Portrait of Adriaen Paets, Director of the Rotterdam Chamber of the Dutch East India Company, elected 1668

About this artwork

oil on canvas

About the Artist

Pieter van der Werff · 1665–1722

Pieter van der Werff was the younger brother and pupil of Adriaan van der Werff. He was senior member of the Rotterdam painters' guild in 1703 and 1715. For a number of years, van der Werff simply made copies of works by Adriaan. Later, he produced original works in the manner of his older brother, including history paintings, portraits and genre scenes, almost always on a small scale. Comment on...