Portrait of Joan Jacob Mauricius, Governor-General of Suriname

Cornelis Troost, 1741

In this portrait of his friend Mauricius, Troost under-scored their mutual love of the theatre. Mauricius sits in an imaginary interior, with shelves filled with plays behind him. On the wall is Troost’s painting with a scene from the play Jan Claesz of de gewaande Dienstmaagt (Jan Claesz or the Supposed Servant Girl). A drawn self-portrait of Troost hangs over the edge of the table.

  • Artwork typedrawing, pastel
  • Object numberSK-A-4060
  • Dimensionsheight 73 cm x width 58 cm
  • Physical characteristicspastel en gouache op papier