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View of the Athenaeum Illustre in Amsterdam
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View of the Athenaeum Illustre, the predecessor of the University of Amsterdam, on the Oudezijds Voorburgwal in Amsterdam. This educational institution was founded in 1631 and housed in the Agnietenkapel. On the street, several pedestrians, a carriage, and, in front of the gate of the Athenaeum Illustre, working carpenters. Below the scene, the title in Dutch and French. Numbered in the upper right: 28.
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Credit lineGezicht op het Athenaeum Illustre te Amsterdam. c. 1770 - 1783. Hermanus Petrus Schouten. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.