Johannes Janson artwork • painting • previously for sale Figures and cattle by a farm
Johannes Janson
Ambon (Ned. Indië) 1729-1784 Leiden
Figures and cattle by a farm
oil on panel 51.0 x 62.4 cm, signed l.l. and dated 1777
This painting was previously for sale.
The 18th-century Leiden painter Johannes Janson was originally an officer, but chose the painting profession at a later age. He specialized in painting landscapes, livestock and cityscapes of Leiden and the surrounding area. In his time he was a well-known wallpaper painter, as was his Dordrecht contemporary Jacob van Strij. Museums: Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Museum de Lakenhal Leiden, Teylers Foundation Haarlem, Museum Boymans van Beuningen Rotterdam and others.
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