Brief aan Adriaan Pietersz. Loosjes by Reinier Vinkeles

Brief aan Adriaan Pietersz. Loosjes Possibly 1794 - 1797

aged paper

ink paper printed

old engraving style

hand drawn type

personal sketchbook

ink drawing experimentation

pen-ink sketch

ink colored

sketchbook drawing

sketchbook art

"Brief aan Adriaan Pietersz. Loosjes" is a handwritten letter by Dutch artist Reinier Vinkeles (1741-1816), dating back to 1794-1797. This letter, now housed in the Rijksmuseum, provides insight into Vinkeles's working life and artistic practice in 18th-century Netherlands. The letter's contents likely discuss Vinkeles's artistic commissions, his approach to his craft, and perhaps even his relationship with the recipient, Adriaan Pietersz. Loosjes.