Portrait of Ewoud Pietersz van der Horst, Director of the Rotterdam Chamber of the Dutch East India Company, elected 1618, Pieter van der Werff, 1695 - 1722

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baroque portraiture influence, dutch east india wealth & power, social status, elite society, company director's authority, van der werff's commissioned portraits, rotterdam's commercial prominence, reflection of 17th-century ideals

Baroque
1722
82.0 x 68.0 cm

Pieter van der Werff (1665 – 1722)

Pieter van der Werff (1665-1722): Dutch Golden Age painter renowned for refined portraits & Baroque scenes of Rotterdam's elite. Pioneer in using Prussian blue.

Portrait of Ewoud Pietersz van der Horst (aged 1624), chosen in 1618. Buste in oval to the right. Part of a series of portraits of the directors of the Rotterdam Chamber of the United East India Company, made for the New East India House from 1698 on the Boompjes in Rotterdam.

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Title: Portrait of Ewoud Pietersz van der Horst, Director of the Rotterdam Chamber of the Dutch East India Company, elected 1618, Pieter van der Werff, 1695 - 1722
Artist: Pieter van der Werff
Year: 1722
Original dimensions: 82.0 x 68.0 cm
Format: Portrait
Copyright status: Public domain
Color palette: Earthy
Main color: Black
Keywords: portrait of a man , ruff and lace details , dutch history art
Perceived brightness: deep_shadow