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Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen)

(1593-1661), Portrait painter

Sitter associated with 3 portraits
Artist associated with 148 portraits
Cornelius Johnson was a Dutch portrait painter, born to Dutch parents in London. He was active in England, at least from 1618 to 1643.Throughout the 1620s Johnson produced numerous portraits of gentry, professional, and court sitters, including Charles II, James II and Mary, Princess of Orange. In 1643, the civil wars prompted him to leave England. He moved to Middelburg in the Netherlands and between 1646 and 1652 he lived in Amsterdam, before settling in Utrecht.

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Richard Zouche, attributed to Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen) - NPG 5056

Richard Zouche

attributed to Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen)
oil on panel, feigned oval, 1620
NPG 5056

Sir Hugh Myddelton, 1st Bt, after Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen) - NPG 2192

Sir Hugh Myddelton, 1st Bt

after Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen)
oil on canvas, 17th-19th century, based on a work of 1628
On display at Chirk Castle, Wrexham
NPG 2192

Sir Henry Spelman, after Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen) - NPG 962

Sir Henry Spelman

after Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen)
oil on canvas, 17th-19th century, based on a work of 1628
NPG 962

Sir Robert Bruce Cotton, 1st Bt, after Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen) - NPG 534

Sir Robert Bruce Cotton, 1st Bt

after Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen)
oil on canvas, 17th-19th century, based on a work of 1629
On display at Lyme Park, Stockport
NPG 534

Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry, after Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen) - NPG 716

Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry

after Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen)
oil on canvas, 17th century? based on a work of circa 1634
NPG 716

King Charles II, by Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen) - NPG 5103

King Charles II

by Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen)
oil on panel, 1639
NPG 5103

Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry, by Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen) - NPG 4815

Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry

by Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen)
oil on canvas, 1639
NPG 4815

King James II, by Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen) - NPG 5104

King James II

by Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen)
oil on panel, 1639
NPG 5104

Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange, by Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen) - NPG 5105

Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange

by Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen)
oil on panel, 1639
NPG 5105

The Capel Family, by Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen) - NPG 4759

The Capel Family

by Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen)
oil on canvas, circa 1640
On display in Room 1 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 4759

Sir William Waller, by Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen) - NPG 5819

Sir William Waller

by Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen)
oil on canvas, 1643
NPG 5819

King William III, after Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen) - NPG 272

King William III

after Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen)
oil on canvas, based on a work of 1657
NPG 272

Spencer Compton, 2nd Earl of Northampton, copy by Henry Peart the Elder, after  Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen), and  Sir Anthony van Dyck - NPG 1521

Spencer Compton, 2nd Earl of Northampton

copy by Henry Peart the Elder, after Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen), and Sir Anthony van Dyck
oil on canvas, 1680s or 1690s
On display at Gawthorpe Hall, Burnley
NPG 1521

George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, after Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen) - NPG D16667

George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham

after Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen)
line engraving, early 17th century
NPG D16667

Sir Thomas Overbury, by Simon de Passe, after  Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen) - NPG D1313

Sir Thomas Overbury

by Simon de Passe, after Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen)
engraving, circa 1613
NPG D1313

Sir Thomas Overbury, by Simon de Passe, after  Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen) - NPG D8406

Sir Thomas Overbury

by Simon de Passe, after Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen)
engraving, circa 1613
NPG D8406

John Milton, after Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen) - NPG D38831

John Milton

after Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen)
colour halftone, (1618)
NPG D38831

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