Portrait of the Van Lennep Family, a Merchant Family in Izmir, Antoine de Favray (attributed to), 1769 - 1771

Portrait of the Van Lennep Family, a Merchant Family in Izmir, Antoine de Favray (attributed to), 1769 - 1771

oil on canvas, h 172cm × w 248cm More details

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.

On display in room 1.5