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Rijksmuseum

133,797 works

Engraved vignette in rococo frame: veiled woman, radiant figure holding open book in clouds, cherubs by altar and tablets.

Vignette with Faith and Truth

Engraved botanical plate of a flowering agave with spiny leaves, a tall stalk, and detailed flower and seed dissections.

Botanical drawing of flowering Aloe or Agave plant

Abraham Delfos, 1757

Engraving of a woman in armor riding a bull, holding a spear, with discarded armor and banners in the foreground.

Female personification of continent Europe represented as woman in armor on bull

Cornelis van Dalen, 1720

Engraving of a turbaned woman personifying Asia seated on an elephant, holding a sun-like object, with a Latin inscription ab

Female personification of Asia represented as woman with turban sitting on elephant

Cornelis van Dalen, 1648

Engraving of an allegorical scene with a pope, a king, Religion and figures labelled Jansenists in distress, in an interior h

Retreat of the Jansenists

Abraham Bosse, 1654

Engraving of a seated woman personifying Africa, flanked by two lions, gesturing toward a starry sky with weapons at her feet

Female personification of continent Africa as woman with lion skin sitting among lions

Cornelis van Dalen, 1648

Engraving of a feathered woman with bow and arrows seated on a cayman, with a landscape and objects in the foreground.

Female personification of America as a woman with a feather headdress and bow and arrow sitting on a caiman

Cornelis van Dalen, 1648

Engraving of nude Adam and Eve beside a tree with a serpent, with rocks and foliage in the background.

Adam and Eve with the serpent

Francesco Giangiacomo, 1809

Etching of a woman in a headscarf nursing an infant while looking into a framed mirror that reflects her face.

Young woman breastfeeding a child

Pierre Brébiette, 1620

Engraved church interior of the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam with a wedding party near the pulpit and a preacher above.

Marriage between Reformed people in the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam

Jan Lucas van der Beek, 1785

Engraved trade card framed by flower garlands and drapery, advertising A. Lefilleul's book and print shop in Paris.

Business card of book and print shop A. Lefilleul in Paris

Adolphe Varin, 1831

Print of a crowded Amsterdam square with a town hall under construction, scaffolding, a church, and people in period dress.

Dam in Amsterdam with the city hall under construction

Leendert Izaac Frederikus Grondijs, 1868

Engraving of a gallant pilgrim couple with a staff and dog inside an ornate Rococo scrolling frame with trees.

Two pilgrims drinking

Jeremias Wachsmuth, 1721

Engraved print of a kneeling man before a standing woman with a staff, framed by rococo scrollwork and ruins among trees.

Pilgrim kneels before female pilgrim

Jeremias Wachsmuth, 1721

Engraved rococo cartouche with a reclining woman, seated man, putto and foliage in a rocky landscape.

Female pilgrim lies in the lap of a male pilgrim

Jeremias Wachsmuth, 1721

Lithographic bust portrait of a bearded middle-aged man in dark formal dress, with a handwritten signature below.

Portrait of an unknown man, possibly W. Ph. J. van Dielen

Anthony Grolman, 1868

Engraved oval portrait of Arthur Wellesley in military uniform with sash, framed by a neoclassical laurel and torch border.

Portrait of Arthur Wellesley

Auguste Claude Simon Legrand, 1775

Engraved portrait of a general in uniform with orders and a sash, framed by a decorative laurel border with a caption.

Portrait of Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher

Auguste Claude Simon Legrand, 1782

Engraved rural scene of a collapsed thatched farmhouse, women at a well, chickens and pigs in the yard, and a large tree.

Partially collapsed farmhouse with two women and a girl at a well

Auguste Claude Simon Legrand, 1775

Engraved view of a military parade in a palace courtyard, with mounted soldiers, marching troops, and crowds at the gates.

View of a parade in front of the Palais des Tuileries

Auguste Claude Simon Legrand, 1775

Engraving of a nude penitent woman with long hair seated in a rocky cave beside an ointment jar and open book.

Penitent Mary Magdalene

Auguste Claude Simon Legrand, 1775

Lithographic bust portrait of an older man in a powdered wig and dark clerical-style coat, with printed name caption below.

Portrait of Gabriel Bonnot de Mably

Auguste Legrand, 1827

Lithograph portrait of François-Jean-Hyacinthe Feutrier, bishop of Beauvais, in clerical dress with a pectoral cross.

Portrait of François-Jean-Hyacinthe Feutrier

Auguste Legrand, 1827

Lithograph portrait of a French general in embroidered uniform with epaulettes, medal and sword, caption below.

Portrait of Louis Juchault de Lamoricière

Auguste Legrand, 1848

Lithograph bust portrait of a man in a powdered wig and frilled cravat, with a printed caption below the image.

Portrait of Pascal Paoli

Auguste Legrand, 1827

Portrait of Edmond-Louis-Alexis Dubois-Crancé

Auguste Legrand, 1827

Lithographic portrait of a bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat and ruff collar, captioned Diogo do Couto.

Portrait of Diogo de Couto

C. Legrand, 1842

Lithographic bust portrait of a man with powdered hair in a dark coat and white cravat, with printed caption below.

Portrait of Jacob Blauw

Auguste Legrand, 1827

Lithographic portrait of a bald clergyman in a dark habit with a cross-marked sash, signed C. Legrand, 1864.

Portrait of Bartolomeu dos Mártires, Archbishop of Braga

C. Legrand, 1864

Lithographic bust portrait of a bearded man in a buttoned coat with medals, captioned Ilia Baikow, 1829.

Portrait of Ilya Ivanovich Baykov

Franz Legrand, 1829

Engraving of a young rider on a decorated camel with a staff, beside an altar scene with an angel and a ram.

Triumph of Isaac

Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert, 1559

Engraving of two men in a street with a horse, while figures tend a wounded man at a classical doorway, with a barrel in fron

Good Samaritan pays the innkeeper

Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert, 1549

Engraved allegory with figures labeled Opinio, Mundus fascinatus, Veritas and Justitia beside a candle in a magic circle.

Wrong conviction alienates the world from the truth

Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert, 1575

Engraving of allegorical figures Veritas, Stultus mundanus and Opinio with a shadow figure Mendacium and ruins in a landscape

The false delusion ruins the world: The truth hidden by lie

Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert, 1575

Engraving of a risen Christ standing on a globe with a cross among clouds, above a reclining figure and broken weapons.

Christ conquers time

Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert, 1532

Engraving of a skeleton with a scythe reclining on a hill while a winged woman on a cloud blows a trumpet.

Fame conquers death

Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert, 1532

Etching of a female allegorical figure floating on clouds above a reclining nude man, arrows scattered, and a town beyond.

Faith conquers sensual love

Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert, 1532

Engraving of Father Time with an hourglass and scythe on clouds above ruins, with two fallen figures below.

Time conquers fame

Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert, 1532

Engraving of a winged cupid with bow above clouds, over a pile of crowns, orbs, scissors and objects, with a city behind.

Sensual love conquers earthly pursuits

Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert, 1532

Engraving of a skeleton with a scythe above fallen bodies and ruins, with a distant harbor city beyond.

Death conquers Faith

Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert, 1532

Engraved allegory of Patientia on a chariot with winged figure, lion, blindfolded Fortuna and ship at sea behind.

Triumph of patience (Patientia)

Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert, 1559

Engraving of a bearded rider leading a horse carrying a wounded man, with a town and ruins in the background.

Journey of the Good Samaritan and the wounded traveler

Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert, 1549

Engraved plan and elevation of two library bookcases flanking a central door, with classical busts and reliefs.

Door and two bookcases

Pierre Gabriel Berthault, 1752

Hand-coloured print of a busy London street with a covered cart, pedestrians, the Ram Inn sign, and a distant dome.

Street scene in London

George Cruikshank, 1812

Etching of a moated castle with tall round and pointed towers reflected in still water under a cloudy sky.

Heeswijk Castle

Willem Wenckebach, 1901

Etching of a canal harbor with a brick tower, gabled houses, masted boats and a standing figure beside the water.

The harbor at Leerdam

Willem Wenckebach, 1899

Etching of bare trees, a pine, and a thatched farmhouse with sheep on a sandy heath path.

Landscape with farmhouse

Willem Wenckebach, 1860

Etching of crumbling brick castle ruins with a dark arched gateway, a small footbridge and trees beside a water-filled courty

Ruins of Brederode Castle in Santpoort

Willem Wenckebach, 1890

Etching of Kasteel Helmond, a moated castle with two round towers reflected in still water beneath billowing clouds.

Helmond Castle

Willem Wenckebach, 1892

Etching of Kasteel Helmond, a moated castle with round towers and pointed roofs reflected in still water beside trees.

Helmond Castle

Willem Wenckebach, 1870

Etching of Kasteel Assumburg with towers and pointed roofs, a stone bridge over a stream, and bare trees framing the scene.

Assumburg Castle

Willem Wenckebach, 1870

Etched 1892 calendar with a windmill by water, reeds and water lilies, and printed month grids for the Amsterdam firm Roeloff

Calendar of printing company Roeloffzen & Hübner with mill and water lilies, 1892

Willem Wenckebach, 1892

Etching of a family seated around a table at a meal in a rustic room with a window and wooden cabinet.

The meal

Nils Gustav Wentzel, 1890

Black woodcut of two men in top hats shaking hands before tree trunks, with a dog at their feet.

Two men with hats

Hendrik Nicolaas Werkman, 1892

Art nouveau diploma certificate with pink flowers and green stems framing the Nederlandsch Gymnastiek-verbond heading and bla

Diploma of the Dutch Gymnastics Association

Willem Wenckebach, 1870

Etching of a river with a ferry, sailing boat, thatched cottages under large trees, and a distant village skyline.

River with ferry

Lisette Wesmael, 1890

Etching of sheep resting under a large tree beside a rutted road, with a meadow and distant village spire behind.

Landscape with sheep in the shadow of a tree

John Linnell, 1818

Etching of a vaulted interior with arcades, a stone staircase on the right, and a deep perspective toward a distant hall.

View of a high space from a hallway

Vincenzo Mazzi, 1771

Etching of men resting in the shade of large trees in an open landscape, with a fallen branch in the foreground.

Landscape with resting men in the shadow of a tree

John Linnell, 1818

Etching of a canal in a city with moored boats under awnings, tall gabled houses, and trees along the quay.

View of the Kolk in Rotterdam, seen from the south, in mirror image

Mortimer Menpes, 1889

Engraved allegory with a coat of arms, lion and unicorn supporters, a veiled female figure, winged putti and radiant light.

Allegory of the return of Great Britain to the Catholic faith

Arnold van Westerhout, 1687

Pen and brown wash sketch of a busy market with vendors, shoppers, horses and a cart beside a wooden building.

Market

Willem van Wessem, 1735

Engraved allegory with a seated bearded man, a winged woman by a flame, a cherub, and a laurel garland border.

Allegory on the Resurrection of Christ (?)

Arnold van Westerhout, 1687

Engraving of a haloed saint raising a child before kneeling figures, with angels and a chalice in the clouds above.

Resurrection by St. John of Sahagún

Arnold van Westerhout, 1688

Pencil studies of lobster claws and shell with handwritten French labels, arranged across a sheet of paper.

Studies of the claws and armor of lobsters

Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof, 1876

Engraving of a gentleman kissing a lady's hand by a stone pillar while an older woman watches from an arched window above.

Gentleman kissing the hand of a lady at a door

Albert Henry Payne, 1845

Engraving of three portrait heads surrounded by animals and insects, including a beetle, hare, goat, butterfly and bird.

Study sheet with drawing examples: portraits, animals, insects

Michael Snijders, 1610

Charcoal study of a lobster's chest shell on cream paper, with loose shading and sketched outlines.

Study of the cephalothorax of a lobster

Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof, 1876

Pencil sketch on cream paper with curving contours and diagonal hatched shading in an abstract arrangement.

Study of the thorax and abdomen of a lobster

Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof, 1876

Pencil study of a lobster on cream paper with handwritten Dutch color notes and leader lines.

Study of a lobster

Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof, 1876

Pencil study sheet with sketches of a lobster tail and uropods, with handwritten Dutch annotations.

Study of the tail piece and the uropods of a lobster

Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof, 1876

Studies of the cephalothorax of a lobster

Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof, 1876

Pencil study of a lobster's head and claws on sand, with handwritten Dutch notes on colour and light, by Gerrit Willem Dijsse

Study of the head part and the claws of a lobster

Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof, 1876

Engraving of a plumed drummer in a ruff collar beating a large drum, with soldiers and a flag bearer marching behind him.

Drummer

Raphael de Mey, 1580

Engraving of a standing pikeman in plumed hat and ruff collar, with tents and a palisade behind him.

Pikeman

Raphael de Mey, 1580

Octagonal lithograph bust portrait of a bespectacled man in a dark coat with a cross on his chest, captioned Dr. Julius Eduar

Portrait of Julius Eduard Hitzig

Meyer, 1837

Lithograph portrait of a standing man in a dark military coat beside a table with books and a marble bust.

Portrait of Frederick William IV of Prussia

Meyer, 1820

Lithograph of two young women in period dresses embracing and reading an open book at an ornate table.

Portrait of Maria and Olga Nikolayevna

Meyer, 1830

Engraved oval portrait of a clergyman in a dark coat and white collar, with books, inkwell and quill below.

Portrait of Peter Friedrich Reershemius

C.B. Meyer, 1743

Hand-coloured print of a deathbed scene with uniformed officers, a kneeling woman in yellow, and an elderly man in bed.

Deathbed of Frederick William III of Prussia

Meyer, 1840

Etching of a busy street market with vendors, crates and baskets under a tree, a dog and children in the foreground.

Street singers

Christiaan Meijer, 1803

Etching of women frying oliebollen at a street stall, with a man and dog at left and townhouses and bare trees behind.

Oliebollen stall

Christiaan Meijer, 1803

Etching of a fire-eater on a chair blowing flames before a crowd in a Dutch street with gabled houses and a church tower.

Fire eater and his audience

Christiaan Meijer, 1803

Etching of fishwives in bonnets selling fish from baskets on a street, with a tree, townhouse and boats behind.

Fishwives

Christiaan Meijer, 1803

Etching of a street scene with a barrel organ, women, children dancing and a seated woman beneath trees.

Barrel organ

Christiaan Meijer, 1803

Etching of a street market with a man in a top hat and women vendors at a barrel stall beside boats and a tree.

Mussel sellers

Christiaan Meijer, 1803

Lithograph portrait of a long-haired man holding a palette, with an easel and cow painting behind him.

Portrait of Paulus Potter

F. van Goor, 1841

Engraved-style portrait of a long-haired man in armor with a lace collar, holding a baton, with a city view behind him.

Portrait of Prince William III

Franciscus Bernardus Waanders, 1840

Lithograph portrait of a man in a fur-collared robe and cap, hand on books, before a Gothic arch and bookshelves.

Portrait of Erasmus

F. van Goor, 1841

Lithographic portrait of Piet Hein in lace collar and sash, with ships on the sea behind him.

Portrait of Piet Hein

Michel Mourot, 1841

Lithograph of a neoclassical country house beside a lake with swans, framed by tall trees under a cloudy sky.

View of the rear of De Paauw house in Wassenaar

Lodewijk Johannes Kleijn, 1841

Engraved design of a funerary monument with urn finial inside an arched frame, with a dedicatory inscription and handwritten

Tomb of Johannes Christiaan Schotel

Hendrikus Pennock, 1839

Lithograph of a two-story country house in Bloemendaal surrounded by trees, with a lawn and small figures in the foreground.

View of country estate Lindenheuvel in Bloemendaal

Petrus Josephus Lutgers, 1841

Lithograph of the ruined Citadel of Antwerp showing soldiers in trenches, damaged buildings and smoke, with a numbered key be

View of the ruins of the Citadel of Antwerp, 1832

Gijsbertus Craeyvanger, 1833

Lithographic portrait of H. J. Hertzveld in a tricorn hat and high-collared coat with a decoration, dated 1842.

Portrait of H. J. Hertzveld

Michel Mourot, 1842

Lithographic portrait of a man in naval uniform with medal, framed by flags and cannons above a sinking ship in waves.

Portrait of Jan Carel Josephus van Speyk

Joannes Antonius Augustinus Pluckx, 1831