Gerrit Sichterman (1688-1730). Quartermaster-General of the Cavalry, Colonel of the Oranje-Groningen Infantry Regiment, Commandant of Grave, Cornelis Troost, c. 1725

Identification

Title(s)

Gerrit Sichterman (1688-1730). Quartermaster-General of the Cavalry, Colonel of the Oranje-Groningen Infantry Regiment, Commandant of Grave

Object type

Object number

SK-A-3933

Inscriptions / marks

signature: ‘C. Troost’
inscription: ‘Gerrit Sichterman, Generaele Quartiermeester van H. Hoogmogenden Cavallerie, Collonel van een Regement Infanterie, broer van Jan Albert’

Description

Portret van Gerrit Sichterman (1688-1730). Generaal kwartiermeester der cavalerie, kolonel van het regiment infanterie Oranje-Groningen en commandant van Grave. Kniestuk, staande bij een legertent met een commadostaf in de linkerhand, de rechterhand in de zij.

Creation

Artist

painter: Cornelis Troost (signed by artist)

Place

Northern Netherlands

Dating

c. 1725

Material and Technique

Material

Measurements

height 39.5 cm × width 31 cm
depth 3.5 cm

Subject

What

historical persons

When

1700 - 1730

Who

Gerrit Sichterman

Acquisition and rights

Acquisition

purchase 1958

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

…; from the Old Masters Galleries, London, £200, to the museum, 1958

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.

Documentation

Jan Albert Sichterman, 1692-1764 : een imponerende Groninger liefhebber van kunst, C.J.A. Jörg, Egge Knol, Denise A. Campbell, p. 61, cat.nr. 23
All the paintings of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam : a completely illustrated catalogue : first supplement: 1976-91, p. 87
Cornelis Troost 1696-1759, p. 111, cat.nr. 72
Aanwinsten : 1 januari - 1 oktober 1958
Documentatiemap Schilderijen: aantekeningen R. van Luttervelt (voor 1963).

Persistent URL

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