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Rijksmuseum

13,729 works

Pen and ink study sheet with looping calligraphic flourishes and spirals on ruled grid paper, with a wash smudge at left.

Study sheet

Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, 1884

Colored pencil drawing of a street with an arched doorway, a cart, a footbridge and small figures under a pale sky.

View of the level crossing near the Weesperzijde

Tinus de Jongh, 1919

Pencil drawing of three cows in a meadow, one grazing and two lying down, beside a wooden fence and a tree.

Three cows in a meadow near a gate

Pieter de Goeje, 1809

Grey wash drawing of a helmeted figure in a sand circle facing robed men, with soldiers, a city wall and trees behind.

Popilius Laenas draws a circle around Antiochus IV Epiphanes in the sand

Jurriaan Andriessen, 1752

Grey wash drawing of soldiers arresting a chained man in a dining room while diners react with raised hands.

Arrest of Pieter Dirksz. Hasselaer, 1573

Joannes Pieter Visser Bender, 1809

Pencil drawing of the siege of Alkmaar in 1573 seen from Oudorp, with tents, soldiers, windmills and town churches.

Siege of Alkmaar in 1573, seen from Oudorp

Bernardus Gerardus ten Berge, 1861

Grey wash sketch of a theatre curtain design with classical columns, a seated woman, a lute player and putti.

Sketch for a stage curtain in The Hague

Jurriaan Andriessen, 1803

Grey wash drawing of soldiers fighting in a field before a walled city with a church and windmills.

Sortie on the Boshuyser schans, 1574

J.C. Wendel, 1835

Pencil drawing of the 1573 siege of Alkmaar showing soldiers, cannon, a stormbridge and the walled town skyline.

Siege of Alkmaar in 1573, seen from the north

Bernardus Gerardus ten Berge, 1861

Pen and brown wash drawing of allegorical figures by a column, with ships in a harbor and barrels in the foreground.

Allegory of Shipping, Trade and Abundance

Jurriaan Andriessen, 1752

Grey wash drawing of townspeople suffering famine during the siege of Leiden, with a soldier, a cart and a tower.

Famine during the siege of Leiden, 1574

J.C. Wendel, 1854

Chalk drawing on grey paper of a standing woman in a full skirt with ruffled hem, one arm raised.

Study of a standing lady with one hand resting on her skirt, the other slightly raised

Hendrik Pothoven, 1735

Pen and brown ink sketch of a theatre interior with a draped curtain, a seated man, and a standing woman beside a pillar.

Sketch for a stage curtain in The Hague, seen from the side

Jurriaan Andriessen, 1803

Grey wash drawing of a castle gatehouse with an arched bridge over water, surrounded by trees and small figures.

Gate of the castle at Buren

Cornelis Pronk, 1701

Pen and ink drawing of two muscular arms in anatomical study, with hatched shading and drapery at the right edge.

Two Anatomical Studies of An Arm

Jacques de Gheyn, 1615

Ink and wash drawing of an organ grinder and a child beside a house, with a sailboat and figures at windows.

Design for the face of a clock with an organ grinder in front of a house

Jurriaan Andriessen, 1752

Watercolor drawing of brick castle Kasteel de Voorn with towers and arched bridge, surrounded by trees under a cloudy sky.

Castle de Voorn, design for the painting of a part of the porcelain dessert service, perhaps an ice pail (glacière)

Andreas Schelfhout, 1819

Grey wash drawing of a man in a top hat and long coat holding a walking stick beside an iron railing.

Self-portrait

Christiaan Andriessen, 1806

Grey ink drawing of a seated ruler under a canopy receiving a woman and attendants in a vaulted hall.

A monarch on his throne receives a woman and her entourage

Jurriaan Andriessen, 1752

Pencil sketch of a crowd of turbaned men and a mounted rider gathered outdoors beneath sparse trees.

Group of Egyptian soldiers

Willem de Famars Testas, 1858

Watercolor decorative design with a central upright sword, serpents, laurel wreath and scrolling foliage in red, grey and gol

Decorative design with upright swords

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Pen and grey wash design of a symmetrical facade with a radiant cloud above a central arch inscribed PAX.

Design for a decoration on the building of Felix Meritis

Jurriaan Andriessen, 1802

Sepia sketch sheet with four scenes: an ox pulling a cart, a seated man on a sofa, a woman with a basket, and a village with

Three finest dreams from a woman's life

Pieter van Loon, 1839

Symmetrical decorative design of grey and red stylized foliage and scrolls within a dark border.

Decorative design with animal motifs

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Pen and watercolour design of a domed circular temple with columns, a central statue, and the word Concordia on its frieze.

Design for a Temple of Harmony

Jurriaan Andriessen, 1752

Watercolor design for an Egyptian-style fireplace with hieroglyphic frieze, a standing figure, and a burning fire between two

Design for chimney in Egyptian style

Jean Démosthène Dugourc, 1790

Ink and wash drawing of an interior with two tables, five chairs, a fringed chandelier and yellow walls.

Design for an interior with two tables and five chairs

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Pen and wash architectural elevation of a classical building with a dome, pediment, and central columned portico.

Design for decorations on the Felix Meritis building

Jurriaan Andriessen, 1806

Pencil sketch of a herder with cows resting in a landscape beside a tree and a wooden fence.

Shepherds with cows

Leonaert Bramer, 1642

Watercolor design elevation of a wall with a glazed central door, flanking pilasters, and handwritten material notes.

Design for a wall of the mail boat

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Pen and wash architectural design of an arched niche with drapery and figures, inscribed Huldiging van Amsterdam.

Design for decoration on the Felix Meritis building with Homage to Amsterdam

Jurriaan Andriessen, 1806

Pencil sketch of a hunting party with dogs and horses beneath a large tree in an open landscape.

Hunting party

Leonaert Bramer, 1642

Watercolor interior design of a ship's children's room with round portholes, wood paneling and a padded bench, 1910.

Design for a First Class nursery on the S.S. Prinses Juliana

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1910

Brown ink and wash drawing of four putti playing music under a tree within an arched overdoor design.

Design for an overdoor with making-music putti

Jurriaan Andriessen, 1752

Pencil drawing of a still life with a jug, glass, goblet, and bowl of fruit on a draped table.

Still life with tableware and fruit

Leonaert Bramer, 1642

Pen and wash design of an ornate interior with a curved balustrade, arched niches with figures, and a bench.

Design for the interior of a deck saloon with open balustrade

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Grey ink drawing of a man and woman at a table beside two landscape sketches with trees and sky.

Sketch of man and woman at table and two sketches of landscapes

Jurriaan Andriessen, 1752

Pencil drawing of a sleeping nymph on rocks, watched by a satyr peering from behind a tree in a wooded landscape.

Sleeping nymph spied on by a satyr

Leonaert Bramer, 1642

Grid-paper sheet with watercolor carpet and panel designs, a corner ornament, and two monograms, by Carel Adolph Lion Cachet.

Designs for carpets or tablets with monograms of shipping companies

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Grey wash allegorical drawing with winged figures, a radiant sun, an hourglass, a scythe and figures gathered below.

Allegorical representation of the entry of the Allies into Paris, March 31, 1814

Jurriaan Andriessen, 1814

Pencil sketch of a religious scene with an infant, seated figures, a kneeling woman and a standing man with smoke rising.

Circumcision

Leonaert Bramer, 1642

Pen and wash interior design drawing of a paneled saloon with carved columns, curved balustrade, figure niches and a round ta

Design for the interior of a deck saloon with closed balustrade

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Pencil and wash design of a robed saint standing in an arched niche with garland ornament above.

Design for a grisaille by H. Petrus

Jurriaan Andriessen, 1752

Pencil sketch of soldiers and struggling figures in the foreground with columns and architecture behind, on pale paper.

Massacre of the Innocents at Bethlehem

Leonaert Bramer, 1642

Grey design of three steamships on rough waves, labelled M.S. Boissevain, M.S. Tegelberg and M.S. Ruys, with K.P.M. Lines tex

Design for vignette of the Royal Packet Navigation Company, K.P.M. Lines

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Pen and grey wash sketch of turbaned men gathered around a table in an interior, engaged in discussion.

Sketch of Christ among the scribes

Jurriaan Andriessen, 1752

Pen sketch of women on horseback and kneeling nude figures near water, mythological scene by Leonaert Bramer.

Mythological scene with women on foot and on horseback by the water

Leonaert Bramer, 1642

Colourful design for a stained glass dome with symmetrical scrolls, dragon forms and geometric borders in red and gold.

Design for a stained glass dome for the music room of the ship J.P. Coen

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Ink and grey wash drawing of two draped male figures, one gesturing toward the other, against a shaded background.

Laenas draws a circle in the sand around Antiochus IV Epiphanes

Jurriaan Andriessen, 1752

Pencil sketch of a ruined arch with trees, and figures leading mules across a flat landscape toward distant hills.

Landscape with ruin and people with mules

Leonaert Bramer, 1642

Grey wash design for a bakery price list with decorative arch, floral ornament and lettered bread prices.

Design for a price list of the Kolonie Bakkerij in Blaricum

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Grey wash drawing of two putti standing on a stone pedestal, framed by ivy and shrubs.

Two putti on a pedestal

Jurriaan Andriessen, 1752

Pencil sketch of a still life with a basin of grapes, a large gourd, fruit, vine leaves and a draped cloth.

Still life with tub and fruit

Leonaert Bramer, 1642

Design drawing for a book cover with yellow and blue floral motifs in watercolor, beside pencil sketches of the layout.

Design for a book binding with floral motif

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, 1874

Grey wash drawing of nude putti in combat, some wielding swords, with one fallen figure at the lower right.

Warring putti

Jurriaan Andriessen, 1752

Pencil sketch of a ruined building with arched openings, small figures on a path, and a distant landscape under clouds.

Landscape with ruin

Leonaert Bramer, 1642

Grey wash drawing of a sailing boat with a figure on a canal, trees and a shed on the right bank.

View along the Sloterweg

François Joseph Pfeiffer, 1818

Grey wash drawing of putti in an oval frame with grapes, a vessel and a staff, playing with Bacchus attributes.

Putti with the attributes of Bacchus

Jurriaan Andriessen, 1752

Pencil sketch of a cattle market with cows, herders and figures, a church tower and village rooftops behind.

Cattle market

Leonaert Bramer, 1642

Grey watercolor of a sailing boat on a canal beside houses and trees, with moored boats in the distance.

View of the Schinkel

Anthonie van Teijn, 1927

Grey wash drawing of figures honouring a woman's bust on a garlanded altar beneath a tree, with Dutch verse below.

Tribute to the portrait bust of a birthday woman

Jurriaan Andriessen, 1752

Pencil sketch of a woman standing behind a seated man playing a flute, with tree branches and clouds in the background.

Woman and flute-playing man

Leonaert Bramer, 1642

Grey wash drawing of a tree-lined road beside a canal, with a church steeple in the distance and two walking figures.

View of the Amstelveenseweg

Gerrit Lamberts, 1816

Brown ink and wash drawing of a woman with a sword beside a lion, in front of a draped curtain.

Judith with the head of Holofernes

Jurriaan Andriessen, 1752

Pencil drawing of a circus tent, sheds and moored boats along a waterfront, with a city skyline at right.

View of the August Allebéplein

Anthonie van Teijn, 1927

Watercolor of a brick monument tower and stone statue on a pedestal, with a paved path, lawns, arcade and gabled houses.

View of the Indies-Netherlands Monument

Frans Everbag, 1935

Pen and grey wash drawing of an Arcadian landscape with trees, a rotunda temple, a fountain, an urn and small figures.

Arcadian landscape

Jurriaan Andriessen, 1752

Colored pencil drawing of an octant instrument with a graduated arc and yellow brass fittings on a sketchbook page.

Octant

Jan Brandes, 1770

Watercolor and pen drawing of a brick school building with a low wall, young trees, and pedestrians on a street.

View of the school building of the Christian HBS on the Adama van Scheltemaplein

Frans Everbag, 1887

Pen and watercolor sketch of a seated figure by a tree beside a garden statue on a pedestal.

Woman with dog in park

Jurriaan Andriessen, 1752

Pencil drawing of a flat meadow with grazing cows, a windmill and trees on the horizon under a cloudy sky.

View of Schalkwijk

Pieter Bouman, 1774

Watercolor street scene of brick houses with red roofs, bare trees, a cobbled road, and people walking under a cloudy sky.

View of the Chopinstraat

Frans Everbag, 1927

Pen and grey wash sketch of two domestic interior scenes: a woman with a child by a door, and a woman cleaning a tiled floor.

Sketch of woman with child and sketch of sweeping or mopping woman

Jurriaan Andriessen, 1798

Grey wash drawing of dune landscape with two walkers on a path, a large tree and thatched cottages under clouds.

Dune landscape in the surroundings of Haarlem, with in the distance the Blinkert

Hermanus van Brussel, 1773

Watercolor and pencil drawing of a brick church with a tall spire and gabled roof on a street corner, with bare trees.

View of the Luther Chapel on the Gerrit van der Veenstraat

Frans Everbag, 1930

Grey wash drawing of a balding man in a dark coat and white neckcloth, mounted on a bound album page with handwritten notes.

Self-portrait Jan Brandes

Jan Brandes, 1786

Grey wash drawing of a farmhouse beside a canal with a man in a rowing boat, trees and a haystack under a cloudy sky.

View of a canal with an angler

Hermanus van Brussel, 1773

Watercolor and pencil drawing of a tree-lined street with gabled houses, front gardens and a tall curved lamp post.

View of the Albert Hahnplantsoen

Frans Everbag, 1887

Watercolor of a bedroom with two seated children on a wooden floor, a tall clock, a red bed, and rifles hung on the wall.

Bedroom with son Jantje and Bietja, an enslaved girl

Jan Brandes, 1784

Red chalk drawing of a seated man in a hat, arm resting over a ladder-back chair, with a hand study at lower left.

Seated man with hat, half-length seen from behind

Hermanus van Brussel, 1773

Red chalk sketch of a standing helmeted female figure holding a spear and round shield on pale paper.

Scratched-out Minerva figure

Jakob Smits, 1865

Watercolor of two children playing with a toy horse on a wooden gallery floor, with red chairs and palm trees beyond.

Gallery with son Jantje and Bietja, an enslaved girl

Jan Brandes, 1784

Grey wash drawing of a servant woman seen from behind, leaning over a wooden basket on a bench.

Resting maid with a basket, seen from the back

Hermanus van Brussel, 1773

Loose ink sketch of a standing woman with bowed head and simplified contours, faint pencil studies visible behind her figure.

Standing woman

Rik Wouters, 1892

Etching of a woman and an artist sketching a town with church spires below rolling hills and clouds.

Landscape with woman and artist drawing the lower-lying city

Adolphe Alexandre Dillens, 1831

Standing boy with stick

Hermanus van Brussel, 1773

Sheet with eight ink sketches of a cat in different resting and sleeping poses, with faint pencil lines beneath.

Sketch sheet with eight studies of a cat

Rik Wouters, 1892

Pencil drawing of a busy street with brick townhouses, pedestrians, a handcart and a street lamp.

View of the Vijgendam

Tinus de Jongh, 1895

Watercolor of a shaded tree-lined avenue with a crowd, horse riders, a carriage and townhouses in the background.

View in the Haarlemmerhout, with a crowd of people in front of the Heerenlogement

Hermanus van Brussel, 1773

Ink and pencil sketch of a standing figure above a reclining woman, with a faint outline of another figure at right.

Sketch of a standing figure and a seated woman

Rik Wouters, 1892

Pencil drawing of a city square with gabled townhouses and pedestrians on a cobbled street, signed Tinus de Jongh 1911.

View of the Dam

Tinus de Jongh, 1911

Pencil study on grey paper of a kneeling draped man, a reaching arm, and a bearded head below.

Studies of a kneeling man, half-figure, arm and bust

Drawing of a tall funeral catafalque with statues, draped canopy, candelabra and a crowned tomb, inscribed with a 1751 memori

Catafalque for Empress Elisabeth Christine in Brussels, 1751

Ferdinandus Josephus de Rons, 1751

Pen and wash ceiling design of Jupiter and Juno enthroned among clouds, with putti, musicians and winged figures.

Design for a ceiling with the marriage of Jupiter and Juno

Petrus Norbertus van Reysschoot, 1748

Chalk drawing of a male nude lying on his stomach across a stone block, with draped cloth beneath him.

Study of a male nude, lying on his stomach

Lambertus-Antonius Claessens, 1773

Pen and watercolor drawing of a stepped-gable brick facade with chimneys, dormers and an exterior staircase.

Geison stone of the Rondeel in Amsterdam

Johannes Gerardus Horsthuis, 1875