Johannes Thopas

Portrait of a Deceased Girl, probably Catharina Margaretha van Valkenburg

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Johannes Thopas
Portrait of a Deceased Girl, probably Catharina Margaretha van Valkenburg

Non visible

It looks as if the beautiful girl lying so peacefully is asleep. But she will never wake up again, as she has passed away. Her parents had her likeness painted by Thopas, whose other known works are all portrait drawings. This sad painting is one of the most beautiful and intimate deathbed portraits of a child. It remained in her family’s possession for over 300 years.

Détails techniques
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Johannes Thopas
Portrait of a Deceased Girl, probably Catharina Margaretha van Valkenburg

Non visible

Acquired by the Friends of the Mauritshuis Foundation, 2008
Vers le haut

Détails

Informations générales
Artiste Johannes Thopas (Assendelft c. 1630 - c. 1690/1695 Assendelft)
Titre Portrait of a Deceased Girl, probably Catharina Margaretha van Valkenburg
Nom de l'objet painting
Numéro d'inventaire 1159
Détails des matériaux et techniques
Technique oil
Matériau panel
Dimensions 59 x 71 cm
Inscriptions
Signed upper right: J. Thopas

Origine

By inheritance in the Van Valkenburg family; Jonkheer Cornelis Constantijn van Valkenburg, Haarlem (inventory 1847, no. 22); his widow, Charlotta Jacoba, Baroness Van Heeckeren van de Wiersse, Vorden (sale, Haarlem, 28 October 1870, lot 11); gift of Conrad van Erpen Roijaards to Jonkheer Cornelis Constantijn van Valkenburg, Leiden, c.1960; his widow, Wilhelmine Nahuys, Aerdenhout; her son, Jonkheer Mr. Johan F.T. van Valkenburg, Bloemendaal; on loan from the Van Valkenburg Foundation (inv. no. 34), 2002-2008; purchased by the Friends of the Mauritshuis Foundation, 2008; on long-term loan from the Friends of the Mauritshuis Foundation, since 2008