Maria Cornelia Schimmelpenninck van der Oye 1880

Thérèse Schwartze's 1880 portrait of Maria Cornelia Schimmelpenninck van der Oye showcases the artist's skill in capturing the subtle nuances of her subject. The sitter's delicate features are rendered with precision, her gaze direct yet reserved, suggesting a woman of both intelligence and grace. The painting's soft palette and realistic style are characteristic of the academic realism movement popular in the late 19th century. The inclusion of the sitter's name in the title is a testament to the artist's practice of creating portraits of prominent figures of the time.