Portrait of Dirck, Johannes, or Jacobus Wallis

Johannes Verspronck (signed by artist), 1653

Along with Frans Hals, Cornelis Verspronck was the most sought-after portraitist in Haarlem. Burghers who deemed Hals’ brushstrokes to be too loose, turned to him. Verspronck’s realistic portrait style is brilliantly exemplified in this likeness of a member of the Wallis family, which is laid out in detail in a sober and serene manner. Quite exceptionally it is still in its original frame. A rarity!

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-4997
  • Dimensionssupport: height 85.1 cm x width 65.7 cm x thickness 1.3 cm, outer size: depth 5.5 cm (support incl. SK-L-6065)
  • Physical characteristicsoil on panel

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Portrait of Dirck, Johannes, or Jacobus Wallis
    • Portrait of Dirck, Johannes or Jacobus Wallis

  • Object type

  • Object number

    SK-A-4997

  • Inscriptions / marks

    signature and date, lower right (‘ver’ ligated): ‘Johan C verSpronck. aº 1653’

  • Part of catalogue

Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Johannes Verspronck (signed by artist)

  • Dating

    1653

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    oil on panel

  • Dimensions

    • support: height 85.1 cm x width 65.7 cm x thickness 1.3 cm
    • outer size: depth 5.5 cm (support incl. SK-L-6065)

This work is about

  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Purchased with the support of the BankGiro Lottery

  • Acquisition

    purchase 2008-03-03

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; by descent to Jonkvrouw Anna Hubertina van Reenen, née Van Reenen (1892-1974), Nijmegen and Laren; her daughter, Jonkvrouw Dorothea Storm de Grave, née Van Reenen (1916-2006), Huis ter Heide, 1974; purchased from her estate by the museum, with SK-A-4998, SK-A-4999 and SK-A-5000, 3 March 2008

  • 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.

Documentation

    • 'Vier portretten door Johannes Cornelisz Verspronck', in: Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Jaarverslag 2007, Amsterdam 2008, p. 54-58.
    • Taco Dibbits, 'Portretten van Adriana Croes, Eduard Wallis, Maria van Strijp en Dirck, Jacobus of Johannes Wallis', Bulletin van de Vereniging brandt 18 (2008), nr. 2, p. 22-25.

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