Philip van Dijk

Jan George Freezen is recorded as having studied under Philip van Dijk. The recorded working language is Dutch. The field of work recorded is portrait. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait. Places of work recorded in the authority are Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Middelburg. Works named in the authority record are Judith with the Head of Holofernes, Woman Playing a Lute and Lady attending to her toilet. Work by Philip van Dijk is recorded in the collections of Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, National Museum of World Cultures, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Centraal Museum and Museum Rotterdam.

• Name — Philip van Dijk • Born — 10 January 1683 • Birthplace — Oud-Beijerland • Place of death — The Hague • Field — Painting • Movement — Baroque

• Illustration — Lute player, used on Dutch 100 guilder note. According to the RKD, he was a student of Arnold Boonen in Amsterdam, but became a student of Adriaen van der Werff in Rotterdam, where he married in 1708. Later the same year, he became a member of the Guild of St. Luke in Middelburg. In 1718 he became a member of the Confrerie Pictura, where he became a popular painter. Much later he returned to teach at the drawing academy and had various students, including Jan Augustini, Louis de Monie, and Hendrik Pothoven (1725–1807) from 1746. He left the Hague temporarily for 10 years in 1726, when he moved to Kassel to become court painter for William VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel. In this capacity, he painted Landgravine Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel and her family. In 1737 he returned to Middelburg to pay back-dues for the Guild there, and in 1750 he is registered as back to the Hague where he became court painter to Marie Louise's son William IV, Prince of Orange.

The authorities additionally record the headings Philip Van Dijk, Philip Vandyke, Philip Vandycx, Philipp van Dyck and Philip van Dyke. His recorded language was Dutch.

Philip van Dijk worked in portrait. His work is associated with Baroque. He belonged to Confrerie Pictura. He worked at Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Middelburg and The Hague.

Works recorded as notable number 3: Judith with the Head of Holofernes, Woman Playing a Lute and Lady attending to her toilet. His recorded genre is portrait.