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Paper and photographs

The workshop for paper and photographs researches and restores the extensive collection of works on paper and photographic material within the Rijksmuseum. Read more about the different research projects of this department here.

Flying Egrets

Restoration of two Japanese folding screens

Egrets in Flight Egrets in Flight

Japanese Prints, a Closer Look

Characterization and research of dyes and pigments in Japanese prints

Flying Egrets

Restoration of two Japanese folding screens

Egrets in Flight Egrets in Flight

Eduard Isaac Asser

Characterisation and examination of the earliest Dutch photographs

Zelfportret van Eduard Asser Zelfportret van Eduard Asser

Colour printing ink

The application of non-destructive analytical techniques for the identification of colour printing ink

Anatomische studie van de schedel van een onvoldragen kindje Anatomische studie van de schedel van een onvoldragen kindje

Le Gray's Seascapes

Scientific investigation of the method used by Gustave Le Gray to make his photographic seascapes

Panorama (XXL)

Conservation and research of a panorama landscape painted on paper

Panorama XXL Panorama XXL

Drawing out Rembrandt (DoRe)

Technical and art-historical research into the drawings by Rembrandt, especially the pen drawings in the Rijksmuseum

Flag books and flag identification

Learning about flags from the seventeenth to the nineteenth centuries