# Portrait of a Gentleman

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## Artwork

- Artist: [OCHTERVELT, Jacob](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/ochtervelt-jacob-r2c48e8eaf21abd>)
- Date: 1651-1700
- Technique: Oil on panel, 26 x 21 cm

## Commentary

This portrait represents an unidentified gentleman bust-length, in a white silk chemise, holding a trumpet, standing at an arched window. The influence of Leiden artists Frans van Mieris and Gerrit Dou is unmistakable in the composition and style of the present work. The framing device of the niche, popularised by Dou, provides a focused composition as well as visual interest through the layering of space.

## Related artworks

- [A Child and Nurse in the Foyer of a Townhouse](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/ochtervelt-jacob-r2c48e8eaf21abd/a-child-and-nurse-in-the-foyer-of-a-townhouse-r2dc80c4da2297e>)
- [A Family Group](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/ochtervelt-jacob-r2c48e8eaf21abd/a-family-group-rb4f948c0cddc9c>)
- [Buying Grapes](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/ochtervelt-jacob-r2c48e8eaf21abd/buying-grapes-r22decd4a74e92b>)
- [Itinerant Musicians](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/ochtervelt-jacob-r2c48e8eaf21abd/itinerant-musicians-r7d1ed81329ded0>)
- [Musical Company in an Interior](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/ochtervelt-jacob-r2c48e8eaf21abd/musical-company-in-an-interior-rda77b836d48080>)
- [Rehearsing the Song](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/ochtervelt-jacob-r2c48e8eaf21abd/rehearsing-the-song-rf145a6bc86bc28>)
- [Street Musicians at the Doorway of a House](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/ochtervelt-jacob-r2c48e8eaf21abd/street-musicians-at-the-doorway-of-a-house-rb34ddeb5d73fbe>)
- [The Drawing Lesson](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/ochtervelt-jacob-r2c48e8eaf21abd/the-drawing-lesson-r6852b7a51cf65b>)
- [The Love Letter](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/ochtervelt-jacob-r2c48e8eaf21abd/the-love-letter-r6d3d883e0c61e1>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)