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The Battle of Waterloo
Jan Willem Pieneman, 1824, painting, SK-A-1115
Emperor Napoleon met his final defeat at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. This painting – the largest at the Rijksmuseum – shows the moment when the tide turned: the British general Wellington hears that the Prussian army is approaching. Victory, and an end to twenty years of war, is at hand. The…
On display in room 1.12
Javaanse hoffunctionarissen
anonymous, c. 1820 - c. 1870, painting, NG-2010-38
Clothes make the man, so too in Indonesia. These are not actual portraits, but types. In addition to revealing the region these men come from, the meticulously painted clothes and batik motifs also provide information about their rank and status. These proud, confident figures are unusual: in…
On display in room 1.17
The Martyrdom of Saint Lucy
Master of the Figdor Deposition, c. 1505 - c. 1510, painting, SK-A-1688
On display in room 0.1
Interior with Women beside a Linen…
Pieter de Hooch, 1663, painting, SK-C-1191
On display in Gallery of Honour
The Nieuwe Kerk and the Town Hall…
Isaac Ouwater, c. 1780 - c. 1790, painting, SK-A-305
On display in room 1.11
Shipwreck off a Rocky Coast
Wijnand Nuijen, c. 1837, painting, SK-A-4644
On display in room 1.14
November, with the Sign of…
Jan Kamphuijsen, 1790 - 1791, painting, SK-A-4149
On display in room 1.10
The Egyptian Widow
Lourens Alma Tadema, 1872, painting, SK-A-2427
On display in room 1.15
The Art Gallery of Josephus…
Adriaan de Lelie, c. 1790 - c. 1799, painting, SK-A-4122
On display in room 1.10
Portrait of Olivier van den Tempel…
Jan Antonisz van Ravesteyn (workshop of), c. 1609 - c. 1633, painting, SK-A-553
On display in room 2.1