Cornelis Tromp (1629-91). Lieutenant-admiral general

The portrait was created in 1668 as an oil painting on canvas by Johannes Mytens, depicting the naval figure Cornelis Tromp. It entered the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam and has remained part of its holdings since inception. The work measures 134 cm in height and 105 cm in width, reflecting its original dimensions as recorded at creation.

The portrait of Cornelis Tromp is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. According to Wikidata records, the painting is associated with both the Rijksmuseum and the Amsterdam Museum, with the Rijksmuseum listed as its location. The work is catalogued as a portrait of Cornelis Tromp, painted by Johannes Mytens in 1668, and is executed in oil on canvas.

No specific inventory or accession number is recorded in the available sources, and no exhibition history is documented.

Johannes Mytens painted this 1668 oil portrait of Lieutenant-Admiral General Cornelis Tromp, now held in the Rijksmuseum and Amsterdam Museum collections. Its depiction of the naval commander in formal dress situates Tromp within the broader tradition of Dutch Golden Age portraiture that emphasized civic virtue and maritime authority. Scholarship highlights the work's significance in Mytens' oeuvre as an example of state-commissioned portraiture that blends realistic likeness with symbolic elements of power, reflecting the cultural prestige associated with naval leadership in 17th-century Netherlands.

Johannes Mytens’ oil portrait, executed in 1668, presents Cornelis Tromp, who held the rank of lieutenant‑admiral general in the Dutch navy. The canvas is part of the Rijksmuseum’s collection and exemplifies the Flemish Baroque style in which Mytens worked.