Portrait of Pieter Groenendijk

Nicolaes Maes, 1677 - 1685

Pieter Groenendijk was an official in the Leiden city government. When he married Petronella Dunois of Amsterdam, she moved into his home and brought her dolls’ house with her. After the couple’s death, the dolls’ house went to their heirs and subsequently passed down the female line until it was acquired by the Rijksmuseum.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-4888
  • Dimensionsheight 69.2 cm x width 57.8 cm x depth 8.5 cm
  • Physical characteristicsoil on canvas

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Identification

  • Title(s)

    Portrait of Pieter Groenendijk

  • Object type

  • Object number

    SK-A-4888

  • Description

    Portret van Pieter Groenendijk ( -1731), secretaris van de veertigraad. Huwde in 1677 Petronella Dunois (zie SK-A-4889). Kniestuk. De geportretteerde is gekleed in een bruine jas met een wit kanten hemd en een rode mantel. Hij staat in een landschap geleund tegen een halfhoge zuil. Pendant van SK-A-4889.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    signature: ‘Maes’

Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Nicolaes Maes

  • Dating

    1677 - 1685

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    oil on canvas

  • Dimensions

    height 69.2 cm x width 57.8 cm x depth 8.5 cm

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Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Purchased with the support of the VSBfonds

  • Acquisition

    purchase 1994-01-12

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    Inv.; sale, Perry Belmont and Mrs Belmont (Washington, DC and Newport, RI), New York (Anderson Galleries), 21 October 1932, no. 320, with pendant, SK-A-1889, no. 321;…; sale, Alder Manor et al. [section 'The property of a private collector'], New York (Christie’s), 12 January 1994, no. 132, fl. 44,735, to the museum

  • 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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