Portrait of Adriana Croes

Johannes Cornelisz Verspronck (1600-1662), oil on canvas, 1644

Adriana Croes had herself immortalized by Verspronck when she had been widowed for several years. She and her husband, the cloth merchant Hendrick Pietersz Strijp, had five daughters. Years later, one of them, Maria, and her husband, Eduard Wallis, were also portrayed by Verspronck; their likenesses hang nearby. Adriana’s face is so realistically painted that it seems to reflect all her joys and sorrows.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-4998
  • Dimensionsdepth 8 cm, height 92 cm x width 75.2 cm
  • Physical characteristicsolieverf op doek