Jan Maurits Quinkhard
Jan Maurits Quinkhard (born January 28, 1688 in Rees , † November 11, 1772 in Amsterdam ) was a Dutch painter of German origin.
Life
Quinkhard was the son of the German painter Julius Quinkhard, with whom he first apprenticed. Around 1710 he went to Amsterdam and studied with Arnold Boonen (1669–1729), Christoffel Lubienietski (1659–1729) and Nicolaes Verkolje (1673–1746). On October 21, 1723 he received the citizenship of Amsterdam. He worked and lived there, painting family, allegorical and mythological motifs, historical pictures or interiors and was in demand as a portrait painter or wig painter. At times he was also active in Utrecht. His portraits were engraved by Jacob Houbraken , Pieter Tanjé and Reinier Vinkeles , among others . The works he left behind were sold in Amsterdam on March 15, 1763 and May 15, 1772 after his death.
Quinkhard was one of the founders of the Amsterdamse Stads Teekenacademie in 1717/18 .
Family
His son Julius Quinkhard (1736–1776), also called Julius Henricus Quinkhard, worked as a painter, draftsman and etcher as well as a picture dealer.
Works (selection)
- 1742: Baron Gustaf Willem van Imhoff (1705–1751)
- 1744: Johann van Haeften (1714, † 1748) and his wife Adriana Aletta Storm van's Gravesande (1715, † 1797)
- 1744: Half-length portrait of a young man in a hat
- 1754: Margaretha Trip
- 1755: Jan van der Poll
Baron Gustaaf Willem van Imhoff (1742)
Margaretha Trip (1754)
Self-portrait of the son Julius Henricus with his father in the background (1757)
Jan Maurits Quinkhard, engraving by Reinier Vinkeles (1764)
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literature
- Georg Kaspar Nagler: Quinkhard, Jan Mauritius . In: etc or messages from the life and works of the painter, sculptor, architect, engraver: New general artist Lexicon . tape 12 : Poyet, Bernard - Renesse, Daniel . EA Fleischmann, Munich 1842, p. 175 ( books.google.de ).
- Alfred von Wurzbach : Quinkhard, Jan Maurits (Quinkhard or Quinckhard) . In: Dutch Artist Lexicon; edited on the basis of archival research . tape 2 : L-Z . Halm and Goldmann, Vienna / Leipzig 1910, p. 373–374 ( Text Archive - Internet Archive ).
- Quinkhard, Jan Maurits . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 27 : Piermaria – Ramsdell . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1933, p. 524 .
Web links
- Copper engravings after Jan Maurits Quinkhard harvardartmuseums.org
- Jan Maurits Quinkhard in the Biografisch Portaal van Nederland
- Jan Maurits Quinkhard in the database of the Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie
Individual evidence
- ^ Theodor von Frimmel: New acquisitions in some private collections . In: Leaves for painting . tape 2 , no. 5 . Vienna 1905, p. 95–97 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive - illustration, portrait 1744, Prague Hoschek Gallery).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Quinkhard, Jan Maurits |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Quinckhard, Jan Maurits; Quinkhard, Jan Mauritius; Quinkhard, Johann Moritz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 28, 1688 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rees |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 11, 1772 |
| Place of death | Amsterdam |