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Portrait of Jan Nepveu, Governor-General of Surinam

Jacob, Houbraken

1770

unspecified

From the collection of Leiden University Libraries

Rococo painting Romanticism 18th Century Portrait

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Portrait of Jan Nepveu, Governor-General of Surinam is a 1770 unspecified by Jacob, Houbraken, a Rococo painting work, held at Leiden University Libraries.

Who painted this?: Jacob, Houbraken
When & what style?: 1770 · Rococo painting
Where can I see it?: Leiden University Libraries

About this work

The painting shows a man sitting in a chair, dressed in formal clothes. He's wearing a white wig and holding a book. The man is Jan Nepveu, Governor-General of Surinam. This portrait is based on an earlier painting by F. Regters from 1766. It's interesting because it tells us about the people in charge of Surinam back then. To learn more about the style used in this portrait, look up the technique: sfumato.