Portrait of Lieutenant-General Godard van Reede, Lord of Amerongen

Adriaen van der Werff, 1690 - 1703

Godard Frederik van Reede-Ginckel, cavalry general by Adriaen van der Werff. Van Reede (1644-1703) began his career as a cavalry officer in the army of the Republic. In 1688 he accompanied Prince William III to England, where the latter acceded to the throne. In 1690, when William III returned to the Republic, Van Reede was appointed to command the Anglo-Dutch army in Ireland. Van Reede's capture of Limerick (1691) brought the war in Ireland to a close. Van Reede is portrayed in armour. In his hand is his staff of office. Around his neck is the cross of the German order. He is also wearing a wig. To the right, in the background, the Battle of the Boyne in Ireland (1690).

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-3935
  • Dimensionsheight 130 cm x width 101 cm, depth 11 cm
  • Physical characteristicsoil on canvas

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Portrait of Lieutenant-General Godard van Reede, Lord of Amerongen

  • Object type

  • Object number

    SK-A-3935

  • Description

    Portret van Godard van Reede (1644-1703), heer van Amerongen, luitenant-generaal. Heupstuk, staande in wapenrusting, commadostaf in de rechterhand, de linkerhand op het gevest van zijn sabel. Rechts op de achtergrond de slag aan de Boyne (1690).


Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Adriaen van der Werff

  • Dating

    1690 - 1703

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    oil on canvas

  • Dimensions

    • height 130 cm x width 101 cm
    • depth 11 cm

This work is about

  • Person

  • Subject

  • Period

    1660 - 1703


Acquisition and rights

  • Acquisition

    purchase 1958

  • Copyright

  • Provenance

    …; collection John Hungerford Arkwright (1833-1905), Hope under Dinmore, near Hereford, Herefordshire;{According to the catalogue for the sale Captain G.F.P. Henry et al., London (Sotheby’s), 23 October 1957, no. 152 and a label on the reverse of the painting.}…; sale, Captain G.F.P. Henry et al.[section Captain Gilbert Frederick Powlett Henry (?-1982)], London (Sotheby’s), 23 October 1957, no. 152, as Sir Godfrey Kneller, £40, to Betts;{Copy RKD.}…; from the Leger Galleries, London, £ 300, to the museum, 1958

  • 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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