The Garden and Coach House of 524 Keizersgracht in Amsterdam

Hendrik Keun (mentioned on object), 1772

Nicolaas Doekscheer, the occupant of 524 Keizersgracht, had a lavish Rococo-style coach house built in back of his garden. He and his partner Hendrik Steenbergen, both pictured, financed fifteen plantations in Berbice, Demerary and Essequebo (all three part of presentday Guyana, South America). Their loans enabled plantation owners there to set up their coffee, cotton and sugar businesses. In turn, the interest went to Doekscheer and Steenbergen in Amsterdam.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-3831
  • Dimensionsheight 53 cm x width 63.5 cm
  • Physical characteristicsoil on panel

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • The Garden and Coachhouse of Keizersgracht 524, Amsterdam, when it was the Recidence of Nicolaes Doekscheer (d 1789) and Elisabeth Groen (d 1782) (former title)
    • The Garden and Coach House of 524 Keizersgracht in Amsterdam
  • Object type

  • Object number

    SK-A-3831

  • Description

    De stadstuin en het koetshuis behorende bij het perceel Keizersgracht 524, Amsterdam, destijds bewoond door Nicolaas Doekscheer en Elisabeth Groen. Het koetshuis is Kerkstraat 61. Tuinhuis met een gevel versierd met beelden in nissen voorstellende Hercules en Ceres (?). In de ornamentale tuin met zonnewijzer zijn verschillende personen, waaronder de eigenaars, hun erven Hendrik (op de voorgrond) en Reynier (die fluit speelt) Steenbergen, een tuinman en een dienstmeid.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    signature and date: ‘He. Keun. 1772’


Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Hendrik Keun (mentioned on object)

  • Dating

    1772

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    oil on panel

  • Dimensions

    height 53 cm x width 63.5 cm


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Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

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

  • Acquisition

    purchase 1951

  • Copyright

  • Provenance

    Commissioned by Nicolaas Doekscheer (ca. 1706-1789), Amsterdam, 1772-1789;{Verslagen 1951, p. 6.} ? his nephew, Hendrik Steenbergen (ca. 1755-1818), Amsterdam;{Van Eeghen 1971, p. 182.} …; collection E. Menno Jaarsma (1883-1962), Amsterdam, possibly 1945, 1948;{According to a label on the reverse; note RKD, from the Staring Archief.} from whom, fl. 2,000, to the museum, with support from the Fotocommissie, 1951

  • 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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