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Rijksmuseum

133,959 works

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

Portrait of a woman

Jacobus Gerardus Veldheer, 1876

Black-and-white print of a town with a tall stone tower, an arched stone bridge over water, and gabled houses.

Cityscape with tower

Jacobus Gerardus Veldheer, 1876

Brown woodcut of a town canal with an arched bridge, gabled houses, church spires, and a figure on the bank.

Cityscape with canal and church

Jacobus Gerardus Veldheer, 1876

Woodcut of wooden houses and a drawbridge over a canal, with swirling clouds in the sky.

House near a drawbridge

Jacobus Gerardus Veldheer, 1876

Woodcut print of a shaggy bison standing among palm trees on rocky ground, with distant hills in the background.

Buffalo

Jacobus Gerardus Veldheer, 1876

Etching of a canal in Edam with a rowboat, a pollarded willow, and a tall ornate tower rising above rooftops.

View of Edam with the Speeltoren

Jacobus Gerardus Veldheer, 1876

Woodcut-style print of a blue fish diving through swirling white water currents on a tan background.

Fish

Jacobus Gerardus Veldheer, 1876

Black and white print of the round Drommedaris tower in Enkhuizen with a row of houses and a swirling sky.

View of the Drommedaris at Enkhuizen

Jacobus Gerardus Veldheer, 1876

Color print of breaking waves and foam on a stone-paved beach, with dark wooden posts in the surf under a blue sea.

Mooring posts in the surf

Jacobus Gerardus Veldheer, 1876

Engraved oval portrait of Jacob Verheije, a man in a powdered wig and dark coat, with a lettered cartouche below.

Portrait of Jacob Verheije

Jacob Houbraken, 1761

Oval engraved portrait of Pieter Verhoek, a man with long wavy hair and a draped cloak, with Dutch verse below.

Portrait of Pieter Verhoek

Matthaeus Brouërius van Nidek, 1702

Printed page with three portraits of men in dark suits, two in oval frames below and one vignette above, with name captions.

Portraits of Ericus Gerhardus Verkade (I), Ericus Gerhardus Verkade (II) and Johan Anton Eduard Verkade

Dirk Gerardus Schnabel, 1910

Decorative print with a city goddess and five views of Amsterdam canals, harbor ships and church towers.

Reproduction of a drawing of the city goddess of Amsterdam, incorporating five photographs with cityscapes

Gerrit Hendricus Heinen, 1894

Lithographic portrait of a curly-haired man in a dark coat and white cravat, with printed caption below.

Portrait of Charles Pièrre Verhulst

Guillaume Philidor Van den Burggraaff, 1822

Woodcut of Saint Andrew's martyrdom on a raised cross, with soldiers, a crowd, and kneeling mourners in the foreground.

Martyrdom of Andrew on the cross

Lucas Cranach, 1510

Woodcut of a robed saint kneeling by a vessel in a church interior while a crowd watches, with ornate carved panels behind.

John the Evangelist descends into his own grave

Lucas Cranach, 1510

Woodcut of a kneeling man before armoured soldiers and mounted riders beneath a bare tree, with two coats of arms above.

James the Greater is executed

Lucas Cranach, 1510

Woodcut of a robed figure crucified upside down above armored horsemen and spearmen, with a castle in the background.

Martyrdom of Philip on the cross

Lucas Cranach, 1510

Woodcut of Saint Bartholomew being flayed on a platform while armored executioners and a crowd of onlookers watch.

Martyrdom of Bartholomew when he is skinned alive

Lucas Cranach, 1510

Woodcut of soldiers in an interior with a kneeling figure, a spear, and a chandelier with lit candles.

Thomas stabbed to death with a spear

Lucas Cranach, 1510

Woodcut of a feathered rider on horseback among armored soldiers and spearmen, with a dog and kneeling figure in the foregrou

Martyrdom of Paul by decapitation

Lucas Cranach, 1510

Woodcut of a crowd below a balcony where a man is cast down, with a sword-wielding figure above and a stone building behind.

James the Lesser thrown from balcony

Lucas Cranach, 1510

Woodcut of Saint Simon being sawn in half between posts, with a crowd, a horseman, and a castle in the background.

Simon the Zealot sawed in half

Lucas Cranach, 1510

Woodcut of a kneeling saint struck with a club by armed men, watched by robed figures beside an altar with candlesticks.

Judas Thaddeus dies a martyr's death with club

Lucas Cranach, 1510

Woodcut of a kneeling man beheaded before a wooden post, with soldiers, a mounted rider and a hilltop castle.

Martyrdom of Matthias by decapitation

Lucas Cranach, 1510

Woodcut of an executioner holding up the severed head of a man before soldiers and onlookers in an arcaded courtyard.

Decapitation of John the Baptist

Lucas Cranach, 1511

Woodcut of armored Saint George standing with a sword, two winged angels beside him, castle and landscape behind.

George (Georgius) standing with lance and two angels

Lucas Cranach, 1506

Woodcut of Saint Jerome reading beside a lion in a forest clearing, with trees, a distant town and a hanging cardinal's hat.

Saint Jerome as penitent

Lucas Cranach, 1509

Watercolor of sailing boats and a ship on choppy water with a distant city skyline under billowing clouds.

View of the IJ and Amsterdam from the Oosterdoksdijk

Petrus Josephus Lutgers, 1869

Watercolour drawing of a canal with a rowing boat, windmills, a domed pavilion, and a distant city skyline under cloudy sky.

View of the Kostverlorenvaart

Jan de Beijer, 1755

Pencil sketch of a harbor crane, canal and city buildings with a church tower and moored boats, dated 1754.

View of the Waal and the Kraansluis

Jan Spaan, 1754

Watercolor winter landscape with skaters on a frozen canal, a windmill, snowy cottages and a bare tree under a pink sky.

Winter landscape

Jan de Beijer, 1713

Ink and wash drawing of a flat polder landscape with windmills, a city skyline with ship masts, and figures on a road.

View of Amsterdam from the Spaarndammerdijk

Paulus Constantijn la Fargue, 1773

Watercolor of sailing boats and a steamboat on a choppy waterway with a city skyline and church towers under cloudy skies.

View of ships on the IJ, looking towards the Kamperhoofd

Petrus Josephus Lutgers, 1870

Grey wash drawing of a gabled warehouse beside a stone canal bridge, with a tree and a small pedestrian at left.

View of a warehouse on the Oudezijds Achterburgwal

Kasparus Karsen, 1838

Pen drawing of a man in turban and embroidered costume playing a flute, titled Tamino in de Toverfluit, 1788.

Portrait of Jan Neyts as Tamino in the opera The Magic Flute

Johannes Jelgerhuis, 1788

Watercolor of a canal with sailing barges, gabled houses and the Munttoren tower in the background, Amsterdam.

View of the Munttoren and the English houses on the Amstel, corner of Kistenmakersgracht

Eduard Alexander Hilverdink, 1877

Engraved print of Amsterdam royal wedding festivities: triumphal arch, Waterloo veterans, canal boats, and a crowd greeting a

Festivities on the occasion of the marriage of William III, King of the Netherlands and Emma, Queen Regent of the Net…

Louis Dumont, 1879

Etching of the Amstel river in Amsterdam seen from a bridge, with gabled houses, boats, windmills and a horse-drawn carriage.

View of the Binnen-Amstel from the Blauwbrug in Amsterdam

Jan van Call, 1694

Sepia wash drawing of a bearded man's bust with a ruffled collar on a stone pedestal.

Pieter Adriaensz. van der Werff

Jan de Bisschop, 1650

Print of the Amstel river in Amsterdam with moored sailing ships, rowing boats, and a church tower beyond the quay.

View of the Amstel

J.B. Clermans, 1827

Pen drawing of decorative calligraphy with a large ornamental initial, flourished borders, French text and an alphabet sample

Design for a writing sample: Julius Caesar (...)

Jan van de Velde, 1605

Pen drawing of a calligraphy writing exemplar with a large flourished initial, italic text, and an alphabet line.

Design for a writing sample: Garde toy (...)

Jan van de Velde, 1605

Lithograph of a seated woman with a tambourine and a reclining man in a wide-brimmed hat in a grassy landscape.

Reclining man and woman with tambourine

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1840

Hand-colored print of the Aalmarkt canal in Leiden with boats, a bridge, historic houses and street figures.

View of the Aalmarkt in Leiden

Gerardus Johannes Bos, 1854

Hand-coloured lithograph of a woman in headscarf leaning on a wall beside a fishing net, dune plants behind her.

Woman leaning against exterior wall

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1867

Hand-coloured print of a Leiden canal with a drawbridge, gabled houses, a church dome, and boats on the water.

View of the Oude Vest in Leiden

Gerardus Johannes Bos, 1854

Hand-coloured print of a Leiden street with townhouses, a church tower, pedestrians, a horse cart and a dog.

View of the Breestraat in Leiden

Gerardus Johannes Bos, 1854

Hand-coloured print of a Leiden canal with an arched bridge, brick buildings, a church tower, and people walking.

View of the Rapenburg in Leiden

Gerardus Johannes Bos, 1854

Lithographic bust portrait of a man with curly hair, white cravat, dark coat and several medals, titled S. J. Brugmans.

Portrait of Sebald Justinus Brugmans

Leendert Springer, 1829

Woodcut portrait of a bearded clergyman in striped robes holding a book, with Latin text and border.

Portrait of Johannes Pfeffinger

Monogrammist IR, 1503

Portrait of Emperor Ferdinand I

Monogrammist MR, 1547

Engraving of Saint Ignatius of Loyola in prayer, framed by a flower wreath, halo, and cherubs, with inscriptions.

Saint Ignatius of Loyola in a garland of flowers

Joannes Galle, 1626