Johannes Jelgerhuis
Illustration — Portrait of Johannes Jelgerhuis by Jan Willem Pieneman Johannes Jelgerhuis (1770 in Leeuwarden – 6 October 1836 in Amsterdam), was a 19th-century painter and actor from the Netherlands.
Also recorded as Johannes Rienkszoon Jelgerhuis · Rienk Johannes Jelgerhuis · J. Jelgerhuis · Johannes Rienksz. Jelgerhuis
Johannes Jelgerhuis
Johannes Jelgerhuis · Wellcome Collection, London · Wellcome Collection · Public Domain Mark
- Born
- 1770. · Leeuwarden.
- Died
- 1836. · Amsterdam.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands.
- Known for
- The Shop of the Bookdealer Pieter Meijer Warnars on the Vijgendam in Amsterdam, The small Fish Market at the Corner of Brouwersgracht and the Singel and A Street in Amersfoort.
- Languages
- Dutch.
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Illustration — Portrait of Johannes Jelgerhuis by Jan Willem Pieneman Johannes Jelgerhuis (1770 in Leeuwarden – 6 October 1836 in Amsterdam), was a 19th-century painter and actor from the Netherlands.
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The recorded working language is Dutch. Places of work recorded in the authority are Rotterdam, Delft and Amsterdam. Works named in the authority record are The Shop of the Bookdealer Pieter Meijer Warnars on the Vijgendam in Amsterdam, The small Fish Market at the Corner of Brouwersgracht and the Singel and A Street in Amersfoort. Work by Johannes Jelgerhuis is recorded in the collections of Stadsarchief Delft, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Stadsarchief Rotterdam, M Leuven and Rijksmuseum.
According to the RKD he was the pupil of his father Rienk Jelgerhuis and Pieter Pietersz Barbiers. From 1808 he became an actor in the Stadsschouwburg (Amsterdam) and wrote an illustrated instruction booklet for actors. In 1820 he started teaching acting lessons in Amsterdam and he invited his former colleague Johanna Wattier to help. He was also known for interiors and architectural studies, with a good eye for perspective. His painting of the interior of the bookshop of his publisher is in the collection of the Rijksmuseum. He painted topographical works in Delft, Rotterdam, Ghent, and Amsterdam. • Illustration — Interior of the bookshop of his publisher, 1820 • Illustration — A view of the Nieuwe Kerk (Delft) with the tomb of Willem the Silent, collection Teylers Museum
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1770
Johannes Jelgerhuis born at Leeuwarden.
1836
Johannes Jelgerhuis died at Amsterdam.
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Leeuwarden.
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Amsterdam.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q2741199: Johannes Jelgerhuis
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- “Johannes Jelgerhuis”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Jelgerhuis, Johannes, Oxford Art Online, 2003
Jelgerhuis, Johannes, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
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- 1.Johannes Jelgerhuis in the RKD
- 2.Theoretische lessen over de gesticulatie en mimiek, gegeven aan de kweekelingen van het fonds ter opleiding en onderrigting van tooneelkunstenaars aan den Stads Schouwburg te Amsterdam, Amsterdam, P. Meijer Warnars, 1827 (facsimile reprint: 1970), with 95 illustrations
- 3.Canon of Dutch Theatre at the Dutch Theatre Institute website
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His recorded language was Dutch. Work and production. Works recorded as notable number 3: The Shop of the Bookdealer Pieter Meijer Warnars on the Vijgendam in Amsterdam, The small Fish Market at the Corner of Brouwersgracht and the Singel and A Street in Amersfoort.
Identity and origins
Jelgerhuis, Johannes Rienksz
Jelgerhuis and Johannes Rzn
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