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| Cornelis Troost (1696–1750) | ||||||||||
| Troost, born in Amsterdam, was the son of a wine merchant and trained under Arnold van Boonen, one of the leading artists of his day, developing a style that combined precise draughtsmanship with rich, luminous colour and a flair for capturing life’s subtle gestures. Specialising in genre scenes often lit by candlelight, he earned the nickname ‘the Dutch Watteau’ for his elegant conversation pieces, which, while recalling French Rococo, remained rooted in Dutch settings and fashion. His work falls into four main areas: conversation scenes, humorous portrayals of Dutch society, portrait groups, and military subjects, with the comic scenes prized for their wit and naturalism and the portraits admired for their meticulous finish. His military depictions show the influence of Frans Hals in their spirited representation of soldiers and attention to uniform and accoutrement, while his technical versatility extended across gouache, pastel, oil, mezzotint, engraving, and etching. Married in 1720 and recognised as a burgess of Amsterdam in 1726, Troost produced his most notable work between 1730 and 1750, signing and dating nearly everything he created, much of which survives in collections across the Netherlands and Germany. He died in Amsterdam. | ||||||||||
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