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Rijksmuseum

56,133 works

Hand-colored print of Amsterdam harbor with masted ships, a round tower, gabled houses and people on the quay.

Gezicht op het Oosterdok te Amsterdam

Philippe Benoist, 1851

Engraved plate of architectural details, ornaments, and a street view of a house with sculpted panels and a floor plan.

Bouwkundige onderdelen van een woonhuis op de Prins Hendrikkade in Amsterdam

Gerrit Jan Thieme, 1881

Engraved botanical plate numbered 43 and 44 showing flowering stems on the left and tall lily-like blossoms on the right.

Dagkoekoeksbloem en roggelelie

Crispijn van de Passe, 1600

Engraving of a plum branch with fruit beside two carnations and a rooster, numbered 47 and 48, on a pale sheet.

Kerspruim en tuinanjer

Crispijn van de Passe, 1600

Engraving of redcurrant branch and spiny thistle plants with a butterfly above, numbered 45 and 46.

Aalbes en Mariadistel

Crispijn van de Passe, 1600

Engraving of a forget-me-not plant, barley ears and a small hare on a mound, numbered 49 and 50.

Moerasvergeet-mij-nietje en gerst

Crispijn van de Passe, 1600

Engraving of two ribbed melons, one elongated and one round, with stems, numbered 53 at the top.

Twee meloenen

Crispijn van de Passe, 1600

Engraving of violets on the left and a branch with three oranges and leaves on the right, numbered 51 and 52.

Maarts viooltje en sinaasappel

Crispijn van de Passe, 1600

Engraved plate of a pea plant with pods, cornflowers, a pansy and a small bird on a mound, numbered 56 and 57.

Erwt en korenbloem

Crispijn van de Passe, 1600

Etched botanical plate showing foxglove on the left and monkshood on the right, numbered 54 and 55.

Vingerhoedskruid en blauwe monnikskap

Crispijn van de Passe, 1600

Engraving of a fig branch with fruit beside a columbine plant, with a small bird above, numbered 58 and 59.

Vijgenboom en wilde akelei

Crispijn van de Passe, 1600

Engraved botanical plate showing a rose with buds and leaves, a fruiting branch, a snail and a small fly.

Es en roos

Crispijn van de Passe, 1600

Engraving of two botanical plants numbered 62 and 63, one with tubular flowers and one with round fruits and leaves.

Kromhals en muisdoorn

Crispijn van de Passe, 1600

Engraved plate of poppy flowers and buds beside a branch of broad bean pods and leaves, numbered 64 and 65.

Grote klaproos en tuinboon

Crispijn van de Passe, 1600

Engraving of larkspur flowers and a blackberry branch with birds, numbered 66 and 67, on a stippled ground.

Wilde ridderspoor en zwarte moerbei

Crispijn van de Passe, 1600

Engraved botanical plate with two numbered plants: a serrated-leaf umbel plant and a feathery plant with round flower heads.

Hertswortel en boerenwormkruid

Crispijn van de Passe, 1600

Engraved botanical plate of hazel branches with nuts and a wild rose branch with buds and an open flower.

Hazelaar en roos

Crispijn van de Passe, 1600

Watercolor of a horse pulling an ornate sledge with two men and a green banner, with a torch bearer walking alongside.

Twaalfde slede

Abraham Delfos, 1776

Hand-coloured drawing of a decorated sleigh drawn by a brown horse, with two men driving and two torchbearers walking beside

Dertiende slede

Abraham Delfos, 1776

Pen drawing of nude women around a bound male captive, with a kneeling woman in front and children on their backs.

Vrouw bereidt de doding van een gevangene voor

Theodor de Bry, 1538

Coloured drawing of a blue sleigh with four horn-playing musicians pulled by two horses, with two torchbearers riding alongsi

Veertiende slede

Abraham Delfos, 1776

Brown wash drawing of a path winding through trees toward distant travelers and hills under a pale sky.

Italiaans landschap met reizigers in de verte

Pen and grey wash drawing of a forest path past a boulder, trees framing a distant hazy landscape.

Tweesprong aan de rand van een bos

Pencil sketch study of horses, donkeys, a rider and a man leading a horse across rocky ground.

Studieblad met figuren, paarden en ezels

Pen and brown wash drawing of an Italian fortified building with a round tower, arched gateway and trees behind.

Italiaans gebouw met zware ronde toren

Brown ink and wash drawing of a mountain landscape with a road by a lake, trees, a ruined tower and distant hills.

Berglandschap met een weg langs een meer

Pencil sketch of a canal with a sluice gate, old houses, a tower and trees reflected in the water.

Gezicht op de Overtoomse Sluis

Anthonie van Teijn, 1927

Watercolor of a kraal with thatched huts, armed men with spears, beaded figures, and a campfire before mountains.

The kraal of “Captain” Coba (or Kobé), a chief of the Gqunukhwebe

Robert Jacob Gordon, 1777

Pen and wash drawing of a mountainous landscape with cliffs, trees, a winding road, a round tower and small figures.

Bergachtig landschap met figuren

Hand-coloured drawing of Namaqua chieftains and family in fur cloaks, beaded necklaces and headdresses, with spears and a bow

Chieftans of the Namaqualand region

Robert Jacob Gordon, 1779

Watercolour of a group in feathered headdresses and beadwork walking with an ox loaded with bundles and two children.

Nomadic tribe with their possessions laden on an ox

Robert Jacob Gordon, 1777

Lithographic invitation with a drawn church interior of columns and arches, and printed event text on the right.

Uitnodiging van Schilder- en Teekenkundig Genootschap "Kunstliefde" voor een kunstbeschouwing, 3 april 1902

Johan Paul Constantinus Grolman, 1902

Pen drawing of gabled canal houses and a moored boat, with Dutch invitation text to an 1902 art viewing on the right.

Uitnodiging van Schilder- en Teekenkundig Genootschap "Kunstliefde" voor een kunstbeschouwing, 28 oktober 1902

Jan H.L. Hanau, 1902

Pen drawing of a row of gabled Dutch townhouses with pedestrians and a handcart, beside printed invitation text for an 1902 a

Uitnodiging van Schilder- en Teekenkundig Genootschap "Kunstliefde" voor een kunstbeschouwing, 30 december 1902

Karel Hanau, 1902

Pen drawing of a forest pond with birch trees, framed by Dutch printed text inviting viewers to an 1903 art gathering.

Uitnodiging van Schilder- en Teekenkundig Genootschap "Kunstliefde" voor een kunstbeschouwing, 27 januari 1903

Gerrit van Dokkum, 1903

Drawn river landscape with rowing boats, a large tree, a windmill, a sailing boat and a stone bridge under cloudy sky.

Riviergezicht met boten en windmolen

Martinus Wilhelmus Liernur, 1843

Etching of five men in a dim guardhouse interior, one smoking a pipe, with a sword and a small window in the upper right.

Vijf soldaten in een wachthuis

Josef Lies, 1831

Etching of a book-filled study with a seated scholar and a standing man in period dress beside a cluttered table.

Interieur met Erasmus en Holbein

Josef Lies, 1850

Design sheet for a book binding with grid lines and black stylized ornaments, including a four-petal motif and cross shapes.

Bandontwerp voor: Ina Boudier-Bakker, Machten, 1902

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1903

Ink outline design fragment of stylized figures and border on tan paper, with pencil note, by Johan Thorn Prikker, 1895.

Bandontwerp voor: Henri Borel, Wijsheid en schoonheid uit China, 1895

Jan Thorn Prikker, 1895

Book cover design in blue and tan with art nouveau borders, title Stille Dalen, a monogram and a stylized flower.

Bandontwerp voor: Hélène Lapidoth-Swarth, Stille dalen, 1898

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1898

Book cover and spine design in brown and green ink with symmetrical art nouveau patterns and the title Dichters van deze tijd

Bandontwerp voor: J.N. van Hall, Dichters van deze tijd, 1899

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1899

Printed sheet of thirty-two small woodcut scenes with Dutch captions, partly hand-coloured in blue and red-brown tones.

Kinderen wilt u nu verblijen, Met twee en dertig snakerijen

D. Lijsen, 1836

Engraving of a shepherdess with a distaff and two shepherds reclining, with a sheep and cloudy sky behind them.

Herderin met spinrok en twee herders

Jean Couvay, 1632

Lithograph of grenadiers firing muskets in a wooded park, with fallen soldiers and smoke among the trees.

Grenadiers in park van Brussel, 1830

Jean Baptiste Madou, 1830

Lithograph of men defending a Brussels square with a cannon, smoke, fallen figures and tall city buildings.

Verdediging van het Koningsplein in Brussel, 1830

Pierre Simonau, 1830

Etching of a resting man with a water jug, a woman with a basket, and a child beside them on a bench.

Rustend gezin, de man drinkt water uit een kruik

Jean Couvay, 1632

Etching of two women and two children resting and eating outdoors beside a cottage, with a basket and jug.

Twee vrouwen en twee kinderen rusten en eten in de open lucht

Jean Couvay, 1632

Etching of a resting shepherd in a broad hat beside a tree, with two horned goats grazing at right.

Rustende herder met twee geiten

Nicolas de Son, 1600

Engraving of a reclining figure in a hat beside two hens, a wicker basket and a jug, with a French caption below.

Man bij dageraad met twee kippen en een mand

Louis Spirinx, 1606

Etching of a reclining man in a wooded landscape as two armed figures with a spear and a bag approach from the right.

Twee rovers met een zak geld lopen weg bij een vermoorde man

Louis Spirinx, 1606

Sepia oval portrait of a bearded older man in a dark jacket, captioned Professor Tyndall, on an open book page.

Professor Tyndall

Lock & Whitfield, 1872

Sepia oval portrait of Sir Robert J. Phillimore in a curled barrister's wig and white bands, on a book page.

Sir Robert J. Phillimore

Lock & Whitfield, 1872

Sepia oval portrait of bearded Rev. Newman Hall in a dark coat and white collar, printed on a cream book page.

Rev. Newman Hall

Lock & Whitfield, 1872

Oval sepia portrait of an elderly bearded man in a dark suit, captioned Lord Winmarleigh, on an open book page.

Lord Winmarleigh

Lock & Whitfield, 1872

Sir Henry Cole

Lock & Whitfield, 1872

Sepia oval portrait of an elderly bearded man with white hair in clerical dress, captioned The Bishop of Salisbury, on an ope

The bishop of Salisbury

Lock & Whitfield, 1872

Oval sepia portrait of an elderly bearded man in a dark coat, captioned Sir Rutherford Alcock, on a cream book page.

Sir Rutherford Alcock

Lock & Whitfield, 1872

Jules Verne

Antoine-Samuel Adam-Salomon, 1872

Sir John Gilbert

Lock & Whitfield, 1872

Oval sepia portrait of a bearded man in a dark coat, framed by a decorative border on an open book page.

Thomas Woolner

Lock & Whitfield, 1872

Engraving of a seated youth with a flower wreath holding a mirror, with a peacock and pedestal, on a book page.

Personificatie van de Jeugd

Robert van Audenaerde, 1673

Engraved ornamental plate with a bearded man in an oval medallion, a ship medallion, and two sea men holding trophies.

Portret van Pietro Barbarigo met zeemeermannen

Robert van Audenaerde, 1673

Sepia oval portrait of a man in a judge's wig and robe, captioned Lord Justice Brett, on a cream book page.

Lord justice Brett

Lock & Whitfield, 1872

Engraving of a seated allegorical woman holding a staff and cap, with a cat beside her on a carved pedestal.

Personificatie van de Vrijheid

Robert van Audenaerde, 1673

Oval sepia portrait of a man with a mustache and bow tie, captioned Dr. Schliemann, on an open book page.

Dr. Schliemann

Lock & Whitfield, 1872

Sepia oval portrait of an older man with white hair and bow tie, printed on an open album page captioned Sir Henry Hawkins.

Sir Henry Hawkins

Lock & Whitfield, 1872

Engraved cross-section of the Pantheon in Rome showing its coffered dome, columned facade and interior arches.

Dwarsdoorsnede van het Pantheon in Rome

Sébastien Leclerc, 1682

Engraving of a draped woman embracing a stone tower with battlements, set on a circular base above an ornamental cartouche.

Vrouw omarmt een toren

Robert van Audenaerde, 1673

Engraving of a seated man with allegorical women and putti above a pedestal with two oval medallions, one a bishop's bust.

Portret van Girolamo Barbarigo met de personificaties van drie Zaligheden

Robert van Audenaerde, 1673

Engraved 1794 map of part of Brabant with rivers, heaths and towns, and a coat of arms cartouche at upper right.

Kaart van Brabant (deel rechtsboven)

Cornelis van Baarsel, 1794

Long horizontal engraved map of river channels, polders and a fortified town with a compass rose, dated 1738.

Kaart van de verkortingen in de Passageule en het kanaal naar de Braakman bij IJzendijke

Lithograph of a man in a studio seated in a chair, examining a sheet of paper with a pipe, surrounded by easel and art suppli

Kunstenaar bekijkt prenten in zijn atelier

Alfred-Louis Andrieux, 1889

Etching of sailing boats on a river beside farmhouses under a cloudy sky with birds and a figure near the water.

Zeilschepen op de Nederrijn ter hoogte van Onderlangs in Arnhem

Martinus Kramer, 1870

Etching of a thatched farmhouse and barn with a brick chimney, a dirt path, and trees under an open sky.

Boerderij met schuur in Zuidlaren

Martinus Kramer, 1870

Sepia sketches of sailing boats on water, with a village skyline of Grouw featuring a church tower and windmill.

Scènes uit een hardzeilwedstrijd bij Grouw

Piebe Krediet, 1885

Hand-colored print of Saint John the Baptist with a lamb, and Saint Hubert kneeling before a stag with a crucifix.

Saint Jean-Baptiste / Den H. Joannes-Baptista / Saint Hubert / Den H. Hubertus

M. Hemeleers-van Houter, 1827

Print of a crowded street procession with carriage, horsemen and banners, framed by an ornate border with the date 15 June 18

Optocht met een boekdrukkerij, 1836

Hubertus van Hove, 1836

Hand-coloured print of nine scenes of girls playing outdoors and indoors, with swings, trees and games, in red, blue and yell

Meisjesspelen en bezigheden

M. Hemeleers-van Houter, 1827

Print of nine small figure vignettes including a shepherd, a family under a tree, and a dancing couple, in black ink.

Verschillende figuren

M. Hemeleers-van Houter, 1827

Print of a crowd gathered at a fair in an open field, with carriages, horses, tall trees, flags and tents, in an ornate borde

Kermis en ander vermaak, 1836

Hubertus van Hove, 1836

Watercolor of dancers and musicians in beaded costumes before dome-shaped huts, with cattle and mountains behind.

A Khoikhoi kraal with dancers and musicians

Robert Jacob Gordon, 1779

Mellivora capensis (Honey-badger)

Robert Jacob Gordon, 1773

Engraved 1698 map of Hemelumer Oldephaert and Noordwolde with ornate cartouche, coats of arms and harvesting scene.

Kaart van de grietenij Hemelumer Oldephaert en Noordwolde

Jan Luyken, 1698

Engraved 1698 map of the grietenij Het Bildt with dykes, polders, and allegorical cartouches.

Kaart van de grietenij Het Bildt

Jan Luyken, 1698

Grey wash drawing of a roadside procession with mounted riders, a carriage, pedestrians and children beneath trees.

De intocht van Maria de' Medici te Amsterdam in 1638 (plaat 8)

Jan Martens the Younger, 1638

Pen and wash drawing of plumed horsemen riding in procession, led by a flag bearer, across an open landscape.

De intocht van Maria de' Medici te Amsterdam in 1638 (plaat 4)

Jan Martens the Younger, 1638

Pen and grey wash drawing of a horse-mounted procession escorting an ornate carriage with a woman in a ruff, dated 1638.

Marie de'Medici's Entry into Amsterdam in 1638

Jan Martens the Younger, 1638

Pen drawing of mounted riders in a procession passing a crowd of figures in ruffs beneath tall trees.

De intocht van Maria de' Medici te Amsterdam in 1638 (plaat 7)

Jan Martens the Younger, 1638

Pen and wash drawing of plumed cavalry riders with horses processing in a line, numbered plate 5.

De intocht van Maria de' Medici te Amsterdam in 1638 (plaat 5)

Jan Martens the Younger, 1638

Pen and wash drawing of soldiers plundering a village street, with a church tower, a horse and cart, and scattered goods.

Soldaten plunderen een dorp

Jan Martens the Younger, 1633

Pen and wash drawing of soldiers outside a tavern with horses, a drummer playing cards, and a pikeman in the foreground.

Soldaten voor een herberg

Jan Martens the Younger, 1633

Grey wash drawing of an Italian city skyline with domes and an obelisk, trees in front, and two walking figures.

Gezicht op een Italiaanse stad, op de voorgrond twee mannen

Theodor Matham, 1616

Grey wash drawing of a garrison's departure: soldiers, a covered carriage, horses and civilians crossing a flat open landscap

Uittocht van het Spaanse Garnizoen na de inneming van Hulst, op 5 November 1645

Jan Martens the Younger, 1645

Pen drawing of Cupid aiming a bow above a nude woman hauling a net over a reclining man beneath trees.

Het slagnet

Adriaen Matham, 1610

Engraved title cartouche with a man on horseback on the left, a woman on the right, and Latin text in the centre, 1608.

Cartouche met serietitel en aan de zijdes een man te paard en een huilende vrouw

Jacob van der Heyden, 1608