COLLIER, Edwart
(b. ca. 1640, Breda, d. 1710, Leiden)

Portrait of a Gentleman

1669
Oil on canvas, 88 x 69 cm
Private collection

This signed and dated painting shows an unidentified gentleman, three-quarter length, in a black cape, holding a glove, standing in front of a curtain. It is one of few portraits known to have been executed by Edwaert Collier, an artist best known for his vanitas still-life paintings.