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Portrait of Francois , duc d'Alençon [Duke of Anjou]

Pieter van, Gunst

1650

unspecified

From the collection of Leiden University Libraries

Portrait

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Portrait of Francois , duc d'Alençon [Duke of Anjou] is a 1650 unspecified by Pieter van, Gunst, held at Leiden University Libraries.

Who painted this?: Pieter van, Gunst
When & what style?: 1650
Where can I see it?: Leiden University Libraries

About this work

The painting shows a man sitting in a fancy room. He's dressed in old-fashioned clothes and looks important. The detail that makes this painting interesting is that it's based on a work by another artist, which suggests the painter was inspired by others. The original painting was done by Adriaan van der Werff, and this version is a copy. This tells us that the painter, Pieter van Gunst, was familiar with Werff's style. You can learn more about the artist who inspired this work by looking up Gunst, Pieter van, (1659-1731).