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The Drawing Room of the Society Felix Meritis
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The Drawing Room of the Society Felix Meritis

Adriaan de Lelie · 1801 · canvas; oil paint (paint)

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

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Founded in 1777, the Amsterdam society called Felix Meritis (‘Happy through Merit’) grew into the cultural centre for the upper middle class. It had five depart-ments: commerce, natural science, music, literature and drawing. The drawing gallery could accommodate about sixty artists for life drawing classes in both daylight and lamplight. De Lelie, seated on the podium, looks out at us.

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paintingFelix Meritisartist's model, sitterdrawingdrawing-room, 'salon'Amsterdam
Credit lineDe tekenzaal van de Maatschappij Felix Meritis. 1801. Adriaan de Lelie. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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