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Rijksmuseum

56,180 works

Etching of Socrates reclining in a prison cell, chained, surrounded by mourning friends beneath a stone arch.

Socrates neemt afscheid van zijn vrienden in de gevangenis

Bernhard Rode, 1780

Engraved view of a courtyard with a brick orphanage building, trees, a statue, children and passersby in Amsterdam.

Gezicht op de binnenplaats van het rooms-katholieke Jongensweeshuis te Amsterdam

Hermanus Petrus Schouten, 1770

Open book showing a photograph of hydraulic mining water jets blasting a rocky cliff, with printed text on the facing page.

Gezicht op een mijn in Californië

Carleton Watkins, 1881

Engraving of the Koningsplein in Amsterdam with a large tree, strollers, canal boats and the Munttoren tower in the distance.

Gezicht op de Munttoren te Amsterdam

Paulus van Liender, 1760

Black-and-white photo of figures walking among ice cakes on the Muir Glacier, with snowy ridges behind them.

Gezicht op een gezelschap bij de Muirgletsjer

William Henry Partridge, 1885

Black-and-white photo of steamer Ancon with masts behind a large iceberg in Takou Inlet, printed on a book page.

Gezicht op een ijsschots met daarachter het stoomschip Ancon

William Henry Partridge, 1885

Engraved architectural plate of the Portico of Octavia in Rome, showing plans, elevations, and a temple facade with columns.

Porticus van Octavius te Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1756

Etching of a vaulted stone interior with a staircase, scaffolding and small workmen among rubble, by Piranesi.

Kerker met zaagbok

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1761

Engraved architectural elevation of Corinthian capitals, entablature and inscription from the Porticus of Octavia, Rome.

Detail voorzijde van Porticus van Octavius te Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1756

Etching of a dim vaulted prison interior with staircases, chains, arches and small figures by Piranesi.

Pier met kettingen

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1761

Engraved plate of ancient architectural fragments: frieze with griffins, Corinthian capital, decorated column, and roof tile

Architectuurfragmenten

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1753

Pen sketch sheet with a veiled woman's head, a bearded man, a satyr, scroll ornaments and a horseman.

Hoofd van een gesluierde vrouw, hoofd van een man, hoofd van een sater, een krulornament en een man te paard

Stefano Della Bella, 1620

Etched sheet of five figure studies: a helmeted soldier on a horse, a shouting man, and three smaller heads.

Studie van vijf strijdende figuren

Stefano Della Bella, 1620

Album page with two Pont-en-Royans postcards of a hillside town and suspended houses, plus a street photograph.

Twee fotomechanische prentbriefkaarten en een foto van Pont-en-Royans

Hendrik Herman van den Berg, 1929

Engraving of a hooded monk reading on a bench beneath trees, with a river and distant town in the background.

Thomas à Kempis

Johann Heinrich Maria Hubert Rennefeld, 1865

Open book spread: left page with printed text and a portrait of a man, right page with a sepia photo of pine trees on heath.

Dennenbomen nabij Müritz

Franz Goerke, 1898

Photo of tall dune grass on a sandy embankment with shrubs and a fence, printed on a book page.

Grasduin in Ahrenshoop

Franz Goerke, 1898

Black-and-white photo of surf on a sandy beach with a distant town skyline, printed on a book page.

Gezicht op Warnemünde

Franz Goerke, 1898

Black-and-white photograph of a wooded heath path with trees and a wooden fence, printed on a book page.

Doorkijk op de Rostocker Heide

Franz Goerke, 1898

Halftone photograph of a gnarled tree trunk and leafy branches beside a wooden fence, printed on a book page beside German te

Landschap nabij Burg Schlitz

Franz Goerke, 1898

Black and white print of a crowded group of children's faces and heads in varied expressions against a dark background.

Groep kinderen

Abraham de Miranda, 1898

Etching of a wooded landscape with curving tree trunks, a sloping grassy hill, and a fence and buildings in the distance.

Bosgezicht

Paula Modersohn-Becker, 1886

Two panels of a religious procession with robed figures, a large tree, houses and an Ave Maria inscription, printed in green

Processie in Laren

Pieter Hendrik van Moerkerken, 1887

Etched interior of a room with exposed beams, leaded windows, a stone fireplace, a table and an armchair.

Interieur van Museum Plantin-Moretus

L. Moerman, 1850

Engraving of a nude boy with compasses beside an armillary sphere, surrounded by animals and trees in a landscape.

Adam als wetenschapper

Christian Friedrich Fritzsch, 1760

Hand-colored print of seven men in period costume marching past a leaping hare and a carved stone marker.

De Zeven Zwaben en de haas

Monogrammist KD, 1820

Etching of fishing boats driven ashore in surf while armed men gather on the beach near a church tower, 1781.

Vlaardinger hoeker door de Engelsen op het strand gejaagd, 1781

Arend Fokke Willemsz, 1781

Engraving of a violent brawl among robed men in a vaulted church interior, with a gesturing cleric on a raised platform at ri

Gevechten tijdens de bisschopsverkiezing van Damasus

Jan Luyken, 1701

Engraving of a violent street brawl among crowds with clubs in a classical city with domed buildings and arcades.

Gevechten tijdens de pausverkiezing van Symmachus

Jan Luyken, 1701

Engraving of a helmeted official in a cloak facing robed monks and soldiers in a city square with domed buildings.

Prefect Orestes wordt door monniken bespot

Jan Luyken, 1701

Etching of a crowd pulling a woman from a carriage before a domed building with a minaret, by Jan Luyken, 1701.

Hypatia wordt door Christenen van haar koets getrokken

Jan Luyken, 1701

Etching of bearded men in turbans dining at a laden table in a grand hall, with servants, a chandelier and drapery.

Bisschoppen aan tafel voor een drinkgelag

Jan Luyken, 1701

Etching of sleeping men sprawled in a room, with a standing figure gesturing beside a table holding a pitcher and cups.

Dronken bisschoppen, slapend in een kamer

Jan Luyken, 1701

Engraving of an emperor reaching for a robed cleric's ornate hat in an arcaded hall with seated courtiers.

De keizer neemt een kanunnik zijn rijkelijk versierde hoed af

Jan Luyken, 1701

Engraving of an emperor in a crown gesturing to a bishop in a mitre, with courtiers in an arched stone hall.

De keizer confronteert de aartsbisschop met de weelde van de kerk

Jan Luyken, 1701

Engraving of soldiers arresting bishops in a columned hall while officials at a draped table gesture in protest.

Aanhouding van enkele bisschoppen op bevel van bisschop Dioscorus van Alexandrië

Jan Luyken, 1701

Engraving of officers in period dress arresting a seated man in a room with bookshelves, a desk, and a standing man in a gown

Gevangenneming van de Utrechtse pander, 1786

Pieter Hendrik Jonxis, 1786

Sepia lithograph of the Vendôme column rising above a Paris square lined with tall facades and small carriages.

Gezicht op de Colonne Vendôme in Parijs

A. Provost, 1839

Engraved crowd scene on a Middelburg quay with tall ships, flags, and lined soldiers under a cloudy sky.

Aankomst van de prins en prinses van Oranje te Middelburg, 1786

Mathias de Sallieth, 1786

Engraving of several sailing ships on a river with flags, while onlookers wave from the shore under a cloudy sky.

Aankomst van de prins en prinses van Oranje te Welzinge, 1786

Robert Pollard, 1786

Engraved interior of an assembly hall with seated men at a table, ship paintings on the walls, and rows of oval-back chairs.

Willem V toegesproken in de vergadering van de Staten van Zeeland, 1786

Mathias de Sallieth, 1787

Engraving of a royal party inspecting a sea dike, with a crowd, a tent, workers and a cart under a cloudy sky.

Prins en Prinses van Oranje bezichtigen de Westcappelse Dijk, 1786

Mathias de Sallieth, 1786

Engraving of floodwater surging over a canal lock at Gorinchem, with windmills and spectators on a wooden walkway.

Overstroming bij de Kanaalsluis te Gorinchem, 1820

Willem van Senus, 1820

Hand-colored print of a dike breach with rushing floodwater, a wooden bridge with people, a farmhouse, and a stormy sky.

Dijkdoorbraak bij de Sprokkelburgse sluis bij Gorinchem, 1820

Roelof van der Meulen, 1820

Hand-coloured print of floodwater spilling over a sluice by thatched houses, with a windmill and onlookers on the dike road.

Overstroming bij de Arkelse dam bij Gorinchem, 1820

Roelof van der Meulen, 1820

Etching of a farmyard with a timber barn, figures, chickens and a dog, with a thatched barn and trees in the background.

Elias en de weduwe van Sarepta

François Collignon, 1619

Hand-colored print of floodwater over a canal sluice with houses, a wooden bridge and workers on a dike, 1820.

Overstroming bij de Kanaalsluis bij Gorinchem, 1820

Roelof van der Meulen, 1820

Engraved illustration of two views of fossil skull and bone fragments with a scale bar, in green-grey tones.

Botten gevonden te Heukelum, 1820

Willem Hendrik Hoogkamer, 1820

Etched landscape with a leaning tree, rocky cliffs, a ruined aqueduct and two small figures on a path.

Landschap met waterval

Gillis van Scheyndel, 1605

Album page with four photos and a postcard of Château d'Ardenne in Houyet, showing the palace facade, garden pond and lawns.

Drie foto's en een fotomechanische prentbriefkaart van het Château Royal d'Ardenne in Houyet

Hendrik Herman van den Berg, 1928

Etching of a winter landscape with skaters on a frozen canal, bare trees, a ruined tower and cottages.

Winterlandschap met schaatsers

Gillis van Scheyndel, 1605

Etching of a river landscape with a bridge, wooded island, sailboats, a rowing boat and walking figures on the bank.

Rivierlandschap met brug en eiland

Jan van Almeloveen, 1662

Etching of a river landscape with three boats, figures on the bank, a large tree and a thatched cottage on the right.

Rivierlandschap met drie boten

Jan van Almeloveen, 1662

Etched river landscape with walkers and a dog on a path, a rocky cliff, boats on the water, and a distant town.

Rivierlandschap met wandelaars

Jan van Almeloveen, 1662

Etched river landscape with a cottage, large tree, sailing boats and a rocky island on the right.

Rivierlandschap met rotseiland

Jan van Almeloveen, 1662

Etching of a river valley with a stone bridge, travelers, a rocky cliff with a hilltop town, and distant mountains.

Rivierlandschap met stenen brug

Jan van Almeloveen, 1662

Engraved print of a seated ruler under a canopy, flanked by robed figures with flags and rows of heraldic shields below.

Wapens en namen van de Gecommitteerde Raden van Zeeland en de steden van Zeeland

Joseph Mulder, 1688

Engraving of a bearded prophet gesturing before a seated crowned king in an interior, with armored guards at an open door.

Jeremia bij koning Sedekia

Antonie Wierix, 1585

Engraving of a bearded man with a sword killing a Jewish man before a royal official, with crowds and a city gate behind.

Mattatias doodt een Jood en een afgezant van de koning

Johannes Wierix, 1579

Brown ink sketch of an elderly bearded man reading at a desk in a study, with a lion lying nearby.

St Jerome Reading in his Study

Willem Drost, 1650

Pen sketch of men gathered at a table under trees in a tavern garden, drawn in brown ink with hatched shading.

Group of Figures at a Table in the Garden of a Tavern

Willem Drost, 1650

Pencil drawing of Amsterdam-style buildings, a church spire, rooftops and a street with a pedestrian, by Rieke, 1861.

Gezicht op de Korenbeurs aan het Damrak

Johan Martinus Anthon Rieke, 1861

Red chalk sheet of studies showing hunters in plumed hats, a mounted rider, a greyhound and hounds, with steps behind.

Sheet of Studies with Hunters, Horses and Dogs

Pen and brown ink drawing of two standing men with a spear beside sleeping figures inside a tent.

David Preventing Abishai from Killing Saul

Willem Drost, 1650