Constantijn Netscher
Portraits, allegories, Italianate landscapes
Constantijn Netscher, was an 18th-century painter from the Northern Netherlands. According to Houbraken he was the son of Caspar Netscher and the brother of Theodorus. He meant to make a biographical sketch of him in his birth year but died before he got that far in his "Schouburg". According to the RKD he was the son of Caspar and brother to the painters Theodor and Anthonie van Netscher. He became the son-in-law of Johan van Haensbergen when he married 6 February 1709 to Magdalena van Haensbergen. He is known for portraits, historical allegories, and italianate landscapes. He became the teacher of Hendrick Doorschodt, Dirk Kindt, or Kint, Coenraet Roepel, and Mattheus Verheyden. He is buried in the Haansbergen family grave in the Kloosterkerk, The Hague.
Relationship Network
Master student
- Mattheus Verheyden Student
Fellow student
Parent child
- Caspar Netscher Parent
- Johan van Haensbergen Parent
Siblings
- Anthonie van Netscher Unknown
Spouse
Artworks by this artist (45 total)
- Portrait of a woman, possibly a member of the van Citters family 1674
- Lady with a Watch c. 1669
- Portrait of Thedoor Netscher (1661-1728), the Artist’s Oldest Son 1671 - 1684
- Portrait of a Boy in the Polish National Costume 1668-1672
- A Woman Feeding a Parrot,with a Page 1666
- Interior with a Mother Combing her Child’s Hair, Known as ‘Maternal Care’ 1669
- Trimming bales of hay 1660 - 1684
- Courtship ca. 1665
- Portrait of Maurits Le Leu de Wilhem 1677
- Portrait of William III, Prince of Orange and Stadholder c. 1680 - c. 1684
- Musical entertainment 1665
- The Seduction
- Portrait of a man, possibly a member of the van Citters family 1678
- Portrait of a Gentleman 1680
- A Violin Player 1654 [-] 1684
- A Young Lady playing the Guitar 1669
- Portrait of a lady 1676
- Family scene 1649 - 1684
- Portrait of Pieter Six with a Servant Bearing Hunting Booty 1677
- A Boy Blowings Bubbles 1670