Jan Stolker
Jan Stolker (1 July 1724 – 10 June 1785) was a Dutch printmaker, painter, painting dealer, and art collector. Stolker was born in Amsterdam and became a pupil of Jan Maurits Quinkhard. He is known for portraits and copies of 17th-century artists.
Jan Stolker
Jan Stolker · Public domain
- Name
- Jan Stolker
- Born
- 1 July 1724
- Birthplace
- Amsterdam, Dutch Republic
- Place of death
- Rotterdam, Dutch Republic
- Died
- 1785 · Rotterdam.
- Nationality
- Netherlands
- Occupation
- printmaker · painter · copyist · art dealer · artist
- Known for
- Portrait of Theodorus Bisdom van Vliet and his Family
- Languages
- Dutch
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Biography
Biography
He was a member of the Confrerie Pictura and the Rotterdam Guild of Saint Luke. Stolker died in Rotterdam.
The recorded working language is Dutch. Places of work recorded in the authority are Amsterdam, The Hague and Rotterdam. Works named in the authority record are Portrait of Theodorus Bisdom van Vliet and his Family. Work by Jan Stolker is recorded in the collections of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Städel Museum, Stadsarchief Rotterdam, Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK) and Museum Rotterdam.
Identificatie Titel(s): Portret van Willem Dubbelens
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Jan Stolker • Born — 1 July 1724 • Birthplace — Amsterdam, Dutch Republic • Place of death — Rotterdam, Dutch Republic • Illustration — Family Bisdom by Jan Stolker
Documentary record
Jan Stolker (1724 – 1785) is described as a miniature painter, decorative painter, art collector, conservator, engraver, etcher, grisaillist, reproductive printmaker, wallpaper painter, dealer, draughtsman and portraitist in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Getty Union List of Artist Names. The birth of Jan Stolker is recorded in 1724, and the death in 1785.
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1724
Jan Stolker born at Amsterdam.
1785
Jan Stolker died at Rotterdam.
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Work by Jan Stolker is
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Städel Museum, Stadsarchief Rotterdam and Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK)
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