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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
 A scholar (Johannes Immerzeel jr.) in his study, 1842

Creator
 Hamburger, J.C. (graveur/engraver), Van Kesteren (uitgever/publisher)

Year
 1842

Type
 prent, print

Measurements
 23,5 x 14 cm.

Related term
 lezers, leesgedrag

Period
 19e eeuw

Classification
 K: Maatschappelijke aspecten van boekproductie en -verspreiding

Content
 The scholar Johannes Immerzeel junior, author of the standard work 'De levens en werken der Hollandsche en Vlaamsche kunstschilders, beeldhouwers, graveurs en bouwmeesters (etc.)', in his dressing gown. Immerzeel, retired to his study, with books within reach on a table and behind him a well-filled bookcase, is the prototype of the 19th-century solitary reader.

Original
 De levens en werken der Hollandsche en Vlaamsche kunstschilders, beeldhouwers, graveurs en bouwmeesters : van het begin der vijftiende eeuw tot heden. - Amsterdam : Van Kesteren, 1842, t.o.p. VII

available in
 Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Den Haag LZ BLD.K 61d IMM

@description
 Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek

@reproduction
 Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek