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Rijksmuseum

133,117 works

Caricature sketch of schoolmasters and pupils, with marching boys holding letters spelling MENU and men carrying a desk.

Menukaart met onderwijzers en leerlingen

Theo van Hoytema, 1886

Charcoal sketch of a cap and garment hanging on a bedpost, with handwritten notes, on grey-green paper.

Kleeren en vlokkepetje op de knop van mijn ledikant

Theo van Hoytema, 1906

Pencil sketch of a sick man in bed behind a railing, with a dark dog beside him, on grey paper.

Een zieke in zijn bed

Theo van Hoytema, 1906

Colour print of a mother and child seen from behind, seated in a wooden chair against a pink interior wall.

Moeder met kind

Lucien Pissarro, 1915

Print of a girl in a blue dress holding a blonde doll while seated on a striped draped stool, with soft colored background.

Meisje met pop

Lucien Pissarro, 1873

Dutch magazine cover by Willy Sluiter, 1915: an official bends toward a toddler with a cart as a Red Cross dog and soldiers w

De mobilisatiekindertjes aan de grenzen

Jan Willem Sluiter, 1915

Caricature of a heavyset man with glasses holding his head beside a beer mug, a waiter and a 25 cents beer sign behind him.

Oorlogsfilosoof

Jan Willem Sluiter, 1917

Etching of a tabletop still life with a flower-filled ginger jar, a bowl, a goblet and a small figurine.

Stilleven met bloemen in een gemberpot

Willem Adrianus Grondhout, 1888

Black and white lithograph portrait of a man with swept-back hair and a waxed mustache, in a suit and tie, by Willy Sluiter.

Portret van J.G. Moojen

Jan Willem Sluiter, 1922

Print of a glum man and a bonneted woman seated apart at a table under a hanging lamp, with a magazine masthead above.

Nederland en Posthuma

Jan Willem Sluiter, 1916

Etching of a farm shed beside a canal with reeds, a willow tree and distant town buildings under a pale sky.

Schuur aan een sloot in Voorburg

Willem Adrianus Grondhout, 1888

Etching of a sailing boat and rowing boats on water before a city waterfront with a tall tower.

Schepen op het water in Constantinopel

Willem Adrianus Grondhout, 1888

Drake Pintail

Rochus van Veen, 1682

Oval print portrait of Jean Paul Marat in a dark coat with fur collar and white cravat, brown background, 1793.

Portret van Jean Paul Marat

Pierre-Michel Alix, 1793

Watercolor drawing of a spotted brown nutcracker bird clinging to a rock, head down, with labels in Latin and Dutch.

Notenkraker (Nucifraga caryocatactes)

Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt, 1596

Lithograph of a winged angel and a woman in a flowing gown offering a laurel wreath at a tomb.

Engel en personificatie van de roem brengen erekrans bij graftombe van Johannes Brahms

Henri Fantin-Latour, 1900

Watercolor ceiling design with Diana and a reclining Endymion among clouds, a cupid above, in a decorative scrolled border.

Ontwerp voor een plafondschildering met Diana en Endymion

Elias van Nijmegen, 1677

Engraved bird's-eye view of Golden Square in London, showing a fenced garden, townhouses, carriages and pedestrians.

Gezicht op Golden Square in Soho Londen

Sutton Nicholls, 1720

Pen and watercolor drawing of a goddess on clouds with a forge scene, putti working at fire, and doves overhead.

Ontwerp voor een kamerbeschildering met allegorie op het Vuur

Elias van Nijmegen, 1677

Pen and wash design for a ceiling with a central coffered dome, ornamental scrollwork panels and putti among clouds.

Ontwerp voor een plafondschildering: ornamentale vlakvulling

Elias van Nijmegen, 1677

Pen and watercolour drawing of Mercury presenting Argus's head to Juno with peacocks and cherubs in the clouds.

Ontwerp voor een kamerbeschildering met allegorie op de Lucht

Elias van Nijmegen, 1677

Pen and watercolour ceiling design with a laurel-crowned figure, a winged figure and putti in clouds, framed by scrolling orn

Ontwerp voor een plafondschildering met Eer (?) gekroond door de Tijd

Elias van Nijmegen, 1677

Watercolor of a cobbled village street with gabled houses, figures, and a church tower with a clock in the distance.

Straat in het dorp Oosterland op Duiveland

Joseph Adolf Schmetterling, 1822

Watercolor and pen drawing of a sleeping black dog with white paws, seen from behind, lying on the ground.

Slapende hond, van achteren gezien

Johan Daniël Koelman, 1841

Charcoal sketch on lined paper with three loose studies of nude figures, one standing at right with smudged shading.

Schetsblad met drie naaktstudies

Leo Gestel, 1891

Watercolor study of a large tree with spreading branches and green foliage above a grassy forest floor.

Boomstudie

George Andries Roth, 1819

Watercolor interior of a hall with period-costumed figures at a platform and a 19th-century crowd watching on the right.

Vondelviering op het Muiderslot, 1867

Charles Rochussen, 1867

Watercolor of mounted officers and soldiers on a plain, with drummers, a flag-decorated pavilion and a crowd before a distant

Het vertrek van het Spaanse garnizoen uit Den Bosch na de overgave aan Frederik Hendrik in 1629

Charles Rochussen, 1865

Watercolor of a Roman-style market with soldiers, women, a horse-drawn carriage, a statue and a temple facade.

Marktplaats met Romeinen en Batavieren

Charles Rochussen, 1889

Watercolor of monks approaching a white church while Germanic figures and children watch from a hazy golden landscape.

Monniken begeven zich naar een kerk, gadegeslagen door een groep Germanen

Charles Rochussen, 1871

Watercolor of Roman soldiers and horsemen on a riverbank as a white-robed bearded seer raises his arm in the water.

De Romeinse veldheer Drusus en de Germaanse wichelaar

Charles Rochussen, 1890

Watercolor of a pond and meadow with willows, poplars, flying birds and cumulus clouds under a pale blue sky.

Poel met bomen en weiland

Fredericus Jacobus van Rossum du Chattel, 1866

Decorative watercolour congratulation for a silver wedding, with a blue medallion marked 25, roses, and harbour views.

Felicitatie op de zilveren bruiloft van Otto Rudolph vom Rath en Anna Maria Louise Bunge, 1885

Charles Rochussen, 1885

Woodcut-style announcement in Dutch with dense black text, a winged emblem at top and a decorative leaf border.

Verhuisaankondiging van H. Fermin

Mathieu Lauweriks, 1874

Etching of old houses along a village street with a bare tree and a small figure near a doorway.

Huizen in Rijswijk

Willem Adrianus Grondhout, 1888

Charcoal drawing of sailing ships with tall masts on water beside a crowded harbor front with buildings.

Zeilschepen op het water

Leo Gestel, 1925

Etching of sailing boats with tall masts on the IJ, with a domed city waterfront and windmill under a cloudy sky.

Schepen op het IJ in Amsterdam

Willem Adrianus Grondhout, 1888

Etching of a studio corner with a skull on a shelf, framed prints, a draped figure on a bench, and a window at right.

Hoek van een atelier

Willem Adrianus Grondhout, 1888

Etching of a parrot perched on a branch, head turned, with faint palm fronds in the background.

Papegaai op een tak

Willem Adrianus Grondhout, 1888

Etching of a narrow Amsterdam street with a wooden handcart, old houses, an exterior staircase and pedestrians on cobblestone

Zwanenburgwal in Amsterdam

Willem Adrianus Grondhout, 1911

Etching of a canal in Amsterdam with gabled houses, a railed bridge, a figure, and reflections in the water.

Oudezijds Kolk in Amsterdam

Willem Adrianus Grondhout, 1888

Narrow etching of a flat village skyline with a tall tower, trees, houses, and a windmill at right.

Westkapelle

Willem Adrianus Grondhout, 1888

Etching of figures in a dim barn interior, a woman holding a child among seated people and straw on the floor.

Jongen op een ezel

Marius Bauer, 1889

Black-and-white woodcut of a woman in a turban holding a lute, with a pencil grid overlaid on the print.

Vrouw met luit

Johannes Josephus Aarts, 1881

Etching of a narrow Cairo street with figures in turbans and robes beneath a dark archway.

Straat in Caïro

Marius Bauer, 1889

Black-and-white print of a woman in a flowing robe leaning over a grotesque monster head, with a winged creature behind her.

Vrouw met monster

Johannes Josephus Aarts, 1881

Reddish-brown print of two women's faces framed by grape leaves and vines, with cypress trees in the distant landscape.

Twee bacchanten omgeven door wingerdbladeren

Johannes Josephus Aarts, 1897

Etching of robed and turbaned figures in a dark mosque entrance and on a pale stone floor, by Marius Bauer.

Moskee in Constantinopel

Marius Bauer, 1889

Green woodcut of a winged angel kneeling and showing a skull to two bearded men in robes, with a distant town.

Engel toont een schedel aan twee mannen

Johannes Josephus Aarts, 1881

Grey wash drawing of a Gothic church interior with tall columns, vaulted ceiling, iron railing and a statue on the right.

Gezicht in de Nieuwe Kerk te Delft

Johannes Jelgerhuis, 1819

Watercolor of a stone bridge over a canal with tall trees, a low house, and a distant church tower.

Gezicht op de Biltstraat buiten Utrecht

Johannes Jelgerhuis, 1812

Watercolor of two peaches with red blush and green leaves on a reddish branch, against a plain cream background.

Twee perziken aan hun steeltjes

Albertus Steenbergen, 1824

Watercolor study of a grey speckled caterpillar with red dots on a stem beside a lobed leaf, labelled Amphidasis Betularia.

Studieblad met rups, Amphidasis Betularia

Albertus Steenbergen, 1824

Grey wash drawing of a Gothic church interior with tall columns, vaulted ceilings, and small figures on the tiled floor.

Interieur van de Nieuwe Kerk te Delft

Johannes Jelgerhuis, 1824

Drawing of a hairy caterpillar, a cocoon, and two spotted white moths with red markings on a cream sheet.

Studieblad met rups, cocon en nachtvlinder met uitgespreide vleugels van de Aretia Menthastri

Albertus Steenbergen, 1848

Watercolor study of a hairy caterpillar above a brown moth with scalloped wings, labeled Lasiocampa Quercifolia.

Studieblad met rups en nachtvlinders, Lasiocampa Quireifolia

Albertus Steenbergen, 1824

Pen and wash drawing of a row of gabled houses along a street, with a street lamp and a standing man by a canal.

Bij de Koepoort te Delft

Johannes Jelgerhuis, 1819

Ink sketch of a seated nude woman with knees drawn up, her head turned, set against dark brush strokes.

Naakte zittende vrouw met opgetrokken knieën (schets)

Leo Gestel, 1936

Ink drawing of a tree crowded with birds and flowers, with the lettering DE GEMEENSCHAP along the bottom edge.

Boom met vogels (omslagontwerp voor De Gemeenschap)

Leo Gestel, 1935

Steigerend paard, bloem en kop

Leo Gestel, 1930

Black and white sketch of a rearing horse, a large flower, and a stylized human head in bold geometric shapes.

Steigerend paard, bloem en kop (schets)

Leo Gestel, 1930

Ink drawing of a pale mask with dark openings set among black rocks and a building with windows, in black and white.

Twee maskers voor gebouw en rotsen (schets)

Leo Gestel, 1936

Watercolor of a sunlit cobbled village street with half-timbered houses, a wooden cart, firewood, and figures walking.

Gezicht te Pünderich, aan de Mosel

Marinus van Raden, 1874

Pencil drawing of two workmen at a sluice wheel by water, one seated and one standing in a cap, with bare trees behind.

Werklieden bij een afsluiter

Henk Henriët, 1913