# Portrait of Clara Alewijn

- By: Dirck van Santvoort (Amsterdam, ca. –1680)
- Date: c. 1644
- Medium: canvas, oil paint (paint)
- Classification: painting
- Dimensions: outer size: depth 7.8 cm (support incl. SK-L-2105)
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/SK-A-1311--f9bc3c63d6e35fea3ea3be3f0e894d26)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/9f2c2967fc0eeb8179e43bb182644c1a.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Clara Alewijn was only nine years old when she sat for this painting. It is the pendant of the portrait of her brother Martinus. Mirroring him, Clara is portrayed as shepherdess sitting beneath a tree and surrounded by sheep. She holds a staff and flowers in her right hand. The bow and quiver in the foreground refer to hunting. Her festive fantasy gown lends the scene a timeless character.