Portret van Ernestina Regina Barbara Helmich-Schade van Westrum

About this artwork

verzamelaarsmerk, verso, gestempeld: Lugt 2228

Art Historical Context

This elegant portrait, titled *Portret van Ernestina Barbara Helmich-Schade Westrum*, captures the likeness of a woman from a prominent Dutch family, created by artist Wilhelmus Cornelisimaer van Oudendor between 1832 and 1873. Rendered on paper and measuring 485 mm high by 382 mm wide, it exemplifies 19th-century Dutch portrait, a tradition that emphasized personal identity and social status amid the Netherlands' post-Napoleonic era of cultural refinement and burgeoning middle-class patronage. The work's medium—delicate paper—suggests techniques like pencil, ink, or watercolor, common for in...