Portrait of Charlotte Beatrix Strick van Linschoten (b. 1732), second Wife of Gerard Cornelis van Riebeeck, presumably standing in front of her country House Eemwijck at Voorburg
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
206; 122
About this artwork
Portret van Charlotte Beatrix Strick van Linschoten (geb. 1732). Tweede echtgenote van Gerard Cornelis van Riebeeck, vermoedelijk staande voor haar buitenhuis Eemwijck te Voorburg. Staande, ten voeten uit, een waaier in de rechterhand, de linkerhand rustend op handschoenen liggend op een balustrade versierd met de familiewapens van haar en haar echtgenoot. Pendant van SK-A-816.
About the Artist
Mattheus Verheyden · 1700–1780
Mattheus Verheyden (1700-1777) was a prominent Dutch portrait painter of the eighteenth century whose refined technique and aristocratic clientele established him as one of the leading portraitists of the Dutch Republic. Born in Breda as the son of painter Frank Pietersz Verheyden, Mattheus was orphaned at age eleven but received superior artistic training thanks to his late mother's fortune. Afte...