Title

Portrait of Jan Pellicorne, c1626. Creator: Cornelis van Poelenburgh.

Caption

Portrait of Jan Pellicorne, c1626. This delicate, fanciful portrait and its pair were probably made as mementos of the marriage in 1626 of Jan Pellicorne (1597-after 1653) and Susanna van Collen, both from wealthy merchant families. The leopard skin thrown rakishly over his shoulder, his blouse, and the strap (for a quiver) all evoke the romantic, care-free, but strictly imaginary life of ancient Greek shepherds, as popularized by theatrical productions of the time. His carefully dishevelled hair suggests a shepherd, but his neat mustache and goatee mark him as really a gentleman.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM23B15_448

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

57,1Mb (1,7Mb) / 13,4in x 16,5in / 4026 x 4960 (300dpi)

Keywords

Europe animal people man man men businessman painting country metal guy beard museum Netherlands Dutch color oil copper location century moustache bearded miniature mustache facial hair goatee leopard skin 17th century United States of America Colour animal skin Netherlandish American America USA seventeenth century animal hide TGN portrait united states Cornelis van Poelenburgh Poelenburgh Cornelis van van Poelenburgh Cornelis Oil on copper Cornelius van Poelenburg Walters Art Museum Cornelis van Poelenburch Heritage Art Miniature Polenburg Cornelius Cornelius Polenburg Low Countries Cornelis Poelenburch Poelenburch Cornelis Cornelius van Poelenburgh