A Woman with a Dog

Herman van der Mijn, 1719

Born in Amsterdam, Van der Mijn found his way via Düsseldorf and Antwerp to London, where he built a successful career with his finely painted portraits and scenes. The latter almost always feature a female figure in a landscape, and sometimes include a reference to a story from the Bible or Classical mythology. Whether this woman is a religious or a mythological figure is not known.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-4826
  • Dimensionsheight 49 cm x width 39.2 cm x depth 5.5 cm
  • Physical characteristicsoil on panel

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Allegorical Figure of a Woman with a Dog
    • A Woman with a Dog

  • Object type

  • Object number

    SK-A-4826

  • Description

    Allegorische vrouwenfiguur. De vrouw zit met deels ontblote boezem op stenen bij een boom aan de oever van een beek. Ze aait de hond die links ligt, in de rechterhand houdt zij een schelp (om water mee te drinken?). Wellicht Granida?

  • Inscriptions / marks

    signature and date: ‘H. vander Mijn. 1719’

Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Herman van der Mijn

  • Dating

    1719

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    oil on panel

  • Dimensions

    height 49 cm x width 39.2 cm x depth 5.5 cm

This work is about

  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Acquisition

    purchase 1983

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; from Dr. G.C. Kouwenhoven, fl. 38,355 to the dealer S. Nijstad Oude Kunst, The Hague, 1983;{GRI, acc. no. 970019, Nystad Oude Kunst Records 1958-1994, box. 85, inventory cards, no. 83-32.} from whom, fl. 60,000, to the museum, 1983

  • 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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