Nicolaas Pieneman
Nicolaas Pieneman (ˈnikoːlaːs ˈpinəˌmɑn; 1 January 1809 – 30 December 1860) was a Dutch painter, art collector, lithographer, and sculptor.
Also recorded as Nikolaas Pieneman · Nicolaas Pieneman (1809-1860) · n. pieneman · n. pienemann
Nicolaas Pieneman

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- Name
- Nicolaas Pieneman
- Born
- 1 January 1809
- Birthplace
- Amersfoort, Kingdom of Holland
- Died
- 30 December 1860
- Place of death
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands.
- Occupation
- Nicolaas Pieneman is recorded with the occupation painter.
- Fields
- portrait.
- Known for
- Jan Willem Pieneman, Painter, Father of Nicolaas Pieneman, Portrait of William III, King of the Netherlands and The Arrest of Diepo Negoro by Lieutenant-General Baron De Kock.
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Nicolaas Pieneman (ˈnikoːlaːs ˈpinəˌmɑn; 1 January 1809 – 30 December 1860) was a Dutch painter, art collector, lithographer, and sculptor.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Nicolaas Pieneman • Born — 1 January 1809 • Birthplace — Amersfoort, Kingdom of Holland • Died — 30 December 1860 • Place of death — Amsterdam, Netherlands
Biography
Biography
Nicolaas Pieneman was born on 1 January 1809 in Amersfoort in the Kingdom of Holland. He was the son of painter Jan Willem Pieneman. Pieneman studied under his father and also at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Amsterdam; he was a pupil of Jean Baptiste Madou. He specialised in paintings of recent history and in portraits. He was a friend of William II of the Netherlands; he painted the king's inauguration in 1840, and many members of the royal family. His pupils were Jan Daniël Beijnon, Johannes Arnoldus Boland, Conradijn Cunaeus, Bernard te Gempt, Hendrik Hollander, Willem Johann Martens, Johan Heinrich Neuman, Jan Frederik Tack, and Antonie Frederik Zürcher. In July 1855, Jan Hendrik Donkel Curtius (the Opperhoofd in Nagasaki, Japan) recorded the presentation of an oil portrait of King Willem III by Pieneman, together with the steamship Soembing. Pieneman died on 30 December 1860 in Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
Works
Works
• Illustration — The Submission of Prince Dipo Negoro to General De Kock (c. 1830–1835) • Illustration — The Battle of Bautersem (1833) • Illustration — Murder attempt against William the Silent in 1582 (1838) • Illustration — The Inauguration of King William II in the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam on 28 November 1840 (1840–1845) • Illustration — Prince William I nursed by his Wife Charlotte de Bourbon after the Abortive Attempt on his Life by Jean Jaurequi in Antwerp in 1582 (1840) • Illustration — Portrait of Jan Jacob Rochussen, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (1845) • Illustration — Portrait of William II of Orange, King of the Netherlands (1849) • Illustration — Portrait of William III, King of the Netherlands (1856) • Illustration — Portrait of Johannes Bosscha (1857) • Illustration — Portrait of King William III (1859) • Illustration — Portrait of Jan Willem Pieneman, Painter, Father of Nicolaas Pieneman (1860)
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
His recorded language was Dutch. He was the child of Jan Willem Pieneman.
Career and activity
Career and activity
He belonged to Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. He worked at Great Britain, France, Belgium and Germany.
Work and production
Work and production
Works recorded as notable number 3: Jan Willem Pieneman, Painter, Father of Nicolaas Pieneman, Portrait of William III, King of the Netherlands and The Arrest of Diepo Negoro by Lieutenant-General Baron De Kock. His recorded genre is portrait.
Identity
Identity
Nicolaas Pieneman is recorded as painter, art collector, lithographer and sculptor.

Identificatie Titel(s): Portret van Nicolaas Pieneman
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Identificatie Titel(s): Portret van Nicolaas Pieneman
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Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
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1809
Nicolaas Pieneman born at Amersfoort.
Undated
Nicolaas Pieneman is also recorded as Nikolaas Pieneman; Nicolaas Pieneman (1809-1860); n. pieneman; n. pienemann; Pieneman; N. Pieneman.
1860
Nicolaas Pieneman died at Amsterdam.
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Nicolaas Pieneman was born at Amersfoort.
Birthplace
Nicolaas Pieneman died at Amsterdam.
Deathplace
Recognition and collections
Where the work is held
Recognition and collections
Nicolaas Pieneman received Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion, Commander of the Order of Adolphe of Nassau and Knight of the Order of the Polar Star.
Context
Primary material
Context
The circumstances in which Nicolaas Pieneman stands. Portrait of mevrouw W. The year 1676.
Honours and affiliations
He was a member fourth class of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences and by virtue of this, from 1852 of Natura Artis Magistra. He was a member of the Society Arti et Amicitiae. He was a knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion, a Commander of the Order of Adolphe of Nassau and appointed to the Order of the Polar Star.
Literature
Literature
Literature
Pieneman, Nicolaas, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
Pieneman, Nicolaas, Oxford Art Online, 2003
Scholarly footprint
Literature
Scholarly footprint
A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
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References
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q720035: Nicolaas PienemanWikimedia Foundation
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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 14 August 2026.
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