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Rijksmuseum

133,797 works

Black and white decorative announcement with Dutch lettering framed by stylized foliage and scroll ornaments.

Advertentie van Karel de Bazel en Mathieu Lauweriks

Mathieu Lauweriks, 1896

Charcoal sketch of field workers bending among tall grain sheaves in a hilly rural landscape.

Werkers op het land met korenschoven

Leo Gestel, 1925

Etching of merchants under billowing awnings in a bazaar, with swirling hatched lines and small figures in the crowd.

Kooplieden in een bazaar in Constantinopel

Marius Bauer, 1888

Pen sketch with blue wash: a conductor leads boys carrying letters spelling MENU, plus caricatures of Bell and Lancaster carr

Menukaart met onderwijzers en leerlingen

Theo van Hoytema, 1878

Watercolor study sheet of caterpillars, a chrysalis, an egg cluster on a leaf and two buff moths labelled Bombyx Neustria.

Studieblad met diverse rupsen, nachtvlinders, een ei en een cocon van de Bombya Neustria

Albertus Steenbergen, 1824

Pencil study of a segmented caterpillar in side view, curved across a cream sheet with a small museum stamp below.

Studieblad met rups, Lasiocampa Quireifolia

Albertus Steenbergen, 1824

Pencil sketch of a magazine cover showing a standing man and a seated woman painting beside an easel, with title lettering.

Maandblad Verf en Kunst van P.A. Regnault (ontwerptekening in schetsblok)

Leo Gestel, 1931

Ink drawing of a rural landscape with haystacks, a windmill, trees, a church spire, and small figures working in fields.

Vignet voor biografie van Gestel door Prof. W. van der Pluym

Leo Gestel, 1935

Portret van Max Klinger

Emil Orlik, 1903

Abstract black ink drawing of a horse and rider built from bold angular strokes on cream paper.

Ruiters te paard

Reijer Stolk, 1919

Brown and white dog curled asleep on a dark cushion, drawn in brown wash with white highlights.

Dog Asleep on a Cushion

Cornelis Saftleven, 1617

Sketch of a nude woman standing with arms raised over her head, drawn in pencil and blue chalk on grey paper.

Naakte vrouw met de handen boven het hoofd

Leo Gestel, 1891

Sepia print of a wooded path winding between tall trees and an embankment, signed with a monogram and dated 1907.

Bospad met springend konijn

Simon Moulijn, 1907

Pencil study of a monk in a long hooded robe, with a second figure partly visible at lower right, on tan paper.

Voorstudie voor de Eerste Bossche Wand: drie studies van een monnik

Antoon Derkinderen, 1869

Brown ink and wash study of standing soldiers in draped cloaks and tunics, with a fabric detail, on cream paper.

Voorstudie voor de Eerste Bossche Wand: draperiestudies van staande soldaten

Antoon Derkinderen, 1869

Pencil and watercolor study of a young man in armor with a red lion emblem on his sleeve, looking to the side.

Studie naar het portret van een heer van Naaldwijk

Antoon Derkinderen, 1869

Watercolor street scene of a small town with a church tower, brick houses, and figures walking on an unpaved road.

Gezicht te Hattem

Adrianus Eversen, 1828

Hand-colored print of Notre-Dame cathedral across a Paris quay with laundry, market stalls, boats and figures in the foregrou

Gezicht op de Notre Dame vanaf de Saint-Bernard kade gezien

Thomas Shotter Boys, 1839

Colored print of a Paris courtyard with a stone archway, gabled Gothic building, and figures with baskets on a street.

Gezicht op de binnenplaats van Hôtel de Cluny in Parijs

Thomas Shotter Boys, 1839

Studie van een staande vrouw

Matthijs Maris, 1849

Hand-coloured print of a river at sunset with a wooden bridge, thatched huts, palm trees, bathers and cattle.

Gezicht op de omgeving van Batavia

Johan Conrad Greive, 1869

Portret van Stefan George en Albert Verwey

Jan Toorop, 1902

Ink caricature of a stout man in a feathered hat playing a flute, followed by a large crowd of rats under a blue sky.

Kuyper als de Rattenvanger van Hamelen

Patricq Kroon, 1900

Watercolor drawing of a Gothic church interior with pointed arches, stone columns, tall windows and a hanging chandelier.

Interieur van de Oude Kerk achter het koor

Gerrit Lamberts, 1818

Ink and watercolor drawing of a uniformed man in a spiked helmet kissing a woman in blue, with onlookers behind them.

Verzoening Frankrijk en Duitsland

Patricq Kroon, 1918

Etching of two standing women, one in a cap and light dress, the other in a hat and dark layered skirt.

Twee vrouwen

Johannes Josephus Aarts, 1914

Etching of a crowded tavern interior with men, women and children gathered around a table in dim light.

Mannen en vrouwen in kroeg

Johannes Josephus Aarts, 1881

Etching of a farmhouse behind trees, with a wooden footbridge over a dark ditch and reeds in the foreground.

Landschap met boerderij, brug en sloot

Johannes Josephus Aarts, 1881

Hand-coloured botanical drawing of a blue Ixia flower spike with bulb, leaves and dissected flower details.

Ixia viridiflora Lam

Robert Jacob Gordon, 1777

Etching in two panels: men carrying a stretcher past a barn above, and a kneeling woman beside a tree and shrubs below.

Twee voorstellingen met menselijke figuren

Johannes Josephus Aarts, 1881

Watercolor botanical drawing of a plant with two long green leaves and a stalk of drooping yellow tubular flowers.

Lachenalia aloides (L.f.) Engl. (Opal flower)

Robert Jacob Gordon, 1777

Pen and wash drawing of a garden with a central fountain, tall trees, and stone urns on pedestals framing the view.

Gezicht in een tuin met een vijver en een fontein

Elias van Nijmegen, 1677

Etching of two children wading in shallow sea water, playing with a small toy boat, with sailboats on the horizon.

Kinderen spelend met een scheepje aan het strand

Jozef Israëls, 1835

Dark grey lithographic portrait of a man with swept back hair and bow tie against a dark background, by Renoir.

Portret van Richard Wagner

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1900

Pen and watercolour drawing of a standing man in a top hat raising a small glass to his eye, by Pieter van Loon, 1811.

Staande man met verrekijkertje

Pieter van Loon, 1811

Pencil sketch of a building with a church tower, steep roofs, dormer windows and an arched doorway, with fences in front.

Gebouw te Löbtau

Theo Nieuwenhuis, 1876

Engraving of a gaunt cloaked woman clutching money bags and coins, with a ruined tower and river landscape behind her.

Avarice

Jacob Matham, 1585

Etching of a procession of riders, banners and robed figures entering a dark archway, with birds flying overhead.

Intocht van een koning

Marius Bauer, 1894

Lithograph of a figure leaning on a stone pedestal under street lamps, with the title Prière Marmitale across the top.

Ontwerp voor omslag voor: Prière marmitale

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen, 1894

Grey wash drawing of a large chestnut tree with gnarled trunks and dense foliage against a distant hillside.

Kastanjeboom, zogenaamde Castagno di cento cavalli, op de oostelijke helling van de Etna bij Sant' Alfio

Willem Carel Dierkens, 1778

Etching of a large tree over a pond beside a mud-brick building, with figures carrying loads and a distant city skyline.

Boom aan een vijver bij Caïro

Wijnand Otto Jan Nieuwenkamp, 1911

Etching of tall gabled houses with wooden balconies over a canal in Dordrecht, with a church tower on the left.

Huizen aan de Voorstraatshaven in Dordrecht

Wijnand Otto Jan Nieuwenkamp, 1912

Etching of nude boys on a sandy beach with beach huts and sea in the background, drawn in loose hatched lines.

Badende jongens bij het strand

Max Liebermann, 1857

Black silhouette of a male torso and leg seen from behind, with numbered lines marking back, arm and leg muscles.

Anatomische studie van de rug- en bilspieren van een man in silhouet

Reijer Stolk, 1906

Grey wash drawing of a wigged man holding a pencil beside a blank cartouche and an oval medallion portrait of another man.

Portretten van Hendrik Soukens en Roukens

Roeland van Eynden, 1757

Watercolor costume design of a standing woman in a pale blue gown with green fringe and pearls, against a dark background.

Ontwerp voor kostuum voor Deiopeia

Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst, 1910

Print of a fallen angel with wings seated on a rock, lit by shafts of light against a dark background.

Gevallen engel zittend op een rots

Johannes Josephus Aarts, 1881

Sketch of a standing nude woman holding a drying cloth overhead, with dark shaded background strokes.

Staande, naakte vrouw die zich afdroogt

Willem Witsen, 1870

Black and white bookplate with an owl on a book between arched windows showing a church tower and city skyline, lettered Ex l

Ex libris van J.L. Pierson

Lodewijk Schelfhout, 1921

Etching of a grand palace with tiered balconies and towers above a riverbank, with small figures in the foreground.

Een paleis aan de Ganges, Benares

Wijnand Otto Jan Nieuwenkamp, 1915

Pencil and chalk drawing of a seated baby with braided hair and a frilled collar, looking directly at the viewer.

Baby

Henk Henriët, 1938

Pen sketch of a bespectacled bearded man with a moustache, turned three-quarters to the right, on brown paper.

Portret van een heer met een bril, driekwart naar rechts

Antoon Derkinderen, 1869

Engraving of a badger near a tree with roots, with two diagrams below showing the animal's hind and forefoot tracks.

Das met spoor

Johann Elias Ridinger, 1751

Pen drawing of a curving canal with a moored rowboat, tall trees, windmills and a city skyline under clouds.

De Baarsjes, gezicht op kanaal

Willem Wenckebach, 1870

Pencil and ink bookplate design with a camel carrying a pack, EX LIBRIS lettering, and the name Hagemeijer.

Ontwerp voor een ex libris van Antonius Johannes Maria Hagemeijer

Leo Gestel, 1891

Charcoal drawing of a seated woman with clasped hands beside a stove, curtain and flowers in a simple interior.

Zittende vrouw in een kamer

Henk Henriët, 1934

Watercolor of a Stapelia succulent with green spiny stems and a large hairy star-shaped maroon flower on a branch.

Stapelia hirsuta (L.) (Starfish flower)

Robert Jacob Gordon, 1777

Painted sketch of a reclining lion with a brown mane on a grey ledge, beside green hedges, dated 1931.

Liggende Leeuw

Bernard Willem Wierink, 1931

Watercolor study of three Stapelia succulent plants with spiky green stems and star-shaped flowers, roots visible.

Orbea verrucosa (Masson) L.C. Leach. (Hirsute Stapelia)

Robert Jacob Gordon, 1777

Etching of an overgrown hillside with a large fan-leaved plant and figures carrying loads on their heads along a path.

Begroeide berghelling met vrouwen die goederen op hun hoofd dragen

Wijnand Otto Jan Nieuwenkamp, 1911

Etching of a rural landscape with trees, thatched cottages, a dirt road, a figure with pails, and distant ships.

Landscape with a Fisherman (‘The Milkman’)

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1650

Woodcut landscape of massive twisting trees over an open field with small figures and a distant forest line.

Landschap op Bali

Wijnand Otto Jan Nieuwenkamp, 1908

Pencil drawing of a standing woman in a bonnet and long dress with arms crossed at her waist, on grey-green paper.

Staande Huizer meisje

Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst, 1898

Portret van Johann Goll van Franckenstein, met hoed, naar links

Louis Bernard Coclers, 1783

Watercolor sketch of a pale opened flower bud with green sepals on a thin stem, against a cream background.

Bloem (van een kalebas?)

Sina Mesdag-van Houten, 1844

Seated young woman in a green patterned dress and headwrap with a coral necklace, watercolor drawing from 1860.

Jonge vrouw in koto

Jacob Marius Adriaan Martini van Geffen, 1860

Een groot man..!

Erich Wichmann, 1923

Grey wash drawing of a landscape with a farmhouse, dirt road, trees and a windmill on a hill.

Landschap met een huis en een molen

Andreas Schelfhout, 1797

Watercolor of a forest clearing with a pond, two women gathering sticks, tall trees and a distant thatched farmhouse.

Landschap met twee sprokkelaarsters

Georgius Jacobus Johannes van Os, 1792

Botanical study sheet with watercolor apple blossom, hawthorn, dead-nettle and ground ivy, with labels and pen sketches.

Studieblad met appelbloesem, dovenetel, meidoorn en hondsdraf

Theo Nieuwenhuis, 1896

Pencil sketch of a rearing horse with several horse heads and grass and flowers sketched in a field.

Steigerende paarden in een wei met bloemen

Leo Gestel, 1891

Pencil portrait sketch of a man in a curled wig and buttoned waistcoat within an oval, with a faint figure at left.

Portret van Per Johan Wimermark

Jan Brandes, 1788

Watercolor design for two decorative wall panels with diamond and oval frames, one containing a landscape with a tree and fig

Ontwerp voor kamerversiering met twee panelen met een ovaal in een ruit

Abraham Meertens, 1767

Design for a room decoration with a tall wall panel, flower garlands, and an oval chinoiserie medallion showing a robed figur

Ontwerp voor kamerversiering met verticaal twee panelen, de onderste met een chinoiserie

Abraham Meertens, 1767

Pencil landscape sketch with a sailboat on water, a shaded hill, a tree, a small house and an arcaded building.

Landschap met zeilschip

August Allebé, 1843

Pencil sketch on paper with two mustached faces, a small face, and a spired tower with crosshatching.

Schetsen van een kasteel en een man met een snor

August Allebé, 1843

Pencil sketch of a young man leaning against a tree in a forest, with a distant castle visible at left.

Treurende jongeling in het bos

August Allebé, 1852

Pen drawing of a flower bouquet in a tall vase, with cross-hatched shading, dated September 1914.

Vaas met bloemen

August Allebé, 1914

Two round drawings on an album page: a moonlit town scene with a couple walking, and Abraham with angels beside a farmhouse.

Paar bij maanlicht en Abraham en de engelen

Gesina ter Borch, 1615

Pencil study of two draped figures and a nude putto with a bow, with loose sketches of figures at right.

Studie van twee figuren met een putto

August Allebé, 1848

Watercolor of a monk reading a small book beside a priest in a pink vestment reading at a decorated altar.

Lezende broeder en een priester bij een altaar

Gesina ter Borch, 1657

Etching of a large fallen tree trunk with knotted roots lying across grass in a dark, shadowed forest.

Boomstronk

Simon Moulijn, 1931

Grey lithograph of a farmhouse behind a blossoming orchard, with a cow grazing in the foreground under a cloudy sky.

Boerderij met een bloeiende boomgaard

Simon Moulijn, 1899

Etching of a man and woman bent under sacks on their backs, walking past thatched cottages and birch trees.

Man en vrouw met zak op de rug

Johannes Josephus Aarts, 1914

Etching of an older headscarfed woman and a younger bare-shouldered woman in dark robes, shadowed background.

Judith en dienstmaagd met het hoofd van Holofernes

Johannes Josephus Aarts, 1881

Pencil studies on brown paper of a reclining cat, showing its body, paws and head from several angles.

Studies van een liggende kat

Theo Nieuwenhuis, 1876

Pencil study sheet with several vignettes of women and children in domestic settings and two figures at a table.

Studies van een zittende vrouw met een kind en spelende kinderen

Hendrik Valkenburg, 1836

Black and white woodcut of a rearing, bucking horse in angular white forms on a dark background.

Steigerend en bokkend paard

Reijer Stolk, 1921

Portret van Wilhelmina, koningin der Nederlanden

Paul Berthon, 1901

Drawing of two animals on cream paper: a grey antelope with white stripes and a striped zebra-like animal, with handwritten n

Copies after San rock-paintings of two animals

Robert Jacob Gordon, 1777

Pen and wash drawing of a painter with a palette beside an easel, with a seated woman in a studio filled with sketches.

Schilder Michiel Comans en zijn derde vrouw Elisabeth van der Mersche in het atelier

Michiel van Musscher, 1655

Black and white print of a woman in Roman robes raising two laurel wreaths, with a two-faced head above and a New Year date b

Nieuwjaarswens voor 1907, met vrouw in Romeins gewaad

Bernard Willem Wierink, 1906

Engraving of Venus, Bacchus and Ceres gathered on a cloud, with cherubs and a Latin inscription below.

Venus, Bacchus en Ceres bijeengekomen op een wolk (Sine Cerere et Baccho friget Venus)

Jean Boulanger, 1654

Watercolor and ink drawing of a tropical landscape with palm trees, foliage, a small figure and a path.

Landschap met palmen

Pierre Jean Apol, 1886

Brown wash drawing of a windmill sawmill beside a canal with a wooden bridge, stacked timber logs, and a figure on the bank.

Gezicht op de houtzaagmolen De Eenhoorn bij Utrecht

Pieter van Loon, 1862

Lithograph of a busy Utrecht square with a tall church tower, a covered market pavilion, shaded trees and strolling townspeop

Gezicht op de Mariaplaats in Utrecht

Pieter Wilhelmus van de Weijer, 1842