Portrait of Aernout van Beeftingh, his Wife Jacoba Maria Boon and their Children

Nicolaes Muys, 1797

In this informal family portrait, a mother nurses her baby, a very advanced image for the time. The father studies a print in his collection, while the eldest son puts a portfolio with drawings or prints away in the collector’s cabinet. Van Beeftingh’s son Jozua plays with a whip and toy horse, while toddler Pieter, in his high chair, eats a biscuit. Should he fall, he will be protected by his padded head covering.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-C-1586
  • Dimensionsheight 107 cm x width 84.4 cm
  • Physical characteristicsoil on panel

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Portrait of Aernout van Beeftingh, his Wife Jacoba Maria Boon and their Children
    • Aernout van Beeftingh (1759-1831) with his first Wife Jacoba Maria Boon (1760-1800) and their Children
  • Object type

  • Object number

    SK-C-1586

  • Description

    Familieportret van Aernout van Beeftingh (1759-1831) met zijn eerste vrouw Jacoba Maria Boon (1760-1800) en hun kinderen in een interieur. De moeder zit met de jongste zoon Nicolaas Marinus (geb. 1796) op schoot. Links van haar staat Johanna Adriana (1787-1828), met een sokbeurs in haar rechter- en een hoed in haar linkerhand. Op de grond ligt Jozua (1789-1835), op één arm leunend en met een zweep in de hand. Aernout van Beeftingh zit aan een ronde tafel met een prent in de hand. Nicolaas (1783-1858) loopt rechts met een portefeuille naar een geopende kunstkast, Pieter (1794-1875) zit met een valhoedje op in een kinderstoel.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    signature and date: ‘N. Muijs Aº 1797’


Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Nicolaes Muys

  • Dating

    1797

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    oil on panel

  • Dimensions

    height 107 cm x width 84.4 cm


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Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from a private collector

  • Copyright

  • Provenance

    Collection of the sitter; by descent through the families Van Beeftingh and Pit to a private collector; by whom on loan to the museum, 1978;{Provenance till 1978 reconstructed in RMA Archive, letter 6 February 1978.} his son; from whom on loan to the museum, since 2009

  • 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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