Category:De geograaf (Vermeer)

**The Geographer**
	painting by Johannes Vermeer at Städel Museum, Frankfurt, Germany
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Instance of	painting;
Pendant of	The Astronomer;
Main subject	interior view;
Depicts	compass, geographer, globe, oriental rug, Orientalism, map and interior space
Made from material	oil paint; canvas (painting support);
Genre	portrait; genre art;
Location	Städel Museum;
Creator	Johannes Vermeer;
Owned by	Städel Museum (1885–);
Collection	Städel Museum (1149, 1885–);
Inventory number	1149 (Städel Museum);
Inception	1668;
Width	45.4 cm;
Height	51.6 cm;
Authority file
	Q45130; VIAF ID: 207945332; GND ID: 4563937-1; BabelNet ID: 01971449n; Google Arts & Culture asset ID: xQFs38J6ShT4nA
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De geograaf (Vermeer)

Johannes Vermeer: The Geographer

Artist



Alternative names	Johannes van der Meer, Jan Vermeer, Jan Vermeer van Delft, Johannes Reyniersz. Vermeer
Description	Dutch painter and art dealer
Date of birth/death	October 1632	15 December 1675 (buried)
Location of birth/death	Delft	Delft
Work period	1653–1675
Work location	Delft (1653–1675)
Authority file	: Q41264 VIAF: 51961439 ISNI: 000000010901268X ULAN: 500032927 LCCN: n79006488 NLA: 35580238 MusicBrainz: 3a0fcc05-3037-4d26-8358-69138b8f00de WGA: v/vermeer Open Library: OL134473A GND: 118626590 SELIBR: 99582 SUDOC: 027336336 BNF: 11940023b BPN: 41717663 NDL: 00459685 BIBSYS: 90170004 NKC: jn20000701890 SBN: RAVV025546 BNE: XX914312 CiNii: DA00375717 NLP: a0000001813082 KulturNav: 38475684-4786-4ef6-bd3c-ab11b02b6a2f RKD: 80476 J9U: 987007269687705171 Koninklijke: 068676581 NLK: KAC201719233 WorldCat

Title

Dutch title: De geograaf

Interface title: The Geographer

Object type

painting

Genre

portrait

Description

Date

1669

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

height: 53 cm (20.8 in); width: 46.6 cm (18.3 in)

Collection

Städel Museum

	Native name	Städelsches Kunstinstitut und Städtische Galerie
	Location	Frankfurt
	Coordinates	50° 06′ 12″ N, 8° 40′ 25″ E
	Established	1816
	Website	https://www.staedelmuseum.de/
	Authority file	: Q163804 VIAF: 168582448 ISNI: 0000000122045232 ULAN: 500212565 LCCN: n83038441 GND: 5313082-0 WorldCat

Accession number

1149 (Städel Museum)

Object history

Provenance

1669 (?): acquired by Adriaen Paets (1631-1686), Rotterdam (?)
1686: inherited by Adriaen Paets (1657-1712), Rotterdam (?)
27 April 1713: anonymous sale at an unknown auction house, Rotterdam
1713 (?): acquired from Hendrik Sorgh (†1720), Amsterdam
28 March 1720: sale of the collection of Hendrik Sorgh, Amsterdam, at an unknown auction house, Amsterdam

by 1727: Govert Looten (1668-1727), Amsterdam

31 March 1729: sale of the collection of Govert Looten, Amsterdam, at an unknown auction house, Amsterdam

by 1778: Jacob Crammer Simonsz. (1725-1778), Amsterdam

25 November 1778: purchased by De Vries at the sale of the collection of Jacob Crammer Simonsz. at Schley, Amsterdam
1778: acquired by Jean Etienne Fizeaux (†1780), Amsterdam
1780: inherited by the widow of Jean Etienne Fizeaux

1784 or 1785: acquired by Pieter Fouquet and Joseph Paillet (art dealer), Paris
between 1785 and 1794 (?): acquired by Jan Danser Nyman (1735-1796), Amsterdam

16 August 1797: purchased by Christian Josi, Amsterdam/London, at the sale of the collection of Jan Danser Nyman at an unknown auction house, Amsterdam
1797 (?): acquired by Arnoud de Lange (†1803), Amsterdam
12 December 1803: purchased by Coclers at the sale of the collection of Arnoud de Lange at an unknown auction house, Amsterdam

by 1821: Johann Goll van Franckenstein, Jr. (1756-1821), Velzen/Amsterdam

by 1832: Pieter Hendrick Goll van Franckenstein (1787-1832), Amsterdam

1 July 1833: purchased by Christian Johannes Nieuwenhuys, City of Brussels/London, at the sale of the collection of Pieter Hendrick Goll van Franckenstein at an unknown auction house, Amsterdam

before 1860: purchased by Alexandre Dumont, Cambrai, from Christian Johannes Nieuwenhuys, City of Brussels/London

1866: purchased by Isaac Péreire, Paris, from Alexandre Dumont, Cambrai, through Thoré-Bürger
6 March 1872: sale of the collection of the Péreire brothers at an unknown auction house, Paris
1872 (?): acquired by Max Kann, Paris (?)

circa 1875: purchased by Prince Demidoff di San Donato, near Florence, from Sedelmeyer, Paris

15 March 1880: purchased by Adolf Josef Bösch (†1884), Döbling (?), at the sale of the collection of Prince Demidoff di San Donato at an unknown auction house, San Donato
28 April 1885: purchased by Frankfurter Kunstverein at the sale of the collection of Adolf Josef Bösch, Döbling at Kaeser, Plach & Kohlbacher, Döbling

Exhibition history