Willem Van der Hagen
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| Willem Van der Hagen | |
| Birth name | Willem Van der Hagen |
| Died | 1745 |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Field | Painting |
Willem (or William) Van der Hagen ( d. 1745) was a dutch painter who settled in Ireland in the early 1720s, where he subsequently painted many works of art. He was also active in Europe and England prior to this. He is regarded by many as the founder of the Irish school of landscape painting.
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[edit] Personal life
Willem Van der Hagen was born in Holland, probably in The Hague. His exact date and place of birth are uncertain.
[edit] Career
Van der Hagen first worked in Europe, where he painted views of a number of locations – including one of Gibraltar. He then settled in England, where he painted views of towns. However, he moved to Ireland in the early 1720s, probably about 1722, and he remained there the longest. He was one of Ireland's earliest landscape painters and is widely regarded as the founder of the Irish school of landscape painting.
He is recorded in Dublin in 1722 painting sets for the Theatre Royal, Dublin. He painted a State Ball in Dublin Castle in 1731 and a View of Waterford about 1736. The second of these was commissioned by Waterford Corporation, who paid £20 for it in 1736 – today, it is kept in Waterford City Hall. It is one of the earliest detailed views of an Irish city.[1]
These views were followed in the 1730’s by many capriccio landscapes.
One of Van der Hagen's paintings, titled "Corke Harbour 1738", was auctioned in Cork on Wednesday, 11 February 2004.[2] It obtained a price of €360,000. The painting is the oldest known surviving view of Cork Harbour.[3]
[edit] References & footnotes
- ^ Foster, pp 176-177 (this book contains images of both of these paintings between these pages).
- ^ Little, Kieran. "Masterpiece sets the bidders buzzing", Sunday Independent, Sunday, 18 January 2004. Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
- ^ Riegel, Ralph. "Auction stunned as painting fetches €360,000", Irish Independent, Thursday, 12 February 2004. Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
[edit] Bibliography
- Foster, R.F., ed. The Oxford Illustrated History of Ireland. UK: Oxford University Press, 1989 - 2000. ISBN 0-19-289323-8.
[edit] External links
- Auction of Important Paintings (February 11th 2004 at 3pm) – Oil painting entitled “Cork Harbour 1738” by William van der Hagen (this page contains a photo of the painting). Website of Joseph Woodword & Sons Ltd. (auctioneer), Cork.. Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
- 'View of Waterford' by William Van der Hagen (Click on the link on this page to see the painting). askaboutireland.ie. Retrieved on 2008-06-06.
