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Rijksmuseum

56,133 works

Etching of men in top hats crowding benches at a print auction, an auctioneer on a podium at right, framed prints on the wall

Prentenveiling

George Cruikshank, 1828

Printed Paris-Theatre cover with an oval-framed photo portrait of a woman in a draped gown, ornate border and cherubs.

Portret van Marie Caroline Miolan-Carvalho als Marguerite in Faust

Achille Quinet, 1868

Oval photographic portrait of Frédérick Lemaître framed by ornate decoration on a Paris-Théâtre magazine page.

Portret van Frédérick Lemaître

Étienne Carjat, 1868

Portret van Pierre-François Villaret

Alexandre Quinet, 1868

Printed theatre journal page with a framed photographic portrait of Émilie Broisat as Mimi, surrounded by ornaments and adver

Portret van Émilie Broisat als Mimi in La Bohème

Alexandre Quinet, 1868

Engraved print of a naval battle with galleons and cannon smoke, framed by oval portrait medallions and an ornate border.

Reproductie van een wandtapijt over de Spaanse Armada (22 juli)

John Pine, 1739

Oval photographic portrait of a seated man in a dark suit, framed in an ornate theatre journal page with printed advertisemen

Portret van Louis-Arsène Delaunay

Alexandre Quinet, 1868

Etching of an older seated man and a young woman tending a round vessel beside hanging drapery in an interior.

Het toilet van de jong gehuwde

Stefano Della Bella, 1620

Engraved Habsburg family tree with rows of small portrait busts, coats of arms and inscribed scrolls linked by branching line

Stamboom van het Habsburgse huis (derde blad)

Aegidius Sadeler, 1629

Engraving of a farmyard with a man herding cattle, goats and a turkey beside a brick house and thatched cottages.

Verloren zoon als varkenshoeder

Jan Saenredam, 1580

Engraving of a farmyard with cattle, goats, a turkey and figures tending animals beside a brick farmhouse and a large oak tre

Verloren zoon als varkenshoeder

Jan Saenredam, 1618

Engraving of a stranded whale on a beach with a crowd of people in period dress, mounted riders, and ships offshore.

Gestrande walvis bij Beverwijk, 1601

Jan Saenredam, 1602

Engraving of an armored rider on a rearing horse before soldiers, a draped table with urns and vessels at right.

Marcus Furius Camillus arriveert in Rome

Jan Saenredam, 1593

Engraving of a rider on a rearing white horse among soldiers, with a table holding a ewer and bowls at right.

Marcus Furius Camillus arriveert in Rome

Jan Saenredam, 1717

Etching of the ruined facade of Caecilia Metella's tomb in Rome, with carved reliefs and an inscribed marble tablet.

Tombe van Caecilia Metella te Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1756

Etching of stone-lifting machinery with ropes, pulleys and iron clamps beside a construction scene of workmen and a tomb.

Bouw van de Tombe van Caecilia Metella te Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1756

Engraving of ancient marble fragments, urns, friezes and carved lions arranged in tiers, by Piranesi, 1756.

Fragmenten uit de Tombe van Caecilia Metella te Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1756

Engraved print of a grand Corinthian colonnade opening onto a harbor with rowboats, a seated statue, and classical buildings.

Frontispice met monumentale Romeinse haven

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1756

Engraving of Castel Sant'Angelo and the Ponte Sant'Angelo over the Tiber, with angel statues, boats, and fishermen in the for

Engelenbrug en Engelenburcht te Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1756

Engraved architectural section of a stone bridge with arch, piers, plan view, scale bars and lettered key.

Doorsnede van boog van Engelenbrug te Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1756

Etched architectural view of a stone arch entrance with lettered voussoirs, a vaulted interior, a wall lamp and stacked canno

Ingang van de Stanza Superiore in de Engelenburcht te Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1756

Etching of the town of Gennip with a windmill, church spire, horse and cart, and grazing cattle under a cloudy sky.

Gezicht op Gennep

Paulus van Liender, 1758

Engraving of a curved travertine ship-shaped ruin with a serpent staff and bust, set among trees and rubble, by Piranesi.

Fundering van de Tempel van Aesculapius op het Tibereiland te Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1756

Etching of a monumental stone bridge over a river in Rome, with boats below and figures and a statue on the roadway.

Engelenbrug te Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1756

Lithograph of Château de Limbricht across a moat, with a tower, farm buildings, and a cart with a figure in the foreground.

Gezicht op Kasteel Limbricht

Jean Baptiste Ambroise Marcellin Jobard, 1820

Lithograph of a village street with an inn, tree, wooden fence, cows, a woman and a horse rider.

Gezicht op logement Het Rode Hert in Amerongen

Johannes Paulus Houtman, 1829

Engraved fortress plan of Maastricht with star-shaped bastions, a gate legend, river, and the district of Wick.

Plattegrond van Maastricht

Jacobus Harrewijn, 1711

Etching of a manor house behind a walled gate and tall trees, with a rider on horseback on the road in front.

Gezicht op de Ridderhofstad in Amerongen

Hendrik Spilman, 1742

Hondenkoppen

Johannes Tavenraat, 1840

Hond en hondenkoppen

Johannes Tavenraat, 1840

Brown ink and wash drawing of five wolves in various poses, studied across two joined sheets.

Studies van wolven

Johannes Tavenraat, 1840

Brown ink and wash drawing of a lean wolf with lowered head and extended tail, walking across bare ground.

Wolf

Johannes Tavenraat, 1840

Brown wash sketch of a leaping wolf or fox over rocky, scrubby ground, with the word Schets and the date 1880 written below.

Wolf of vos

Johannes Tavenraat, 1880

Pencil design of a repeating scrolled ornamental frieze with circular rosettes inside a ruled grid.

Patroon van krullende ornamenten

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1884

Ink and wash sketch of a lean wolf leaping across rough ground, head raised, with a handwritten caption below.

Uitgehongerde wolf

Johannes Tavenraat, 1840

Pen and brown ink sketch of wild boars resting on a grassy slope beside a small shrub.

Wilde zwijnen

Johannes Tavenraat, 1840

Hand-colored lithograph of an officer and soldiers in a barracks room with hanging helmets and a red curtain, 1828.

Officier met patroontas

Victor Adam, 1828

Hand-coloured print of a recruit grooming a grey horse while an officer in red trousers gestures in a courtyard.

Rekruut verzorgt een paard

Victor Adam, 1828

Hand-coloured print of two women and a soldier on a harbour pier, with boats, a man with a telescope and a distant spire.

Twee meisjes en een soldaat op de aanlegsteiger bij Calais

Victor Adam, 1827

Hand-coloured print of a busy beach with fishing boats, wooden huts, a horse and cart, people and barrels.

Het strand van Saint-Valery-sur-Somme

Victor Adam, 1827

Pencil drawing of a cow with lowered horns charging to the right across grassy ground, by Hendrik Voogd, 1788.

Aanvallende koe, naar rechts

Hendrik Voogd, 1788

Pencil drawing of a reclining cow with long horns, head turned left, resting on open grassy ground.

Liggende koe, naar links

Hendrik Voogd, 1788

Pencil sketch of a cow with its head lowered to drink, standing knee-deep in shallow water.

Drinkende koe, tot de knieën in het water staand

Hendrik Voogd, 1788

Pencil sketch of a cow's head turned to the right, showing horn, ear, eye and muzzle on cream paper.

Runderkop, naar rechts

Hendrik Voogd, 1788

Pencil sketch of two long-horned cattle lying down on the ground, one facing left and one behind it to the right.

Twee liggende koeien met lange horens

Hendrik Voogd, 1788

Pencil sketch sheet with five cattle in varied poses, standing and lying down, by Hendrik Voogd, 1788.

Schetsblad met vijf runderen in verschillende standen

Hendrik Voogd, 1788

Faint pencil sketch of a standing cow in side view on pale cream paper.

Schets van een rund

Hendrik Voogd, 1788

Pencil drawing of a long-horned cow lying down on the ground, head turned toward the viewer.

Liggende koe met lange horens

Hendrik Voogd, 1788

Pencil sketch of a man's head in a cap, turned to the side, with loose hatched shading on the face and shoulders.

Kop van een boer met een pijp in de muts

Simon Andreas Krausz, 1770

Engraving of the Judgment of Paris: a shepherd with a dog faces three nude goddesses while Cupid hovers above.

Oordeel van Paris

Crispijn van de Passe, 1636

Engraving of Neptune bowing with a trident before the nude Caenis on a shore, with sea horses and a ship.

Neptunus en Caenis

Crispijn van de Passe, 1636

Monochrome print of a mounted officer waving a cloth before advancing infantry, with a cannon and fallen soldier at Quatre-Br

Prins van Oranje leidt de Nederlandse troepen bij Quatre-Bras, 1815

Willem Hendrik Hoogkamer, 1815

Engraving of Neptune on a conch shell with a trident, tritons, sea horses and a flying putto amid rough sea waves.

Neptunus met de tritons

Crispijn van de Passe, 1636

Engraving of a crowd with flags and spears charging before a gothic town hall with a tall tower.

Opstand van het Kaas- en Broodvolk te Haarlem, 1492

Simon Fokke, 1747

Engraving of militiamen with pikes and muskets marching over a drawbridge toward a city gate, with trees and a cloudy sky.

Hendrick Jansz. Ackerman trekt met een vendel schutters de stad uit

Barent de Bakker, 1780

Etching of riders and foot soldiers on a wooded path, a man holding a falcon, with a river and distant building at right.

Floris V tijdens het jagen gevangengenomen, 1296

Simon Fokke, 1782

Etching of fishing boats and rowing boats on choppy sea under large clouds, with fishermen working nets in the foreground.

Haringvisserij

Mathias de Sallieth, 1780

Colour print of a large black blackbird among yellow tulips, catkins and bare branches, with a village in the distance.

Merel in een boom bij een tulpenveld

Roelf Gerbrands, 1901

Speckled bird with rust breast beside snowberry branches and blue violas, in a green-toned print.

Pauwfazant bij een sneeuwbes

Roelf Gerbrands, 1901

Etching of a flowering tree with exposed roots on a rolling hillside, with pines and a distant town under cloudy sky.

Bomen in een glooiend landschap

Roelf Gerbrands, 1901

Engraving of a peacock in the foreground surrounded by large leaves and berries, with smaller birds in the background.

Pauw tussen bladeren

Roelf Gerbrands, 1901

Hand-coloured engraving of two sailing warships in battle at sea, one firing broadsides amid drifting smoke.

George Anson op de Centurion schiet op het schip Nuestra Señora de Covadonga voor Manilla

Fabr. Parr, 1751

Engraving of chained prisoners embracing families in a ruined courtyard while soldiers in plumed hats look on.

Geketende wederdopers in Oostenrijk nemen afscheid van hun gezinnen, 1540

Jan Luyken, 1685

Etching of a bound man at a stake in flames, watched by clerics, guards and a crowd, with a town skyline behind.

Leonhard Bernkopff voor de brandstapel, 1542

Jan Luyken, 1685

Engraving of two women chained to stakes being burned, with a mounted rider, soldiers with spears, and a church in the distan

Gezusters Maria en Ursula van Beckum op de brandstapel te Delden, 1544

Jan Luyken, 1685

Etching of men in an oak forest, one in a cloak with a walking stick, with armed figures marching along a path in the distanc

Hans van Overdam in een bos bij Gent gevangengenomen, 1550

Jan Luyken, 1685

Etching of six men and two women burning at the stake in a town square, with monks and onlookers and a church tower behind.

Zes mannen en twee vrouwen op de Dam voor het oude stadhuis levend verbrand, 1549

Jan Luyken, 1685

Etching of a chained man bound to a stake as firewood is piled around him, watched by a crowd in a town square.

Johan Knel op de brandstapel in Londen, 1550

Jan Luyken, 1685

Etching of two women with leafy wreaths led by rope through a crowd, with a feathered-hat man and onlookers, under clouds.

Twee meisjes te Bamberg naar de brandstapel gevoerd, 1550

Jan Luyken, 1685

Etching of a barefoot woman on a wooden jetty above water, with a kneeling figure, a robed man, and a crowd on the shore.

Maria van Monjou voordat ze wordt verdronken, 1551

Jan Luyken, 1685

Engraving of a woman handing a child to a man on a crowded Dutch street lined with gabled houses and guards.

Ter dood veroordeelde Anneken Jans overhandigt haar zoon, de latere Esaias de Lind, aan een bakker, 1539

Jan Luyken, 1685

Etching of a procession in a market square, with a robed clergyman and kneeling townspeople, stalls and a church tower behind

Simon de Kramer weigert te Bergen op Zoom voor een processie te knielen, 1553

Jan Luyken, 1685

Etching of a public burning in a town, with bound figures at stakes, a hooded executioner with a pole, and a crowd of onlooke

Verbrande lijken van David en Levina te Gent, 1554

Jan Luyken, 1685

Etching of a baker in a brick bakery with bread on shelves as armed men enter through an arched doorway, a dog nearby.

Arrestatie van Augustijn de Backer in zijn bakkerij, 1556

Jan Luyken, 1685

Etching of a farewell in an interior: a woman holds a baby among men, a monk, seated officials, and a dog.

Gerrit Hasepoot uit Nijmegen neemt afscheid van zijn gezin, 1556

Jan Luyken, 1685

Etching of a crowd in a Dutch street tossing and gathering burning books near stakes and smoke, with gabled houses behind.

Boeken van de verbrande Jurriaan Simonsz. worden te Haarlem door het volk buit gemaakt, 1557

Jan Luyken, 1685

Engraving of a nude man being doused with boiling oil before a crowd and a monk, with ruined arches behind.

Algerius, een student te Padua, voor de brandstapel met kokende olie overgoten, 1557

Jan Luyken, 1685

Open catalogue showing printed lot listings on the left and a photograph of ornate porcelain vases and jugs on the right.

Acht vazen, schalen en gieters door Manufacture nationale de Sèvres

Goupil & Cie., 1870

Photograph in a catalogue of two lidded Chinese porcelain vases with bird and shrub decoration beside a pierced vessel.

Twee vazen en een bloempot van Chinees porselein

Goupil & Cie., 1870

Open catalogue with printed chandelier descriptions and a photograph of a tiered crystal chandelier with candle arms.

Kroonluchter van smeedijzer en goud uit de 16de eeuw

Goupil & Cie., 1870

Open catalogue page with a photograph of a gilt bronze mantel clock showing Venus on a shell beside a cupid.

Klok gedecoreerd met Venus in een schelp met Amor ernaast

Goupil & Cie., 1870

Photograph of an ornate marquetry cabinet with bronze mounts beside a printed catalogue page of Louis XIV furniture.

Kast met op de deuren decoraties van Daphne die transformeert in een laurierboom en Apollo met Marsyas

Goupil & Cie., 1870

Open book showing French text on Louis XVI furniture and a photo of a commode with bronze medallions beside it.

Secretaire en twee driehoekige hoekmeubelen gedecoreerd met medaillons en plantmotieven

Goupil & Cie., 1870

Halftone reproduction of a bull, sheep, and a seated herder in a landscape, printed on a book page beside text.

Fotoreproductie van het schilderij De stier

Charles L. Mitchell, 1884

Sepia photograph of a tree-lined road beside a canal with a small carriage, mounted on a book page.

Gezicht op een laan naar Scheveningen

Charles L. Mitchell, 1884

Photo plate of a tree-lined drive with a horse-drawn carriage and a pedestrian, shown on an open book page.

Koets op de toegangsweg naar Paleis Huis ten Bosch te Den Haag

Charles L. Mitchell, 1884

Three girls in traditional dress stand on a beach, one holding a small child, with a sailing boat behind them.

Kinderen van vissers op het strand van Scheveningen

Charles L. Mitchell, 1884

Sepia photograph of a tall tower with pinnacles and spire in an open book, beside a page captioned The Vyver, The Hague.

Gezicht op de Hofvijver te Den Haag

Charles L. Mitchell, 1884

Open book with a photographic plate of boats, masts and trees along a canal, captioned The Old Rhine, Leyden.

Gezicht op de Koornbrug te Leiden

Charles L. Mitchell, 1884

Old Amsterdam canal with gabled houses, moored boats and a distant church tower, shown on an open book page.

Gracht te Amsterdam

Charles L. Mitchell, 1884

Engraving of three muses with a putto, a lyre, violin, sheet music, palette and flowering branches in a landscape.

Drie muzen omringd door putti

Simon Fokke, 1722

Engraving titled Germania: a crowned woman and a vine-crowned man beside a tree, with a printing press, armour and village sc

Duitsland met Ceres en Bacchus

Jan Sadeler, 1588

Etched landscape with a tall tree, a river, travelers on a road, grazing animals, and a ruined building on a rocky hill.

Landschap met huizen op een berg

Monogrammist MEG, 1700

Engraved botanical plate of two flowering bulb plants with labelled Latin captions and bulbs at the base.

Daslook en een cultivar

Crispijn van de Passe, 1617

Engraved botanical plate of a Turk's cap lily stem with curled orange-style blossoms and long stamens, mounted in an album pa

Turkse lelie

Willem de Passe, 1617

Etched botanical plate of a lily stem with spotted recurved blossoms, buds and leaves, with a printed caption at lower left.

Lelie

Simon de Passe, 1617