Artist
Johannes Jelgerhuis
1770–1836
Johannes Jelgerhuis was a Biedermeier painter. 7 works are cataloged here, principally at Rijksmuseum, most of them oil paintings. Johannes Jelgerhuis was born in Leeuwarden.
The Rapenburg in Leiden three Days after the Explosion of the Gunpowder-Ship on 12 January 1807
The Shop of the Bookdealer Pieter Meijer Warnars on the Vijgendam in Amsterdam
The Distillery of Apothecary A. d'Ailly
The Leprozenhuis ('lazar house') in Amsterdam as seen from the big courtyard; to the left the roof of the Portuguese Synagogue
Overview
Johannes Jelgerhuis (1770 in Leeuwarden – 6 October 1836 in Amsterdam), was a 19th-century painter and actor from the Netherlands.
Biography
According to the RKD he was the pupil of his father Rienk Jelgerhuis and Pieter Pietersz Barbiers. From 1808 he became an actor in the Stadsschouwburg (Amsterdam) and wrote an illustrated instruction booklet for actors. In 1820 he started teaching acting lessons in Amsterdam and he invited his former colleague Johanna Wattier to help. He was also known for interiors and architectural studies, with a good eye for perspective. His painting of the interior of the bookshop of his publisher is in the collection of the Rijksmuseum. He painted topographical works in Delft, Rotterdam, Ghent, and Amsterdam.
Works by Johannes Jelgerhuis
- The Rapenburg in Leiden three Days after the Explosion of the Gunpowder-Ship on 12 January 1807
- The Shop of the Bookdealer Pieter Meijer Warnars on the Vijgendam in Amsterdam
- The Distillery of Apothecary A. d'Ailly
- The Leprozenhuis ('lazar house') in Amsterdam as seen from the big courtyard; to the left the roof of the Portuguese Synagogue
Collections represented
Museum
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