Johannes Jelgerhuis

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Portrait of Johannes Jelgerhuis by Jan Willem Pieneman

Johannes Jelgerhuis (1770, Leeuwarden –6 October 1836, Amsterdam), was a 19th-century painter and actor from the Northern Netherlands.

Biography

According to the RKD he was the pupil of his father Rienk Jelgerhuis and Pieter Pietersz Barbiers.^[1] From 1808 he became an actor in the Stadsschouwburg (Amsterdam) and wrote an illustrated instruction booklet for actors.^[2]^[3] 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.^[1] 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.^[1]

Interior of the bookshop of his publisher, 1820
A view of the Nieuwe Kerk (Delft) with the tomb of Willem the Silent, collection Teylers Museum

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References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Johannes Jelgerhuis in the RKD
↑ Theoretische lessen over de gesticulatie en mimiek, gegeven aan de kweekelingen van het fonds ter opleiding en onderrigting van tooneelkunstenaars aan den Stads Schouwburg te Amsterdam, Amsterdam, P. Meijer Warnars, 1827 (facsimile reprint: 1970), with 95 illustrations
↑ Canon of Dutch Theatre at the Dutch Theatre Institute website

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Authority control	VIAF: 74198851 ISNI: 0000 0000 7950 1908 BPN: 23578616 ULAN: 500004536

Persondata
Name	Jelgerhuis, Johannes
Alternative names	Johannes R.z. Jelgerhuis, Johannes Jelgerhuis Rienksz.
Short description	19th century painter and actor from the Northern Netherlands
Date of birth	1770
Place of birth	Leeuwarden
Date of death	1836
Place of death	Amsterdam

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