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Rijksmuseum

133,116 works

Watercolor of villagers and children scraping a pig in a trough in a farmyard before a thatched cottage.

Het schrapen van een varken

Adriaen van Ostade, 1678

Pen and watercolour drawing of a heavyset seated man in a pink jacket and blue cap, resting on a wooden chair.

Seated Man with a Pipe

Adriaen van Ostade, 1670

Pen and wash drawing of a peasant interior with three men, a barrel, hanging meat and a thatched ceiling.

Peasant interior with three men

Isaac van Ostade, 1631

Pencil sketch of a rustic farmhouse with thatched roof, lean-to, woodpile and large tree on the left.

View of part of a house with extension

Isaac van Ostade, 1631

Pen and brown wash drawing of a standing man in a hat and long coat, leaning on a walking stick.

Standing man with a cane

Isaac van Ostade, 1631

Mezzotint portrait of a man in a fur hat holding a drawing, with a skull, open album and studio objects around him.

Portrait of Jacob Moelaert

Nicolaas Verkolje, 1683

Lithographic portrait of a bearded man in a dark coat, with handwritten German inscription and signature below.

Portrait of Moritz

Engraved oval portrait of a man in armour and curled wig, with Latin inscription on a pedestal below.

Portrait of Leopold Philip Montecuccoli

Elias Nessenthaler, 1702

Engraved oval portrait of a man with long curled wig, lace collar and armor, with a Latin inscription below.

Portrait of Raimondo Montecuccoli

Frans van der Steen

Engraved portrait of an armoured commander with long curled hair holding a baton, with battle scene behind him.

Portrait of Raimondo Montecuccoli

Christiaan Hagen, 1663

Black and white print of a skeletal Christ on a cross, with a skull at the base and a ringed sun in the sky.

Christ on the cross

Herman Kruyder, 1891

Black and white woodcut of village houses, a tall chimney, and trees under a cloudy sky, printed on cream paper.

Roofs of houses and trees

Herman Kruyder, 1891

Engraving of a bearded armoured statue on a pedestal trampling two figures, set on a fortified bastion above a flat city land

Statue of the Duke of Alva, 1571

Simon Frisius, 1613

Engraved allegorical print of an armored statue on a pedestal with winged figures, soldiers, horsemen and a city in the backg

Reproduction of the satirical print on the statue of Alva, 1571

Waterston, Sons, & Stewart, G., 1878

Engraved panoramic landscape showing the myth of Apollo and Marsyas with nude figures, Muses on a hill, and a distant city.

Apollo and Marsyas

Giulio Sanuto, 1562

Watercolor of the Papenbrug over the Damrak with gabled houses, moored sailing ships, and pedestrians on the quay.

View of the Papenbrug over the Damrak

Johan Martinus Anthon Rieke, 1883

Grey wash drawing of a cobbled courtyard with arched doorways, leaded windows, and a staircase in an open doorway.

View of the Kraaiengang

Gerrit Lamberts, 1786

Pencil drawing of an Old Dutch style building with arcades, a clock tower and pedestrians in a street scene.

Design for a building in Old Holland, part of the World Exhibition for the Hotel and Travel Industry 1895

Evert Breman, 1894

Colored pencil drawing of a brick courtyard with dormer windows, a striped awning, and people in period dress.

Design for Old Holland, part of the World Exhibition for the Hotel and Travel Industry 1895

Evert Breman, 1894

Watercolor of a red brick Dutch gabled building with stepped gables, a stair to an arched entrance, and a street with figures

Unexecuted design for Old Holland, part of the World Exhibition for the Hotel and Travel Industry 1895

Evert Breman, 1894

Still life of an apple, apricots and peaches resting on a brown surface, with soft shading and warm colours.

Still life with apple, peaches and apricots

Albertus Steenbergen, 1847

Watercolor drawing of two snakes on cream paper, one mottled reddish-brown and one dark grey, with a handwritten label.

Two tropical snakes

Albertus Steenbergen, 1824

Watercolor still life of peach, grapes, plums, chestnuts and blue morning glory flowers on a stone ledge.

Fruit and flower still life

Albertus Steenbergen, 1824

Etching of fishing boats with tall sails moored together on calm water, with two distant sailboats on the horizon.

Fishing boats on calm sea

Black and white woodcut of two long-tailed birds perched on a branch, one above the other, within a rectangular frame.

Two birds on a branch

Janus de Winter, 1892

Woodcut print of two tall tree trunks with exposed roots on a grassy ground, signed by Janus de Winter.

Two tree trunks

Janus de Winter, 1892

Black-and-white woodcut of two rowing boats and an oar on a stony shore, with rippled water behind them.

Two boats in the water

Janus de Winter, 1892

Black woodcut print of jagged mountain peaks under an empty sky, rendered in dense white hatching lines.

Mountain peaks

Janus de Winter, 1892

Black woodcut of a snake coiling among leaves and plants within a rectangular border, on cream paper.

Snake among plants with flower

Janus de Winter, 1892

Black woodcut of a butterfly with spread wings beside a flower and leafy stems inside a rectangular border.

Butterfly on a flower

Janus de Winter, 1892

Black woodcut of poppy flowers, buds and leaves with a butterfly on the right, within a rectangular border.

Poppies with butterfly

Janus de Winter, 1892

Black and white woodcut of jagged mountain peaks under horizontal streaked clouds, titled Berglandschap, 1892.

Mountain landscape

Janus de Winter, 1892

Engraving of a giant seizing a small man on the ground while a woman looks on, from a Homeric scene.

Giants seize a companion of Odysseus

James Parker, 1805

Engraving of Odysseus seated apart at a table with Circe and a standing attendant, in classical Greek style.

Odysseus at table with Circe

James Parker, 1805

Line engraving of Apollo driving a horse-drawn chariot while a robed woman reaches toward him against a starry sky.

Lampetia complains to Apollo

James Parker, 1805

Engraved theatre-plan view of a papal hall with clergy seated in tiers beneath a large canopy and a raised throne.

Beatification of a saint in St. Peter's Basilica

Hendrik Elandt, 1700

Collage of engraved prints on blue paper showing dogs, cherubs, birds, vases, big cats, a monkey and a cannon in a wreath.

Collage of cut-out prints pasted on an album page of blue paper

diverse vervaardigers, 1680

Engraving of the prophet Jeremiah gazing at an almond branch in the clouds above a wooded river landscape.

Vision of Jeremiah

Bernard Picart, 1693

Etched print of a woman in a feathered hat and pearl necklace in an oval, above a landscape with trees and figures.

Portrait of Saskia van Uylenburgh and a river landscape

Antoine de Marcenay de Ghuy, 1768

Lithographic portrait of an older man with white hair and mustache in a decorated uniform covered with medals and a sash.

Portrait of Karel van der Heijden

Red-toned lithographic portrait of a woman with dark hair and high collar on gray paper, by Jan Veth.

Portrait of Jacoba des Amorie van der Hoeven

Brown-toned print of an elderly bearded man in round spectacles and bow tie, with Latin inscription above.

Portrait of Johannes Benedictus Kan

Portrait of Jeltje de Bosch Kemper

Lithograph of a bald, bespectacled man with a moustache, leaning forward and writing with a pencil in a jacket.

Portrait of Arnoldus Polak Kerdijk

Engraving of a bedroom with a couple embracing by a canopy bed, a boy in a doorway, a goat and spilled fruit.

Bedroom with couple and secretly departing lover

Charles Emmanuel Patas, 1763

Lithographic portrait of a bespectacled man with curly hair in a dark coat and cravat, from the 1848 National Assembly galler

Portrait of Prosper Duvergier de Hauranne

Patout, 1848

Lithographic portrait of a bearded man in round glasses, dark overcoat and bow tie, with a handwritten signature below.

Portrait of an unknown man, possibly Hermann Josef

Carl Friedrich Patzschke, 1823

Lithographic portrait of a man with curly hair and round spectacles in a velvet-collared waistcoat and overcoat, dated 1847.

Portrait of Carl Ernst Bock

Carl Friedrich Patzschke, 1847

Lithograph bust portrait of a man with curly hair and a draped dark cloak, with the caption W. Dettmer below.

Portrait of a man, probably Georg Wilhelm Dettmer

Carl Friedrich Patzschke, 1823

Lithographic bust portrait of a man with curly hair, dark overcoat and cravat, captioned Joh. Nep. von Schwerz.

Portrait of Johann Nepomuk Hubert von Schwerz

Carl Friedrich Patzschke, 1823

Lithographic portrait of a man in a dark coat and high collar, with a printed caption naming Carl Christian Friedrich Siegel

Portrait of Carl Christian Friedrich Siegel

Carl Friedrich Patzschke, 1823

Lithographic bust portrait of a bearded man in a dark coat and cravat, with handwritten inscription below.

Portrait of Gustav Adolf Wislicenus

Carl Friedrich Patzschke, 1823

Lithographic portrait of a bearded older man in dark clerical robes, with German biographical text below.

Portrait of Johann Pfeffinger

Carl Friedrich Patzschke, 1823

Engraved portrait of a man with shoulder-length hair and white collar, framed with a coat of arms below, dated 1664.

Portrait Charles-Maurice Le Tellier

Robert Nanteuil, 1664

Engraved oval portrait of a bald, bearded man in a fur-trimmed cloak and ruff, with a lettered frame and cartouche.

Portrait Edouard Molé

Robert Nanteuil, 1653

Engraved portrait of a man with shoulder-length hair and white collar in an octagonal frame, with a coat of arms below.

Portrait Charles-Maurice Le Tellier

Robert Nanteuil, 1663

Engraving of Salome holding the severed head of John the Baptist on a platter, with an older woman beside her.

Salome with the head of John the Baptist

Willem Panneels, 1631

Engraving of the Assumption of Mary rising on clouds with cherubs, while apostles gaze up and women kneel beside a stone tomb

Assumption of Mary

Willem Panneels, 1610

Engraved oval portrait of a man with long curly hair, white collar, and a coat of arms below, dated 1659.

Portrait Henricus Ludovicus Habert de Montmor

Nicolas de Plattemontagne, 1659

Engraved portrait of a man in a cap and cravat, framed within a stone arched niche, signed W. A. Müller 1762.

Portrait of a Lorenz Spengler

Wilhelm Andreas Müller, 1762

Engraved oval portrait of a man with mustache and white collar, with a coat of arms and Latin inscription below.

Portrait Cardinal Mazarin

Robert Nanteuil, 1658

Engraved interior of an assembly hall with a standing speaker addressing seated men at a table, spectators in a gallery above

William V shows the papers of Laurens, 1780

Reinier Vinkeles, 1787

Engraving of a sea battle with three-masted sailing ships firing amid gun smoke, Dutch and English flags visible.

Captain Statink near Calais in combat with two English warships, 1780

Reinier Vinkeles, 1792

Anatomical study of an infant skull showing sutures and fine blood vessels against a green background.

Anatomical study of the skull of a premature child

Jan l' Admiral, 1733

Anatomical drawing of a skull top with red blood vessels, cranial sutures and lettered reference marks on green.

Prenten van het brein en het hart

Jan l' Admiral, 1733

Colour print of three numbered anatomical skin and nail specimens with lettered labels on a dark green background.

Anatomical study of human skin and nail

Jan l' Admiral, 1737

Watercolor anatomical study of branching red and blue blood vessels on tissue, with letters A and B marking main trunks.

Anatomical study of the vascular system

Jan l' Admiral, 1736

Engraved oval portrait of a man with long hair, mustache and white collar, with Latin inscription around the frame.

Portrait of Marcus Zuerius Boxhorn

Jonas Suyderhoef, 1665

Etching of an oval ornamental cartouche with a woman and child on a donkey, a man with a staff, and winged putti.

Decoration of wall above cornice and of coved cornice

Jean Lepautre, 1657

Engraved ceiling design with a central roundel showing Hercules, surrounded by eagles, putti and ornamental frames.

Ceiling with Hercules in medallion

Jean Lepautre, 1628

Engraved ceiling design with an octagonal central panel, laurel wreath, acanthus scrolls and putti in the corners.

Ceiling with octagonal panel

Jean Lepautre, 1628

Engraved ceiling design with central rosette, putti, garlands, and a reclining nude scene in a lower panel.

Ceiling with square and rectangular panel

Jean Lepautre, 1628

Engraved ceiling design with an oval medallion of the Virgin and Child, surrounded by garlands, cherubs and scrolled ornament

Ceiling with Holy Virgin and Child in oval

Jean Lepautre, 1628

Engraved architectural title page showing a carriage gate with flanking figures, pediment, and putti in the lower border.

Title page: Porte Cochere

Jean Lepautre, 1656

Engraved architectural elevation of a portal with columns, a carved double door, and a sculpted attic with figures.

Portico with attic

Jean Lepautre, 1656

Engraved print of a classical portal with Ionic columns, carved doors, statues on a balustrade, and a domed pavilion behind.

Portico with two Ionic columns

Jean Lepautre, 1656

Hand-coloured 1655 map of northwest Africa with rivers, mountains, the Sahara and a decorative title cartouche.

Map of Northwest Africa

Jean Somer, 1655

Hand-coloured 1821 map of the island Goeree-Overflakkee with polders, sea, ships and a decorative title cartouche.

Map of the island of Goeree-Overflakkee

Leonardus Schweickhardt, 1821

Engraved 1708 map of Poland with rivers, forests, towns and an allegorical cartouche with coat of arms in the lower left.

Map of Poland

Albert Schut, 1708

Hand-colored map of Amsterdam showing canals, lettered districts, harbor docks, and a numbered legend in the margins.

Plan of Amsterdam

Daniël Veelwaard, 1837

Hand-coloured lithograph of a grey Arabian horse with saddle beside wooden posts, a pistol on the ground, and a seated man be

Arabian horse of Godert van der Capellen

Abraham Hendrik Winter, 1842

Calendar sheet for January to March 1923 showing a dragon, birds and lizards on orange and black decorative border.

Calendar leaf for January up to and including March 1923

Leo Visser, 1922

Calendar sheet for April to June 1923 with a large green fish and sea creatures framing the monthly grids.

Calendar leaf for April up to and including June 1923

Leo Visser, 1922

Engraved 1832 street plan of Amsterdam showing canals, harbor docks, fortified walls and a numbered legend.

Plan of Amsterdam

Daniël Veelwaard, 1832

Lithograph of a commemorative monument with a lion on a pedestal, a banner with a bust portrait, and military ornamental bord

Commemorative piece on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Royal Military Academy, 1853

André Vermeulen, 1853

Eighteenth-century engraved map of northern and central Europe showing post routes in red, the Baltic Sea and Denmark.

Map of the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and Denmark on which the postal routes are indicated

Jan Stemmers, 1726

Engraved 1849 nautical chart of the Chinese coast and Formosa, with coastlines, islands, soundings and a compass rose.

Sea map of the Strait of Taiwan or Formosa Strait

P.C. Tesch, 1849

Multi-panel 19th-century nautical chart of Japan, Korea and surrounding coasts with routes, soundings and a compass rose.

Maps of voyages of discovery around Japan on one sheet

P.C. Tesch, 1849

Engraved 1660 map of Schieland polders and Rotterdam harbor on the Merwe, with a surveyor and armillary sphere in the corner.

Map of the Schieland Water Board (seventh part)

Johannes Vinckboons, 1660

Panoramic lithograph of crowds, carriages and a large domed exhibition hall with kiosks and flags, 1869 Amsterdam exhibition.

View of the Palace for Industry during the International Exhibition of Articles for Household and Craft Trade, 1869

Augustinus Jacobus Bernardus Wouters, 1869

Engraved print of three ornamental friezes with scrolling foliage, animals, hunters and a figure with a lyre.

Three ornamental friezes with Apollo, animals and hunters

Abraham Helmhack, 1664

Printed page with three ornamental friezes of scrolling foliage, birds, urns and rosettes, by Abraham Helmhack.

Three ornamental friezes with foliage and birds

Abraham Helmhack, 1664

Engraved page of scrolling leaves and flower heads arranged as decorative floral ornament, from a 1664 print.

Flowers

Abraham Helmhack, 1664

Engraved ornament with a wild boar, hounds, porcupine, frog and mouse among scrollwork foliage and masks.

Ornament with wild boar, dogs, porcupine, frog, mouse and masks

Abraham Helmhack, 1664

Linear print of a garden path with ivy, a water well, village houses and a church tower with spire.

View of a garden with water well, houses and a church tower

Jacobus Gerardus Veldheer, 1876

Woodcut of two women, one with curly hair, against a dark background of stylized tulip flowers.

Two women

Jacobus Gerardus Veldheer, 1876