Kunstboek of Studiealbum van Caspar Netscher

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Portret van een koopman

Godfried Schalcken

1653 - 1706

Medium

paper

Dimensions

h 229mm × w 197mm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

paper; chalk

Object Type

drawing

Subject Matter

female sex; woman; merchant, salesman; anonymous historical person portrayed alone

Acquisition Method

purchase

Acquired

1894

Notes

hoogte 229 mm x breedte 197 mm

Collection Type

drawings

About Godfried Schalcken

1643–1706 • Dutch Republic

Studied with Samuel van Hoogstraten in Dordrecht in 1656 and Gerrit Dou in Leiden. He returned to Dordrecht in 1665, where he was a standard-bearer with the arquebusiers. In 1679 he married Françoise van Dimen, of Breda, with whom he had seven children, six of whom died young. He was a guild member in The Hague in 1691, before leaving to spend several years in London, attracted by the success of his fellow-countryman Kneller. Comment on works: Genre; Portraits