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Attributed to Constantijn Netscher (1668-1723)
Portrait of a Girl with a Guinea-pig Signed and dated 1677
Oil on canvas | 49.1 x 40.1 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 404850
Queen's Dining Room, Kensington Palace
Attributed to Constantijn Netscher (1668-1723)
Portrait of a Girl with a Guinea-pig Signed and dated 1677
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This young girl has everything which the new Dutch aristocracy sought: a country house with a formal garden and marble furniture and statuary; damask drapery, silk dress, pearls and a guinea-pig, the latest pet imported from the Dutch East Indies. Inscribed: 'CNetscher F 1677'
Provenance
Acquired by George IV who thought that it depicted Sophia Charlotte, Princess of Brunswick; recorded in the Picture Gallery at Buckingham Palace in 1841 (no 171)
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Medium and techniques
Oil on canvas
Measurements
49.1 x 40.1 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
67.2 x 58.0 x 5.8 cm (frame, external)
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Alternative title(s)
Sophia Charlotte, Princess of Brunswick, previously identified as
Princess Mary of Orange (1631-60), previously identified as
Sophia Charlotte of Hanover (1668-1705), later Queen of Prussia, previously identified as
