Why it matters
Amalia van Solms, wife of the stadtholder, is shown in profile with a lace collar and pearls: rare in Rembrandt's portraits of the time. A 1632 inventory places it in her cabinet at Noordeinde Palace.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1632.
- It was long thought to be a portrait of Saskia.
- It has been in the Musée Jacquemart-André since 1892.
Based on the Dutch Wikipedia article Portret van Amalia van Solms (CC BY-SA 4.0).
