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John Closterman (1660-1711)

Aliases: Johann Closterman; John Clostermann; John Klosterman

Professions: Painter

  • JOHN CLOSTERMAN 1660-1711

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  • John Closterman , 1660-1711 Portrait of Isabella Willis ( d. 1727) oil on canvas, held in a 'Lely' style frame

  • John Closterman (1660-1711)

John Closterman Biography

(b Osnabrück, 1660; d London, 1711). German painter, active in England. John Closterman and John Baptist Closterman were, until the publication of the former’s will in 1964, thought to be the same artist. It is now clear that ‘John Closterman of Covent Garden Limner’ was the elder of two artist brothers and much the more accomplished painter. According to GEORGE VERTUE, he was trained by his father in Osnabrück and at the age of 19 travelled to Paris. He worked for two years in the studio of François de Troy, who ran a fashionable portrait practice. Later he established himself in London in partnership with JOHN RILEY, acting as his drapery painter in 1681–3. Through Riley he was introduced to a potential clientele for his own independent practice, which he appears to have set up in the mid-1680s. He is thought to have finished a number of Riley’s portraits after his death, although Vertue recorded that the partnership had been discontinued owing to financial differences.

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  • JOHN CLOSTERMAN (1660-1713) PORTRAIT OF A LADY, John Closterman, Click for value View Details
  • John Baptist Closterman (Osnabrück 1660-1713 London) Portrait of David Papillon (1691-1762), in a carved giltwood frame, John Closterman, Click for value View Details
  • Circle of John. Closterman (1660-1711). Portrait, John Closterman, Click for value View Details
  • Portrait of Francis, 2nd Lord Guilford (1673-1729), three-quarter-length, in a blue velvet coat with jewelled fastenings, and an ochre wrap, before a column, John Closterman, Click for value View Details
  • *Circle of John Closterman, (German, 1660-1711), Portrait of a Young Boy, John Closterman, Click for value View Details
  • Portrait of William, 6th Lord North and 2nd Lord Grey (1673-1731), half-length, in a grey coat and red wrap, a landscape beyond, in a feigned oval, John Closterman, Click for value View Details

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