Portrait of Jan Nieuwenhuyzen

Adriaan de Lelie1780 - 1806

Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Jan Nieuwenhuyzen was a bookseller, printer and Mennonite preacher. Together with a few kindred spirits, in 1784 he founded the Maatschappij tot Nut van ’t Algemeen (Society for Public Advancement). The society strove to raise the spiritual and moral level of society, mainly by contributing to the improvement of general education.

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Title: Portrait of Jan Nieuwenhuyzen
Creator: Lelie, Adriaan de
Date Created: 1780 - 1806
Physical Dimensions: doek
Subject Keywords: Maatschappij tot Nut van 't Algemeen, Nieuwenhuyzen, Jan
Rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

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Adriaan de Lelie Jan Nieuwenhuyzen