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Rijksmuseum

73,865 works

Woodcut of nude Hercules wrestling two cattle beside a club and foliage, with dense hatched shading.

Hercules en de runderen van Geryon

Gabriel Salmon, 1528

Pen and wash drawing of a ragged standing man holding a hat and walking stick against a sketched street background.

Bedelaar

Alexander Ver Huell, 1854

Pen and wash drawing of a standing man wrapped in a draped cloth, arms folded, with touches of red.

Man die een laken om zich heen slaat

Alexander Ver Huell, 1854

Man met zwaard in historisch kostuum

Alexander Ver Huell, 1854

Dienstmeid

Alexander Ver Huell, 1854

Engraved oval portrait bust of Pope Innocent XI in clerical dress, inscribed on a stone pedestal below.

Portret van paus Innocentius XI

Johann Georg Mentzel, 1687

Hand-colored print of an abbey with a church spire beside a river, with grazing animals and hills under a pink and blue sky.

Gezicht op de abdij van Saint-Martin-lès-Langres

Israël Silvestre, 1650

Hand-coloured engraving of the Château de Lésigny with formal gardens, a central fountain and a coat of arms above.

Gezicht op het kasteel van Lésigny

Israël Silvestre, 1654

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a lace collar, framed by a coat of arms, eagle, and Latin inscription.

Portret van Isaak Volmar

Pieter de Jode, 1628

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in studded armor, surrounded by flags, weapons, a heron and coats of arms.

Portret van Joachim Christian

Pieter de Jode, 1658

Engraving of winged Time rowing a boat with robed passengers past a mountain landscape and a tower with a lamp.

Vader Tijd neemt het leven weg

Bernard Picart, 1693

Black diamond-shaped woodcut bookplate with swirling flames over an altar and Latin lettering around the border.

Vignet ter herinnering aan Mary Vincentia Huizinga-Schorer

Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst, 1919

Engraving of allegorical figures in clouds: a winged man lifts a woman while a putto and two seated figures look up.

Plafondschildering met allegorische figuren

Bernard Picart, 1692

Engraving of an allegory with a seated woman writing in a book, surrounded by figures, instruments, and a celestial scene.

Allegorie met Geschiedenis die de historie schrijft

Bernard Picart, 1726

Engraved kitchen interior with seated figures among baskets of cabbages and vegetables, pewter jugs on a shelf beside a windo

Interieur met zittende figuren en groentemanden

Jacques Beauvarlet, 1756

Engraving of a fruit seller with a basket of apples among women, children and men in a dim interior with baskets and cabbages

Fruitverkoopster

Jacques Beauvarlet, 1756

Engraved forest scene with two birds among branches beside a large tree trunk, with a clearing beyond.

Nachtegaal en een leeuwerik in het bos

Noach van der Meer, 1777

Engraved print with an allegorical scene of seated figures and cherubs above a symmetrical ornamental design with flowers and

Personificatie van de Poëzie en ornamenten

Bernard Picart, 1727

Engraving of a dancing bear standing upright among other bears in a rocky forest clearing.

Dansende beer tussen andere beren

Noach van der Meer, 1777

Engraving of two men in a church interior, one pointing at a tomb inscribed CENTENARIUS OBIIT, with a stone urn above.

Twee mannen bij een graf

Noach van der Meer, 1777

Engraved 18th-century street scene of men in coats and hats gesturing near townhouses and a tree, with a seated figure at lef

Man wordt op straat uitgelachen

Noach van der Meer, 1777

Engraved 1777 print of a man drawing a sword while a seated woman gestures toward him in a paneled interior.

Man trekt zijn zwaard om zelfmoord te plegen

Noach van der Meer, 1777

Engraving of a man raising his hat in a room with portraits, an ornate chair, and two children at an open door.

Historie van de hoed

Noach van der Meer, 1777

Engraving of six dogs in a garden beside an ivy-covered wall, with tall trees and a colonnade in the background.

Zes honden in een tuin

Noach van der Meer, 1777

Engraved interior scene with three women in a room with a laid table, open door, bookcase and a music stand.

Om hulp vragende vrouw

Noach van der Meer, 1777

Engraving of a rider on a horse with a man holding a whip, beside a large tree and a barn, in a rural landscape.

Ruiter op een veulen en een man met een rijzweep

Noach van der Meer, 1777

Engraving of a man gesturing in a draped room, with a dove perched on a table beside a mirror and a chair.

Duif voor een spiegel

Noach van der Meer, 1777

Engraving of two men in a garden by a brick wall and tree, one pointing while the other leans on a shovel.

Man toont zijn knie aan een doodgraver

Noach van der Meer, 1777

Engraving of a young woman in a white dress reading an open book at a small table under leafy trees, in an oval frame.

Lezende jonge vrouw

Wilhelm Arndt, 1799

Etching of a bearded elderly man in a prayer shawl and headwear, reading from an open book.

Biddende joodse man

Hermann Struck, 1913

Hand-coloured 1846 satirical print with several comic vignettes of figures in town scenes, a peep show and a carriage.

Satrische voorstellingen

Andreas Geiger, 1846

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a curled periwig and cloak, with a Latin inscription and coat of arms below.

Portret van Theodor Ernst Zahn

Johann Paul Hoffmann, 1669

Caricature print of a bearded man on a dock beside a porter with luggage, with ship masts and an Amsterdam Transvaal sign beh

Eene oplossing van de quaestie der kerkelijke hoogleeraren

Johan Braakensiek, 1889

Caricature of a crowned woman seated beside an empty strongbox with loan papers, two men in hats standing at left.

Amsterdamse stedenmaagd zittend naast een lege schatkist

Johan Michaël Schmidt Crans, 1879

Engraving of an ornate bowl with a reclining couple, a putto with a mirror, grapevines and male figures supporting it.

Schaal met bovenaan een minnend paar

Antonio Fantuzzi, 1543

Etched river landscape with a rowing boat, wooden jetty, cottage, large tree and distant sailing boat under clouds.

Riviergezicht

Johanna de Bruyn, 1777

Small etched landscape with a farmhouse, large tree, seated figures, a footbridge and a distant windmill under a cloudy sky.

Landschap

Johanna de Bruyn, 1777

Etching of a rural landscape with a tall leaning tree, a rider on horseback, a farmhouse and a fence under a cloudy sky.

Landschap met ruiter

Johanna de Bruyn, 1777

Engraved anatomical plate of the esophagus and aorta with lettered labels and small red-tinted tissue detail insets.

Anatomie van de slokdarm en de aorta

Johannes Cornelis de Bruyn, 1812

Hand-colored anatomical print of lungs with trachea and stomach on a cream background, blue and red tones.

Anatomie van de longen en de maag

Johannes Cornelis de Bruyn, 1812

Drawing of an elderly man seated and bent forward, hands clasped, wearing a dark waistcoat and shoes.

Zittende man

Falk Bierman, 1909

Etching of a snowy forest path lined with bare tall trees, with a lone hunter walking down the middle of the road.

Besneeuwd bospad met jager

Aristide de Biseau, 1854

Engraved vignette of a ruined hilltop tower above countryside, with a horse cart on a path and mountains in the distance.

Briefpapier met bovenaan een vignet met een landschap bij Godesberg en het Siebengebirg

Louis Thümling, 1800

Etching of a wooded landscape with a dirt road, tall trees on both sides, distant hills and small figures on the path.

Landschap met vrouw en koe op een pad

Aristide de Biseau, 1854

Decorative letter paper border with a seaside promenade, palm trees, a rider, a crowd and a rifle shooter below an arcade.

Briefpapier met voorstellingen van vermaak aan een zuidelijke kust

Lefman, 1800

Engraved plate of a giraffe skeleton in side view with scale bars and a handwritten Dutch inscription below.

Giraffa Camelopardalis (Giraffe) skeleton

Jean François Gout, 1785

Engraved bust-length portrait of a curly-haired man in a dark coat and cravat, arms resting on a ledge, crosshatched backgrou

Portret van Fleury François Richard

Jean-Baptiste Chometon, 1812

Portret van Johann Huncžovsky

Franz Wrenk, 1792

Engraved scene of Hercules in a lion skin leading a veiled woman before a seated man, with onlookers behind a curtain.

Hercules brengt Alcestis terug uit de onderwereld

Joseph Spiegl, 1795

Engraved print of a neoclassical tomb with a reclining man on a sarcophagus, a relief of three women, and an inscribed plaque

Grafmonument voor Alexander von der Mark

Heinrich Sintzenich, 1793

Etching of a wounded man on a bed inside a draped tent, surrounded by armed soldiers and onlookers, with trees behind.

Graaf Ernst Casimir sneuvelt bij het beleg van Roermond, 1632

Simon Fokke, 1722

Portret van Maria Christina, aartshertogin van Oostenrijk, omlijst door een slang als eeuwigheidssymbool

Karl Agricola, 1812

Stippled engraved portrait of a bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat and dark cloak, after a self-portrait by Rubens.

Zelfportret van Peter Paul Rubens

Cäcilie Brandt, 1824

Engraved heraldic coat of arms with lions on a shield, winged helmets, scrolls, and mermaid figures flanking an inscription.

Wapen van Ernst Casimir, graaf van Nassau-Dietz, 1632

Simon de Passe, 1626

Engraved bust portrait of an older cardinal in dark robes and a cross pendant, captioned Cardinal de Cheverus.

Portret van Louise de La Vallière

Jean Bein, 1799

Engraved oval portrait of Michel Philippe Bouvart, a man in a powdered wig, within a laurel and ribbon frame on cream paper.

Portret van Michel-Philippe Bouvart

Pierre Adrien Le Beau, 1758

Oval engraved portrait of Charles James Fox in a dark coat and white cravat, with stippled background and printed name below.

Portret van Charles James Fox

C.A. Burckhardt, 1775

Engraved portrait of a bewigged clergyman in black robe with white collar, hand on a book, before a bookshelf.

Portret van Moritz Carl Christian Woog

Christian Friedrich Boëtius, 1721

Engraved oval portrait of a bald man in military uniform with a sash and order medals, captioned Alexandre Suvarow.

Portret van Aleksandr Soevorov

Wilbrod Magloire Nicolas Courbe, 1789

Pencil drawing of ancient crotales, flutes and a horn arranged in a circle with flowing ribbons.

Crotale et flutes antiques

Pierre Félix van Doren, 1828

Brown ink drawing of an ornate stove design with an arched firebox, potted plants on a trellis, and a swag-decorated plinth.

Ontwerp voor een kachel met potten met planten

Johann Samuel Nahl, 1775

Pen drawing of a bookstall at a market, surrounded by eight vignettes of people reading in ornamental borders.

Boekenkraam op een markt omgeven door acht scènes met lezende figuren

Charles Rochussen, 1860

Grey wash drawing of a rococo clock stand design with a round watch dial, foliage, draped canopy and scrolled base.

Ontwerp voor een horlogestandaard

Thomas Johnson, 1760

Pencil design drawing of a chair back with curved slats and a small side elevation with measurements in the lower left.

Ontwerp voor de rug van een stoel met links onder een zijaanzicht van de stoel

Franz März, 1843

Printed broadside with six engraved allegorical emblem figures above dense columns of explanatory text, dated 1705.

Uitleg van de zinnebeelden op de meibomen te Den Haag, 1705

Hendrik Pola, 1705

Engraved fortress plan of Zoutleeuw with cherubs, cannon fire and mounted officers in a battle scene below, 1705.

Plattegrond van Zoutleeuw, 1705

Zacharias Chatelain, 1705

Engraved title page with two winged putti, armour, halberd, muskets and pikes framing a blank central panel.

Titelblad voor de Wapenhandelinghe van Roers Musquetten ende Spiessen

Jacques de Gheyn, 1607

Engraved interior showing a woman writing at a table beside a curtained window, with a chair and framed pictures on the wall.

Schrijvende vrouw

Jacob Ernst Marcus, 1815

Engraving of soldiers fighting in a stone archway inside a castle, with a figure in a tricorn hat and swords on the ground.

Verovering van het kasteel van Barcelona, 1705

Philippus Velijn, 1823

Engraved bust portrait of a man in dark military uniform with epaulettes and a star insignia, with a signature below.

Portret van Willem I, koning der Nederlanden

Dirk Jurriaan Sluyter, 1826

Portretten van Wilhelmina van Pruisen, Willem V, prins van Oranje-Nassau, Louise, prinses van Oranje-Nassau, Willem I…

Johannes Jelgerhuis, 1780

Lithographic bust portrait of a man in a dark military uniform with epaulettes and a star insignia, captioned Koning Willem d

Portret van Willem I, koning der Nederlanden

Maria Elisabeth Liernur, 1831

Engraved domestic interior of a seated woman in a cap beside a teapot, with a dog and cat at her feet.

Huisvrienden

Carel Christiaan Antony Last, 1841

Japanese woodblock print of a procession with samurai and banners on a green plain, Mount Fuji and pines behind.

Yoshiwara

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1864

Woodblock print of a seated kabuki actor holding a bowl beside a plum blossom screen, with a lacquer table and floral mat.

Acteur Bando Mitsugoro III in de rol van Kizo

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1825

Japanese woodblock print of three kabuki actors in dark and patterned robes, with calligraphy in the margins, dated 1828.

Ichikawa Danjûrô VII trekt zijn kostuum aan

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1828

Woodblock print of a seated man in a patterned kimono holding a red cup beside a brazier, with calligraphy.

Minamoto no Yoshinaka

Utagawa Toyokuni, 1822

Woodblock print portrait of an actor in elaborate floral hairpieces and a plum-patterned kimono, with a wide-eyed expression.

Iwai Hanshiro V in de rol van Yaoya Oshichi

Utagawa Kunisada, 1812

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor with a shaven head and red lips in a blue starburst-patterned kimono.

Nakamura Utaemon III in de rol van Yojiro

Utagawa Kunisada, 1812

Japanese woodblock print of a seated kabuki actor beside a makeup stand, with a sword, calligraphy and an attendant.

Nakamura Shikan I na zijn laatste voorstelling

Utagawa Kunisada, 1815

Woodblock print of three costumed figures at a red temple gate, with a large stone Buddha head and a paper scroll.

Drie acteurs bij een tempelpoort

Utagawa Kunisada, 1820

Japanese woodblock print of a standing actor in patterned kimono holding a parasol and a goose with an arrow.

Acteur met een gans in de hand

Utagawa Kunisada, 1820

Pen drawing of a narrow cobbled alley with gabled houses, pedestrians, a street lamp and a domed church tower behind.

Gezicht op de Zwarte Bijlsteeg

Willem Wenckebach, 1870

Etching of the old Amsterdam town hall with a tall spire, arcades, and pedestrians on a cobbled square.

Gezicht op het oude stadhuis van Amsterdam

Claes Janszoon Visscher II, 1605

Decorative 1852 print with ornate border, Amsterdam coat of arms and lion, scenes of horsemen and a fair, above a printed ver

Kermisprent van de Amsterdamse nachtwacht voor het jaar 1852

Friedrich Robert Prinz, 1852

Yellow printed broadside with ornate floral border, three vignettes of a mansion, garden gate and bandstand, and verse text.

Kermisprent van de Amsterdamse nachtwacht voor het jaar 1853

Friedrich Robert Prinz, 1853

Engraving of a robed woman in clouds above bearded men at a flaming altar beside a classical column, in an oval frame.

Geloof wordt aanbeden

Valentin Lefèbvre, 1682

Kop van een koe met witte kol

Jacobus Cornelis Gaal, 1852

Small etching of two resting sheep on grassy ground with shrubs, set on a light sheet of paper.

Twee liggende schapen

Jacobus Cornelis Gaal, 1850

Engraved portrait of a young boy in royal robes holding a staff, framed by an arch and curtain, with a Latin inscription belo

Portret van Lodewijk XIV van Frankrijk als kind

Petrus Rucholle, 1643

Engraved sheet with a central coat of arms and four smaller heraldic shields on labeled banners, signed Blon fecit.

Wapenschilden van de familie Van Gele

Michiel le Blon, 1611

Engraved oval portrait of Hector in plumed helmet holding a spear, with a burning city and Latin inscription around the frame

Hector van Troje

Crispijn van de Passe, 1547

Engraved title page with a seated fisherman, fish and basket beneath an ornate cartouche with putti, dated 1655.

Cartouche met kwabornament waarvoor een visser zit

Pieter Hendricksz. Schut, 1655

Etching of a standing allegorical woman in flowing drapery holding a rod with a radiant eye, with a landscape behind her.

Personificatie van de zedigheid

Arnold Houbraken, 1710

Engraved print of a robed woman with a flower wreath holding blossoms, standing on a pedestal inscribed Bevalligheyt.

Gepersonifieerde Bevalligheid

Arnold Houbraken, 1710

Engraved portrait of a man in plate armour holding a baton beside a helmet, with a Latin inscription below.

Portret van Hendrik, graaf van Nassau-Siegen

Paulus Pontius, 1649