Cornelius Johnson (1593 - 1661)

Cornelius Johnson

Cornelius Johnson, full name Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen, was a British and Netherlandish painter.

He was born into a Dutch family in London and was one of England's leading portrait painters until the arrival of Van Dyck in 1632. After the outbreak of the Civil War, Johnson left for Holland. Cornelius Johnson painted exclusively portraits of noble citizens. His son was also a portrait painter.