Arent de Gelder

Portrait of Herman Boerhaave (1688-1738)

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

c. 1722 Visitabile tra Sala 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)

c. 1722 Visitabile tra Sala 10

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Dettagli

Informazioni generali
Artista Arent de Gelder (Dordrecht 1645 - 1727 Dordrecht)
Titolo Portrait of Herman Boerhaave (1688-1738)
Data c. 1722
Nome oggetto painting
Numero inventario 757
Visitabile tra Sala 10
Materiale e dettagli tecnici
Tecnica oil
Materiale canvas
Dimensioni 79.2 x 63.5 cm
Iscrizione
Signed upper right: .deGelder f.
Bears inscription on the verso: Degelder Fecit anno 1722 / Herman Boerhave / geb: 31 Dec: 1668 / gest: 23 Sept: 1738

Origine

Probably Maria Drolenvaux, Boerhaave's wife, Leiden, 1738-1746; (?) her daughter, Johanna Maria Boerhaave, Leiden, 1746-1791; (?) her daughter, Sybilla Maria, Countess of Thoms, Leiden, 1791-1814; (?) her niece, Sophia Dina, Baroness van Leyden, Leiden, 1814-1835; her son, Cornelis Herman, Baron van Rhemen, Lord of Rhemenshuizen, Brummen, 1835-1880; his son, Reynoud Gerard Steven, Baron van Rhemen, Lord of Rhemenshuizen, The Hague, 1880-1905; his wife, Alexandrina, Baronin Von Grotthus, The Hague, 1905-1918; Goudstikker Gallery, The Hague, 1918 (for 40,000 guilders to Kessler); gift of Dominicus Anthonius Josephus Kessler, 1918