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Brussels Region Collection

"Discover the Historic Charm of Brussels Region: A Glimpse into the Past" Step back in time and immerse yourself in the rich history of Brussels Region

Background imageBrussels Region Collection: Tattooed and bare-breasted young woman dancing a hula while seated on the ground

Tattooed and bare-breasted young woman dancing a hula while seated on the ground
6339140 Tattooed and bare-breasted young woman dancing a hula while seated on the ground by Arago, Jacques Etienne Victor (1790-1855) (after); (add.info)

Background imageBrussels Region Collection: The Town Hall of Brussels, Belgium, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century

The Town Hall of Brussels, Belgium, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original
1900s, 19th-century, administration building, administrative building, administrative buildings, belgian, belgien, benelux countries, black, black-and-white, black-white, brussels, brussels region

Background imageBrussels Region Collection: The Town Hall of Brussels, 1888, Belgium, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original

The Town Hall of Brussels, 1888, Belgium, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th-century artwork
1900s, 19th-century, administration, administration building, administrations, administrative building, administrative buildings, art work, arts, artwork, artworks, belgian, belgien

Background imageBrussels Region Collection: Stock Exchange in Brussels, Belgium, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original

Stock Exchange in Brussels, Belgium, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century
1900s, 19th-century, art work, arts, artwork, artworks, belgian, belgien, benelux countries, black, black-and-white, black-white, brussels, brussels region, bruxelles, capital market

Background imageBrussels Region Collection: Flemish anatomist and physician, Andreas Vesalius, giving a lesson at the school of medicine in

Flemish anatomist and physician, Andreas Vesalius, giving a lesson at the school of medicine in Brussels
985801 Flemish anatomist and physician, Andreas Vesalius, giving a lesson at the school of medicine in Brussels, 1543 (colour woodcut) by Venetian School

Background imageBrussels Region Collection: The Attempted Assassination of the Prince of Wales at the Railway Station, Brussels (litho)

The Attempted Assassination of the Prince of Wales at the Railway Station, Brussels (litho)
1048421 The Attempted Assassination of the Prince of Wales at the Railway Station, Brussels (litho) by Craig, Frank (1874-1918); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBrussels Region Collection: Concerts Ysaye, 1896 (lithography)

Concerts Ysaye, 1896 (lithography)
398347 Concerts Ysaye, 1896 (lithography) by Meunier, Henri Georges Jean Isidore (1873-1922); JMK Archiv, Bremen, Germany; (add.info.: Poster for the concert on June 5)

Background imageBrussels Region Collection: Mars standing outside the walls of Brussels, 1580-1630 (Ink, Watercolour)

Mars standing outside the walls of Brussels, 1580-1630 (Ink, Watercolour)
7261609 Mars standing outside the walls of Brussels, 1580-1630 (Ink, Watercolour) by Clerck, Hendrik de (1570-1629); 35.5x28.4 cm; Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, Kent

Background imageBrussels Region Collection: Brussels, 1837 (engraving)

Brussels, 1837 (engraving)
7262282 Brussels, 1837 (engraving) by Marx, Alexander Richard (1815-51); 10.3x15.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Alexander Richard Marx (1815-1851) Captions Brussels and Aus d. Kunstanst. D

Background imageBrussels Region Collection: Old Brussels: small pave industries, remolers and small street shops. Engraving by Alfred Sirouy

Old Brussels: small pave industries, remolers and small street shops. Engraving by Alfred Sirouy
LSE4332549 Old Brussels: small pave industries, remolers and small street shops. Engraving by Alfred Sirouy, to illustrate the story of Belgium, by Camille Lemonnier, published in the Tour du monde

Background imageBrussels Region Collection: World and International Exhibition in Brussels, poster by Jean Malvaux. Chromolithography, 1910

World and International Exhibition in Brussels, poster by Jean Malvaux. Chromolithography, 1910
LSE4095204 World and International Exhibition in Brussels, poster by Jean Malvaux. Chromolithography, 1910 by Malvaux, Jean (1839-1903); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBrussels Region Collection: Young girl of Sokna, Fezzan, Kingdom of Tripoli (Libya)

Young girl of Sokna, Fezzan, Kingdom of Tripoli (Libya)
6339059 Young girl of Sokna, Fezzan, Kingdom of Tripoli (Libya) by T.S. & Duverger (18th-19th century); (add.info.: Young girl of Sokna, Fezzan, Kingdom of Tripoli (Libya)

Background imageBrussels Region Collection: The Jubilee of Belgian Independence, National Fete at Brussels (engraving)

The Jubilee of Belgian Independence, National Fete at Brussels (engraving)
1060468 The Jubilee of Belgian Independence, National Fete at Brussels (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Jubilee of Belgian Independence)

Background imageBrussels Region Collection: Low-class Quechua woman and man of Chuquisaca, Bolivia, South America

Low-class Quechua woman and man of Chuquisaca, Bolivia, South America
6339092 Low-class Quechua woman and man of Chuquisaca, Bolivia, South America by Duverger (18th-19th century); (add.info.: Low-class Quechua woman and man of Chuquisaca, Bolivia, South America)

Background imageBrussels Region Collection: Moens bookshop, Galeria Bortier, Brussels, Belgium 1919 (engraving)

Moens bookshop, Galeria Bortier, Brussels, Belgium 1919 (engraving)
7212172 Moens bookshop, Galeria Bortier, Brussels, Belgium 1919 (engraving) by Gailliard, Franz (Francois) (1861-1932); (add.info.: The Moens bookshop in Galeria Bortier, Brussels, Belgium)

Background imageBrussels Region Collection: Young Khoikhoi woman in fur cape, beaded skirt, anklets, necklaces, bracelets, earrings

Young Khoikhoi woman in fur cape, beaded skirt, anklets, necklaces, bracelets, earrings
6339078 Young Khoikhoi woman in fur cape, beaded skirt, anklets, necklaces, bracelets, earrings by Lisbet, L. (19th century); (add.info.: Young Khoikhoi woman in fur cape, beaded skirt, anklets)

Background imageBrussels Region Collection: Young Jewish woman of Algiers, Algeria

Young Jewish woman of Algiers, Algeria
6339067 Young Jewish woman of Algiers, Algeria by T.S. & Duverger (18th-19th century); (add.info.: Young Jewish woman of Algiers, Algeria)

Background imageBrussels Region Collection: Flemish tapestry. Series The Legend of the Madonna of the Sablon

Flemish tapestry. Series The Legend of the Madonna of the Sablon (De legende van Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van de Zavel)
7208953 Flemish tapestry. Series The Legend of the Madonna of the Sablon (De legende van Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van de Zavel). The Arrival of the statue of the Madonna

Background imageBrussels Region Collection: Bruxelles / Brussels: Le Monument Du Roi Leopold Ier (litho)

Bruxelles / Brussels: Le Monument Du Roi Leopold Ier (litho)
7189468 Bruxelles / Brussels: Le Monument Du Roi Leopold Ier (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Monument Du Roi Leopold Ier)

Background imageBrussels Region Collection: Bruxelles / Brussels: Interieur De La Cathedrale, La Chaire (litho)

Bruxelles / Brussels: Interieur De La Cathedrale, La Chaire (litho)
7189478 Bruxelles / Brussels: Interieur De La Cathedrale, La Chaire (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interieur De La Cathedrale, La Chaire)

Background imageBrussels Region Collection: Bruxelles / Brussels: Panorama De L Exposition Internationale 1897 (litho)

Bruxelles / Brussels: Panorama De L Exposition Internationale 1897 (litho)
7189465 Bruxelles / Brussels: Panorama De L Exposition Internationale 1897 (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Panorama De L Exposition Internationale 1897)

Background imageBrussels Region Collection: Flemish tapestry. Triumph of time (De triomf van de Tijd, El triunfo del Tiempo). Wool and silk

Flemish tapestry. Triumph of time (De triomf van de Tijd, El triunfo del Tiempo). Wool and silk. 347x342cm
7208915 Flemish tapestry. Triumph of time (De triomf van de Tijd, El triunfo del Tiempo). Wool and silk. 347x342cm. Private collection. Ca 1504. Detail

Background imageBrussels Region Collection: Flemish tapestry. Series The Legend of the Madonna of the Sablon

Flemish tapestry. Series The Legend of the Madonna of the Sablon (De legende van Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van de Zavel)
7208476 Flemish tapestry. Series The Legend of the Madonna of the Sablon (De legende van Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van de Zavel). The statue of the Madonna comes to the church of Sablon

Background imageBrussels Region Collection: Bruxelles / Brussels: Fontaine De Brouckere (litho)

Bruxelles / Brussels: Fontaine De Brouckere (litho)
7189471 Bruxelles / Brussels: Fontaine De Brouckere (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fontaine De Brouckere)

Background imageBrussels Region Collection: Bruxelles / Brussels: Place Des Martyrs (litho)

Bruxelles / Brussels: Place Des Martyrs (litho)
7189481 Bruxelles / Brussels: Place Des Martyrs (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Place Des Martyrs. Illustration for Souvenir de Bruxelles (np, c 1895)

Background imageBrussels Region Collection: Flemish tapestry. Triumph of time (De triomf van de Tijd, El triunfo del Tiempo). Wool and silk

Flemish tapestry. Triumph of time (De triomf van de Tijd, El triunfo del Tiempo). Wool and silk. 347x342cm
7208922 Flemish tapestry. Triumph of time (De triomf van de Tijd, El triunfo del Tiempo). Wool and silk. 347x342cm. Private collection. Ca 1504. Detail

Background imageBrussels Region Collection: Flemish tapestry. Series The Legend of the Madonna of the Sablon

Flemish tapestry. Series The Legend of the Madonna of the Sablon (De legende van Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van de Zavel)
7208475 Flemish tapestry. Series The Legend of the Madonna of the Sablon (De legende van Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van de Zavel). The statue of the Madonna comes to the church of Sablon

Background imageBrussels Region Collection: Bruxelles / Brussels: Fontaine De Manneken, Pis (litho)

Bruxelles / Brussels: Fontaine De Manneken, Pis (litho)
7189483 Bruxelles / Brussels: Fontaine De Manneken, Pis (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fontaine De Manneken, Pis)

Background imageBrussels Region Collection: Bruxelles / Brussels: Monument D Egmont Et De Hornes (litho)

Bruxelles / Brussels: Monument D Egmont Et De Hornes (litho)
7189474 Bruxelles / Brussels: Monument D Egmont Et De Hornes (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Monument D Egmont Et De Hornes)

Background imageBrussels Region Collection: Bruxelles / Brussels: Hotel De Ville (litho)

Bruxelles / Brussels: Hotel De Ville (litho)
7189472 Bruxelles / Brussels: Hotel De Ville (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hotel De Ville. Illustration for Souvenir de Bruxelles (np, c 1895)

Background imageBrussels Region Collection: Bruxelles / Brussels: Porte De Hal (litho)

Bruxelles / Brussels: Porte De Hal (litho)
7189469 Bruxelles / Brussels: Porte De Hal (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Porte De Hal. Illustration for Souvenir de Bruxelles (np, c 1895)

Background imageBrussels Region Collection: Episode of the Belgian Revolution of 1830 (engraving)

Episode of the Belgian Revolution of 1830 (engraving)
3647650 Episode of the Belgian Revolution of 1830 (engraving) by Wappers, Gustave or Gustaaf (1803-74); Private Collection; (add.info.: Episode of the Belgian Revolution of 1830)

Background imageBrussels Region Collection: Rue de Namur, Brussels (colour litho)

Rue de Namur, Brussels (colour litho)
3623049 Rue de Namur, Brussels (colour litho) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rue de Namur, Brussels)

Background imageBrussels Region Collection: The Hotel de Ville, a Corner of the Grande Place (colour litho)

The Hotel de Ville, a Corner of the Grande Place (colour litho)
3623040 The Hotel de Ville, a Corner of the Grande Place (colour litho) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Hotel de Ville)

Background imageBrussels Region Collection: Place de Brouckere, Brussels (colour litho)

Place de Brouckere, Brussels (colour litho)
3623039 Place de Brouckere, Brussels (colour litho) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Place de Brouckere, Brussels)

Background imageBrussels Region Collection: Bruxelles / Brussels: Monument de Godefroy de Bouillon (litho)

Bruxelles / Brussels: Monument de Godefroy de Bouillon (litho)
6019554 Bruxelles/Brussels: Monument de Godefroy de Bouillon (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Monument de Godefroy de Bouillon)

Background imageBrussels Region Collection: Bruxelles / Brussels: Interieur de la Cathedrale (litho)

Bruxelles / Brussels: Interieur de la Cathedrale (litho)
6019548 Bruxelles/Brussels: Interieur de la Cathedrale (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interieur de la Cathedrale)

Background imageBrussels Region Collection: Bruxelles / Brussels: Le Monument du Roi Leopold Ier (litho)

Bruxelles / Brussels: Le Monument du Roi Leopold Ier (litho)
6019537 Bruxelles/Brussels: Le Monument du Roi Leopold Ier (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Monument du Roi Leopold Ier)

Background imageBrussels Region Collection: Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Brussels, Belgium, interred in 1922 (b / w photo)

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Brussels, Belgium, interred in 1922 (b / w photo)
5999068 Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Brussels, Belgium, interred in 1922 (b/w photo) by Belgian Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Brussels)

Background imageBrussels Region Collection: The Royal Silver Wedding at Brussels, Character Sketches (engraving)

The Royal Silver Wedding at Brussels, Character Sketches (engraving)
1059834 The Royal Silver Wedding at Brussels, Character Sketches (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Royal Silver Wedding at Brussels)

Background imageBrussels Region Collection: Four Flemish Town Halls, hints for our New Law Courts (engraving)

Four Flemish Town Halls, hints for our New Law Courts (engraving)
1057484 Four Flemish Town Halls, hints for our New Law Courts (engraving) by Brewer, Henry William (fl.1858-d.1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: Four Flemish Town Halls)

Background imageBrussels Region Collection: Carpenters (engraving)

Carpenters (engraving)
668464 Carpenters (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Carpenters.-Fac-simile of a Miniature in the " Chroniques de Hainaut)

Background imageBrussels Region Collection: The Burning of the Palais de la Nation, or Houses of Parliament, Brussels (engraving)

The Burning of the Palais de la Nation, or Houses of Parliament, Brussels (engraving)
1044641 The Burning of the Palais de la Nation, or Houses of Parliament, Brussels (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBrussels Region Collection: The Mono-Rail, its Past, Present, and Future (b / w photo)

The Mono-Rail, its Past, Present, and Future (b / w photo)
1628891 The Mono-Rail, its Past, Present, and Future (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Mono-Rail, its Past, Present, and Future)

Background imageBrussels Region Collection: Mary of Burgundy swearing to respect the rights of the City of Brussels (gravure)

Mary of Burgundy swearing to respect the rights of the City of Brussels (gravure)
964398 Mary of Burgundy swearing to respect the rights of the City of Brussels (gravure) by Wauters, Emile Charles (1846-1933); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBrussels Region Collection: Brussels, from Lacken (engraving)

Brussels, from Lacken (engraving)
965911 Brussels, from Lacken (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Brussels, from Lacken)

Background imageBrussels Region Collection: How Alexander engaged in Combat with Pigs having large teeth a cubit long

How Alexander engaged in Combat with Pigs having large teeth a cubit long
1094648 How Alexander engaged in Combat with Pigs having large teeth a cubit long, and with Men and Women having six Hands (engraving) by French School

Background imageBrussels Region Collection: Cathedral of St Michael and St Gudula, Brussels (chromolitho)

Cathedral of St Michael and St Gudula, Brussels (chromolitho)
1094290 Cathedral of St Michael and St Gudula, Brussels (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cathedral of St Michael and St Gudula, Brussels)




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"Discover the Historic Charm of Brussels Region: A Glimpse into the Past" Step back in time and immerse yourself in the rich history of Brussels Region. From its iconic Town Hall to captivating artworks, this region is a treasure trove of historical wonders. The digitally restored reproduction of the 19th-century original takes us on a journey to witness the grandeur of The Town Hall of Brussels, Belgium. Its intricate architecture stands as a testament to the city's past. Delve deeper into history with an artwork from 1888 showcasing another perspective of The Town Hall. This masterpiece allows us to appreciate its beauty through the eyes of talented artists from centuries ago. Explore further and encounter the Stock Exchange in Brussels, where you can admire yet another digitally restored reproduction from the 19th century. This architectural gem tells tales of trade and commerce that shaped this vibrant city. Brussels also witnessed significant events during times of turmoil, such as "The Decapitation of Count Egmont and Hoorn. " This tragic event unfolded during Spanish tyranny in Netherlands, leaving an indelible mark on Belgian history. Beyond Europe's borders, we catch glimpses into diverse cultures within Brussels Region. Meet a mixed-race woman from Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and a mestizo man with torch or candle representing Lima, Peru – testaments to global connections throughout history. As we explore further through illustrations like "A Tragedy in a Brussels Circus, " we are reminded that not all moments were joyous ones for this region. Yet it is these stories that make up its complex tapestry. From attacks on Prince Wales North Station to assassination attempts against royalty captured in colorful lithographs - these dramatic events showcase how even amidst chaos, resilience prevailed. Brussels Region invites you to step into its past; each engraving reveals layers upon layers waiting to be discovered.