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Rijksmuseum

133,116 works

Watercolor battle scene of mounted soldiers charging near large stone pyramids amid smoke and fallen men and horses.

Battle of the Pyramids

Dirk Langendijk, 1803

Pencil sketch of a tabby cat resting its head on a hand, drawn with loose hatched strokes on cream paper.

Studies van een kat

Charcoal sketch of a reclining model lying on a sofa, head bowed, arm extended across a cushion.

Rustend model, lezend op een sofa

August Allebé, 1848

Brown monochrome sketch of a snowy curving path beside a wooden fence, with a dark row of bare trees behind.

Pakhuizen aan een Amsterdamse kade in de sneeuw

Willem Witsen, 1870

Charcoal portrait of a woman with hair up and a pearl earring, looking directly at the viewer against a dark background.

Portret van Mevrouw Marie Breitner-Jordan

Willem Witsen, 1870

Pencil and watercolor drawing of a seated woman beside a fountain between columns, labeled CAMENA, within a decorative border

Camena

Antoon Derkinderen, 1869

Ink sketch on pale paper showing three studies of a cat's head and ears in loose black line work.

Schetsen van een kat

Pencil drawing of a mountain landscape under clouds, with trees in the foreground and a small figure at right.

Berglandschap bij Carrara

Pierre Louis Dubourcq, 1825

Watercolor of a seated young girl in a bonnet beside a copper kettle, tiled wall and wooden table in an interior.

Meisje zittend op een stoof

Joseph de Groot, 1838

Pencil portrait of a bearded man with his hand resting against his cheek, drawn in loose hatched strokes.

Portret van een heer

Oval watercolor portrait of a young woman in a dark jacket, small hat and dotted net veil, against a grey background.

Portret van een jonge vrouw met hoedje met voile

Joseph de Groot, 1838

Graphite study of a right hand with curled fingers and a shaded sleeve cuff on gray paper, with handwritten notes below.

Studie van de rechterhand van Geheimrat M. Kempner

Pencil sketch of a standing woman in a bonnet and long dress, posed on a low pedestal, on pale paper.

Naatje op de Dam

August Allebé, 1848

Pencil sketch of figures in an arched doorway and seated people in a room, with a small cityscape study in the upper right.

Vondel in de bank van leeninge

August Allebé, 1848

Grey wash drawing of a thatched cottage with a chimney and open door, framed by trees and shrubs on a path.

Pannekoekenhuisje De Schaapskooi

Paul Joseph Constantin Gabriël, 1845

Interior of a Gothic church with tall columns, pointed arches, chandeliers and small figures walking on a tiled floor.

Gezicht in de St.-Laurenskerk te Rotterdam

Johannes Bosboom, 1827

Watercolor of a draped domestic interior with upholstered chairs, framed pictures, a hanging lamp and a seated figure in the

De huiskamer aan de Riouwstraat te Den Haag, bij daglicht

Barbara Elisabeth van Houten, 1872

Pencil sketch sheet with studies of scrolling ornament, a decorative frame, and draped lines, rotated on the page.

Schetsblad met ornamentstudies

August Allebé, 1848

Charcoal drawing of an elderly man with spectacles writing at a desk, rendered in loose hatched strokes.

Portret van J.C. van Deventer, schrijvend

Watercolor portrait of a young woman in black lace veil smoking a cigarette against a green wash background.

Jonge vrouw met een sigaret

Antonio Zòna, 1823

Pen and watercolour portrait of a woman with hair pulled up and a blue bow at her collar, dated 1878.

Portret van Treesje Muller

Jan van Essen, 1878

Pen and watercolor drawing of a helmeted warrior kneeling by a seated woman on a rock, with a winged figure above and the sea

Perseus bevrijdt Andromeda

Elias van Nijmegen, 1677

Pen and watercolor drawing of two seated figures pointing toward a sun chariot with horses in the sky beside a tree.

Clymene vertelt haar zoon Phaëton over zijn vader Apollo

Elias van Nijmegen, 1677

Drawing of a hand holding a captive falcon with spread wings, rendered in graphite and white highlights on brown paper.

Torenvalk gevangen in handen

August Allebé, 1852

Watercolor of a Utrecht canal with a horse-drawn carriage, pedestrians, gabled houses, windmills and tree-lined banks under a

Gezicht van de Wal bij de Catharijnepoort te Utrecht

Jan de Beijer, 1737

Watercolor of a town square with a Gothic church, clock tower, gabled houses, a carriage and pedestrians in 18th-century dres

Markt te Arnhem

Jan de Beijer, 1741

Watercolour of a brick farmhouse with a tower, haystack, cart and tall tree under a cloudy sky.

Loowaerdt

Jan de Beijer, 1742

Watercolor drawing of a small chapel with a tiled roof and tower, trees, grazing pigs and strolling figures, 1742.

Kapel op 't Loo

Jan de Beijer, 1742

Watercolor of two pine grosbeak birds, one pink and one grey, perched on a branch, with handwritten Dutch notes.

Zweedse vogels

Jan Brandes, 1790

Watercolor of a crested Bohemian waxwing perched on a branch beside red rowan berries, with handwritten notes on the page.

Zweedse vogel

Jan Brandes, 1795