Jan Willem Pieneman
Depicted Dutch historical battles and events
Jan Willem Pieneman was a painter from the Northern Netherlands. Jan Willem Pieneman was born on 4 November 1779 in Abcoude in the Dutch Republic (present-day Netherlands). Initially, he worked as a salesman, but also took courses at the Amsterdam Stadstekenacademie. In 1805 he was appointed as drawing instructor at the artillery and engineering training centre in Amersfoort. He was particularly noted for his paintings depicting events from the history of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. His fame was established by a painting he did at the Villa Welgelegen, depicting the heroic acts of the Prince of Orange at the Battle of Quatre Bras, followed by a painting of the Battle of Waterloo. The latter found favor with the Duke of Wellington, who invited him to England, on several occasions, to do portraits. In 1820 he was appointed as first director of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten) in Amsterdam, a position he held until his death. He also served as an assistant director at the "Koninklijk Kabinet" (now the Mauritshuis). From 1844 to 1847 he was director of the Rijksmuseum which at that time was still housed in the Trippenhuis. He played an important role as mentor and tutor to a group of young artists, one of whom was Jozef Israëls. Other pupils included: Christina Alida Blijdenstein, Jacob Bruggink, Gijsbertus Craeyvanger, Reinier Craeyvanger, Johannes Hinderikus Egenberger, Petrus Franciscus Greive, Lambertus Johannes Hansen, Louis Meijer, his son Nicolaas Pieneman, Jan Jacob Spohler and Willem Steelink. Pieneman died on 8 April 1853 in Amsterdam.
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Artworks by this artist
- Arcadian Landscape 1813
- Portrait of Lieutenant-General Frederik Knotzer c. 1832
- Triumvirate Assuming Power in the Name of the Prince of Orange, 21 November 1813 c. 1828
- The Battle of Waterloo 1824
- Portrait of Jacob Hobein, Rescued the Dutch Flag under Enemy Fire, 18 March 1831 1832
- Allegory of the Death of William V, Prince of Orange, 1806 1806
- Hendrik Harmen Klijn (1773-1856). Dichter 1820 - 1853
- Portrait of Baron David Hendrik Chassé, Lieutenant-General 1832
- Lodewijk Napoleon bezoekt de ruïnes op het Rapenburg te Leiden na de ontploffing van het kruitschip op 12 januari 1807 1807 - 1809
- The Voluntary Sacrifice of Reverend Hambroeck on Taiwan, 1662 1810
- Henry William Paget, Lord Uxbridge
- Portrait of Sara de Haan, Widow of the Amsterdam Underwriter Cornelis Hartsen 1820 - 1832
- Portrait of Jonkheer Jan Willem Janssens, Governor of the Cape Colony and Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies 1815 - 1838
- Jacob Simonsz de Rijk getting the Spanish Governor-General Requesens to Release Marnix van Sint Aldegonde, 1575 1805 - 1808
- Louis Royer, Sculptor, and Albertus Bernardus Roothaan, Stockbroker, Friend of the Arts, and Patron of the Sciences 1825
- Portrait Study of Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington 1821
- Agatha Petronella Hartsen (1814-78). In bruidstoilet ter gelegenheid van haar huwelijk met Jan van der Hoop op 17 maart 1841 1841
- Landschap met herders bij een waterplaats 1789 - 1853
- Portrait of a Woman and a Man 1829
- The Prince of Orange at Quatre Bras, 16 June 1815 1817 - 1818