Portrait of Ernest de Beveren, Lord of West-IJsselmonde and De Lindt
The 25-year-old Ernest de Beveren was the last scion of one of Dordrecht’s most distinguished regent families. He is represented in a fanciful historicizing costume. Emulating Rembrandt, De Gelder painted
with broad brushstrokes, used his brush handle to scratch into the paint layer, and introduced similar contrasts of light and dark.
Aert de Gelder