VERKOLJE, Johannes I
(b. 1650, Amsterdam, d. 1693, Delft)

Portrait of Abraham van Bleyswijck Guilliaamszn

1693
Oil on copper, 55 x 47 cm
Private collection

Abraham van Bleyswijck was a brewer in Amsterdam. At the left of the picture a Cupid with a stork are depicted, with reference to the sitter's brewery De Ooievaar (The Stork). The pendant of the painting represents the portrait of his wife, Johanna Anthonetta Blonk.

The painting is signed bottom left: I. Verkolje / 1693.




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