In this artwork, how is the Vincent van Gogh (grandfather) discussed?
Vincent van Gogh's grandfather (born 1789) was also named Vincent van Gogh. According to the artist's first biographer, his sister-in-law Johanna van Gogh, the grandfather was a pastor, and the son of Johanna van der Vin of Malines and Johannes van Gogh. Johanna van Gogh writes that Johannes "was at first a gold-wire drawer like his father, but he later became a Bible teacher and a clerk in the Cloister Church at The Hague." She describes him as  an intellectual, duty-bound man who was awarded prizes and testimonials for his distinguished work. A family legacy, from his great-uncle—a sculptor and a lifelong bachelor—allowed Vincent van Gogh (the elder) to study divinity at the University of Leiden.  After successfully completing his studies and having become established at the parsonage of Benschop, he married E. H. Vrydag in 1810. They remained married until Elisabeth's death on 7 March 1857;  the Reverend Vincent van Gogh lived until 1874.In July 1881, Vincent (the younger) made Portrait of Artist's Grandfather (F876).  The work was drawn in pencil and brown ink, with  opaque white watercolor and a brown wash.  The drawing is owned by the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.
University of Leiden Johanna Malines The Hague Vincent van Gogh Johanna van Gogh Van Gogh Museum