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Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné
Patricia Hills, PhD, Founder and Director | Abigael MacGibeny, MA, Project Manager

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30.1 Euro Portraits, Men

Johnson went to Europe in 1849 to learn techniques for creating figure paintings in oil. However, he had been a professional portrait draughtsman in Boston and Washington, D.C. for at least five years before that. In those early drawings he had a keen sense of creating heads using light tones and shadowed areas to create a strong three-dimensional effect. Studying the works of Rembrandt at The Hague inspired him to use the same techniques for his oil portraits. —PH

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Hills no. 30.1.8
Otto Leopold van Limburg Stirum
1855
Locale: The Hague, the Netherlands
Oil
[dimensions unknown]
Initialed and dated lower right: E.J. 55
Present whereabouts unknown
Provenance
Collection Dr. F. W. graaf van Limburg Stirum, Offem, Noordwijk
Present whereabouts unknown
References
Kraan 2002
Kraan, Hans. Dreams from Holland: Foreign Artists Paint Holland, 1800–1914. The Hague: Waanders Publishers, 2002.
Sitter Biography
Sitter: Van Limburg Stirum, Otto Leopold
Biography:

Otto Leopold van Limburg Stirum (1801–1879). In 1838, married first wife Aleida Hermanna Christina van der Wijck (1809–1849). Married second wife Susanna Sophia Ortt (1806–1875, m. 1850). Father of Frederica Augusta, Woltera Geertruida, Wigbold Albert Willem, and Hendrik, all of whom also were portrayed by Johnson, and two others.

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Record last updated April 5, 2022. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Hills, Patricia, and Abigael MacGibeny. "Otto Leopold van Limburg Stirum, 1855 (Hills no. 30.1.8)." Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné. www.eastmanjohnson.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=1306 (accessed on May 7, 2024).