Monogrammist HK

This Dutch painter left us a single signed work from 1842. In Pieter Janson, Schilder en etser, majoor der Kurassiers buiten dienst, a retired cavalry major sits in uniform, brush in hand, between the tools of his trade and his art. The portrait is crisp, the light falls exactly where it should, and the sitter’s rank is spelled out, major of cuirassiers, just in case you missed it.

Want to see another crisp Dutch portrait from the same decade? Tap into the 1840s gallery and look for works by minor military sitters.