Tako Hajo Jelgersma

Portrait of Tako Hajo Jelgersma at work, by John Greenwood

Tako Hajo Jelgersma (October 29, 1702 in Harlingen – March 24, 1795 in Haarlem), was an 18th-century Dutch painter.

Biography

According to the RKD-Nederlands Instituut voor Kunstgeschiedenis, Jelgersma moved to Haarlem in 1752.[1] He was the pupil of Frans Decker and Wigerus Vitringa. He painted landscapes, portraits, and copies of old masters. His grisailles followed the manner of Jacob de Wit.[1] His pupils were Johan Bernard Brandhoff, Johannes Petrus van Horstok, Cornelis van Noorde, Martinus van der Jagt, and Johannes Swertner.[1] He lived to a great age.

His pupil Cornelis van Noorde made many engravings after portraits that Jelgersma made. Often these are the only surviving portraits of these people today.

  • Over the mantel grisaille for the Hofje van Noblet painted in 1763.
    Over the mantel grisaille for the Hofje van Noblet painted in 1763.
  • Portrait of Hendrik Fabricius, aged 10, 1748
    Portrait of Hendrik Fabricius, aged 10, 1748

References

  1. ^ a b c Tako Hajo Jelgersma in the RKD


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