Adriaen Pieter Twent (1745-1816), Count of Rosenburg, Minister of Inland Waters, Minister of the Interior and Chamberlain to King Louis Napoleon

Adriaen Pieter Twent (1745-1816), Count of Rosenburg, Minister of Inland Waters, Minister of the Interior and Chamberlain to King Louis Napoleon

SK-A-4139

• signature and date: ‘W.B. van de Kooi, pinxit 1809’
• inscription: ‘A.P. Twent Graf van Rosenburg / Oud 65 Jaaren / Groot Kruis van de Koninklijke Orde der Unie van Holland / Groot Kruis van de Koninklijke Orde van Napels / Minister der Waterstaat van het Rijk van Holland / Kamerheer van Zijne Majesteit den Koning van Holland / Lid van het Capittel der Ordre van Unie 1810 / Graaf van het Keizerrijk 16 januari 1811’

Adriaen Pieter Twent van Raaphorst, by W.B. van der Kooi, 1809. In 1807, during the reign of King Louis Napoleon, Adriaen Pieter Twent (1745-1816) was appointed director general of the water authority. As such he was responsible for the administration of all the country's water. Previously, under the Republic, this had been organised on a regional basis. On Twent's initiative, the country was divided into two water-authority districts: each administered by an inspector general. In 1809 Twent became the first minister of the water authority. Here he is portrayed in the dress uniform that accompanied his office. Official uniforms for ministers were introduced in the Netherlands early in the 19th century.

Documentatiemap Schilderijen: aantekeningen R. van Luttervelt (voor 1963).

painter: Willem Bartel van der Kooi, Netherlands

1809

olieverf op koper

• depth 2 cm
• height 36 cm x width 29.5 cm

purchase 1967

Public domain

…; from the dealer A. van der Meer, Amsterdam, fl. 5,600, to the museum, 1967

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Documentatiemap Schilderijen: aantekeningen R. van Luttervelt (voor 1963).

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