# Portrait of Maria van Strijp

- By: Johannes Verspronck (Haarlem, 1600–1662)
- Date: 1652
- Medium: panel, oil paint (paint)
- Classification: painting
- Dimensions: outer size: depth 5.5 cm (support incl. SK-L-3165)
- Credit line: Transfer to the state in lieu of inheritance tax
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/SK-A-5000--0511efab6bfb72be992c309be95e5662)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/ekBPF/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Maria van Strijp was a member of a wealthy Haarlem family active in the flourishing textile trade. Her jewellery and black dress sumptuously trimmed with lace are far more valuable than this painting of her. The decision to commission Verspronck for her portrait was easily made: he was the specialist in capturing luxurious fabrics and jewels.