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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
Javanese Court Officials
anonymous, c. 1820 - c. 1870, painting, NG-2010-40
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
Javaanse hoffunctionarissen
anonymous, c. 1820 - c. 1870, painting, NG-2010-41
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
Cow beside a Ditch
Willem Maris, c. 1885 - c. 1895, painting, SK-A-2706
On display in room 1.18
The Frederiksplein, Amsterdam,…
Otto Eerelman, 1898 - 1900, painting, SK-A-1849
Triumvirate Assuming Power in the…
Jan Willem Pieneman, c. 1828, painting, SK-A-1558
Self-portrait
Wouter Johannes van Troostwijk, c. 1809, painting, SK-A-4857
On display in room 1.14
Kakemono familie Cock Blomhoff
anonymous, 1817 - 1825, NG-1972-17
Woodland Pond at Sunset
Gerard Bilders, c. 1862, painting, SK-A-3072