Portrait of Edwin vom Rath’s Pug
After his parents died, the unmarried and childless Edwin vom Rath stayed on alone in the vast family house on the Herengracht in Amsterdam. His only company was his pug, here portrayed by the dog painter Conradijn Cunaeus. Vom Rath used the fortune his family had amassed in trading and processing cane sugar to buy art and to support a variety of cultural institutions.
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Portrait of Edwin vom Rath’s Pug
After his parents died, the unmarried and childless Edwin vom Rath stayed on alone in the vast family house on the Herengracht in Amsterdam. His only company was his pug, here portrayed by the dog painter Conradijn Cunaeus. Vom Rath used the fortune his family had amassed in trading and processing cane sugar to buy art and to support a variety of cultural institutions.
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J.W.E. vom Rath Bequest, Amsterdam
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Legaat van de heer J.W.E. vom Rath, Amsterdam
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description
After his parents died, the un ...... iety of cultural institutions.
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Na de dood van zijn ouders ble ...... lerlei culturele instellingen.
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RP-T-1941-89
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Rijksmuseum
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title
Portrait of Edwin vom Rath’s Pug
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Portret van de mopshond van Edwin vom Rath
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created
c. 1880 - c. 1895
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ca. 1880 - ca. 1895
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extent
breedte 395 mm
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height 296 mm
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hoogte 296 mm
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width 395 mm
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Collectie: tekeningen
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Collection: drawings
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provenance
? Commissioned by or for the f ...... drawings, to the museum, 1941
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temporal
fourth quarter 19th century
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vierde kwart 19e eeuw
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