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Portrait of Abraham de Visscher (1605-67). Amsterdam merchant and director of the Dutch West India Company

Jacob Adriaensz Backer

c. 1651

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

h 127cm × w 98cm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

canvas; oil paint (paint)

Object Type

painting

Subject Matter

historical persons

Acquisition Method

bequest

Acquired

1823

Notes

wapen (heraldiek)

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.