Reception of the Dutch ambassador Hieronymus van Beverningk by the Spanish queen-regent Maria-Anna of Austria, 2 March 1671

Caspar Netscher, 1671 - 1675

Reception of the Dutch ambassador Hieronymus van Beverningk by the Spanish queen-regent Maria-Anna of Austria, 2 March 1671, by Caspar Netscher. The expansionist policies of France's King Louis XIV forced the Republic to look for allies. In 1670 a pact was agreed with Spain. Maria Anna of Austria, the Spanish queen regent, received the Dutch diplomat Hieronymus van Beverningk in secret on 2 March 1671 in Madrid. The queen regent is dressed as an abbess (head of a convent). Standing behind the table is one of her advisors. The woman on the right in the foreground is Joanne le Gibbon, wife of Van Beverningk.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-4128
  • Dimensionsheight 70 cm x width 79 cm, depth 10.5 cm
  • Physical characteristicsoil on canvas

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Identification

  • Title(s)

    Reception of the Dutch ambassador Hieronymus van Beverningk by the Spanish queen-regent Maria-Anna of Austria, 2 March 1671

  • Object type

  • Object number

    SK-A-4128

  • Description

    Hieronymus van Beverningk (1614-90), Nederlands buitengewoon ambassadeur, wordt in geheime audiëntie ontvangen door de Spaanse koningin-regentes Maria-Anna van Oostenrijk, 2 maart 1671. De ambassadeur knielt aan de voeten van de als abdis geklede koningin-regentes en overhandigt haar een brief. Achter de tafel staat kardinaal Luis Fernandes de Portocarrero (1635-1709), een raadsman van de regentes. Op de voorgrond rechts Joanne Le Gillon (1635-1706), echtgenote van Van Beverningk. Links een staande jonge vrouw met een waaier. Op de achtergrond door een venster gezicht op een paleis.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    signature: ‘C. Netscher’

Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Caspar Netscher

  • Dating

    1671 - 1675

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    oil on canvas

  • Dimensions

    • height 70 cm x width 79 cm
    • depth 10.5 cm

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  • Place

  • Period

    1671-03-02

Acquisition and rights

  • Acquisition

    purchase 1967

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; sale, John Rushout (1770-1859) Lord Northwick, Thirlestane House, Cheltenham, sold on the premises (Mr. Phillips), 26 July (19 August) 1859 sqq., no. 1589; …; anonymous sale, London (Christie’s ), 26 February 1937, no. 29, to Captain E.G. Spencer-Churchill (1876-1964), Northwick Park;{Note RMA; Spencer-Churchill 1961, p. 13, no. 40.} his sale, London (Christie’s), 25 February 1966, no. 27, 2800 gns, to the dealer H. Terry-Engell, London;{Wiesemann 2002, p. 354; copy RKD.} from whom, £ 3,800, to the museum, 1967

  • 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.

Documentation

  • Documentatiemap Schilderijen: aantekeningen R. van Luttervelt (voor 1963)?

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