Who created "VOC Senior Merchant with his Wife and an Enslaved Servant"?

VOC Senior Merchant with his Wife and an Enslaved Servant was created by Aelbert Cuyp in c. 1650 - c. 1655.

What medium is "VOC Senior Merchant with his Wife and an Enslaved Servant"?

VOC Senior Merchant with his Wife and an Enslaved Servant is oil on canvas.

Is "VOC Senior Merchant with his Wife and an Enslaved Servant" in the public domain?

Yes, VOC Senior Merchant with his Wife and an Enslaved Servant is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

VOC Senior Merchant with his Wife and an Enslaved Servant

Q: When was "VOC Senior Merchant with his Wife and an Enslaved Servant" created?

This artwork was created c. 1650 - c. 1655.

Aelbert Cuyp

c. 1650 - c. 1655

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

h 137.3cm × w 206.5cm × t 4.2cm

Classification

painting

Museum

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

About this artwork

Portret van een opperkoopman van de VOC, vermoedelijk Jacob Mathieusen en zijn vrouw; op de achtergrond de retourvloot op de rede van Batavia. Een tot slaaf gemaakte Indonesische jongen houdt een parasol boven het paar.

About the Artist

Aelbert Cuyp · 1620–1691

Aelbert Cuyp (1620–1691), a leading figure of the Dutch Golden Age, was born and died in Dordrecht, Netherlands, where he spent his entire life. The son of portraitist and animal painter Jacob Gerritsz Cuyp (1594–1652), Aelbert came from a family of artists—his uncle Benjamin Gerritsz Cuyp and grandfather Gerrit Gerritsz Cuyp were stained-glass designers—and studied under his father, with whom he ...

VOC Senior Merchant with his Wife and an Enslaved Servant

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