Portrait of a Man, Probably from the Pauw Family

Paulus Moreelse (signed by artist), 1625

This is an archetypal image of an affluent Dutch citizen at the beginning of the 17th century: confident – even a touch pompous – and fashionably dressed, but without undue excess. Although the sitter’s identity is unknown, he was probably a member of the fabulously wealthy Pauw family of Amsterdam merchants. The picture is still in its original black painted and parcel-gilt oak frame.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-C-1440
  • Dimensionssupport: height 127.5 cm x width 94 cm
  • Physical characteristicsoil on panel

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Portrait of a Man, possibly Reijnier Pauw (1591-1676)
    • Portrait of a Man, Probably from the Pauw Family

  • Object type

  • Object number

    SK-C-1440

  • Description

    Portret van een man, mogelijk Reijnier Pauw. Reijnier Pauw was president van de Hoge Raad. Kniestuk, staand, iets naar rechts gewend, bij een tafel waarop een zwarte hoed met brede rand ligt. Handschoenen in de rechterhand, de linkerhand in de zij. Het pendant met het portret van Clara Alewijn is in 1906 bij een brand verloren gegaan.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    signature and date, upper left, with ligated monogram: ‘1625 / PM’

  • Part of catalogue

Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Paulus Moreelse (signed by artist)

  • Dating

    1625

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    oil on panel

  • Dimensions

    support: height 127.5 cm x width 94 cm

This work is about

  • Person

  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from a private collector

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; ? through the family of the sitter to Maarten Iman Pauw (1774-1846), The Hague; his son, Matthieu Christiaan Hendrik Pauw van Wieldrecht (1816-95), The Hague (placed in the Grote Zaal of the Oude Mannenhuis, The Hague, 1846-52);{‘Catalogus van Familie-Portretten, van Kisten & Koffers, toebehoorende aan Mr.M.C.H. Pauw, gedeponeerd in de Groote Zaal van het Ouden-Mannen Huis’, no. 24, as Reijnier Pauw; see Wolleswinkel 1993, p. 173.} his son, Maarten Iman ridder Pauw van Wieldrecht (1860-1913), Kasteel Broekhuizen, Leersum; his son, Reinier ridder Pauw van Wieldrecht (1893-1939), The Hague, but given in usufruct to Maria Pauw van Wieldrecht-Repelaer (1863-1939), Kasteel Broekhuizen, Leersum;…; on loan from a private collector to the museum, since 1953

  • 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

  • Documentatiemap: aantekeningen R. van Luttervelt [Michiel Pauw].

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