Cornelis Sebille Roos (1754-1820), Amsterdam Art Dealer and Keeper of the Nationale Konst-Gallery in Huis ten Bosch, The Hague

Adriaan de Lelie (mentioned on object), 1815

Cornelis Sebille Roos, by A. de Lelie, 1815. Cornelis Roos (1754-1820) was the first director of the Nationale Konstgallerij - the national artgallery - which opened to the public in 1800. This museum, the forerunner of today's Rijksmuseum, was housed in Huis ten Bosch in The Hague. It included paintings and objects from the collections assembled by successive stadholders.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-3098
  • Dimensionsheight 68 cm x width 54.3 cm, depth 9 cm
  • Physical characteristicsoil on canvas

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Cornelis Sebille Roos (1754-1820), Amsterdam Art Dealer and Keeper of the Nationale Konst-Gallery in Huis ten Bosch, The Hague

  • Object type

  • Object number

    SK-A-3098

  • Description

    Portret van Cornelis Sebille Roos. Kunstkoper en -makelaar te Amsterdam en inspecteur van de Nationale Konst-Gallery op het Huis ten Bosch te Den Haag. Buste, naar rechts, glimlachend.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    signature and date: ‘A. de Lelie ft. Aº1815’


Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Adriaan de Lelie (mentioned on object)

  • Dating

    1815

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    oil on canvas

  • Dimensions

    • height 68 cm x width 54.3 cm
    • depth 9 cm

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Documentation

    • F. Grijzenhout, 'Tempel voor Nederland : De Nationale Konst-Gallerij in 's-Gravenhage', Nederlands Kunsthistorische Jaarboek 35 (1984), p. 9, afb. 5.
    • De inrichting van de Nationale Konst-Gallery in het openingsjaar 1800, uit: Oud Holland, 95, 1981, 4, pagina pp. 170-227 - p. 171, afb. 3(zie: http://www.jstor.org/stable/42711068)

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