Self-portrait

Cornelis Troost, 1739

As a former actor and scene painter, Troost understood illusion. In this self-portrait he gazes from a mirror at himself and at us. The curtain, pedestal, palette and drawing on blue paper create a sense of depth. Every detail testifies to his technical skill. Notice how he conveyed the fine batiste cloth of his fashionable jabot – the frill of ruffles attached to his shirt – with a single stroke of white paint.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-4225
  • Dimensionsheight 103 cm x width 83 cm
  • Physical characteristicsoil on canvas

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Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Self-portrait
    • Self-Portrait

  • Object type

  • Object number

    SK-A-4225

  • Description

    Zelfportret van Cornelis Troost, buste in een geschilderde ovale omlijsting, de linkerhand in de vest gestoken. Een gordijn hangt deels over het portret; vooraan op een voetstuk liggen een palet met verf en penselen en een tekening op blauw papier.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    signature and date: ‘C. Troost ipse fecit 1739’

Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Cornelis Troost

  • Dating

    1739

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    oil on canvas

  • Dimensions

    height 103 cm x width 83 cm

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Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Purchased with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt and the Stichting tot Bevordering van de Belangen van het Rijksmuseum

  • Acquisition

    purchase 1973

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; collection Cavens, Brussels, 1901, 1909;{Note RMA; Hofstede de Groot notes, RKD.}….; the dealer A.-B. Antikkompaniet, Stockholm, 1917-1918;{Note RMA.}…; sale, Sir William van Horne, K.C.M.G. et al.[section 'Various Properties'], London (Sotheby’s), 6 December 1972, no. 87, as Dutch School, 18th century, £9,000, to Baile;{Copy RMA.}…; from the dealer E.J. Speelman, London, fl. 75,665.35, to the museum, as a gift from the Vereniging Rembrandt, the Prins Bernard fonds and the Commissie voor Fotoverkoop, 1973

  • 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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