Pieter Christoffel Wonder

Pieter Christoffel Wonder was a Dutch painter, draftsperson and printmaker (1780–1852). He was born at Utrecht and died at Amsterdam.

Also recorded as P.C. Wonder; Pieter Cristoffel Wonder.

Pieter Christoffel Wonder in brief

Born
1780
Died
1852
Known for
painter, draftsperson and printmaker
Place of birth
Utrecht
Contents

Work and production

Works recorded as notable number 2: Father Time and Self-portrait of Pieter Christoffel Wonder (1780-1852). His recorded genre is portrait.

Recognition and collections

Work by Pieter Christoffel Wonder is held by Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Art Institute of Chicago, Museum Arnhem and Amsterdam Museum.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 13 named public collections.

Centraal Museum: 8 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Instituut Collectie Nederland: 8 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands Art Collection: 8 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Utrecht University: 8 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. National Portrait Gallery: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Cleveland Museum of Art: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Dordrechts Museum: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Rijksmuseum: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Brantsen van de Zyp Stichting: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Cleveland Museum of Art: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

2 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Wonder, Pieter Christoffel, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Wonder, Pieter Christoffel or Cornelis, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011.

Digitised editions and texts

4 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

Mrs. Pearson [possibly Sarah Thompson Pearson] (1837) — Internet Archive. Elisa Pearson Playter (1837) — Internet Archive. Henry Francis Playter (1837) — Internet Archive. Charles Thompson (1818) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 8 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

the recorded working language is Dutch.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait.

Works named in the authority record are Father Time and Self-portrait of Pieter Christoffel Wonder (1780-1852).

Work by Pieter Christoffel Wonder is recorded in the collections of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Art Institute of Chicago, Museum Arnhem, Amsterdam Museum and Centraal Museum.

Chronology

  1. 1780Pieter Christoffel Wonder born at Utrecht.
  2. 1803Self-portrait of Pieter Christoffel Wonder (1780-1852) (Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam).
  3. 1806Portrait of Johannes Baptist Kobell (1778-1814) (Centraal Museum).
  4. 1810Father Time (Rijksmuseum).
  5. 1810Portrait of Jacoba Aletta Francina Grothe (1758-1815) (Centraal Museum).
  6. 1818Charles Thompson digitised by Internet Archive.
  7. 1823The herring seller (Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen).
  8. 1828The Staircase of the London Residence of the Painter (Centraal Museum).
  9. 1837Mrs. Pearson [possibly Sarah Thompson Pearson] digitised by Internet Archive.
  10. 1837Elisa Pearson Playter digitised by Internet Archive.
  11. 1837Henry Francis Playter digitised by Internet Archive.
  12. 1852Pieter Christoffel Wonder died at Amsterdam.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Wonder, Pieter Christoffel or Cornelis, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Wonder, Pieter Christoffel, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Internet Archive, 4 digitised items catalogued under Pieter Christoffel Wonder as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  4. 4.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Pieter Christoffel Wonder.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  5. 5.

    The Cleveland Museum of Art, open access collection records associated with Pieter Christoffel Wonder.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Cleveland Museum of Art

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  6. 6.

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Pieter Christoffel Wonder (4 objects).

    museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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  7. 7.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q2401049: Pieter Christoffel Wonder

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  8. 8.

    “Pieter Christoffel Wonder”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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Elsewhere in Prints

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