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Rijksmuseum

56,180 works

Engraved page of two calligraphic alphabet specimens, textura and fraktur, with ornate flourishes and decorated headings.

Twee schrijfvoorbeelden: textura en fraktur

Simon Frisius, 1605

Engraved calligraphy sheet with two alphabet samples, ornate flourished capitals and Dutch inscriptions, by Simon Frisius, 16

Twee schrijfvoorbeelden: de bastaert en de Nederlandse staande letter

Simon Frisius, 1605

Engraved calligraphy specimen with two alphabets, one titled The English hand, with ornate flourished capitals and a German s

Twee schrijfvoorbeelden: een Engelse hand en een Hoogduitse lopende letter

Simon Frisius, 1605

Engraved calligraphy page with flourished script lines and a lowercase alphabet in running hand, 1605.

Twee schrijfvoorbeelden: de bastarde en de Nederlandse lopende letter

Simon Frisius, 1605

Engraved calligraphy sample with a large flourished title, rows of French letterforms, and ornate swirling capital letters.

Schrijfvoorbeeld: de Franse letter

Simon Frisius, 1605

Engraved writing exemplar showing three alphabets of flourished capital letters on aged paper.

Schrijfvoorbeeld: drie keer het alfabet in kapitalen

Simon Frisius, 1605

Engraved panoramic view of the town of Tholen with a windmill, church towers, grazing cows and a cloudy sky.

Gezicht op Tholen

Jan Caspar Philips, 1752

Etching of Reimerswaal showing a walled town with towers, sailing ships, a town plan inset, and figures in boats.

Reimerswaal in huidige en vroegere tijden, 1634

Jan Luyken, 1696

Engraved river view of Tiel with a church tower, row of houses, and a large sailing barge with rowing boats in the foreground

Gezicht op Tiel

Jan Caspar Philips, 1740

Etching of townspeople and country folk on a riverbank watching a sailing boat, with a church tower behind them.

Burgers, ijsschuit en landlieden in Noord-Holland, ca. 1600

Claes Janszoon Visscher II, 1608

Etched print of a farmer plowing a field with a horse, a windmill and church tower on the horizon, Dutch caption above.

De landbouw in Holland, ca. 1600

Claes Janszoon Visscher II, 1608

Engraving of Dutch merchant ships and rowboats in a harbor, with a city skyline and church spires on the left.

De koopvaardij, ca. 1600

Claes Janszoon Visscher II, 1608

Etching of fishermen, a woman with a fish basket, a sail wagon with passengers, and nobles on a Dutch beach with ships.

Vissers en landlieden, de zeilwagen en edelen in Holland, ca. 1600

Claes Janszoon Visscher II, 1608

Etching in two panels: a fortified building and coastal scene on the left, and peat cutting with village houses on the right.

Huis te Britten en boerenwerk in Holland, ca. 1600

Claes Janszoon Visscher II, 1608

Etching with two scenes: a countess giving birth with attendants in an interior, and a mermaid held in a cage before townspeo

Legendes van de gravin met 360 kinderen (1276) en de zeemeermin gevangen in de Purmer (1403), ca. 1600

Claes Janszoon Visscher II, 1608

Etching of a town courtyard with workers, a horse and cart, sacks, and a spinning wheel, with church spires behind.

Hennepindustrie en touwslagerij, ca. 1600

Claes Janszoon Visscher II, 1608

Etching of washerwomen and workers beside brick buildings and barrels, with linen laid out to bleach in fields beyond.

Wasserij en bleekvelden, ca. 1600

Claes Janszoon Visscher II, 1608

Etching of troops and cannons besieging the walled town of Roermond, with camps and a river in the background.

Roermond door Willem van Oranje ingenomen

Frans Hogenberg, 1572

Engraving of ceiling scene with angels, a seated prophet writing, a lion, a lamb and a candelabra among clouds.

Plafondschilderingen in de koepel van de kerk Val-du-Grace: o.a. engelen en profeten

Gérard Audran, 1650

Engraving of plague victims in a classical courtyard, with an angel above in clouds and mourners tending the sick.

Pest in Israel onder David

Gérard Audran, 1650

Engraving of a robed figure raising his arms among fishermen hauling nets and sorting fish beside sailing boats.

Wonderbare visvangst

Jean Audran, 1677

Engraving of a seated figure preaching from a boat to a crowd on the shore, with fishermen, a sailing ship and a walled city

Christus predikend vanuit een boot

Jean Audran, 1677

Engraving of Jesus and disciples feeding a seated crowd on a hillside beside a palm tree, with baskets of bread.

Wonderbare vermenigvuldiging van brood en vis

Jean Audran, 1677

Engraved key sheet with numbered portrait heads of men in wigs and a printed name legend below.

Sleutel bij de prent 'Dood van de Graaf van Chatham

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1791

Engraving of a cat pinning a bat in a courtyard while women run and gesture beside a stone arcade and garden.

Kat doodt een vleermuis

Bernard Picart, 1719

Engraving of a man playing flute beside a woman with sheet music, a cherub and a cello in a wooded setting.

Musicerend paar

Bernard Picart, 1724

Engraving of an elegant company dining at a table with musicians and dancers in a candlelit room, 1722.

Elegant gezelschap rond een tafel

Bernard Picart, 1722

Engraved print with two circular medallions: allegorical figures with putti and shields on the left, and two sailing ships un

Penning met verwijzingen naar de Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden als zeemogendheid

Bernard Picart, 1710

Engraving of an allegorical scene with a hooded figure on a barrel, armored fighters, a wolf, and a burning city behind.

Toorn

Pieter van der Heyden, 1558

Engraving of a reclining figure labelled Desidia surrounded by snails, monsters, a tavern scene and a large wheel in a fantas

Luiheid

Pieter van der Heyden, 1558

Engraving of an allegorical scene titled Hoogmoed showing a woman with a mirror, a peacock, and fantastic architecture with g

Hoogmoed

Pieter van der Heyden, 1558

Woodcut of a seated woman beside angular houses and trees in a stylized landscape, dated 1918.

Zittende vrouw in een landschap

Gustave De Smet, 1918

Pencil sketch of a dog running to the right, drawn in angular outlines on cream paper.

Hond, rennend naar rechts

Gust van de Wall Perné, 1887

Pencil outline drawing of a dog running left with a zigzag tail, with red and blue dotted marks on the sheet.

Hond, rennend naar links

Gust van de Wall Perné, 1887

Engraving of a seated woman courted by two men in a richly furnished room, with a lion, rooster and piles of goods in the for

Vrijage om de Hollandse Bruid, ca. 1647-1648

Crispijn van de Passe, 1647

Etched crowd scene of a public execution on a scaffold before Dutch government buildings, with soldiers and onlookers, 1619.

De onthoofding van Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, 1619

Claes Janszoon Visscher II, 1619

Red chalk print of a man with a stick, a boy looking up, and a horse standing beside shrubs.

Twee jongens met een paard

Louis-Marin Bonnet, 1753

Etching of a landscape with ruined buildings, an arched gateway, trees, and small figures carrying a litter along a path.

Landschap met een ziekenhuis

Herman van Swanevelt, 1643

Etching of a village road with thatched cottages, large trees, and small figures in the foreground.

Enkele figuren op een weg

Claes Janszoon Visscher II, 1612

Etching of a rural inn with a swan sign, thatched barns, trees and a seated figure on a dirt road.

Herberg met een zwaan

Claes Janszoon Visscher II, 1612

Etching of thatched farm buildings beside a dirt road, with trees, a cart, a seated figure and a dog.

Boerderijen

Claes Janszoon Visscher II, 1612

Etching of a large thatched farmhouse with outbuildings, fences and tall trees under a cloudy sky.

Grote boerderij

Claes Janszoon Visscher II, 1612

Etching of a walled farmhouse with stepped gables and thatched roofs beside a dirt road, with trees and birds.

Ommuurde boerderij

Claes Janszoon Visscher II, 1620

Etching of thatched cottages beside a country road, with trees, a fence, haystacks and a figure with a staff.

Huizen aan een landweg

Claes Janszoon Visscher II, 1620

Etching of a village by a pond with a church spire, thatched houses, an arched bridge and a rowing boat in the foreground.

Dorp aan een vijver

Claes Janszoon Visscher II, 1620

Etching of a rural road past trees toward a church spire and farm buildings, with two walkers in the foreground.

Landschap met een klooster

Claes Janszoon Visscher II, 1620

Etching of a village street with thatched cottages, tall trees and a shepherd with sheep in the lower right corner.

Dorpsstraat

Claes Janszoon Visscher II, 1620

Etching of a rural path beside a field, with thatched farmhouses, tall trees, and two figures in the foreground.

Weg langs een veld

Claes Janszoon Visscher II, 1620

Etched landscape of a village with a church tower, trees, cattle at a pond, and two cloaked figures on the right.

Figuren bij een vijver

Claes Janszoon Visscher II, 1620

Etching of a rural road with thatched cottages, pollarded trees and small figures in the foreground under a cloudy sky.

Landschap met huizen en gekapte bomen

Claes Janszoon Visscher II, 1620

Etching of a village with thatched cottages, a church spire, trees, and two figures on a road in the foreground.

Landweg bij een dorp

Claes Janszoon Visscher II, 1620

Etched landscape of a village with farmhouses, trees, a shepherd and grazing sheep under a cloudy sky.

Dorp in een landschap

Claes Janszoon Visscher II, 1620

Etching of nude Silenus crowned with grape leaves beside a wine barrel, with satyrs playing pipes and holding a jug.

Silenus

Francesco Burani, 1600

Engraving of the Lutheran church in Amsterdam beside a canal, with a bridge, gabled houses and figures on the quay.

Gezicht op de Oude Lutherse Kerk te Amsterdam

Jacob van Meurs, 1663

Lithograph of the Lutheran Old Church beside a canal with a stone bridge, gabled houses, and a rowing boat in the foreground.

Gezichten op Amsterdam

Johannes Hilverdink, 1840

Engraved view of Itzehoe with church spires and rooftops, trees in the foreground, and two figures on a grassy bank.

Gezicht op Itzehoe

Georg Michael Kurz, 1847

Pen and wash drawing of a staircase of ages with peasant figures, cartouche frames, skulls and village houses, 1623.

Trap des Ouderdoms met boeren en boerinnen

Pieter Nolpe, 1623

Pen and wash drawing of a church with a bell tower, ruined walls, tiled roofs and trees under a cloudy sky.

Kerk en antieke ruïnes in Italië

Leonaert Bramer, 1606

Brown wash drawing of a hillside landscape with a farmhouse and a tall tower on a hill under a pale sky.

Gezicht op de kerk van San Gregorio al Celio in Rome

Thomas Wijck, 1626

Hand-coloured engraving of colonnaded ruins at Palmyra, with a triumphal arch and robed figures among fallen stones.

Gezicht op de ruïne van de boog van de zuilengalerij te Palmyra, gezien vanaf de westzijde

Robert Sayer, 1745

Hand-colored engraving of a crowded procession in front of Florence cathedral with its blue dome and bell tower.

Gezicht op de Dom te Florence met een processie op Sacramentsdag

Jean-François Daumont, 1745

Hand-colored engraving of a grand domed cathedral interior with columns, arches and small figures in period dress on a checke

Gezicht op het interieur van Saint Paul's Cathedral te Londen

Robert Sayer, 1753

Hand-coloured engraving of a royal palace and monastery with a formal garden, riders and pedestrians in the street, 1742.

Gezicht op het Koninklijk Paleis en het klooster van de minderbroeders kapucijnen te Wroclaw

Georg Balthasar Probst, 1742

Hand-coloured engraving of a Roman-style square with colonnades, a fountain, obelisks and a distant pyramid.

Gezicht op de Tempel van Vesta, de Piramide van Cestius en andere bouwwerken te Rome

Robert Sayer, 1745