Barthold Suermondt (18 May 1818, Utrecht – 1 March 1887, Aachen) was a German entrepreneur, banker, philanthropist,[1] and art collector, of Dutch-Huguenot heritage.[2]
Barthold Suermondt portrayed in 1872
He was born in 1818 in Utrecht to Dirk Christiaan Suermondt and Elizabeth Twist. In the 1830s he worked with the Cockerill-Sambre steel manufacturers in Seraing, Belgium. He took over management of the company in 1840 following the sudden death of his boss John Cockerill.[1] Coming from French extraction, Suermondt was responsible for attracting French investment into Germany during the 1830s–40s.[1] At that time he founded in Germany a steel company that after a number of name changes in 1870 became known as Rheinische Stahlwerks, where he served as president until 1878.[3]
His first marriage in 1838 was to Amalie Elisabeth Cockerill (1815–59), heiress to her father James Cockerill's fortune, and after the death of the childless John, also heiress to the John Cockerill fortune. The couple had six sons.[4] After Amalia's sister Nancy (1816-1854) died they also took care of Friederike Nancy Haniel (1843–1896), and after Amalia died Barthold married her and had their pendant portraits painted. Nancy's father was the mining entrepreneur Max Haniel.[5]
He was a major collector of Netherlandish and Dutch Golden Age painting,[6] and acquired works by, amongst others, Jan van Eyck,[7]Jan Vermeer,[8]Frans Hals, Hans Holbein the Younger, Peter Paul Rubens and Jan Steen. In 1874 a large part of the Suermondt collection was passed to the Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, a purchase headed by Julius Meyer and art historian Wilhelm von Bode funded by a grant of £50,000.[9] The sale of his art collection came when his company experienced a rapid collapse.[3] Another portion of his collection, amounting to 105 paintings, was bequeathed to the city of Aachen in 1882, and was instrumental in building up the display of the Suermondt-Ludwig-Museum.[4] That year Suermondt was made an honorary citizen of the city of Aachen.[10] Around 1850, he had been portrayed in three-quarter view by Ludwig Knaus; today the work hangs in the foyer of the Suermondt-Ludwig.[11]
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August 31, 2023
barthold, suermondt, 1818, utrecht, march, 1887, aachen, german, entrepreneur, banker, philanthropist, collector, dutch, huguenot, heritage, portrayed, 1872he, born, 1818, utrecht, dirk, christiaan, suermondt, elizabeth, twist, 1830s, worked, with, cockerill, . Barthold Suermondt 18 May 1818 Utrecht 1 March 1887 Aachen was a German entrepreneur banker philanthropist 1 and art collector of Dutch Huguenot heritage 2 Barthold Suermondt portrayed in 1872He was born in 1818 in Utrecht to Dirk Christiaan Suermondt and Elizabeth Twist In the 1830s he worked with the Cockerill Sambre steel manufacturers in Seraing Belgium He took over management of the company in 1840 following the sudden death of his boss John Cockerill 1 Coming from French extraction Suermondt was responsible for attracting French investment into Germany during the 1830s 40s 1 At that time he founded in Germany a steel company that after a number of name changes in 1870 became known as Rheinische Stahlwerks where he served as president until 1878 3 His first marriage in 1838 was to Amalie Elisabeth Cockerill 1815 59 heiress to her father James Cockerill s fortune and after the death of the childless John also heiress to the John Cockerill fortune The couple had six sons 4 After Amalia s sister Nancy 1816 1854 died they also took care of Friederike Nancy Haniel 1843 1896 and after Amalia died Barthold married her and had their pendant portraits painted Nancy s father was the mining entrepreneur Max Haniel 5 He was a major collector of Netherlandish and Dutch Golden Age painting 6 and acquired works by amongst others Jan van Eyck 7 Jan Vermeer 8 Frans Hals Hans Holbein the Younger Peter Paul Rubens and Jan Steen In 1874 a large part of the Suermondt collection was passed to the Gemaldegalerie Berlin a purchase headed by Julius Meyer and art historian Wilhelm von Bode funded by a grant of 50 000 9 The sale of his art collection came when his company experienced a rapid collapse 3 Another portion of his collection amounting to 105 paintings was bequeathed to the city of Aachen in 1882 and was instrumental in building up the display of the Suermondt Ludwig Museum 4 That year Suermondt was made an honorary citizen of the city of Aachen 10 Around 1850 he had been portrayed in three quarter view by Ludwig Knaus today the work hangs in the foyer of the Suermondt Ludwig 11 References Edit a b c Cameron 377 Cameron 358 a b James 123 a b Pocknell 116 Pocknell 115 amp 445 Rembrandt Reputation and the Practice of Connoisseurship Amsterdam Amsterdam University Press 2004 39 ISBN 90 5356 625 2 Meiss 175 Liedtke Walter A Vermeer and the Delft School NY Metropolitan Museum of Art 2001 470 Alexander 209 Hanf Walter Der Bleierzbergbau bei Rescheid www wisoveg de Retrieved 12 February 2013 Lambertz Henry Schrouff Rosa Marita Das Portrat von Henry Lambertz Taschen Gmbh 2011 380 ISBN 3 86931 533 4Sources EditAlexander Edward P Museum Masters Their Museums and Their Influence Sage Publications 2002 ISBN 0 7619 9131 X Cameron Rondo E France and the Economic Development of Europe 1800 1914 Routledge 1961 James Harold Family Capitalism Wendels Haniels Falcks and the Continental European Model Harvard University Press ISBN 978 0 674 02181 5 Meiss Millard Light as Form and Symbol in Some Fifteenth Century Paintings The Art Bulletin Volume 27 No 3 1945 JSTOR 3047010 Pocknell Pauline ed Franz Liszt and Agnes Street Klindworth A Correspondence 1854 1886 Pendragon Press 2000 ISBN 1 57647 006 7 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Barthold Suermondt amp oldid 1136710430, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
