Gerrit Lamberts (1776–1850) was a Dutch painter and curator of the

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when it was located in the

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. Lamberts was born in

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. He started out as a merchant selling paper and later became a watercolorist, draughtsman and engraver.Gerrit Lamberts
in

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He is known for topographic drawings of cityscapes, architectural views of buildings and his watercolors of art galleries. He was also a bookseller and became the curator of the museum in Amsterdam in 1825. He was a member of the Amsterdam academy which was housed in the same building.

Images

Two of the main display rooms of the Trippenhuis-Museum Gerrit Lamberts - Trippenhuis - Stadsarchief Amsterdam.jpg, The Trippenhuis in the 1830s Hendrik Abraham Klinkhamer and Gerrit Lamberts 001.jpg Two views of the print room of the Trippenhuis-Museum Gerrit Lamberts 002.jpg Gerrit Lamberts 003.jpg His views of the print room include a self-portrait, and the paintings hanging on the walls were modern works that later were moved to the

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, which became the national museum of "living masters", or modern art. He wrote a catalog of the book collection of Jacobus Koning (1770-1832) in 1833.Catalogus der Letterkundige Nalatenschap van wijlen Jacobus Koning. IIde Deel. Boekwerken. Waarvan de verkooping zal plaats hebben op Maandag den 14 October 1833 en volgende dagen. (Nederduitsch en Fransch.) Te Amsterdam, bij L. van der Vinne en G. Lamberts. In gr. 8vo. XIX, 378 en XVII bl. f 1-50
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References

Gerrit Lamberts
biography in the

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Collection of views of Amsterdam
by Gerrit Lamberts in the Stadsarchief Amsterdam {{DEFAULTSORT:Lamberts, Gerrit 1776 births 1850 deaths Painters from Amsterdam Dutch painters Dutch male painters Directors of museums in Amsterdam