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Portrait of Johannes Hudde
Michiel van Musscher, 1686
Michiel van Musscher, a pupil of Gabriel Metsu, painted this portrait with great precision. The sitter, Johannes Hudde, wears a morning gown made of Chinese silk, known in Dutch as a ‘Japanse rok.’ While it was de rigueur to wear this type of garment around the house, it was also likely meant to reference his role as a Dutch East India Company (VOC) administrator. The large book on the table with the most important rights or charters of Amsterdam makes it clear that Hudde was also a burgomaster of that city.
- Artwork typepainting
- Object numberSK-C-528
- Dimensionsheight 57 cm x width 49 cm, depth 6 cm
- Physical characteristicsoil on canvas