About this piece

Portrait of an art and music enthusiast, likely one of the three brothers from the Mennonite Van der Mersch family in Amsterdam. The man is depicted full-length, seated at a table with a drawing in his hand. On the table are an art book and a music book featuring the Van der Mersch family crest. A cello leans against a chair on the right, and a globe is positioned to the left.

Artist: Cornelis Troost
Title: Portrait of a Member of the Van der Mersch Family
Date: 1736

Related tags: cornelis troost, van der mersch family, art and music, 18th century portrait, dutch painting, cello

Dimensions: 2022 x 2556 (Nearest commonly-used ratio: 11:14)
Image file name: portrait_of_a_member_of_the_van_der_mersch_family_287d511c.jpeg
Image file size: 3286879
Time image uploaded: 2024-06-30T09:22:42.000Z
License: CC0 (Creative Commons 0)

Source: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam