Ernst Willem Jan Bagelaar

Ernst Willem Jan Bagelaar was an artist active during the late eighteenth century, with documented creative output spanning the years 1785 to 1798. His body of known work consists predominantly of graphic media, including prints and drawings.

Bagelaar’s artistic legacy is established by the representation of his work in major institutional collections, notably the Rijksmuseum. Fifteen works by the artist are currently held in these collections, specifically nine prints and six drawings. Bagelaar engaged with typical subjects of the era, focusing primarily on detailed portraiture and topographical landscape scenes, reflecting late eighteenth-century Dutch artistic trends.

Examples of his varied oeuvre include the highly detailed portrait Portret van Johannes Petrus van Horstok in silhouet and the family study Portret van Mr. Jan Otto Bagelaar. His range also encompassed both military subjects, documented by Portret van een officier, and regional landscapes, such as Gezicht op koepel te Son and Rivierlandschap. The documentation of Ernst Willem Jan Bagelaar prints and drawings ensures these historical records remain accessible for study. As many of these images have entered the public domain, they are often digitized, allowing for high-quality prints to be produced for scholarly and appreciative purposes.