Gerrit Schipper
Gerrit Schipper (baptized 13 September 1775 in Amsterdam – c. 1832 in London) was a Dutch painter specializing in pastel portraiture and miniature portrait paintings. After studying in Paris in the 1790s, he spent time in Brussels and Russia.
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Gerrit Schipper
Artist: Gerritt Schipper (ca. 1770/5-1825). Engraver: unknow, ca 1810-1811 · Library and Archives Canada does not allow free use of its copyrighted works. See Category:Images from Library and Archives Canada. · Public domain
- Born
- 1775 · Amsterdam.
- Died
- 1832 · London.
- Nationality
- Netherlands
- Occupation
- painter · portraitist · artist
- Fields
- portrait
- Languages
- Dutch
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Gerrit Schipper (baptized 13 September 1775 in Amsterdam – c. 1832 in London) was a Dutch painter specializing in pastel portraiture and miniature portrait paintings. After studying in Paris in the 1790s, he spent time in Brussels and Russia.
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He is believed to have arrived in the United States in 1802. He was active in New York, Charleston, Savannah, and several cities in Massachusetts. In about 1807 he moved to Canada and spent time in Quebec City and Montreal, where he produced many portraits of notable local people. He moved to England in 1810.
The recorded working language is Dutch. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait. Work by Gerrit Schipper is recorded in the collections of National Gallery of Canada, Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, Metropolitan Museum of Art, McCord Stewart Museum and Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
One of Schipper's most notable subjects was Sir Isaac Brock whom he painted a pastel portrait of whilst Brock was stationed in Upper Canada. The portrait remained in the collection of Brock until his death in 1812 and thence to his relatives. It was recently acquired by the Guernsey Museum and Art Gallery.
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His works are represented in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, McCord Museum, Guernsey Museum and Art Gallery and the National Gallery of Canada.
Drawing, pastel Portrait of Alexander Auldjo (1758-1821) Gerritt Schipper About 1808-1810, 19th century Pastel on paper 22.6 x 20.2 cm Gift of Miss Grace Towers M969.53.2 © McCord Museum
Creative Commons License Image Pairs Create a new pair Pairs created by visitors: 0 Drawing, pastel Portrait of Alexander Auldjo (1758-1821) Gerritt Schipper About 1808-1810, 19th century Pastel on p · McCord Museum, Montreal
Portrait of John Richardson (1754-1831), of Montreal, Gerritt Schipper, 1808-1809
Gerrit Schipper · This file was derived from: John Richardson of Montreal.jpg
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