A Painter Seated at his Easel

Jan de Bisschop, 1648 - 1671

Informally garbed in a dressing gown and a nightcap, this artist works up a detail in his painting. His hand rests on a maulstick, a tool that prevents him from smearing the wet paint. This sketch is drawn primarily with the brush. The portrait seems to be done from life and the sitter may well be one of De Bisschop’s Hague painter friends.

  • Artwork typedrawing
  • Object numberRP-T-1989-111
  • Dimensionsheight 149 mm x width 99 mm
  • Physical characteristicspen en penseel in bruin

Identification

  • Title(s)

    A Painter Seated at his Easel

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-T-1989-111


Creation

  • Creation

    draftsman (artist): Jan de Bisschop

  • Dating

    1648 - 1671

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    pen en penseel in bruin

  • Dimensions

    height 149 mm x width 99 mm


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Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Purchased with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt, with additional funding from the Prins Bernhard Fonds, the Rijksmuseum-Stichting and the Ster Holding BV

  • Acquisition

    purchase 1989

  • Copyright

  • Provenance

    …; collection Carel Vosmaer (1826-88), Montreux;{Amsterdam 1989, p. 75, no. 30.} his son, Prof. Dr Gualtherus Carel Jacob Vosmaer (1854-1916), Leiden; his son, C.J.J.G. Vosmaer (1907-86), Leiden; his heirs; from whom, fl. 650,000, with 212 other drawings, to the museum, with support from the Vereniging Rembrandt, the Rijksmuseum Stichting and The Ster, 1989

  • 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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