Lot 2071 Dα

In addition to genre scenes, biblical and mythological subjects, the Dutch “fijnschilder” Godfried Schalcken also created numerous portraits during the course of his life in his various places of residence - Leiden, Amsterdam, London and The Hague. Particularly in his late work, he often painted small formats, such as the present portrait of a gentleman. In the narrowest of pictorial confines and in extreme close-up, Schalcken creates a portrait on this small copper panel that captivates through its intimacy and psychological intensity.