# Portrait of Abraham van Bleyswijck Guilliaamszn

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## Artwork

- Artist: [VERKOLJE, Johannes I](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/verkolje-johannes-i-ra053c97eb4257b>)
- Date: 1651-1700
- Technique: Oil on copper, 55 x 47 cm

## Commentary

Abraham van Bleyswijck was a brewer in Amsterdam. At the left of the picture a Cupid with a stork are depicted, with reference to the sitter&#39;s brewery De Ooievaar \(The Stork\). The pendant of the painting represents the portrait of his wife, Johanna Anthonetta Blonk. The painting is signed bottom left: I. Verkolje / 1693.

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## Attribution

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