DELFF, Jacob Willemsz I
(b. ca. 1550, Gouda, d. 1601, Delft)

Portrait of a Young Boy

1581
Oil on panel, 62 x 48 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Delff portrayed most of his sitters down to the knees, as in this painting. The inscription at upper left states that the boy is two years old, although he looks considerably older.




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