The Bookshop and Lottery Agency of Jan de Groot in the Kalverstraat in Amsterdam

Isaac Ouwater, 1779

A group of men fight to enter the lottery agency. It is the start of the sale of the Generaliteitsloterij (Generality Lottery), forerunner of the still existing Staatslotterij (State Lottery). Hotel guests at either side look on amused, including a Black man (left). His presence was not unusual. More Black people lived in Amsterdam in the late 18th century than in the previous century.

Artwork typepainting
Object numberSK-A-4026
Dimensionsheight 38.5 cm x width 33.5 cm
Physical characteristicsoil on canvas

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Identification

Title(s)
The Bookshop and Lottery Agency of Jan de Groot in the Kalverstraat in Amsterdam
Object type
Object number
SK-A-4026
Description
De boekhandel en het loterijkantoor van Jan de Groot in de Kalverstraat te Amsterdam. Straatgevel met drie gebouwen, links de herberg de 'Graef van Holland', in het midden het loterijkantoor en rechts het etablissement het 'Hof van Hollandt'. Een menigte verdringt zich voor de deur van het loterijkantoor, voorbijgangers en bezoekers van de herbergen kijken toe.
Inscriptions / marks
- signature and date: ‘I.k Ouwater 10 17/79 25’
- inscription: ‘De Graaf [van Holland] / Dum teritur cos literatis, usui et literis prosit bonis [chronogram 1728] / Hugo Grotius / Hier werdt Gecolletet ... Ginnera ... loterij / 'T Hof van Hollandt’

Creation

Creation
painter: Isaac Ouwater, Netherlands
Dating
1779
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Material and technique

Physical description
oil on canvas
Dimensions
height 38.5 cm x width 33.5 cm

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Acquisition and rights

Acquisition
purchase 1960
Copyright
Public domain
Provenance
Inv.; …; collection Wilhelmus Josephus Rudolphus Dreesmann (1885-1954), Amsterdam, 1929;{Photo RKD.} his sale, Amsterdam (F. Muller), 22 March 1960 sqq., no. 61, fl. 17,000, to the dealer D.A. Hoogendijk, for the museum
Remarks
Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.