Daughters of Francisco Lopes Suasso

Constantijn Netscher

1709

Painting of two girls, one seated and one standing, holding flowers in garden with sculpture and hedges in background.

Don Francisco (Abraham Israel) Lopes Suasso (ca. 1657–1710), a prominent financier of Portuguese Jewish heritage, had ten children with his second wife, Leonora (Rachel) da Costa (1669–1749). In this painting by the popular Dutch portrait painter Constantijn Netscher, two of their children are depicted, Leonora and Sara, posing in a French-style garden with flowers.

Credits

Courtesy Amsterdam Museum.

Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 5.

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Creator Bio

Constantijn Netscher

1668–1723

Constantijn Netscher was a Dutch painter known for his portraits, landscapes, and historical scenes. Born in the Hague, he was one of twelve children of a prominent court portrait painter. Only he and one other brother followed in his father’s footsteps and became artists.

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