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Johnson moved to The Hague in 1851. On November 20, 1851, he wrote to Andrew Warner of the American Art-Union, “I am at present . . . at the Hague, where I find I am deriving much advantage from studying the splendid works of Rembrandt & a few other of the old Dutch masters, who I find are only to be seen in Holland. I shall probably continue here a good portion of the winter" [Adapted from Hills, The Genre Painting of Eastman Johnson, pp. 40–41].
He made free copies after Rembrandt, Van Dyke, and the contemporary Belgian painter Louis Gallait. He stayed in the Netherlands until 1855 and developed a profitable career as a portrait painter. —PH
C. J. van graaf van Limburg Stirum, Iconografie van het Geslacht van Limburg Stirum, 1994: "Half-figure sitting in high chair to the left, facing, purple-black velvet frock with lace collar, white shawl, smooth hair separated in the middle, background on the right included amber curtain with landscape on the left."
Adolphine Wilhelmina Anna van der Wyck (1819–1849).