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Adriana van Heusden and her Daughter at the New Fishmarket in Amsterdam

Image credit: The National Gallery, London

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Emanuel de Witte is best known for his pictures of church interiors, but he had begun his career as a figure painter and later in life started painting portraits. This is one of them. We know from contemporary documents that this is a portrait of one of his patrons, Adriana van Heusden, and her daughter. Adriana was the wife of de Witte’s landlord and patron in Amsterdam, Joris de Wijs. As well as presenting a wealthy woman out shopping, the painting is interesting in the way it uses striking perspectives – a technique which de Witte had developed in his architectural pictures. The diagonals and upright lines created by the struts and supports of the fishmonger’s stall frame the two women with dramatic effect, and give the picture a strong sense of depth.

The National Gallery, London

London

Title

Adriana van Heusden and her Daughter at the New Fishmarket in Amsterdam

Date

about 1662

Medium

Oil on canvas

Measurements

H 57.1 x W 64.1 cm

Accession number

NG3682

Acquisition method

Bought, 1922

Work type

Painting

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