Who is Johannes Jelgerhuis?

Johannes Jelgerhuis (1770 in Leeuwarden – 6 October 1836 in Amsterdam), was a 19th-century painter and actor from the Northern Netherlands.

According to the RKD he was the pupil of his dad Rienk Jelgerhuis and Pieter Pietersz Barbiers. From 1808 he became an actor in the Stadsschouwburg (Amsterdam) and wrote an illustrated information booklet for actors. In 1820 he started teaching acting lessons in Amsterdam and he invited his former partner Johanna Wattier to help.

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He was next known for interiors and architectural studies, with a great eye for perspective. His painting of the interior of the bookshop of his publisher is in the increase of the Rijksmuseum. He painted topographical works in Delft, Rotterdam, Ghent, and Amsterdam.

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