Familieportret van Willem III, koning der Nederlanden, Sophie van Württemberg en twee zoons 1956

This is an anonymous portrait of the Dutch royal family. I think it must have been hard being an artist back then. Imagine painting and painting until you were able to capture these perfect likenesses! Think of how difficult it would be to paint their clothes, each button, and the texture of the curtains. You can see so many textures here, right? The carpet, the stone of the pillars behind them, the lace. I wish the artist had had a bit more fun with it. Why so serious? There is so much that is interesting here. Just think, they didn’t have cameras! I think that the unknown artist did a pretty good job. They have captured the family well. I wonder if they were paid well for their time? I hope they went on to make some more interesting artworks, or inspired another artist to do so!