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Rijksmuseum

73,865 works

Two vertical ornamental designs of ivy vines and floral scrollwork with leaves, flowers and berries on a printed page.

Twee motieven van bladranken

Michel Liénard, 1866

Engraved 1631 map of rivers, fortified towns and ships, with inset fortification plans and a text panel below.

Overwinning op het Slaak, 1631

Crispijn van den Queborn, 1631

Engraved ornament plate with scrolling branches, acanthus leaves, flowers and ivy, dated 1866 by Michel Liénard.

Vijf ornamenten van takken met bladeren

Michel Liénard, 1866

Engraving of a naval battle with rowing boats and sailing ships, gunsmoke, fallen men on the shore, and text panels below.

Begin van de expeditie te Antwerpen en ongelukkig eind tijdens de slag op het Slaak, 1631

Crispijn van de Passe, 1631

Engraved plate with a rearing lion over acanthus scrolls and a dog entwined with vine leaves below.

Leeuw en hond op en tussen bladranken

Michel Liénard, 1866

Engraved oval portrait of a man with wavy hair and a lace collar, inside an ornate scrolled frame with a name cartouche.

Portret van Joan Wolfert van Brederode, heer van Vianen

Crispijn van de Passe, 1632

Engraved oval portrait of a mustached man in armour and lace collar, inscribed Ottho de Gent, within a decorative frame.

Portret van Otto van Gent, heer van Dieden

Crispijn van de Passe, 1632

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man with a lace collar, inside an ornamental scrolled frame, dated 1632.

Portret van Ernst Casimir, graaf van Nassau-Dietz

Crispijn van de Passe, 1632

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a lace collar and cloak, inside an ornate scrolled frame with a name inscription.

Portret van Johann Albrecht, graaf van Solms-Braunfels (II)

Crispijn van de Passe, 1632

Etching of an Amsterdam canal with gabled houses, a bare tree, moored boats, and a horse and cart on the quay.

Overhaal bij de Montelbaanstoren in Amsterdam

Willem Witsen, 1912

Sepia etching of Amsterdam canal houses, a curved bridge, and reflections in the water under a cloudy sky.

Gezicht op huizen en een brug in Amsterdam

Willem Witsen, 1915

Ink vignette with a stooped man digging with a shovel inside an ornate frame, lettered L.J. Veen across the top.

Vignet van Uitgeversmaatschappij L.J. Veen

Willem Pothast, 1887

Pen drawing of a wreathed figure reclining among round vegetables while a robed figure stands beside a bare tree and wooden b

Meisje in een bak met knollen

Willem Pothast, 1887

Pen drawing of two fish swimming in a round glass bowl hung from a chain and tied with a ribbon bow.

Vissen in een kom

Willem Pothast, 1887

Pen drawing of a boy at an arched doorway overgrown with trailing vines, reaching toward a door handle.

Jongen met kat bij een deur

Willem Pothast, 1887

Ink drawing of a man with a bald head writing in a notebook at a desk, seated in a wooden chair.

Schrijvende jongen

Willem Pothast, 1887

Ink drawing of three children among tall reeds and cattails beside a swirling patterned pool, by Willem Pothast.

Drie kinderen in het riet

Willem Pothast, 1887

Pen drawing of a man playing harpsichord as a woman holds sheet music in an ornate period room.

Musicerende man en vrouw

Willem Pothast, 1887

Pen drawing of two young women standing in a bedroom beside a mirror, candlestick, vase and open book.

Twee jonge vrouwen in een slaapkamer

Willem Pothast, 1887

Ink drawing of a kneeling mother and child in an interior, the child reaching toward toy sailboats with flags on the floor.

Moeder en kind bij een muur

Willem Pothast, 1887

Pen drawing of children sledding down a snowy hill on wooden sleds, with onlookers and a winter landscape with trees.

Sleeënde kinderen

Willem Pothast, 1887

Pen drawing of a girl lying injured in a street beside a bicycle, a horse cart, and a woman reacting nearby.

Meisje aangereden door een paardenkar

Willem Pothast, 1887

Engraved portrait of Pierre Gassendi in clerical robe with white collar, inside an ornate decorative frame with French inscri

Portret van Pierre Gassendi

Henri Bonnart, 1652

Etching of a seated woman and a standing man holding a basket beside a leafy garden wall.

Zittende vrouw en staande man met mand in een landschap

François Boucher, 1735

Engraved print with an oval male portrait in rococo scrollwork and a lower panel of a cross, chalice and cherubs.

Portret van Joannes Vollenhove en een allegorische voorstelling met het kruis

Pieter Tanjé, 1750

Engraved bust portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar and buttoned doublet, with Latin inscriptions above and below.

Portret van Joris Hoefnagel

Jan Sadeler, 1592

Engraving of figures in a hedged garden, a man striding toward a seated woman, with a city skyline in the distance.

Verschillende figuren in een tuin

Daniël Veelwaard, 1776

Engraving of a long-tailed bird standing on a rock in a hilly landscape with grasses and clouds.

Vogel op een boomstronk in een landschap

Reinier Vinkeles, 1751

Engraving of a group on a country road under a large tree, with a horseback rider, cows, and a distant church spire.

Gezelschap met twee paarden lopend op een landweg

Isaac Weissenbruch, 1836

Wood engraving of a brick courtyard with a tree, tiled-roof houses and a woman standing near a garden wall.

Het hofje van Kelderman

Isaac Weissenbruch, 1863

Etching of soldiers seizing bishops in a church assembly, and below, bishops held in a vaulted interior by armored men.

Aanhouding van enkele bisschoppen op bevel van bisschop Dioscorus van Alexandrië en hun ketening in de gevangenis

Jan Luyken, 1701

Etching of an apostle leaving a bathhouse above, and a woman tied to a stake being burned below, with onlookers.

Johannes en de ketter Cerinthus in het badhuis en de verbranding van een onschuldige vrouw

Jan Luyken, 1701

Etching of boys dancing around a robed bishop in a square, and boys throwing a ball through a large bonfire.

Lucius, de Ariaanse bisschop van Alexandië, trapt op een bal en de zuivering van de bal met vuur

Jan Luyken, 1701

Engraving of a crowd attacking an elderly bishop beside a burning church, with a lower scene of a crowd carrying a severed he

Gregorius, een Ariaanse bisschop, wordt door tegenstanders mishandeld en de onthoofding van een monnik tijdens onlust…

Jan Luyken, 1701

Engraving of a bishop burning at a stake above, and a man being strangled in a prison cell below.

Arnoldus, bisschop van Brix, wordt op de brandstapel verbrand en Arnulfus wordt in een gevangenis gewurgd

Jan Luyken, 1701

Sepia engraving of four men's portrait heads arranged on a sheet of paper with curled corners.

Portretten van Taco Scheltema, Nicolaas Baur, Willem Bartel van der Kooi en Martinus Schouman

Willem van Senus, 1783

Engraved oval portrait of a woman with curled hair, pearl earrings and a lace collar, inscribed as Anna, Princess Dowager of

Portret van Anna, prinses van Oranje Nassau

Willem van Senus, 1783

Engraving of a woman under a tree raising her arm while children gather around her on a grassy hill.

Kinderen en een vrouw in een landschap

Willem van Senus, 1822

Engraved oval portrait of a woman in a headscarf and draped gown with jeweled clasps, with a caption below.

Portret van Maria Louise (prinses van Oranje-Nassau)

Willem van Senus, 1783

Oval engraved portrait of a woman with curled hair, jeweled headpiece, lace collar and pearls, with caption Carolina.

Portret van Carolina (prinses van Oranje-Nassau)

Willem van Senus, 1783

Oval engraved portrait of a woman with curled powdered hair and a ruffled lace collar, captioned Frederika Sophia Wilhelmina.

Portret van Wilhelmina van Pruisen (1751-1820)

Willem van Senus, 1783

Hand-coloured engraved oval portrait of Valentin Haüy in a grey wig and purple coat, with an allegorical relief below.

Portret van Valentin Haüy

Antoine Louis François Sergent, 1789

Engraved oval portrait of Jacques Necker in a powdered wig and lace jabot, with cherubs and books in the panel below.

Portret van Jacques Necker

Antoine Louis François Sergent, 1789

Hand-colored plate of moths, caterpillars, a cocoon, eggs and a leafy branch, numbered figures 1 to 8.

Nachtvlinders

Christiaan Sepp, 1762

Oval sepia-toned portrait print of a powdered-wig man in a dark coat and sash, framed by a laurel wreath and ribbon.

Portret van François XII Alexandre Frédéric, hertog van La Rochefoucauld-Liancourt

Antoine Louis François Sergent, 1789

Sepia engraved oval portrait of a man in a powdered wig and dark coat, framed by a laurel wreath with a ribbon bow.

Portret van Jean Sylvain Bailly

Antoine Louis François Sergent, 1789

Engraved print of the Holy Family with a sleeping infant, a young child with an open book, and an elderly woman beside a curt

Heilige Familie met Johannes de Doper

Philippe de Soye, 1566

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

Small etching of a castle with a round tower and domed turret behind dense trees and shrubs, under a cloudy sky.

Kasteel met ronde toren

Alexander Schaepkens, 1830

Etching of a windmill with large sails on a rise among shrubs and trees, with a flat landscape and clouds beyond.

Landschap met windmolen

Alexander Schaepkens, 1830

Etching of a dense group of trees beside a river with a small boat at the water's edge and cloudy sky above.

Bomengroep

Alexander Schaepkens, 1855

Etched oval portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar and ornate doublet, with the date 1612 in the upper corners.

Zelfportret van Werner van den Valckert

Werner van den Valckert, 1612

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

Engraved plate of astronomical instruments, quadrants, a twelve-house astrological figure and a dial, with labelled diagrams.

Astronomische meetinstrumenten

Leonardus Valck, 1706

Engraved allegory of astronomy and geography with two figures, globes, a map of Europe and Africa, and a Latin banner.

Astronomie en Geografie met meetinstrumenten

Leonardus Valck, 1706

Engraving of a skeleton with scythe riding a hay cart pulled by horses, with soldiers and figures in a landscape.

Hooiwagen bestuurd door Vader Tijd en de Dood

Cornelis Udemans, 1660

Printed Dutch verse page titled Verklaringe van de Tytel-Plaet, with a poem explaining an allegorical title print.

Titelpagina voor: C. Udemans, Af-beeldinge van de verkeerde werelt, 1660

Cornelis Udemans, 1660

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a powdered wig and fur-trimmed robe, with a laurel wreath and caption panel below.

Portret van Frederik Willem, keurvorst van Brandenburg

Andries Vaillant, 1685

Engraved oval portrait of a bewigged clergyman with a cross pendant, framed by laurel branches and a Latin inscription.

Portret van Aloysius Bevilacqua

Andries Vaillant, 1675

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man with curly hair and clerical collar, with Latin and Dutch inscriptions below.

Portret van Frans Burman (I)

Andries Vaillant, 1680

Watercolor of an attic room with a wooden table, a linen press, a ladder and sheer window curtains.

Zolderkamer met linnenpers en oude trekmangel

Christiaan Andriessen, 1805

Printed tear-off calendar sheet in pink, orange and yellow with a figure in white costume and penciled handwriting.

Scheurkalender met clown en publiek

Johannes Moesman, 1869

Black and white New Year greeting showing an old woman, a girl, and a woman in a floral gown beside a tree with a 1901 banner

Nieuwjaarswens voor het jaar 1901

Theo Molkenboer, 1901

Portret van Francina Baane

Reinier Vinkeles, 1790

Grey woodcut of a sailing ship on rough waves above block-letter text announcing a silver wedding celebration.

Zeilschip op een woelige zee

Eugène Lücker, 1877

Lithographic bust portrait of a bearded man in a dark coat and cravat, titled Portret van Simon van Baalen, 1855.

Portret van Simon van Baalen

Adrianus Johannes Ehnle, 1855

Engraved bust portrait of a man with curly hair and mustache, labeled Alex. von Bach, by August Weger, 1833.

Portret van Alexander von Bach

August Weger, 1833

Broadsheet with twenty-eight small woodcut scenes of figures skating, sledding, fishing, hunting and trading, with Dutch capt

Vermaken en bedryven

Johan Noman, 1806

Sheet of sixteen small woodcut panels showing Old Testament scenes with Dutch captions, including Jonah, Samson and Daniel.

Bybelsche zinnebeelden van het Oude Testament

Johan Noman, 1806

Sixteen small woodcut animal illustrations in four rows with Dutch rhyming captions, including rhinoceros, elephant and lion.

Dees prent mooi en wel / Zijn er zestien op een vel

Johan Noman, 1806

Mannenkop

Leo Gestel, 1934

Pen-and-ink portrait of a bearded man with dark hair, shown head and shoulders on cream paper.

Portret van Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Leo Gestel, 1934

Ink drawing of a clenched fist with hatched shading, with pencil annotations including 'cliché' and '4 cm' beside it.

Gebalde vuist

Leo Gestel, 1934

Ink drawing of a rifle topped with a helmet standing upright in a field of hatched grass and broken stalks.

Geweer met een helm erop in een veld

Leo Gestel, 1934

Paard

Leo Gestel, 1934

Ink drawing with white highlights of a man in a military cap with a mustache, with handwritten notes below.

Portret van generaal Joseph Jacques Césaire Joffre

Leo Gestel, 1934

Portret van André Tardieu

Leo Gestel, 1934

Black ink drawing of angular leaves and a spiral-centred flower bloom, with handwritten notes on the paper.

Bloemen

Leo Gestel, 1934

Ink drawing of a speckled bird perched on a rock beside loose hatched foliage, by Leo Gestel, 1934.

Vogel

Leo Gestel, 1934

Ink drawing of an ornate wayang puppet head with scrolling headdress, annotated with handwritten notes below.

Hoofd van een wajangpop

Leo Gestel, 1934

Etching of a crowned king receiving scrolls from bearded scholars in an arcaded hall, with a lower scene of readers before a

Koning Ptolemaeus Philadelphus bestudeert de Hebreeuwse wetsrollen / Voorlezing van de vertaling der wet aan koning P…

Jan Luyken, 1698

Etching of armed men attacking banqueters in an arcaded hall, with an overturned table and fleeing guests.

Simon aan een gastmaal op last van zijn schoonzoon Ptolomaeus vermoord

Jan Luyken, 1698

Etching with two scenes: a man pouring salt into a spring by a palm tree, and men by a lake with smoke rising from fruit and

Eliza werpt zout in de bron / Geplukte Sodomsappelen gaan in rook terwijl door Vespasianus in de Dode Zee geworpen me…

Jan Luyken, 1698

Etching of two scenes: a lamenting man before a crowd under a fiery sky, and soldiers with torches in a city street.

Jezus ben Ananias weeklaagt over het lot van Jeruzalem / Jezus ben Ananias door de Romeinen gegeseld

Jan Luyken, 1698

Pencil sketch on paper with overlapping studies of animal forms, including a possible dog, drawn in loose hatched lines.

Dierstudies, mogelijk honden

George Hendrik Breitner, 1882

Etching of a bearded man in a crown of thorns holding a staff, turned toward the viewer against a dark background.

Christus met doornenkroon (Man van Smarten)

Carl Bloch, 1888

Etching of the risen Christ with raised arms in a tomb, with two kneeling angels and lilies in the foreground.

De Opstanding van Christus

Carl Bloch, 1881

Etching of a woman in a white cap seated on wooden posts by the sea, with waves and a distant sailboat under an overcast sky.

Dame, zittend op een pier aan het water

Carl Bloch, 1885

Etching of an elderly woman in a shawl holding a muff, standing in a doorway beside an umbrella stand.

Vrouw met mof, bij een huisdeur

Carl Bloch, 1880

Etching of two women in shawls and traditional dress talking, one carrying a basket, with a dog at lower right.

Twee vrouwen in klederdracht, met elkaar pratend

Carl Bloch, 1880

Etching of an elderly woman in a dark shawl scattering food to sparrows on the ground, with a basket and walking stick.

Vrouw voert vogels

Carl Bloch, 1886

Engraved portrait of an elderly bearded man in a cap writing at a desk beside a window overlooking a river.

Portret van Pieter Johannes Veth

Engraving of Clio teaching a young man beside a globe, with a stage behind a lifted curtain showing Fortune, Cupid and Death.

Clio onderwijst een jonge man

Pieter Yver, 1743

Engraved botanical plate with a bouquet of flowers and a labeled cross-section of a flower with roots and leaves.

Doorsnede van een bloem

Pieter Yver, 1736

Engraving of allegorical figures with a winged scribe writing in a book, battle scene in distance, and rulers at an altar.

Geschiedenis en de vier werelddelen

Pieter Yver, 1737

Engraved allegory of a winged old man unveiling a reclining woman before a young prince, with a burning city behind.

De Waarheid van de universele geschiedenis onthuld

Pieter Yver, 1737