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Princess Anna of Thurn and Taxis (d.1693)
LEERMANS, Pieter (1640/55-1706)
Countess Anna de Hornes was the mother of the celebrated Prince Eugene Alexander, also on display. Leermans was associated with a group of artists from Leiden who specialized in small-scale, meticulously detailed paintings. They were called the Leiden'fijnschilders' (fine painters). Here he has painted on copper to create a smooth, polished appearance. Viewers in this pre-photographic era would have been astonished at the perfection of such portraits. In addition to the artist's signature on the pendant to this portrait, both bear later inscriptions recording the sitter's dates.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 38
Creation/Production
LEERMANS, Pieter
Acquisition
Gift, 1950
Given by Mary Collin
Measurements
Height
(cm): 30
Width
(cm): 22.6
Height
(in): 11
Width
(in): 8
h(cm) frame:47.5
h(cm)
w(cm) frame:41.4
w(cm)
d(cm) frame:7.1
d(cm)
Techniques
oil on copper
Techniques (fine art)
art dept - fine
Fine Art - painting
Material
oil
Location
Gallery 03
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