Portrait of a Member of the Van der Mersch Family
This portrait invites us to enter the room and enjoy art and music with this gentleman. Typical of the 18th century is the lack of distance between sitter and viewer: the likeness is not intimidating. We stand face to face with a cheerful young man, member of a wealthy Mennonite family from Amsterdam. The visit has caught him unawares: on his shoulder are traces of powder spilled while he powdered his wig.
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Portrait of a Member of the Van der Mersch Family
This portrait invites us to enter the room and enjoy art and music with this gentleman. Typical of the 18th century is the lack of distance between sitter and viewer: the likeness is not intimidating. We stand face to face with a cheerful young man, member of a wealthy Mennonite family from Amsterdam. The visit has caught him unawares: on his shoulder are traces of powder spilled while he powdered his wig.
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Dit portret wekt de indruk dat ...... toen hij zijn pruik poederde.
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This portrait invites us to en ...... led while he powdered his wig.
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Rijksmuseum
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Portrait of a Member of the Van der Mersch Family
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Portret van een lid van de familie Van der Mersch
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created
1736
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1736
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extent
breedte 57 cm
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height 72 cm
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hoogte 72 cm
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width 57 cm
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Collectie: schilderijen
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Collection: paintings
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provenance
…; collection Mrs G.P. Hunt, M ...... , £ 2,500, to the museum, 1958
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temporal
second quarter 18th century
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tweede kwart 18e eeuw
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