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Portrait of Jean Scipion Vernede, Walloon minister in Amsterdam

Jacob, Houbraken

1768

unspecified

From the collection of Leiden University Libraries

Rococo painting Romanticism 18th Century Portrait

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Portrait of Jean Scipion Vernede, Walloon minister in Amsterdam is a 1768 unspecified by Jacob, Houbraken, a Rococo painting work, held at Leiden University Libraries.

Who painted this?: Jacob, Houbraken
When & what style?: 1768 · Rococo painting
Where can I see it?: Leiden University Libraries

About this work

The painting shows a man sitting at a desk with papers and a book. He's dressed in old-fashioned clothes. The man in the painting is Jean Scipion Vernede, a minister in Amsterdam. The painting is based on an earlier work by another artist. To learn more about the style of shading used in this painting, look up the technique: chiaroscuro.