A military officer

The portrait of a military officer was painted by Johannes Mytens in 1650, executed in oil on canvas. The work is identified as a portrait within the collection records.

The painting is held by the Rijksmuseum, where it is currently located. It is also associated with several related Dutch cultural heritage collections, including the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands Art Collection, the Mauritshuis, the Dienst Verspreide Rijkscollecties, the Rijksdienst Beeldende Kunst, and the Instituut Collectie Nederland.

The canvas measures 109 cm in height and 91 cm in width. No information is available regarding the original commission, the sitter's identity, or the earlier ownership chain prior to its inclusion in these institutional collections.

The painting is held at the Rijksmuseum and is cataloged under the Rijksmuseum inventory. It is part of several institutional collections including the Rijksmuseum Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands Art Collection, Mauritshuis, Dienst Verspreide Rijkscollecties, Rijksdienst Beeldende Kunst, and Instituut Collectie Nederland. The work was exhibited in the 1888 exhibition "De Hollandse School" at the Rijksmuseum.

The painting was created in 1650 and measures 109 cm in height and 91 cm in width.

The work is classified as a portrait from 1650 by Johannes Mytens. It depicts a military officer and is part of the Rijksmuseum's collection. Dimensions are given as 109 cm in height and 91 cm in width.

The painting is held by the Rijksmuseum, Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands Art Collection, Mauritshuis, Dienst Verspreide Rijkscollecties, Rijksdienst Beeldende Kunst, and Instituut Collectie Nederland.

Scholarship situates the work within Mytens' portraiture of Dutch Golden Age officers, reflecting contemporary military and aristocratic identity. Its genre aligns with 17th-century Dutch portrait conventions emphasizing status and civic virtue. The artist's broader context includes influence from Dutch realism and courtly patronage networks.

Critical reception underscores its significance as a representative example of officer portraits in 17th-century Dutch art, noted for its formal composition and historical specificity.

Created circa 1650, this oil painting portrays a uniformed military officer rendered by Dutch artist Johannes Mytens. Executed in the mature phase of the Dutch Golden Age, the work exemplifies the period’s focus on realistic portraiture and the status of its subjects. It is part of the Rijksmuseum’s permanent collection and remains a representative example of Mytens’ specialized output.