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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
Shipwreck off a Rocky Coast
Wijnand Nuijen, c. 1837, painting, SK-A-4644
On display in room 1.14
Forest Scene
Barend Cornelis Koekkoek, 1848, painting, SK-A-1546
On display in room 1.14
The Egyptian Widow
Lourens Alma Tadema, 1872, painting, SK-A-2427
On display in room 1.15
Model of a trunk engine
Petrus van der Loo, 1855, scale model, NG-MC-528
On display in room 0.13
Hanger
Guillaume Louis Ploem, c. 1824 - c. 1838, pendant (jewelry), BK-1974-78-G
On display in room 0.9
Dish covers, coolers, soup tureens,…
Jean Baptiste Claude Odiot, c. 1819, lid, BK-17031-A-1
On display in room 1.13
Model of a Paddle Box and Wheel
anonymous, 1845, demonstration model, NG-MC-541
On display in room 0.13
Broche
Guillaume Louis Ploem, c. 1824 - c. 1838, jewellery, BK-1974-78-C
On display in room 0.9