Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen)
(1593-1661), Portrait painterSitter 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.
Unknown man, formerly known as Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen)
by Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen)
oil on canvas, 1636
NPG 1887
Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen)
by Thomas Chambers (Chambars)
line engraving, published 1762
NPG D28055
Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen)
by Thomas Chambers (Chambars)
line engraving, published 1762
NPG D42863
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