Jan Willem Pieneman
(1779–1853) Dutch painter (1779–1853)
Jan Willem Pieneman (Netherlands, 1779–1853) is listed in the catalogue as a painter, a printmaker, and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Jan Willem Pieneman belongs to the chapter ‘Romanticism’ in this site’s history of art.
Jan Willem Pieneman was born in Abcoude and died in Amsterdam. Jan Willem Pieneman trained at Stadstekenacademie. Jan Willem Pieneman worked in London, The Hague, and Amsterdam. Wikidata associates Jan Willem Pieneman with Romanticism. Jan Willem Pieneman became a member of Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. The students included Bernard te Gempt.
The best-known works include ‘Hendrik Harmen Klijn (1773–1856). Dichter’, ‘Dr Martinus Stuart (1756–1826), geschiedschrijver’, and ‘Jacob Simonsz de Rijk Secures from Spanish Governor-General Requesens the Release of Marnix van Sint Aldegonde’. The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 43 works by Jan Willem Pieneman with free images. The dated works span the years 1805–1857. Works by Jan Willem Pieneman are held by several collections, among them Apsley House, Rijksmuseum, Villa Welgelegen, and Instituut Collectie Nederland.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Pieter Gerardus van Os, Jérôme-Martin Langlois, Jean-Pierre Granger, Washington Allston, and Thomas Birch.