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Portrait of Emerantia van Citters (1666-94), sister of Anna van Citters

Portrait of Emerantia van Citters (1666-94), sister of Anna van Citters is an oil painting by the Dutch Golden Age artist Simon Du Bois. It dates from 1697 and is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum. This oil painting, created in 1697, is a portrait of Emerantia van Citters, a member of a Dutch family.

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Subject & Meaning

It is an oil on canvas work created in 1693 by Simon Du Bois, depicting her within the Dutch portrait tradition.

The painting shows Emerantia van Citters, sister of Anna van Citters, as a portrait subject. It is an oil on canvas work created in 1693 by Simon Du Bois, depicting her within the Dutch portrait tradition. The subject is presented as part of the van Citters family lineage, with the work held in the Rijksmuseum collection and previously owned by Jacob de Witte van Citters.

Symbolically, the portrait functions as a family record, linking Emerantia to her sister Anna through visual representation within the Dutch Golden Age artistic practice.

Technique & Style

The portrait is executed in oil paint on canvas, a standard support for late seventeenth-century Dutch portraiture. According to the cataloguing record, the work measures 37 cm in height by 32 cm in width, indicating a modest, intimate format suited to a private likeness rather than a formal state portrait. Its medium is classified simply as oil paint, and the work is held by the Rijksmuseum.

Stylistically, the painting belongs to the portrait genre and is dated 1693, situating it within the late Dutch Golden Age tradition of small-scale cabinet pictures. The modest dimensions and canvas support are consistent with the informal, familial character of the sitter, identified as Emerantia van Citters, sister of Anna van Citters.

History & Provenance

Created by Simon Du Bois in 1693, this oil-on-canvas portrait depicts Emerantia van Citters. The work was originally owned by Jacob de Witte van Citters, who is recorded as the proprietor of the piece. It is currently held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.

The portrait is held by the Rijksmuseum, according to its collection records. Earlier provenance links the work to Jacob de Witte van Citters, a recorded former owner. No accession number or inventory code is specified in the available sources, and no exhibition history is documented.

Overview

This oil painting, created in 1697, is a portrait of Emerantia van Citters, a member of a Dutch family. It is held in the Rijksmuseum's collection.

Portrait of Josina Clara van Citters (1671-1753), sister of Anna van Citters, Simon Du Bois

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Simon Du Bois

Simon Du Bois or Dubois (baptized 26 July 1632, Antwerp – buried 26 May 1706, London) ), was a portrait painter, of Flemish or Dutch origin, active in England from 1685 until his death.