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The Drawing Academy at the Felix Meritis Society in Amsterdam

ca. 1800
Not on view
The Felix Meritis Society opened in Amsterdam in the late eighteenth century to promote the arts and sciences. (Its name translates as "happiness through merit.") The society’s drawing classroom was outfitted for study from live models. It featured a wire frame affixed to the ceiling from which ropes could be hung to suspend a backdrop and support models’ arms while they posed for extended periods. In this scene, artists gather to sketch from a live model and a skinned cadaver.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Drawing Academy at the Felix Meritis Society in Amsterdam
  • Artist: Reinier Vinkeles (Dutch, Amsterdam 1741–1816 Amsterdam)
  • Artist: Daniel Vrydag (Dutch, The Hague 1765–1822 Amsterdam)
  • Artist: After Pieter Barbiers II (Dutch, Amsterdam 1749–1842 Amsterdam)
  • Artist: After Jacques Kuyper (Dutch, Amsterdam 1761–1808 Amsterdam)
  • Date: ca. 1800
  • Medium: Etching and engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 16 3/4 in. × 21 in. (42.5 × 53.3 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1947
  • Object Number: 47.100.270
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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