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Portrait of Hendrik Merkus

Cornelis Kruseman

1826 - 1857

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

h 106cm × w 90cm × d 10.3cm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

canvas; oil paint (paint)

Object Type

painting

Subject Matter

historical persons; colonial governor

Acquisition Method

transferred

Acquired

1950

Notes

signatuur, rechtsonder: ‘C. Kruseman f.’

Collection Type

paintings

About Cornelis Kruseman

1797–1857 • Kingdom of the Netherlands

Portrait painter who also did Italianate folk scenes, history paintings, and biblical scenes. He painted in a highly finished monumental academic style. The notes he made on his first trip to Italy were published. Comment on works: history; genre; portrait