# Portrait of Amalia Eliza Tilanus-van Leeuwen

- By: Thérèse Schwartze (Amsterdam, 1851–1918)
- Date: 1900
- Medium: paper, pastel (crayon)
- Classification: drawing
- Dimensions: height 73.5 cm x width 59 cm
- Credit line: C.B. Tilanus Bequest, Amsterdam
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/SK-A-3450--fe54b00e1d825a465a5d6faab52ce0a9)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/2b09ffb4cb55434b35fc70ed78ffefb1.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Amalia Tilanus-van Leeuwen had herself regally portrayed by the most fashionable artist of the time: Thérèse Schwartze. The colourful and detailed likeness is illustrative of Schwartze’s success. With an amazing mastery of pastel, and a hint of flattery, she deftly captured her patron’s character. Tilanus had to splurge for such a magnificent portrait. In keeping with her status as a celebrated portraitist, Schwartze was pricey to say the least.