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| Title | A Lady Violinist | |
| Collection | Holburne Museum of Art, Bath | |
| Artist | Manner of Neer, Eglon Hendrik van der (Dutch painter, 1634-1703) Previously attributed to Moor, Karel Isaac de (Dutch portraitist, 1696-1751) |
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| Date Earliest | about 1650 | |
| Date Latest | about 1699 | |
| Description | Eglon Hendrik van der Neer studied under his father, and served as a painter to various noble courts. His technique is characterised by a smooth, seemingly brushless technique, characteristic of the school of Leiden 'fine' painters, ter Borch, Gerrit Dou and Van Mieris. Van der Neer's ladies are often shown reading, proffering food or playing musical instruments. In the 1670s he painted a series of female lute players. This painting also shows similarities to the work of Netscher. | |
| Current Accession Number | A36 | |
| Former Accession Number | 203; 1522; 71 | |
| Subject | figure; portrait; landscape | |
| Measurements | 28.5 x 23.2 cm cm (estimate) | |
| Material | oil on panel | |
| Acquisition Details | Bequeathed by Miss Mary Anne Barbara Holburne 1882. | |
| Provenance | Sir Thomas William Holburne, by 1867-74; by descent to Mary Anne Barbara Holburne (1802-1882), 1874. | |
| Notes | Van der Neer studied under his father, Aert Van der Neer. In 1654, he served as painter to the Counts of Dona, Dutch governors of the principality of Orange. He lived and worked in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Brussels. After 1685 Van der Neer's career was dominated by his service as painter to various noble courts. He was offered a position as court painter to Charles II of Spain in 1697, but declined. In 1696, he became court painter for John William, Elector Palatine in Dusseldorf. Attributions and inventory numbers: Holburne catalogue1867, no. 203, as Karl de Moore; Holburne catalogue 1887, no. 1522, as Karel de Moor; Holburne catalogue 1936, no. 71, as E.v.d.Neer. |
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| Rights Owner | © The Holburne Museum of Art, Bath | |
| Author | Rosie Broadley | |