TROOST, Cornelis Dutch painter (b. 1697, Amsterdam, d. 1750, Amsterdam).
Dutch painter, draughtsman and printmaker. He was the most important Dutch artist of the 18th century; he received many commissions (the catalogue by Niemeijer contains 925 numbers). Although he generally looked back to the genre scenes of the Dutch 17th-century masters, his satirical paintings earned him the nickname 'the Dutch Hogarth' after his English contemporary. Portrait of a member of the Van der Mersch family 1736(1736)
Medium Oil on panel
Dimensions 72 x 57 cm (28.3 x 22.4 in)
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