Amsterdamsch Museum van het Koninklijk Oudheidkundig Genootschap

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height 153 mm x width 120 mm

Art Historical Context

Step into the world of 19th-century cultural preservation with *Amsterdamsch Museum van Koninklijk Oudheidkund Genootschap* (1877), a delicate albumen print by Pieter Oosterhuis. Measuring just 153 mm by 120 mm wide, this intimate photograph captures the Amsterdam outpost of the Royal Archaeological Society a key institution founded in mid-19th century safeguard the Netherlands' historical artifacts and antiquities. Ohuis, a skilled photographer of his era, the museum's treasures— ancient relics, sculptures, and ethnographic displays—offering a window into how Dutch scholars curated and celebr...