Portrait of a Boy with a Falcon
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
29 3/4 x 25 in. (75.6 x 63.5 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, George T. Delacorte Jr. Gift, 1957
Accession Number
57.104
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About this artwork
This paintings exemplifies the artistic traditions of its period. Created 1643–1677, it demonstrates the oil on canvas technique characteristic of its era.
About the Artist
Wallerant Vaillant · 1623–1677
Wallerant Vaillant (1623-1677) was a French-born Dutch Golden Age painter and printmaker who pioneered the mezzotint technique in printmaking. Born in Lille on May 30, 1623, he died in Amsterdam on August 28, 1677, leaving behind a significant legacy as both a portraitist and innovator in graphic arts. Vaillant holds a distinguished place in art history as one of the first professional artists to...