Portrait of Dirck, Johannes, or Jacobus Wallis, Johannes Verspronck, 1653

Portrait of Dirck, Johannes, or Jacobus Wallis, Johannes Verspronck, 1653

oil on panel, h 85.1cm × w 65.7cm × t 1.3cm Catalogue entry

Along with Frans Hals, Cornelis Verspronck was the most sought-after portraitist in Haarlem. Burghers who deemed Hals’ brushstrokes to be too loose, turned to him. Verspronck’s realistic portrait style is brilliantly exemplified in this likeness of a member of the Wallis family, which is laid out in detail in a sober and serene manner. Quite exceptionally it is still in its original frame. A rarity!

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