Portrait of Isaac Verburg, Rector of the Latin School in Amsterdam

The formal composition balances the rectilinear frame with the sitter’s head and shoulders, conveying gravitas appropriate to a rector’s status.

Executed in oil paint on canvas in 1725, the portrait measures 37 × 30.5 cm.

The handling is restrained yet incisive, with Quinkhard’s controlled brushwork emphasizing the sitter’s dignified presence. Subtle modeling in light and shadow articulates the face, while the dark, plain background focuses attention on the subject. The formal composition balances the rectilinear frame with the sitter’s head and shoulders, conveying gravitas appropriate to a rector’s status.

The portrait was painted in 1725 by Jan Maurits Quinkhard, as indicated by its documented inception year and the artist’s attribution in both institutional records and cataloguing sources.

It entered the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, where it has remained as part of the national collection. The painting’s dimensions, 37 cm in height and 30.5 cm in width, are documented in the museum’s holdings, confirming its presence in Amsterdam by the time of acquisition.

Portrait of Isaac Verburg, Rector of the Latin School in Amsterdam is an oil painting created in 1725 by Jan Maurits Quinkhard. The work measures 37 cm in height and 30.5 cm in width and is executed on canvas. It belongs to the portrait genre and depicts a male sitter.

The artwork is part of the collections of the Rijksmuseum and the Amsterdam Museum, both located in Amsterdam. It has been displayed in exhibitions at these institutions, including a presentation in the Rijksmuseum's Dutch Golden Age gallery.