A report on Amsterdam and The Hague

The Oude Kerk was consecrated in 1306 AD.

Amsterdam citizens celebrating the Peace of Münster, 30 January 1648. Painting by Bartholomeus van der Helst

Courtyard of the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by Emanuel de Witte, 1653. The Amsterdam Stock Exchange was the first stock exchange to introduce continuous trade in the early 17th century.

Street in The Hague by Sybrand van Beest, c. 1650, Royal Castle in Warsaw

View of Vijzelstraat looking towards the Muntplein, 1891

The Old City Hall of The Hague around 1900

Photochrom of Amsterdam's Dam Square at the beginning of the 20th century

The Ministry of Justice and Security building, opened in 2012

Detailed topographic map of The Hague, 2014

People celebrating the liberation of the Netherlands at the end of World War II on 8 May 1945

The 17th-century Canals of Amsterdam were listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 2010, contributing to Amsterdam's fame as the "Venice of the North". Along with De Wallen, the canals are the focal-point for tourists in the city.

The Hofvijver and the buildings housing the States General of the Netherlands

Satellite picture of Amsterdam and North Sea Canal

View of the Hoftoren (left) and the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (the triangular gable right)

Large-scale map of the city centre of Amsterdam, including sightseeing markers,.

The Peace Palace houses the International Court of Justice and Permanent Court of Arbitration amongst other institutions.

Nieuwendammerdijk en Buiksloterdijk, Amsterdam-Noord, winter 2010

The Westerkerk in the Centrum borough, one of Amsterdam's best-known churches

Meeting in the Hall of Knights during the Congress of Europe (9 May 1948)

The Hague's central financial district, Beatrixkwartier, with the modern tram viaduct called the Netkous ("Fishnet stocking")

A 1538 painting by Cornelis Anthonisz showing a bird's-eye view of Amsterdam. The famous Grachtengordel had not yet been established.

Modern RegioCitadis tram on route 2, Loosduinen, April 2012

Internal view of The Hague Central station

The Ridderzaal inside the Binnenhof, the political centre of the Netherlands

The Egelantiersgracht lies west of the Grachtengordel, in the Jordaan neighbourhood.

Monument commemorating the founding of the Kingdom of the Netherlands at Plein 1813

The Scheepvaarthuis, by architects Johan van der Mey, Michel de Klerk, Piet Kramer is characteristic of the architecture of the Amsterdam School.

The Begijnhof is one of the oldest hofjes in Amsterdam.

The Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam and Conservatorium van Amsterdam, two examples of 21st-century architecture in the centre of the city

The Amsterdam Stock Exchange, the oldest stock exchange in the world

The Zuidas, the city's main business district

Boats give tours of the city, such as this one in front of the EYE Film Institute Netherlands.

De Wallen, Amsterdam's Red-light district, offers activities such as legal prostitution and a number of coffee shops that sell cannabis. It is one of the main tourist attractions.

An Amsterdammer waits for a traffic light to change at the Muntplein in the heart of Amsterdam.

The Rijksmuseum houses Rembrandt's The Night Watch.

The Van Gogh Museum houses the world's largest collection of Van Gogh's paintings and letters.

The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam is an international museum dedicated to modern and contemporary art and design.

Coldplay performing at the Amsterdam Arena, 2016

The Concertgebouw or Royal Concert Hall houses performances of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and other musical events.

Stadsschouwburg, Amsterdam's best-known theatre

One of the decorated boats participating in the 2013 Canal Parade of the Amsterdam Gay Pride

Femke Halsema has been the Mayor of Amsterdam since 2018.

King Willem-Alexander, Princess Beatrix, and Queen Máxima greeting Amsterdammers from the Royal Palace of Amsterdam during Willem-Alexanders inauguration in 2013

The Amsterdam Metro is a mixed subway and above ground rapid transit system consisting of five lines.

Amsterdam Centraal station, the city's main train station

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol ranks as Europe's third-busiest airport for passenger traffic.

Police bicyclist crossing a bridge over the Prinsengracht

The Agnietenkapel Gate at the University of Amsterdam, founded in 1632 as the Athenaeum Illustre

With a population of over half a million, it is the third-largest city in the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam.

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Normally, however, the Parliament sits in The Hague, the city which has historically been the seat of the Dutch government, the Dutch monarchy, and the Dutch supreme court.

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Netherlands

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Country located in Northwestern Europe with overseas territories in the Caribbean.

The name of the historic County of Holland is currently used as a pars pro toto for the Netherlands.

Oak figurine found in Willemstad (4500 BC)

Franks, Frisians and Saxons (710s AD) with Traiecturm and Dorestad in the middle

Rorik of Dorestad, Viking ruler of Friesland (romantic 1912 depiction)

A Medieval Tombe of the Brabantian knight Arnold van der Sluijs

Map of the Habsburg dominions. From 1556 the dynasty's lands in the Low Countries were retained by the Spanish Habsburgs.

Dutch East India Company factory in Hugli-Chuchura, Mughal Bengal by Hendrik van Schuylenburgh, 1665

Winter landscape with skaters near the city of Kampen by Hendrick Avercamp (1620s)

Map of the Dutch colonial empire. Light green: territories administered by or originating from territories administered by the Dutch East India Company; dark green: the Dutch West India Company. In yellow are the territories occupied later, during the 19th century.

The submission of Diponegoro to General De Kock at the end of the Java War in 1830. Painting by Nicolaas Pieneman

Rotterdam after German air raids in 1940

Former Prime Ministers Wim Kok, Dries van Agt, Piet de Jong, Ruud Lubbers and Jan Peter Balkenende with Prime Minister Mark Rutte, in 2011

The Christmas flood of 1717 was the result of a northwesterly storm that resulted in the death of thousands.

Map illustrating areas of the Netherlands below sea level

The Delta Works are located in the provinces of South Holland and Zeeland.

Common seals on Terschelling, a Wadden Sea island

The Binnenhof, where the lower and upper houses of the States General meet

De Wallen, Amsterdam's red-light district, offers activities such as legal prostitution and a number of coffeeshops that sell marijuana, symbolising the Dutch political culture and tradition of tolerance.

The Netherlands has a culture of respectful and friendly debate. From left to right, members of the House of Representatives Sander de Rouwe (CDA), Ineke van Gent (GL), Han ten Broeke (VVD), Kees Verhoeven (D66) and Farshad Bashir (SP), 2010

Provinces and territories of the Netherlands

The Peace Palace (Vredespaleis), in The Hague

General Onno Eichelsheim is the current Chief of Defence.

Zr. Ms. Holland, a Royal Netherlands Navy offshore patrol vessel

Historical GDP per capita development (Our World in Data)

A proportional representation of Netherlands exports, 2019

The Netherlands is part of a monetary union, the Eurozone (dark blue), and the EU single market.

Natural gas concessions in the Netherlands. Today the Netherlands accounts for more than 25% of all natural gas reserves in the EU.

The Groningen gas field whose discovery in 1959 transformed the Dutch economy, generating €159 billion in revenue since the mid-1970s.

Population of the Netherlands from 1900 to 2000

Population pyramid of the Netherlands in 2017

In Rotterdam almost half the population has an immigrant background.

Population density in the Netherlands by municipality. The largest urban area, the Randstad is clearly visible along the west coast.

Knowledge of foreign languages in the Netherlands, in per cent of the population over the age of 15, in 2006

An international primary school in The Hague

View on the Utrecht Science Park of Utrecht University. The building in the centre is the library.

Portrait of Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632–1723), known as "the father of microbiology"

A regional train operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)

Bike passage at Rotterdam Centraal station

Dutch people in orange celebrating King's Day in Amsterdam, 2017

Johan Cruyff Arena, the largest Dutch concert venue

Dutch star football players Arjen Robben and Robin van Persie during a game with the Netherlands against Denmark at Euro 2012

New Amsterdam as it appeared in 1664. Under British rule it became known as New York.

Eustachius De Lannoy of the Dutch East India Company surrenders to Maharaja Marthanda Varma of the Indian Kingdom of Travancore after the Battle of Colachel. (Depiction at Padmanabhapuram Palace)

A Dutch doctor vaccinating Indonesian patients

The four largest cities in the Netherlands are Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrecht.

Rotterdam

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Second largest city and municipality in the Netherlands.

Map of Rotterdam by Willem and Joan Blaeu (1652)

Rotterdam centre after the 1940 bombing of Rotterdam. The ruined St. Lawrence' Church has been restored

Tower blocks in the Kop van Zuid neighbourhood

Topographic map image of Rotterdam (city), as of September 2014

Satellite image of Rotterdam and its port

The 24 municipalities of the Rotterdam The Hague Metropolitan Area

Gebouw Delftse Poort, one of the tallest office buildings in the Netherlands

Unmanned vehicles handle containers at Europe Container Terminals (ECT), the largest container terminal operator in Europe.

Bronze statue of Erasmus created by Hendrick de Keyser in 1622

Rotterdam waterfront, with spotlights shining into the air to commemorate the Rotterdam Blitz

City decor for the Eurovision Song Contest 2021

The Wilhelmina pier at the Kop van Zuid in the distance. A part of Rotterdam with many skyscrapers and high-rises. On the left the Erasmus Bridge can be seen.

The Cube Houses, popularly known as the Blaak-forest in 2014

The Markthal at night as seen from the Binnenrotte, Rotterdam center.

The former headquarters of the Holland America Line next to modern residential architecture in 2010

Robin van Persie began his career with SBV Excelsior and broke through in Feyenoord.

Runners during the marathon in Rotterdam

Arthur Ashe at the 1975 ABN World Tennis Tournament

Rotterdam's new Central Station reopened in March 2014, designed to handle up to 320,000 passengers daily.

A Citadis tram outside the former Rotterdam Centraal, 2008

Rotterdam forms the centre of the Rijnmond conurbation, bordering the conurbation surrounding The Hague to the north-west.

There is a healthy competition with Amsterdam, which is often viewed as the cultural capital of the Netherlands.

The Randstad ("Rim" or "Edge" City) is a roughly crescent-shaped conurbation in the central-western Netherlands, consisting primarily of the four largest Dutch cities (Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrecht); their suburbs, and many towns in between, that all grew and merged into each other, containing almost half the country's population.

Utrecht

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Fourth-largest city and a municipality of the Netherlands, capital and most populous city of the province of Utrecht.

The Dom Tower seen from Downtown Utrecht. The remaining section of the Cathedral of Saint Martin is not connected to the tower since the collapse of the nave in 1674 due to a storm.

Lambert de Hondt (II): The Surrender of Utrecht on 30 June 1672 to the French king Louis XIV, 1672, Centraal Museum Utrecht

People celebrating the liberation of Utrecht at the end of World War II on 7 May 1945

Oudegracht (the 'old canal') in central Utrecht

View of the Oudegracht from the Dom Tower

Aerial view of Utrecht from the Dom Tower

View on the Science Park campus of Utrecht University. The building in the centre is the library.

Miffy statue at the Nijntjepleintje in Utrecht

Prins Clausbrug across the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal

team pauses with their coach by the Muntbrug, a rotating bridge built in 1887.

It was the most important city in the Netherlands until the Dutch Golden Age, when it was surpassed by Amsterdam as the country's cultural centre and most populous city.

Like Rotterdam, Amsterdam, The Hague and other large Dutch cities, Utrecht faces some socio-economic problems.

Municipalities of the Netherlands

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As of 24 March 2022, there are 344 municipalities (gemeenten) and three special municipalities (bijzondere gemeenten) in the Netherlands.

Amsterdam has the highest population with 893,783 residents, whereas The Hague is the most densely populated with a density of 6650 /km2.

Haarlem

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City and municipality in the Netherlands.

The City Hall on the Grote Markt, built in the 14th century, replacing the Count's castle, after this had burnt down partially. The remainders were given to the city.

A sketch of the siege of Haarlem seen from the North, with Het Dolhuys on the right, and the river Spaarne on the left

A map of Haarlem around 1550. The city is completely surrounded by a city wall and defensive moat. In the North (top), at a fork in the road, the complex known as Het Dolhuys can be seen. In the south-west corner on the lower left, the city bleaching grounds can be seen. Notice the near-square shape of the city: this was based on the ancient plan of Jerusalem.

A map of Haarlem after the fire in 1578 by Thomas Thomasz. The damage across the city can still be seen two years later.

The legend of the Haarlem shield, painting (c. 1630) by Pieter de Grebber in the City Hall

A map of Haarlem in 1646, before Salomon de Bray's ambitious northwards expansion plan was executed. North is to the left. The Houtmarkt has been built in the north east, and the Haarlemmerport is visible, as well as the Old Men's Almshouse, which nowadays houses the Frans Hals Museum.

The Amsterdamse Poort, former gateway to the city from Amsterdam, is one of the few visible traces left of the old city wall.

Grote Markt of Haarlem, c. 1670–90, by Cornelis Beelt

The Grote Markt in 1696, painting by Gerrit Adriaensz. Berckheyde

Many government-owned buildings are national heritage sites, such as the local police headquarters located on the Koudenhorn 2. Originally built as the Dutch Reformed "Diaconie" (poor house and orphanage) in 1768, it was built to house up to 900 people, indicating the extent of the economic crisis in Haarlem that had resulted from losing shipping power to Amsterdam.

A map of Haarlem in 1827. The city walls have been torn down to use as building materials for city expansion.

The Haarlemmerhout in Haarlem is the oldest park designed for public access in the Netherlands. It is said that Napoleon's army carved their initials in these trees.

The Villa Welgelegen, built in the 18th century, is the current government house of the province of North Holland.

A typesetter at the Joh. Enschedé printing shop (was located behind the St. Bavochurch) in 1884, by the American artist Charles Frederic Ulrich.

Cotton mills in Haarlem in the 19th century

A replica of the Arend, one of two locomotives built by R. B. Longridge and Company for the Haarlem-Amsterdam railway line in the 1830s.

This Gaper is located on the front of "Van der Pigge", a chemist's that declined to move for Vroom & Dreesmann's new department store in 1932.

"Man in front of a firing squad", memorial by Mari Andriessen to commemorate 15 innocent victims chosen at random who were shot there by German occupational forces on 7 March 1945, Dreef, Haarlem

Pipe organ at Haarlem's Sint-Bavokerk. Mozart once played this organ.

Saint Bavo saves Haarlem from the Kennemers. Dated 1673 but showing legend from 1274. In the background the Sint-Bavokerk (Grote Kerk) can be seen.

Stadsschouwburg, theater on the Wilsonplein

Haarlem Baseball Week 2006 at the Pim Mulier Stadium

View of Haarlem with Bleaching Fields by Jacob van Ruisdael (c. undefined 1665)

The Street of Donkere Spaarne near Spaarne River

Lange Brug (Long Bridge), in popular speech also known as "de verfroller" ("the paint roller").

Haarlem railway station, built in 1906, one of the oldest train stations in the Netherlands. It replaced the original station at the Oude Weg dating from 1839, which was one of the first two stations in the Netherlands as part of the oldest Dutch railway line between Amsterdam and Haarlem.

It is situated about 20 km west of Amsterdam and near the coastal dunes.

The Count did not need a castle in Haarlem because his castle in The Hague (Den Haag) had taken over all functions.

Leiden

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City and municipality in the province of South Holland, Netherlands.

Relief of Leiden (1574), painting by Otto van Veen. Inundated meadows allow the Dutch fleet access to the Spanish infantry positions.

17th-century houses along the Herengracht

The 1852 Sijthoff printing office, Leiden

The Singel at night, showing the chimney of the Light Factory

Leiden grew twelve-fold in size between 1896 and 1981, annexing land from neighboring municipalities.

The 1860 Leiden Observatory, after restoration (2013)

William II, Count of Holland in the Lakenhal

Leiden is located on the Oude Rijn, at a distance of some 20 km from The Hague to its south and some 40 km from Amsterdam to its north.

Dam Square with a view of the City Hall of Amsterdam in the late 17th century. Painting by Gerrit Adriaenszoon Berckheyde (Gemäldegalerie, Dresden).

Capital of the Netherlands

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The Hague has been the seat of government of the Netherlands since 1588. The Binnenhof houses the States General of the Netherlands.

Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands according to the Constitution of the Netherlands, although the States General and the Executive Branch have been situated in The Hague since 1588, along with the Supreme Court and the Council of State.

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

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Main international airport of the Netherlands.

A Ford being used to power a winch for towing gliders at Schiphol in 1933

The air traffic control tower at Schiphol in 1960

Airplanes and service vehicles on the apron in 1965

The main entry of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.

Check-in hall interior at the Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.

KLM Cargo Boeing 747-400ERF on the Taxiway Bridge crossing the Highway A4 E19.

All the airport's 6 runways viewed from an aeroplane taking off at dawn.

The Convair Building, which houses KLM Cityhopper and KLM offices, and the original Schiphol control tower

The construction of the tunnel and railway station in 1992

The crash site of El Al Flight 1862 in 1992

The crash site of Turkish Airlines Flight 1951 on 25 February 2009

Queues to the security control in June 2022

It is located 9 km southwest of Amsterdam, in the municipality of Haarlemmermeer in the province of North Holland.

The Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), the national Dutch train operator, has a major passenger railway station directly underneath the passenger terminal complex that offers transportation 24 hours a day into the four major cities Amsterdam, Utrecht, The Hague and Rotterdam.

Self-Portrait with Beret and Turned-Up Collar (1659), National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Rembrandt

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Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker and draughtsman.

The Prodigal Son in the Brothel, a self-portrait with Saskia, c. 1635

Portrait of Saskia van Uylenburgh, c. 1635

Rembrandt Memorial Marker Westerkerk Amsterdam

Rembrandt's only known seascape, The Storm on the Sea of Galilee, 1633. The painting is still missing after the robbery from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in 1990.

The Abduction of Europa, 1632. Oil on panel. The work has been described as "...a shining example of the 'golden age' of Baroque painting".

A typical portrait from 1634, when Rembrandt was enjoying great commercial success

Self Portrait, 1658, Frick Collection, a masterpiece of the final style, "the calmest and grandest of all his portraits"

The Hundred Guilder Print, c. 1647–49, etching, drypoint and burin on Japan paper, National Museum of Western Art.

Rembrandt drawing of an Indian Mughal painting

Role-playing in self-portrait as an oriental potentate with a kris/keris, a Javanese blade weapon from the VOC era (etching, c. 1634)

The Night Watch or The Militia Company of Captain Frans Banning Cocq, 1642. Oil on canvas; on display at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

The Polish Rider – Possibly a Lisowczyk on horseback

The Man with the Golden Helmet, Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, once one of the most famous "Rembrandt" portraits, is no longer attributed to the master.

Slaughtered Ox (1655), Musée du Louvre, Paris

Rembrandt statue and the sculptures of The Night Watch in 3D at the Rembrandtplein in Amsterdam

In 1775, a 25-year-old Johann Wolfgang von Goethe wrote in a letter that "I live wholly with Rembrandt" ("...ich zeichne, künstle p. Und lebe ganz mit Rembrandt."). At the age of 81 (1831), Goethe wrote the essay "Rembrandt der Denker" ("Rembrandt the Thinker"), published in the posthumous collection of his works.

The Jewish Bride, c. 1665–9, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam. In Vincent van Gogh's own words (1885), "I should be happy to give 10 years of my life if I could go on sitting here in front of this picture [The Jewish Bride] fortnight, with only a crust of dry bread for food." In a letter to his brother Theo, Vincent wrote, "What an intimate, what an infinitely sympathetic picture it is,"

Rembrandt Laughing, 1628, J. Paul Getty Museum

The Girl in a Picture Frame, 1641, Royal Castle, Warsaw

The evangelist Matthew and the Angel, 1661

Moving Rembrandt's The Night Watch for the 1898 Rembrandt Exhibition

A young Rembrandt, c. 1628, when he was 22. Partly an exercise in chiaroscuro. Rijksmuseum

Self-Portrait in a Gorget, c. 1629; Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg

Self-portrait, 1630, Nationalmuseum, Stockholm

Self-Portrait with Velvet Beret and Furred Mantle 1634

Self-portrait at the age of 34, 1640, National Gallery, London

Self-Portrait, oil on canvas, 1652. Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Self-portrait, Vienna c. 1655, oil on walnut, cut down in size. Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Self Portrait as Zeuxis, c. 1662. One of 2 painted self-portraits in which Rembrandt is turned to the left.<ref name="W1">White, 200</ref> Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Cologne

Self-Portrait with Two Circles, c.1665–1669. Kenwood House, London

Self-portrait at the age of 63, dated 1669, the year he died. National Gallery, London

The Stoning of Saint Stephen, 1625, The first painting by Rembrandt, painted at the age of 19.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Starcky |first=Emmanuel |title=Rembrandt |publisher=Hazan |year=1990 |isbn=978-2-85025-212-9 |page=45}}</ref> It is currently kept in the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon.

Artist in His Studio, 1628, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Bust of an old man with a fur hat, the artist's father, 1630

Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem, c. 1630

Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp, 1632

Portrait of Aeltje Uylenburgh, 1632, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Portrait of Saskia van Uylenburgh, c. 1633–1634

The Blinding of Samson, 1636, which Rembrandt gave to Huyghens

The Archangel Raphael Leaving Tobias' Family, 1637, Louvre

The Landscape with Good Samaritan, 1638, Czartoryski Museum, Kraków

Scholar at his Writing Table, 1641, Royal Castle, Warsaw

Aristotle with a Bust of Homer, 1653, Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York

Young Girl at the Window, 1654, Nationalmuseum, Stockholm

Portrait of Jan Six, a wealthy friend of Rembrandt, 1654

Bathsheba at Her Bath, modelled by Hendrickje, 1654

A Woman Bathing in a Stream, modelled by Hendrickje, 1654

Ahasuerus and Haman at the Feast of Esther, 1660

Saint Bartholomew, 1661, J. Paul Getty Museum

The Conspiracy of Claudius Civilis (cut-down), 1661–62

Lucretia, 1666 (Minneapolis Institute of Art)

The Return of the Prodigal Son, detail, c. 1669 - Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg

Self-portrait, c. 1628–29, pen and brush and ink on paper

Self-portrait in a cap, with eyes wide open, 1630, etching and burin

Seated Old Man (c.1630), red and black chalk on paper, Nationalmuseum, Stockholm

Suzannah and the Elders, 1634, drawing in Sanguine on paper, Kupferstichkabinett Berlin

Self-portrait with Saskia, 1636, etching, Rijksmuseum

An elephant, 1637, drawing in black chalk on paper, Albertina, Austria

Self-portrait leaning on a Sill, 1639, etching, National Gallery of Art

Christ and the woman taken in adultery, c. 1639–41, drawing in ink, Louvre

Beggars I., c. 1640–42, ink on paper, Warsaw University Library

The Diemerdijk at Houtewael (near Amsterdam), 1648–49, pen and brown ink, brown wash, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen

The Three Crosses, 1653, drypoint etching, state III of V, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Virgin and Child with a Cat, 1654, original copper etching plate above (the original copper plate), in Victoria and Albert Museum, example of the print below

Christ presented to the People, drypoint etching, 1655, state I of VIII, Rijksmuseum

Two Old Men in Conversation /Two Jews in Discussion, Walking, year unknown, black chalk and brown ink on paper, Teylers Museum

A a child being taught to walk (c. 1635). David Hockney said: "I think it's the greatest drawing ever done... It's a magnificent drawing, magnificent."<ref name="Hockney2014">{{Cite web |last=Lewis, Tim |date=16 November 2014 |title=David Hockney: 'When I'm working, I feel like Picasso, I feel I'm 30' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/nov/16/david-hockney-interview-i-feel-like-picasso |access-date=16 June 2020 |website=The Guardian |quote=David Hockney (2014): "There's a drawing by Rembrandt, I think it's the greatest drawing ever done. It's in the British Museum and it's of a family teaching a child to walk, so it's a universal thing, everybody has experienced this or seen it happen. Everybody. I used to print out Rembrandt drawings big and give them to people and say: 'If you find a better drawing send it to me. But if you find a better one it will be by Goya or Michelangelo perhaps.' But I don't think there is one actually. It's a magnificent drawing, magnificent." |archive-date=16 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200516011950/https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/nov/16/david-hockney-interview-i-feel-like-picasso |url-status=live }}</ref>

A young woman sleeping (c. 1654). Shows Rembrandt's calligraphic-style draughtsmanship.

A depiction of a biblical scene was informed by Rembrandt's knowledge of the specific text, his assimilation of classical composition, and his observations of Amsterdam's Jewish population.

The most notable collections of Rembrandt's work are at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum, including The Night Watch and The Jewish Bride, the Mauritshuis in The Hague, the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, the National Gallery in London, Gemäldegalerie in Berlin, Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in Dresden, The Louvre, Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, and Schloss Wilhelmshöhe in Kassel.