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Rijksmuseum

71,494 works

Engraving of two armored knights in plumed helmets dueling before a banner, with a city skyline and onlookers behind them.

Lodewijk van der Kethulle defeats the Spanish horseman, 1591

Philippus Velijn, 1827

Engraving of two men conversing in an interior with a fireplace, one holding a quill pen and a document.

Meeting of the Grand Pensionary Cats with Willem II

Philippus Velijn, 1828

Engraving of a candlelit room where a man plays violin, a woman plays piano, and women in period dress watch.

Chamber orchestra with piano and violin

Philippus Velijn, 1797

Engraving of a mail coach stopped at night, surrounded by armed soldiers, with an officer holding a letter and a boy at the w

Man with a letter during a robbery of a carriage

Philippus Velijn, 1797

Etching of a standing man seizing a kneeling man by a stone wall, with sailors and ship masts in the background.

Man takes a bunch of keys from another man

Philippus Velijn, 1797

Engraving of Doorwerth castle beside a moat, with a rowboat of figures and a large tree on the left.

View of Doorwerth Castle

Philippus Velijn, 1797

Engraving of two figures talking outside a thatched cottage beside a path, with tall trees and a cloudy sky behind.

Two conversing figures in front of a house

Philippus Velijn, 1797

Engraved portrait of a veiled woman wearing pearls and a jewelled headpiece, within an ornate oval-style frame with inscripti

Portrait of Aleidis of Burgundy

Pieter de Jode, 1661

Lithograph of a knight in armour embracing a seated woman and child in a gothic interior with a helmet on a table.

Albrecht Beiling says goodbye to wife and child

J.B. Clermans, 1837

Seated man in dark jacket and bow tie beside a small table, shown in a 19th-century lithographic portrait print.

Portrait of Eliza Laurillard

Wilhelmus Cornelis Chimaer van Oudendorp, 1861

Etching of a woman with a headscarf leaning on a stick and looking down at a snake on the ground.

Woman with a snake

Frederick Bloemaert, 1635

Etching of an elderly bearded farmer with a walking staff and basket, standing barefoot on rocky ground.

Farmer with basket

Frederick Bloemaert, 1635

Etching of a seated woman in a headscarf, hands clasped over a book, eyes lowered in prayer, against a shaded mound.

Seated, praying woman

Frederick Bloemaert, 1635

Kneeling young woman

Frederick Bloemaert, 1635

Lithograph of a man in a dark suit embracing a woman in a gown in a room with a palm, owl and helmet.

Willem Treub passionately embraces Minerva (Science) in salon

Johan Braakensiek, 1896

Engraved print of a seated classical woman holding a laurel wreath beside an urn, with a sunburst behind her and a floral bor

Personification of Felix Meritis

Jacobus Wijsman, 1778

Engraved interior of a domed hall with chandeliers, a speaker at a lectern, seated men at tables and spectators in a gallery.

Inauguration of Felix Meritis, 1788

Reinier Vinkeles, 1799

Engraving of a seated allegorical woman with a drawing board, easel and classical sculptures in a room.

Allegory of the Drawing Department of Felix Meritis

Noach van der Meer, 1777

Grey-wash drawing of a man with long curled hair and white collar in an oval frame with a shield below.

Portrait of a man

Roeland van Eynden, 1757

Grey wash drawing of a putto beside an oval portrait of a man, with a sculpted head, palette and brushes below.

Putto with portrait medallion of an artist

Roeland van Eynden, 1757

Grey wash drawing of a man in a tricorn hat beside a palette, with an oval portrait of another man in the lower right.

Portrait of an artist

Roeland van Eynden, 1757

Grey wash drawing of a crowd kneeling in a forest clearing around a stone altar beneath a large tree, with smoke rising.

Religious ceremonies of the Batavians

Engelbertus Matthias Engelberts, 1788

Grey wash drawing of a horse beside a smoking funeral pyre, with mourners and attendants in a wooded landscape.

Funeral ceremonies of the Batavians

Engelbertus Matthias Engelberts, 1788

Grey wash drawing of a warrior column and cart crossing misty Alpine mountains, with women and children in the foreground.

The procession of the Cimbri over the Alps

Engelbertus Matthias Engelberts, 1782

Pen and grey wash drawing of many sculpted heads and busts, including bearded men, a helmeted figure, and a female bust.

Heads of the Batavians

Engelbertus Matthias Engelberts, 1782

Grey wash drawing of a pastoral landscape with cattle, goats, pigs, a milkmaid, a boatman and a large tree.

The Agriculture of the Batavians

Engelbertus Matthias Engelberts, 1783

Grey wash drawing of villagers gathered by a thatched cottage, a white horse, cattle and large trees.

Marriage ceremony of the Batavians

Engelbertus Matthias Engelberts, 1784

Grey wash drawing of robed men in an outdoor council beneath a large tree, with a white horse and armed soldiers behind.

Council meeting of the Batavians

Engelbertus Matthias Engelberts, 1784

Watercolor sketch of tiled rooftops, palm trees and a whitewashed church tower in a sketchbook page.

View over Galle

Jan Brandes, 1785

Grey wash drawing of a castle on a wooded rocky cliff above a stream, with two men fishing at lower right.

Castle and mountainous landscape

Cornelis Apostool, 1822

Pencil drawing of a man, woman and child talking by an open window, with a ruined tower in the distance.

Man, woman and child in conversation by an open window

Pieter Bartholomeusz. Barbiers, 1782

Pencil sketch of a turbaned man in a long robe with a jewelled necklace, beside a small winged figure on a pedestal.

Son of the jeweler of the crown of Constantinople

Pieter Bartholomeusz. Barbiers, 1782

Pen and watercolor drawing of a young girl in a lavender dress reading at a wooden cabinet filled with books.

Reading girl by a cupboard

Pieter Bartholomeusz. Barbiers, 1782

Red chalk sketch of a seated woman painting at an easel beside a small table, 1782.

Seated woman, painting

Pieter Bartholomeusz. Barbiers, 1782

Pen drawing of workmen building a timber roof frame in an attic, with rafters, beams and a ladder.

Construction work in an attic

Pieter Bartholomeusz. Barbiers, 1782

Pen drawing of three people in a period interior, with an oval portrait of a bearded man on the wall behind them.

Historical scene with interior with three persons

Pieter Bartholomeusz. Barbiers, 1782

Pencil and wash drawing of two girls, a boy and a seated woman beside a wicker basket and bench.

Two girls and a boy

Pieter Bartholomeusz. Barbiers, 1782

Pen and wash sketch of a man in a long coat watching animals in a cage while women stand and sit nearby under trees.

Bezoek aan de dierentuin

Pieter Bartholomeusz. Barbiers, 1800

Upper body with muscle bundles

Jean Augustin Daiwaille, 1820

Lithograph of a pair of male legs in side view showing detailed muscle anatomy, numbered plate 10, on cream paper.

Two legs with muscle bundles

Jean Augustin Daiwaille, 1820

Anatomical print of two legs seen from behind, showing muscle bundles in pencil-like line work on pale paper.

Legs with muscle bundles

Jean Augustin Daiwaille, 1820

Caricature lithograph of two men with oversized heads flying kites over a city field, with church towers and a crowd in the b

Caricature with Jan Heemskerk Azn. and a kite

Jan Holswilder, 1885

Caricature of a bird-like figure in a spiked German helmet snatching fish labeled with island names from the sea.

Caricature about the origin of the Bismarck Archipelago

Jan Holswilder, 1885

Caricature print of a crowned woman above a serpent-headed dragon confronting a horned John Bull figure, 1885.

Caricature with Lady Britannia and John Bull

Jan Holswilder, 1885

Black and white lithograph caricature of a man in a jester hat beside a lantern, a money chest, and a coiled serpent.

Caricature on the departure of Jan Blanus

Jan Holswilder, 1885

Lithograph of St. Nicholas on horseback with a companion in a tall hat on a donkey, beside a barrel labeled with text, in sno

Caricature about amendment within the constitution in 1885

Jan Holswilder, 1885

Portrait of actor Willem van Zuylen

Jan Holswilder, 1885

Lithograph caricature of a mallet strike at a height gauge, watched by a top-hatted man and a crowd, with written labels on a

Caricature with comparison between striking dummy and Dutch politics

Jan Holswilder, 1886

Engraved title page with allegorical figures, a globe, river gods, and a harbor city view framing a printed cartouche.

Title print for portfolio 20 of the Atlas Ottens (Amsterdam, part 1: maps and profiles)

Jacob Folkema, 1717

Lithograph portrait of a frowning man with dramatic lighting and a dark textured background, by Jan Fekkes, 1918.

Portrait of Ludwig van Beethoven

Jan Fekkes, 1918

Engraving of men greeting arrivals beside a horse-drawn carriage in front of an arcaded building, 1805.

Arrival of R.J. Schimmelpenninck in The Hague on 27 April 1805 as Grand Pensionary

Reinier Vinkeles, 1805

Engraved oval portrait of Gaspard de Coligny, a bearded man in a cap, above an inscribed stone plinth.

Portrait of Gaspard de Coligny II

Engraved portrait of John Evelyn, a man with long curly hair wearing a dark cloak and chain collar.

Portrait of John Evelyn

James Tookey, 1800

Sepia print of a woman drawing water from a brick well beside a rooster and jug, with a stream and open field.

Woman at water well

Frederik Hendrik Weissenbruch, 1853

Portrait of Geertgen tot Sint Jans

Frederik Hendrik Weissenbruch, 1838

Lithograph of a brick gate tower with an arched passage, figures in the street, and a boat beside a stone wall.

Water or Prison Gate at Woudrichem

Frederik Hendrik Weissenbruch, 1838

Lithograph of a young girl standing beside a seated elderly bearded man in a hooded robe with a harp, in a dim interior.

Girl with old monk with harp

Frederik Hendrik Weissenbruch, 1847

Print of a woman with a bread basket ringing a doorbell beside a stone building, with a wicker basket on the street.

Merchant ringing a doorbell

Frederik Hendrik Weissenbruch, 1838

Lithograph of a barefoot boy seated on a stone step beside a wicker basket, with a street scene and cart behind him.

Boy sitting on steps in front of a door

Frederik Hendrik Weissenbruch, 1847

Lithograph of a woman in a headscarf spinning thread under a grapevine pergola beside a stone wall.

Woman spinning under open lean-to

Frederik Hendrik Weissenbruch, 1838

Engraved portrait of a man with long curled wig and cloak, labeled G. van den Velde, within a decorative frame.

Portrait of painter Willem van de Velde

Abraham Lion Zeelander, 1799

Lithograph portrait of a bearded man in a dark tasselled cloak leaning on a table beside a carved cabinet and curtain.

Portrait of Luigi Calamatta

Charles Baugniet, 1837

Hand-colored print of a seated man in a powdered wig and red-lined coat, holding a sheet, beside a draped table.

Portrait of Simon Fokke holding in his hand the print of the plundering of the house of Gerrit Hagedooren, 1751

John Greenwood, 1751

Engraved portrait of a seated man with a quill and open book, under an arch with draped curtain, inscribed Franciscus Silvest

Portrait of Charles François Silvestre

Louis Desplaces, 1710

Engraved portrait of an older man in a fur-trimmed robe and cap, with a coat of arms and inscription below.

Portrait of Jean Carondelet

Cornelis van Caukercken, 1636

Engraved portrait of a seated woman in a fur-trimmed robe with a crown beside her, dated 1713.

Portrait of Elisabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate

Marie-Anne-Hyacinthe Hortemels, 1713

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a dark collared doublet, with a Latin inscription cartouche below.

Portrait of Isaac Casaubon

Pieter van Gunst, 1709

Engraved portrait of a bewigged man in a ruff collar gesturing beside an open book, framed by a rococo cartouche.

Portrait of Johann Gottlob Carpzov

Johann Jacob Haid, 1746

Hand-colored print of a ruined stone temple in tropical forest, with palms, banana plants and a seated man on the path.

Ruin of a temple near Bangil

Jan Weissenbruch, 1852

Engraved oval portrait of a man in clerical collar, framed by a laurel wreath, with a coat of arms and inscription below.

Portrait of Valentin, Freiherr von Schneidt

Georg Michael Weissenhahn, 1765

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a powdered wig and lace jabot, with a laurel wreath, coat of arms and Latin inscription be

Portrait of Maximilian, Graf von Berchem

Georg Michael Weissenhahn, 1751

Engraved architectural elevation of a palazzo facade with arched loggia, rows of windows, and a central tower with finials.

Front view of hunting lodge La Rocca di Bassano

Valérien Regnard, 1636

Engraved allegorical title page with an old man holding a mirror, a winged woman and a globe, within an ornate decorative fra

Title print for the Scene of Folly, 1720

Jacob Folkema, 1720

Engraved equestrian portrait of a man in armour on a rearing horse, with an attendant and soldiers behind, inscribed Wilhem I

William III on horseback and an enslaved servant

Arnoud van Halen, 1688

Engraved full-length portrait of a man in a curled wig and embroidered coat, standing before a formal garden with a fountain.

Portrait of John Law, 1720

Leonard Schenk, 1720

Engraving of Salome holding the severed head of John the Baptist on a charger, with a bearded man behind her.

Salome with the head of John the Baptist

Jan van Troyen, 1660

Engraving of Judith holding the severed head of Holofernes while an old servant woman looks on beside her.

Judith with the head of Holofernes

Jan van Troyen, 1660

Black and white print of the Athenaeum Illustre facade in Amsterdam, with a gabled front, arched doorway, and pedestrians by

View of the Athenaeum Illustre in Amsterdam

J. Barclay, 1866

Commemorative print with oval portraits of 16th-century figures, cherubs at top, and scenes of the siege of Leiden.

Commemorative plaque for 300 years of Relief of Leiden 1574-1874

Christiaan Bos, 1874

Sketch of a ceremonial procession with men in top hats and a banner, framed by vignettes of Amsterdam university buildings.

The 255th anniversary of the Institution of Higher Education in Amsterdam

Johan Braakensiek, 1887

Engraved title page showing a seaside scene with a fallen man, grieving women, armed soldiers, and the word Fedra below.

Title page for: Jean Baptiste Racine, 'Phaedra', 1770

Reinier Vinkeles, 1770

Engraving of a kneeling man before a standing emperor in a classical hall with onlookers and an urn.

Man kneels before an emperor

Reinier Vinkeles, 1765

Engraving of allegorical figures under lightning bolts, with a blindfolded figure holding a torch beside a fallen woman and c

Allegory on the effect of superstition and hypocrisy

Reinier Vinkeles, 1770

Engraving of two women and a man in a garden with a tree, an urn, a hedge, and butterflies, by Reinier Vinkeles.

Two women and a man in a garden

Reinier Vinkeles, 1765

Engraved street scene of fashionably dressed people at a brick doorway, with a church tower in the background.

Man and woman enter a house

Reinier Vinkeles, 1769

Engraving of a woman with a fishing rod and dog clasping the hand of a man in a wooded landscape.

Forest view with a woman with a fishing rod who takes a man by the hand

Reinier Vinkeles, 1751

Engraving of a bound man kneeling before a spear-holding woman, watched by a friar and feathered onlookers in a palm landscap

Shackled man kneels before a woman

Reinier Vinkeles, 1751

Engraving of a smiling jester with curly hair, bell-tipped cap and cloak, holding a bauble sceptre and money pouch.

A jester with a fool's staff in hand

Joannes Bemme, 1800

Etching of a man in a plumed hat and draped cloak, seen from behind, pointing upward with one hand.

A man with a plumed hat seen from the back

Joannes Bemme, 1800

Engraved membership certificate with blank oval cartouche, allegorical women, military trophies and garlands.

Membership certificate of a Rotterdam society

Joannes Bemme, 1800

Oval stipple engraving portrait of A.W. Roomers, an older man in a dark coat and white neckcloth, with inscription below.

Portrait of A.W. Roomers

Joannes Bemme, 1800

Lithographic portrait of a bearded man in a double-breasted coat and cravat, turned to his left, with signature below.

Portrait of Nicolaas Pieneman

Hendrikus Michael, 1847

Lithograph bust portrait of a balding man in a dark coat, waistcoat and cravat with a cross medal, signed below.

Portrait of Hans Christian Andersen

Hendrikus Michael, 1824

Oval engraved portrait of a bearded man in military uniform with decorations, with a signature below.

Portrait of an unknown man

Gottlieb Michaelis, 1800

Engraved oval portrait of a man in armour and powdered wig, with a coat of arms and inscription below, 1715.

Portrait of Adam Friedrich von Braunschweig

Johann Wilhelm Michaelis, 1715

Engraved oval portrait of a man in a curled periwig, with a coat of arms and inscription plaque below, dated 1708.

Portrait of Sylvester von Braunschweig

Johann Wilhelm Michaelis, 1708