Jacob Olie (1834 – 1905) was a photographer from Amsterdam known for his scenes of everyday life there.
Jacob Olie | |
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_zelfportret_1862.jpeg) Self portrait, 1862 | |
| Born | 17 October 1834 |
| Died | 25 April 1905 |
Olie was born in Amsterdam and was trained as a carpenter and draughtsman.[1] He became a teacher at the local school for craftsmen known as the Ambachtsschool, converting it to be the first ever vocational school of the Netherlands for boys.[2] He took up photography as a hobby. Today he is known for his unusually sharp depictions of various parts of Amsterdam that no longer exist. His son by the same name also became a photographer.
References edit
- ^ Jacob Olie (Jbz) in the RKD
- ^ Article about the encyclopedia Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine on the website of Special collections
- Amsterdam in de tweede helft der XIXe eeuw gezien door Jacob Olie Jacobsz, by Eeghen, I.H. van, Genootschap Amstelodamum, 1960
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Media related to Jacob Olie at Wikimedia Commons
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