Who created this artwork?

was created by Adriaen van der Werff in ca. 1678 - ca. 1722.

When was this artwork created?

This artwork was created ca. 1678 - ca. 1722.

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Bust of a Soldier

Adriaen van der Werff

ca. 1678 - ca. 1722

Medium

boxwood with metal details

Dimensions

h 8.25cm × d 3.4cm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

boxwood

Object Type

sculpture; chess piece

Subject Matter

de soldaat; het leven van een soldaat

Production Place

Rotterdam

Acquisition Method

purchase

Acquired

1876

Notes

height 8.25 cm x diameter 3.4 cm (total)

Collection Type

sculptures

About Adriaen van der Werff

1659–1722 • Dutch Republic

Dutch painter and draughtsman. He was apprenticed to the portrait painter Cornelis Picolet (1626–79) from 1668 to 1670 and then from ca.1671 to 1676 to Eglon van der Neer in Rotterdam. From 1676 van der Werff produced small portraits and genre paintings as an independent master. In 1687 van der Werff, by then a successful artist, married the wealthy Margaretha Rees (1669–1731), whose guardian, Nicolaes Anthonis Flinck, owned a collection of prints and paintings. In 1691 and 1695 van der Werff was head of the Rotterdam Guild of St Luke. Comment on works: Religious; History; Mythology.