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The Drawing Lesson
Also titled De tekenles
Louis Moritz (The Hague, 1773–1850)
1808
- Medium
- wood (plant material), oil paint (paint)
- Classification
- painting
- Dimensions
- height 46 cm x width 53 cm
- Museum
- Rijksmuseum
- Credit line
- Purchased with the support of the Rijksmuseum-Stichting
- Rights
- Public Domain Mark, as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Teens profiles and older: its museum says too little about what it shows to place it for younger viewers. How works are placed
About this work
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.
