Portrait of Leonardus van der Voort

Johan Bernard Scheffer, 1799

Leonardus van der Voort was one of Holland’s delegates to the National Assembly. He holds the draft of the Constitution of the Batavian Republic of 1796, a forerunner of the first Constitution of 1798. He wears the sash donned by all of the people’s delegates. As far as is known, this is the only painted portrait of a member of the National Assembly.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberNG-C-2011-2
  • Dimensionsheight 102 cm x width 83 cm
  • Physical characteristicsoil on canvas

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Identification

  • Title(s)

    Portrait of Leonardus van der Voort

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-C-2011-2

  • Description

    Portret van Dr. Leonardus van der Voort (1762-1809), representant voor Heusden van de eerste Nationale Vergadering van de Bataafsche Republiek.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • inscription: ‘o.a. Concept Grondwet’
    • inscription: ‘REPRESENTANT’
    • inscription: ‘Med:Doct: Leonardus van der Voort geb. 5 Februari 1762 te Boxtel overl. 8 October 1809 aldaar.’

Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Johan Bernard Scheffer, Netherlands

  • Dating

    1799

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    oil on canvas

  • Dimensions

    height 102 cm x width 83 cm

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Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from F.J.M. Rouppe van der Voort, Den Haag

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; on loan from F.J.M. Rouppe van der Voort, The Hague, since 2007

  • Remarks

    Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

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