# Portrait of Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck and Catharina Nahuys with their Children

- By: Pierre Prud'hon (Cluny, 1758–1823)
- Date: 1801 - 1802
- Medium: canvas, oil paint (paint)
- Classification: painting
- Dimensions: height 263.5 cm x width 200 cm
- Credit line: Gift of Mr and Mrs Drucker-Fraser, Montreux
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/SK-A-3097--64d99381b8e241e6bfbd268441cdfb50)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/DZMVg/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

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.