Portret van Ernst Wilhelm Moes, adjunct-archivaris van de gemeente Rotterdam

Ernst Wilhelm Moes (1864 – 1912), was a Dutch art historian and director of the print cabinet for the Rijksmuseum.

Biography

According to the

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he studied art at the University of Amsterdam and became a print collector while still a student, specialized in Amsterdam history. To simplify his research, from 1885 he became a volunteer at the Amsterdam auction house of Frederik Muller.Ernst Wilhelm Moes
in the

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In 1896 he published his first work on the history of the Amsterdam publishing industry. His ''Iconographia'', a comprehensive guide to portraits of Dutch people, was published by Frederik Muller & Co. In 1898 he began work as assistant to Philip van der Kellen in the Amsterdam Rijksmuseum and from 1903 until his death by tuberculosis he was the head of the print cabinet of the museum. From 1907 until 1911 he was a member of Teylers Tweede Genootschap. He worked together with

Abraham Bredius Dr. Abraham Bredius (18 April 1855 in Amsterdam – 13 March 1946 in Monaco) was a Dutch art collector, art historian, and museum curator. Life Bredius travelled widely, visiting various art collections in his youth, and worked at the Dutch Mus ...

on the magazine

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, and Bredius wrote his obituary. He died in Amsterdam.

Works

* ''Iconographia Batava'', 1897 * ''De Amsterdamsche Boekdrukkers en Uitgevers in de zestiende eeuw'', Part 1 (1900) * Various biographies for the ''

Nieuw Nederlandsch biografisch woordenboek The ''Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch Woordenboek'' (''NNBW'') is a biographical reference work in the Dutch language. It has been succeeded by the '' Biografisch Woordenboek van Nederland''. It was published in ten parts between 1911 and 1937 b ...

'', Part 1 (1911) * Monograph on Frans Hals (with photographs of works): ''Frans Hals, sa vie et son oeuvre'', (1909)Frans Hals, sa vie et son oeuvre
on Archive.org

References

Dictionary of Art Historians The ''Dictionary of Art Historians'' (DAH) is an online encyclopedia of topics relating to art historians, art critics and their dictionaries. The mission of the project is to provide free, reliable, English-language information on published art ...

{{DEFAULTSORT:Moes, Ernst Wilhelm 1864 births 1912 deaths Dutch art historians Writers from Amsterdam Members of Teylers Tweede Genootschap Rijksmuseum Amsterdam