Equestrian Portrait of Cornelis (1639–1680) and Michiel Pompe van Meerdervoort (1638–1653) with Their Tutor and Coachman

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Equestrian Portrait of Cornelis (1639–1680) and Michiel Pompe van Meerdervoort (1638–1653) with Their Tutor and Coachman ('Starting for the Hunt'), ca. 1652–53, Oil on canvas, 43 1/4 x 61 1/2in. ( x ), Paintings, Aelbert Cuyp (Dutch, Dordrecht 1620–1691 Dordrecht), Inventories of Castle Meerdervoort dating from 1680 and 1749 record Cuyp’s portrait of two sons of the wealthy Pompe van Meerdervoort family with their tutor and coachman. The painting hung over the mantle in the boys’ room, as the patron probably intended

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Size: 5322px × 3729px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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