Portrait of Jacquemijna Le Pla

Jacquemijna Le Pla (1647-1696) was the wife Justus Ghys (1638-1680), a Leiden merchant and distant cousin of van den Tempel. The lost pendant of the painting represented the husband.

Abraham van den Tempel was renowned for his depiction of the sumptuous materials and objects worn by the elegant and privileged sitters he painted. In the present painting the sitter poses with a smooth-haired brown and white spaniel before an extensive garden, a statue behind her to the right and a classical balustrade in the distance. Her garments are luxurious.