Louis Royer, Sculptor, And Albertus Bernardus Roothaan, Stockbroker, Friend Of The Arts, And Patron Of The Sciences, Jan Willem Pieneman, 1825 — Jan Willem Pieneman

Louis Royer, Sculptor, and Albertus Bernardus Roothaan, Stockbroker, Friend of the Arts, and Patron of the Sciences, Jan Willem Pieneman, 1825


Jan Willem Pieneman (1779 - 1853)

Jan Willem Pieneman (1779-1853) was a Dutch painter renowned for historical scenes of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, portraits & allegorical works. Director of the Royal Academy & Rijksmuseum. Influenced by events like the Battle of Waterloo.

Portraits of Louis Royer (1787-1868), sculptor and Albertus Bernardus Roothaan (1793-1847), broker in securities, art friend and promoter of science. The two men shake hands, on the right side of a table is Royer's image of a Greek shepherd beating a snake.