Membership card of the Society of Drawing 'Art Be Our Purpose' by J. D'Ancona. On a rectangular stone sits an allegorical female figure with a drawing board, flanked by two putti with various drawing, painting and engraving attributes, Pictura flanked by two putti Mr. D'Ancona, is a member of the Society of Drawing, under the phrase Kunst Zy Ons Doel, founded in Amsteldam., print maker: Jacob Ernst Marcus, (mentioned on object), print maker: Johannes Fredericus Lange, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Hermanus Fock, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1801, paper, etching, h 128

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