Helena van der Schalcke

Gerard ter Borch (II), c. 1648

Helena van der Schalck, a merchant's daughter was no more than three years old when she was portrayed here. Her silk dress adorned with bows and her straw purse resemble adult attire. However, just visible on her back is a bit of her walking reins, used to keep children safe. The red carnation in her hand symbolizes hope for eternal life. Sadly, Helena died at the age of 24.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-1786
  • Dimensionsheight 34.1 cm x width 28.5 cm, depth 1.2 cm, frame: height 59 cm x width 52 cm x thickness 6.5 cm
  • Physical characteristicsoil on panel

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Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Portrait of Helena van der Schalcke (1646-71). Daughter of Gerard van der Schalcke en Johanna Bardoel and the future Wife of Nicolaes Eichelberg (former title)
    • Portrait of Helena van der Schalcke (1646-1671)
    • Helena van der Schalcke

  • Object type

  • Object number

    SK-A-1786

  • Description

    Portret van Helena van der Schalcke als kind. Dochter van Johanna Bardoel en Gerard van der Schalcke. Later getrouwd met Nicolaes Eichelberg. Staande, ten voeten uit, met een rieten mandje of tas om de arm en een anjer in de hand.

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Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Gerard ter Borch (II)

  • Dating

    c. 1648

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    oil on panel

  • Dimensions

    • height 34.1 cm x width 28.5 cm
    • depth 1.2 cm
    • frame: height 59 cm x width 52 cm x thickness 6.5 cm

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Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Purchased with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt

  • Acquisition

    purchase 1898-10

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    ? Commissioned by Gerard Abrahamsz van der Schalcke (1609-1667) and Johanna Bardoel (1603-after 1667), Haarlem; ? their daughter, Helena van der Schalcke (1646-1671), Haarlem; ? her husband, Nicolaes Eichelberg (?-1699), Amsterdam; ? his daughter, Agneta Eichelberg (1671-1749), Amsterdam; ? her daughter, Helena Overbeek (1711-1756), Amsterdam; ? her daughter, Agneta Wittemeyer (1732-1793), Amsterdam; ? her daughter, Catharina Helena Bardon (1754-1807), Amsterdam; ? her daughter, Catharina Paulina van Driest (1798-1856), Amsterdam; her son, Hendrik Christiaan Kleinpenning (1834-1904), Leiden;{Provenance reconstructed in H.L. Kruimel, ‘Rondom de Van der Schalcke-portretten van Gerard Ter Borch’, _Jaarboek van het Centraal Bureau voor Genealogie_ 25 (1971), pp. 224-29, esp. p. 224.}…; from Francke Gallery, Amsterdam, with SK-A-1784 and SK-A-1785, fl. 575, to the museum, with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt, 1898

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