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Design for a room
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Design for a room

Jurriaan Andriessen · 1760 - 1819 · pen; brush; plakken; paper; paint (coating); pencil

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

About this work

With the walls cut so they can be raised to form the room. According to notes on the floor, one long wall was to depict Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, and the other long wall the elements Earth, Fire, Air, and again Earth (probably Water). On one short side, three walls can be folded up: one with a statue, one blank, and one with paintings. With notes and a scale indication. Drawing is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineOntwerp voor een kamer. 1760 - 1819. Jurriaan Andriessen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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