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View of Houses in Delft, Known as…
Johannes Vermeer, c. 1658, painting, SK-A-2860
An unusual painting in Vermeer’s oeuvre: a few houses and a couple of people in a quiet street. Vermeer gave the scene a palpable sense of tension and balance. The old walls, worn bricks and white plaster are almost tangible. What part of Delft this shows is no longer known.
On display in Gallery of Honour
River Landscape with Riders
Aelbert Cuyp, c. 1653 - 1657, painting, SK-A-4118
Travellers are resting their horses in a sun-soaked river landscape. To judge from their orange shawls, they seem to be Dutch army officers. Cuyp saw these steep hills when he travelled along the River Rhine between Nijmegen and Cleves. It was probably the sketches he drew there that formed the…
On display in Gallery of Honour
Layette Cupboard
anonymous, c. 1660 - c. 1670, furniture, BK-1985-10
Flower, fruit and shell patterns are carved into the walnut veneer of this cupboard. It was designed to hold nappies (diapers) and babies’ clothes. Old inventories of lying-in rooms mention these cupboards. The Dutch term is: ‘luiermandskast’.
On display in room 2.19
Prince Maurice at the Battle of…
Pauwels van Hillegaert, c. 1632 - c. 1640, painting, SK-A-664
Assault on the Town of Coevorden,…
Pieter Wouwerman, 1672 - 1682, painting, SK-A-486
The Actor Willem Bartholsz Ruyter…
Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1638, drawing, RP-T-1996-6
The Castle of Batavia
Andries Beeckman, c. 1662, painting, SK-A-19
On display in room 2.9
Bust of a Man Hendrik de Keyser…
Hendrick de Keyser (I), 1606, figure, BK-NM-4191
On display in room 2.5
The Dairy Cow: The Dutch Provinces,…
anonymous, c. 1633 - c. 1639, painting, SK-A-2684
Still Life with a Fish
Pieter Claesz, 1647, painting, SK-A-1857