18th century engraver from the Northern Netherlands

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A Christian procession carrying a canopy and a statue of the Virgin Mary through a town, including flagellants. Etching by P. Tanje, 1743.

Carolus Linnaeus. Line engraving by P. Tanjé after C.A. Ehrensverd.

John Locke. Line engraving by P. Tanjé, 1754, after Sir G. Kneller, 1697.

Harlequin, magician and barber: the deceived rivals. Engraving by P. Tanjé, 1758, after C. Troost, 1738.

A suitor asks for a young woman's hand in marriage. Engraving by J. Punt and P. Tanjé after C. Troost.

A wealthy Dutch man comforting his wife after giving birth, the child is being fed by a nursemaid. Engraving by P. Tanje, 1757, after C. Troost.

Astronomy: two rival mathematicians, Urinaal and Raasbollius, argue about models of the solar system. Engraving by P. Tanjé, 1758, after C. Troost, 1741, after by P. Langendijk, 1715.

A woman sits and rejects her companion's declaration of love with scorn. Engraving by J. Punt and P. Tanjé after C. Troost.

The wedding of Kloris and Roosje: a couple dance to the music of a fiddler, other people sit at a table eating and drinking. Engraving by P. Tanjé after C. Troost, 1734.

Two Jews in a synagogue are stripped to the waist and flogged with leather straps while others have assembled for religious observance. Engraving by P. Tanjé after F. van Bleyswyck, 17--.

Johannes Oosterdyk Schacht. Line engraving by P. Tanjé, 1753, after J. M. Quinkhard, 1744.

A courtroom hearing a paternity suite: a lawyer pleads for his client before the bench. Engraving by P. Tanjé, 1752/1761, after C. Troost.

King George II. Engraving by P. Tanjé, 1752, after J. Faber junior, 17--.

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Pieter Tanjé

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Images by Pieter Tanjé

Works from the collections

A courtroom hearing a paternity suite: a lawyer pleads for his client before the bench. Engraving by P. Tanjé, 1752/1761, after C. Troost.

King George II. Engraving by P. Tanjé, 1752, after J. Faber junior, 17--.

Johannes Oosterdyk Schacht. Line engraving by P. Tanjé, 1753, after J. M. Quinkhard, 1744.

Astronomy: two rival mathematicians, Urinaal and Raasbollius, argue about models of the solar system. Engraving by P. Tanjé, 1758, after C. Troost, 1741, after by P. Langendijk, 1715.

A wealthy Dutch man comforting his wife after giving birth, the child is being fed by a nursemaid. Engraving by P. Tanje, 1757, after C. Troost.

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