Fine Art

Portrait of a Couple with Two Children and a Nurse in a Landscape — History & Facts

When this picture went under the hammer in 1824, it was presented as a self-portrait of Adriaen van de Velde with his family. This myth persisted throughout the entire 19th century, and in part because of this it became one of the most admired attractions in Amsterdam. When it became clear that it was certainly not a self-portrait, interest in the painting diminished noticeably.

More Artworks by Adriaen van de Velde

Etching by Adriaen van de Velde depicting a powerful bull with strong musculature

Staande stier

Adriaen van de Velde

Wooded landscape with cattle, oil on canvas by Adriaen van de Velde

Wooded Landscape with Cattle

Adriaen van de Velde

A sunlit clearing beneath ancient ruins shows a man with a white horse, a seated woman and child, grazing cattle and sheep, goats, and resting dogs amid rolling hills.

Pastoral Landscape with Ruins

Adriaen van de Velde

Pastoral landscape with ruins, oil on canvas by Adriaen van de Velde

Pastoral Landscape with Ruins

Adriaen van de Velde

Calf in a pasture, etching by Adriaen van de Velde

Grazend kalf

Adriaen van de Velde

A herdsman and shepherdess before a farmhouse, oil on canvas by Adriaen van de Velde

A herdsman and a shepherdess in front of a wooden farmhouse

Adriaen van de Velde

Etching by Adriaen van de Velde featuring a cow and two sheep in a tranquil landscape.

Grazende koe en twee schapen

Adriaen van de Velde

Marine scene of Scheveningen Beach by Adriaen van de Velde, oil painting

Scheveningen Beach

Adriaen van de Velde

Forest Clearing with Grazing Deer, oil on canvas by Adriaen van de Velde

Forest Clearing with Grazing Deer

Adriaen van de Velde

Landscape with sheep and a sleeping shepherd, oil painting by Adriaen van de Velde

Landscape with Sheep and a Sleeping Shepherd

Adriaen van de Velde

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More Portrait Art

A young girl in a pale dress stands center surrounded by figures including two women, a dwarf, a dog, and a man with a brush beside a large canvas.

Las Meninas

Diego Velázquez

A European girl wearing a blue headscarf with a yellow drape and a large pearl earring against a dark background.

Girl with a Pearl Earring

Johannes Vermeer

A man wearing a heavy brown coat and dark fur hat with a white bandage on his right ear clenches a wooden pipe between his lips as smoke rises.

Self-portrait with a Bandaged Ear and Pipe

Unidentified artist

Marie de' Medici stands in a lavish black and gold gown with a golden mantle and helmet, crowned by two winged putti above her, with armor and weapons at her feet against a dramatic sky.

Portrait de Marie de Médicis

Peter Paul Rubens

A seated woman in a deep blue and gold gown with a starched white ruff, holding flowers, against a red curtain and grand architectural background.

Anne of Austria, Queen of France

Peter Paul Rubens

Equestrian portrait of Charles Colonna, Duke of Marsi by Peter Paul Rubens, depicting the Duke on a rearing warhorse.

Equestrian portrait of Charles Colonna, Duke of Marsi

Peter Paul Rubens

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