General
General
Object Auto ID
70369
Alternate Codes
231144
Common Name
Oil on canvas on board
Classified Name
Painting
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

The Parliament Collection:
Copy of Maria de la Queillerie (1629-1664) wife of Johan van Riebeeck in oval format and dressed in the style of the time. In oval painted frame within the rectangle of the format. Maria de la Queillerie, 1629-1664; Van Riebeeck, Mrs Maria (De la Queillerie), 1629-1664. Portrait.

Provenance

Bequeathed by the late Mrs A C Purcell (HoA Minutes 24 Jan 1944)

Description
Technique Types
Watercolour
Distinguishing Features

Van Riebeeck, Mrs Maria (De la Queillerie), 1629-1664.

Inscriptions
No inscription on work. Large metal decorative label attached to the base. Plate in Afrikaans "Maria de la Queillerie eggenote van Johan van Riebeeck. Gebore 1629. Oorlede 1664. Aan die Parlement nagelaat deur Wyle Mev. A.C. Purcell van Bergvliet en later Wynberg,1944."
Measurement Type Unit Value
Dimension Comments
Wide black wood frame; Board 990 x 760 x 20 mm. Frame without label 1270 x 1040 x 60 mm. With label 1540 x 1040 x 100 mm
History
Object Age Comment
1898
Maker Comment
VETH, Jan Pieter, 1864-1925. Craey, Dirck (original from 1650)
User Comment
1. Library Annual Report 1952, pp11-12, states that the painting was exhibited at the Castle for the Van Riebeeck Festival 1952. Lib Annual Report 1953 states that the exhibition was extended. 2. Library of Parliament
Collector Comment
Oil on canvas on board
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