Cornelis Jacobsz DrebbelDutch, 1572–1633Aritmetik
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Not on view at present
Where is “Aritmetik” now? Collection: SMK — National Gallery of Denmark, Copenhagen. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Copenhagen, Denmark
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- KKSgb20999
In the catalog
Sources
- SMK
- Image: SMK — National Gallery of Denmark — public domain
In the life of Cornelis Jacobsz Drebbel
The whole life1587–1595 · Workplace
Haarlem
1595
Marries Sophia Goltzius and settles in Alkmaar
He marries Sophia Jansdochter Goltzius, the younger sister of Hendrick Goltzius; the couple have at least six children, of whom four survive. Drebbel works at first as a painter, engraver and cartographer, but is in constant need of money because of his wife’s profligate lifestyle.
1598
Obtains a patent for a water-supply system and perpetual clockwork
Drebbel obtains a patent for a water-supply system and a sort of perpetual clockwork.
1600
Builds a fountain at the Noorderpoort in Middelburg
In Middelburg, a centre of spectacle-making, he may have picked up the art of lens grinding, and later builds a magic lantern and a camera obscura.
1600–1601 · Workplace
Middelburg
