# Portrait of Thomas Cletcher [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [JONSON VAN CEULEN, Cornelius the Elder]() - Date: 1601-1650 - Technique: Oil on canvas, 80 x 64 cm ## Commentary Portrait of Thomas Cletcher c. 1660 Oil on canvas, 80 x 64 cm Private collection The present half-length portrait of the jeweler and goldsmith Thomas Cletcher \(1598-1666\) comprises part of the output originating from Cornelis Jonson van Ceulen's later Dutch period. His paintings from these decades are considered to be among his finest, characterised by an elegance reminiscent of Anthony van Dyck, coupled with an expert rendering of physiognomy and facial expression. ## Related artworks - [Portrait of a Gentleman]() - [Portrait of a Lady in Black]() - [Portrait of a Lady]() - [Portrait of a Man]() - [Portrait of a Man]() - [Portrait of a Woman]() - [Portrait of a Young Lady]() - [Portrait of Lady Bowyer]() - [Sir Thomas Lucy and his Family]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()