Self-portrait, Cornelis Troost, 1739 — Cornelis Troost

Self-portrait, Cornelis Troost, 1739


Cornelis Troost (1696 - 1750)

Discover Cornelis Troost (1696-1750), a Dutch Rococo painter known for elegant genre scenes of Amsterdam's upper class & theatrical subjects. Explore his witty portraits, pastel works like 'NELRI', and legacy as an 18th-century master.

Self portrait of Cornelis Troost, bust in a painted oval frame, put the left hand in the vest. A curtain hangs partly over the portrait; At the front of a pedestal are a palette with paint and brushes and a drawing on blue paper.