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Rijksmuseum

3,097 works

Engraved design of an ornate wall decoration with putti, draped swags, classical urns and reclining mythological figures.

Wanddecoratie met Hercules en Minerva

André-Charles Boulle, 1710

Engraved title page with architectural frame, busts of Justinianus, and figures of Minerva and Justice beside law tablets.

Architecturale omlijsting met buste van keizer Justinianus en Minerva en personificatie van gerechtigheid

François van Bleyswijck, 1681

Engraving of Venus embracing Adonis, who holds a spear and leashed hunting dogs, with a cupid under a tree at left.

Venus en Adonis

Giulio Sanuto, 1559

Engraving of a nude woman as Luna standing barefoot on a cloud, holding a billowing cloth, with horizontal hatched background

Diana als Luna op een wolk

Pieter Valck, 1575

Engraving of the god Apollo holding a lyre beside a pedestal, with a town, windmill and sunrise over the sea in the backgroun

Apollo

Hieronymus Cock, 1550

Engraving of Minerva in plumed helmet and armor, holding a spear and round shield, in a landscape with a distant town.

Minerva

Hieronymus Cock, 1551

Engraved plate of Juno and Minerva in a chariot with galloping horses, dancing Hours and stars in the sky.

Juno en Minerva onderweg om de Grieken te assisteren

Tommaso Piroli, 1805

Engraving of three draped women unharnessing horses from a chariot, with stars in the sky, from Pope's Homer illustrations.

Horen nemen de paarden van Juno's koets

Tommaso Piroli, 1805

Engraved plate of robed men in a line, one gesturing toward another, with a lyre at left and a caption below.

Odysseus probeert Achilles te overtuigen

Tommaso Piroli, 1805

Line engraving of two warriors leading horses past bearded chiefs with staffs, from Diomedes and Odysseus with the spoils of

Diomedes en Odysseus met de buit van Rhesus

Tommaso Piroli, 1805

Engraved title page with classical architecture, a Minerva medallion, stacked books, scrolls and heraldic shields.

Architecturale setting met portretmedaillon Minerva

Jan Goeree, 1707

Etching of the warship Hercules on the stocks, with workers building its hull beside a river near Dordrecht, 1782.

Oorlogsschip Hercules staande op stapel, 1782

Johannes Schoenmakers, 1782

Pen drawing in oval frame of Apollo chasing Daphne turning into laurel, with Cupid aiming a bow and a reclining river figure.

Apollo en Daphne

Jan Claudius de Cock, 1701

Engraving of Jupiter and Juno reclining on clouds, Jupiter crowned and holding an eagle, with Latin verses below.

Jupiter en Juno

Hendrick Goltzius, 1575

Engraved portrait of Saint Mark the Evangelist seated at a desk with a lion, books, and a clock, in a decorative border.

Marcus de evangelist

Dietrich Krüger, 1615

Engraving of Saint Matthew writing in a book with a quill as an angel looks up beside him, inside an ornamental border.

Mattheus de apostel en evangelist

Dietrich Krüger, 1615

Engraving of Saint Luke writing at a candlelit table with an ox behind him, inscription GLORIA IN EXCELSIS DEO on the page.

Lucas de evangelist

Dietrich Krüger, 1615

Engraving of Saint John the Evangelist with an eagle, quill and inkwell, gazing upward within an ornate border.

Johannes de apostel en evangelist

Dietrich Krüger, 1615

Pen and ink print of mythological scene with goddess Diana, stags, a chariot, hunting dogs and seated figures.

Mythologische voorstelling met de godin Diana

Matthias Oesterreich, 1750

Engraving of a muscular man with an axe beside a bull, a laurel-crowned man at its head, and a hooded old figure with a staff

Hercules en de stier van Kreta

Matthias Oesterreich, 1752

Dubbelportret van Diana, hertogin Langeron en Albertina, markiezin Balleroi

Carl Hermann Pfeiffer, 1779

Engraving of a reclining crowned woman with a peacock among clouds, inside an oval, labelled AER.

Vrouwelijke personifcatie van element lucht als godin Juno met pauw

Cornelis van Dalen, 1648

Engraving of a nude hero with a sword fighting armored soldiers beside ship rigging, with Latin verses below.

Hercules vecht met Geryoneus (?)

Hendrick Goltzius, 1575

Lithograph of the Episcopal Church in Amsterdam with Gothic windows, a canal, tall trees, carriages and pedestrians.

Gezicht op de Christ Church te Amsterdam

Nathaniel Whittock, 1825

Engraving of a seated lyre player in a rock cave greeting a helmeted spear-bearing warrior, with a wooded landscape beyond.

Orpheus wordt gevraagd om zich bij de Argonauten te voegen

Joseph Anton Koch, 1799

Engraving of Greek heroes gathering in a wooded landscape, with a helmeted figure and spearmen approaching a seated crowd bes

Orpheus voegt zich bij de Argonauten

Joseph Anton Koch, 1799

Engraving of Hercules striking a bull beside a smoking stone altar, with armoured men, a ship's sail and pottery in the foreg

Hercules offert een stier aan Neptunus voor het vertrek van de Argonauten met het schip Argo

Joseph Anton Koch, 1799

Etching of Jupiter reclining on a cloud beside a white cow, with a woman, an eagle, cherubs and trees in a landscape.

Jupiter en Io

Pietro Sante Bartoli, 1645

Engraving of classical figures under a tree, with a helmeted woman, a horse, a seated man, and the Latin motto 'Paci studere

Minerva en Odysseus met een Romeinse keizer

Theodor de Bry, 1596

Line engraving of Mercury with a caduceus approaching a draped standing woman beside classical furniture.

Mercurius gelast Kalypso om Odysseus te laten vertrekken

James Neagle, 1805

Engraving of a nude goddess with raised arms standing on a raft, a bearded man clinging to a mast, and cherubs among clouds.

Leucothea geeft Odysseus een sjaal

James Neagle, 1805

Engraving of a bearded man walking behind a chariot driven by a woman, with attendants and two horses, in a classical style.

Odysseus volgt de koets van Nausikaä

James Parker, 1805

Engraved plate of classical figures in draped robes gathered around a hearth, one seated on the floor, in an interior.

Odysseus bij koning Alkinoös en koningin Arete

James Parker, 1805

Line engraving of a lyre player performing for seated, draped figures in a columned hall, illustrating the Odyssey.

Odysseus huilt bij het lied van Demodokos

James Neagle, 1805

Engraving of the giant Polyphemus seated in a cave, reaching for a bowl of wine offered by a cloaked figure beside a jug.

Odysseus schenkt wijn aan Polyphemus

James Parker, 1805

Etching of Saint John the Evangelist seated on a cloud beside an eagle, with an angel medallion in the upper left.

De evangelist Johannes

Pierre Brébiette, 1620

Etching of Saint Luke seated with a quill, an ox beside him, an open book and inkwell at his feet, and clouds behind.

De evangelist Lucas

Pierre Brébiette, 1620

Engraving of Saint Mark seated writing with a quill beside a resting winged lion, with the inscription S. MARCVS below.

De evangelist Marcus

Pierre Brébiette, 1620

Etching of the evangelist Matthew seated on clouds with a quill, while a winged angel holds a writing tablet.

De evangelist Mattheus

Pierre Brébiette, 1620

Line engraving of Jupiter enthroned with Thetis kneeling beside him, an eagle at his feet and zodiac figures in the sky.

Thetis pleit bij Jupiter voor Achilles

William Blake, 1805

Engraving of Briseis leaving Achilles' tent between two heralds, with a seated Achilles and a Medusa shield at left.

Achilles afscheid van Briseïs

Tommaso Piroli, 1805

Engraved plate of Thetis calling the giant Briareus to aid Jupiter, with Jupiter enthroned on clouds above.

Thetis roept Briareus op om Jupiter te assisteren

Tommaso Piroli, 1805

Engraving of two decorated chariots with horses and seated figures in a classical procession, with altars and a hieroglyph-ca

Beelden van Juno en Jupiter in wagens rondgereden

Jan Luyken, 1690

Mezzotint of two women embracing in a forest, with a cherub, hunting dogs and distant hills in the background.

Jupiter en Callisto

Jan Verkolje, 1660

Venus embraces Adonis in a forest clearing with hunting dogs, a cupid, discarded hunting gear and swans in the sky.

Venus weerhoudt Adonis van de jacht

Jan Verkolje, 1666

Mezzotint of Venus embracing Adonis under a tree, with hunting dogs, a cupid with arrows, and swans in the clouds.

Venus weerhoudt Adonis van de jacht

Jan Verkolje, 1660

Engraving with two oval scenes in ornamental frames: a reclining nude with a mirror above, and a youth bending over water bel

Narcissus

Georges Reverdy, 1536

Engraving of Venus mourning the dead Adonis with a cupid and dog, set in a landscape of classical ruins and trees.

Venus en de dode Adonis

Johannes of Lucas van Doetechum, 1653

Engraving of a classical garden landscape with a fountain, obelisk and columns, and a youth gazing at his reflection in the w

Landschap met Narcissus

Johannes of Lucas van Doetechum, 1653

Engraving of seated Minerva with a spear and shield, with a helmeted warrior gesturing beside her among banners and soldiers.

Minerva omgeven door krijgers

Jacob Goltzius, 1597

Engraving of Juno with a peacock and Mercury in a circular roundel, with the caption Iuno below.

Juno

Egbert van Panderen, 1590

Engraving of a reclining nude youth on a bier with mourning women, a flying goddess and cherubs, dogs and trees in a forest s

De dood van Adonis

Giovanni-Martino dei Boni, 1800

Historic photograph of Quebec's lower town and river harbor with a steamboat, rooftops and masts in the foreground.

Gezicht op Québec en de Saint Charles

Jules-Ernest Livernois, 1889

Engraving of Orpheus with a lyre before a fiery underworld, with demons, flames and seated onlookers in an oval composition.

Orpheus in de onderwereld: het element vuur

Abraham van den Hecken, 1620

Engraved allegorical frontispiece with Apollo descending Parnassus, Muses, Pegasus, putti and a stone inscription.

Apollo daalt af van de Parnassus

Adolf van der Laan, 1740

Engraving of a helmeted goddess crowning a young boy beneath a tree, framed by a rococo cartouche with a Latin inscription.

Jongen door Minerva gelauwerd

Adolf van der Laan, 1738

Hand-colored engraving of St Paul's Cathedral in London seen from the northwest, with figures and a carriage in the foregroun

Gezicht op Saint Paul's Cathedral te Londen gezien vanaf de noordwestzijde

Nicolas Jean Baptiste Poilly, 1722

Hand-colored print of a tree-lined park avenue with strolling figures in red coats and dresses, and a sentry box at left.

Gezicht op The Mall in het Saint James's Park te Londen

Hand-coloured print of a canal in a tree-lined park with strolling figures in period dress and distant buildings.

Gezicht op het kanaal in het Saint James's Park te Londen

Basset, 1700

Engraving of a nude man seen from behind beside a greyhound, spear and laurel wreath, with a draped cloth and stone ledge.

Narcissus bij fontein

Cornelis van Dalen, 1648

Pen and grey wash drawing of Mercury and Venus among clouds, with gods and winged figures in a cartouche frame.

Mercurius ontsteelt Venus haar gordel

Jacob de Wit, 1705

Engraving of a seated man under large trees watching a woman wading in a pond, with a French verse caption below.

Daphne in het water

Louis Michel Halbou, 1788

Engraving of the Nativity with the infant Christ in a manger, shepherds and Mary, and angels singing in clouds above.

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Jan Harmensz. Muller, 1606

Engraving of nude Psyche sleeping on a draped bed as a winged Cupid stands nearby with attendant putti.

Amor en Psyche

Jan Harmensz. Muller, 1598