Rembrandt van RijnDutch, 1606–1669Hendrickje with Fur Wrap
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “Hendrickje with Fur Wrap” now? Collection: The National Gallery, London. Unknown.
London, United Kingdom
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the painting
Portrait of Hendrickje Stoffels is an oil on canvas painting by the Dutch golden age artist Rembrandt Van Rijn. The painting is a portrait of Rembrandt's housekeeper Hendrickje Stoffels who was also Rembrandt's mistress and mother of his daughter. In the portrait she is sitting on a chair, wearing a fur mantle and expensive jewellery. Her chemise is open loosely over her bosom, as she rests her right arm on the top of the chair.
Details
- Accession number
- NG6432
In the catalog
Sources
- Wikidata
- Image: The National Gallery — Attributed to Rembrandt · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
In the life of Rembrandt van Rijn
The whole life1631–1669 · Workplace
Amsterdam
1639–1658 · Residence
Rembrandt House Museum
1657–1658
Sale of His Property and Collection
Rembrandt's property and art collection were sold at auction; the detailed inventory listed 363 items — paintings, prints, antique busts, weapons, textiles, and exotic objects.
1658
Move to the Rozengracht
After the house was sold at auction, the family left the prestigious Jodenbreestraat and moved to modest rented lodgings on the Rozengracht — a district of craftsmen and artists, where Rembrandt lived until the end of his life.
1660
Titus and Hendrickje Found an Art Firm
Since after his declaration of insolvency Rembrandt could not trade on his own, in 1660 Titus and Hendrickje founded an art-dealing firm through which his works were sold.
1661–1663
Pupil: Arent de Gelder
