Tethart Philipp Christian Haag (

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, 22 May 1737 – The Hague, 23 August 1812) was a Dutch artist and court painter to

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and the director of cultural institutions in The Hague.

Biography

;Youth Tethart Haag was the son of Johann David Christian Haag from then Hesse-Kassel, who took him in 1747 to the Netherlands when he was employed there as court painter to

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in Leeuwarden. When Prince William IV was elevated to

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in 1747 and moved to The Hague, Johann took his son with him to move there. Tethart was taught by his father in painting and in 1756 joined a painting society in The Hague called the

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, where he registered in 1760 as a portrait and horse painter. ;Court Painter In 1760, Tethart followed his deceased father as court painter to Stadtholder Prince William V. In that capacity he made an inventory of the paintings in the governor's court between 1763 and 1764. From Haag, alongside portraits of the governor, several other works depicted: stable interiors and driving schools, portraits of horses with or without driver and portraits of prominent people, often depicted on horseback. A remarkable work of Haag is his painting of

Wilhelmina of Prussia, Princess of Orange Princess Wilhelmina of Prussia (''Frederika Sophia Wilhelmina''; 7 August 1751 in Berlin – 9 June 1820 in Het Loo) was the consort of William V of Orange and the de facto leader of the dynastic party and counter-revolution in the Netherlands. ...

on a horse, which hangs in the

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in Amsterdam. Contrary to tradition he did not picture her sitting with both legs on one side, but in the male position, which was customary for kings and emperors. Tethart Haag gave painting lessons to the princess. He also made drawings of paintings by famous masters, including '' The Young Bull'' by Paulus Potter. Hague also worked as an engraver and etcher. ;Prince William V Gallery As court painter to Prince William V, Haag also managed the collection of paintings by the governor and was his chief adviser in the foundation in 1774 of a stadtholder 'Picture Gallery' at the Buitenhof in The Hague. He was thus the first director and curator of this first public museum in the Netherlands, which would later be known as the

Prince William V Gallery The Prince William V Gallery is an art gallery on the Buitenhof in The Hague that currently shares an entrance with the Gevangenpoort museum. It is a recreation of the original gallery ''Galerij Prins Willem V'', once founded there by William V, ...

. His salary amounted to 200 guilders in 1783. However, he had access to a service property located on the first floor of the picture gallery on the Buitenhof. ;Director of Cultural Institutions In addition to his work for the governor's court and as an artist, Haag held various posts at cultural institutions in The Hague. He was chief (since 1762) of the Hague guild

and in 1788 he was appointed dean. He was also director of the Hague Academy of Drawing.

Gallery

File:Haag-christian-1737-1812-germa-an-elegant-company-in-a-carria.jpg, Elegant party in a carriage stop in a village File:Wilhelmina of Prussia (1751-1820) by Tethart Philipp Christian Haag.jpg, ''Portrait of

'' File:De Heilige Familie in Jozefs werkplaats; Tethart Philipp Christian Haag.jpg, ''The Holy Family in Josef's workshop'', between 1747 and 1812 File:De jonge Prins Willem V te paard, met gevolg, Tethart Haag, 1762.jpg, The young Prince William V on horseback. File:Tethart Philipp Christian Haag; self-portrait; 1777.jpg, Self Portrait Tethart Hague from 1777 File:1777. Orangutan from the zoo of stadtholder William V picking an apple.jpg, Orangutan in the zoo of William V, picking an apple File:Stalinterieur, Tethart Philipp Christian Haag, 1780.jpg, Stable with horses File:Dog and two puppies in an interior by Tethart Philipp Christian Haag.jpg, ''Dog and two puppies in an interior'', 1792

Sources

Haag, Tethart Philipp Christian at the Netherlands Institute for Art History

References

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