JONSON VAN CEULEN, Cornelius the Elder
(b. 1593, London, d. 1661, Utrecht)

Portrait of a Gentleman

1644
Oil on canvas, 104 x 84 cm
Private collection

In 1643 relocated his family to Amsterdam. The works he produced during this period were primarily half-length and three-quarter length portraits noted for their elegance, precise rendering of the sitters' facial features and sensitivity to their individual characteristics.

The gentleman represented in the present painting was the mayor of Haarlem.