VICTORS, Jan
(b. 1619, Amsterdam, d. 1676, East Indies)

Portrait of a Man as a Turkish Prince

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Oil on canvas, 93 x 72 cm
Private collection

The present portrait is actually a so-called 'portrait historié', a real portrait of a sitter shown as a historic figure, in this case as Jonathan. The biblical figure of Jonathan is described in the Bible, in the Old Testament, in book 1 of Samuel. He was the son of King Saul and a close friend of King David.