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Portrait of Joannes Conradus Rücker

Jacob, Houbraken

1747

unspecified

From the collection of Leiden University Libraries

Baroque Rococo painting 18th Century Portrait Portrait

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Portrait of Joannes Conradus Rücker is a 1747 unspecified by Jacob, Houbraken, a Baroque work, depicting Portrait, held at Leiden University Libraries.

Who painted this?: Jacob, Houbraken
When & what style?: 1747 · Baroque
Where can I see it?: Leiden University Libraries

About this work

This painting shows a man sitting in a chair. He's dressed in old-fashioned clothes. The artist copied this from an earlier painting by H. van der Mij, which is an interesting fact about this work. The original painting was made in 1736, and this version was created 11 years later. This tells us that the artist, Jacob Houbraken, was inspired by other artists. You can learn more about this style by looking into the technique of chiaroscuro.