Self-portrait of Petrus Camper

Petrus Camper, 1777

Petrus Camper was an internationally renowned physician with a profound interest in the theory and practice of art. He published on a broad range of subjects, including orangutans, inguinal hernias, megaliths, the cattle plague and the croaking of frogs. After holding a professorship at Franeker (in Friesland), he settled in Amsterdam, where he became a patron of the Drawing Academy and lectured at the Felix Meritis Society.

  • Artwork typesculpture
  • Object numberBK-NM-5166
  • Dimensionsheight 24.5 cm, height 39.6 cm x width 34 cm x depth 7.2 cm
  • Physical characteristicsplaster, on board (portrait); gilded wood and gesso (frame)

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Self-portrait of Petrus Camper
    • Self-Portrait

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-NM-5166

  • Description

    Hij is uitgebeeld in profiel naar links, met staartpruik en in een frak, waaruit de jabot steekt.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    signature and date: ‘P.C. f. 1777’

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Creation

  • Creation

    sculptor: Petrus Camper, Leiden

  • Dating

    1777

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    plaster, on board (portrait); gilded wood and gesso (frame)

  • Dimensions

    • height 24.5 cm
    • height 39.6 cm x width 34 cm x depth 7.2 cm

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  • Person

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Acquisition and rights

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; sale collection Dr A. van der Willigen Pz (1810-1876),{Adriaan van der Willigen was a Haarlem general practitioner and amateur historian whose publications included works about Haarlem artists; he acquired part of his art collection from his uncle (who had the same name) – the patriot and writer Adriaan van der Willigen (1766-1841) and co-author of the _Geschiedenis der vaderlandsche schilderkunst, sedert de helft der XVIII eeuw_, 4 vols., Haarlem 1816-40.} 152 Gedempte Oude Gracht, Haarlem, sold at the premises (De Visser), 20-21 April 1874, no. 181, to the dealer Frederik Muller, Amsterdam; from whom, fl. 11.55, to the Nederlandsch Museum voor Geschiedenis en Kunst, The Hague, through the mediation of Jonkheer Victor de Stuers, before 1881;{Note RMA.} transferred to the museum, 1885

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