The rediscovery of Jan Lievens’s 1653 portrait of Admiral Tromp and his influence on the founding generations of America.
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Christopher Bishop of Christopher Bishop Fine Art will be speaking about his rediscovery of Jan Lievens’s portrait of Admiral Tromp. Executed in 1653 this portrait was a touchstone for the Dutch cause during the second Anglo-Dutch Wars. This national martyr became a kind of exemplar of the virtue of the Dutch citizen, of the toughness of Holland in the face of the British blockade. This single image became the rallying cry of a nation. At the time the image of the ordinary citizen was being reshaped and elevated by Lievens and his one-time studiomate, Rembrandt. The values incarnated in the work became the foundations of modern Holland, and through the influence of the Puritan’s stay in Delft and through the presence of New Amsterdam in the New World became those of the founding generations of America.
A Q&A to follow.
In partnership with the Salmagundi Club and the New Amsterdam History Center
The original drawing of Admiral Tromp by Jan Lievens dated 1652 will be on display during the event for attendees to view.
From the New York Times —In art world parlance, you’d call the drawing a “sleeper.” A small auction house in Massachusetts offered it for sale as a “an unidentified gentleman, initialed I.L., and dated 1652, ”with an estimate of $200 to $300. Within about 10 minutes, it sold for half a million dollars.
International New York Times feature
The original drawing of Admiral Tromp by Jan Lievens dated 1652 will be on display during the event for attendees to view.