Tako Hajo Jelgersma

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Portrait of Hendrik Fabricius, aged 10, 1748

Tako Hajo Jelgersma (October 29, 1702 in Harlingen – March 24, 1795 in Haarlem), was an 18th-century Dutch painter.

Biography

Over the mantel grisaille for the Hofje van Noblet painted in 1763.

According to the RKD he didn't move to Haarlem until 1757.^[1] He was the pupil of Frans Decker and Wigerus Vitringa. He painted landscapes, portraits, and copies of old masters. His grisailles followed the manner of Jacob de Wit.^[1] His pupils were Johan Bernard Brandhoff, Johannes Petrus van Horstok, Cornelis van Noorde, Martinus van der Jagt, and Johannes Swertner.^[1] He lived to a great age.

His pupil Cornelis van Noorde made many engravings after portraits that Jelgersma made. Often these are the only surviving portraits of these people today.

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Tako Hajo Jelgersma in the RKD

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Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 23073919 LCCN: no2005063127 ISNI: 0000 0000 6681 0322 GND: 124418155 BPN: 76912994 ULAN: 500027457

Persondata
Name	Jelgersma, Tako Hajo
Alternative names
Short description	Dutch painter
Date of birth	October 29, 1702
Place of birth
Date of death	March 24, 1795
Place of death

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