Jeremias Schultz

Jeremias Schultz
Bornbefore (1723-10-11)11 October 1723
Berlin
Died11 October 1800(1800-10-11) (aged 77)
Amsterdam
Resting place
Heiligewegs- en Leidsche Kerkhof
Notable workPortrait of Eleonora Susette
RelativesJ.C. Schultsz (cousin)
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Jeremias Schultz (before 11 October 1723, Berlin – 11 October 1800, Amsterdam) was a Dutch painter, illustrator, and etcher.

Elegant company in a park (first half 18th century)

Biography

Jeremias Schultz (also spelt as Schultsz, Schulz, and Schultze) was born in Berlin, Germany, in 1723 as the son of shoemaker Christoph and Elisabeth Schultz. He was baptised on 11 October 1723, in the parish of St. Nicholas in Berlin. Around 1743, he and his brother, Johann Georg, moved to Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

In Amsterdam, he worked as a wall painting artist in the factory of Jan Hendrik Troost van Groenendoelen. In 1749, he temporarily becomes a member of the Stadstekenacademie, where he meets artists Jacob de Wit and Frans van der Mijn. In 1750, he collaborated with Jacob de Wit on an art cabinet, which later came into the possession of family de Bosch and can be seen in a work by Tibout Regters.

Portrait family de Bosch, by Tibout Regters (1750). With in the background a part of the art cabinet by Jeremias Schultz and Jacob de Wit

Between 1750 and 1781, he paints several portraits. In addition, he is a teacher in the apprenticeship of his cousin, Johan Christoffel Schultsz, and artists P.J. Rink, Arend Alans, and Isaac Cordes Jansz.

In 1766, he became a member of the Guild of Saint Luke, together with his cousin. In 1797, he becomes board member of the Guild, and in 1800 the president.

In January 1751, he marries Anna Helena van der Mijn, daughter of painter Herman van der Mijn, and sister of painters Cornelia, Frans and George van der Mijn. In 1759, after the death of his first wife, he remarries Jacoba Catarina Smidt, daughter of tapestry painter Johannes Smit de Jonge. From these marriages, he had three daughters.

Jeremias Schultz passed away on 11 October 1800 in Amsterdam, and was buried on 13 October at the Heiligewegs- en Leidsche Kerkhof, Amsterdam.

Art work

Schultz's work mainly contains portraits of people from Amsterdam, Deventer, and Kampen. The portraits of the Schultz–de la Sablonière Family were commissioned by his cousin, Beata Louisa Schultz–de la Sablonière. She was through her father, Ephraïm Schultz, a relative of the painter Jeremias (her cousin).

The Portrait of Eleonora Susette is on display in the Art Gallery of Ontario. The portrait of Michiel is in unknown private possession. The portraits of Stephen Hendrik de la Sablonière, his wife Beata "Bartje" Louisa Schultz, and their son Jacobus "Cootje" Johannes Christoffel are in the possession of their descendants, the Family van den Hoek–Veldjesgraaf from Kampen.

Several of his portraits and other works are part of museum collections worldwide. A portrait of an Armenian merchant in Amsterdam is on display in the San Lazzaro degli Armeni. The works of minister Christiaan Slichtenbree and his wife are part of the collection of Museum de Waag in Deventer.

Other works by Schultz are in the possession of private collectors. More of his works are listed in auction catalogues; however, their current state and whereabouts are unknown. It contains portraits, landscapes, painted wall art, and reproductions of other works in several art forms.

Art catalogue (selection)

Portraits commissioned by the Schultz–de la Sablonière Family

Notes

  1. ↑ Their fathers are full brothers (from Berlin).

Literature

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Jeremias Schultsz". research.rkd.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 April 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Portrait of Eleonora Susette". Art Gallery of Ontario. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
  4. ↑ "Sankt Nikolai Kirchenbücher C 1718–1725" (in German). Kirchenbücher online mit ARCHION. Retrieved 3 May 2026. Berlin / Brandenburg → Landeskirchliches Archiv → Kirchenkreis Berlin Stadt I → Sankt Nikolai → Kirchenbuch C 1718–1725
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  7. 1 2 Kramm, Christiaan (1857). De levens en werken der Hollandsche en Vlaamsche kunstschilders, beeldhouwers, graveurs en bouwmeesters, van den vroegsten tot op onzen tijd (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 May 2026. SCHULTZ (J.) is mij voorgekomen, veel bekwaamheden te hebben bezeten, dewijl hij op eene der zijdeuren van eene kapitale, à l'antique gewerkte, kunstkas, een beeld in eene nis, voorstellende de Poëzy, als weêrgaê van een idem, op idem, de Schilderkunst voorstellende, (door jacob de wit) in het graauw heeft geschilderd, dus in dat kunstvak een pendant van het eerste water. Deze kas was in de nalatenschap van Joannes de Bosch, te Amsterdam, in 1785, die haar, als een kundig liefhebber, waarschijnlijk, heeft doen vervaardigen. Ik heb gemeend, dezen, j. schultz, van den Landschapschilder j.c. schultsz te moeten onderscheiden.
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  9. ↑ "265 Archief van het Bestuur der Stadstekenacademie" (in Dutch). Stadsarchief Amsterdam.
  10. ↑ "Inventarissen". archief.amsterdam (in Dutch). Stadsarchief Amsterdam. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
  11. ↑ "Inventarissen". archief.amsterdam. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
  12. ↑ "Huwelijk Jeremias Schultz & Anna Helena van der Mijn - Ondertrouw op 22 januari 1751" (in Dutch). Stadsarchief Amsterdam. Huwelijksintekeningen van de PUI. Aantal pagina's: 3 Volgnummer: 3. Stadsarchief Amsterdam te Amsterdam, Ondertrouwregister. Periode: 1750-1751, Amsterdam, archief 5001-731, 22 januari 1751, Ondertrouwregister, folio p.263
  13. ↑ "Ondertrouw op 2 november 1759" (in Dutch). Stadsarchief Amsterdam. 1759. Retrieved 15 April 2026. Huwelijksintekeningen van de KERK. Aantal pagina's: 3 Volgnummer: 3. Stadsarchief Amsterdam te Amsterdam, Ondertrouwregister. Periode: 1759-1760, Amsterdam, archief 5001-603, 2 november 1759, Ondertrouwregister, folio p.256
  14. ↑ Gubbels, Marisa (9 April 2026). "Op het doek draagt ze parels en zijde, maar Eleonora Susette blijkt een tot slaaf gemaakte vrouw te zijn" (in Netherlands Dutch). NRC. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  15. ↑ "Mystery Portrait of Black Woman Finally Identified After Six-Year Search". Artnet News. 25 March 2026. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
  16. 1 2 "Portrait of a Lady Holding an Orange Blossom". ago.ca. Art Gallery of Ontario. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  17. ↑ "Portrait of a Lady Holding an Orange Blossom". ago.ca. Art Gallery of Ontario. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
  18. 1 2 "Portrait of a young man wearing a green jacket holding a cane". Christie's. 22 June 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  19. 1 2 Selles, Jaap (19 March 2023). "'Follow the money' brengt Kampen van rijke Hanze naar donkere kolonie (met rijkdom, macht én slaven)" (in Dutch). Algemeen Dagblad. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
  20. ↑ "Wie was Beata Louisa?" (in Dutch). Kampen, tussen Oost en West. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  21. ↑ "The Island of San Lazzaro". web.archive.org. 21 January 2015. Archived from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  22. ↑ "Museum De Waag - Collectie Database - Details". deventer.adlibhosting.com. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  23. 1 2 "Portret van Christiaan Slichtenbree (1750- )". research.rkd.nl (in Dutch). Netherlands Institute for Art History. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  24. 1 2 "Portret van Anna Helena Zegerius ( -1828), 1781 gedateerd". research.rkd.nl (in Dutch). Netherlands Institute for Art History. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  25. ↑ "The Research Behind Eleonora Susette". ago.ca. Art Gallery of Ontario. 7 June 2026. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  26. ↑ "Portrait of Eleonora Susette". art.ago.ca. Art Gallery of Ontario. Retrieved 1 May 2026.