Adolf and Catharina Croeser, Known as ‘The Burgomaster of Delft and his Daughter’ — Jan Havicksz. Steen

Jan Havicksz. Steen. Painted 1655.

Legs wide apart and his right arm akimbo, Croeser sits on the stoop of his house on the Oude Delft canal in Delft. His thirteen-year-old daughter Catharina looks straight out at us. Jan Steen included a narrative element in this portrait: a poor woman and child beg for alms from the wealthy grain merchant. In 1657, just two years after this portrait was made, Croeser stood surety for Steen, who was seriously in debt.

From the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Currently on display in Gallery of Honour, Main building.

canvas, oil paint (paint) · Original size: 68.5 × 82.5 cm · Purchased with the support of the Mondriaan Fonds, the Nationaal Aankoopfonds of the Ministerie van OCenW, the BankGiro Lottery, the Stichting Nationaal Fonds Kunstbezit, the VSBfonds, the Vereniging Rembrandt, with additional funding from the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds and the Rijksmuseum Fonds

Print: 68.5 × 82.5 cm, printed on Hahnemühle FineArt archival cotton paper. Museum-grade reproduction quality, true to the colours and detail of the original work.

Frame (optional): a custom-made wooden frame in a matte black finish, cut to the exact dimensions of this print, with an off-white passe-partout mat and protective glazing. Ready to hang.

Source: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/20020408. Image released under CC0 by the Rijksmuseum.