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Portrait of Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck and Catharina Nahuys with their Children
Also titled Portret van Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck en Catharina Nahuys met hun kinderen
Pierre Prud'hon (Cluny, 1758–1823)
1801 - 1802
- Medium
- canvas, oil paint (paint)
- Classification
- painting
- Dimensions
- height 263.5 cm x width 200 cm
- Museum
- Rijksmuseum
- Credit line
- Gift of Mr and Mrs Drucker-Fraser, Montreux
- Rights
- Public Domain Mark, as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed
About this work
For nearly seven years, Rutger Schimmelpenninck promoted the interests of the Batavian Republic in Paris and London. As a patriot, he championed democracy. He and his wife Catharina Nahuys formed a successful ambassadorial duo. The portrait demonstrates their closeness and their love for nature and their children, Catharina and Gerrit. Initially, Catharina leaned on her husband’s shoulder with both arms in a more intimate pose, which the artist adjusted while painting.
