Kruseman was the leading society painter of the Dutch Romantic period. The ladies he portrayed belonged to the rich classes who were able to follow the Parisian fashions. He painted their fashionable hairstyles, hats, shawls and accessories in minute detail. Though this seems almost mocking now, it certainly wasn't at the time.

Specifications
Title | Portrait of a Lady |
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Material and technique | Oil on canvas |
Object type |
Painting
> Painting
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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Location | This object is travelling |
Dimensions |
Height 78,7 cm Width 65,8 cm |
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Artists |
Painter:
Jan Adam Kruseman
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Accession number | 1426 (OK) |
Credits | Schenking / Donation: H.W Twiss, P.M. Twiss-Martini Buys 1935 |
Department | Old Masters |
Acquisition date | 1935 |
Creation date | in 1829 |
Internal exhibitions |
The Collection Enriched (2011) De collectie als tijdmachine (2017) |
External exhibitions |
(H)erkennen Herbouwen (2023) |
Research |
Alma |
Material | |
Object | |
Geographical origin | Northern Netherlands > The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
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All about the artist
Jan Adam Kruseman
Haarlem 1804 - Haarlem 1862
Jan Adam Kruseman enrolled at the Drawing Academy when he was 15 years old and received lessons there from his cousin Cornelis Kruseman. Between 1822 and 1824,...
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