Artist/Maker
Unidentified artist
(Dutch, active 17th century)
Depicted
Samuel Bayard
(Dutch, 1609 – 1646)
Depicted
Anna Stuyvesant Bayard
(Dutch, 1613 – 1683)
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bayard
ca. 1644
Oil on wood panel
Overall: 34 1/2 × 48 in. (87.6 × 121.9 cm)
Bequest of Cora Van Rensselaer Catlin
1915.7
This double portrait depicts Anna Stuyvesant Bayard (ca. 1611–after 1654) and her husband Samuel (1610–ca. 1650) in a lush landscape in front of their home at Alphen-on-Rhine, Holland. After the death of her husband, Anna emigrated to New Amsterdam, then under the direction of her brother, Peter Stuyvesant.
ClassificationsPAINTINGS
Collections
- Age of Exploration and Dutch New York
