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Rijksmuseum

13,729 works

Brown ink drawing in Art Nouveau style of a robed figure lifting a sphere above a seated woman with flowing hair.

He who founded heaven's wheel, earth's ramparts

Willem Arondéus, 1914

Brown ink drawing of a robed woman beside stylized Art Nouveau trees and a crescent moon, with Dutch text at top.

On goes the nocturnal caravan

Willem Arondéus, 1914

Brown ink drawing of two women in long robes amid stylized swirling curves and knotwork, with Dutch text above.

Your beauty strikes me dumb: the dark singing

Willem Arondéus, 1914

Sepia Art Nouveau drawing of a seated veiled woman and a kneeling figure among ornamental curves and columns.

My sick heart found no medicine, my soul ascended

Willem Arondéus, 1914

Pencil drawing of a wooden waterside house with tiled roof and railing above reflective water, surrounded by trees.

View of Café Borneman on the Amstel

Tinus de Jongh, 1911

Grey wash drawing of a horse-drawn cart on a tree-lined road beside a windmill and low buildings under a cloudy sky.

View of inn Het Molentje on the Amsteldijk

Abraham Rademaker, 1685

Pen drawing of the round Drommedaris tower in Enkhuizen with an arched gate, scaffolding and gabled houses beside it.

Dromedary in Enkhuizen

Huib Luns, 1938

Pen drawing of the Drommedaris tower in Enkhuizen beside a canal, with a drawbridge, moored rowboats and a distant church spi

View of the Dromedary in Enkhuizen

Huib Luns, 1938

Grey wash drawing of a canal with a tall clock tower, an arched bridge, a carriage and gabled houses.

View of the Singel near the Jan Roodepoortstoren on the Torensluis

Jan Spaan, 1752

Watercolor of a canal with an arched brick bridge, a tall clock tower with a spire, boats, and trees under a pale sky.

View of the Singel near the Jan Roodepoortstoren on the Torensluis

Hendrik Gerrit ten Cate, 1829

Pencil drawing of an old Dutch canal with gabled brick houses, tiled roofs, a small bridge and reflections in the water.

View of the Grimburgwal

Tinus de Jongh, 1895

Watercolor elevation of a red brick gabled building with an ornate doorway, plus pencil figure studies of men at right.

View of the entrance to the courtyard of the Oost-Indisch Huis

A. Goedkoop, 1850

Ink drawing of a seated woman with curled hair and ornate necklace, shown in white against a dark black background.

Seated woman

Karel de Nerée tot Babberich, 1904

Grey wash drawing of a church on fire beside a canal, with smoke filling the sky and crowds watching from the quays.

View of the fire of the Ronde Lutherse Kerk on 18 September 1822

Gerrit Lamberts, 1822

Ink drawing of a fantasy landscape with a winding river, a tall pine, rolling hills and a distant shoreline.

Fantasy landscape

Karel de Nerée tot Babberich, 1907

Pencil and watercolor drawing of a seated nude woman in a dark hat, with a faint standing figure sketched behind her.

Seated figure

Karel de Nerée tot Babberich, 1905

Drawing of a naval battle at a harbor tower, with sailing ships, soldiers on a pier and a row of labelled flags above.

Capture of Damiate, 1219

Pieter van Looy, 1880

Black boot stepping on a Dutch tricolor flag, with barbed wire and the title De Laars in white blackletter lettering.

The Boot

Henk Henriët, 1931

Pencil caricature of a huge uniformed man with a swastika armband and pistol towering over a small hunched figure in a coat.

Large National Socialist soldier who feels threatened by a walking small Jewish man

Henk Henriët, 1936

Pencil sketch of a giant eagle in soldier's helmet sitting on a tank, with an officer and marching figures below.

Eagle disguised as a soldier sits on a tank

Henk Henriët, 1933

Graphite portrait sketch of a woman with hair in a bun, looking toward the viewer on cream paper.

Portrait of an unknown woman

Henk Henriët, 1913

Charcoal portrait of an older man with short hair, furrowed brow and serious expression, wearing an open-collared shirt.

Portrait of an older unknown man

Henk Henriët, 1913

Portrait of two unknown men with caps

Henk Henriët, 1913

Pencil drawing of two men seated at a table in a café interior with a bucket and eagle picture on the wall.

Two men sitting at a table in a café

Henk Henriët, 1913

Pencil sketch of a large scowling face in three-quarter view with loose looping hair strokes around the head.

Face of a giant with headgear

Henk Henriët, 1936

Pencil sketch of three men in conversation in a row, with a smaller head study below, on aged paper.

Three figures in a row in conversation with each other

Henk Henriët, 1936

Graphite sketch of a baby's head in a frame, with a stout laughing figure with outstretched arms and two small caricature hea

Baby in a frame and under several figures

Henk Henriët, 1936

Pencil sketch of a huge face with tousled hair, with a row of tiny figures standing before it on grey paper.

Group of small figures standing in front of a giant's face

Henk Henriët, 1936

Watercolor of villagers and children scraping a pig in a trough in a farmyard before a thatched cottage.

Het schrapen van een varken

Adriaen van Ostade, 1678

Pen and watercolour drawing of a heavyset seated man in a pink jacket and blue cap, resting on a wooden chair.

Seated Man with a Pipe

Adriaen van Ostade, 1670

Pen and wash drawing of a peasant interior with three men, a barrel, hanging meat and a thatched ceiling.

Peasant interior with three men

Isaac van Ostade, 1631

Pencil sketch of a rustic farmhouse with thatched roof, lean-to, woodpile and large tree on the left.

View of part of a house with extension

Isaac van Ostade, 1631

Pen and brown wash drawing of a standing man in a hat and long coat, leaning on a walking stick.

Standing man with a cane

Isaac van Ostade, 1631

Watercolor of the Papenbrug over the Damrak with gabled houses, moored sailing ships, and pedestrians on the quay.

View of the Papenbrug over the Damrak

Johan Martinus Anthon Rieke, 1883

Grey wash drawing of a cobbled courtyard with arched doorways, leaded windows, and a staircase in an open doorway.

View of the Kraaiengang

Gerrit Lamberts, 1786

Pencil drawing of an Old Dutch style building with arcades, a clock tower and pedestrians in a street scene.

Design for a building in Old Holland, part of the World Exhibition for the Hotel and Travel Industry 1895

Evert Breman, 1894

Colored pencil drawing of a brick courtyard with dormer windows, a striped awning, and people in period dress.

Design for Old Holland, part of the World Exhibition for the Hotel and Travel Industry 1895

Evert Breman, 1894

Watercolor of a red brick Dutch gabled building with stepped gables, a stair to an arched entrance, and a street with figures

Unexecuted design for Old Holland, part of the World Exhibition for the Hotel and Travel Industry 1895

Evert Breman, 1894

Still life of an apple, apricots and peaches resting on a brown surface, with soft shading and warm colours.

Still life with apple, peaches and apricots

Albertus Steenbergen, 1847

Watercolor drawing of two snakes on cream paper, one mottled reddish-brown and one dark grey, with a handwritten label.

Two tropical snakes

Albertus Steenbergen, 1824

Watercolor still life of peach, grapes, plums, chestnuts and blue morning glory flowers on a stone ledge.

Fruit and flower still life

Albertus Steenbergen, 1824

Watercolor of sailing boats and a ship on choppy water with a distant city skyline under billowing clouds.

View of the IJ and Amsterdam from the Oosterdoksdijk

Petrus Josephus Lutgers, 1869

Watercolour drawing of a canal with a rowing boat, windmills, a domed pavilion, and a distant city skyline under cloudy sky.

View of the Kostverlorenvaart

Jan de Beijer, 1755

Pencil sketch of a harbor crane, canal and city buildings with a church tower and moored boats, dated 1754.

View of the Waal and the Kraansluis

Jan Spaan, 1754

Watercolor winter landscape with skaters on a frozen canal, a windmill, snowy cottages and a bare tree under a pink sky.

Winter landscape

Jan de Beijer, 1713

Ink and wash drawing of a flat polder landscape with windmills, a city skyline with ship masts, and figures on a road.

View of Amsterdam from the Spaarndammerdijk

Paulus Constantijn la Fargue, 1773

Watercolor of sailing boats and a steamboat on a choppy waterway with a city skyline and church towers under cloudy skies.

View of ships on the IJ, looking towards the Kamperhoofd

Petrus Josephus Lutgers, 1870

Grey wash drawing of a gabled warehouse beside a stone canal bridge, with a tree and a small pedestrian at left.

View of a warehouse on the Oudezijds Achterburgwal

Kasparus Karsen, 1838

Watercolor of a canal with sailing barges, gabled houses and the Munttoren tower in the background, Amsterdam.

View of the Munttoren and the English houses on the Amstel, corner of Kistenmakersgracht

Eduard Alexander Hilverdink, 1877

Sepia wash drawing of a bearded man's bust with a ruffled collar on a stone pedestal.

Pieter Adriaensz. van der Werff

Jan de Bisschop, 1650

Pen drawing of decorative calligraphy with a large ornamental initial, flourished borders, French text and an alphabet sample

Design for a writing sample: Julius Caesar (...)

Jan van de Velde, 1605

Pen drawing of a calligraphy writing exemplar with a large flourished initial, italic text, and an alphabet line.

Design for a writing sample: Garde toy (...)

Jan van de Velde, 1605

Watercolor of a tall white lighthouse with a red lantern and flag on a hill, surrounded by trees and thatched buildings.

The New Lighthouse of Poeloe-Bras, Sumatra

C.D. Wulf, 1875

Pen and wash architectural elevation of a church with a tall steeple, arched windows and buttresses, by Pieter Jansz. Post.

Side view of a church

Pieter Post, 1652

Pen and wash drawing of a church front elevation with a tall spire, clock, arched windows and a scale bar below.

Front view of a church

Pieter Post, 1650

Pen and wash cross-section drawing of a church interior with vaulted ceiling, arched windows, pulpit and timber roof truss.

Cross-section of a church

Pieter Post, 1652

Pen and red-wash floor plan of a centrally planned church with radiating arms and a spiral staircase, 1652.

Floor plan of a church

Pieter Post, 1652

Watercolor of a 19th-century room with red walls, gilt-framed paintings, lace curtains and a standing man by a central table.

19th-century interior with paintings and standing figure

Augustus Wijnantz, 1842

Grey wash drawing of a stranded whale on a beach with onlookers, a cart, and a dog under a cloudy sky.

Whale washed ashore between Zandvoort and Wijk aan Zee, 1762

Jacobus Luberti Augustini, 1762

Pencil sketch of a girl with a braid and bow seated at a piano, seen from behind, on a cream sheet.

Girl Playing the Piano

Jozef Israëls, 1900

Pen sketch of a seated girl reading a book, with a second study of sleeves and hands in the upper right corner.

Studies of a reading and a drawing girl

Jozef Israëls, 1834

Girl from the side and sketch of a head

Jozef Israëls, 1834

Pencil study sheet with several goats in reclining and standing poses, one wearing a collar and bell.

Study sheet with goats

Jozef Israëls, 1834

Pencil sketch of a standing bride in a veil with a long train, surrounded by studies of female heads.

Studies of a bride

Jozef Israëls, 1834

Pencil sketch of a rowboat beached on a bank, surrounded by hatched reeds, trees and rippling water.

Rowboat ashore

Jozef Israëls, 1834

Pencil portrait of a young girl with hair pulled back, looking forward, with loose hatched shading behind her head.

Portrait of a girl

Jozef Israëls, 1834

Woman playing the piano and a horse

Jozef Israëls, 1834

Pen and pencil sketch of a seated woman knitting in front of a mantelpiece with objects and a plant.

Woman doing needlework in front of a fireplace

Jozef Israëls, 1834

Head of a girl with straight hair

Jozef Israëls, 1834

Pencil sketch of a standing girl by a tree trunk and a seated child in a room with windows and a door.

Two studies of a girl and a tree in a street

Jozef Israëls, 1834

Pencil sketch of a woman in a headscarf resting her head on her hand, gazing downward.

Study of a child

Jozef Israëls, 1834

Pencil sketch of a woman with a hair bun peeling potatoes into a tray.

Woman peeling potatoes

Jozef Israëls, 1834

Pencil sketch of seven upright grain sheaves and a small harnessed horse on a pale yellowish sheet.

Seven sheaves of grain and a horse

Jozef Israëls, 1834

Watercolor and pencil drawing of a tree-lined street with brick houses, striped shop awnings and a lamp post.

View of the Stadionweg

Frans Everbag, 1887

Watercolor drawing of a brick Marathon tower and stadium facade with Olympic rings and a steel truss roof under a cloudy sky.

View of the Marathon Tower at the Olympic Stadium

Frans Everbag, 1928

Watercolor of a brick house with tiled roofs beside a canal, reflected in still water, with willow trees along the bank.

View of the Reinier Vinkeleskade, corner Breitnerstraat

Frans Everbag, 1887

Narrow strip of black ink looping scrollwork ornament on a cream paper sheet.

Vignette

Julie de Graag, 1888

Pen and brown ink drawing of a hilly landscape with a tall tree at left, travellers on a path, and distant mountains.

Mountainous Landscape with Travellers

Jan Ruyscher, 1677

Ink drawing of a bearded fisherman in a robe holding a net and lifting a fish, on pale paper.

Fisherman with landing net

Ichirakasai, 1800

Ink sketch of seated figures conversing in an interior with low tables, a screen, and a pine tree outside.

Scholars in conversation

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1808

Brown ink drawing of a wide river landscape with trees, small figures and distant hills under a pale sky.

Panoramic Landscape with River Logging

Jan Ruyscher, 1677

Self-portrait with bow tie

Leo Gestel, 1891

Pen and brown ink drawing of a hunebed megalithic tomb with large capstones on a flat landscape with distant trees.

Dolmen near Tynaarlo

Dirk Arnoldus Tavenraat, 1915

Pen drawing of the steamship Marianna with masts, funnel and paddle housing on calm sea, with sailing ships in the distance.

Steamship Marianna

Dirk Arnoldus Tavenraat, 1852

Red chalk academy study of a muscular male torso seated with head tilted back, shaded against a hatched background.

Academy study: torso

Arnoldus Dirk Felix Tavenraat, 1856

Pen and watercolor landscape of a sandy road lined with trees, leading to a small red-roofed building under a cloudy sky.

Landscape with a building in the distance

Dirk Arnoldus Tavenraat, 1904

Brown wash drawing of a tall waterfall over rocks, framed by trees and ferns, with small figures at its base.

Waterfall

Dirk Arnoldus Tavenraat, 1855

Watercolor of dunes at dusk with a distant city silhouette of church spires and domes under an orange sky.

Landscape with the silhouette of a city in the distance

Dirk Arnoldus Tavenraat, 1886

Hand-colored genealogical chart with heraldic shields, crests and inscribed scrolls linking a family tree, dated 1738.

Coat of arms chart with the coats of arms of the six children of Jan van de Poll and Margaretha Rendorp and those of…

Gerrit de Broen, 1738

Two scholars in a sunlit study, one reading near a window and one writing at a desk beside a globe.

The Scholars

Abraham Delfos, 1798

Pencil drawing of three winged cherubs attending a sleeping child wrapped in cloth, with a wreath and palm frond.

Little angels with dead child

Abraham Delfos, 1741

Grey wash drawing of dunes with a gallows, a rider, and a distant town with windmills and a church tower.

View of the city of Naarden

Luca Giordano, 1640

Watercolor drawing of a church interior with a tall stone column, carved wooden pulpit, gothic arches, and small figures on t

Interior of the Oude Kerk

Cornelis Ploos van Amstel, 1736

Head of a child, to the right

Jacob Jordaens, 1603

Bust of an evangelist, to the left

Jacob Jordaens, 1603

Chalk drawing on grey paper of a bearded man's head turned right, wearing a cap and draped garment.

Head of a man, turned to the right

Jacob Jordaens, 1603