Johanna van Rijswijk (b. 1715), Wife of Jan Hendrik van Rijswijk

About this artwork

inscriptie, achterzijde: ‘Johanna van Rijswijk Nat 30 November 1715’

Art Historical Context

This elegant oil-on-canvas portrait, painted in 1754 by Isaac Lodewijk la Fargue van Nieuwland, captures Johanna van Rijswijk at approximately thirty-nine years of age. The inscription on the reverse—“Johanna van Rijswijk Nat 30 November 1715”—confirms her identity and provides a precise biographical anchor. As the wife of Jan Hendrik van Rijswijk, Johanna likely sat for this work as part of a pair of companion portraits, a common practice among prosperous-century Dutch families seeking to record their social standing. Oil on canvas was the favored medium for formal likenesses of the period, ...