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Portrait of Dina Lems
Ref: sk-a-4970
Dina Lems gestures towards a grein plant, a variety of pepper cultivated on Africa’s west coast. Her father and her first husband, Jan Valkenburgh (opposite), were employed by the Dutch West India Company. Their – and consequently her – prosperity derived from the trade in pepper, ivory, gold, and enslaved people. While Lems resided in Amsterdam, Valkenburgh spent most of their married life at Fort Elmina in Africa.
Title: Portrait of Dina Lems
Artist:
Date: c. 1660
Medium: canvas; oil paint (paint)
Type: painting
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