Cornelis Bisschop: Allegory on the raid at Chatham (1667), with a portrait of Cornelis de Witt |
Artist | Cornelis Bisschop (1630–1674) | | Alternative names | Cornelis Busschop | Description | Dutch painter and drawer | Date of birth/death | 12 February 1630 | 21 January 1674 (buried) | Location of birth/death | Dordrecht | Dordrecht | Work period | between circa 1650 and circa 1674 date QS:P,+1650-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1650-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1674-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 | Work location | Amsterdam (circa 1650 date QS:P,+1650-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 ), Dordrecht (1653-1674) | Authority file | | artist QS:P170,Q2520084 | |
Title | Allegory on the Raid on Chatham (1667), with a Portrait of Cornelis de Witt. |
Object type | painting |
Genre | portrait |
Description | Allegory on the Raid on Chatham in 1667 with a portrait of Cornelis de Witt. The oval portrait is surrounded by symbols of Peace, Justice (blindfolded child with a scale), Freedom (lance with vrijheidshoed) and Concord (text on the banner). Additionally coins, two white swans, a lion, a chield and various armor are shown. |
Depicted people | Cornelis de Witt |
Date | 1668 date QS:P571,+1668-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
Medium | oil on canvas medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259 |
Dimensions | height: 104 cm (40.9 in); width: 153.5 cm (60.4 in) dimensions QS:P2048,104U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,153.5U174728 |
Collection | Rijksmuseum | | Native name | Rijksmuseum Amsterdam | Location | | Coordinates | 52° 21′ 36″ N, 4° 53′ 07″ E | Established | 1800 | Website | rijksmuseum.nl | Authority file | | institution QS:P195,Q190804 |
Current location | not on view |
Accession number | SK-A-1432 |
Object history | December 1887: purchased by the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Amsterdam, from J. de Kuyper, Rotterdam
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Exhibition history | Schilderijen in schilderijen, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 23 July 1976–12 September 1976, folder, cat. no. 112. De gebroeders de Witt, Macht en onmacht in de Gouden Eeuw, Dordrechts Museum, Dordrecht, 10 September 2005–15 January 2006, no catalog known.
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Inscriptions | Signature and date bottom right: C. Bischop Fecit 1668 center: CORN[...] DE WITT bottom left: Concordia / Res Parvae Crescunt |
References | AnonymousUnknown author, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam online catalogue, as Allegorie op de tocht naar Chatham (1667) met een portret van Cornelis de Witt. AnonymousUnknown author, RKDimages, Art-work number 173738, as Allegorische verheerlijking van Cornelis de Wit als gecommitteerde der Staten Generaal tijdens de Tocht naar Chatham (1667) AnonymousUnknown author, Jaarverslag Rijksmuseum, 1887, p. 9. Brière-Misme, Cl., 'Un petit maître hollandais Cornelis Bisschop', Oud-Holland, LXV (1950), p. 139, afb.1. Martin, P., et A. Schimpf, 'Une paire d'arquebuses à zonet de chasse exécutée à Strasbourg en 1666', Cahier d'archeologie et d'Histoire d'Alsace (1953), p. 143-152 vgl. [Op de kolfplaten is een geharnaste figuur gegraveerd onder een zwaan met een pijlenbundel in de hand. Waarschijnlijk een allegorie op Cornelis de Witt (R. van Luttervelt)]. |
Source/Photographer | www.rijksmuseum.nl : Home : Info |
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