Michiel de Ruyter and his Family, Juriaen Jacobsz., 1662 – (Georg Albert Jacobsz) Previous Next


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Date: 1662

Size: 269 x 406 cm

Technique: Oil On Canvas

Group portrait of Michiel de Ruyter and his family. On the left is Michiel Adriaensz de Ruyter, Vice Admiral of Holland at the time of this portrait, his third wife Anna van Gelder (1614-87) and her son from a previous marriage Jan Pauwelsz van Gelder (1647-73). The three children of De Ruyter's second marriage are proposed: far right Cornelia (1639-1720) with her husband Jan de Witte (overl. 1683), in the middle Alida (1642-79) and left Angel (1649-83) with a falcon. The two little daughters of the couple, on the left Margaretha (1652-88) and on the right Anna (1655-66), play with their cousin Cornelis de Witte (1660-1701). Two dogs on the left. The company is located in a kind of garden, left a stone wall, right a fountain with a putto.

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