Portrait of Petronella Dunois

Nicolaes Maes, 1677 - 1685

Petronella Dunois meticulously assembled the dolls’ house displayed here at the right. She commissioned various craftsmen to create each component. When she wed Pieter Groenendijk, her dolls’ house was one of the most valuable possessions she brought into the marriage, alongside customary assets such as securities and an impressive amount of linen

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-4889
  • Dimensionsheight 69.2 cm x width 57.8 cm
  • Physical characteristicsoil on canvas

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Identification

  • Title(s)

    Portrait of Petronella Dunois

  • Object type

  • Object number

    SK-A-4889

  • Description

    Portret van Petronella Dunois. Kniestuk. Zij staat in een landschap geleund tegen een muurtje. Ze is gekleed in een blauwe jurk met een oranje shawl. In haar rechterhand houdt zij een takje met appelbloesem. Pendant van SK-A-4888.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    signature: ‘Maes’

Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Nicolaes Maes

  • Dating

    1677 - 1685

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    oil on canvas

  • Dimensions

    height 69.2 cm x width 57.8 cm

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Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Purchased with the support of the VSBfonds

  • Acquisition

    purchase 1994-01-12

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    See the provenance for SK-A-4888.

  • Remarks

    Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

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