Collection
Portrait of a Young Couple (c. 1622) by Frans HalsThe collection of the Rijksmuseum consists of 1 million objects and is dedicated to arts, crafts, and history from the years 1200 to 2000. Around 8000 objects are currently on display in the museum.
The collection contains paintings from the Dutch Golden Age by painters such as Jacob Isaakszoon van Ruisdael, Frans Hals, Johannes Vermeer, Jan Steen, Rembrandt, and Rembrandt's pupils.
The museum also has a small Asian collection which is on display in the Asian Pavilion.
It also displays the stern of the HMS Royal Charles which was captured in the Raid on the Medway, and the Hartog plate.
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