Arent de Gelder

Portrait of Herman Boerhaave (1688-1738)

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Arent de Gelder
Portrait of Herman Boerhaave (1688-1738)

1722 On view in Room 10

De Gelder was Rembrandt’s last pupil. Like his master, he painted with rapid, broad brushstrokes. De Gelder lived in Dordrecht and is famous for his biblical scenes. But he also painted many portraits of his fellow townsmen and women. This portrait, however, is an exception, as it is of Herman Boerhaave, a renowned physician, botanist, chemist and professor at Leiden University.

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Arent de Gelder
Portrait of Herman Boerhaave (1688-1738)

1722 On view in Room 10

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General information
Arent de Gelder (Dordrecht 1645 - 1727 Dordrecht)
Portrait of Herman Boerhaave (1688-1738)
1722
painting
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Room 10
Material and technical details
oil
canvas
79.2 x 63.5 cm
Inscriptions
upper right: .deGelder f.
on the verso: Degelder Fecit anno 1722 / Herman Boerhave / geb: 31 Dec: 1668 / gest: 23 Sept: 1738

Provenance

Probably heirs of Herman Boerhaave, Leiden, 1738-1918; gift of Dominicus Anthonius Josephus Kessler, The Hague, 1918