Jan Ensing's mest berømte maleri er Groningen Citizen, (1855) i Groninger Museum, Groningen. Sammen med Portrait of Agatha Geertruida Ensing (1845-1912) (1863) og Portrait of Paulus Kikkert (1839-1909) (1863) udgør de de tre værker, som alle kender. Vores katalog indeholder 7 værker af Jan Ensing; de 7 nedenfor er dem, som verden ser mest på, hver med årstal, det museum der opbevarer det, og hvorfor det er betydningsfuldt.
Rangordnet efter vores popularitetsscore, som kombinerer søgninger, besøg og ordrer for hvert værk. Opdateret november 2026. Hvert mesterværk på denne side kan bestilles som en håndmalet oliereproduktion i museumskvalitet eller som et kunsttryk i den størrelse, du vælger.
Det museum, der rummer flest af malerierne på denne side.
| Museum | By | Værker af Jan Ensing | Malerier fra denne liste |
|---|---|---|---|
 Groninger Museum |
Groningen | 7 | Groningen Citizen,, Portrait of Agatha Geertruida Ensing (1845-1912), Portrait of Paulus Kikkert (1839-1909) |
Groningen Citizen, (1855), Groninger Museum, Groningen. Derefter følger Portrait of Agatha Geertruida Ensing (1845-1912) (1863) og Portrait of Paulus Kikkert (1839-1909) (1863).
36 år gammel: Groningen Citizen, er fra 1855, og Jan Ensing blev født i 1819.
Vores katalog indeholder 7 værker af Jan Ensing, dateret fra 1837 til 1863.
De fleste af dem findes i Groninger Museum (Groningen). Tabellen ovenfor lister museerne enkeltvis.
I 1860s: 3 af de 7 værker på denne side stammer fra denne periode, herunder Portrait of Agatha Geertruida Ensing (1845-1912).
Det tidligste på denne side er Gothic Porch and the Bread and Butter House on the southwest side of the Martinikerk in Groningen, Porch Martinikerk and the Butter and Bread House, (1837), det seneste Portrait of Agatha Geertruida Ensing (1845-1912) (1863).
Groningen Citizen,, Portrait of Agatha Geertruida Ensing (1845-1912) og Portrait of Paulus Kikkert (1839-1909) er blandt de 7 værker på denne side, som er i Groninger Museum, Groningen's samling.
Ja. Hvert maleri på denne side kan bestilles som en håndmalet oliereproduktion i museums kvalitet eller som et kunstprint i den størrelse, du ønsker, direkte fra maleriets egen side.
Groningen, 1819. A child is born to Jan Ensing, a local merchant, and Geertje Kuipers. The boy enters the Academie Minerva under the guidance of Jacob Bruggink, absorbing the fundamentals of line and light. By 1840, the art society Pictura recognizes his talent with an award for a painting depicting a taproom at a village inn. Two years later, another prize follows for his depiction of horses in a duck pond.
Life moves toward stability and structure. In 1842, he marries Catharina Jager. His professional identity expands beyond the canvas; he becomes a teacher, shaping minds at the Academie Minerva starting in 1850, and later instructing at various schools for women and elementary teachers throughout Groningen. He is a man of the academy and the classroom.
A significant shift occurs in 1854. The University of Groningen issues a commission: capture the likenesses of nineteen professors to celebrate the opening of their new Academy Building. This task anchors his reputation in the halls of Dutch academia. His brush records the faces of the university's intellectual elite, creating a gallery that remains housed in the Senate Chamber of the current Academy Building.
His technical reach extends into graphic arts and lithography. While his portraits command formal spaces, his sketches capture more fleeting, local realities. During visits to Vlaardingen to see his daughter Paula, he observes the lives of fishermen and their wives, leaving behind drawings that now reside in the Atlas Van Stolk.
The later years find him moving between roles as artist, lithographer, and educator. His work spans various subjects:
He retires from teaching in 1891, settling in Vlaardingen with his daughter's family. He dies on 19 December 1894. His traces remain in the Groninger Museum and the Noordelijk Scheepvaartmuseum, marking a life spent documenting both the prestigious and the everyday.