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Jan Willem Pieneman

Dutch, 1779–1853

WA-00022990

Abcoude, Netherlands

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WikidataQ512948

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Jan Willem Pieneman was a Dutch painter of historical scenes and portraits active in the nineteenth century. Born in Amsterdam in 1779, he worked primarily in oils, documenting significant civic and military events of his era through large-scale narrative compositions. His approach combined academic training with direct engagement with contemporary subjects, establishing him as a prominent figure in Dutch history painting during the Restoration period. He died in 1853.

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Artworks (7)

Agatha Petronella Hartsen (1814-78). In bruidstoilet ter gelegenheid van haar huwelijk met Jan van der Hoop op 17 maart 1841

1841 · canvas, oil paint (paint)

width: 89 cm, height: 107.5 cm

Rijksmuseum

Portrait of Baron David Hendrik Chassé, Lieutenant-General

1832 · oil paint (paint), canvas

width: 79 cm, height: 98 cm

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Portrait of a Woman and a Man

1829 · canvas, oil paint (paint)

depth: 14.2 cm, height: 126 cm, thickness: 3.5 cm, width: 96.5 cm

Rijksmuseum

The Battle of Waterloo

1824 · oil paint (paint), canvas

length: 825.7 cm, length: 822.7 cm, depth: 10 cm, width: 823 cm, length: 822.6 cm, width: 555.1 cm, height: 567 cm, length: 650 cm, length: 592 cm, length: 566.4 cm, length: 842 cm, width: 40 cm, length: 565.7 cm, width: 40 cm, length: 900 cm

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Portrait of Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington (1769-1852)

1821 · canvas, oil paint (paint)

depth: 12 cm, height: 76 cm, width: 63.5 cm

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Hendrik Harmen Klijn (1773-1856). Dichter

1820 · canvas, oil paint (paint)

height: 76 cm, width: 60 cm

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Arcadian Landscape

1813 · canvas, oil paint (paint)

width: 83.3 cm, depth: 7 cm, height: 68.3 cm, thickness: 2.8 cm

Rijksmuseum

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7 published of 7 catalogued · 7 with image

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7 entries · 1 sources

Arcadian Landscape
1813 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Portrait of a Woman and a Man
1829 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Hendrik Harmen Klijn (1773-1856). Dichter
1820 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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The Battle of Waterloo
1824 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Portrait of Baron David Hendrik Chassé, Lieutenant-General
1832 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Agatha Petronella Hartsen (1814-78). In bruidstoilet ter gelegenheid van haar huwelijk met Jan van der Hoop op 17 maart 1841
1841 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Portrait of Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington (1769-1852)
1821 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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