Portrait of Jan van Huysum

Arnold Boonen, c. 1720

Jan van Huysum was the most famous flower still life painter of the 18th century. In this portrait he is in his late thirties, the age at which he enjoyed his first successes. Boonen may well have painted this in exchange for a floral still life. The stylish cloak and the curtain lend the painting a certain gravity, softened somewhat by the informality of the sitter’s open shirt.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-5008
  • Dimensionsheight 99.2 cm x width 84 cm
  • Physical characteristicsoil on canvas

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Identification

  • Title(s)

    Portrait of Jan van Huysum

  • Object type

  • Object number

    SK-A-5008

  • Description

    Een portret van de bloemstillevenschilder Jan van Huysum met palet en penselen in de linkerhand en een tekening van een bloeiende plant in zijn rechterhand. De schilder leunt tegen een balustrade waarop twee tekeningen liggen, de bovenste van een landschap. Van Huysum is gekleed in een wit, open onderhemd met daaroverheen een lila met geel gevoerd hemd. Een dieppaarse mantel is half om zijn schouders geslagen. Hij draagt een lange, wit bepoederde pruik. De schilder is naar links gekeerd maar kijkt naar rechts het beeld uit. Links een dieprood gordijn.

Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Arnold Boonen, Northern Netherlands

  • Dating

    c. 1720

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    oil on canvas

  • Dimensions

    height 99.2 cm x width 84 cm

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Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Private gift

  • Acquisition

    gift 2010-12-16

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    Inv.;…; anonymous sale, London (Christie’s), 30 January 1981, no. 31, as a self-portrait by Justus van Huysum;…; anonymous sale, Amsterdam (Sotheby’s), 11 November 2008, no. 59, to Johannes Hendricus Stefels, Nieuwersluis;{Copy RMA.} …; donated by a private collector, through the mediation of Jan Six, to the museum, 2010

  • 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

    • Josephina de Fouw, Jenny Reynaerts, Matthias Ubl, Gregor J.M. Weber & Lisanne Wepler, 'Acquisitions : paintings', In: The Rijksmuseum Bulletin 63 (2015) p. 100-102
    • F. Meijer, 'De Portretten van Jan van Huysum door Arnold Boonen en anderen', in: Oud Holland, 108 (1994), no. 3, p. 128-130, fig. 4

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