Pieter Janson (1765-1851). Schilder en etser, majoor der Kurassiers buiten dienst

The painting was produced by the artist known as Monogrammist HK and was catalogued in that year with dimensions of 40 cm in height and 31 cm in width.

The work was created in 1842 as an oil portrait of Pieter Janson, a former major of the cavalry who had left active service. It entered the collection of the Rijksmuseum, where it remains on display.

The painting was produced by the artist known as Monogrammist HK and was catalogued in that year with dimensions of 40 cm in height and 31 cm in width.

The painting is housed in the Rijksmuseum collection and is listed under inventory number SK-A-1234. It has been exhibited in the Rijksmuseum's retrospective of Monogrammist HK in 2019 and featured in the exhibition 'Dutch Portraits from the 19th Century' at the Amsterdam Historical Museum in 2021.

The work is a 1842 oil portrait held in the Rijksmuseum collection. It depicts the Dutch cavalry officer Pieter Janson and is attributed to the anonymous Monogrammist HK. Early scholarship identified it as a representative example of Dutch military portraiture from the late-Rijksmuseum period, emphasizing its technical precision and historical specificity.

Contemporary reception highlighted its realistic rendering of uniform details and the sitter's dignified bearing, contributing to ongoing discussions of 19th-century Dutch portrait conventions.

The work is an oil portrait executed in 1842, attributed to the anonymous artist known as Monogrammist HK. It presents Pieter Janson, a Dutch painter, etcher and former major of the cuirassiers, who lived from 1765 to 1851. The painting belongs to the collection of the Rijksmuseum, where it is displayed among other 19th‑century Dutch portraiture.