Snuffbox with a Portrait of Madame de Pompadour

anonymous, c. 1760

In the 18th century, snuffboxes with portraits were popular gifts. Royal examples were often given to ambassadors or courtiers as a token of appreciation or as payment for their services. Madame de Pompadour, the mistress of King Louis XV, also gifted such snuffboxes to those who had served her well, making them an important symbol of status and gratitude.

  • Artwork typebox, snuffbox
  • Object numberBK-17143
  • Dimensionsheight 3.7 cm x width 7.1 cm x depth 5.2 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Snuffbox with a Portrait of Madame de Pompadour

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-17143

  • Description

    Rechthoekige doos met wanden van bandagaat. Op het deksel onder glas een geschilderd miniatuur-portret van Madame de Pompadour, omgeven door een smal gouden randje.

Creation

  • Creation

    goldsmith: anonymous, Germany

  • Dating

    c. 1760

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 3.7 cm x width 7.1 cm x depth 5.2 cm

Explanatory note

  • Oorspronkelijk portret van Madame de Pompadour vervaardigd door François Boucher, 1756. Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München, inventarisummer HUW 18.

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  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; collection Eugen Gutmann (1840-1925), Munich, 1912;{Von Falke 1912, p. 77, no. 238, image 60.}…; from Dr Fritz Mannheimer (1890-1939), Amsterdam and Paris, fl. 6,350,000, en bloc, to Artistic & General Securities Ltd. as security for a loan from the Mendelssohn & Co. Bank, but kept in usufruct, 1934;{NHA, 476, RMA Archive, inv. no. 2142, Recapitulatie der geïnventariseerde kunstvoorwerpen van wijlen Dr F. Mannheimer, undated, p. 40, no. Pr 132, Artistic no. 22/68; NHA, 233, Arrondissementsrechtbank Amsterdam, inv. no. 1365, “O.R. 256/1939, Faillissementsdossier: nalatenschap Dr. F. Mannheimer, 28 augustus 1939”, image 3, page 2.} purchased from Mendelssohn & Co. Bank, en bloc, by the Dienststelle Mühlmann, The Hague, for Adolf Hitler's Führermuseum, Linz, 1940;{Korthals Altes 1974, pp. 21-22.} war recuperation, SNK, 1945;{HNA, SNK Archive, 2.08.42, inv. no. 548.} on loan, with 1,702 other objects, from the DRVK to the museum, 1952;{Note RMA.} transferred to the museum, 1960

  • Remarks

    Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

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  • Snuffbox with a Portrait of Madame de Pompadour
  • Snuffbox with a Portrait of Madame de Pompadour
  • Snuffbox with a Portrait of Madame de Pompadour