Caption

Portrait of a military man after Bartholomeus van der Helst Bartholomeus van der Helst, 1613–1670. After Bartholomeus van der Helst; unknown painter. Half-length, three-quarter right, in military uniform. Dark blond wig in long shoulder-length curls, wide square white gauze collar trimmed with a strip of lace, ash-gray doublet with slits in the sleeves revealing a white shirt, and a wide black sash diagonally across the right shoulder trimmed with gold fringe. Background uniformly dark. Miniature, 1650–1670. Height 9.6 cm; width 7.8 cm. Originally bound with other miniatures; frame lost. According to inventory, the missing frame bore the inscription van der Helst., An oval portrait of a person with pale skin and reddish lips set against a dark background, showing long dark brown hair framing the face and a high white collar with a textured decorative band; the clothing includes dark and muted gray fabric with lighter gray and off-white accents and a few darker buttons, and the overall palette features shades of black, brown, gray, white, pale pink, and muted beige.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A17_319

License type

Rights managed

Available size

89.1Mb (3.0Mb) / 17.3in x 20.0in / 5188 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait military man Bartholomeus van der Helst Bartholomeus van der Helst 1613–1670 Bartholomeus van der Helst unknown painter Half-length three-quarter right military uniform Dark blond wig long shoulder-length curls wide square white gauze collar trimmed strip lace ash-gray doublet slits sleeves revealing white shirt wide black sash diagonally across right shoulder trimmed gold fringe Background uniformly dark Miniature 1650–1670 Height 9.6 cm width 7.8 cm Originally bound miniatures frame lost According inventory missing frame bore inscription van der Helst oval portrait person pale skin reddish lips set dark background showing long dark brown hair framing face high white collar textured decorative band clothing includes dark muted gray fabric lighter gray off-white accents darker buttons palette features shades black brown gray white pale pink muted beige.