Portrait of Clara Alewijn

Dirck van Santvoort, c. 1644

Clara Alewijn was only nine years old when she sat for this painting. It is the pendant of the portrait of her brother Martinus. Mirroring him, Clara is portrayed as shepherdess sitting beneath a tree and surrounded by sheep. She holds a staff and flowers in her right hand. The bow and quiver in the foreground refer to hunting. Her festive fantasy gown lends the scene a timeless character.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-1311
  • Dimensionssupport: height 121.5 cm x width 89.5 cm, outer size: depth 7.8 cm (support incl. SK-L-2105)
  • Physical characteristicsoil on canvas

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Portrait of a Young Girl, probably Anna de Bye (1636-1713)
    • Portrait of Clara Alewijn

  • Object type

  • Object number

    SK-A-1311

  • Description

    Portret van Clara Alewijn (1635-74), dochter van Abraham Alewijn en Geertruid Hooftman, als herderin, zittend onder een boom, een staf en bloemen in de hand. Links enkele schapen, op de voorgrond een boog en pijlenkoker. Pendant van SK-A-1310.

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Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Dirck van Santvoort

  • Dating

    c. 1644

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    oil on canvas

  • Dimensions

    • support: height 121.5 cm x width 89.5 cm
    • outer size: depth 7.8 cm (support incl. SK-L-2105)

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  • Person

  • Subject

  • Period

    1635 - 1674

Acquisition and rights

  • Acquisition

    • purchase 1885
    • purchase 2015-08-21
    • interne vervaardiging 1885
    • interne vervaardiging 2015-08-21

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    **For both the present painting (SK-A-1311) and its pendant (SK-A-1310)**
    ? Commissioned by the sitters’ uncle, Frederik Dircksz Alewijn (1603-1665), Amsterdam; ? his probate inventory, 18 December 1665, in the central room of the house at 182 Herengracht, Amsterdam, nos. 37a, 37b, as Anonymous (‘2 schilderije contrefeijtsels van de kinderen t eene een van Martinus Allewijn en tander van de nicht de Bij’);{GPI, N-2349, no. 37.} ? his son, Dirck Alewijn (1644-1687), Amsterdam; ? his son, Dirck Alewijn (1682-1742), Amsterdam and Beemster; ? his son, Frederik Alewijn (1737-1804), Amsterdam and Beemster; ? his son, Frederik Alewijn (1775-1817), Hoorn and Beemster; his son, Dirk Margarethus Alewijn (1816-1885), Hoorn and Medemblik;{Note RMA.} his sale, Amsterdam (C.F. Roos), 16 December 1885, nos. 79, 80, fl. 845, to the dealer Muller, as Abraham van Santvoort;{Copy RMA. NHA, ARS, IS, inv. 165, nos. 491 (15 December 1885), 493 (15 December 1885), 497 (17 December 1885), 498 (18 December 1885).} from whom, fl. 971.75, to the museum, 1885

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