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Rijksmuseum

44 works

Grey wash drawing of two pickpockets robbing a sleeping man in a top hat on a bench, watched by a uniformed guard.

Two pickpockets rob a sleeping "Firmant

Johan Braakensiek

Brown ink drawing of a marriage ceremony in an arched frame, with bearded figures Paulus and Mozes at the sides and a banquet

Sacrament of marriage, in a frame with Paul and Moses

Brown wash drawing of sluice gates and a harbor with masted ships, boats and figures on the quay under a cloudy sky.

Gezicht op de sluizen bij het Oosterdok

Augustus Wijnantz

Drawing of a kneeling man raising his arm toward a swirl of caricatured faces floating in a gray-blue sky.

Design for illustration in De Amsterdammer: "Vijf en twintig jaren

Johan Braakensiek

Pen and watercolor drawing of a classical domed interior with a statue in a niche, framed by marble columns and draped curtai

Gezicht door een portiek en zuilenrij

Hand-colored drawing of a kabuki actor's bust with red face makeup, white wig, and Japanese calligraphy.

Busteportret van een acteur

Utagawa Kunisada

Charcoal drawing of two cloaked figures in misty grey light; the figure on the right has a halo and reaches out a hand.

Unidentified representation: Rembrandt and Christ (?)

Johan Braakensiek

Watercolor of a Martagon lily stem with nodding purple spotted flowers, buds and green leaves on cream paper.

Martagon Lily (Lilium martagon)

Pencil drawing of a horse head turned right, wearing a bridle, with pricked ears and shaded neck and muzzle.

Kop van een paard, naar rechts

Dirk Arnoldus Tavenraat

Grey wash drawing of sailing warships in battle, with gunsmoke and a rowing boat on choppy water.

Treffen tussen Fielding en Van Bylandt, 1779

Watercolor botanical drawing of a black mustard plant with yellow flowers, green pods and lobed leaves on cream paper.

Black Mustard (Brassica nigra)

Pen and ink drawing of the ruined Tour Magne tower at Nîmes with figures in the foreground and birds in the sky.

Tour Magne at Nîmes

Gérard ter Borch

Brown ink drawing of a standing classical woman in draped robes holding a comedy mask.

De muze Thalia

Jan de Bisschop

Pen and wash drawing of a tomb monument with an oval portrait medallion and two putti, one playing a trumpet.

Grafmonument met medaillon en putti

Willem Jacob Herreyns

Portret van een jongen, naar rechts

Watercolor drawing of a painted lady butterfly with open orange, brown and cream wings on an octagonal sheet.

Distelvlinder (Vanessa cardui)

Pieter Barbiers

Brown wash drawing of a funerary monument with a draped woman holding a cross beside a blank oval medallion.

Grafmonument met vrouw met kruis en medaillon

Willem Jacob Herreyns

Brown wash drawing of an Arcadian landscape with a kneeling figure at a smoking altar beside a bust, trees and ruins.

Arcadian Landscape with a Scene of Sacrifice

Johannes Glauber

Watercolor and pen drawing of a moth with gray forewings and orange hindwings edged in black, on cream paper.

Nachtvlinder: Huismoeder (Noctua pronuba)

Pieter Barbiers

Man with curly hair and a red jacket smoking a long pipe at an arched window beside a bust and an open book.

Zelfportret van de kunstenaar, gezien achter een venster

Michiel Versteegh

Pen drawing of skaters and a sleigh on a frozen river beside a city wall and gate, with church spires behind.

Winter

Hessel Gerritsz

Ink and wash drawing of a marbled funerary monument with putti, a portrait medallion, and a side elevation.

Front-aanzicht met plattegrond en zij-aanzicht van grafmonument

Pencil and white chalk studies on grey paper of a robed figure, a turbaned standing figure, and a seated man with a dog.

Schetsen van een herder en twee oosterlingen

Cornelis Kruseman

Pen drawing of a fortified town on the river Maas with cannons firing from a battery and a distant landscape.

Zomer

Hessel Gerritsz

Pen and wash drawing of a domed garden pavilion with a classical statue in a niche, with a floor plan below.

Plattegrond en opstand van een tuinhuis met het wapen van Keppel

Pencil sketch on grey paper of several seated and standing figures in hats and coats, grouped as listeners.

Toehoorders bij een predikant

Hendrik Valkenburg

Pen drawing of a fortified castle with towers, soldiers and horses in the foreground, and Dutch verse below.

Herfst

Hessel Gerritsz

Pencil sketch of an ornate garden pavilion with scrollwork and shading on cream paper, with handwritten notes and inventory m

Schets van een prieel

Watercolor still life of a blue bottle, a vase of white flowers, and a blue bowl on a patterned cloth, with a plate behind.

Stilleven met blauwe fles en vaas met bloemen

Pen drawing of arched gateways, columned temple facade and small figures with a mule in an imagined classical town.

Palace of Galienus and the Temple of Tudela at Bordeaux

Gérard ter Borch