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Rijksmuseum

54,342 works

Black-and-white print with four Old Testament scenes: Joseph and brothers, Jacob before Pharaoh, Red Sea, and gathering manna

Bijbelsche geschiedenissen uit het Oude Testament

Engraved print of Neptune's sea triumph with tritons, sea horses and nereids riding through rolling waves.

Triomf van Neptunus

Marco dell'Angolo del Moro, 1565

Four-panel print of Old Testament scenes: Saul before the crowd, David with Abisai at Saul's sleep, Saul's death, and Hebron.

Bijbelsche geschiedenissen uit het Oude Testament

Monogrammist JJ, 1871

Engraving of two domed buildings in Constantinople with a minaret and column, a banner and text cartouche, and small crowds o

Christelijk wonder voorgevallen in Constantinopel

Giovanni Francesco Camocio, 1572

Four-panel 19th-century Dutch print of Bible scenes: Noah building the ark, Noah leaving the ark, Abraham travelling, God's p

Bijbelsche geschiedenissen uit het Oude Testament

Monogrammist JBZ, 1866

Ink caricature of a mummy rising from a coffin labeled Reactie while a gravedigger with a shovel stands nearby.

Oplevend nationalisme en militarisme

Patricq Kroon, 1920

Engraved print of the Adoration of the Magi in a rocky cave, with a star overhead, soldiers, camels and a distant castle.

Aanbidding door de koningen

Johann Everaerts, 1722

Engraved river landscape with a rowing boat, trees, a footbridge, cottages, a church tower and birds in the sky.

Rivierlandschap met een roeiboot

Jan Sadeler, 1560

Engraving of Diana and nymphs bathing in a forest stream as Actaeon and hunting dogs approach through the trees.

Diana en Actaeon

Aegidius Sadeler, 1586

Engraving of the reclining god Mercury with a caduceus and winged cap, beneath a tree, with a city and fishermen behind him.

Mercurius

Crispijn van de Passe, 1592

Engraving of reclining Venus with a cupid beside her, a pastoral landscape with shepherds on the right, in an oval frame.

Venus

Crispijn van de Passe, 1592

Engraved print of a 1644 naval battle between Swedish and Danish fleets, with warships, gunsmoke and coastal towns.

Zeeslag tussen de Zweedse en Deense vloten in de Belt, 1644

Pieter Hendricksz. Schut, 1644

Engraved print of the Sion monastery church with a spire, stone wall, figures, a horse and a large tree in the foreground.

Klooster Sion bij Noordgouwe

Theodorus Wilhelmus den Doop, 1829

Lithograph of the Gothic town hall in Middelburg with a tall tower and spire, seen across a square with small figures.

Stadhuis te Middelburg

Theodorus Wilhelmus den Doop, 1820

Lithograph of six nude nymphs resting in a forest by a stream, with a horned satyr peering from the foliage at upper right.

Sater bespiedt zes slapende nimfen in een bos

Gustave Doré, 1862

Lithograph of a chaotic battle scene with soldiers fighting with bayonets and muskets over a wooden barricade.

Slag bij Melegnano

Gustave Doré, 1859

Sepia lithograph of a cavalry and infantry battle with mounted officers on white horses and bayonet-armed soldiers charging.

Slag bij Palestro

Gustave Doré, 1859

Engraving of a forest with animals including a lion, unicorn and peacock, with figures of Adam and Eve and a creator.

Schepping van Adam en Eva

Jan Sadeler, 1588

Etched print of the courtyard of the Lazarus house in Amsterdam, with tall trees, brick buildings and small figures walking.

Gezicht op de binnenplaats van het Leprozenhuis te Amsterdam

Jan Veenhuysen, 1665

Etching of a crowded Amsterdam square with a church, tower, civic buildings, market stalls and figures in period dress.

Koppermaandag met leprozenoptocht te Amsterdam, 1604

Simon Fokke, 1769

Oval engraved portrait of a man with curly hair and clerical collar, printed on an open book page beside text.

Reproductie van een foto van een portret van William Boyd Carpenter door Elliott & Fry

C. Butterworth, 1890

Engraved battle scene with mounted and foot warriors, fallen soldiers, and praying figures on a hill above tents.

Oorlog met de Amalekieten

Jan Sadeler, 1579

Engraving of a bronze serpent on a pole in a tent camp, with bitten figures reaching toward it and a bearded man holding a st

Oprichting van de koperen slang

Jan Sadeler, 1579

Engraving of Moses holding the tablets of the law on a mountain while a crowd kneels and listens below.

Mozes met de tafelen der wet

Jan Sadeler, 1579

Engraving of Moses striking a rock as water gushes out, with crowds of people collecting water in the desert below.

Mozes slaat water uit de rots

Jan Sadeler, 1579

Engraving of people dancing and feasting around a golden calf on a pillar, with tents and a mountain behind them.

Dans rond het gouden kalf

Jan Sadeler, 1579

Crowd of students cheering with raised hats and torches, a banner held aloft, and a figure waving from a window above.

Feestvierende studenten begroeten hun idool Franz Liszt

Alexander Ver Huell, 1864

Pen drawing of a crowded 19th-century casino room with men and women gathered around a card table beneath tall columns.

Mensen rondom een speeltafel in een casino

Alexander Ver Huell, 1864

Etching of Abraham raising a knife over a kneeling youth on an altar as a winged angel descends above.

Offer van Abraham

Francesco Giangiacomo, 1809

Engraving of an allegorical female figure leaning over a celestial globe with constellations, flanked by two winged putti.

Astronomie

Francesco Giangiacomo, 1809

Engraving of the Judgment of Solomon: a nude soldier with a raised sword, a crowned king, a kneeling woman and an infant.

Oordeel van Salomo

Francesco Giangiacomo, 1809

Engraving of a seated pope in tiara receiving a book from a kneeling advocate, surrounded by onlookers under classical column

Paus Gregorius II overhandigt decretalen aan een advocaat

Francesco Giangiacomo, 1809

Engraving of Apollo with a laurel wreath and lyre beside Marsyas bound to a tree, Italian caption below.

Apollo voor de vastgebonden Marsyas

Francesco Giangiacomo, 1809

Etching of a sleeping man with angels climbing a staircase to a bearded figure in clouds, Jacob's ladder scene.

Jakobsladder

Francesco Giangiacomo, 1809

Engraved print of God promising Abraham countless descendants, with a kneeling man, angels and a woman in a doorway.

God belooft Abraham vele nakomelingen

Francesco Giangiacomo, 1809

Engraving of Emperor Justinian handing a book to Tribonianus in an arched interior, surrounded by onlookers.

Keizer Justinianus I overhandigt de Digesten aan Tribonianus

Francesco Giangiacomo, 1809

Book spread with a photographic portrait of Auguste Cain framed by sculptures of a big cat and birds, beside a figure drawing

Reproductie van een portret van Auguste Cain

Numa Blanc Fils, 1878

Open book: left, drawn study of three women in long dresses; right, article on Zacharie Astruc with a framed portrait of a be

Portret van Zacharie Astruc

Ferdinand Mulnier, 1878

Open book spread with a photographic portrait of a mustached man, a woman's sketch, and printed text columns.

Reproductie van een portret van Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse

Félix Nadar, 1878

Open book spread with a photographic portrait of a bearded man, Édouard Sain, beside a catalogue list and an engraving of two

Portret van Édouard Sain

Ferdinand Mulnier, 1878

Book spread with an oval portrait of a bearded man in a dark jacket beside printed French text titled Georges Truffaut.

Reproductie van een portret van Georges Truffaut

Adolphe Braun & Cie., 1878

Open book spread: left, reddish drawing of a nude dancing woman with sash; right, portrait photo of bearded Hector Le Roux be

Portret van Louis Héctor Leroux

Adolphe Braun & Cie., 1878

Open book page showing a red chalk figure study beside a photographic portrait of a bearded man in a dark suit, with article

Portret van Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi

Ferdinand Mulnier, 1878

Open book page with a framed photographic portrait of a bearded man in a dark suit, beside French text and a Statue of Libert

Portret van Ernest-Ange Duez

Anatole Louis Godet, 1878

Open book showing a wooded path engraving on the left and a dark photographic reproduction of a rocky landscape with a tree o

Fotoreproductie van het schilderij 'Vue prise à Trani (Province de Naples)' door Jean-Joseph Bellel

Goupil & Cie., 1878

Open book spread with a photo reproduction of Delaunay's Mort de Nessus showing a mythological struggle, beside a text page w

Fotoreproductie van het schilderij 'Mort de Nessus' door Jules-Élie Delaunay

Goupil & Cie., 1878

Book spread with a photo reproduction of Delaunay's painting Diane, a standing nude in a forest, beside a text column and a m

Fotoreproductie van het schilderij 'Diane' door Jules-Élie Delaunay

Goupil & Cie., 1878

Open book page with a photo reproduction of a classical painting: a draped woman, two winged putti, and a crouching man with

Fotoreproductie van het schilderij 'Le droit prime la force' door Henri Lehmann

Edmond Lecadre, 1878

Photograph of a lion sculpture with prey on a pedestal, printed in an open book spread with text and sketches.

Sculptuur 'Lion de Nubie et sa proie' door Auguste Cain

Charles Michelez, 1878

Sepia postcard of a square in Algiers with a mosque clock tower, an equestrian statue, horse carriages and pedestrians.

Alger. Place du Gouvernement et Mosquée El-Djedid

Alexandre Leroux, 1895

Etching of a dying man on a bed attended by a scribe and mourners in a plain interior with a hanging pan and window.

Testament van Eudamidas

Antoine de Marcenay de Ghuy, 1734

Charcoal drawing of a jacket draped over a wooden fence rail beside a post, shaded in grey and white chalk.

Jasje, over een omheining gelegd

Simon Andreas Krausz, 1770

Pencil sketch of a fortified hilltop castle at Subiaco with stone walls, towers and rooftops in the foreground.

Gezicht op het dorp Subiaco

Hendrik Voogd, 1788

Sepia wash drawing of rolling wooded hills receding toward distant mountains under a hazy evening sky.

Avondlicht over de bergen bij Tivoli

Hendrik Voogd, 1788

Pencil drawing of two studies of draped cloth, one hanging with a central fold and one gathered at the top.

Twee draperieën

Simon Andreas Krausz, 1770

Pencil sketch of a tall brick campanile with arched windows beside rooftops and houses, with a distant horizon on the left.

De campanile van S. Giovanni e Paolo met aangrenzende hoge huizen en vergezicht

Hendrik Voogd, 1788

Pencil sketch of a domed church with a columned portico and steps, drawn on tan paper.

De kerk Sant'Andrea in Via Flaminia, Rome

Hendrik Voogd, 1788

Decorative trade card with ornate scrollwork cartouche advertising paper merchant Verlinde in Brussels, with flanking text pa

Visitekaartje van papierhandel Verlinde te Brussel

Edouard-Alexis Daveluy, 1842

Engraved trade card with a caricature figure leaning on a book sign for a Brussels bookshop, surrounded by stacked volumes.

Visitekaartje van boekhandel C. Verrassel-Charvet te Brussel

A. Verbeke, 1842

Colorful trade card for Olin paper shop showing a woman, a child and a toddler with an album, framed by flowers and scrollwor

Visitekaartje van papierhandel Olin te Brussel

Gustave Jacqmain, 1822

Trade card for paper dealer Olin in Brussels showing stacked albums, pens, and stationery on a draped table with ornamental s

Visitekaartje van papierhandelaar Olin te Brussel

Edouard-Alexis Daveluy, 1842

Engraving of a winged figure atop a globe presiding over a crowd of richly dressed people, donkeys and a dog in a landscape.

Triomf van de tijd

Silvester Pomarede, 1750

Engraving of winged Fama trumpeting from a lion-drawn chariot, followed by a procession of figures in a landscape.

Triomf van Faam

Silvester Pomarede, 1750

Engraving of a triumphal procession with a robed Christ figure on a chariot, surrounded by saints, clerics, children and ange

Triomf van het christelijke geloof

Silvester Pomarede, 1750

Etching of people fleeing floodwaters under a stormy sky, with a windmill on the horizon, near Halfweg, 1775.

Watersnood bij Halfweg, 1775

Simon Fokke, 1775

Book page spread with printed text and a photographic portrait of an elderly bearded man captioned St. Peter.

St. Peter (Jac. Hett)

Carl Stockmann, 1885

Open book with printed text on left and two photographic plates on right showing robed figures labeled Christ and Judas and B

Christ and Judas (Maier and Zwink)

Carl Stockmann, 1885

Open book showing two photographs of costumed actors labeled King Herod and Pilate beside printed text on the Ammergau Theate

Pilate (Thomas Rendl.)

Carl Stockmann, 1885

Hand-colored 1701 map of Voorne and Over-Flakkee with polders, canals, a compass rose and a pastoral scene with figures and s

Kaart van Zuid-Voorne (Overflakkee)

Jan Stemmers, 1701

Open book showing printed text on the left and a photographic plate of Highpriest Caiaphas in ornate robes on the right.

Highpriest Caiaphas

Carl Stockmann, 1885

Open book spread with two photographs of costumed figures labelled Veronica and Martha, and a page of printed text.

Veronica

Carl Stockmann, 1885

Watercolor on green ground showing pinned pale fragments, a rounded piece and dark patches, signed L'Admiral f.

Bovenzijde van een ongedichte kinderschedel | Anatomische studie van menselijke huid en nagel

Jan l' Admiral, 1737

Pencil and wash drawing of three shaded rectangular forms with textured surfaces and a small rounded form on a tan ground.

Anatomische studie van menselijke huid en nagel

Jan l' Admiral, 1737

Black-and-white reproduction of Christ and St. John, two robed figures on a rocky path under trees, from a bound book page.

Christ and St. John

Carl Stockmann, 1885

Grey wash drawing of a forest road with a rider, a horse and cart, farmhouses and tall trees.

Landschap in Gelderland of Overijssel

Jean Grandjean, 1777

Sepia drawing of a windmill beside a river with three people in a rowboat and thatched cottages on the bank.

Rivierlandschap in Frankrijk

Albertus Brondgeest, 1796

Engraving of an octagonal fountain with a trumpeting Fame figure, framed by hedges, statues and strolling figures in a formal

Gezicht op een fontein met Fama bij Versailles

Gabriel Pérelle, 1664

Engraving of an oval fountain basin with a tall central water jet and strolling figures in a formal garden.

Gezicht op een fontein met de reus Enceladus

Gabriel Pérelle, 1675

Engraved plate of two hyacinth plants with a bulb between them, labelled in Latin and German.

Twee hyacinten

Crispijn van de Passe, 1617

Engraving of a formal garden basin with a central fountain, strolling figures on the banks, a boat and carriage, and trees.

Gezicht op het Île Royale bij Versailles

Gabriel Pérelle, 1681

Engraving of a crown imperial flower with a bee, a seed pod below, and the Latin caption Corona Imperialis on a book page.

Keizerskroon

Crispijn van de Passe, 1617

Engraved botanical plate of three anemone plants with labelled flowers, leaves and a small insect above.

Drie planten uit het genus anemone

Crispijn van de Passe, 1617

Engraved plate of two anemone flowers with divided leaves and a bee, numbered 14, with Latin captions.

Twee planten uit het genus anemone

Crispijn van de Passe, 1617

Hand-coloured engraving of the Gothic library at Strawberry Hill with arched bookcases, a central fireplace and oval portrait

Bibliotheek van Strawberry Hill te Twickenham

Jean Godefroy, 1784

Engraved library interior with bookshelves, marble busts, a globe, and elegantly dressed visitors under a vaulted ceiling.

Interieur van een bibliotheek

Bernard Picart, 1724

Engraved title print of a helmeted warrior in a chariot with a winged figure and women riding horses, with a Latin inscriptio

Titelprent met Minerva op strijdwagen, geleid door Voorzichtigheid en Liefde

Antonio Tempesta, 1590

Black-and-white photo of a carved stone relief tablet in a terrace wall at Isurumuniya temple, Anuradhapura, beside trees.

Relief in the complex of the Isurumuniya temple in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

Henry William Cave, 1896

Sepia-toned photographic plate of a ruined dome-shaped stupa with figures and a palm tree, on an album page.

Ruins of the Ruwanwelisaya stupa at Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

Henry William Cave, 1896

Lithograph of a costumed ring tournament in an indoor riding hall, with knights on horseback and spectators in a draped galle

Ringtoernooi in de Manège van Dordrecht, 1846

Carel Christiaan Antony Last, 1846

Printed sheet with sixteen framed Bible scenes and Dutch captions, partly hand-colored in brown and blue.

Te Bethlehem in een stal / lag hy die ons verlossen zal

Hendrik van der Putte, 1761

Sixteen framed woodcut vignettes of Dutch sailing ships and warships with orange and blue hand colouring and Dutch captions.

De groote Hollandse vloot

Hendrik van der Putte, 1761

Lithograph of a regatta on the Maas at Rotterdam with a flag-decked tall ship, rowboats and a crowded grandstand, 1846.

De eerste Wedstrijd der Koninklijke Nederlandsche Yacht-Club, gehouden den 10 Junij 1846 op de Maas te Rotterdam

Frans Arnold Breuhaus de Groot, 1846

Hand-coloured print of King William III and Queen Mary with crowns, sceptre and orb, with Dutch verses below.

William de III koning van Engeland / etc. / Maria / Erf-koningin van Engeland / etc.

Hendrik van der Putte, 1761

Lithograph of a crowded river with rowing boats racing, spectators in boats, windmills, a church tower and a tall ship.

De eerste roeiwedstrijd van de Koninklijke Nederlandsche Yachtclub, gehouden op 10 juni 1846 op de Maas te Rotterdam

Carel Christiaan Antony Last, 1846

Engraved 1846 map of the Nieuwe Maas river from Rotterdam to Schiedam, with compass rose and scale bar.

De Nieuwe Maas, van af de Oude Haven te Rotterdam tot de Voorhaven te Schiedam ter gelegenheid der Wedstrijd van de K…

J.A. Margadant, 1846

Etching of a moated castle with a corner tower and wooden footbridge, framed by large trees on the right.

Gezicht op het Oude Loo, 1744

Hendrik Spilman, 1745