Ferdinand Bol

Portrait of Engel de Ruyter (1649-1683)

Ferdinand Bol
Portrait of Engel de Ruyter (1649-1683)

On view in Room 16

This is Engel de Ruyter, the 20-year-old son of Admiral Michiel de Ruyter. Like his father, he had his portrait painted by Ferdinand Bol, who portrayed Engel as a ruler, despite his youth.

The gilt frame of the painting is original. It is richly decorated with attributes that refer to the navy.

Technical details

Ferdinand Bol
Portrait of Engel de Ruyter (1649-1683)

On view in Room 16

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General information
Artist Ferdinand Bol (Dordrecht 1616 - 1680 Amsterdam)
Title Portrait of Engel de Ruyter (1649-1683)
Object name painting
Inventory number 19
On view in Room 16
Material and technical details
Technique oil
Material canvas
Dimensions 131 x 112 cm
Inscriptions
Signed and dated at right, on the balustrade: fBol. 1669.
fB in ligature

Provenance

Probably the portrait inventoried in the house of the sitter, Amsterdam, 1683; purchased, presumably in 1817 (first mentioned in 1822)