Background
He was born to a prominent family that would produce several well-known artists.
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January Kruseman
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From 1822 to 1824 he studied in Brussels with François-Joseph Navez and Jacques-Louis David.
Career
At the age of twenty-six, in 1830, he became Director of the Academy of Fine Arts (precursor to the Rijksakademie). Three years later, after doing a portrait of Adriaan van der Hoop, a banker with connections to the Royal Family, he received a commission to paint a posthumous portrait of Tsar Alexander I, intended as a gift for Anna Pavlovna, who was married to Crown Prince William. After William ascended to the throne, Kruseman was commissioned to paint official portraits of the Royal Family, including six of the King.
In 1839, along with André-Benoit Taurel (1794-1859) and Marinus Tétar van Elven (1803-1883), he became one of the founders of Arti et Amicitiae.
He created over 500 portraits, mostly of the nobility and wealthy burghers. His portraits are notable for their lack of idealization and attention to details of clothing.
He had numerous successful students. Among the best-known were David Bles, Moritz Calisch and Jozef Israëls.
After his death, he was largely forgotten although, in the 1960s, a street in Rosmalen was named after him.
From 2002 to 2003, a major retrospective was held at the Het Loo Palace and, in 2015, an exhibition featuring all the artists of the extended Kruseman family was held at the Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar.
Achievements
Membership
Arti et Amicitiae.
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Born
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March 17, 1862 (aged 58) -
Nationality
Netherlands