Johanna and the Jewish Merchants

• The Spendthrift or the Wasteful Woman, act III, scene V, from the Play by Thomas Asselijn (Joanna and the Polish Jewish Traders)
• Johanna and the Jewish Merchants

The Spendthrift or the Wasteful Woman, act III, scene V, from the Play by Thomas Asselijn (Joanna and the Polish Jewish Traders)

SK-A-4209

signature and date: ‘C. Troost 1741’

Troost depicted a scene from the popular farce The Spendthrift or the Wasteful Woman. The central character, Johanna, wastes her new expensive finery on two Polish-Jewish traders, portrayed in a stereotypical manner. In reality, they are Johanna’s father and husband, who have disguised themselves in order to expose her. Perched on the chair at the left, amidst a variety of Chinese valuables, is a ring-tailed lemur from Madagascar.

Rosalien van der Poel, 'Boekbespreking : Zijden Draad - China en Nederland sinds 1600', Aziatische Kunst 46 (2016) nr. 1, p. 56, afb. 2.

painter: Cornelis Troost (signed by artist)

1741

olieverf op paneel

height 68.5 cm x width 86 cm

Gift of Mr and Mrs Leopold Siemens-Ruyter, Blaricum

gift 1954

Public domain

…; on loan from Christiaan Pieter Hendrik Ras (1866-1934), Bussum, to the museum, 1909-13 (inv. no. SK-C-954); his son, Gozewin Hendrik Gerard Ras (1914-44), Mauthausen; his mother, Mrs. Siemens - Ruyter, Amsterdam; donated by Mr. and Mrs. Siemens-Ruyter, Amsterdam, to the museum, 1954, but kept in usufruct; transferred to the museum, 1971

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.

Rosalien van der Poel, 'Boekbespreking : Zijden Draad - China en Nederland sinds 1600', Aziatische Kunst 46 (2016) nr. 1, p. 56, afb. 2.

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