117.105)
Portrait of the physician Pietro Andrea Mattioli, bust one quarter to the left. 1567 Engraving
Print (BM 1857,0520.7 1) - Public domain print
School room; comprising a ground floor and an upper gallery with teachers and pupils. 1526 Woodcut
Print (BM 1872,0511.426) - Public domain print
Ships sailing on rough sea, with city of Ostend in the background; proof before all letters. 1787 Etching
Print (BM 1902,0514.723) - Public domain scenic print
River landscape; figure on a rowing boat loaded with bales partly seen at far right, two other boats moored at left; wooded bank behind at right; Oostende seen in the distance at left; after John Crome; state ... More
Print, book (BM 1848,0304.206-245 13)
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 1873,1108.123-173 15)
Forty-nine etchings and a title-page to 'Des Wereldts Proef-Steen' by Anthonius Burgundia and Petrus Gheschier (Antwerp: Veuve Cnobbaert, 1643), depicting emblematic images; with a few smaller decorative image... More
Print, book (BM 1879,0809.1-72 11)
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 1848,0205.406)
Coat of arms of Oostmalle, Malle, near Antwerp; escutcheon charged with billets and rampant lion, or on gules; coroneted; letterpress above, below and on verso; illustration from Jacob Le Roy's "Notitia Marchi... More
Print, book-illustration (BM 1874,0110.460 1)
Daniel standing at centre, his arms spread, two lions at his feet, the four beasts representing the four monarchies are walking on clouds at top; illustration to Cornelis van den Steene's "Commentaria in Danie... More
Print, book-illustration (BM 1895,1031.695)
Triumphal arch inscribed 'VT FIDEM' decorated with river gods, King Albrecht and Queen Isabella, putti, horses, and three rulers at top, with Hapsburg double-eagle; page 285 from Johannes Bochius's 'Historica ... More
Print, book-illustration (BM 1982,U.2899)
Portrait of Carinus, head and shoulders in profile to the right, bearded, wearing crown; in circle; illustration LVII to Hubert Goltzius's 'Icones Imperatorum Romanorum' (Antwerp: 1645) Colour woodcut from two... More
Print, book-illustration (BM 1982,U.2908)
Portrait of Decius, head and shoulders in profile to the right, wearing laurel crown; in circle; illustration XL to Hubert Goltzius's 'Icones Imperatorum Romanorum' (Antwerp: 1645) Colour woodcut from two bloc... More
Print, book-illustration (BM 1982,U.2996)
Portrait of Theodosius III, Byzantine Emperor, turned slightly to the left with face turned to the right, wearing winged helmet, holding shield in his left arm and spear over his shoulder in his right hand; in... More
Print, leaflet (BM 1888,0612.1816 1)
Leaflet announcing the publication of the 'Magasin Littéraire" with subscription form and decorated frontispiece with ornamental cartouche, a coat of arms and allegory of literature. 1884 Pen lithograph and letterpress
Print, title-page (BM 1871,1209.5371)
Marie de Médecis embracing Isabella, ruler of the Spanish Netherlands; on the left Justice and two other allegorical figures offering crowns, on the right an angel indicating laurel wreath offered from heavens... More
Raphael de Urbin (BM V,5.1) - Public domain scenic engraving
Portrait of Raphael, half-length to right, wearing a beret; after his self-portrait. Engraving
Soleil couchant - Port d'Anvers (BM 1870,0514.837)
View of Antwerp harbour by sunset, three sailing boats on the right, two figures in a rowing boat on the left, the sun in the centre, more boats on the horizon, the tower of the Cathedral of Antwerp on the lef... More
Strutio. Strutio ex China (BM Z,1.60)
Plate 21: Ostrich and Crowned Crane. An ostrich at left, seen in profile and facing right, a crane at right facing left, small trees on either side, landscape with various animals and trees in the background; ... More
Pieter Jalhea Furnius - The Celebrated Roman Women (BM 1968,1214.16)
Plate 6: The mother of the Gracchi. Interior scene at the house of the Gracchi, a group of women seated (embroidering, sewing and one holding a spindle) at centre, Tiberius Gracchus killing a male snake inside... More
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 most Noble Marquis Cornwallis landing at Ostend (BM 2010,7081.786)
Portrait, full-length standing to right, wearing naval uniform with star and cocked hat, holding a sword in his right hand, gesturing outwards with the other and glancing towards the viewer, in a rowing boat, ... 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
Theatrum Vitæ Humanæ (BM 1922,1006.1)
Title-page with ornamental surround to a series of six plates of the six ages of man integrated into the illustration of the orders of architecture. 1577 Engraving
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
Veelderleij niewe inventien van antijcksche sepultueren...Libro secund...
Two epitaphs, at left, with a medallion of Christ Triumphant and, at r, also with a scene of Christ Triumphant; after Cornelis Floris. 1557 Etching
Venationes Ferarum, Avium, Piscium (BM 1957,0413.46)
Plate 12, Deer Hunt with Lassos; in the foreground, to left, two huntsmen on horseback attempt to catch a stag and a female deer with lassos; to the right, two deer are pursued using the same method; in the mi... More
Venationes Ferarum, Avium, Piscium (BM 1957,0413.87)
Plate numbered 104: centre, sailors ring the bells which hang from either end of a ship; in the foreground, sea monsters emerge from the water; beyond, two ships with their sails raised Engraving
Venationes Ferarum, Avium, Piscium (BM 1957,0413.93)
Wolf Hunt with Spears; hunstmen armed with spears, many on horseback, aided by hounds, hunt wolves within a fenced off area; a town is seen in the far distance, to the right Engraving
S.Ioannes (BM 1877,0811.635) - Public domain engraving
Plate 6: St John holding a chalice with snake, half-length. c.1630s Engraving
Scipio Africanus. Valerius Max- Lib.4. de abstinentia et continentia (...
The Abstinence of Scipio; scene on a colonnaded balcony with Scipio Africanus seated on a throne under a canopy at left, wearing a laurel crown and pointing at a woman who is standing at right and thus grantin... More
Small landscapes (BM R,5.37) - Public domain scenic engraving
Landscape with a draw-well; a farmer with two horses in lower left, a large farmstead with a tower on a hill in left background; after Peter Paul Rubens. 1638 Engraving
Frans Geffels - Landscape with ruins, architecture and figures, Plate ...
Plate 2: View of a garden with five men playing cards in foreground, a ruined collonade in background
Acta Apostolorum (Acts of the Apostles) (BM 1954,0813.11.14)
Two moments of St Paul Escaping from Damascus by night, after Heemskerk. 1575 Engraving
Andreas Vesalius Bruxellensis, Anatomicorum Princeps (BM 1933,0626.6)
Portrait of the Andreas Vesalius, bust in profile to the left, head turned to face the viewer; with moustache and beard, wearing a jacket; second state with text added at the top; after woodcut by Jan Stefan v... More
Arcus Ad D. Michaelis Pars Posterior (BM 1882,0211.174)
Plate 39: The Arch at St. Michael's: The Rear Face; the painting over the archway showing Bellerophon slaying the Chimaera; after Peter Paul Rubens; illustration from "L'Art". c.1882 Photomechanical print of an etching
Boni adulterium (BM 1972,U.11.33)
Emblem 33: landscape setting; flowers in foreground; surrounded by decorative border; illustration to Hadrianus Junius' Emblemata (Antwerp: 1565) Woodcut
0 Léda et le cygne - Cornelis Bos - British Museum
Leda is entwined with Jupiter, disguised as a swan, with a large egg at lower left
Carel de 2 (BM 2AA+,a.43.6) - Public domain portrait engraving
Equestrian portrait of Charles II of Spain, full-length in profile to left, horse seen in profile facing left; after Pieter Stevens. c.1683-1692 Engraving
Casteel van Presburg, Casteel van Buda (BM 2AA+,a.43.34)
Two views of castles; at left, view of the Castle of Presburg (now Bratislava), situated on a hill top and surrounded by two defensive walls with bastions, a bridge over the river Danube in left foreground, fi... More
Castellum Anderstadt (BM 1848,0205.300)
View of the castle of Anderstadt near Lier. Landscape with a castle surrounded by a moat at centre, a bridge at right, two horsemen in lower right corner, another horseman standing in the water in central fore... More
Compartments after Battini (BM 1869,0410.1531)
Plate 16: Cartouche surrounded by heads, with a verse by Cicero; from a series of 28 engravings. 1553 Engraving
Cornelis Bos - Leda and the Swan - WGA2486
Public domain image of print or drawing, symbolism or allegory, depicting saint, winged creature, Icarus, flying angel, religious figure, flight, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Cornelius Iansenius I. Episcopus Gand (BM 1861,0810.559)
Portraitof Cornelius Jansenius, bust directed to the left, head slightly turned to face the viewer, wearing a cap Engraving
Dacus (BM 1938,0120.5) - Public domain scenic engraving
Dacus; in the foreground, the horse stands with one rear hoof raised; behind, to the right, a landscape with mill, river and boats Engraving
Dirc van lynden h. tot Hemmen (BM 1859,0312.9)
Portrait of Dirk van Lynden, half-length, bust directed to the left, wearing a fur-trimmed coat and a cap; a chain made of elephants with an elephant-shaped medallion around his neck; letterepress on the verso... More
Décoration du Kipdorp pendant la procession jubilaire du 31 août 1853 ...
Decoration of Kipdorp (Antwerp) for the jubilee procession of the Confraternity of Our Lady on 31 August 1853; street view with a row of large decorated banners and flags, below a procession, people looking to... More
Elle ne perdra pas son chignon, il est trop bien soutenu! (BM 1990,030...
A man on a promenade at the sea front leers at an elderly hunch-backed woman who passes him. 1860s Hand-coloured lithograph
Huberto ab Eyck, Ioannis Fratri; Pictori (BM 1879,0510.433)
Plate 1: Portrait of Hubert van Eyck, sitting by a table, bust facing left; first state; from the first edition published by the widow of Hieronymus Cock in Antwerp in 1572. 1572 Engraving
Huberto ab Eyck, Joannis Fratri; Pictori (BM 1925,1117.121)
Portrait of Hubert van Eyck, sitting by a table, bust facing left; first state; from the first edition published by the widow of Hieronymus Cock in Antwerp in 1572. 1572 Engraving
Hôtel de Ville, Oudenarde (BM 1888,0612.255)
View of the town hall in Oudenarde, seen from the front; a fountain at right, in front of the town hall; beyond at left and right, other buildings. 1876 Etching
Hubert Goltzius -Icones Imperatorum Romanorum (BM 1872,0608.476)
Title-page with title written on a pedestal at centre, Caesar seated on top of the pedestal, flanked by Roman emperor Constantine and the Holy Roman emperor Rudolf I, attributes representing power at the foot ... More
Jacob Neefs, Erasmus Quellinus II - Frontispiece of Philippus Prudens
Public domain photograph of portrait print, engraving, 16th-17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Jesuitenkerk (BM 1888,0612.875)
Front view of the Carolus Borromeus Church in Antwerp; after a drawing by J. Witdoeck. 1854 Etching
La partie de Dames (BM 1888,0612.419)
An interior with a seated old couple playing draughts holding the board on their knees, the man smoking a pipe, a small table on the left, a large fireplace in the left background. 1862 Etching with plate tone
Les moeurs et fachons de faire de Turcs ... (BM E,6.1-7)
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 1937,0915.242.9)
Plate 9: Devotion to God and religion: St Francis on mule shakes hand of farmer who stands at left, holding hat; scene in church interior at left; St Francis praying to the Virgin in exterior at right; the who... More
Luna (Moon) (BM 1877,0811.1040) - Public domain 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 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
Papa (BM 2AA+,a.43.61) - Engraving, Public domain image
View of Pápa; the city in left middle ground, surrounded by a defensive wall with bastions, the Pápa Castle at right, a fish pond in the foreground and across the background, a battle between Ottoman and Weste... More
Penelope Comitissa de Wiltonia. (BM P,4.256)
Portrait of Penelope, Lady Herbert, half-length in an oval frame, wearing necklace and low dress; in an oval inside rectangular frame, with scrolled ornament and head of ?faun below; third state. 1647-1670 Etching
Pieter de Jode (II) - Portrait of Adam de Coster
Portrait of Adam de Coster Public domain photograph of 17th-century Flemish artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Print (BM 1888,0612.1321) - Public domain print
The deans and merchants of the Hanseatic League offer their charters and privileges to be kept in the archives of the Abbey of Saint Michael (Sint-Michielsabdij) in Antwerp (1315); after a mural in the Antwerp... More
Print (BM 1910,0208.14) - Public domain scenic engraving
St John the Baptist kneeling to left, a lamb in front of him, a tree beyond, the baptism of Christ in background at right, the Holy Spirit above; after Gillis Coignet Engraving
Print (BM 1928,1010.9) - Public domain portrait engraving
Portrait of Queen Anna, three-quarter length, holding a fan and a handkerchief Etching
Print (BM R,1b.57) - Public domain portrait engraving
Portrait of Anthony van Dyck, half-length turned away but looking over his right shoulder towards the viewer, wearing a large lace collar, doublet with buttoned shoulders, cloak, and chain, his left hand holdi... 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
Print, book (BM 1879,0809.1-72 58)
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 1875,0710.108)
St John the Baptist preaching; St John seen to left, dressed in a tunic made of fur; a small crowd of figures seen surrounding him, some seated; illustration from Montano's 'Humanae Salutis Monumenta' (Antwerp... More
Print, book-illustration (BM 1875,0710.117)
Christ going to the Mount Olives; Christ seen at centre, his hands crossed on his chest, walking towards the Mount of Olives, with three apostles seen following him; behind, to left, Christ announcing his betr... More
Print, book-illustration (BM 1878,0112.149)
Portrait of Edward, King of Portugal, "the Eloquent", half-length, directed to the left, looking at the viewer, with moustache and beard, should-length hair, wearing collar, cloak and crown, holding sceptre; f... More
Print, book-illustration (BM 1896,1118.99)
The Adoration of the Magi; the Virgin holding Christ at centre, St Joseph with an ox and donkey beyond, the three wise men offering gifts at right, followed by a procession, a child and a cat in lower left cor... More
Print, book-illustration (BM 1919,0616.74)
Plate 9: The Death of St Joseph. Christ and the Virgin standing around St Joseph's death-bed; letterpress on verso; after Anthonis Sallaert; illustration to Judocus Andries' "Perpetua Crux sive Passio Jesu Chr... More
Print, costume print, book-illustration (BM 1927,0210.69)
Two men, whole-length, talking and walking to the left, holding large flags over their shoulders; in rectangular decorative border; illustration to page 215 of Nicolay's 'Les navigations, peregrinations et voy... More
Print, title-page (BM 1858,0417.1295)
Title-page with title written in an oval at centre, surmounted by God and flanked by Jesus Sirach the Elder and Jesus Sirach the Younger, portraits of St Ignatius of Loyola and St Francis Xavier in lower corne... More
Print, title-page (BM 1868,0822.7568)
Title-page to 'Biblia Sacra Vulgatæ Editionis' (Antwerp: 1645, 8o. edition), with two female biblical figures on a platform and a putto holding an open Bible, surmounted by the Holy Ghost, lion and bull at the... More
Print, title-page (BM 1891,0414.1041)
Title-page with title written on an arch at top centre, surrounded by three female personifications ('physica', 'metaphysica' and 'logica'), Ferdinand III and his wife Maria of Austria flanking the arch, a gar... More
Print, title-page (BM 1895,1031.737)
Title-page with title written in a lunar circle at centre, a lion ('Leo') slaying a dragon above, two putti crowning the lion, a cartouche below, a zodiacal line at left; after Erasmus Quellinus; title to Jua... More
Rombertus Dodonaeus Mechliniensis (BM 1864,0309.69)
Portrait of the physician Rembert Dodoens; bust turned one quarter to the left, facing the viewer; wearing a fur-trimmed robe, a ruff and a long beard; within oval; first state. 1572 Engraving