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Portrait of Engel de Ruyter (1649-1683)
Ferdinand Bol1669
Mauritshuis
Den Haag, Netherlands
This is Engel de Ruyter, the 20-year-old son of Admiral Michiel de Ruyter. Like his father, he had his portrait painted by Ferdinand Bol, who portrayed Engel as a ruler, despite his youth.
The gilt frame of the painting is original. It is richly decorated with attributes that refer to the navy.
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Details
- Title: Portrait of Engel de Ruyter (1649-1683)
- Creator: Bol, Ferdinand
- Date Created: 1669
- Physical Dimensions: h131 cm x w112 cm
- Provenance: Probably the portrait inventoried in the house of the sitter, Amsterdam, 1683; purchased, presumably in 1817 (first mentioned in 1822)
- Type: Painting
- Medium: Oil on canvas
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