The Drawing Academy at the Felix Meritis Society in Amsterdam
Medium
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 16 3/4 in. × 21 in. (42.5 × 53.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1947
Accession Number
47.100.270
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the enlightened world of early 19th-century Amsterdam with *The Drawing Academy at the Felix Meritis Society*, captivating etching and engraving created around 1800 by a talented quartet of Dutch artists: Jacques Kuy, Daniel Vrydag, Reinier Vinkeles and Pieter Barbiers. This large-scale print (16 3/4 × 21 in.) vividly captures an interior scene bustling with men and women intently sketching at easels, offering a rare glimpse into a progressive artistic hub. The Felix Meritis, founded in 1777, embodied the Enlightenment's zeal for knowledge, fostering academies in arts, sciences, and...