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Graphite Mineral Collection

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: Damascinated and enamelled iron panel, c.1860-c.1880. Creator: Worshop of Plácido Zuloaga

Damascinated and enamelled iron panel, c.1860-c.1880. Creator: Worshop of Plácido Zuloaga
Damascinated and enamelled iron panel, c.1860-c.1880

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: Design for a pendant with flower branches of the White Wisteria

Design for a pendant with flower branches of the White Wisteria, enamelled gold, c.1905

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: Return of the Duck Hunters / verso: Sketches of Ships and of a Man in Winter Clothing

Return of the Duck Hunters / verso: Sketches of Ships and of a Man in Winter Clothing, c.1610-c.1615

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: Design for the lid of a soup tureen

Design for the lid of a soup tureen, part of a porcelain service for Pillivuyt, c.1889

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: Design for a dessert plate, part of a porcelain service for Piilivuyt

Design for a dessert plate, part of a porcelain service for Piilivuyt, c.1889

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: Design for embroidery: angel, symbol of St Matthew the Evangelist

Design for embroidery: angel, symbol of St Matthew the Evangelist, c.1850-c.1875

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: Design for embroidery: lion, symbol of St Mark the Evangelist

Design for embroidery: lion, symbol of St Mark the Evangelist, c.1850-c.1875

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: Design for embroidery: bull, symbol of St Luke the Evangelist

Design for embroidery: bull, symbol of St Luke the Evangelist, c.1850-c.1875

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: Design for embroidery: eagle, symbol of St John the Evangelist

Design for embroidery: eagle, symbol of St John the Evangelist, c.1850-c.1875. John the Evangelist, the author of the fourth gospel account, is symbolized by an eagle

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: Design for a plate with two blue and yellow fish and waterlilies

Design for a plate with two blue and yellow fish and waterlilies, c.1875-c.1890

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: Design for a plate with three blue and yellow fish and a water plant

Design for a plate with three blue and yellow fish and a water plant, c.1875-c.1890

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: Design for a plate with four brown fish and a white iris

Design for a plate with four brown fish and a white iris, c.1875-c.1890

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: Design for a plate with red fish, c.1875-c.1890. Creator: Gustave Fraipont

Design for a plate with red fish, c.1875-c.1890. Creator: Gustave Fraipont
Design for a plate with red fish, c.1875-c.1890

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: Square with people in the rain, 1782-1837. Creator: Pieter Bartholomeusz. Barbiers

Square with people in the rain, 1782-1837. Creator: Pieter Bartholomeusz. Barbiers
Square with people in the rain, 1782-1837. Depiction of the saying After rain comes sunshine

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: Design for room wall with three wallpaper panels

Design for room wall with three wallpaper panels, c. 1752-c. 1819

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: Landscape with farmer and cattle, 1700-1800. Creator: W. Barthautz

Landscape with farmer and cattle, 1700-1800. Creator: W. Barthautz
Landscape with farmer and cattle, 1700-1800

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: Milking farmer, 1700-1800. Creator: W. Barthautz

Milking farmer, 1700-1800. Creator: W. Barthautz
Milking farmer, 1700-1800

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: Design for a vase of Sèvres porcelain, c.1805-c.1815. Creator: Unknown

Design for a vase of Sèvres porcelain, c.1805-c.1815. Creator: Unknown
Design for a vase of Sevres porcelain, c.1805-c.1815

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: Design for a vase of Sèvres porcelain, c.1805-c.1815. Creator: Unknown

Design for a vase of Sèvres porcelain, c.1805-c.1815. Creator: Unknown
Design for a vase of Sevres porcelain, c.1805-c.1815

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: Design for (the painting of) a vase

Design for (the painting of) a vase, presumably from Sevres porcelain, c.1875-c.1885

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: Portrait of Simon Eikelenberg, 1712-1795. Creator: Tako Hajo Jelgersma

Portrait of Simon Eikelenberg, 1712-1795. Creator: Tako Hajo Jelgersma
Portrait of Simon Eikelenberg, 1712-1795

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: Black howler monkey (Paraguay), 1759-1842. Creator: Pieter Bartholomeusz. Barbiers

Black howler monkey (Paraguay), 1759-1842. Creator: Pieter Bartholomeusz. Barbiers
Black howler monkey (Paraguay), 1759-1842

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: Mantle baboon, 1759-1842. Creator: Pieter Bartholomeusz. Barbiers

Mantle baboon, 1759-1842. Creator: Pieter Bartholomeusz. Barbiers
Mantle baboon, 1759-1842

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: Landscape with an angler and a woman near a fortress tower, 1838. Creator: Pieter Barbiers

Landscape with an angler and a woman near a fortress tower, 1838. Creator: Pieter Barbiers
Landscape with an angler and a woman near a fortress tower, 1838

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: Dilapidated farm, 1782-1837. Creator: Pieter Bartholomeusz. Barbiers

Dilapidated farm, 1782-1837. Creator: Pieter Bartholomeusz. Barbiers
Dilapidated farm, 1782-1837

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: Hermitage with a statue of a saint, c.1782-c.1837. Creator: Pieter Bartholomeusz. Barbiers

Hermitage with a statue of a saint, c.1782-c.1837. Creator: Pieter Bartholomeusz. Barbiers
Hermitage with a statue of a saint, c.1782-c.1837. Design for a garden decoration

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: Hermit in front of a stone chapel, c.1782-c.1837. Creator: Pieter Bartholomeusz. Barbiers

Hermit in front of a stone chapel, c.1782-c.1837. Creator: Pieter Bartholomeusz. Barbiers
Hermit in front of a stone chapel, c.1782-c.1837. Design for a garden decoration

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: Design for a stage set for a prison vestibule, 1779. Creator: Pieter Barbiers

Design for a stage set for a prison vestibule, 1779. Creator: Pieter Barbiers
Design for a stage set for a prison vestibule, 1779

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: Design for a theater decor of an interior, 1779. Creator: Pieter Barbiers

Design for a theater decor of an interior, 1779. Creator: Pieter Barbiers
Design for a theater decor of an interior, 1779

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: Design for a theater decor of a church interior, 1779. Creator: Pieter Barbiers

Design for a theater decor of a church interior, 1779. Creator: Pieter Barbiers
Design for a theater decor of a church interior, 1779

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: Design for a theater decor of a column gallery with Loggia, 1779. Creator: Pieter Barbiers

Design for a theater decor of a column gallery with Loggia, 1779. Creator: Pieter Barbiers
Design for a theater decor of a column gallery with Loggia, 1779

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: Design for an evening bag with a gilded silver bracket and tie ribbons

Design for an evening bag with a gilded silver bracket and tie ribbons, c.1905

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: Design for a pendant with a sleeping women's head and poppies

Design for a pendant with a sleeping women's head and poppies, enamelled gold, c.1905

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: Design for a pendant with a scarab

Design for a pendant with a scarab, snakes and lotus flowers, of enamelled gold with a scarab, c.1905

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: Design for a pendant with a woman with dragonfly wings

Design for a pendant with a woman with dragonfly wings, of gold, rubies, opals and enamel, c.1905

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: Landscape with a Tall Tree, 1634. Creator: Maerten de Cock

Landscape with a Tall Tree, 1634. Creator: Maerten de Cock
Landscape with a Tall Tree, 1634

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: Design for a crucifix, c.1775-c.1785. Creator: Luigi Valadier

Design for a crucifix, c.1775-c.1785. Creator: Luigi Valadier
Design for a crucifix, c.1775-c.1785. Design for a crucifix of gilded metal and lapis lazuli (?), Above the crucified Christ is a plaque with the inscription Inri'

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: Landscape with waterfall, 1752-1819. Creators: Juriaan Andriessen, Isaac de Moucheron

Landscape with waterfall, 1752-1819. Creators: Juriaan Andriessen, Isaac de Moucheron
Landscape with waterfall, 1752-1819

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: Landscape with round temple, 1752-1819. Creators: Juriaan Andriessen, Isaac de Moucheron

Landscape with round temple, 1752-1819. Creators: Juriaan Andriessen, Isaac de Moucheron
Landscape with round temple, 1752-1819

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: Landscape, 1752-1819. Creators: Juriaan Andriessen, Isaac de Moucheron

Landscape, 1752-1819. Creators: Juriaan Andriessen, Isaac de Moucheron
Landscape, 1752-1819

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: Landscape with fountain, 1752-1819. Creators: Juriaan Andriessen, Isaac de Moucheron

Landscape with fountain, 1752-1819. Creators: Juriaan Andriessen, Isaac de Moucheron
Landscape with fountain, 1752-1819

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: Landscape with cattle, 1752-1819. Creators: Juriaan Andriessen, Isaac de Moucheron

Landscape with cattle, 1752-1819. Creators: Juriaan Andriessen, Isaac de Moucheron
Landscape with cattle, 1752-1819

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: Landscape with a boat, 1752-1819. Creators: Juriaan Andriessen, Isaac de Moucheron

Landscape with a boat, 1752-1819. Creators: Juriaan Andriessen, Isaac de Moucheron
Landscape with a boat, 1752-1819

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: Design for room wallpaper of landscape with cart

Design for room wallpaper of landscape with cart, c.1752-c.1819. Design for a wall painting

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: The Basilica and Monastery of the Quattro Santi Coronati in Rome

The Basilica and Monastery of the Quattro Santi Coronati in Rome, c.1809-c.1812

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: View of the Palatine Hill in Rome

View of the Palatine Hill in Rome, with the Arch of Constantine, c.1809-c.1812. In this drawing, space has been reserved in the foreground for the Arch of Constantine

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: The Aqua Claudia in Rome, c.1809-c.1812. Creator: Josephus Augustus Knip

The Aqua Claudia in Rome, c.1809-c.1812. Creator: Josephus Augustus Knip
The Aqua Claudia in Rome, c.1809-c.1812. Scattered throughout the ancient city centre of Rome are the remains of the Aqua Claudia

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: The Baths of Caracalla and Three Capitals from the Villa Mattei in Rome

The Baths of Caracalla and Three Capitals from the Villa Mattei in Rome, c.1809-c.1812

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: The Basilica of Santi Giovanni e Paolo in Rome

The Basilica of Santi Giovanni e Paolo in Rome, with Two Studies of Plants, c.1809-c.1812

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: View of Ariccia from Genzano, c.1810. Creator: Josephus Augustus Knip

View of Ariccia from Genzano, c.1810. Creator: Josephus Augustus Knip
View of Ariccia from Genzano, c.1810. Knip drew the town of Ariccia and environs as seen from Genzano on two sheets of paper

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: View of Ariccia from Genzano, c.1810-c.1812. Creator: Josephus Augustus Knip

View of Ariccia from Genzano, c.1810-c.1812. Creator: Josephus Augustus Knip
View of Ariccia from Genzano, c.1810-c.1812. Knip drew the town of Ariccia and environs as seen from Genzano on two sheets of paper

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: The Ponte Salario, near Rome, c.1809-c.1812. Creator: Josephus Augustus Knip

The Ponte Salario, near Rome, c.1809-c.1812. Creator: Josephus Augustus Knip
The Ponte Salario, near Rome, c.1809-c.1812. The original Ponte Salario, spanning the River Aniene north of Rome, was built by the Etruscans

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: The Aurelian Wall in Rome, c.1809-c.1812. Creator: Josephus Augustus Knip

The Aurelian Wall in Rome, c.1809-c.1812. Creator: Josephus Augustus Knip
The Aurelian Wall in Rome, c.1809-c.1812. Construction of this 18-kilometre-long rampart began under the reign of Roman Emperor Aurelian (270-275 AD), which explains its name, the Aurelian Wall

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: The Baths of Caracalla in Rome, c.1809-c.1812. Creator: Josephus Augustus Knip

The Baths of Caracalla in Rome, c.1809-c.1812. Creator: Josephus Augustus Knip
The Baths of Caracalla in Rome, c.1809-c.1812. Knip several times portrayed sections of the Baths of Caracalla, which is on the south side of the ancient city

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: The Baths of Caracalla and Two Capitals from the Villa Mattei in Rome

The Baths of Caracalla and Two Capitals from the Villa Mattei in Rome, c.1809-c.1812. On the lower part of this drawing (now cut in half) Knip wrote First sheet of the three marked Q'

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: Basilica and Monastery of SS. Giovanni e Paolo in Rome

Basilica and Monastery of SS. Giovanni e Paolo in Rome, c.1809-c.1812. Drawing from a group of 46 drawings and studies from mainly cityscapes and landscapes in and around Rome

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: View from the Villa Mattei (now Villa Celimontana) in Rome

View from the Villa Mattei (now Villa Celimontana) in Rome, c.1809-c.1812

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: Overgrown Rocks, c.1809-c.1812. Creator: Josephus Augustus Knip

Overgrown Rocks, c.1809-c.1812. Creator: Josephus Augustus Knip
Overgrown Rocks, c.1809-c.1812. Some worked-up, overgrown rocks, and a pair of cypresses and other trees drawn in outline, and nothing else

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: S. Giovanni E Paolo, The Villa Mattei and the Imperial Palaces

S. Giovanni E Paolo, The Villa Mattei and the Imperial Palaces, c.1809-c.1812. Drawing from a group of 46 drawings and studies from mainly cityscapes and landscapes in and around Rome

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: A Procession at the Foot of the Palatine Hill in Rome

A Procession at the Foot of the Palatine Hill in Rome, c.1809-c.1812. Knip assembled this exceptionally large, ambitious composition with the help of at least three studies he had drawn in situ

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: View of the Vatican Palaces and of the Monte Mario

View of the Vatican Palaces and of the Monte Mario, c.1809-c.1812. Knip made almost all of his Roman drawings in the part of the ancient city that stretches out from the left bank of the Tiber

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: The Temple of Vesta in Rome, c.1809-c.1812. Creator: Josephus Augustus Knip

The Temple of Vesta in Rome, c.1809-c.1812. Creator: Josephus Augustus Knip
The Temple of Vesta in Rome, c.1809-c.1812

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: Studies of Goats, c.1809-c.1812. Creator: Josephus Augustus Knip

Studies of Goats, c.1809-c.1812. Creator: Josephus Augustus Knip
Studies of Goats, c.1809-c.1812. Knip must have drawn these kinds of small studies of animals in large numbers

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: Mount Vesuvius, c.1811. Creator: Josephus Augustus Knip

Mount Vesuvius, c.1811. Creator: Josephus Augustus Knip
Mount Vesuvius, c.1811

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: Mount Vesuvius, with Torre Annunziata (?), c.1811. Creator: Josephus Augustus Knip

Mount Vesuvius, with Torre Annunziata (?), c.1811. Creator: Josephus Augustus Knip
Mount Vesuvius, with Torre Annunziata (?), c.1811. Knip's annotation led to some confusion

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: View of Cittaducale, c.1810-c.1812. Creator: Josephus Augustus Knip

View of Cittaducale, c.1810-c.1812. Creator: Josephus Augustus Knip
View of Cittaducale, c.1810-c.1812. Cittaducale lies northeast of Rome, approximately level with Viterbo, but more to the east. This is one of Knip's most atmospheric drawings

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: View of Roviano, Houses in Rome in the Foreground

View of Roviano, Houses in Rome in the Foreground, c.1809-c.1812. Knip regularly united two entirely unrelated drawings on a single sheet of paper

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: A Fountain at Grottaferrata, c.1809-c.1812. Creator: Josephus Augustus Knip

A Fountain at Grottaferrata, c.1809-c.1812. Creator: Josephus Augustus Knip
A Fountain at Grottaferrata, c.1809-c.1812. Grottaferrata is located southeast of Rome, on the northern side of Lake Albano

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: In the Environs of Genzano, c.1809-c.1812. Creator: Josephus Augustus Knip

In the Environs of Genzano, c.1809-c.1812. Creator: Josephus Augustus Knip
In the Environs of Genzano, c.1809-c.1812

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: The Tiber at Fiumicino, c.1809-c.1812. Creator: Josephus Augustus Knip

The Tiber at Fiumicino, c.1809-c.1812. Creator: Josephus Augustus Knip
The Tiber at Fiumicino, c.1809-c.1812. The plain to the west of Rome, the low-lying land between the city and the Tyrrhenian coastline, was as good as empty in Knip's day

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: The Tiber at Fiumicino, c.1809-c.1812. Creator: Josephus Augustus Knip

The Tiber at Fiumicino, c.1809-c.1812. Creator: Josephus Augustus Knip
The Tiber at Fiumicino, c.1809-c.1812. The plain to the west of Rome, the low-lying land between the city and the Tyrrhenian coastline, was as good as empty in Knip's day

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: Five Capitals in the Villa Mattei in Rome, c.1809-c.1812. Creator: Josephus Augustus Knip

Five Capitals in the Villa Mattei in Rome, c.1809-c.1812. Creator: Josephus Augustus Knip
Five Capitals in the Villa Mattei in Rome, c.1809-c.1812. Originally, these two drawings were the lower halves of the two sheets on the right with a panoramic view of the Baths of Caracalla

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: The Basilica of the Santi Quattro Coronati in Rome

The Basilica of the Santi Quattro Coronati in Rome, c.1809-c.1812

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: Santa Sabina on the Aventine Hill and Sant'Agnese fuori le Mura and Santa Costanza in Rome

Santa Sabina on the Aventine Hill and Sant'Agnese fuori le Mura and Santa Costanza in Rome, c.1809-c.1812

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: The Porta San Paolo and the Pyramid of Cestius in Rome

The Porta San Paolo and the Pyramid of Cestius in Rome, c.1809-c.1812. The Porta San Paolo lies on the south side of the ancient city. Knip drew the gate from the city side

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: The Baths of Caracalla in Rome

The Baths of Caracalla in Rome, with Frascati in the Distance, c.1809-c.1812. Above the hills in the background Knip wrote Frascati, a town just southeast of Rome

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: Part of the Vault of the Temple of Minerva Medica in Rome

Part of the Vault of the Temple of Minerva Medica in Rome, c.1809-c.1812

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: Part of the Vault of the Temple of Minerva Medica in Rome

Part of the Vault of the Temple of Minerva Medica in Rome, c.1809-c.1812

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome

The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, c.1809-c.1812. The two domes and the tall bell tower are part of the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, one of Rome's largest churches

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: Nero's Aqueduct in Rome, c.1809-c.1812. Creator: Josephus Augustus Knip

Nero's Aqueduct in Rome, c.1809-c.1812. Creator: Josephus Augustus Knip
Nero's Aqueduct in Rome, c.1809-c.1812. Knip seems here to have drawn a section of the aqueduct that even now is still known as the Aquadotto Neroniano, the ancient Aqua Neronis

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: A Part of an Aqueduct in Rome, c.1809-c.1812. Creator: Josephus Augustus Knip

A Part of an Aqueduct in Rome, c.1809-c.1812. Creator: Josephus Augustus Knip
A Part of an Aqueduct in Rome, c.1809-c.1812. Knip identified many of the aqueducts he drew as the Aquaduc de Neron (Nero's Aquaduct)

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: Khoikhoi and Settlers on Cape Plain, 1786. Creator: Jan Brandes

Khoikhoi and Settlers on Cape Plain, 1786. Creator: Jan Brandes
Khoikhoi and Settlers on Cape Plain, 1786. On the left a farmer (Boer) in a covered wagon returning from Cape Town to his farm. The man walking next to the cart is probably a slave

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: Design for wall painting with Holland landscape

Design for wall painting with Holland landscape, c.1752-c.1819

Background imageGraphite Mineral Collection: Design for room wall for JDDekinge, c.1752-c.1819. Creator: Juriaan Andriessen

Design for room wall for JDDekinge, c.1752-c.1819. Creator: Juriaan Andriessen
Design for room wall for JDDekinge, c.1752-c.1819



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