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This image bank contains approximately 1400 digitized images about the history of the printed book in the Netherlands, largely originating from the collections of the KB. The images can be downloaded and used with the stated credit line.
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Title

 Nicolaas van der Waay, Reading orphan girl from the Amsterdam Municipal Orphanage, 19th century


Creator

 Van der Waay, Nicolaas (schilder)


Year

 18XX


Type

 schilderij, painting


Measurements

 69 x 43,5 cm.


Related term

 lezen, leesgedrag


Period

 19e eeuw


Classification

 K: Maatschappelijke aspecten van boekproductie en -verspreiding


Content

 Reading orphan girl from the Amsterdam municipal orphanage, recognisable from her stylish red and black uniform, painted by Nicolaas van der Waay (1855-1936). The girl is from a good home because the Amsterdam municipal orphanage did not accept foundlings or poor children. The orphans were given a good upbringing: because of the secularisation of ecclesiastical property during the Eighty Years' War, the orphanage had plenty financial resources for years to come.


@description

 Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek


@reproduction

 Amsterdam Rijksmuseum