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Portret van Johannes Wesenhagen (1743-1803)
Maucourt, Antoine, 1781-01
A. Maucourt. Portrait of A. Wesenhagen (1743 - 1803). Ivory, in a gold frame, 1781
- Artwork typeminiature (painting)
- Object numberSK-A-4900
- Dimensionsheight 10.1 cm x width 7.3 cm, height 12.2 cm x width 8.7 cm x depth 1 cm
- Physical characteristicsminiatuur op ivoor


Identification
Title(s)
Portret van Johannes Wesenhagen (1743-1803)
Object type
Object number
SK-A-4900
Description
Portret van Johannes Wesenhagen (1743-1803). Ten halven lijve, de rechterhand in de vest gestoken. Geschilderd in Paramaribo. Onderdeel van de collectie portretminiaturen.
Inscriptions / marks
inscription: ‘J. Wesenhagen Geboren te Harderwijk Den 11de Aug.t 1743 Geportraiteert door den Kunst Schilder Antoine Maucourt, in de Maand January Aº 1781 Te Paramaribo’
Catalogue reference
H.J. de Graaf, 'Het miniatuurportret van Johannes Wesenhagen', Verslagen en aanwinsten 1968-1969, Stichting cultuurgeschiedenis van de Nederlanders overzee (1970), p. 50-51, met afb.
Creation
Creation
painter: Maucourt, Antoine, Paramaribo
Dating
1781-01
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Physical description
miniatuur op ivoor
Material
Dimensions
- height 10.1 cm x width 7.3 cm
- height 12.2 cm x width 8.7 cm x depth 1 cm
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Person
Subject
Place
Acquisition and rights
Copyright
Provenance
…; from the dealer H. Nijstad, Lochem, fl. 4,200, to the Stichting Cultuurgeschiedenis van de Nederlanders Overzee, with support from the Prins Bernard Fonds, 1968 (inv. no. 65);{Verslagen CNO 1970-71, p. 40, no. 65; Note RMA.} from whom, fl. 100,000, with xx other objects en bloc, to the museum, 1994
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.
Documentation
H.J. de Graaf, 'Het miniatuurportret van Johannes Wesenhagen', Verslagen en aanwinsten 1968-1969, Stichting cultuurgeschiedenis van de Nederlanders overzee (1970), p. 50-51, met afb.
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