Adriaan de Lelie
Dutch painter (1755–1820)
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Adriaan de Lelie (19 May 1755 – 30 November 1820)[1] was a Dutch painter. Born in Tilburg,[1] De Lelie was a pupil of A. Peeters, a painter of tapestries and ornaments, and afterwards of Andreas Bernardus de Quertenmont in Antwerp.[1] He made copies of many portraits by Rubens and van Dyck in Düsseldorf, and also of historical pictures by Italian and Dutch masters. On the advice of Professor Camper, he established himself in Amsterdam.
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| Born | May 19, 1755 |
| Died | November 30, 1820 (aged 65) |
| Known for | Painting portraits and cabinet pictures |
He painted a great number of portraits and cabinet pictures. The latter includes one of the celebrated art lover Jan Gildemeester in the act of showing his collection to a party of ladies and gentlemen. One of his best works is that of the "Drawing Academy" of the Felix Meritis Society in Amsterdam. His pictures are highly esteemed in the Netherlands and Germany, where they can be found in distinguished collections.
His pupils were Jean Augustin Daiwaille, Jan Adriaan Antonie de Lelie, François Montauban van Swijndregt, Pièrre Recco, Izaak Riewert Schmidt, and Johannes Ziesenis.[1]
Gallery
In the sculpture gallery of the Felix Meritis Society, 1806–1809, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam![Andreas Bonn [nl] lectures the Drawing Academy of the Felix Meritis Society, 1792, Amsterdam Museum](//thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Adriaan_de_Lelie_-_Voordracht_over_de_anatomie_door_Andreas_Bonn_voor_het_departement_der_Tekenkunde_van_Felix_Meritis_%281792%29.jpg/120px-Adriaan_de_Lelie_-_Voordracht_over_de_anatomie_door_Andreas_Bonn_voor_het_departement_der_Tekenkunde_van_Felix_Meritis_%281792%29.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
Andreas Bonn lectures the Drawing Academy of the Felix Meritis Society, 1792, Amsterdam Museum
The family of Jan van Loon, 1786, Museum Van Loon
The family of Adrianus Bonebakker during a visit from – in all probability – partner Diederik Lodewijk Bennewitz (seated, with the silver object). Bonebakker himself can be seen holding a document, 1809, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
Preparing for the sale of the new herring, by de Lelie and Willem van Leen, 1815, in the Visserijmuseum in Vlaardingen
The family of Van Brienen van Ramerus, 1804
A girl with a letter
Jan Nieuwenhuyzen, in the Edams Museum in Edam
Wilhelmina Maria Haack, 1814–1820
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