Portrait of Martinus Alewijn

Dirck van Santvoort (signed by artist), 1644

This canvas presents Martinus Alewijn, the ten-year-old son of an Amsterdam merchant. He is not simply eternalized in paint as the wealthy city boy that he was, but rather in the guise of a shepherd holding a staff sitting beneath a tree, with a dog and some sheep. These motifs reference country life and hunting. They underscore the family's prominent social standing and affluence.

Artwork typepainting
Object numberSK-A-1310
Dimensionssupport: height 124 cm x width 91 cm, outer size: depth 8 cm (support incl. SK-L-2106)
Physical characteristicsoil on canvas

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Identification

Title(s)
- Portrait of Martinus Alewijn
- Portrait of Martinus Alewijn (1634-1684)
Object type
Object number
SK-A-1310
Description
Portret van Martinus Alewijn (1634-84), zoon van Abraham Alewijn en Geertruid Hooftman, als een herder zittend onder een boom met een hond en staf; rechts een paar schapen. Pendant van SK-A-1311.
Inscriptions / marks
signature and date, bottom centre: ‘Santvoort fe. 1644’
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Creation

Creation
painter: Dirck van Santvoort (signed by artist)
Dating
1644
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Material and technique

Physical description
oil on canvas
Material
Dimensions
- support: height 124 cm x width 91 cm
- outer size: depth 8 cm (support incl. SK-L-2106)

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Acquisition and rights

Acquisition
purchase 1885
Copyright
Public domain
Provenance
**Forboththepresentpainting(SK-A-1310)anditspendant(SK-A-1311)**
? 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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