Portrait of Hortense de Beauharnais

• Portrait of Hortense de Beauharnais
• Portrait of Hortense de Beauharnais (1783-1837)

Portret van Hortense de Beauharnais (1783-1837), Koningin van Holland, echtgenote van koning Lodewijk Napoleon

SK-A-4943

Hortense de Beauharnais became the first queen of Holland in 1806 when her husband Louis Napoleon ascended the throne. In this portrait, she wears a tiara adorned with pearls, a royal jewel. However, her husband’s reign lasted for only four years, after which De Beauharnais settled on her own in Switzerland. She was a gifted musician and composer, and the cultural gatherings she organized in her home were renowned.

Documentatiemap.

painter: Anne-Louis Girodet-Trioson, Paris

c. 1805 - c. 1809

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• height 60.9 cm x width 49.8 cm
• height 74.7 cm x width 63.7 cm x depth 8.5 cm

Purchased with the support of the BankGiro Lottery

purchase 1998-12

Public domain

Collection of the artist;{According to the catalogue for the sale of the collection Peyriague, Monaco (Sotheby´s), 21 June 1991, introduction.} his niece, Rosine Becquérel-Despréaux, née Girodet de Roussy;{According to the catalogue for the sale of the collection Peyriague, Monaco (Sotheby´s), 21 June 1991, introduction.} her daughter, Rosa Filleul, née Becquérel-Despréaux; her widower, Edmond Filleul (1818-1907);{According to the catalogue for the sale of the collection Peyriague, Monaco (Sotheby´s), 21 June 1991, introduction.} …; Commandant Filleul [? Edmond Filleul's grandson Maurice Filleul (1886-1970)], 1936;{Paris 1936, p. 183, no. 322.} collection Filleul, Montargis, 1978;{Levitine 1978, p. 310, note 1.}…; ? by descent through the families Filleul and Peyriague;{According to the catalogue for the sale of the collection Peyriague, Monaco (Sotheby´s), 21 June 1991, introduction.} sale, collection Peyriague, Monaco (Sotheby´s), 21 June 1991, no. 27, frs. 1,443,000;{Copy RMA.}…; the dealer Stair Sainty Matthiesen, 1991;{Note RMA.} …; from the dealer Richard L. Feigen, New York, $ 375,000, to the museum, with support from the Grote Sponsorloterij, 1998

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.

• Documentatiemap.
• T. van der Meer, 'Lodewijk Napoleon : Een Hollandse koning', Rijksmuseum Kunstkrant 32 (2006) 3, p. 14-17 met afb.
• 'Recent acquisitions at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam', The Burlington Magazine (November 2000), p. 734 met afb. XV.
• Theo Schoemaker, 'Aanwinst : Koningin tegen wil en dank', Rijksmuseum Kunstkrant 25 (1999) 2, pp.16-17 met afb.
• Fribd, Panthéon des illustrations françaises au XIXe siècle, Parijs 1865, p. 2.
• Jaarverslag 1998, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, p. 46-47 met afb. in kleur.

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