The Drawing Lesson, Abraham van Strij (I), c. 1790 - c. 1809

The Drawing Lesson, Abraham van Strij (I), c. 1790 - c. 1809

oil on panel, h 25cm × w 20.5cm × d 3.8cm More details

A young pupil receives drawing instruction in the studio of his master. Perhaps the teacher is Abraham van Strij himself, who shared a large workshop in Dordrecht with his brother Jacob. The boy is drawing after a plaster cast of an ancient statue.