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Rijksmuseum

16,415 works

Pen and wash drawing of a monastery's southern side with a tall tower, gabled buildings, thatched shed and garden wall.

Gezicht op de zuidzijde van het Kartuizerklooster te Amsterdam

Claes Janszoon Visscher II, 1596

Watercolor of an attic artist's workroom with sloping roof, open door, framed portrait and chest of drawers, by Gerrit Lamber

Werkkamer van de kunstenaar

Gerrit Lamberts, 1815

Red chalk drawing of a standing man in a hat and cloak, gripping a tall staff and gazing upward.

De Marionetten-vertoner

Pierre Brébiette, 1608

Red chalk drawing of a bearded peasant man in a wide hat leaning on a tall walking stick, shown three-quarter view.

Boer met een stok, driekwart naar links

Pierre Brébiette, 1608

Pen drawing of the Adoration of the Magi with the Virgin and Child, kneeling kings, angels above and columns and a tree.

De aanbidding der koningen

Joan Catello, 1550

Chalk head study of a young man with long wavy hair gazing upward, drawn in black, red and white on tan paper.

Hoofd van een opziende jongeling met lang haar

Eustache Lesueur, 1626

Watercolor and pen drawing of an attic studio with framed paintings, a ladder, and a seated figure near a window.

Werkkamer van de kunstenaar

Gerrit Lamberts, 1786

Grey wash drawing of a rocky ravine with a steep cliff, a dark cave opening, overhanging trees and scattered boulders.

Kloof tussen rotswanden

Jean-François Millet

Brown wash drawing of an arcadian landscape with three walking figures, a winding river, trees and distant mountains.

Arcadisch landschap met wandelende mensen

Jean-François Millet

Black chalk drawing of a young man with curly hair leaning on a table, looking upward, with white highlights on grey paper.

Jongeman (Theagenes?), leunend tegen een tafel

Simon Vouet, 1600

Red chalk drawing of the Virgin Mary holding the Christ child with a seated man and staff beside them.

H. Maagd met het Christuskind op haar schoot

Pierre Mignard I, 1622

Pen and watercolor drawing of a canal with a sailing boat, a bridge, tree-lined path, and church tower in the distance.

Gezicht op het Singel vanaf de Nassaukade

Gerrit Lamberts, 1816

Heer van de zijkant gezien

Jean Bernard, 1775

Grey wash drawing of a windmill behind village houses, a cart on a road, and trees under a cloudy sky.

Gezicht op de Marnixstraat met molen De Victor

Albert Martin, 1892

Watercolor of a canal with a moored barge, cobbled quay, pedestrians, a tram, and the brick gasworks buildings behind.

Gezicht op de Oude Engelse Gasfabriek aan de Schans, tegenover de Elandsstraat

Johan Martinus Anthon Rieke, 1887

Pen and wash drawing of a cavalry battle with turbaned riders, smoke, and a fallen horse in a hilly landscape.

Ruitergevecht met Turken

Johann Wilhelm Baur, 1600

Brown wash drawing of Mary holding the infant Christ with Joseph resting behind them beneath a tree.

Rust op de vlucht naar Egypte

Gerrit Pietersz. Sweelink, 1593

Pencil drawing of a theatre auditorium with curved balconies, a painted ceiling and a chandelier.

Interieur van de zaal van de Stadsschouwburg aan het Leidseplein

Johan George Lodewijk Rieke, 1827

Pencil drawing on grid paper of a silver fruit bowl design built on a spiral construction, with handwritten notes and a signa

Ontwerp voor een zilveren fruitschaal

Mathieu Lauweriks, 1911

Pencil geometric construction drawing on graph paper with concentric circles, arcs and numbered points.

Ontwerp voor een zilveren fruitschaal

Mathieu Lauweriks, 1874

Pen and watercolor architectural drawing of a gothic church with tall spires, a green dome, and a rose window.

Ontwerp voor een kerk

Marius Bauer, 1877

Fishermen in orange work clothes and berets unload fish at a harbor quay, with moored boats and turquoise water behind them.

Haven te Douarnenez

Gerrit Willem van Blaaderen, 1920

Pencil drawing of a sailing ship's mast with yards, rigging and numbered annotations against a pale background.

Mast van een zeilschip

Willem Antonie van Deventer, 1834

Spaans fregat

Willem Antonie van Deventer, 1834

Sheet of pen and wash caricatures showing top-hatted men, stout women and comic scenes with faint pencil studies.

Karikaturen

Pieter Dupont, 1890

Drawing of eight turkeys in staggered poses among white snow strokes and holly branches on a taupe ground.

Acht kalkoenen

Theo van Hoytema, 1892

Misty grey watercolor of a narrow street with gabled buildings and small pedestrians under an overcast sky.

Straatgezicht te Den Haag

Floris Arntzenius, 1874

Blue watercolor drawing of a reclining man on waves, with Dutch lettering below and a gold-toned border, by Willem Arondéus.

Het brood der toekomst wordt strijdend gewonnen, augustus

Willem Arondéus, 1929

Blue wash drawing of a haloed woman holding a bowl of grapes and fruit, with Dutch text below and September written beneath.

Bloesems belofte wordt nu in oogsten vervuld, september

Willem Arondéus, 1929

Stylized blue and ochre print of a reclining man holding a goblet above waves, with Dutch text below.

De beker van het najaar is met weemoed gevuld, october

Willem Arondéus, 1929

Stylized blue and gold drawing of a windblown female figure above waves, with Dutch text reading 'Op vleugelen van storm nade

Op vleugelen van storm nadert de winter, november

Willem Arondéus, 1929

Charcoal study of a fish with hatched shading and handwritten Dutch color annotations on paper.

Studie van een vis

Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof, 1876

Pencil sketch of an aquarium scene with rocks, plants, and lobsters, drawn with loose hatched strokes on pale paper.

Studie van een aquarium met rode ponen en kreeften

Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof, 1876

Pencil drawing of a small church with a tall spire, stone steps, arched doorways and trees on a pale sheet.

Kerkgebouw

Joannes Carolus Alberdingk Thijm, 1853

Pencil drawing of a brick farmhouse with thatched roof, open barn doors, a haystack and shrubs beside a dirt path.

Stal

Joannes Carolus Alberdingk Thijm, 1853

Pencil drawing of a snowy mountain landscape with a wooden hut, a fir tree, bare trees and a fence.

Berglandschap met een hut

Henriëtte Leesberg, 1850

Pericles

Joannes Carolus Alberdingk Thijm, 1853

Hoofd van een soldaat

Joannes Carolus Alberdingk Thijm, 1853

Graphite drawing of a man in a cloak with curly hair, eyes lowered, one hand extended, on cream paper.

Man in een mantel

Joannes Carolus Alberdingk Thijm, 1853

Hoofden van een vrouw en een kind

Joannes Carolus Alberdingk Thijm, 1853

Brown wash drawing of a shirtless man carrying a woman in his arms, with a dog and rocks in a palm-lined landscape.

Man die een vrouw draagt

Joannes Carolus Alberdingk Thijm, 1853

Pencil study of a bust of an elderly bearded man turned to the left, with shaded curls and a bald crown.

Studie van een buste van een oude man

Joannes Carolus Alberdingk Thijm, 1853

Twee koeienkoppen

Joannes Carolus Alberdingk Thijm, 1853

Grey wash drawing of a veiled woman gesturing beside a young girl, with a bearded figure in shadow behind them.

Vrouw onderwijst een jong meisje

Joannes Carolus Alberdingk Thijm, 1853

Ink and crayon decorative design with two trumpet-blowing heralds above a central face and seated figures in a border.

Decoratief ontwerp met bovenaan twee herauten

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Pen and wash drawing of two armies meeting in an open field, with mounted officers, banners, pikemen and dogs in the foregrou

Onderhandelingen tussen twee in slagorde opgestelde troepen

Cornelis de Wael, 1602

Grey wash drawing of mourners around a nude corpse and a seated armored warrior inside a tent.

Het lijk van Patroclus in Achilles tent beweend

Mattheus Ignatius van Bree, 1783

Pen and wash drawing of a busy Italian piazza with a church tower, fountain, carriage, horse rider and crowds of people.

De maand Februari: vastenavondscène op een Italiaans plein

Jan Wildens, 1596

Brown ink drawing of soldiers with muskets and pikes attacking kneeling peasants, with bodies lying on the ground.

Overval op boeren

Cornelis de Wael, 1602

Pencil sketch of a beached fishing boat with masts and sails on a sandy shore, with small figures nearby.

Vissersboot op het strand

Johannes Bosboom, 1827

Brown ink and wash sketches of church furniture including lecterns, a bench, a pulpit and ornamental brackets on aged paper.

Kerkmeubilair

Johannes Bosboom, 1827

Pencil sketch of a park entrance with stone gate pillars, trees, pedestrians and a distant church spire.

Ingang van het park bij het Koninklijk Paleis te Brussel

Johannes Bosboom, 1827

Pencil sketch of an ornate carved church pew door with scrolled finial and recessed panels, on cream paper.

Deur van een kerkbank

Johannes Bosboom, 1827

Pencil sketch of a man with long hair and mustache in a high collar, with a small study of an eye below.

Portret van tsaar Peter de Grote

Johannes Bosboom, 1827

Grey wash sketch of a Gothic hall with twin towers and a rose window, with small figures on a street below.

Gezicht op de Ridderzaal aan het Binnenhof

Johannes Bosboom, 1827

Pen and grey wash drawing of a Gothic tomb monument with kneeling figures in a church interior.

Grafmonument van Engelbrecht I van Nassau, in de Grote Kerk te Breda

Johannes Bosboom, 1827

Grey wash landscape of tall trees on the left, a low building and distant water on the right, under a pale sky.

Landschap

Johannes Bosboom, 1827

Two pen and wash sketches of church pews with arched panels, finials and shaded seats, drawn side by side on paper.

Kerkbanken

Johannes Bosboom, 1827

Grey wash drawing of a Gothic church interior with tall columns, pointed arches and small figures on the stone floor.

Interieur van de Oude Kerk in Amsterdam

Johannes Bosboom, 1827

Pen and wash drawing of a church interior with a singing bishop, nuns, an ornate canopy and a lectern with open book.

Kerkinterieur met zingende bisschop en nonnen

Johannes Bosboom, 1827

Watercolor interior of a Gothic church with a large stone pillar, a seated woman reading, and two standing men at right.

Interieur van de Nieuwe Kerk te Delft

Johannes Bosboom, 1839

Watercolor of a river harbor in Koblenz with sailing boats, a stone bridge, and tall towers under a cloudy sky.

Gezicht te Koblenz

Johannes Bosboom, 1827

Grey wash drawing of a round medieval tower with conical roof beside a canal, with masted boats and figures at right.

Gezicht op de Hoofdtoren te Hoorn

Johannes Bosboom, 1827

Pen drawing in a circle of a river landscape with a church tower, horsemen on the bank and boats on the water.

Rivierlandschap

Gillis Neyts, 1633

Grey wash drawing of craggy rocks beside a river winding through wooded hills under a pale sky.

Rotsen en rivier in heuvellandschap

Gillis Neyts, 1633

Pencil landscape drawing with a large tree, a hunter and dog at right, and a distant city with church towers at left.

Landschap met jager en in de verte een stad

Gillis Neyts, 1633

Small watercolor sketch of a standing woman seen from behind in a cap and long skirt, with a shadow on the ground.

Staande vrouw, op de rug gezien

Gillis Neyts, 1633

Grey wash drawing of barefoot young men dancing in a group while standing onlookers in coats watch at the left.

Dans van de jonge mannen op het eiland Ghozo

Louis Ducros, 1778

Brown wash drawing of a teacher and boys at a drawing lesson in a studio with plaster busts and sculptures.

Tekenles voor jonge kinderen

Christiaan van Geelen jr., 1819

Grey wash drawing of a large stern-galleried ship with sailing vessels and rowing boats on calm water.

Gezicht op het schip "Jupiter" liggende voor de werf van Kattenburg

Hendrik Keun, 1748

Grey wash drawing of masted sailing ships and rowboats moored by a wooden jetty and small shed in a harbor.

Gezicht op het bothuisje bij de Nieuwe Stadsherberg

Jan van de Cappelle, 1634

Pen drawing of waterfront houses on wooden stilts with a sailing boat at right, reflected in the water.

Gezicht op bothuisjes bij het IJ

Willem Peeters, 1600

Charcoal sketch of a man, a hatted figure and a shawled woman with children gathered in a street scene.

Thuiskomst van een oude soldaat, na de slag bij Waterloo

Eugène François de Block, 1843

Pencil drawing of pollarded willow trees beside a still pond with fallen logs and reeds along the bank.

Knotwilgen aan een water

Eugène François de Block, 1842

Pencil sketch of a church tower with an onion spire rising above rooftops and gabled houses.

Kerktoren

Eugène François de Block, 1822

Watercolor drawing of a young man in a red coat, powdered wig and tricorn hat, with a gold key at his hip.

Een kamerheer

Isaac Lodewijk la Fargue van Nieuwland, 1766

Watercolor of a standing man in a blue coat, patterned yellow waistcoat and powdered wig, holding an inscribed card.

Een kamerdienaar

Isaac Lodewijk la Fargue van Nieuwland, 1766

Full-length drawing of a young man in 18th-century dress with powdered wig, red coat, blue breeches and a tricorn hat.

Een edelman

Isaac Lodewijk la Fargue van Nieuwland, 1766

Watercolor drawing of a standing man in a green coat, gold sash, and tricorn hat holding a sword, 1766.

Een jager

Isaac Lodewijk la Fargue van Nieuwland, 1766

Watercolor drawing of a standing guard in striped blue and yellow livery, holding a halberd, with a plumed hat and ruff colla

Een van de Cent Suisses

Isaac Lodewijk la Fargue van Nieuwland, 1766

Watercolor of a halberdier in a blue ceremonial coat with gold badge, holding a halberd and sword, wearing a black hat.

Een hellebaardier

Isaac Lodewijk la Fargue van Nieuwland, 1766

Rear view of a halberdier in blue braided livery with a gold coat of arms, carrying a halberd over his shoulder.

Een hellebaardier, van achteren

Isaac Lodewijk la Fargue van Nieuwland, 1766

Pen sketch of an ermine with raised head on grassy ground, with rolling hills in the background.

Hermelijn

Henri Verstijnen, 1892

Ink drawing of a crouched bittern with raised bill among tall reeds on a pale background.

Liggende roerdomp

Henri Verstijnen, 1892

Knobbelgans

Henri Verstijnen, 1892

Ink drawing of a godwit with a long bill resting among grass beside a bare shrub, on a cream background.

Grutto op een nest

Henri Verstijnen, 1892

Pen drawing of a coot with chicks swimming past reeds, trees and a thatched hut at a pond edge.

Meerkoet met jongen

Henri Verstijnen, 1892

Pen drawing of tall wildflowers with pale four-petaled blossoms and grasses at the base, on cream paper.

Pinksterbloem

Henri Verstijnen, 1892

Ink drawing of a streaked songbird perched on a leafy branch with berries, with pencil notes above.

Grauwpieper op een tak

Henri Verstijnen, 1892

Ink drawing of two woolly rams butting heads with curled horns, standing in tall grass against a pale background.

Twee vechtende rammen

Henri Verstijnen, 1892

Pen drawing of two woolly rams butting heads over grass, with radiating lines suggesting impact.

Twee vechtende rammen

Henri Verstijnen, 1933

Black ink drawing of a robin perched on a leafy birch branch with catkins, on a cream paper background.

Roodborstje op een berkentak

Henri Verstijnen, 1933

Ink drawing of two turtle doves in flight within a dashed cloud outline, on cream paper.

Twee vliegende tortelduiven

Henri Verstijnen, 1892

Ink drawing of two birds on a twig nest beneath silhouetted bare trees.

Twee vogels op een nest

Henri Verstijnen, 1892

Black ink book cover design of wind-bent reeds with a bird nest, titled Riet in den Wind by Grazia Deledda.

Bandontwerp voor: Grazia Deledda, Riet in den wind (Canne al vento), 1930

Henri Verstijnen, 1930

Pen drawing of a dirt path beside a forest edge with bare trees, above a band of stylized black and white flowers.

Pad langs de rand van een bos

Willem Wenckebach, 1893