Artwork
Portrait of Dominique Jacques de Eerens, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
Portrait of Dominique Jacques de Eerens, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies is an oil painting. It dates from 1855 and is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum. The work is an oil painting portraying a formally attired male figure.
About this work
Technique & Style
Created in 1855, this portrait is executed in oil paint on a canvas support. The work measures 132.5 cm in height and 101.5 cm in width. Stylistically, the piece is identified as a work by an anonymous artist produced after Cornelis Kruseman.
The composition focuses on the depiction of Dominique Jacques de Eerens, adhering to the conventions of the portrait genre.
History & Provenance
It entered the collection of the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands Art Collection and is presently housed at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
Portrait of Dominique Jacques de Eerens was created in 1855 as an oil painting on canvas. The work is described as anonymous after the painter Cornelis Kruseman, indicating it is a later copy or derivative of his style. It entered the collection of the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands Art Collection and is presently housed at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
No earlier ownership records or commission details are provided in the available sources, so the painting’s provenance is traced from its mid‑nineteenth‑century creation to its current institutional holding.
The portrait of Dominique Jacques de Eerens is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, specifically within the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands Art Collection. Created in 1855, the work is attributed to an anonymous artist working after Cornelis Kruseman. The painting depicts the Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies and is executed in oil on canvas.
No specific inventory or accession number is provided in the available records, nor is there documented exhibition history for this piece in the supplied sources.
Overview
The work is an oil painting portraying a formally attired male figure. He wears a dark uniform accented with gold epaulettes, a red sash, and white trousers marked by a gold stripe. Medals adorn his chest, and he holds a sword hilt in one hand and a white glove in the other. The background is minimally detailed, featuring a faint column and muted red tones.
Subject & Meaning
The sitter is identified as Dominique Jacques de Eerens, who served as Governor‑General of the Dutch East Indies. The solemn expression, military dress, and display of honors convey his official authority and the prestige of his colonial office.
Artist & collection
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