Portrait of Johan van Someren (1622-76)

Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen I (signed by artist), 1650

Portret van Johan van Someren. Ten halven lijve, zittend aan een tafel waarop een opengeslagen boek ligt. De linkerhand ligt op het boek, de rechterhand op de borst. Pendant van SK-A-3858.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-3857
  • Dimensionssupport: height 85 cm x width 73 cm, outer size: depth 4.5 cm (support incl. frame)
  • Physical characteristicsoil on canvas

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Portrait of Johan van Someren (1622-76)
    • Johan van Someren (1622-76). Grand Pensionary of Nijmegen

  • Object type

  • Object number

    SK-A-3857

  • Description

    Portret van Johan van Someren. Ten halven lijve, zittend aan een tafel waarop een opengeslagen boek ligt. De linkerhand ligt op het boek, de rechterhand op de borst. Pendant van SK-A-3858.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • signature and date, centre left: ‘C.J. v Ceulen. / fecit. 1650’
    • label, on the reverse: ‘Mr. Jo[.]an van Someren, geboren 3 Juli 1622 / Raad Pensionaris van Nijmegen / overleden 22 December 1676 / trouwt 9 Mei 1648 met / Elizabeth Ver[...] / geb[...] / over[...] / hebben een d[...] / geboren [...] / tro[...] / Mr. Zeger [...] / Hoven van [...] / geboren’

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Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen I (signed by artist)

  • Dating

    1650

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    oil on canvas

  • Dimensions

    • support: height 85 cm x width 73 cm
    • outer size: depth 4.5 cm (support incl. frame)

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Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Gift of M.C. van Houten, Doorn

  • Acquisition

    • gift 2016-05-20
    • gift 1953
    • interne vervaardiging 2016-05-20
    • interne vervaardiging 1953

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    **For both the present painting (SK-A-3857) and its pendant (SK-A-3858)**

    ? Commissioned by Johan van Someren and Elisabeth Vervoorn; ? their daughter Clara van Someren (1654-1709); ? her son Jacob Tierens (1691-1760); ? his son Simon Tierens (1716-98); ? his son Seger Tierens (1749-94); ? his son Hendrik A.C. Tierens (1794-1851); ? his daughter Cornelia H.A. Tierens (1818-89); ? her daughter Cecilia G. Verhagen (1849-1934); her son Lieutenant-Colonel Marius C. van Houten, Doorn, Utrecht;{Provenance reconstructed by R.E.O. Ekkart, 2004.} by whom donated to the museum, 1933, but kept in usufruct;{Note RMA.} transferred to the museum, as attributed to Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen I, 1953

  • 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.

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