Who created this artwork?

was created by Jacob Adriaensz Backer in 1638.

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Johannes Wtenbogaert

Jacob Adriaensz Backer

1638

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

h 122.5cm × w 98cm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

canvas; oil paint (paint)

Object Type

painting

Acquisition Method

loan

Acquired

1964

Notes

signatuur, datum en inscriptie, rechtsboven en linksmidden: ‘Backer Aº 1638 / AEt. 80’

Collection Type

paintings

About Jacob Adriaensz Backer

1608–1651 • Dutch Republic

Style was influenced by Rembrandt and Classicism. Known for his portraits, Backer received many important commissions for group portraits; he also was a history painter. His father, a Mennonite baker, left Friesland and settled the family in Amsterdam in 1611. Jacob Backer returned to Friesland in 1627 to study under Lambert Jacobsz. Comment on works: Portraits, History scenes.