Cornelis Troost (8 October 1696 â€" 7 March 1750) was an 18th-century
actor and painter from Amsterdam.Troost was trained as an actor and
married the actress Susanna Maria van der Duyn, but became a pupil of
Arnold Boonen and gave up his career for painting in 1723.He is
primarily remembered for his works depicting scenes from the Amsterdam
Theatre (he also made theatre decorations for plays) and daily life of
the upper crust in Amsterdam. One of his earliest drawings dated 1708,
is of Prince Eugene of Savoy and the bookseller and spy Louis Renard
visiting a chic Amsterdam brothel. Then he had an early success with a
lively group portrait depicting the Amsterdam Inspectors of the
Collegium Medicum (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 1724). Troost painted
portraits, including one of Herman Boerhaave, the famous doctor from
Leiden. Troost is known for his paintings of actors in famous roles as
well as his witty and elegant Rococo genre scenes. Troost was possibly
influenced by William Hogarth, and certainly by French artists such as
Watteau, Boucher and Lancret.His 1736 painting Jeronimus Tonneman and
his Son shows the art collector seated in his parlour. He lived on the
Keizersgracht, and collected Troost's paintings. It is assumed the
book on the table is by Karel van Mander and on the chimney breast
Argus and Mercury can be seen. Troost himself lived nearby on the
banks of the river Amstel and at Prinsengracht. Cornelis Troost Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter