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Drawing Academy 'Hierdoor tot Hooger' in Rotterdam, second-size medal awarded to Hendrik van der Ham for Perspective
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Drawing academy 'Hierdoor tot Hooger' in Rotterdam, medal of the second size (from 1820), awarded to Hendrik van der Ham for Perspective in 1835. Bronze medal. Obverse: seated woman with flame on head, representing Drawing Art, drawing on a canvas she holds on her knees; before her a rooster, behind her compass and set square, leaning against a truncated column, upon which a burning lamp stands within a legend; section: inscription. Reverse: inscription within a wreath of myrtle branches.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineTekenakademie 'Hierdoor tot Hooger' te Rotterdam, penning van de tweede grootte, uitgereikt aan Hendrik van der Ham voor Doorzigtkunde. 1820 - 1835. Adriaan Bemme. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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