Portrait of a Man
1620/1621 | Anthonis van Dyck
This work was long believed to be a portrait of the painter Paul de Vos. However, on the verso of a drawing after the painting, now in the City Museum of Münster, the sitter is identified as the painter Jan Boeckhorst. The portrait was cut down in the 18th century and originally showed the man holding a sword, an accessory commonlyused to symbolize aristocratic status. As neither of the two painters ever held a title, both identifications are likely to be inaccurate.
This work was long believed to be a portrait of the painter Paul de Vos. However, on the verso of a drawing after the painting, now in the City Museum of Münster, the sitter is identified as the painter Jan Boeckhorst. The portrait was cut down in the 18th century and originally showed the man holding a sword, an accessory commonlyused to symbolize aristocratic status. As neither of the two painters ever held a title, both identifications are likely to be inaccurate.
Artist:
Anthonis van Dyck (1599 Antwerpen - 1641 London) DNB
Depiction/Person:
Pieter Claesz. Soutman (1593/1601 Haarlem - 1657 Haarlem)
Time:
1620/1621
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Flemish
Material/technology:
Canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 75,5 cm × 58,3 cm × 2,1 cm
cut; originally knee-length portait: 75,5 cm × 58,3 cm × 2,1 cm
Framed: 96 cm × 79 cm × 8 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 693
Provenance
Coll. Leopold Wilhelm; Collection Leopold I.; 1720 in the gallery provable;