Snuffbox with a Portrait of Madame de Pompadour

anonymous, c. 1760

In the 18th century, snuffboxes with portraits were popular gifts. Royal examples were often given to ambassadors or courtiers as a token of appreciation or as payment for their services. Madame de Pompadour, the mistress of King Louis XV, also gifted such snuffboxes to those who had served her well, making them an important symbol of status and gratitude.

Artwork typebox, snuffbox
Object numberBK-17143
Dimensionsheight 3.7 cm x width 7.1 cm x depth 5.2 cm

Identification

Title(s)
Snuffbox with a Portrait of Madame de Pompadour
Object type
Object number
BK-17143
Description
Rechthoekige doos met wanden van bandagaat. Op het deksel onder glas een geschilderd miniatuur-portret van Madame de Pompadour, omgeven door een smal gouden randje.

Creation

Creation
goldsmith: anonymous, Germany
Dating
c. 1760
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Material and technique

Dimensions
height 3.7 cm x width 7.1 cm x depth 5.2 cm

Explanatory note

Oorspronkelijk portret van Madame de Pompadour vervaardigd door François Boucher, 1756. Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München, inventarisummer HUW 18.

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Acquisition and rights

Copyright
Public domain
Provenance
…; collection Eugen Gutmann (1840-1925), Munich, 1912;{Von Falke 1912, p. 77, no. 238, image 60.}…; from Dr Fritz Mannheimer (1890-1939), Amsterdam and Paris, fl. 6,350,000, en bloc, to Artistic & General Securities Ltd. as security for a loan from the Mendelssohn & Co. Bank, but kept in usufruct, 1934;{NHA, 476, RMA Archive, inv. no. 2142, Recapitulatie der geïnventariseerde kunstvoorwerpen van wijlen Dr F. Mannheimer, undated, p. 40, no. Pr 132, Artistic no. 22/68; NHA, 233, Arrondissementsrechtbank Amsterdam, inv. no. 1365, “O.R. 256/1939, Faillissementsdossier: nalatenschap Dr. F. Mannheimer, 28 augustus 1939”, image 3, page 2.} purchased from Mendelssohn & Co. Bank, en bloc, by the Dienststelle Mühlmann, The Hague, for Adolf Hitler's Führermuseum, Linz, 1940;{Korthals Altes 1974, pp. 21-22.} war recuperation, SNK, 1945;{HNA, SNK Archive, 2.08.42, inv. no. 548.} on loan, with 1,702 other objects, from the DRVK to the museum, 1952;{Note RMA.} transferred to the museum, 1960
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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