Portrait of a Girl, Known as ‘The Little Princess’

Paulus Moreelse, c. 1623

This young girl is portrayed at her most beautiful, in her finest dress and bedecked with jewels, for which she was dubbed ‘the little princes.’ In the 17th century children were represented as small adults. Not only are her clothes a copy of women’s fashion, but her regal pose also makes a very grown-up impression. Paulus Moreelse received numerous commissions from the circles around the stadholder’s court, which favoured a conservative, classic portrait style.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-277
  • Dimensionssupport: height 78 cm x width 62.5 cm x thickness 3.8 cm, outer size: depth 7.3 cm (support incl. frame)
  • Physical characteristicsoil on canvas

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Portrait of a Girl, Known as ‘The Little Princess’
    • Portrait of a Girl, known as ‘The Little Princess’

  • Object type

  • Object number

    SK-A-277

  • Description

    Portret van een meisje, bekend als 'Het prinsesje'. Kniestuk, staand, met de rechterhand aait zij een hondje.

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Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Paulus Moreelse

  • Dating

    c. 1623

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    oil on canvas

  • Dimensions

    • support: height 78 cm x width 62.5 cm x thickness 3.8 cm
    • outer size: depth 7.3 cm (support incl. frame)

This work is about

  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Acquisition

    purchase 1865

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; ? collection H. Hilleveld Hzn (?-1859), Amsterdam;{According to the Rijksmuseum collection catalogues, the painting was purchased at Hilleveld Hzn’s sale of 28 November 1854. However, the painting is not listed in the sale catalogue; see Domela Nieuwenhuis 2001, II, p. 432.}…; from Ms J.M. Weigel, fl. 900, to the museum, 1865{RANH, ARM, inv. 38, Kop, pp. 285-86 (8 August 1865); RANH, ARM, IS, inv. 28, no. 99 (30 October 1865, no. 273); RANH, ARM, Kop, p. 288 (5 November 1865).}

Documentation

  • Documentatiemap Schilderijen: aantekeningen R. van Luttervelt (voor 1963).

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