Portraits of Surinamese Girls

Portraits of Surinamese Girls

anonymous

Details

Dimensions
height 8.9 cm x width 6.2 cm x weight 65.2 g
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum
Image provider
rijksmuseum
License
Public Domain
Credit
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Art Genome Taxonomy

10 tags

Subject Matter

  • Individual Portrait Visual · 99%

    The image shows one female sitter in a formal head-and-shoulders portrait view within an oval field.

Visual Qualities

  • Highly Detailed Visual · 91%

    Fine painted and ornamental details are visible in the sitter’s curls, facial modeling, lace collar, necklace, pearls, and surrounding decoration.

  • Highly Ornamented Visual · 96%

    The oval surround is densely embellished with a blue band, repeated star motifs, pearl ornaments, and narrow metallic borders.

Medium and Techniques

  • The Rijksmuseum classification identifies the object as a miniature painting, and its recorded height is only 8.9 cm.

  • Painting Both · 99%

    The catalog classifies the work as a painting, and the image visibly shows a painted likeness with modeled facial features, clothing, and background.

Time Periods

  • 19th Century Art Metadata · 99%

    The catalog dates the work to approximately 1810, placing it in the nineteenth century.

Materials

  • Gold Both · 94%

    Gold is listed in the catalog materials and appears in the mount, suspension fitting, borders, and decorative motifs.

  • Enamel Both · 96%

    Enamel is recorded in the catalog, and the surrounding band is visibly deep blue with a glossy decorated surface and star motifs.

  • Ivory Metadata · 99%

    The Rijksmuseum records ivory among the materials; the support itself cannot be independently verified from the photograph through the mounted surface.

  • Gemstone Both · 80%

    The catalog records pearl, and multiple spherical pearl ornaments are visibly set around the oval mount; the controlled vocabulary represents this material under the broader gemstone category.

Source & rights

anonymous. Portraits of Surinamese Girls. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.