Hermanus Numan
Versatile Dutch painter and engraver
Hermanus Numan was a Dutch painter, draftsman, pastellist, etcher, engraver, watercolorist, set painter, decorator (interiors), art theorist, and publisher. Numan was born in Ezinge, Winsum. Between 1759-1762 he worked with his father in a lacquerware factory in Groningen. From 1762 to 1766 he apprenticed with Jan Augustini and worked alongside Egbert van Drielst in Haarlem producing decorative wallpaper. He then returned to Groningen and worked for a while as a portraitist. In 1768 he traveled to Paris where he studied engraving. Numan moved to Amsterdam, where he continued to work and study for the rest of his life. In 1771 he studied under Jurriaan Andriessen at the Stadstekenacademie (City Drawing School). Numan married Anna Maria van Sterkenburg, and later became a member of the Felix Meritis artist community. His subjects were primarily landscapes, genre art, and portraits. He is also known as a copyist, not only through his engravings, but also copies of paintings in Amsterdam collections. In 1808 he became fourth class member of the Royal Institute of the Netherlands.
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Artworks by this artist
- Het landgoed Velzerbeek bij Velsen 1754 - 1820
- Stadttor mit Türmchen im Winter, eine lange Brücke führt über den Kanal nach einer Allee
- Bei einer Brücke und mehreren Gebäuden, im Wasser fünf badende Kinder
- Waterland bij Velzen 1796
- Slapende man met hond onder een boom 1754 - 1820
- Stal van de herberg de Geleerde Man te Bennebroek 1802
- Stadttor mit Türmchen im Sommer, eine lange Brücke führt über den Kanal nach einer Allee, in der eine Equipage fährt
- In einem Zimmer spielt ein Mann die Flöte, dabei sitzt eine Frau, die mit einem Mann spricht, der ein Körbchen trägt, hinter beiden eine alte Frau
- Susanna van Collen née Mogge and her daughter 1776
- Het Huis Rupelmonde aan de Vecht 1754 - 1820
- Gezicht in de tuinen van de buitenplaats Zandbergen 1754 - 1820
- Landschap met ruiters 1789
- Ruïne van de abdij van Rijnsburg 1754 - 1820
- De buitenplaats Oud Berkenrode, Oostzijde. Pen in zwart, penseel in kleuren. 1797
- Het nieuwe vermaakelyke ganse-spel 1783
- Landschap met zittende tekenaar en kasteel aan water 1754 - 1820