Portrait of Johan van Someren (1622-76), Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen I, 1650

Identification

Title(s)

Portrait of Johan van Someren (1622-76)
Johan van Someren (1622-76). Grand Pensionary of Nijmegen

Object type

painting

Object number

SK-A-3857

Inscriptions / marks

signature and date, centre left: ‘C.J. v Ceulen. / fecit. 1650’
label, on the reverse: ‘Mr. Jo[.]an van Someren, geboren 3 Juli 1622 / Raad Pensionaris van Nijmegen / overleden 22 December 1676 / trouwt 9 Mei 1648 met / Elizabeth Ver[...] / geb[...] / over[...] / hebben een d[...] / geboren [...] / tro[...] / Mr. Zeger [...] / Hoven van [...] / geboren’ (Mr. Jo[.]an van Someren, born 3 July 1622, Pensionary of Nijmegen, died 22 December 1676, marries 9 May 1648 Elizabeth Ver[...], bor[...], die[...] , have a d[...], born [...], marr[...] Mr Zeger [...], Courts of [...], born)

Description

Portret van Johan van Someren. Ten halven lijve, zittend aan een tafel waarop een opengeslagen boek ligt. De linkerhand ligt op het boek, de rechterhand op de borst. Pendant van SK-A-3858.

Creation

Artist

painter: Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen I (signed by artist)

Dating

1650

Material and Technique

Physical features

oil on canvas

Material

Measurements

support: height 85 cm × width 73 cm
outer size: depth 4.5 cm (support incl. frame)

Subject

What

historical persons

Who

Johannes van Someren

Acquisition and rights

Credit line

Gift of M.C. van Houten, Doorn

Acquisition

gift 1953

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

? Commissioned by Johan van Someren and Elisabeth Vervoorn; ? their daughter Clara van Someren (1654-1709); ? her son Jacob Tierens (1691-1760); ? his son Simon Tierens (1716-98); ? his son Seger Tierens (1749-94); ? his son Hendrik A.C. Tierens (1794-1851); ? his daughter Cornelia H.A. Tierens (1818-89); ? her daughter Cecilia G. Verhagen (1849-1934); her son Lieutenant-Colonel Marius C. van Houten, Doorn, Utrecht;{Provenance reconstructed by R.E.O. Ekkart, 2004.} by whom donated to the museum, 1933, but kept in usufruct;{Note RMA.} transferred to the museum, as attributed to Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen I, 1953

Bibliography and list of abbreviations for the provenance (pdf)

Notes

Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

Relations

Documentation

Artists born between 1570 and 1600, p. 226, 227
Prijst de lijst : de Hollandse schilderijlijst in de zeventiende eeuw, Cornelius Joannes de Bruyn Kops, Pieter J.J. van Thiel, cat.nr. 28
All the paintings of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam : a completely illustrated catalogue, p. 308

Persistent URL

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