Amsterdam-Centrum , North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe

Christiaan Andriessen

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 23, 2016

1. Christiaan Andriessen Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Hier tekende

Christiaan
Andriessen

zijn Amsterdams
Dagboek
1805 - 1808

[English Translation:] Here Christiaan Andriessen drew his Amsterdam diary (i.e., sketchbook), 1805-1808.

Erected by Winkler Prins Stichting.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music.

Location. 52° 21.797′ N, 4° 54.204′ E. Marker is in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland). It is in Amsterdam-Centrum. It is on Amstel just north of Nieuwe Prinsengracht, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Amstel 95, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland 1018 EL, Netherlands. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

the Benelux Low Countries,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: De Schaduwkade (Shadow Wall) (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); Voormalig Hoofdkantoor Joodsche Raad / Former Headquarters of the Jewish Council

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(about 180 meters away); Chaje Bas-Trobuschicht (about 210 meters away); Abraham Bas (about 210 meters away); Joods Lyceum / Jewish Lyceum (about 240 meters away); Joodse HBS + Joods Lyceum (secondary modern Jewish school) (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Wilhelmina Henriette Adrian ‘Jet Wiessing’ (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Walter Süskind (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Amsterdam.

Also see . . . Christiaan Andriessen (Wikipedia.nl). Christiaan Andriessen (1775 - 1846) was a Dutch artist . He was the son of Jurriaen Andriessen, a famous wallpaper painter, illustrator and lecturer at the Urban Academy of Drawing. Although Christiaan Andriessen had the ambition to become a painter, and had sent forward some paintings to exhibits, there are no preserved paintings from him. However, his "diary" has been preserved with more than 700 drawings. The diary consisted of drawings with a small text. If in his opinion the text was spicy, Andriessen wrote in secret.... (Submitted on December 17, 2016.)

Christiaan Andriessen Marker - Wide View image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 23, 2016

2. Christiaan Andriessen Marker - Wide View

<i>The Artist in his Atelier</i> image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Christiaan Andriessen, circa 1805

3. The Artist in his Atelier

Image provided courtesy of the J. Paul Getty Museum.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 17, 2016, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 557 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 17, 2016, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.