Joseph François Ducq was a member of the Bruges neo-Classicist school. After stays in Paris and Rome he returned to Bruges in 1815 where he was appointed director of the Academy and court painter for King William I. Ducq painted Isaac Jozef de Meyer in state as an officer and principal physician of the Dutch army. In the foreground he has placed splints, bandages and an instrument case with an amputation saw. The uniform, the accessories and the soldiers in the background refer to the high social status of the army physician and his important public function. The portrait of his wife, Colette Versavel, is more poetic and intimate. The woman is placed in the privacy of an inner courtyard with a water jug in her hand. She is the caring wife, the preserver of domestic harmony. These portraits were probably commissioned on the occasion of their marriage.
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Joseph Ducq
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| Title | Portrait of the Physician Isaac J. De Meyer |
| Date | 1822 |
| Period | 19th century |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | signature and year bottom left: J. DUCQ. 1822. |
| Collection | paintings AAT |
| Object type | oil paintings (visual works) AAT |
| Inventory number | 1941-Q |
| Acquisition credit |
bequest
De Meyer-Casier, Alice Bruges 1941 |
| Current whereabouts | Work on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1941-Q |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/7914/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
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300189808 figures (representations) AAT |
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22C
light
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22C1 natural light Iconclass 25F2 mammals Iconclass 25G11 groups of trees Iconclass 25G3 trees Iconclass 25H11 mountains Iconclass 25H15 forest, wood Iconclass 26A clouds Iconclass 31A231 standing figure Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 31D14 adult man Iconclass 45B the soldier; the soldier's life Iconclass 45C21 (military) uniforms Iconclass 45D21 land forces Iconclass 45D31 ranks in the army Iconclass 45D312 officer Iconclass 45E4 animals used in the army Iconclass 45H battle, fighting in general Iconclass 46C13141 horse Iconclass 49G1 physician, doctor Iconclass 49G1(+1) physician, doctor (+ scholar, scientist (at work)) Iconclass 49G11 barber; surgeon Iconclass 49G322 treatment by immobilization, sling, splint, plaster, etc. Iconclass 61B2 historical persons Iconclass 61B2(ISAAC JOSEPH DE MEYER) historical person (ISAAC JOSEPH DE MEYER) Iconclass |
| School / Style | Neoclassical AAT |
| 'Joseph François Ducq. Portretten van Charles-Louis baron de Keverberg de. - [s.l.] : [s.n.], [s.a.] (p. 26) |
| 200 jaar verzamelen : Collectieboek Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent / Arnout Balis, Robert Hoozee, Maximiliaan P.J. Martens, Paul Van Haute. - Gent : Ludion, 2000 ((ill. 58)) |
| Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent : Catalogus schilderkunst ; Deel I: 14de - 18de eeuw ; Deel II: 19de - 20ste eeuw / Robert Hoozee, Johan De Smet, Bruno Fornari, Ruth Monteyne. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2007 (d. II, p. 138-139 (ill.)) |
| Het Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent : een keuze uit de mooiste werken / Patrick De Rynck. - Gent : Ludion, 2007 (p. 60 (ill.)) |
| onder vrienden : 225 jaar verzamelaars rond het Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent (tentoonstelling Gent, Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 25.11.2023 - 28.04.2024) / Johan De Smet, Frederica Van Dam, Willy Van der Gucht, Manfred Sellink. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2023 ; Gent : De Vrienden van het Museum, 2023 (p. 82, cat. 98 (ill.)) |
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