Portrait of Augustus Allebé (1838-1927), Maria Alexandrina Reuss (prinses van Saxen Weimar Eisenbach), 1886

Title(s)

Portrait of Augustus Allebé (1838-1927)

Object type

• painting

Object number

SK-A-3051

Inscriptions / marks

• signature and date: ‘M.A. ReuSs VII/1886’

Description

Portret van Augustus Allebé (1838-1927), schilder en directeur van de Rijksacademie van Beeldende Kunsten te Amsterdam. Buste en face.

Artist

• painter: Maria Alexandrina Reuss (prinses van Saxen Weimar Eisenbach) (mentioned on object)
• painter: Marie Henriette Augustine Reuss (prinses) (rejected attribution)

Dating

1886

Physical features

oil on canvas

Material

• canvas
• oil paint (paint)

Measurements

h 60.5 cm × w 50.5 cm
d 6.3 cm

What

• portrait, self-portrait of artist

Who

• August Allebé

Credit line

• A. Allebé Bequest, Amsterdam

Acquisition

bequest Apr-1927

Copyright

Public domain

Related

• Fotoreproductie van een geschilderd portret van August Allebé

• Penseelprinsessen & broodschilderessen : vrouwen in de beeldende kunst 1808-1913, Hanna Klarenbeek, p. 77 (afb.)
• All the paintings of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam : a completely illustrated catalogue : first supplement: 1976-91, p. 78