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Portrait of the Van Lennep Family, a Merchant Family in Izmir
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
In the centre of this painting we see David George van Lennep and his wife Anna Maria Leidstar seated on a yellow divan. They belonged to the Levantine elite of the city of Smyrna (now Izmir, in Turkey). These were mostly families originally from the Netherlands who no longer spoke Dutch and had adopted Turkish customs and dress. At the far left is Anna Maria’s father, the textile merchant Justinus Leidstar.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit linePortrait of the Van Lennep Family, a Merchant Family in Izmir. 1769 - 1771. Antoine de Favray. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
