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[ 44.6 Euro Portrait Drawings, Groups ]

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44.6 Euro Portrait Drawings, Groups

Only two European group portrait drawings by Johnson are known to exist; both are of children of his European patrons. These portraits remained in Europe. —PH

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Hills no. 44.6.1

Wigbold Albert Willem and Hendrik van Limburg Stirum

Rijksmuseum title: Portret van Wigbold Albert Willem, Graaf van Limburg Stirum en Graaf Hendrik [Portrait of Wigbold Albert Willem, Count van Limburg Stirum and Count Hendrik]

1855, March

Locale: Possibly The Hague, the Netherlands

Chalk on paper

26 15/16 x 21 1/4 in. (68.3 x 54 cm)

Signed and dated: E. Johnson./Mch. 1855.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (RP-T-2005-169)

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Provenance

Collection van Schuylenburch van Bommenede, Ulenpas, the Netherlands

Dienst voor ’s Rijks Verspreide Kunstvoorwerpen (Service for Nationally Distributed Art Objects), The Netherlands (C. 841)

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 2005 (by transfer)

References

Kraan 2002

Kraan, Hans. Dreams from Holland: Foreign Artists Paint Holland, 1800–1914. The Hague: Waanders Publishers, 2002, p. 113, Johnson made portraits of the "leading families such as the Bentincks, the Fagels, the Van Limburg-Stirums and even of the Royal family (house)."

Sitter Biography

Sitter: Van Limburg Stirum, Hendrik

Biography:

Hendrik van Limburg Stirum (1847–1902). Son of Otto Leopold van Limburg Stirum (1801–1879) and his first wife, Aleida Hermanna Christina van der Wijck (1809–1849). Brother of Woltera Geertruida (1841–1877), Frederika Augusta (1842–1903), Wigbold Albert Willem (1845–1884), and two others.

Sitter: Van Limburg Stirum, Wigbold Albert Willem

Biography:

Wigbold Albert Willem van Limburg Stirum (1845–1884). Son of Otto Leopold van Limburg Stirum (1801–1879) and his first wife, Aleida Hermanna Christina van der Wijck (1809–1849). Brother of Woltera Geertruida (1841–1877), Frederika Augusta (1842–1903), and Hendrik (1847–1902), all of whom also were portrayed by Johnson, and two others. Married Anna Elisabeth Groeninx van Zoelen (m. 1874).

Keywords

Portrait pose:
- Half length »
- Portrait »
- Standing »
Portrait sitter families:
- Van Limburg Stirum Family »

Record last updated March 30, 2022. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.

Citation: Hills, Patricia, and Abigael MacGibeny. "Wigbold Albert Willem and Hendrik van Limburg Stirum, 1855, March (Hills no. 44.6.1)." Eastman Johnson Catalogue Raisonné. www.eastmanjohnson.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=1305 (accessed on May 7, 2024).