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Bacchus captured by sailors transforms them into dolphins. Engraving by J. Matham after D. Vinckeboons..

Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian. Engraving by (?) J. Eillarts (Frisius) after (?) J. Matham.

Diana [Artemis] as goddess of the moon. Engraving by J. Matham, 1615, after H. Goltzius.

A one-legged hurdy gurdy player dressed in rags with his companion, an old woman dressed in rags reading from a song sheet. Engraving with etching by J. Matham after Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne.

Christ raises the son of the widow of Nain from the dead. Engraving by J. Matham after F. Zuccaro.

The god Bacchus presenting wine to countrymen; left, Icarus being beaten by drunken men. Engraving by J. Matham after D. Vinckeboons.

Saint Bavo. Engraving by J. Matham.

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Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian. Engraving by (?) J. Eillarts (Frisius) after (?) J. Matham.

Bacchus captured by sailors transforms them into dolphins. Engraving by J. Matham after D. Vinckeboons..

Christ raises the son of the widow of Nain from the dead. Engraving by J. Matham after F. Zuccaro.

A one-legged hurdy gurdy player dressed in rags with his companion, an old woman dressed in rags reading from a song sheet. Engraving with etching by J. Matham after Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne.

Saint Bavo. Engraving by J. Matham.