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Rijksmuseum

54,340 works

Watercolor landscape with large oak trees, a rider, grazing cattle, a village church and a windmill under a pale sky.

Spring, morning and earth Summer, afternoon and air Autumn, evening and water Winter, night and fire

Jacob Cats, 1797

Pen and ink sketch of figures lowering a draped body beneath an arch, with a smaller standing figure at left.

The entombment after a sketch of an executioner

Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1640 - c. 1641

Pen and wash drawing of a horseman on a white horse among spear-bearing soldiers in a wooded landscape with a distant city.

Quintus Fabius Maximus Meeting his Son on Foot

David Vinckboons, c. 1608 - c. 1609

Pen and watercolor drawing of a village street with gabled houses, a church tower, a well and trees.

A Street in a Village or Town

Isaac van Ostade, 1646 - 1649

Pen and grey wash drawing of ruins, an arched bridge, figures and sheep in a landscape, by Jan Symonsz Pynas, 1617.

Laban Searching for his Stolen Household Gods

Jan Symonsz. Pynas, 1617

Red chalk drawing of a river landscape with a large tree, seated figures, a fisherman, boats and distant hills.

River Landscape

Jacob Pynas, 1646

Brown ink drawing of a wooden farm wagon with spoked wheels and long shafts, seen from the side.

A Wagon

Isaac van Ostade, 1645 - 1649

Pencil drawing of antlered stags and other deer in a forest clearing beneath a large tree, by Paulus Potter, 1647.

Group of deer in the forest

Paulus Potter, 1647

Grey wash drawing of a village with a church spire and tower beside a river, framed by trees.

The village Geervliet and a part of Hof van Putten

Roelant Roghman, c. 1646 - c. 1647

Drawing of a snarling lion stepping forward with lowered head, raised tail and shaded mane, in brown wash and chalk.

Lion

Cornelis Saftleven, c. 1620 - c. 1630

Brown wash drawing of a thatched hut with a cart wheel beside a forest path, with cattle and herdsmen in the distance.

A Hut or Sheep Pen in the Woods

Adriaen van de Velde, 1646 - 1672

Pen and wash drawing of a castle behind trees along a riverbank, with small figures walking on the shore and a wooden jetty a

Two views of the castle Loevestein

Roelant Roghman, c. 1646 - c. 1647

Watercolor on parchment of a pink rose and stem with a dragonfly, butterfly, bumblebee, damselfly and fly around it.

A Rose and Five Insects

Christoffel van den Berghe, 1618

Brown ink drawing of a shepherd couple with cattle, sheep and a horse beside a thatched shed under a tree.

A Shepherd Couple with Cattle near a Shed

Adriaen van de Velde, 1646 - 1672

Grey wash drawing of a castle with an arched gateway, flanking towers with spires, and a gabled main building behind a wall.

House Warmond

Roelant Roghman, c. 1646

Two studies of a pig

Simon de Vlieger, 1630 - 1653

Brown wash drawing of nude figures gathering fruit in a pastoral landscape with cattle and fowl, signed and dated 1664.

The Golden Age

Adriaen van de Velde, 1664

Grey ink drawing of a moated castle with towers, a gatehouse and wooden bridge, with a church spire behind trees.

House Oosterwijk near Heukelum

Roelant Roghman, c. 1646 - c. 1647

Charcoal and watercolor studies of four parrots, three white cockatoos with yellow crests and one green parrot perched on a b

Four Studies of Cockatoos

Jan Weenix, c. 1650 - c. 1719

Grey wash drawing of musicians in an interior with a violinist, a keyboard player, a monkey, a parrot and dogs among instrume

Musicians in an Interior

Leonaert Bramer, 1606 - 1674

Grey wash drawing of a flat Dutch landscape with a road, tree line, church tower, manor house and windmill.

House Oosterwijk near Heukelum from a distance

Roelant Roghman, c. 1646 - c. 1647

Grey ink drawing of a ruined Doric temple colonnade with grazing oxen and figures in the foreground.

View of the temple of 'Juno' near Paestum

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, c. 1775

Grey wash drawing of a nude male model standing on a platform in an academy studio, one arm raised to a bar.

'Action at the academy'

Christiaan Andriessen, 1805 - 1808

Drawing of two reclining nude women in chalk and ink with white highlights on a beige sheet.

Two studies of a naked woman

Jacques de Gheyn, c. 1603

Charcoal drawing of a woman in a white dress sprawled on a dark floor, lit softly on her arm and shoulder.

After the Party

Jacobus van Looy, c. 1890

Red chalk drawing of figures gathered on a riverbank beside a tree and distant buildings, a scene of The finding of Moses.

The finding of Moses

Gesina ter Borch, c. 1655 - c. 1656

Brown wash drawing of mythological gods at a banquet in a forest, with musicians, cupids and a distant classical building.

Banquet of the Gods

Unknown artist, 1580 - 1613

Brown ink drawing of a kneeling man at an altar with fire, an angel above holding a branch, and worshippers around.

The sacrifice of king David

Felice Giani, c. 1812

Red chalk drawing of a dancing skeleton holding an hourglass and a dart beside an open grave.

Skeleton dancing next to an open grave

Gesina ter Borch, c. 1656

Pencil and pen sketch of six figures in varied poses, including a child in a cap and a woman holding an infant, with a handwr

Six figures in different poses

Isaac van Ostade, 1645 - 1649

Brown wash drawing of terraced garden with cypress and pine trees, two women with vessels, and a distant plain.

View of the terraces of the Villa d’Este in Tivoli

Unknown artist, 1761 - 1817

Pencil sketch of a couple walking toward a lady at an arched doorway of a country house, with trees and a dog nearby.

Couple Greeting a Lady at the Door of a Country House

Gesina ter Borch, c. 1659

Grey watercolor of carved stone capitals and column fragments among ivy and grass, with a cylindrical fragment at right.

Five Capitals in the Villa Mattei in Rome

Joseph August Knip, c. 1809 - c. 1812

Pencil sketch of a vine-covered pergola with wooden posts, a stone wall, and a distant landscape beyond.

A vineyard in Olevano

Unknown artist, 1843

Lithograph of a peacock with fanned tail among ivy leaves and yellow flowers, framed by a yellow border.

Peacock

Theo van Hoytema, 1895

Watercolor of Roman ruins and arches on a wooded hill, with cypress trees and a palm in the foreground.

View of the Palatine Hill in Rome, with the Arch of Constantine

Joseph August Knip, c. 1809 - c. 1812

Black and cream cover design with a drooping sunflower, withered leaves, roots, a rising sun, and the word Vincent.

Cover design for: Richard Roland Holst, Exhibition of the posthumous works of Vincent Van Gogh, 1892

Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst, 1892

Hand-coloured print of six rural vignettes including a farmer with a rooster, geese, a woman feeding hens, and fishing.

The Outdoor Life

Philippus Jacobus Brepols, 1800

Watercolor of ruined brick arches of the Aqueduct of Nero in Rome, overgrown with plants, with a small figure on a path.

The Aqueduct of Nero in Rome

Joseph August Knip, c. 1809 - c. 1812

Printed sheet of domino tiles on the left and hand-colored playing cards with court figures on the right.

Domino and card game / Domino and card game

D. Pouwels, 1800

Hand-colored print of six Italian costume figures, including a pan maker, brandy seller, tripe seller and night watchman.

Italian Costumes / Italian Costumes

Philippus Jacobus Brepols, 1800

Muted watercolor of Roman ruins with a large brick arch, a stone fragment, and the basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano in th

The basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano, with in the foreground the temple of Minerva Medica

Joseph August Knip, c. 1809 - c. 1812

Hand-coloured print of young women in twenty small scenes, including skipping rope, dancing in a ring, and sewing.

The game of the young ladies / The game of the young ladies

Gebroeders Van Kapel, 1800

Hand-colored print with four small scenes: a family group, a man leading a rearing horse, a garden couple, and a market stall

Various scenes

Philippus Jacobus Brepols, 1800

Watercolor and pencil sketch of Rome showing a hilltop city panorama and three churches and ruins below.

Santa Sabina on the Aventine Hill and Sant’Agnese fuori le Mura and Santa Costanza in Rome

Joseph August Knip, c. 1809 - c. 1812

Engraving with four arched portrait niches showing a man in four roles, each labeled with a Latin word and German verse.

Four stages from the life of Martin Luther

Monogrammist JFG, 1598

Hand-colored print of young women in vignettes playing games and doing household chores, with Dutch and French captions.

The game of the young ladies / The game of the young ladies

Philippus Jacobus Brepols, 1800

Grey watercolor of whitewashed buildings, umbrella pines and cypresses above a vine trellis, with hills behind.

In the surroundings of Genzano

Joseph August Knip, c. 1809 - c. 1812

Print with twelve small scenes of household life: garden, nursery, kitchen, laundry, sewing room, market and hearth.

The housekeeping / The household

Erven H. Rynders, 1800

Printed sheet of ten Parisian street figures in woodcut style, including a water carrier, a dog walker and a shoe shiner.

Costumes of Paris / Parisian costumes

Philippus Jacobus Brepols, 1800

Grey wash drawing of a hilltop village beneath mountains, with houses, a cypress and a stone wall in the foreground.

View of Marone, and houses in or near Rome

Joseph August Knip, c. 1809 - c. 1810

Two-panel print: Manneken-Pis in formal dress on left; Hei-joppa Signorken leaping from a cupboard on right, with Dutch and F

Manneken-Pis / Hei-joppa signorken

Erven H. Rynders, 1800

Hand-colored print of carnival scenes in three rows: riders, jesters, a carriage, and a carnival funeral procession with a bi

Carnival entertainments / Carnival pastimes / Carnival funeral procession / Carnival funeral procession

Philippus Jacobus Brepols, 1800

Watercolor of the round temple of Vesta in Rome with fountain, oxen, cart and figures in an open square.

The temple of Vesta in Rome

Joseph August Knip, c. 1809 - c. 1812

Hand-colored print with four panels showing the prodigal son parable: a horseback rider, a banquet, a reunion, and a dining t

Here the tender youth naturally finds life / Then the prodigal son / described in the wood

Erven H. Rynders, 1831

Hand-colored print with twelve monthly scenes of rural life, including sledding, haymaking, harvest and a winter fireside.

The twelve months of the year / The twelve months of the year

Philippus Jacobus Brepols, 1800

Grey watercolor of a crowd and veiled figures in a procession below ruined Roman arches and walls on a hillside.

A Procession at the Foot of the Palatine Hill in Rome

Joseph August Knip, c. 1809 - c. 1812

Hand-colored print of a decorated ox with a wreath, attended by men in period dress, framed by floral borders and Dutch text.

The great guild ox

Erven H. Rynders, 1831

Grid of fifteen colored vignettes showing naval battles, cavalry, sieges and camps from the 1828 Russo-Turkish war.

War between Russia and Turkey in 1828 / War between Russia and Turkey in 1828

Philippus Jacobus Brepols, 1800

Grey wash drawing of the ruined Basilica of Maxentius in Rome, showing three large coffered arches and scattered stones in th

The Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine in Rome

Joseph August Knip, c. 1809 - c. 1812

Etching of a bearded ape-like figure in a robe gesturing to a flock of turkeys in a wooded landscape.

Ape-like group addresses turkeys

Claude Gillot, 1683

Hand-colored print of five Swiss grenadiers in bearskin caps, green coats, white cross straps and yellow trousers, holding mu

Swiss Grenadiers / Swiss Grenadiers

Philippus Jacobus Brepols, 1800

Watercolor drawing of Roman churches, a villa, and arcaded palace ruins with blue mountains in the distance.

S. Giovanni e Paolo, the Villa Mattei and the Imperial Palaces

Joseph August Knip, c. 1809 - c. 1812

Hand-coloured woodcut broadside of a decorated ox in a frame with ornamental borders, cherubs, and Dutch verse text.

Children come running now / To buy the ox boo / It is an excellent guild ox / You can buy it for little money

Erven H. Rynders, 1781