Herman Deutmann

Hermanus Franciscus Johannes Maria Deutmann (born June 8, 1870 in Zwolle , † December 25, 1926 in The Hague ) was a Dutch court photographer.

life and work

Herman Deutmann was the son of the photographer Franz Wilhelm Heinrich (Frans) Deutmann (1840–1906) and Theresia Jacoba Francisca Kors. He was a younger brother of the second generation painter from the Laren School Franz Deutmann .

Deutmann initially worked for his father in Zwolle. He married Aleida Mathilda Boerboom (1864-1929) in 1895. The couple settled in The Hague, where he opened a studio at 55 Zeestraat. Fifty years earlier, his grandfather Franz Wilhelm Deutmann was one of the first photographers in The Hague. He worked as a photographer in Hanover , Bremen , Zwolle, London , Deventer and The Hague.

He became known for his artistic portraits of politicians and statesmen as well as members of the Dutch royal family. He also photographed the enthronement of Queen Wilhelmina (1898), the wedding of the queen to Heinrich zu Mecklenburg (1901) and the opening of the Peace Palace in The Hague (1913). Franz Ziegler worked for some time as an assistant in his studio.

Deutmann was a co-founder of the Nederlandsche Fotograf Kunstkring (Dutch Photographer Art Association), which he chaired for ten years. He died at the age of 56 and was buried in the Oud Eik en Duinen cemetery in The Hague.

His photo studio was taken over by court photographer Franz Ziegler and continued.

Pictures by Deutmann

Rienk van Veen (1912), Dutch politician
Portrait of Franz Ziegler by Herman Deutmann
Detail wedding photo of Wilhelmina and Hendrik
Juliana (1922)

Web links

Photos by Deutmann in various collections

Individual evidence

^ RKD entry Deutmann. RKD Nederlands Instituut voor Kunstgeschiedenis, accessed on April 14, 2019 (Dutch).
↑ Mensonides, HM: Jaarboekjes Die Haghe, Jaarboekje Die Haghe (1977), beeld number 44 van 286. 1970, accessed on April 14, 2019 (Dutch).
^ Marga Altena: Franz Ziegler. In: Fotolexicon, 8e jaargang, no. 15. Depth of field, March 1991, accessed April 14, 2019 (Dutch).
↑ JUBILEUM H. VEUTMANN. In: Het Vaderland: Staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad . Avond edition. 's-Gravenhage October 7, 1925 ( delpher.nl [accessed April 14, 2019]).

personal data
SURNAME	Deutmann, Herman
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Deutmann, Hermanus Franciscus Johannes Maria
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Dutch court photographer
DATE OF BIRTH	June 8, 1870
PLACE OF BIRTH	Zwolle , Netherlands
DATE OF DEATH	December 25, 1926
Place of death	The Hague , Netherlands

[1] RKD entry Deutmann. RKD Nederlands Instituut voor Kunstgeschiedenis, accessed on April 14, 2019 (Dutch).

[2] Mensonides, HM: Jaarboekjes Die Haghe, Jaarboekje Die Haghe (1977), beeld number 44 van 286. 1970, accessed on April 14, 2019 (Dutch).

[3] Marga Altena: Franz Ziegler. In: Fotolexicon, 8e jaargang, no. 15. Depth of field, March 1991, accessed April 14, 2019 (Dutch).

[4] JUBILEUM H. VEUTMANN. In: Het Vaderland: Staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad . Avond edition. 's-Gravenhage October 7, 1925 ( delpher.nl [accessed April 14, 2019]).