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City Drawing Academy in Amsterdam, 1764-1767
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City Drawing Academy in Amsterdam, 1764-1767

Reinier Vinkeles (I) · 1768 · etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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The city drawing academy (Teeken-Academie) above the Corps de Garde in the Leidsepoort in Amsterdam in the year 1764. The drawing academy moved on 4 December 1767 to the town hall on the Dam. A group of male drawing students in a rather dark interior drawing by lamplight from a male nude model, the model standing seen from the back. In the margin below the title and the dedication to Willem Huyghens with his family coat of arms.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineStadstekenacademie te Amsterdam, 1764-1767. 1768. Reinier Vinkeles (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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