Portrait of Cornelis Calkoen (1696-1764). Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire in Constantinople (Istanbul), anonymous, 1725 - 1737

Title(s)

Portrait of Cornelis Calkoen (1696-1764). Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire in Constantinople (Istanbul)

Object type

• painting

Object number

SK-A-1996

Inscriptions / marks

• signature: ‘I.B. Vanmour P.’

Description

Portret van Cornelis Calkoen (1696-1764). Ambassadeur bij de Hoge Porte te Constantinopel (1727-1744). Kniestuk, zittend in een stoel, naar links.

Artist

• painter: anonymous

Dating

1725 - 1737

Physical features

oil on canvas

Material

• canvas
• oil paint (paint)

Measurements

height 106 cm × width 76.5 cm
depth 8 cm

What

• historical persons
• ambassador

When

• 1726 - 1744

Where

• Constantinopel
• Netherlands
• Turkije

Who

• Cornelis Calkoen

Acquisition

transferred 1902

Copyright

Public domain

• Two perspectives on the tulip era : a collection of works from Rijksmuseum and Topkapi Palace Museum : Vanmour and Levnî, Gül Irepoglu, Günsel Renda, p. 4-5, afb. 2 detail
• De ambassadeur, de sultan en de kunstenaar : op audiëntie in Istanbul, Eveline Sint Nicolaas, p. 16
• All the paintings of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam : a completely illustrated catalogue : first supplement: 1976-91, p. 107
• Op bezoek bij de sultan : in de sporen van Cornelis Calkoen / Renate Meijer en Günay Uslu. - Rijksmuseum Kunstkrant, jrg. 29, mei-juni 2003, nr. 3, Amsterdam, pag. 4-7.