Anna Leafing Through a Portfolio of Prints — History & Facts
Anna, the painter’s seven-year-old stepdaughter, holds up a print with both hands. She has to peer around the sheet; that is how large it is, or conversely just how small Anna is. The Alma Tadema family filled their house with portraits of themselves.
Possibly this small painting was among them. It affords the viewer an intimate glimpse into the child’s world while simultaneously demonstrating a fondness for graphic art.
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Las meninas
Diego Velázquez

Self-portrait with a Bandaged Ear and Pipe
Unidentified artist

Girl with a Pearl Earring
Johannes Vermeer

The Sampling Officials of the Amsterdam Drapers’ Guild, Known as ‘The Syndics’
Rembrandt van Rijn

The Hundred Guilder Print: the man seen on the back in the lower left corner
Rembrandt van Rijn

Portrait of Dr Gachet
Vincent van Gogh