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Rijksmuseum

56,141 works

Engraving of the locust plague from Exodus: a bearded king gestures as insects swarm over fields before a palace and armored

Plaag van de sprinkhanen en van het water dat in bloed veranderd werd

Jan Sadeler, 1579

Engraving of figures in a tent camp gathered around a pole with a bronze serpent, serpents on the ground, mountains behind.

Oprichting van de staak met de koperen slang

Jan Sadeler, 1579

Hand-colored engraving of a busy city street with a tall church spire, carriages, and pedestrians beneath a blue sky.

Gezicht op de kerk Saint Mary-le-Bow aan de straat Cheapside te Londen

Jean-François Daumont, 1745

Engraving of a large stepped pyramid with an obelisk on top, cattle grazing on a plain in front, under a cloudy sky.

Pyramide van Austerlitz, 1805

Louis Pierre Baltard, 1805

Lithograph of a man in an apron working at a laboratory counter with jars and bottles on shelves.

Louis Serrurier in een laboratorium

Alfaro Reijding, 1889

Woodcut of Polymestor killing Polydorus, with armed men, a tower and trees, framed by an ornamental border and text.

Polymestor vermoordt Polydorus

Virgilius Solis, 1569

Woodcut of a battle among armored warriors beside a temple, with ships on the sea at left, framed by an ornate border.

Val van Troje

Virgilius Solis, 1569

Woodcut of Hecuba and attendants discovering a body on a rocky shore, framed by ornamental scrollwork with Latin text.

Hekuba ontdekt het lichaam van Polydorus

Virgilius Solis, 1569

Woodcut of a man carrying an elder on his shoulders past a burning city by the sea, within an ornate decorative border.

Aeneas vlucht met zijn familie uit Troje

Virgilius Solis, 1569

Lithograph of a ruined vaulted interior with arched windows, carved stone fragments and inscribed columns on the floor.

Porta Martis, van binnenuit gezien

Johann Anton Ramboux, 1824

Woodcut of Scylla on a shore as the sea god Glaucus rises from the waves, within an ornate decorative border.

Glaucus en Scylla

Virgilius Solis, 1569

Woodcut of Galatea, Polyphemus and Acis: a piping shepherd on a rocky hill with sheep, nymphs by the sea, in an ornate border

Galatea bemind door Polyphemus en Acis

Virgilius Solis, 1569

Woodcut of the Cyclops Polyphemus devouring men on a rocky shore, framed by an ornate border with Latin and German text.

Polyphemus verslindt de mannen van Odysseus

Virgilius Solis, 1569

Woodcut of nude Scylla among dog-headed sea creatures and a serpent-tailed monster, with rocky coast and ornate border.

Scylla in een zeemonster veranderd

Virgilius Solis, 1569

Woodcut of two hunters with dogs in a forest beside a large tree, framed by ornate scrollwork and text.

Cephalus en Aurora

Virgilius Solis, 1569

Hand-colored Japanese print of a bald pilgrim with a staff and red cloak, with calligraphy text on the left.

Pelgrim

Shiso Hakuho, 1850

Woodblock print of two women reclining in a room with a folding screen, an open book and calligraphy, 1700.

Lezende geliefden

Sugimura Jihei, 1700

Woodblock print of a red dragonfly hovering above bellflowers in white, blue and mauve with green leaves on a pale background

Ballonklokje en libelle

Katsushika Hokusai, 1830

Woodblock print of a cloaked figure with a straw hat carrying a pole, a hanging trap above, a fan and a moon below.

De vossenval

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1843

Woodblock print of four trout swimming in a diagonal blue stream, with calligraphy and red seals on a pale background.

Trout

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1830

Pencil sketch of domed mosque and tomb architecture with arched windows and handwritten captions on paper.

Torens van moskeeën

Willem de Famars Testas, 1858

Pencil sketch of a village of low buildings and palm trees beside a hillside, with a small boat on the shore.

Oase

Willem de Famars Testas, 1858

Pencil sketch of seated men in robes, one smoking a long pipe, with handwritten notes on an aged sketchbook page.

Compositie met rustende mannen

Willem de Famars Testas, 1858

Pencil sketch of two veiled women, a standing figure, and several military medals and crosses on cream paper.

Compositie met vrouwen en de militaire Willemsorde

Willem de Famars Testas, 1858

Pencil sketch of standing and seated Egyptian figures, including a barber tending a seated man and several men in robes.

Compositie met staande en zittende Egyptenaren

Willem de Famars Testas, 1858

Brown wash drawing of a canal with a bridge, a tall clock tower, moored boats, trees and gabled houses.

Gezicht over het Singel op de Torensluis en de Jan Rodenpoortstoren

Jan de Beijer, 1713

Watercolor of a Dutch canal with a Gothic church, gabled houses, moored boats and figures working on the quayside.

Gezicht op het Rokin, gezien naar de Beurs van Hendrik de Keyser

Jan de Beijer, 1713

Brown wash drawing of a crowd on a canal quay with rowing boats, a sailing vessel, and a distant church tower under cloudy sk

Uittocht van zeshonderd gewapende Amsterdamse burgers naar Utrecht, 17 juli 1787

Geerlig Grijpmoed, 1787

Grey wash drawing of a canal beside old timber houses, with a footbridge and a large tree on the right.

Gezicht op een kanaaltje buiten de Weteringpoort

George Pieter Westenberg, 1817

Hand-coloured print of medieval nobles with dogs and a falcon under trees, beside a peasant family in a rural landscape.

Floris V met zijn gevolg van edelen, 1296

Lankhout & Co, Samuel, 1878

Colour print of a medieval falconry party, with a veiled noblewoman holding a falcon among attendants and horsemen on a hill.

Jacoba van Beieren op de Valkenjacht, ca. 1420

Lankhout & Co, Samuel, 1878

Hand-colored print of a woman on a dais watching male advisers at a table in a paneled room, 1878.

Margaretha van Parma in overleg met haar raadgevers, ca. 1560

Lankhout & Co, Samuel, 1878

Colour print of nobles in a panelled hall presenting a document to a seated woman on a red dais under a canopy.

De aanbieding van het smeekschrift door het verbond der edelen aan Margaretha van Parma, 1566

Lankhout & Co, Samuel, 1878

Color lithograph of a historic assembly hall with seated men at tables, hanging heraldic banners, and a checkered floor.

De grote zaal op het Binnenhof, Den Haag, tijdens de grote vergadering der Staten Generaal in 1651

Lankhout & Co, Samuel, 1878

Decorative print with a central scene of mourners over a body on a frozen river, surrounded by four medallions of 15th-centur

Gebeurtenissen in en rond het jaar 1477

Emrik & Binger, 1877

Decorative print of soldiers by campfires under a moonlit sky, framed by drapery and small scenes of castle, organ and knight

Gebeurtenissen in en rond het jaar 1492

Emrik & Binger, 1877

Black and white photo of a wooden canoe on gravel in a pavilion, with spectators behind a railing and a painted jungle backdr

Marronkorjalen met toeschouwers op de Koloniale Tentoonstelling, Amsterdam 1883

Friedrich Carel Hisgen, 1883

Engraving of Saint Bartholomew beside a flaying scene before a crowned king, soldiers, a statue and a domed temple.

Martelaarschap van Bartolomeüs

Hans Collaert, 1576

Engraving of Saint Thomas kneeling as armed men with spears surround him, with a robed apostle and palm trees at right.

Martelaarschap van Tomas

Hendrick Goltzius, 1576

Engraving of Saint Matthew standing as a soldier attacks figures near an altar, with kneeling women and classical architectur

Martelaarschap van Matteüs

Hans Collaert, 1576

Engraving of Saint James the Less watching as men club a kneeling figure in a square, with soldiers and onlookers around.

Martelaarschap van Jakobus de Mindere

Hans Collaert, 1576

Engraved title page with classical architectural frame, allegorical female figures, and a Latin inscription in an oval cartou

Geloof, Hoop en Liefde rond een architectonische omlijsting

Hans Collaert, 1570

Engraving of the martyrdom of Saint Paul, an executioner with raised sword, Roman soldiers, a mounted rider and city building

Martelaarschap van Paulus

Hendrick Goltzius, 1576

Engraving of Adam and Eve with animals beneath a tree, beside a panel of Christ in glory flanked by two prophets.

Schepping van Eva

Hans Collaert, 1570

Engraving of a bride and groom seated on a scale weighed against coins, with Cupid and watching older men.

De huwelijksweegschaal

Pieter de Jode, 1590

Engraving of an allegorical painter figure with putti working at easels and reading among columns and draped curtains.

Schilderkunst

Pieter Sluyter, 1693

Engraved oval allegory of sculpture: a draped woman with a chisel works on a bust, attended by putti and tools.

Beeldhouwkunst

Pieter Sluyter, 1693

Engraved allegory of optics: a seated woman raises a telescope while putti work with instruments before a distant town.

Zichtkunde

Pieter Sluyter, 1693

Engraved oval allegory of Mechanics: a seated woman with putti, a clock, books, machines and scaffolding before a classical b

Mechanica

Pieter Sluyter, 1693

Uitvinding van de schilderkunst

Pieter Schenk, 1693

Engraved title page with ornate calligraphic flourishes framing Dutch text, dated 1618, by Hans Strick.

Titelprent voor een serie kalligrafische schrijfvoorbeelden

Hans Strick, 1618

Printed page of Dutch and French verse in two columns, with headings and a sonnet praising Maria Strick, on aged paper.

Vier drempeldichten

D. Manhorst, 1618

Scan of an aged printed page with two Dutch verse poems in columns, headed Sonnet and Lof-dicht, with decorative initials.

Twee drempeldichten

Jan van de Velde, 1618

Engraved dedication page with flourished calligraphy addressed to Rotterdam magistrates, with a large ornamental monogram on

Dedicatie aan het stadsbestuur van Rotterdam

Hans Strick, 1618

Engraved calligraphy specimen with a large decorative capital A, swirling flourishes, and French text lines beside it.

Schrijfvoorbeeld met kapitaal A

Hans Strick, 1618

Engraved calligraphy sheet with an ornate capital B, swirling flourishes, French text and a flourished signature.

Schrijfvoorbeeld met kapitaal B

Hans Strick, 1618

Engraved calligraphy specimen with looping flourishes around a block of French handwriting, signed Maria Strick at lower left

Schrijfvoorbeeld met kapitaal C

Hans Strick, 1618

Engraved calligraphy sheet with looping flourishes framing a block of German script and a cursive signature.

Schrijfvoorbeeld met kapitaal D

Hans Strick, 1618

Engraved calligraphy model with swirling flourishes framing French text and a signature in the lower left corner.

Schrijfvoorbeeld met kapitaal E

Hans Strick, 1618

Lithograph of sailing warships in battle off Dunkirk, with gun smoke rising over calm grey water under a cloudy sky.

Zeeslag voor Duinkerken, 1639

Petrus Johannes Schotel, 1848

Grey lithograph of a night sea battle with sailing warships firing cannon under a moon breaking through clouds.

Zeeslag bij nacht tegen de Spaanse vloot bij Folkestone, 1639

Petrus Johannes Schotel, 1848

Hand-coloured print of a busy Viennese street with coffee house terraces, a rider, a cart, soldiers and rowboats by the water

Gezicht op de koffiehuizen tegenover de brug tussen Wenen en Leopoldstadt

Leopold Beyer, 1801

Hand-coloured print of a Hamburg lakeside promenade with pedestrians, carriages, half-timbered houses and moored boats.

Gezicht op de Jungfernstieg te Hamburg

Leopold Beyer, 1799

Hand-coloured print of Hamburg seen across the Alster lake, with church spires, boats, and figures strolling on a promenade.

Gezicht op Hamburg

Leopold Beyer, 1794

Engraving of bearded men in period dress at a table with papers, a standing figure gesturing, in a paneled interior.

Burgemeester Joost Buyck van Amsterdam neemt Filips II de eed af, 1549

Barent de Bakker, 1780

Engraving of six men in historical dress marching with torches and a sword past brick buildings, a crowd behind them.

Jan de Paepe en zijn medegezellen, 1554

Charles Onghena, 1833

Etched print of a crowded gothic hall with a draped canopy over a throne, courtiers in cloaks and soldiers in the foreground.

Troonsafstand van keizer Karel V, 1555

Simon Fokke, 1782

Lithograph of a Gothic hall where a kneeling emperor in robes cedes power while courtiers and clergy watch.

Troonsafstand van keizer Karel V, 1555

Johannes Steyn, 1834

Engraving of a gothic hall where a robed man kneels before courtiers and clergy under a canopy, with heraldic windows.

Troonsafstand van keizer Karel V, 1555

Simon Fokke, 1747

Engraving of Emperor Charles V handing over the Netherlands in a Gothic hall, with courtiers and a kneeling figure before the

Troonsafstand van keizer Karel V, 1555

Simon Fokke, 1756

Watercolor drawing of interlocking red and grey fish-like motifs in a repeating tessellated pattern on grid paper.

Decoratief ontwerp in rood, licht- en donkergrijs

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Decorative geometric design in red, black and cream on squared graph paper, with stepped motifs and a bordered rectangle.

Decoratief ontwerp in rood en zwart

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Pencil and red chalk sketch of a repeating interlocking decorative pattern with handwritten measurement notes.

Decoratief ontwerp

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Horizontal decorative band design with black scrolling and orange interlaced motifs drawn on graph paper.

Decoratief ontwerp voor een langwerpig paneel

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Pencil sketch of three pigs in a farmyard setting with a fence, drawn on tan paper.

Drie varkens

Willem van Konijnenburg, 1878

Engraved 1724 map of northwest Amsterdam with canals, bastions, windmills, a street name key and cherubs holding a coat of ar

Plattegrond van Amsterdam (deel linksboven)

Gerrit de Broen, 1724

Engraved 1724 map of part of Amsterdam with canals, bastions, cherub cartouche and a numbered street name key.

Plattegrond van Amsterdam (deel rechtsboven)

Gerrit de Broen, 1724

Engraved 1724 map of part of Amsterdam's waterfront with many ships in the harbor, canals, docks and city blocks.

Plattegrond van Amsterdam (deel linksonder)

Gerrit de Broen, 1724

Engraved map of Amsterdam's harbor front with dense streets, canals, moored ships, a compass rose, and sailing boats on open

Plattegrond van Amsterdam (deel rechtsonder)

Gerrit de Broen, 1724

Engraving of the Munttoren in Amsterdam with its tall spire, a canal, a boat, bridge and small figures on the quay.

Gezicht op de Munttoren te Amsterdam

Jacob van Meurs, 1663

Engraved harbor gate scene with moored sailing ships, rowing boats, gabled houses and figures on a quay under clouds.

Havenpoort van Harlingen, ca. 1790

Carel Frederik Bendorp, 1786

Engraving of Harlingen quay with brick warehouses, a masted ship and a sailing vessel, with workers unloading sacks.

Gezicht op s' Lands Magazijn te Harlingen

Carel Frederik Bendorp, 1786

Satirical 1861 print of government buildings with animals such as a lion, peacock and rooster on the roofs and gateway.

Spotprent op de bouwplannen voor de ministeries aan het Plein, 1861

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1861

Lithograph caricature of a speaker at a table with seated men, a man sprawled on the floor, and a falling figure above.

Spotprent op de Liberale Partij, 1861

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1861

Black-and-white print of two horsemen in shallow water beside a covered wagon and a wading figure on a flat coast.

Spotprent op de missive over de kaapvaart, 1861

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1861

Satirical 1861 print of a reclining man beside an overturned boat and fence posts, with a domed building labeled with legal t

Spotprent op minister M.H. Godefroi, 1861

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1861

Pen caricature of men in straw hats lounging on dunes by the sea, with two uniformed figures and bathing carts at left.

Spotprent op de Tweede Kamer, 1861

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1861

Brown wash drawing of a classical landscape with columns, robed figures by a river, a castle, and a rocky cliff.

Mozes wordt gevonden

Matthijs Balen, 1694

Kop van een tijger

Willem Vaarzon Morel, 1898

Brown ink and wash drawing of a farmhouse by a canal, with a fisherman, tall trees and a cloudy sky.

Gezicht op een huis aan het water

Matthijs Balen, 1752

Brown wash drawing of a river landscape with tall trees, a cliff, a horse-drawn cart, and a distant building.

Rivierlandschap met gebouw, een huifkar en enkele figuren

Matthijs Balen, 1694

Brown wash drawing of a river landscape with tall trees, a shepherd with goats, classical buildings and distant hills.

Rivierlandschap met gebouwen en herders met geiten

Matthijs Balen, 1694

Brown wash drawing of a river landscape with a building, a boatman in a small boat, trees, and a rocky cliff.

Rivierlandschap met gebouw, een bootje en twee figuren

Matthijs Balen, 1694

Brown wash drawing of a country house beside a river, with a tall tree, arched bridge, small boat and distant hills.

Rivierlandschap met gebouw

Matthijs Balen, 1694

Engraving of twelve small scenes in two rows with Dutch verses, including upside-down figures, a silhouette portrait and wing

Twaalf verschillende scènes

Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1779

Engraved fashion plate showing eighteenth-century women's and men's costumes in paired figures arranged in three columns.

Dames- en herenkleding

Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1779