The Shop of the Bookdealer Pieter Meijer Warnars on the Vijgendam in Amsterdam — Johannes Jelgerhuis

Johannes Jelgerhuis. Painted 1820.

Amsterdam’s cultural elite met up in this book and print shop. Warnars, the owner, was a bookdealer, publisher and printer. These activities are reflected in the full bookcases, the hanging banner, new reams of paper and the printing press on the floor. The painter of this scene, Johannes Jelgerhuis, was also a noted actor. The pronounced perspective of the shop interior makes it look like a stage set with a city view as a backdrop.

From the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Currently on display in 19th Century, Romanticism in the Netherlands, Main building.

canvas, oil paint (paint) · Original size: 58 × 48 cm · G. Meijer Warnars Bequest, Zutphen

Print: 58 × 48 cm, printed on Hahnemühle FineArt archival cotton paper. Museum-grade reproduction quality, true to the colours and detail of the original work.

Frame (optional): a custom-made wooden frame in a matte black finish, cut to the exact dimensions of this print, with an off-white passe-partout mat and protective glazing. Ready to hang.

Source: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200109411. Image released under CC0 by the Rijksmuseum.