Portrait of Theodorus Velius, Writer of the Chronicle of Horn, Jan Maurits Quinkhard, c. 1732 - c. 1771

Title(s)

Portrait of Theodorus Velius, Writer of the Chronicle of Horn

Object type

• painting

Object number

SK-A-4559

Inscriptions / marks

• inscription: ‘Th. Velius Natus Aº 1572 1/10, Ob.t 1630 4/23’

Description

Portret van Theodorus Velius (1572-1630). Schrijver van de 'Chroniek van Hoorn'. Buste in ovaal naar links. Onderdeel van een verzameling portretten van Nederlandse dichters.

Artist

• painter: Jan Maurits Quinkhard
• print maker: Theodor Matham (copy after)

Dating

c. 1732 - c. 1771

Material

• copper (metal)
• oil paint (paint)

Measurements

height 11 cm × width 9 cm
height 41.2 cm × width 47.4 cm × depth 1.6 cm

What

• portrait of a writer
• writer, poet, author

Who

• Theodorus Velius

Acquisition

purchase 1877

Copyright

Public domain

• The Panpoëticon Batavûm : the portrait of the author as a celebrity, Lieke van Deinsen, Mariska Vonk, p. 85, cat.nr. 308
• De historische sensatie : het Rijksmuseum geschiedenisboek, p. 110-113