Isaac Lodewijk la Fargue van Nieuwland
Illustration — Portrait of the naturalist Laurentius Theodorus Gronovius with his two sons, Johannes and Samuel Isaac Lodewijk la Fargue van Nieuwland (1726–1805) was an 18th-century painter from the Dutch Republic.
Also recorded as Isaac Lodewijk La Fargue Van Nieuwland · L. F. Van Nieuwland · La Fargue van Nieuwland · Isaac Lodewijk La Fargue
Isaac Lodewijk la Fargue van Nieuwland
- Born
- 1726 · The Hague.
- Died
- 1805 · The Hague.
- Nationality
- Netherlands
- Occupation
- painter
- Known for
- Portrait of Jan Hendrik van Rijswijk (born 1717) · Portrait of Johanna van Rijswijk (born 1715) and Wife of Jan Hendrik van Rijswijk
- Languages
- Dutch
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Biography
The recorded working language is Dutch. Places of work recorded in the authority are The Hague, Leiden and Gouda. Works named in the authority record are Portrait of Jan Hendrik van Rijswijk (born 1717) and Portrait of Johanna van Rijswijk (born 1715), Wife of Jan Hendrik van Rijswijk. Work by Isaac Lodewijk la Fargue van Nieuwland is recorded in the collections of Stadsarchief Rotterdam, Rijksmuseum, Museum De Lakenhal and National Museum Paleis het Loo.
He was born in The Hague to Jan Thomas la Fargue and was the younger brother of Paulus Constantijn la Fargue. His other siblings Maria Margaretha, Karel and Jacob Elias also became painters. In 1768 he became a member of the Confrerie Pictura. He engraved some of the portraits in the Tooneel der uitmuntende schilders van Europa, a dictionary of painters that was illustrated by his brother Paulus Constantijn. Perhaps because of this work, he is known more for portraits than landscapes.
He died in The Hague.
• Illustration — Jan Hendrik van Rijswijk
• Illustration — Johanna van Rijswijk
• Illustration — A Servant (probably Guan Anthony Sideron) (1766)
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