Portret van Johannes Wesenhagen (1743-1803)

Antoine Maucourt, 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’


Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Antoine Maucourt, Paramaribo (stad)

  • Dating

    1781-01

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    miniatuur op ivoor

  • Dimensions

    • height 10.1 cm x width 7.3 cm
    • height 12.2 cm x width 8.7 cm x depth 1 cm

This work is about

  • Person

  • Subject

  • Place

  • Period

    1780 - 1803


Acquisition and rights

  • Acquisition

    purchase 1994

  • 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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