BACKER, Jacob Adriaensz.
(b. 1608, Harlingen, d. 1651, Amsterdam)

Portrait of Johannes Lutma

1639-51
Oil on panel, 91 x 71 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Johannes Lutma was the leading silversmith in Amsterdam in the 1630s. Among his creations were four silver salt cellars in the shape of boys with shells on their heads. In this oval painting Jacob Backer portrayed Lutma with one of these salt cellars.