The Drawing Lesson

The Drawing Lesson

SK-A-4936

By copying a classical bust, a woman is refining her drawing skills. The room’s decor is inspired by classical antiquity and the woman’s attire, too, is reminiscent of a Greek or Roman robe. Accompanying this painting is The Music Lesson, also shown here. Both works highlight the importance placed on art education for affluent women in the 19th century.

'Recent acquisitions at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam', The Burlington Magazine (2000) nov., p. 734, afb. XVI.

painter: Louis Moritz

1808

olieverf op paneel

height 46 cm x width 53 cm

Purchased with the support of the Rijksmuseum-Stichting

purchase 1998

Public domain

Inv.;…; sale, Geneviève Thibault, Comtesse Hubert de Chambure (1902-1975), Paris (Drouot-Richelieu), 4 June 1997, no. 22, frs 125,000, to the dealer Emmanuel Moatti, Paris;{Copy RMA.} from whom, fl. 110,979, to the museum, with support from the Rijksmuseum-Stichting, 1998

Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

'Recent acquisitions at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam', The Burlington Magazine (2000) nov., p. 734, afb. XVI.

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