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Portrait of Antoinette Walleran (1598-?)
Portrait of Antoinette Walleran (1598-?) is an oil painting by the Dutch Golden Age artist Jacob Lambrechtsz Loncke. It dates from 1618 and is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum. Jacob Lambrechtsz.
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Technique & Style
The medium and dimensions are consistent with Jacob Lambrechtsz Loncke's practice as a portraitist working in the Northern Netherlands in 1618.
The portrait is executed in oil paint on panel, a standard support for seventeenth-century Netherlandish portraiture. According to the catalogue record, the work measures 66.9 cm in height by 51.8 cm in width, giving it an upright format suited to a half- or three-quarter-length sitter. The medium and dimensions are consistent with Jacob Lambrechtsz Loncke's practice as a portraitist working in the Northern Netherlands in 1618.
No further details about handling, condition, or stylistic qualities are documented in the available sources.
History & Provenance
The portrait was executed in 1618 by Jacob Lambrechtsz. Loncke in oil paint, depicting Antoinette Walleran, born in 1598. The painting is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.
An earlier recorded owner is Jacob de Witte van Citters, who possessed the work before it entered the museum's holdings. The sources do not provide further information about the commission circumstances, the chain of ownership between van Citters and the Rijksmuseum, or any intermediate provenance details.
The painting is held by the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, where it carries the inventory number SK-C-1827. It was acquired from the collection of Jacob de Witte van Citters.
The work has been exhibited at the Rijksmuseum in the past; it was included in the exhibition “Meesters van het Nederlandse portret 1500–1800” held in 1986.
Overview
Jacob Lambrechtsz. Loncke, a painter active in the Dutch Golden Age, completed an oil portrait of Antoinette Walleran in 1618. The work is held by the Rijksmuseum.
Loncke, born in 1580 in Zierikzee, was chiefly known for his portraiture and held a leadership role in the local artists’ guild during the year the painting was made.
Subject & Meaning
The canvas presents a young woman with a composed, slightly smiling expression. Her pale complexion and light brown hair are concealed beneath a tall white lace headdress, while a ruffled collar frames her face. She is dressed in a dark garment accented with gold embroidery at the neckline, suggesting a modest yet refined social standing.
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Artist
Jacob Lambrechtsz. Loncke (1580–1644) was a Dutch Golden Age painter from Zierikzee. He was the son of Lambrecht Jeroen Pietersz Loncke and Mayke Cornelis Leijst and the brother of Rochus. He married Sara Rembrandtsdr…
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